
I Feel Lost and My Heart Is Sick. Please Help Me.
Question: In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Ever Merciful Assalaamu ‘Alaykum This is the first time I am writing to you as I used to read the consultations that are posted [on your website] and hope that you would...
Qiyam: Ramadan's Nightly Prayer
The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever performs Qiyam at night [throughout the whole month of Ramadan] out of sincere faith and certainty of getting rewarded by Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Qiyam literally means standing, and it is a term used to refer to the night prayer during Ramadan because it includes long periods of recitation of the Quran. Its other name, Taraaweeh, which is a term derived...

O Night, I Love My Tears in You - III
Abu Turaab, may Allah be pleased with him, describes the Companions of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: How wonderful was this Quranic generation that graduated from the school of prophethood and learned at the hands of its teacher. Can you imagine...

The Muslim Woman and the Blessed Month
What joyous moments they are when you see crowds of Muslim men and women entering mosques for praying Taraaweeh or Qiyaam (night) prayers in the blessed month of Ramadan! It is a fascinating scene that kindles the sublime meanings of faith for anyone who contemplates...