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Category : Advice, Eid ul-Adha, Eid ul-Fitr, Fiqh, Hanafi, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Rajab, Ramadan, Shaban, Shawwal, Sunnan
It is a Sunnah (practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, prayers and peace of Allah be upon Him) to sight the new moon crescent for every lunar month. The crescent is usually sighted a few minutes after sunset in the Western horizon. Once sighted, the following prayer should be recited: Allah is Greater. O Allah may ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Category : Article, English, English, Featured, Kalaam, Practice, Rajab, Sacramento, Sacramento, Sharaaz Qadri, Spirituality, Stories, Translation
The following is an excerpt taken from Session 12 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe): He said, "On the topic of greeting (saying assalam alaikum), the Blessed Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said, "When one of you takes leave ...
Category : Article, English, English, Islam, Kalaam, Practice, Rajab, Sacramento, Sacramento, Sharaaz Qadri, Spirituality, Translation
The following is taken from the Anees ul-Arwah--The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)--as recorded by of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe) He (Khwaja Uthman Haruni rehmatullahi akyhe) once said, “O Seeker! Call out the takbeer (Allahu Akbar) in the same manner as I have, as its place is between the two eyebrows and the chest and have ...
Category : Ahl us-Sunnah, Poetry, Practice, Ramadan, Spirituality
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Category : Ahl us-Sunnah, Holidays, Poetry, Practice, Ramadan, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Women
Alwida Alwida Alwida hai Maahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai Farewell Farewell Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan *** Din tere aane se motabar they Noor main dube Shaam-o-Sahar they Tere jaane se dil ro raha hai Maahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai Your arrival had made the day very beautiful Days and night were submerged in blissful light Your departure has saddened our hearts Farewell ...
Category : Ahl us-Sunnah, Belief, Holidays, Laylat ul-Qadr, Practice, Quran, Ramadan, Sacred Nights, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Bismillahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem Assalatu Wa’assalamu 'Alaika Ya Rasool Allah Wa 'alaa Aalika Wa as-haabika Ya Habeeb Allah In the last part of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a night comes which is known as “Lailatul Qadr”. We are supposed to search this night in the last part of Ramadan by praying, reciting the Holy Quran and by remembering Allah (The ...
