A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, “Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control my lower self. Please give me something to help me with it.” “If you accept five conditions,” said Ibrahim, “and are able to put them into practice, your […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
WHY IS FRIDAY SPECIAL? It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On it Adam was created, on it he was admitted […]
Allah, the Most-Merciful, always gives us huge reward on small deeds because he loves us most. There are many Muslims like myself that are not able to go to Hajj this year, but even when we are physically far away from Mecca, our hearts are with the Hujjaj (pilgrims), thinking […]
One of the most important pillars of Islam is hajj. It is a religious duty which is performed by all those Muslims one time in life that fulfills some specific conditions. Hajj is a pilgrimage toward Macca. Before leaving for hajj you should know certain things and you should do […]
Praise be to Allaah. 1 – There is no reason why a pregnant woman should not perform Hajj. A pregnant woman is taahir (pure), she has to pray and fast, and if she is divorced by talaaq, her divorce is acceptable according to the Sunnah. 2 – indeed it is […]
Dear readers, our hajj discussion on our blog rafeeqee.com/blog has begun. Kindly raise the awareness to your friends and family whether they are going for hajj or not. Learning more about Islam is important to us as Muslims. Jazaakallaahu khayraan. The Hajj pillars (arkaan): 1. Ihraam. 2. Standing in ‘Arafah. […]
Arabic is spoken as a mother tongue by between 250 and 400 million people across 25 countries. Over a billion people can read the script even if they can’t understand the language. And Arabic happens to be one of the official languages of the United Nations. Therefore, many people learn […]
The following are from the signs of the day of judgement ***PAST*** 1. Splitting of the Moon. 2. Death of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 3. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas […]
Brothers and sisters in Islaam, we all know that ships that cross the ocean and carry people cannot travel without a captain to navigate them so that they will bring their passengers to the safe shore. The Muslim family now is like a ship on a turbulent sea of trials […]
The mode of Communication has gotten easier and Advanced but our Quality of Communication has gone down hill and keeps getting Worse. …If we were to look back at our conversations and were to give it a grade, we would surely get a Failing one because all that we talk […]
Qiyam means standing and Qiyam Al-Layl means standing at night. In the Islamic terminology, both words refer to the voluntary night prayer, whose time extends from after Isha prayer until dawn. Other common names for Qiyam Al-Layl are Salat-ul-Layl (the night prayer), Tahajjud (from hajada, meaning remained one who awake […]
Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Quran like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several time a day?… What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it? […]