We know that the Qur’an was sent down over a period of 23 years. Here is a brief timeline of some of the major Islamic rulings. The information below was taken from Dr. Umar al-Ashqar’s marvelous book History of Islamic FIqh. 1 Year Before the Hijrah (1 BH) Five daily prayers 1 Year After the …
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I recently came across a wonderful list of short hadiths to memorize. While I was reading through them, I felt they needed to be translated because the specific list chosen is full of wisdom and for the most part are self-explanatory. I decided to keep the Arabic available as well for those who wish to …
It is reported from the companion Mu’adh ibn Jabal: One morning, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was prevented from coming to us for Fajr prayer, until we were just about to look for the eye of the sun (meaning sunrise). Then he came out quickly, had the prayer prepared for. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) …
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ Indeed, We sent the Qur’an down during the Night of al-Qadr (Laylat al-Qadr) Meaning, we sent down this miraculous Qur’an to you, O Muhammad (pbuh), during a noble night called Laylat al-Qadr. It is called by this name due to its honor and high rank with Allah. It is a …
Many Muslims are unaware of exactly how to utilize the last 10 blessed nights of Ramadan. How do we keep ourselves engaged for the whole night? Won’t we get bored and burnout? Nobody really tells you HOW to worship during these nights but just mention its benefits. So I decided to write up some brief …
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Allah Says in the Qur’an: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺ [Qur’an 2:183] “O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you“ Linguistically, the Arabic word for fasting …
I was invited by a Muslim organization to do a tafseer series focusing on young Muslims to cover the most often recited chapters of the Qur’an. This is something that I had been wanting to do for a while but just didn’t have time but alhamdulillah this Ramadan Allah opened an opportunity for me to be …
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