auwliya[ < 1 min read ]بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The five duties incumbent on every Muslim: shahādah, the Muslim profession of faith; ṣalāt, or prayer, performed in a prescribed manner five times each day; zakāt, the alms tax levied to benefit the poor and the needy; ṣawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca, if financial and physical conditions… Read More
[ < 1 min read ]بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Faith (iman) breaks down into six axioms: Belief in the existence and oneness of God (Allah s.w.t.). Belief in the existence of angels. Belief in the existence of the books of which God is the author: the Al-Quran (revealed to Muhammad s.a.w.), the Gospel (revealed to Jesus a.s.), the Torah (revealed to Moses a.s.), and Psalms (revealed to David a.s.). Belief in the existence of all Prophets: Muhammad s.a.w.… Read More
[ 2 min read ]بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Imam Shafi`i on his death-bed was asked by Al Muzni “What is your condition?” Then Imam Shafi’ (رحمه الله) replied, “I am journeying from this world, and departing from my brothers, drinking from the cup of death, and upon Allah, Exalted is His remembrance, arriving. And no! By Allah, I do… Read More
[ < 1 min read ]ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ May Allah s.w.t. grant us strength, unity and good health to achieve success and His pleasures in this world and the hereafter. Ameen.