Fasting (Sawm)
Ramadan
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
“O who believe, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you; perchance you will guard yourselves. (2:183)
Importance of `Ashura
`Āshūra is a day of great historical significance. On this day: Allah (swt) accepted the repentance of Sayyidina Adam (as) after his exile from Paradise;
Ramadan
Seerah of the Prophet (s)
The Hijrah: From the House of Sayyidina Abu Bakr (r) to the Cave of Secrets
Story: From House of Abū Bakr to the Cave of SecretsThe importance of Hijrah is not to go in the desert to seek a dalīl, a guide. Why does the Prophet (s) need a dalīl? But he took one in order to teach us: we need a guide, a teacher, a master, a shaykh to reach the Prophet (s). You cannot reach barefoot in the desert, or your feet will burn. You need someone to guide you. This life is worse than … [Read More...]
Battle of the Trench
As mentioned before, the unbelievers were trying to raise a united force of all the important Arabian tribes against the Prophet Muhammad (s). In particular, the tribes of the Bani Nadir and Bani Qaynuqa who had been exiled from Madinah on account of their assassination attempt on the Holy Prophet (s) did not cease working against Islam and trying to harm the Pride of the Worlds r. These dangerous … [Read More...]
