SPIRITUAL GUIDELINES FOR AN ACCEPTED AND PRAISEWORTHY HAJJ AND UMRAH
Here are the main guidelines that need to be followed for a mabrur or accepted and praised Hajj or Umrah:...
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TRUST IN AND SUBMISSION TO ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY
With its special prescribed program, pilgrimage leads human beings to spiritual sensitivity. The Ka’bah is a place filled with memories of Abraham (Peace Be Upon...
BEFORE DEATH KNOCKS AT YOUR DOOR …
It should not be forgotten that life is a onetime only blessing bestowed upon human beings and death is an inescapable end obligated by Allah...
THE GREAT KA’BAH
The Great Ka’bah is the direction towards which believers turn their faces during their prayers, which is commanded by Allah the Almighty saying “prostrate in...
MINA AND STONING THE DEVIL
Mina, where Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon them) threw stones at the Devil and beat him, is a blessed place inspiring the Muslims of...
MUZDALIFA AND SACRIFICE
Muzdalifa, which is the next stop after the mount of Arafat, is a place filled with the manifestations of mercy. It is among the places...
MOUNT ARAFAT
Arafat is a place of forgiveness and refuge. Arafat reminds us that people will rise up from their graves in the morning of the Last...
HAJJ MABRUR AND UMRAH
As one of the five principles of Islam, Hajj is both a physical and financial act of worship. Proper fulfillment of this meritorious act depends...
Some Ottoman Examples
The Ottomans took their place in history not just through being a magnificent state, but also through being a civilization of endowments....
The Place of Women in Islam and the Education of Females
Women’s dignity and chastity turns society into a Paradise. Generations raised in that Paradise become society’s source of peace. Thus a righteous woman is like...
About Child Discipline
If we want perfect children, let us first attempt to be perfect parents....
Things that Men and Women Together Need to Pay Attention to in the Family
The most compassionate parents are those who prepare each other and their children to be servants of Allah the Almighty....
Things That Men Need to Pay Attention to in the Family
Supporting the religious and moral growth of women and children, assisting their education in the ways that will bring them eternal happiness, are among the...
Things that Women Need to Pay Attention to in the Family
“A pious woman makes her husband happy when he looks at her face; she fulfills her husband’s licit requests; and when he is away from...
Marriage and Family in Islam
Marriage is the path of the prophets, the custom of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the wellspring of new generations,...
Social Life in the Age of Bliss
The Blessed Prophet –upon him blessings and peace- would make the most of every opportunity to spread literacy. The ransom fee, for instance, he placed...
Moral Maturity in the Age of Bliss
The age of Bliss is undoubtedly the most exceptional period in the history of mankind, typified by virtue, selflessness and moral excellence. It was that...
The Thrill of Worshipping in the Age of Bliss
For the Companions, times of worshipping were moments of closeness and intimacy with Allah, glory unto Him. These times therefore provided important and unique opportunities...
The Excitement of Iman in the Asr-u Saadah Society
The Companions were in an enthusiastic effort to shape their lives according to their love and excitement of iman. At the bottom of this excitement...
The Society of the Age of Bliss
During the Age of Ignorance, humankind was grounded in bleak darkness. Ignorance was deep-seated; deviancy and transgression were running rife. Chaos was relentlessly showing its...
USWAT’UL-HASANAH The Quintessential Example
Among entire creation, it is only human beings who have been given the honor of taking a share from all the Divine Names of Allah,...
THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The first and last link in the chain of prophets, Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh), the Light of Being, a mercy to all worlds, was struck down...
THE TENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Adiy’s father was the illustrious Hatim Tai, a man from the Tayy tribe whose generosity had become legendary. Adiy, much like his father, was a...
THE NINTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Sword of Language The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) sent a small cavalry unit under the leadership of Uyaynah (r.a) to the Banu Tamim tribe, for...
THE EIGHTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Passing Away of Zaynab, the Daughter of the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) Zaynab (r.ha) never really recovered from the injury she received, when she was...
THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Inviting Kings to Islam Following the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh), a rasul sent to entire humankind, began inviting all lands within reach,...
THE SIXTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
In line with a dream he saw, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) invited the Believers to a journey to Kaabah for pilgrimage.[1] With a total of one-thousand-four-hundred[2] Companions...
THE FIFTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Salman Farisi’s Acceptance of Islam and His Being Granted Freedom Salman Farisi, or the Persian, (r.a), formerly a slave of a Medinan Jew, recounts to...
THE FOURTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) used to send teachers to neighboring tribes for the purpose of communicating and teaching Islam. Some of these teachers, however, became...
THE THIRD YEAR OF HEGIRA
The idolaters of Mecca were overcome with enormous grief following their demise at Badr. All of them had lost someone close in the battle, which...