Hasht Bahisht – A Series of Lectures on Auliya-e-Chisht (ra)

Category : Awliya (Saints), Chatti Shareef, Rajab, Saints, Sufi, Sufism, Tasawwuf, Urs, Video

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ahmed Qadri on QTV

Celebrating Eid-e-Milad

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Category : Ahl us-Sunnah, Article, English, English, Maulud, Maulud, Milad Shareef, Prophets, Rabi ul-Awwal, Rabi ul-Awwal

When we celebrate Milad, we gather, in order to send salutations (Esal-e-Swaab) to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace], give charity to the poor (Sadaqah Khairat) and remember wilaadah(Birth) and virtues of the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]. The Ahl as-Sunnah does not say that one must ...

Book: The Culture of Islam

Category : Arabic, Art, Books, Calligraphy, Culture, English, Events, Farsi, Festivals, Food and Recipes, History, Intercultural Communication, Language, Music, Poetry, Samaa/Qawwali, Stories, Uncategorized, Urdu, Virtues and Ethics

The Islamic Educational and Cultural Research Center (IECRC) participated in the Annual Sacramento World Festival in Old Sacramento (California) on October 2, 2011. The IECRC booth represented artifacts, books, clothing, music, Islamic poetry and many other Islamic cultural items from the various cultures in the Muslim world including that of Pakistan, Morroco, Saudi Arabia (Mecca ...

IECRC Exhibits the Islamic Culture at the Sacramento World Festival

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Category : Arabic, Art, Article, Calligraphy, Culture, Education, English, Events, Farsi, Festivals, Food and Recipes, History, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Communication, Language, Language, Music, Poetry, Report, Sacramento, Samaa/Qawwali, Stories, Subcontinent, Urdu, Virtues and Ethics

To understand another’s custom, one must look at it from the perspective of the person practicing the custom. One must place themselves or attempt to place themselves in the shoes of the other. Sort of, look through the eyes of that person to feel what she feels. That is where understanding occurs. And that is ...

IECRC Youth Discussion Forum (YDF)*: The Internet

Category : Advice, Article, Bahrain, Contemporary Issues, English, Ethics, Ethics, Fiqh, Shagufta Ahmed Qadri, Social, Social, Teens, Virtues and Ethics

Topic Suggested by: Faiz Zain (age 15 yrs), Kingdom of Bahrain Discussion Script by: Saheeba Shaikh (age 20 yrs), Kingdom of Bahrain Introduction The history  of the Internet starts  in the 1950s and 1960s as a global system of interconnected computer networks. The internet has changed our way of life. It is like a revolution that changed  the map of the world. ...

Prayers for the 27th Night of Ramadan

Category : Advice, Article, Laylat ul-Qadr, Prayer, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights

The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: "Anyone, man or woman from my umma  (community) who want to benefit  from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd  nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...

Prayers for the 25th Night of Ramadan

Category : Advice, Article, English, Laylat ul-Qadr, Prayer, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights

The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: “Anyone, man or woman from my umma  (community) who want to benefit  from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd  nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...

Prayers for the 23rd Night of Ramadan

Category : Advice, Article, English, Laylat ul-Qadr, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights

The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: “Anyone, man or woman from my umma  (community) who want to benefit  from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd  nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...

Prayers for the 21st Night of Ramadan

Category : Advice, Article, Hadith, Laylat ul-Qadr, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights, Shagufta Ahmed Qadri, Sharaaz Qadri

The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: "Anyone, man or woman from my umma  (community) who want to benefit  from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd  nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...

Zakaat – FAQ

Category : Advice, Article, Charity, Zakat, Sadaqah, English, English, Fiqh, Hanafi, Islam FAQ, Ramadan, Translation

What is the meaning of “zakat”? Zakaat is to assign specific wealth to a specific person. Zakaat is a very important act of worship. One gains the reward for giving it and the poor and destitute fulfill their needs by receiving it by which social peace and cohesion is maintained.  Zakaat was made obligatory in the ...