
Ramadan: A School of Piety - IV
Ash-Shaafi‘i, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “I recommend people to be excessively generous in the month of Ramadan, following the example of the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Furthermore, people have a need for such...

Benefits of Thikr (Mentioning Allah) - III
Continuing with the benefits of mentioning Allah, the following are further benefits that the slave will harvest in this world, as well as the Hereafter, due to mentioning Him: [30] There is a hardness in the heart that cannot be melted except by mentioning Allah...

A Ramadan to remember
Nadia came home from school holding up a bound book proudly. "Look what I made," she said to her mother excitedly, waving her book back and forth. Her mother glimpsed the title, My Best Memory. As her mom flipped through it, she realized it was about...

The Relation between Contemplation and Fasting
Abdullah ibn Omar, may Allaah be pleased with them, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, “Fasting and the Quran intercede for a man. Fasting says, ‘O my Lord, I have kept him away from his food and his passions...