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  • Reflections on the Meanings of Takbeer - III

    Fourth reflection Every Takbeer should bring its desired effect as if your heart alone is meant by this Takbeer to derive the meanings stated above and create a variety of worship and attachment to Allah The Almighty Al-Kabeer. Allahu Akbar is a phrase written in letters of light whereby the soul discovers its faults and defects, and thus is alerted.. More

  • Reflections on the Meanings of Takbeer - II

    Allah The Almighty decreed, as required by Names and Attributes, that everything other than Him is falsehood. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.} [Quran 22:62] {That is because Allah is the Truth,.. More

  • Reflections on the Meanings of Takbeer - I

    Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaaha illallaah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillaahil-Hamd (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, to Him belongs all praise!) Takbeer is one of the rituals of ‘Eed in Islam... More

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

    1- I recommend all pilgrims and visitors to the Holy Mosque to pay Zakah if they have money for which Zakah has become obligatory. Zakah is one of the greatest duties of religion and it is the third pillar of Islam. Allah The Almighty Legislated it to purify the Muslim, bless his money, and as means of helping the poor and the other people and purposes.. More

  • 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 ‘alayhi.. More

  • Paradise is for People of Determination

    Aiming for days in Paradise – this ought to be our focus in the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah; the Paradise of closeness and connection with Allah The Great and Most High, wherein we feel the impact of its warmth and bliss in our hearts; the Paradise of closeness, longing, repentance, devotion, and tranquility. However, reaching Paradise has.. More

  • Our Children and the First Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah - II

    Fourth: Frequently saying la ilaaha illallaah, Allahu Akbar and Al-Hamdullilaah as the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Therefore, during these days frequently say: 'Subhaanallaah, Al-Hamdulillaah, la ilaaha illallaah and Allahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, all praise be to Allah, there is none truly worthy of worship but Allah.. More

  • Our Children and the First Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah - I

    It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Discipline your child for you will be asked about him: how you disciplined him and what you taught him. Your child will be asked about being dutiful and obedient to you.” [Ibn Al-Qayyim] Some scholars said, “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah The Almighty will.. More

  • Medical Research on the Health of Pilgrims during Hajj

    Hajj is a unique Islamic season when more than two million Muslims from all over the world gather in one place for several weeks. There is no doubt that Hajj imposes certain demands on the one who performs it. There are the hardships of travel, walking while performing religious rites, fluctuations of the weather in Makkah and Madeenah during summer,.. More

  • Journey Towards Allah The Almighty

    “Whoever performs Hajj for the Sake of Allah and does not commit any obscenity (sexual intercourse while in the state of Ihraam) or commit any evil will go back (free of sin) as on the day his mother bore him” These are meaningful words that were said by the best of all creation and the most truthful of them, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah,.. More

  • Journey Towards Allah The Almighty

    “Whoever performs Hajj for the Sake of Allah and does not commit any obscenity (sexual intercourse while in the state of Ihraam) or commit any evil will go back (free of sin) as on the day his mother bore him” These are meaningful words that were said by the best of all creation and the most truthful of them, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah,.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - II

    Fasting: Hunaydah ibn Khaalid, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated on the authority of his wife that some of the wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used tofastthe first nine days of Thul-Hijjah, ‘Aashooraa’ and three days of every lunar month, the.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - II

    Fasting: Hunaydah ibn Khaalid, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated on the authority of his wife that some of the wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used tofastthe first nine days of Thul-Hijjah, ‘Aashooraa’ and three days of every lunar month, the.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - I

    Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights* And [by] the even [number] and the odd* And [by] the night when it passes, * Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?} [Quran 89:1-5] Dear brothers and sisters, this is the greatest opportunity you may be given in your entire life. It is a great chance.. More