Physical Purity- Essential Condition of Prayer

Physical Purity: Essential Condition of Prayer

“Allah does not accept any prayer that was not performed while in a state of purity, nor does h ...

Closeness to God

Dhikr: Closeness through Worship

How can one get closer to God through specific acts of worship? Is it through obligatory or sup ...

Worship- A Lifelong Service

Worship: A Lifelong Service

What is the real `ibadah (worship) for which God has created you and which He has enjoined upon ...

Witnessing God’s Bounty and Your Shortcomings: 23rd Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

Witnessing God’s Bounty and Your Shortcomings: 23rd Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

If you want the doors of hope opened, recall what He offers you, and if the doors of awe opened ...

Mercy with People’s Faults-Twenty Second Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

Mercy with People’s Faults: Twenty Second Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

A person, who learns of people’s secrets and does not have Godly mercy on them, brings upon him ...

Dealing with People’s Praise

Dealing with People’s Praise: Twenty First Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

While journeying to God we will be put to many tests. One of those tests pertains to people's p ...

Certainty of Faith, Indifference about the World- Twentieth Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

Certainty of Faith, Indifference about the World: Twentieth Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

I cannot proceed in my journey to God while forgetting my journey to the Hereafter. One should ...

Distress and Need of God

Distress and Need of Him: Nineteenth Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

The word of wisdom under discussion is about du`aa’ (supplication). It is not about the etiquet ...

The Meaning and Virtues of Al-Fatihah (The Opening of the Book)

The Meaning and Virtues of Al-Fatihah (The Opening of the Book)

What do you know about surat #Al-Fatihah? Why is it such an importance chapter of the Qur’an? W ...

between a new hijri year and a leaving one

Between a New Hijri Year and a Leaving One

Allah’s Mercy encompasses all things. Whoever repents after doing wrong, Allah will accept his ...

Wudu’ (the Ablution) Its Status and Virtues from Qur’an and Sunnah

Wudu’: (Ablution): Its Status and Virtues from Qur’an and Sunnah

What does wudu’ (ablution) mean? What do the Qur’an and Sunnah say about its status? What is th ...

Ascending in the Levels of Worship- Eighteenth Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

Ascending in the Levels of Worship: Eighteenth Stop of Your Spiritual Journey to God

People are different. Diversity is a universal law of God. He diversified the acts of worship. ...

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Muhammad: The Exemplar of Coexistence and Moderation

Forgiveness, moderation, justice, and mercy are the basics of Islamic ethics which were reflec ...

The Superior Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah

The Superior Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah

Allah has chosen certain days over others. The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the most bless ...

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Praying on Time: Between Deep Faith & Fashionable Identity

Anywhere on earth prayer can be performed. An American Muslim sister tells her experience with ...

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8 Tips to Stay Connected to the Qur’an After Ramadan

Do you feel as your life lacks something after Ramadan? What is the real cause of this feeling? ...

Prayers of the Pious 22- Your Perfect Light

Prayers of the Pious (22): Your Perfect Light

This episode walks us through the beautiful nightly prayer of `Ali Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be ...

Changing the Qiblah: A Test for the Believers

If a certain hardship or test is meant to reflect Allah's wisdom and purpose, passing such a te ...

Nawafil (Supererogatory) Prayers: Their Significance and Rulings

What are nawafil prayers, and why are they legislated? Should it be offered in one's house or i ...

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New Muslims and the Valentine’s Day Traps

Since in Islam, we do not “date” and intermingle with the opposite sex, how does a new Muslim f ...