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  • Recommendations to Pilgrims and Visitors of the Holy Mosque - II

    The most important pillar of prayer that the Muslim has to take care of is tranquility and submissiveness in the Rukoo’, Sujood, standing and sitting postures. Unfortunately, many people perform the prayer absently, forgetting that contemplation and tranquility in prayer are essential and their absence invalidates the prayer. When the Prophet,.. More

  • Recommendations to Pilgrims and Visitors of the Holy Mosque - I

    We would like to offer certain recommendations to the pilgrims and visitors of the Holy Mosque in implementation of the Quranic verse in which Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {…And cooperate in righteousness and piety….} [Quran 5:2] These recommendations are also in line with the Prophetic Hadeeth in which the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More

  • Hajj: Obtaining Benefits of this World and the Hereafter

    For the true Muslim, this life is no more than a passage to the Hereafter, and the Muslim only needs this life to achieve his ultimate purpose, which is success in the Hereafter. In this sense, the Muslim should not isolate himself from the rest of the world to live in a distant corner or in a shell; rather, he should interact and live his life to use.. More

  • Hajj and Its Influence on Boosting Faith

    Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is obligatory for every Muslim who has the physical and financial ability, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {….And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way….} [Quran 3:97] The rituals of Hajj have a great influence on.. More

  • Hajj: A Once in a Lifetime Obligation

    Acts of worship vary in relation to time. An act of worship is either an annual obligation such as fasting the month of Ramadan, or a weekly obligation such as the Friday prayer, or a daily obligation such as the five prayers, or it is obligatory only once in a lifetime, and that is Hajj. When a person tries to figure out the reasons behind imposing.. More

  • Encouragement to Perform Hajj - II

    Being physically able means that the Muslim is able to travel to the Sacred House without difficulty. If he cannot travel to the House or can only reach it with severe difficulty like a sick person or an elderly person; in such a case, if there is no hope of recovery from his sickness he should authorize a relative or someone to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah.. More

  • The Shining Aspects of Hajj - II

    In Chapter Al-Baqarah, Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {Hajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of Ihraam], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj. And whatever good you do - Allah Knows it. And take provisions, but.. More

  • The Shining Aspects of Hajj - I

    The two testimonies of faith as well as other rituals that constitute the five pillars of Islam are the basis on which all other religious obligations depend to form the edifice of Islam with a strong structure and firm foundation. One's righteous deeds are not accepted unless they are based on the five pillars of Islam. Allah The Almighty has imposed.. More

  • The Numbered Days

    Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Andremember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days – there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] – there is no sin upon him – for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.} [Quran 2:203] The.. More

  • The Muslim Woman at Hajj

    The rites of Hajj include many actions that commemorate women. For example, Sa‘y between As-Safa and Al-Marwah commemorates what our mother Haajar, may Allah exalt her mention, did. Zamzam water gushed forth from the earth by the mercy of Allah The Almighty in response to her supplications to Allah The Almighty in order to quench her and her son’s.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - II

    Fifth pause for reflection: The attributes of the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah: 1- Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights…} [Quran 89:1-5] Indisputably, the fact that Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah reflects their great.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - II

    Fifth pause for reflection: The attributes of the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah: 1- Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights…} [Quran 89:1-5] Indisputably, the fact that Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah reflects their great.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - I

    Blessed days are approaching, the days of Tahleel (saying La ilaaha illallaah: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah), Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar: Allah is The Greatest), Tasbeeh (saying: Subhaanallaah: Glory be to Allah) and Tahmeed (saying Al-Hamdulillaah: All praise is due to Allah). They are days of submission, imploring, shedding tears.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - I

    Blessed days are approaching, the days of Tahleel (saying La ilaaha illallaah: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah), Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar: Allah is The Greatest), Tasbeeh (saying: Subhaanallaah: Glory be to Allah) and Tahmeed (saying Al-Hamdulillaah: All praise is due to Allah). They are days of submission, imploring, shedding tears.. More

  • Striving to Obey Allah The Almighty

    Striving to obey Allah The Almighty is one of the meanings implied in Hajj. The Muslim pilgrim leaves his house and country heading to Al-Masjid Al-Haraam by plane, on board a ship or a mount, or even on foot to obey his Lord ignoring all the hardships and difficulties that he may face. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And proclaim to the people.. More