By Muhammad Alshareef I feel compelled to put this together because I’ve seen the following errors being committed even since I was a young boy. In sha Allah, you can help me spread the word by sharing this article ...
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The Night of Power: Do Not Miss!
In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficient Surat-ul-Qadr (97) إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ We have indeed revealed this (Quran) in the Night of Power (al-Qadr) (1) وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ And what will explain ...
Read More »Get Ready for Ramadan’s Last 10 Nights and Lailat-ul-Qadr
Checklist – The Last Ten Nights and Days of Ramadan… In this blessed month of Ramadan, we have now come to the grand finale – the last ten days of Ramadan that are even more blessed than the rest of ...
Read More »7 Tips to Maximize the Impact of Your Zakat
Zakat is an obligation, a pillar of Islam, and an effective system of providing spiritual, social and economic benefits within a community. But when we pay zakat, do we feel the true extent of its power? Do we relate to ...
Read More »Dua to Allah for Health and Healing
Here are three Du’as you can recite for Health and Healing. Source: IqraSense.com
Read More »Etiquettes of Eating and Drinking in Ramadan and Fasting
The prophet (s.a.w.) provided the believers guidance related to eating and drinking in Ramadan and when fasting. Here are some of his sayings and traditions related to these issues. “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used ...
Read More »6 Tips to Worship More Consciously This Ramadan
One Tuesday, a couple of weeks ago, I was so busy at work: finishing off documents, printing, copying, filing, racing against the clock to get as much work done in the minutes and hours I had. Only on my way ...
Read More »Achieving “Khushu” and a Positive State of Mind
We have all heard about the importance of inculcating Khushu in our prayers. It refers to a state of mind when we stand in front of Allah and fully direct our minds and hearts towards Him. Ibn al-Qayyim defined Khushu ...
Read More »Ramadan is Here! Reflections for the Blessed Month
Ramadan is here again providing us the opportunity to reach out to Allah more than ever and ask for His forgiveness and blessings. As Allah has singled out this month more so than others for showering His blessings and mercy, ...
Read More »Ramadan around the world
By: Aftab Hussain Kola While the religious moorings in Ramadan are more or less the same across the Muslim world, certain strands of culture in different locations give uniqueness to the customs. The topic of Ramadan could begin from the ...
Read More »Get Rid of Your Distractions Before Ramadan: How to Achieve the Spiritual Focus You Want
Imagine Ramadan at your doorstep. The long anticipated first taraweeh prayer will take place tonight. You desperately want to feel the spirit. But you just aren’t into it. You’re overwhelmed with something else: distractions! You’re drowning in deadlines for work;you ...
Read More »The Fasting and the Fit: 30-Day Ramadan Meal and Fitness Plan
During Ramadan, apart from worship and concerns of how to spiritually improve oneself, a lot of people get preoccupied with what they will cook or prepare for iftar and suhoor for thirty straight days. The numerous shopping trips start a week or ...
Read More »Ramadan: a Month of Self-Indulgent Iftar Parties or Self-Restraint?
Ramadan is just around the corner. What are the signs that I see around me? By far the most important of them all is the cleaning of the Haleem (meat and lentils) cooking cauldrons, repairing of the tandoor ovens and the painting of ...
Read More »Amp Up Your Ramadan: 7 Steps to Make This Your Most Productive Ramadan
Every year as Ramadan approaches, there are many online webinars, events, and local activities that all pertain to one thing: preparing you for the best month. I have always believed thatknowledge is not power; knowledge is potential power. Because no matter how ...
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