Ibn Abbas said, “Umar used to make me sit with the elderly men who had fought in the Battle of Badr. Some of them felt it (did not like that) and said to `Umar "Why do you bring in this boy to sit with us while we have sons like him?" `Umar replied, "Because of what you know of his position (i.e. his religious knowledge.)"...
Complete reading of one of the most amazing books on Salah in the Urdu language - 'Love of Allah [swt]: Experience the Beauty of Salah'We encourage all to read the book and share it with family and friends - Share the reward!Sweetness of this Life.As the author notes about our Creator; 'The sweetness of this life lies i...
Some of the virtues and benefits of Remembering God - [Dhikr of Allah Almighty]. It has been summarised from the book 'Invocation of God' by Ibn al-Qayyim [Wabil as-Sayyib in Arabic] Edited: A.B. al-MehriRemembrance of God [Dhikr] drives away and breaks the devil [shaytan]It pleases ar-Rahman [the Most-Merciful]It removes th...
"The month of Ramadan to the other months is like Yusuf to his brothers. So, just like Yusuf was the most beloved son to Ya'qub, Ramadan is likewise the most beloved month to Allah.A nice point for the nation of Muhammad (saw) to ponder over is that if Yusuf had the mercy and compassion to say "There is no reproach for you t...
The Farewell Scene If you have just finished the first Rakah [unit] of your Salah, then
rise for the second and rise for a new chance to improve your focus and to
ensure that this time, your heart and mind are fully alive with the humbleness
and humility required of us in Sal...
The Perfect Sujood We continue with the greatest pillar of Salah, the Sujood [prostration]! Now don’t you wish you could have watched the Prophet himself as he did his Sujood [prostration]? This is the aim of today’s segment, to carry to you the description of the proper Sujood [prostration], just the way our Messen...
In Preparation for the Greatest Pillar
of Salah We just completed a beautiful station of Salah, the Ruku’ [bowing].
The Ruku’ [bowing] is the prelude to Sujood [prostration]...from one posture of
submission, to a greater, more complete posture of submission! But before the
Sujood [prostration], comes...
Recite with the Heart. We have now completed al-Fatihah and move on to the Quran recitation after it. Did you ever notice that any Quran recited in Salah is always recited when we are in the standing position? We do not recite al-Fatihah or any other Surah in the sitting position, nor during our Ruku [bowing], nor durin...
The Key to Salvation “It is You we worship and You we ask for help.”If we take the time to contemplate upon“Maliki Yaumi-Deen”, it is a verse that should truly shake us! Many when they stand in prayer pay no attention to the words they utter. Those words never reach their hearts, but are an unconscious recitatio...
Unraveling More Secrets of al-Fatihah. “The Most Gracious, Most Merciful.”Have you ever wondered why this comes before “Maliki Yaumi-Deen” [Master of the Day of Judgment] in al-Fatihah? Picture this scenario. You happened to be at the scene of a crime and there isan on going investigation. The trial begins and t...
Salute the King & Expel the Intruder. Now you have officially entered Salah when you proclaimed “Allahu Akbar”. You lower your gaze to the place of your Sujood [prostration] and you now place your hands right over left and close to your heart/lower chest. Why? Imagine that you have walked into a royal palace and...
Do you sometimes feel that your Salah [prayer] is not quite having the effect it is supposed to on you and your life? Have you ever considered that perhaps it is because we are not giving it its due importance? It seems we have lost [or were never taught] that ability to ‘connect’ in Salah that makes all the difference i...
The Qur’an Project presents its latest new book - 'Love of Allah - Experience the beauty of Salah'. From the 1st of May 2013, you will be able to order your FREE COPY worldwide insha-Allah from our website. We will be uploading daily extracts from the Book between 8-9pm everyday till 14th April insha-Allah. As the author n...
Love is such a rich phenomenon that some scholars suggest that it has no definition, it is known only by its effects. Love is categorized into different types in Islamic worldview. Some forms of love are healthy and encouraged, yet others are blameworthy. Some people or things we love are natural and we hav...
Loving Allah is the ultimate aim. Having attained the state of true love for Allah, each stage that follows it is one of its fruits and a branch from its roots - such as longing, intimacy and contentment. Each stage that precedes it - such as repentance, perseverance and doing without.
The most beautiful, the most sincere, the most elevated and th...
I heard the Shaykh of Islâm, Ibn Taymiyyah - may Allâh sanctify his soul - say, 'Truly, there is a Heaven in this world, [and] whoever does not enter it, will not enter the Heaven of the next world.' And once he said to me, 'What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my Heaven and my garden. If I travel they are with me, and they neve...
