The Night of 15th Sha’baan or Lailatul Baraat (Shab-e-Baraat)
SHABE BARA’AT All praise is to Allah Ta’aala who has blessed us with a Deen wherein little actions reap tremendous rewards as expounded by His Beloved Rasul, Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), and blessings upon the Sahabah (RA) who spent everything for…
Death, Soul, Grave and Barzakh – The Islamic Viewpoint
Death: Everyone who lives in this world has to die at his appointed time, whether he is amongst the pious or wicked. Allah says in the Qur’aan: “Every soul shall taste death.”[1] And, “We did not grant to any human…
Companions Promised Paradise (Ashara Mubashara)
One of the goals believers want to reach is entering paradise, because the Quran commands people to race to enter paradise. “Be quick in the race for forgiveness your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the…
Interview with the Wife of Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (May Allah preserve them both)
Reproduced, with minor editing, from ‘The Intellect’ magazine (published in Karachi, Pakistan), with direct permission from the Interviewee and Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Muhammad ibn Adam) Question: Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani has spent his entire life in the service…
Muslims are the True Followers of JESUS (Eisa PBUH)
By: Salahuddin Qasmi* There has been long debate between Muslims and Christians and even it still continues over Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him, (PBUH), his mission, his birth, his teachings and his so-called crucifixion. If the Bible itself be…
One Minute Dhikr
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When I say ‘Subhaan Allaah, wa’l-hamdu Lillah, wa laa ilaah ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar (Glory be to Allaah, praise be to Allaah, there is no god except Allaah, and…
Listening to music is from the Kaba’ir (major sins)
The Fuqaha (Jurists) have ruled that all types of music are prohibited; be it produced digitally, by the agency of musical instruments or by any part of the body (hands mouth, throat etc). The underlining factor here is that music…
Sunnahs Of Qiraat
To recite Ta’awwuz i.e. To recite Tasmia at the beginning of each Rakaat To say Aameen softly. In Fajr and Zuhr Salaah , one should recite Tiwaale-mufassal i.e. any Surah from Surah Hujuraat (26th Para)to Surah Burooj (30th Para) In…
Sunnah Method of Qaadah
To keep the right foot upright whilst sitting in Qa’dah and to place the left foot flat on the ground. (Tahtaawee pg.146) To place both hands on the thighs.(Ibid) To raise the index finger in Tashahhud whilst reciting and to…
Easy Deeds with Huge Rewards
Sometimes we keep putting off good Deeds, even though they are very easy for us. We delay performing them even though they have huge Reward. We should hasten towards Good deeds. We might have a busy life but if we…