Ramadan: The Month of Maintaining Kinship Ties - I
Ramadan is the month of righteousness and the month of sympathy and mercy, thus by default it is the month of maintaining ties of kinship. During this month hearts are softened by remembering Allah The Almighty and souls respond to the one who calls towards Him....
Ramadan the training
The whole Ummah looks forward to the New Moon, To the new month, to the new month of Ramadan. Allah then clamps down on the devil; clamps down the massive chains, Locked airtight, for Shaytaan (Satan) they contain. Peace emanates from the black hearts and...
Saving the Soul from Punishment in the Grave
The famous book ‘Ar-Rooh’ (The Soul) by Imam ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, has a chapter exclusively on punishment in the grave, which begins with the words: "One might ask: what are the reasons behind some people being punished...
Our Fasting and Theirs
We willingly experience hunger and thirst in this blessed month out of worship and drawing closer to Allah The Almighty. If we worship Allah by abandoning food and drink for one month every year, Allah, the Exalted, knows that there is a considerable number of...