Year: 2025

al-Sadaaq /al-Mahr (Dowry) by Mawlana Mushtaq Shaikh   Introduction Muslims regularly attend marr...

  Jahez refers to the wealth or gifts that a bride brings to the groom at marriage, a practice prevalent in many South Asian weddings. While often defended as tradition, its modern form has become a cruel and oppressive custom with roots in poly...

“As for Islamicjerusalem, its crown is the Walled City, and al-Aqsa Mosque is its jewel.” (El-Awaisi) Introduction Over the years, the following four sites have been identified as al-Masjid al-Aqsa:...

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ “The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind, and as clear...

Upon completing the Holy Qur’an, Dua is answered by Allah. It is a time when the Mercy of Allah descends. If a person completes the Qur’an during the day, the angels pray for Allah’s Mercy to descend on the reciter until the evening. Similarly, if th...

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضى الله عنه was lying on his deathbed and the third Khalifah Sayyiduna Uthman رضى الله عنه came to visit him. The following conversation transpired: Sayyiduna Uthman رضى الله عنه: “What are you suffering from?” Sayyidun...

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّٮٰكُمۡ‌ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرۡذَلِ ٱلۡعُمُرِ لِكَىۡ لَا يَعۡلَمَ بَعۡدَ عِلۡمٍ شَيۡـًٔا‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ “Allaah created you and will then claim your souls (when the time for yo...

Sayyiduna Abu Darda رضى الله عنه reports that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever memorises the first ten verses of Surah Kahf, will be saved from the trial of Dajjal.” [Muslim, #809] In some narrations [Muslim, #809; Abu Dawud, #4323], the last 10 verses h...

Sunnah Duas for Healthy Eyesight 1) عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَةِ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُكَ تَدْعُو كُلَّ غَدَاةٍ اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي ...

  عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَعًا يَجِدُهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ ضَعْ...