“Allahu Akbar” (Allah is great). Five times in 24 hours the call comes from the minarets of the mosques: Allahu Akbar. It is Azan, meant to announce the time of prayers. Right at the call of Azan, Muslims are expected to gather in the mosque. It is a matt ...
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“O ye who believe” Fasting is prescribed to you…..that ye may (learn) self-restraint………….” (Qur’an; chapter-2:verse 183) The command for fasting in Ramadhan came in the first year of the Hijra. The Holy Prophet delivered a lecture on the last Friday of th ...
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“The month of Ramadhan is the month of God, (bringing) His blessing, mercy and forgiveness”. (Holy Prophet). The month of Ramadhan gives us a chance to start life afresh. Muslims should make resolutions during this month, to act upon during the year. This ...
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“O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you…. That ye may (learn) self-restraint ……..(Qur’an, 2:183). Fast like living things, has a body and a soul. The required abstinence from food, water, sexual relations etc. Is the body of the fast: “piety” is i ...
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“(The month of Ramadhan) is the month of repentance, month of forgiveness, month of reward”. (Holy Prophet) The month of Ramadhan is called the “month of God” It strengthens the relation between a man and his Creator. Think of a person abstaining from nec ...
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”O ye who believe, turn to Allah with sincere repentance, in the hope that your Lord will remove from you your sins and admit you to the Heavens ……….” (Qur’an, 66: 8). This Holy month of Ramadhan is generally referred to as the month of Tauba’ (repentance ...
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“And for God, the pilgrimage of the house (of Allah) is obligatory upon the people who have strength to go their”. (Qur’an 3:97). Pilgrimage to the house of Allah, in Mecca, is one of the pillars of Islam. Every Muslim fulfilling certain conditions; is ob ...
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“Hajj is (in) the months well-known; if anyone undertakes to perform that duty therein, let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj; and whatever good you do, God knows it”. (Qur’an, Chapter 2, Verse 197). This is the week of Hajj ...
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“And do not think those who are martyred, in the path of Allah are dead. Nay! They are alive, in the presence of God”……. (Qur’an, 2:154). Value of a sacrifice depends upon the purpose for which that sacrifice has been offered. If the purpose of the sacrif ...
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“Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur’an, or are their hearts locked up by them?” (Qur’an, Chapter-47; verse 24). The Qur’an is a miracle given by God to the Holy Prophet of Islam. It is miracle, both of the style and of the deep knowledg ...
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This article was published in Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1387 A.H. “It is he who has sent among the unlettered an Apostle from among themselves, to recite to them His signs and verses, to purify them, Qur’an: and to instruct them in the scripture and wisdom” (Chapter ...
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“And the leaders among them (i.e. the unbelievers) go (saying) “Walk ye away and remain constant to your gods; for this (Islam) is truly a thing designed (against you)” (Qur’an 38:6) Islam, in its infancy, was a secret mission. After 3 years the Holy Prop ...
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“And We did not send thee (Muhammad) but for the whole mankind”. (Qur’an, 34:28) Look at the major religions of the world minutely and you will find that it is only Islam which claimed from the beginning to be the religion for the whole mankind. God sent, ...
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Thought for the Week “O People, verily we created you of a male and a female; and We made you in clans and tribes so that you may recognize Each other: but the most honored of you with God is the one Who is the most pious of you”, (Qur’an, Chapter 49, Ver ...
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Once A man asked the Holy Prophet: “What is the best of all actions”? The Holy Prophet replied: “Akhlaq”. Akhlaq is an Arabic word meaning behavior or character or, more accurately, “moral character’. The Holy Prophet himself was praised by Allah because ...
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“Verily, the religion before God is Islam” (Qur’an, 3: 19). Islam has given mankind a perfect code of conduct. Man from every walk of life have been clearly instructed how to perform their duties, how to behave. Islamic law is based on Justice; Islamic et ...
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In Islamic terminology, one aspect of human soul is called “Lawwamah’ (self-reproaching spirit). It is one of the surest means of perfecting one’s character and behavior. As Hadhrat Ali (A.S.) said: “Check your account (of deeds) before you are called to ...
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“Righteousness is not just to turn your faces towards the East or the West (in prayers). But the true righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Book (Qur’an) and the prophets; and gives his wealth, for love of Allah, to ...
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“Verily, God commands (you) to do justice and be generous…...” (Qur’an Chapter 16, Verse 90). Islamic code of conduct is based on justice and love in every sphere of life. For example, it commands the trade to “give full measure and weight”. It is justice ...
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“Verily, God commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin; and He forbids all shameful deeds and injustice and rebellion”. – (Qur’an: 16: 90). This ‘Ayat’ of the Holy Qur’an has been truly acclaimed by the commentators as the ‘essen ...
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