Story of Azan/Adhan/اذان , How did the words of azan originate? We hear adhan/azaan five times a day. Do you know that there is a beautiful story behind the words of Adhan that we hear? let us read it now. It is sunnah (Practice of Holy Prophet) muwakkadah to call the adhan for the prescribed salah to get the worshippers to assemble for the salah and join the congregation.…
Muslims across the world including several scholars and activists took to social media to mourn the death of Mohamed Morsi. The death of President Mohammad Morsi, the only fairly elected ruler of Egypt, while defending himself in front of a corrupt and rotting judicial system that supports the tyranny of oppressive governments, is symbolic, I’m afraid, of our political reality - and Allah alone is the One we complain…
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…
Darud Sarif/Darood Sharif in Arabic: اللّهُـمَّ صَلِّ عَلـى مُحمَّـد، وَعَلـى آلِ مُحمَّد، كَمـا صَلَّيـتَ عَلـى إبْراهـيمَ وَعَلـى آلِ إبْراهـيم، إِنَّكَ حَمـيدٌ مَجـيد ، اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ عَلـى مُحمَّـد، وَعَلـى آلِ مُحمَّـد، كَمـا بارِكْتَ عَلـى إبْراهـيمَ وَعَلـى آلِ إبْراهيم، إِنَّكَ حَمـيدٌ مَجـيد This Darud is also Called Darood e ibrahim Darood sharif transliteration: Allāhumma ṣalli `alā Muḥammadinwa `alā ’āli Muḥammadin, kamā ṣallayta `alā 'Ibrāhīma wa `alā ’āli 'Ibrāhīma, 'innaka ḥamīdum-majīd. Allāhumma…
What is a Prayer Matt/ Prayer Rug? A prayer rug or you can say a prayer Matt is a small and portable carpet that Muslims put on the floor when they perform their prayers. Prayer matt are typically 2-4ft wide and 4-8ft long. Its main function is to provide a clean and isolated platform for the prayer and it also aims to bring the atmosphere of a mosque to…
