Muharram and Ashura Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, holds a special place as a time of renewal, remembrance, and reflection. It marks the beginning of a new year for Muslims and serves as a period of spiritual contemplation and gratitude for the blessings bestowed upon them. The Month of Muharram is here. Allah says in Quran that “Verily, the number of months with Allah is…
With all of the talk of the coronavirus and its potential effects, it is imperative that we erase any traces of arrogance remaining in our hearts and humble ourselves in front of our Creator. Let us listen to this beautiful and eye opening lecture on Crises of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Summary of seven Lessons from the Crises of Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Dr Yasir Qadhi. Corona is a test of Allah…
Extremely useful Video if you are an acedamic or a student of deen and you want to understand Seerah better. This is the First ever geographically detailed map of Mecca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N1oeMsO-40&t=31s Due to the mega projects that have been constructed to help support the large numbers of Pilgrims that go for Hajj, the historic geography of the area has become partially lost and mostly invisible. This work merges modern…
Istikhlaf in Prayer : What is istikhlaf? Istikhlaf is an Imam appointing somebody from congregation as the imam. If the wudu of the imam breaks while he is leading the prayer, he can pull somebody from the congregation to the mihrab and appoint him as the imam acting as if his nose is bleeding, etc. When the prayer starts, somebody that has the necessary conditions of being an imam can lead the…
What is Hadith Qudsi? The main source of Islamic Shari'ab is Qur'an which is revealed in the exact Words of Allah ..HJr hence it is termed as Wahy Matlu (Oft-recited Revelation in Allah's Words). Quran covers the Divine orders, guiding principles and other facts in a general form. The second source is Hadith which are the Traditions of the Prophet (peace be upon him ). Ahadith inform us about…
Sihr (affect of evil eye) and envy (hasad) is true with evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah and even the Prophet peace be upon him was inflicted with sihr. It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: A spell was put on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) until he imagined that he had done a thing when he had not…
Rabi ul Awwal is the month of our dear Prophet . Today,I would like to share one beautiful book along with its soothing recitation . It is a small Book on 40 Darood and Salawat on Prophet Muhammad SAW . The Book has Arabic text, transliteration and English translation that you can follow along when you hear this beautiful recitation by Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf . Read : How…
Salaat al-Kusoof (Prayer of lunar Eclipse ) is a Sunnah mu’akkadah (a confirmed Sunnah) according to the consensus of the scholars. The daleel (evidence) for this is the Sunnah reported from the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) Eclipses are signs from Allaah by means of which Allaah makes His slaves afraid. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And We sent not the signs…
Seerah of Prophet Muhammad SAW with Dr Yasir Qadhi As You all are aware that We are adding Good Educational Islamic Videos to facilitate the learning of Deen.This is a series of Lecture on the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad SAW . There are 104 Lectures in total .It covers following topics: 15 Miracles of Prophet Muhammad 001 - Specialties of Prophet Muhammad SAW 002 - Specialties of Prophet Muhammad…
How to Pray Istikhara with Istikhara dua What does Istikhara mean? Istikhara in Arabic means seeking guidance to make a decision concerning something. It is said in Arabic Istakhir Allaaha yakhir laka (Seek guidance from Allaah and He will guide you (to the right decision)). Istikhara definition In sharee’ah terminology, Istikhara means seeking guidance (to the right decision), i.e., seeking guidance as to what Allah knows is the best and most…
Fiqh of Hajj Hajj is a lifetime journey . It is one of the 5 Pillars of Islam .Every one of us must must try to learn about Hajj even if we are not Performing it this year. Below is a series of lecture from the Fiqh of Hajj by Dr Yasir Qadhi in which he also gives some Practical tips to the Hujjas . You may also watch…
How to do Hajj ? First of all Congratulations to every one who has been chosen for Hajj this year . Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam and even if we are not going on hajj this year we should prepare for the journey and make dua to Allah swt to accept us. I recommend this video to all the People Preparing for Hajj and to all the…
Learn to Pray Namaz with these Step by step videos of Salah Salah/Namaj is the Islamic Prayer which is Obligatory/fardh on all Muslims.A new Convert is always faced with a Question"How to Pray"?How to offer salah? Both Men and Women are required to do Wudu before Salah. After Performing,Wudu,We Stand for Salah. Here is A video Description of the Islamic Prayer/Salah with the Description of Each Steps explained Subsequently:…
Character development in an Islamic Way by Mufti Menk “Indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)) from among themselves, reciting unto them His Verses (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al-Hikmah (the wisdom and the Sunnah of…
