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Al-Fajr As-Sadiq: A New Perspective
26595 views Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi This article was written in 1989 and published in The Light (Dar-es-salaam) in February 1991. This is a revised version of that article. In the name of Allah 1. Introduction The daily prayers are an integral part of a Mus ...
Aliwaale - 08/27/2019 - 17:25
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Surah Al-’Ahzab, Chapter 33
(The Clans) No. 33 (Revealed at Medina) 73 Verses in 9 Sections The Feature of the Surah Al-’Ahzab بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful This Surah was revealed in Medina and contains seventy three verses ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/24/2014 - 00:40
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The Rules of The Pilgrimage (Hajj)
Issue 714: The pilgrimage (Hajj), meaning visiting the house of Allah and performing particular acts are called the rites of pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is obligatory in life once for everyone having the following conditions present for them: 1) Maturity ( ...
Asad Raza - 10/03/2012 - 12:26
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The Rules of Loans (Qardh)
Issue 768: Lending is one of the highly recommended acts. Emphatic exhortations are related in the Noble Qur’an, the Prophet's Sunnah and the narrations of the infallible Ahlul-Bait, peace be upon them all. It has been related from the Messenger of A ...
Asad Raza - 10/03/2012 - 12:26
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Call for Prayer According to Five Islamic Schools of Law
By: ‘Allamah Muhammad Jawad Maghniyyah بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Call For Prayer (Adhan) Adhan literally means ‘announcement’, and in the Shari’ah it means the announcement made in specific words at the time of salat. It was introduced in t ...
Zeinab Donati - 11/12/2013 - 15:01
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Diseases of the Soul: Hypocrisy (Nifaq)
26707 views A short article that discusses the sin of hypocrisy (nifaq), its various types and effects, and presents a treatment for it. Hypocrisy (Nifaq) When the hypocrites come unto thee (O Muhammad), they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Alla ...
Aliwaale - 08/27/2019 - 17:21
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Tawaf
Tawaf is an essential part (rukn) of ‘Umrah, and the tawaf alziyarah (also called ‘tawaf al'ifadah') is a rukn of the Hajj altamattu; Hajj al'ifrad and Hajj alqiran. As said earlier, the assumption of ihram is the first act of the pilgrim r ...
Zeinab Donati - 11/21/2016 - 06:33
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Stories of Bohlool
26809 views A biography and stories from the life of Bahlool, the companion of the 7th Imam (a), who in order to hide his love for the Imam acted as if he was insane. Kubra Jafri Kids Corner Companions Sahaba (Companions) Bahlul Imam Musa al-Kazim ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 09/05/2019 - 17:12
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Divine Revelation: An Islamic Perspective on Divine Guidance and Human Understanding
26944 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Divine Revelation: An Islamic Perspective on Divine Guidance and Human Understanding Muhammad Ali Shomali 1 ********** The author refer briefly to the main elements of the Muslim understanding of the communication of God a ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/12/2019 - 16:06
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Surah al-Ikhlas
The importance of Surah al-Ikhlas In the prayer, after Surah al-Fati h ah, one of the surah s of the Qur’an must be recited. The person praying might choose any surah; of course, with the exception of the four surah s in which prostration is obligatory. A ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/30/2013 - 03:11
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Qur’anic Lessons
27156 views Importance of The Holy Qur’an The first lesson to be learned by all students is about the importance of the Holy Qur’an. The Qur’an is the Book of Allah subhaanahu wa ta‘aalaa. Every word in the Qur’an has come from Allah. That is why we say t ...
Abul Hasan - 08/17/2019 - 04:23
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Prayer of the Signs (Salat al-Ayat)
1500. Signs (Ayat) prayers regarding which orders will be narrated later becomes obligatory on account of the following four things: (i) & (ii) Solar and Lunar Eclipse: Even if the sun or the moon are eclipsed only partially and the phenomenon does no ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/12/2015 - 12:31
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Faith of the Ancestors of the Holy Prophet
It is the accepted belief of the Shi'a Ithna-Asheris, the Hanafis, and the Shafi'is that the ancestors of the Holy Prophet from 'Abdullah to Qidar ibn Isma'il, and from there right up to Adam, were true believers. They believed in the ...
Aliwaale - 10/18/2012 - 03:11
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Surah al-Taghabun, Chapter 64
(Mutual Loss and Gain) Section (juz’) 28 Number of Verses: 18 General Overview of the Chapter بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The blessed Chapter, revealed in Medina, has eighteen Verses an ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/24/2014 - 00:51
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Surah al-Saff, Chapter 61
(The Rank) Section 28(juz’) Number of Verses: 14 General Overview of the Chapter بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The blessed Chapter, revealed in Medina, has fourteen Verses. The designatio ...
Zeinab Donati - 03/31/2016 - 10:42
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Surah Mujadila, Chapter 58
(The Disputing Woman) Section (juz’) Number of Verses: 22 General Overview of the Chapter بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Chapter in question has twenty-two Verses and it was revealed i ...
Zeinab Donati - 02/25/2016 - 00:22
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Accounting Of Deeds
According to verses of Quran and traditions of the Holy Infallibles (as), the accounting of deeds is an imminent and a necessary matter. Although in Qiyamat, every person would be having his scroll of deeds with him, in which everything is recorded, but s ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/13/2015 - 06:20
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Surah Mutaffifin, Chapter 83
(Defrauders) Number of Verses: 36 Contents of the Surah بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful Opinions are divided about this Surah on whether it is a Meccan Surah or a Medinan one. One of the occasions of r ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/24/2014 - 00:54
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Surah al-Shura, Chapter 42, Verses 1-26
(The Consultation) Section (juz’ 25) Number of Verses: 53 General Overview of the Chapter بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This Meccan Chapter has fifty three Verses and its title derives fr ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/24/2014 - 00:45
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Islamic Political System
The political system of Islam has been based on three principles, viz., Tawheed (Oneness of God), Risalat (Prophet hood) and Khilafat (Caliphate). It is difficult to appreciate the different aspects of the Islamic policy with- out fully understanding thes ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:52