Dhikr: Closeness through Worship

How can one get closer to God through specific acts of worship? Is it through obligatory or ...

Islamic Religion: Fruits of Hajj? (2/3)

Once one puts one’s first foot in Mecca, one is get amazed not only by the enormous numbers ...

Islamic Religion: Fruits of Hajj (3/3)

In former articles, we touched on a number of the lessons and messages taken from Hajj. We a ...

Night Prayer Negligence Incurs 13 Losses

The Night Prayer or Qiyam Al-Layl stands for the practice by Muslims as they stand in the ni ...

Prophet Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage

Starting from Makkah on the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah, the Prophet at midday, on his she-cam ...

Colonization’s Role on the Political System of the Muslim World

Over the last two centuries the Islamic world has been under another transformation from the ...

The First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah: Don’t Miss

Among the great opportunities and the blessed times for the competitors of Paradise is the f ...

What Are the Virtues of the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah?

The article talks about the excellence and superiority of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah ...

Excellence of the Day of Arafah

On no other day does the Satan feel so belittled, humiliated, and angry as he does on the Da ...

Hajj as a Conference Legislated by Allah

Hajj was and still is the place of security where souls feel at ease in the land of revelati ...

Pilgrimage and Its Universal Lessons

The Hajj is essentially a re-enactment of the rituals of the great prophets and teachers of ...

Who Is Obliged to Perform Hajj?

There are five conditions that must be fulfilled as prerequisites for performing Hajj. What ...

The Obligation of Hajj: The Fifth Pillar of Islam

Allah has made an obligation on Muslims to perform Hajj to Makkah. Why is Hajj an obligatory ...

History of Hajj in Brief

Sure enough, a man by the name of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah was born in the very city tha ...

The Meaning of La Ilaha Illa Allah (Tawheed)

Due to the concept of “La Ilaha Illa Allah” Allah brought the creation into being, and due t ...

Conversion Story of Sir Jalaluddin Lauder Brunton

Realizing the necessity of living up to the Truth and digging deep, so that I may find the & ...

The Formation of Milk

The formation of milk is by itself an enormous creation miracle. And it is another miracle a ...

Keeping God in the Heart

Dhikr or remembrance of God is a way of linking the heart with the Divine. It provides with ...

Prophethood: The Perception of Realities

Just as the Qur’an is believed to be the revealed Word of Allah without any reservations, si ...

The Qur’an: Allah’s Divine Mercy

The Qur’an is Allah’s greatest blessing for you; the fulfillment of His promise ...