BY: IMAM IBN AL-QAYYIM This is a beautiful advice by the great scholar Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (rahimahullah): “A friend will not (literally) share your struggles, and a loved one cannot physically take away your pain, and a close one will not … Continued
Gift-giving is one of the good manners that maintains and strengthens relations between the giver and the recipient. It is one of the acts that Prophet Muhammad recommended Muslims to do. Al-Bukhari narrated that ‘Aa’ishah said: “The Messenger of Allah used to accept gifts … Continued
BY: AELFWINE MISCHLER Ashura’ commemorates the day that Allah saved the Children of Israel from Pharaoh. Fasting on Muharram 10, known as the Day of ‘Ashura’, expiates for the sins of the past year. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be … Continued
MAKKAH: Two Saudi women have been appointed to top positions at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in an ambitious move to empower qualified women. Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, the organization’s president, appointed Dr. Al-Anoud Al-Aboud … Continued
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that it will accept Umrah requests starting from Aug. 9, 2021, for pilgrims to perform the Islamic rituals, and visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque, state news … Continued
BY: NIMAH ISMAIL NAWWAB After Mohamed (SAW) had preached publicly for more than a decade, the opposition to him reached such a high pitch that, fearful for their safety, he sent some of his adherents to Ethiopia, where the Christian ruler … Continued
BY: MANSOOR ALAM It seems that the more the human condition worsens the more there emerges a glimmer of hope from this darkness. The Quran says: إِذَا السَّمَاء انشَقَّتْ (84:1) – WHEN THE SKY is split asunder. [Asad] Human Domination of … Continued
BY: SPAHIC OMER This article is about man and how his life is torn between remembrance and forgetfulness. The article shows that man’s primordial origins were in Heaven and were pure. His task on earth is merely to remember who he … Continued
By Mohammed Benmansour MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Inspired by her late father’s career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam’s holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj … Continued
Bahda Tifatirka iyo qorayaasha WardheerNews, waxay halkan ugu soo gudbinayaan hambalyada munasibadda maalinta barakaysan ee Ciidul Adxa dhammaan ummadda mulimiintu meelkasta oo ay joogaan, gaaar ahaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Waxay Eebbe uga baryayaan in uu sannadkan kiisa kale ku gaadhsiiyo nabad, … Continued
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of face-masked pilgrims performing Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage gathered on Mount Arafat on Monday to atone for their sins, expressing hopes for peace and an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest … Continued
The 9th day of Dhul-Hijja (the Month of Hajj) is called the Day of Arafah. It is the day during which Hajj pilgrims gather at the mount of Arafat praying and supplicating to the Almighty. Fasting on the day of … Continued
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