August 17, 2013

The Kaaba, a small cubical building now surrounded by the Sacred Mosque, is said by Muslims to have been built by Abraham and has been a religious center ever since. Soon before the time of Muhammad, Mecca fell under the control of the Banu Quraish, which is, according to traditions, directly descends from Khaidar (Qedar), the second son of Ismail.…

There is nothing more important to us as living beings than that we have something we can describe as a soul that continues to exist after physical death and is everlasting. For without this, it is all for naught and there was no point in existing at all for ultimately it does not matter if we live for a year or a trillion years if we do not have…

THERE is a general impression today among Muslims that a woman’s act of witnessing is equal to half that of a man, even though the Muslims have always accepted authentic hadith reported by women, the foremost among whom was the Prophet’s (PBUH) wife, Hazrat Ayesha. The Prophet acknowledged his wife as a religious authority and as a witness to what…

WHY Allah made man the best of His creation is a loaded question and an inquiry into the details will meet with clear purpose and noble motto behind this aspect. We have already seen that Allah did not leave man without showing him both the ways of right and wrong. Though He gave him the freedom to select the way he likes. He has sent messengers…

The Prophet Peace be Upon Him said, Whoever memorized Forty Ahadis about the Deen to relate to my Ummah, Allah (on the Day of Judgement) will raise him as a Faiqh and I will intercede for him on the Day of Jundgement and will be a witness on his behalf. (Mishkat) 1) Before speaking the salaam should be said. (Tirmizi) 2) Spread the salaam amongst…

Being Muslim, it is obligatory for us to accept wholeheartedly all the tenets/laws of Islam. Islam has ordained three kinds of punishments namely Hadd, Qisas and Tazir for different offences and crimes subject to fulfillment of certain prerequisites. Hadd is an Arabic word which literally means limit and its plural is Hudood. According to Islamic…

The following Surah in the Holy Quran are in the name of the Prophets:- 1.Surah Yousaf 2.Surah Hood 3.Surah Ibrahim 4.Surah Noah 5.Surah Muhammad

Two verses of the Holy Quran succinctly and candidly deal with the basic concept of veil in Islam. First; in Sura An-Nur (The light) the Quran says: “And tell the believing women to lower their gazes and be modest, and to display of their adornments only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms.”(24:31) In this verse it is…

There are basically 3 types of HAJJ... Tamattu' - Qiran - Ifraad. 1.Tamattu:- means to intend for UMRA in HAJJ season at MIQAAT and later on go for HAJJ with the same Ihram,means that one does not have to go to MIQAAT to where the Ihram again or do the niyyat again. The niyyat made is "Labbayk-Allahumma labbayka bi'Umrah!" "O Allah! I answer…

The family laws of Islam are based upon the principles of natural justice and public welfare. Islam has provided dignified and respectable roles and rights to both men and women keeping into consideration their physical and mental structure. Islam has provided women their due rights in each and every sphere of life. Before Islam women were deprived…

Among the five pillars of Islam, Salat occupies the 2nd place. Literal meaning of salat is to pray and according to Islam it is a kind of physical and spiritual worship in which a Muslim glorifies the attributes of Almighty Allah in different postures of human body five times a day. In English it is generally translated as Service of Worship. The…

“And kill not your children for fear of poverty — We provide for them and for you. Surely the killing of them is a great wrong” (17:31). In no way does this verse refer to family planning because it is talking of ‘killing’ and you kill one who exists. No law in the world will permit killing one who is already born and hence the Quran rightly…

Rights of Husband Allah TaAla has given great rights to the husband and has attached a lot of virtue to him. Pleasing the husband and keeping him happy is a great act of ‘ibadah and displeasing him or keeping him unhappy is a major sin. Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "The woman who offers her five times salat, fasts in the month of…

Solar System 1. Mercury • Distance from sun : 57.9 Million Km • Period of Revolution around the sun : 88 days • Period of Revolution on own axis: 58 Days 15 hours and 30 minutes • No of Satellites: 0 • Mass time of earth: 0.055 • Other detail: Nearest to the sun, smallest and fastest planet 2. Venus • Distance from sun: 108.2 Million Km •…