Muzdalifa, which is the next stop after the mount of Arafat, is a place filled with the...
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MOUNT ARAFAT
Arafat is a place of forgiveness and refuge. Arafat reminds us that people will rise up from their...
HAJJ MABRUR AND UMRAH
As one of the five principles of Islam, Hajj is both a physical and financial act of worship...
Some Ottoman Examples
The Ottomans took their place in history not just through being a magnificent state, but also...
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...
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 most compassionate parents are those who prepare each other and their children to be servants...
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...
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...
Marriage and Family in Islam
Marriage is the path of the prophets, the custom of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be...
Social Life in the Age of Bliss
The Blessed Prophet –upon him blessings and peace- would make the most of every opportunity to...
Moral Maturity in the Age of Bliss
The age of Bliss is undoubtedly the most exceptional period in the history of mankind, typified by...
The Thrill of Worshipping in the Age of Bliss
For the Companions, times of worshipping were moments of closeness and intimacy with Allah, glory...
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...
The Society of the Age of Bliss
During the Age of Ignorance, humankind was grounded in bleak darkness. Ignorance was deep-seated;...
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...
THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The first and last link in the chain of prophets, Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh), the Light of Being, a...
THE TENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Adiy’s father was the illustrious Hatim Tai, a man from the Tayy tribe whose generosity had become...
THE NINTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Sword of Language The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) sent a small cavalry unit under the leadership of...
THE EIGHTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Passing Away of Zaynab, the Daughter of the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) Zaynab (r.ha) never really...
THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Inviting Kings to Islam Following the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh), a rasul...
THE SIXTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
In line with a dream he saw, the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) invited the Believers to a journey to...
THE FIFTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
Salman Farisi’s Acceptance of Islam and His Being Granted Freedom Salman Farisi, or the Persian, (r...
THE FOURTH YEAR OF HEGIRA
The Blessed Prophet (pbuh) used to send teachers to neighboring tribes for the purpose of...
THE THIRD YEAR OF HEGIRA
The idolaters of Mecca were overcome with enormous grief following their demise at Badr. All of...
THE SECOND YEAR OF HEGIRA
The change of qibla was indeed a significant event. The invalidation of the previous qibla, which...
THE FIRST YEAR OF HEGIRA
Seven hundred years before, Tubba’ Abu Karib, one of the kings of Yemen, had come to Medina, known...
On Society and Rulers
Allah Almighty provided His creatures with a great societal order of life appropriate to the traits...
THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS Ali (r.a) 656-661
Hadrat Ali (r.a) has the privilege of being born in the precincts of the Ka`ba.[1] His family was...
THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS `Uthman (r.a) 644-656
Hadrat `Uthman (r.a), the third of the four caliphs, was a Companion who both served the Prophet...
THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS `Umar (r.a) 634-644
Hadrat `Umar (r.a), was an exemplary Muslim in all his dealings, and he staunchly followed the...
THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS Abu Bakr (r.a) 632-634
Abu Bakr (r.a), who became the first caliph after the Prophet, associated himself fully with the...
TO PREFER THE HEREAFTER OVER THIS WORLD
A believer has the responsibility to be thankful for all the blessings of his Lord, especially for...
NOT TO FORGET MORTALITY
We do not know how we will meet with the angel of death. How will we go to our final meeting? Are...
SINCERITY IN LOVE AND HATE
Many careless people, who are under the influence of their selves, think, without awareness, their...
LOVE AND ANGER FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH
Those who are destitute of the guidance of faith and do not know what to love are like ships in the...
REVIVING BROTHERHOOD
“…and do good (to others) as Allah has done good to you…”(28; 77) Our Lord wants us to be like two...
BROTHERHOOD
Anas b. Malik (r.a) narrated: “When the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not see one of his brothers...
HURRYING UP IN DOING GOODNESS
Our Lord says in the Qur’ān “By the Break of Day”[1] and time of dawn acquires a special meaning...
I’SĀR – ALTRUISM
I’sār or altruism is the measure of love and affection. People make the greatest sacrifices for the...
SINCERITY IN CHARITY
There is a law of attraction in money, which changes depending on how it’s earned. Money is like a...
MANNERS OF CHARITY
A faithful is a generous person. Real generosity means to be able to give without feeling remorse...
GENEROSITY AND CHARITY
A believer should be as compassionate as a morning breeze and as generous as rains. He should give...
MANNERS OF SPEAKING ADVISED BY THE HOLY QUR’ĀN
The Holy Qur’ān, which has the most powerful ways of expression, requires from us to imitate it as...
GOOD MANNERS AND COURTESY
Good manners are the most important provision of the traveler of the straight path. A person cannot...