http://www.iecrcna.org/site The Islamic Educational & Cultural Research Center--a non-political, non-profit 501(c)3 community-based organization Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:40:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2709/celebrating-eid-e-milad/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2709/celebrating-eid-e-milad/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:25 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2709 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2709/celebrating-eid-e-milad/feed/ 1 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2659/iecrc-holy-quran-conference-2012-bahrain-under-patronage-of-pakistan-embassy/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2659/iecrc-holy-quran-conference-2012-bahrain-under-patronage-of-pakistan-embassy/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:47:04 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2659 To Register, Visit: http://iecrcholyquranconf2012.eventbrite.com/ Hafiz Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Qadri, a native of Pakistan, has been blind since infancy. However despite this challenge, he is a Muslim scholar of the highest caliber. He has completed the Dars-e-Nizami (18 year traditional Islamic course) and has a Masters in Islamic Studies and Arabic (Fazil Arabic). He is [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2659/iecrc-holy-quran-conference-2012-bahrain-under-patronage-of-pakistan-embassy/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2579/quaid-i-azams-message-on-iqbal-day/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2579/quaid-i-azams-message-on-iqbal-day/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:16:24 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2579 To the cherished memory of our National Poet Iqbal, I pay my homage on this day, which is being celebrated in commemoration of that great poet, sage, philosopher and thinker, and I pray to God Almighty that his soul may rest in eternal peace. Amen! Though he is not amongst us, his verse, immortal as [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2579/quaid-i-azams-message-on-iqbal-day/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2567/book-the-culture-of-islam/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2567/book-the-culture-of-islam/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:41:50 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2567 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2567/book-the-culture-of-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2560/iecrc-exhibits-the-islamic-culture-at-the-sacramento-world-festival/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2560/iecrc-exhibits-the-islamic-culture-at-the-sacramento-world-festival/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:28:36 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2560 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2560/iecrc-exhibits-the-islamic-culture-at-the-sacramento-world-festival/feed/ 1 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2396/iecrc-youth-discussion-forum-ydf-the-internet/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2396/iecrc-youth-discussion-forum-ydf-the-internet/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:22:44 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2396 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2396/iecrc-youth-discussion-forum-ydf-the-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1284/eid-ul-fitr-as-explained-by-hazrat-shaykh-abdul-qadir-jilani-1077-1166/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1284/eid-ul-fitr-as-explained-by-hazrat-shaykh-abdul-qadir-jilani-1077-1166/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:54:53 +0000 iecrcna http://iecrcnewsletter.wordpress.com/?p=406 The Festival of Breaking Fast after Ramadan came to be called Eid for the simple reason that Allah  Almighty restores joy and happiness to His servants on their day of festive celebration. The Arabic noun “Eid” or “Id” is derived from a three consonant root which conveys the basic notion of “returning”. Many other explanations [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1284/eid-ul-fitr-as-explained-by-hazrat-shaykh-abdul-qadir-jilani-1077-1166/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2379/sighting-the-new-moon-the-crescent/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2379/sighting-the-new-moon-the-crescent/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:24:18 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2379 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2379/sighting-the-new-moon-the-crescent/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2371/prayers-for-the-27th-night-of-ramadan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2371/prayers-for-the-27th-night-of-ramadan/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:33:14 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2371 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2371/prayers-for-the-27th-night-of-ramadan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2363/prayers-for-the-25th-night-of-ramadan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2363/prayers-for-the-25th-night-of-ramadan/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:13:50 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2363 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2363/prayers-for-the-25th-night-of-ramadan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2238/prayers-for-the-23rd-night-of-ramadan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2238/prayers-for-the-23rd-night-of-ramadan/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:07:59 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2238 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2238/prayers-for-the-23rd-night-of-ramadan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2231/prayers-for-the-21st-night-of-ramadan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2231/prayers-for-the-21st-night-of-ramadan/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:50:00 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2231 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 [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2231/prayers-for-the-21st-night-of-ramadan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2227/zakaat-%e2%80%93-faq/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2227/zakaat-%e2%80%93-faq/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:44:36 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2227 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2227/zakaat-%e2%80%93-faq/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2189/%e2%80%a6queen-of-makkah%e2%80%a6/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2189/%e2%80%a6queen-of-makkah%e2%80%a6/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:42:17 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2189/%e2%80%a6queen-of-makkah%e2%80%a6/ Jibreel alaihis Salam once said to our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam: “Allah’s Messenger! Khadija is coming to you with a vessel of seasoned food or drink. When she comes to you, offer her greetings from her Lord, the Exalted and Glorious, and on My behalf give her glad tidings of a palace of jewels [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2189/%e2%80%a6queen-of-makkah%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2164/the-destruction-of-cities-%e2%80%93-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2164/the-destruction-of-cities-%e2%80%93-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:26:35 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2164 The following is an excerpt taken from Session 3 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe): In this session the discussion was about the destruction of cities and so he said that because of the excesses of people, in the last days cities will [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2164/the-destruction-of-cities-%e2%80%93-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2136/on-lunar-and-solar-eclipses-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2136/on-lunar-and-solar-eclipses-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:13:27 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=2136 The following is an excerpt taken from Session 2 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe): Regarding the matter of eclipse of the Sun and Moon, their reality is so that the bondsmen of God inclines to prayer and piety out of fear of [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/2136/on-lunar-and-solar-eclipses-from-the-malfuzat-of-khwaja-uthman-haruni-ra/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1957/15th-night-of-shabaan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1957/15th-night-of-shabaan/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:31:21 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=1957 Many Muslims in various countries pray on the 15th night of Shabaan, and ask for forgiveness of their sins and on the following day proceed to fast. To do this is in no way against the Qur’an nor the Sunnah. There are many narrations that support its validity. There is one night in the year [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1957/15th-night-of-shabaan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1935/virtues-of-sha%e2%80%99baan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1935/virtues-of-sha%e2%80%99baan/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:47:16 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1935/virtues-of-sha%e2%80%99baan/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1935/virtues-of-sha%e2%80%99baan/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1927/fritolay-product-made-without-porcine-pork-derived-enzymes/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1927/fritolay-product-made-without-porcine-pork-derived-enzymes/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:33:47 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=1927 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1927/fritolay-product-made-without-porcine-pork-derived-enzymes/feed/ 0 http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1916/%d9%81%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b4%d8%b9-on-the-benefits-of-the-night-of-mid-shaban/ http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1916/%d9%81%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b4%d8%b9-on-the-benefits-of-the-night-of-mid-shaban/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:21:41 +0000 admin http://www.iecrcna.org/site/?p=1916 كتب الأمام الغزالي: وليلة النصف من شعبان – ففيها مائة ركعة يقرا في كل ركعة بعد الفاتحة سورة الاخلاص عشر مرات كانوا لا يتركونها كما اوردناه في صلاة التطوع – وليلة عرفة‏ . ( إحياء علوم الدين )‏ Imam al-Ghazali wrote in his Ihyā, “The Night of mid-Sha`bān, in it [pray] 100 raka’ts, reciting in [...]]]> http://www.iecrcna.org/site/1916/%d9%81%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b4%d8%b9-on-the-benefits-of-the-night-of-mid-shaban/feed/ 0