Ramadan
Supplications for Ramadan and Fasting
July 16, 2012 | admin
The Prophet (SAW) said, “There are three people whose supplication is not rejected: the fasting person until he breaks fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed.” (Narrated by Al-Tirmdhi and Ibn Majah)
Ramadan is a … Read More
Lailat al-Qadr
July 16, 2012 | admin
The Night of Power (Lailat al-Qadr) has been referred to a number of times above. So what is this night and what is its significance? Lailat al-Qadr is the most magnificent night of the year, a night … Read More
Virtues of Fasting
July 16, 2012 | admin
“That you may attain Taqwa…”
The month of Ramadan is distinguished by Sawm, or fasting. Allah says of this `ibadah: “O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before … Read More
The Holiest of Months
July 16, 2012 | adminAll the Greatness and Virtues of Ramadan
Allah (SWT) says: “The month of Ramadan in which the Qur’an was sent down, as guidance for mankind and clear signs for guidance and the distinction (between right and wrong)…” [2:286]
A … Read More
Fasting before Ramadan
January 10, 2012 | adminIn this article, I investigate the institution of fasting in Hijaz prior to the ordinance of Ramadan.
The historical sources of Islam inform that pagan Arabs used to fast on the day of Ashura’, viz. the tenth of … Read More
Fiqh of Ramadan
September 5, 2011 | adminUnless otherwise stated, the rulings below are based on the Hanafi Madhhab.
What is Sawm/Fasting?
Sawm is to abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse from dawn until sunset with the intention of fasting as an act of worship … Read More
Stories from our Pious Predecessors
September 5, 2011 | adminWhere better to look for Ramadan inspiration than at the great companions of the Prophet, the early generations and scholars?
‘Umar (RA) after performing his ‘Ishaa’ salaah used to return home and then remain in salaah throughout the night until … Read More
Supplications for Ramadan and Fasting
September 5, 2011 | adminThe Prophet (saw) said, “There are three people whose supplication is not rejected: the fasting person until he breaks fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed.” (al-Tirmdhi, Ibn Majah)
Ramadhan is a time that one should spend … Read More
Lailat al-Qadr
September 5, 2011 | adminLailat al-Qadr is the most magnificent night of the year, a night about which Allah has revealed a Surah in the Qur’an i.e. Surat Al-Qadr. In it He says:
“The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein … Read More