By: Daliah Merzaban Before I genuinely began to cultivate and nurture my relationship with God, I regarded the five daily prayers that Islam enjoins on believers as laborious. It seemed impractical to expect that I would be able to stop what I was doing during my busy work schedule to take time out and pray. Working...
One of the blessings with which the Muslim nation has been endowed is the day ofJumu’ah, or Friday. The Messenger of Allaah, , said:“The best day the sun rises over is Friday; on it Allaah created Aadam. On it, he was made to enter paradise, on it he was expelled from it, and the Last Hour will...
The adhaan, the Islamic call to prayer, is one of the most distinguishable elements of Islamic culture. Since the time of the Prophet Muhammed, the adhaan has remained the same. However, this beautiful call to prayer has not been experienced by the Deaf community, until now. Under the guidance of a qualified Sheikh, Al Isharah took...
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The Prophetic Actions (Sunnahs) of Prostration (Sujoud) 1- Separating between his upper arms and waist. 2- Separating his abdomen from his thighs. 3- Separating his thighs from his legs. 4- Separating between his knees in prostration. 5- Making his feet standing erect. 6- Putting the internal part of his fingers on ground. 7- The feet should be joined together while prostrating. 8-...
Here is the way to Perform Ruku’e before Allaah (Bowing Before the Almighty God only): Grasping his knees by his hands and separating between the fingers. Stretching the back on flat manner. Making the head in the same level of the back i.e. avoiding lowering or raising it. Separating his upper arms from his waist. Blog this! Bookmark...
The importance of the prayer in Islam cannot be understated. It is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim. It was made obligatory upon all the prophets and for all peoples. Allah has declared its obligatory status...
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: “The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the night prayer and the morning prayer. If they were to know the blessings they have in store, they would have come to them, even though crawling, and I thought that I should order...
(Wetr prayer means ending the prayer at night with an odd number of Raka’s) 1- It is Sunnah, for the one who wishes to end the prayer at night with three Wetr Raka’s, to read after Al-Fateha : Suraht Al A’laa no. 87{( Sabbih Asma Rabbika Al-’A`lá) in the first Raka, Surat Al Kafirun no.109 {( Qul Ya Ayyuh-Al-Kafirurn) in the second...
The Prophet – Peace be upon him – said (Which means) : “If you want to pray, then stand behind a Sutra - i.e. praying behind a barrier such as a wall, stick, column ..etc -, come close to it, and don’t allow anyone to pass between you and the Sutra”. Narrated by Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah and...
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