Sura As Sajdah (The Prostration) SYNOPSIS OF SURA AS SAJDAH Sura As Sajdah which is also known as Sura Alif Laam Meem Sajdah or Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel is a Makkan Sura (that is, it was revealed in Makka Al Mukarramah) and comprises of thirty […]
DUA (Supplication) THE WEAPON OF A BELIEVER Importance of Dua The Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم) said, لَا يَرُدُّ القَضَاءَ إِلَّا الدُّعَاءُ، وَلَا يَزِيدُ فِي العُمْرِ إِلَّا البِرُّ “Nothing but supplication averts decree and nothing but righteousness increases life.” Tirmizi, […]
DUA (Supplication) THE WEAPON OF A BELIEVER Importance of Dua عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ فُتِحَ لَهُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ مِنْكُمْ فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْإِجَابَةِ Ibn Umar رضي الله عنه) ) narrates that Allah’s Messenger (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ […]
DUA (Supplication) THE WEAPON OF A BELIEVER Importance of Dua عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ»، ثُمَّ تَلَا {وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ{… Nu’man bin Basheer رضي الله عنه) ) narrates that Allah’s Messenger […]
Pearls from the blessed Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ» قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ: «لِلَّهِ وَلِكِتَابِهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ» Tameem Ad-Daariiرضي الله عنه) ) narrated that the Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ […]
Q. One of my hindu colleagues at work once asked me about the proper way muslims greet each other. Since then he tells me Assalamu alaikum everyday. How should I reply? Is it wrong for me to say wa alaikum salaam. I know he doesn’t […]
Q. Is it haraam to give a flower to a person that has passed away? A. Giving flowers to a deceased is not from the teachings of Islam. Instead, it is from the customs and practices of the non-Muslims, and we have been ordered to […]
Q. Is it okay to purchase something from a shop that sells snacks but also alcohol? A. Yes, it is permissible to do so, however, seeing that it is a shop that sells alcohol, a Muslim is asked to refrain from going to such places. […]
Q. Is it permissible for a Muslim man to have a body piercing? I have seen sisters with nose piercing so I am somewhat unsure. Can you please clarify? A. No, it is not permissible for a man to have ‘body piercing’. The allowance to […]
Q. On the 29th of Dhu Qaadah, the moon was not physically sighted by GS Masjid (neither was it sighted anywhere in the country, region or continent). The moon was physically sighted on the 30th of Dhul Qaadah. Quite naturally, the moon was high on […]