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Recommended Voluntary Worship During Ramadan

May 5, 2019 By Admin

There are a number of highly recommended worshipful practices to be performed during the days of Ramadan, for those who seek closeness to their Lord and His pleasure.

Glossary of Terms for the Blessed Month of Ramadan

November 26, 2008 By Admin

Bab Al-Raiyan – The name of one of the gates of Heavens (Jannah) through which the people who often observe fasting will enter on the Day of Judgement.
Eid Al-Fitr – Three day festival marking the end of Ramadan. It takes place on the 1st of Shawal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.

Fidya – Compensation for missing or wrongly practicing necessary acts of worship.
Fidya usually takes the form of donating money, foodstuffs, or sacrificing an animal. Contrast with Kaffara (making amends).

Fasting

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  • Jaliyat al-Akdar: Salawat of the Khalidi-Naqshbandi Grandmasters through the Companions of Badr

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Holy Dates & Places

Complete refutation of Shaykh Faaik’s False Accusations of ‘shirk’

Recently, there has been much controversy regarding the well-established practice of Muslims of visiting the shrines of the Awliya and paying homage to them. A local Muslim cleric, Shaykh Faaik Gamieldien, has referred to the Muslims who show respect to the blessed shrines as “Mushriks” and “Kafirs“.

Women visiting Graves

Sayyid Yusuf al-Rifa`i states, addressing present-day Wahhabis: “You forbid women from visiting the noble Baqi` with no agreed-upon, clear and explicit proof from the Law!”

Prophet’s Knowledge of the Ghayb

Placing Our Hopes in Allah Alone

Sayyidina al-Hasan (as) Receives Training from Rasoolullah (s) through a Dream أنبأنا بها أبو محمد  عبد الجبار بن محمد - وحدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن أحمد عنه - أنبأنا أبو بكر  أحمد بن الحسين البيهقي أنبأنا أبو عبد الله الحافظ، أخبرني أبو عبد اللهلعباس">الحسين بن العباس الشهرزوري ببغداد، أنبأنا أبو بكر أحمد بن  الفرج ، أنبأنا  أحمد بن عبيد ، أنبأنا  أبو المنذر هشام بن محمد ، عن أبيه، قال:أضاق  بن … [Read More...]

Awliya and Qutb

Question: In defense against those who believe that Islam is devoid of spiritual ranks of merit, mysticism, or miracles; what is the basis for belief concerning the awliya and their hierarchy? What is agreed upon as regards their existence and the existence of the Qutb? Can anyone recommend a book demonstrating how the idea of the qutb has been mentioned in the works of Ahl al-Sunnah throughout … [Read More...]

What is Sunnah?

The Arabic word Sunnah lexically means "road" or "practice." In the language of the Prophet {saw} and the Companions it denotes the whole of lawful practices followed in the Religion, particularly the pristine path of Prophets, whether pertaining to belief, religious and social practice, or ethics generally speaking.

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