Pillars of the Hajj
By Sami El Taji
“The reward for an accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabroor) is nothing except Paradise..” Hajj is a duty we owe to Allah..
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How the First Lady of Islam has set an example for all women
By Moin Qazi
In his own words, Prophet Muhammad sws paid tribute to his first wife, Khadija: !“God Almighty never granted me anyone better in this life than her. She accepted me when people rejected me; she believed in me when people doubted me; she shared her wealth with me when people deprived me, and God granted me children only through her.”
The Virtues of Dhikr
Jumaa Khutbah Title: The Virtues of Dhikr (The virtues of the frequent mention of Allah and his messenger). By: Ibrahim Al-Tamimy Location: The …
Rights over Rites: Hypocrisy at Hajj
By Muhammad Noor
“Migrant workers, fellow Muslim brethren, are exploited daily. Workers face lack of mobility, discrimination, sexual violence and lack of redress under the lingering kafala work sponsorship agreements.1 Our Muslim brothers live lives of instability and peril in the land where those were promised before Islam.2 The famous 7th century “League of the Virtuous” (Hilf Al-Fudul) pact, though prior to revelation, greatly influenced the Prophet ﷺ as he stated, “If I were called to it now in the time of Islam, I would respond”.3 Companions and generations of scholars see this pact as the basis for the protection of individual rights in Islamic legal theory…”
Modern challenges to the spirit of Hajj
By Aslam Abdullah
“Hajj is an institution that is supposed to reassure the people that ethnic, cultural, linguistic, geographical, wealth-based, race and color differences that humans have imposed upon themselves have no reality in the presence of God. All are one and the purpose of all is to follow the divine guidance to create a universal humanity to the well being of everyone. Hajj is meant to be a pledge to live the example of Hajj beyond the Hajj. It is an occasion to create a personality without dimension and space…”
Malcolm X and the transforming power of Hajj
By Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
“America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem….”
Hajj: the time is Now!
By Shaykh Yasir Birjas
Improving your Salaah: The Checklist
By Dr Hossam Roushdi
Many of us make careless mistakes when doing our prayers. Here is a checklist to ensure that we are doing our prayers in a way that is acceptable to Allah. ..