Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Zul-Hijjah'. The land of Makkah (Mecca) is tranquil and peaceful. Instead of fear, hatred, and war, the desert is characterized by security and peace. An atmosphere for worship where people are free to...
Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Z...
O Allah! I ask of You integrity and soundness in my religion, my life, my family, and my possessions, O Allah! Cover my shame, pacify my fears, guard me from what is in front of me and behind me, from what is on my right and on my left, over my head ...
O Allah! I ask of You integrity and soundness in m...
Beware! the Hajj traverse is not an ordinary trip for trade and worldly purposes: it is a traverse towards Allah. You are departing for the House of God. All you do must be done divinely. Your traverse, from the point it starts, is a departure toward...
Beware! the Hajj traverse is not an ordinary trip ...
Now that we are at the threshold of performing our auspicious religious precept of Hajj, it is necessary to consider its gnostic, spiritual, social, political and cultural aspects. Many dedicated friends have already dicussed the merits of the variou...
Now that we are at the threshold of performing our...
In Quran it says: "And pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one who is able to undertake the journey to it. "(Qur'an, 3:97) Hajj to get Closer to Allah(S.W.T) Hajj is an act of worship which the Almighty G...
In Quran it says: "And pilgrimage to the House is ...
It is necessary for the Hajj pilgrims to learn the problems of Hajj, both the incumbent and interdicted, from the elite ulema, in order that no violations incur which will squander all their efforts, or may cause the pilgrims not become MOHEL and cre...
It is necessary for the Hajj pilgrims to learn the...
O Orators! O! Writers! Relate to your brethren, your regional social and political problems, at the great congregations of ARAFAT, MASH'AR, MENA, Mecca, the dignified, and Medina, the lustrous, and ask for mutual assistance. O! Pilgrims to the House ...
O Orators! O! Writers! Relate to your brethren, yo...
"Allahu’s-samad”? {Allah is the All-embracing} ”Samad”? means impenetrable, indestructible and unchangeable. He is samad. So, He is not material or corporeal because all corporeal things experience change and destruction with the passage of time. Thu...
"Allahu’s-samad”? {Allah is the All-embracing} ”Sa...
”Qul huwa’llahu ahad”? Tawhid {monotheism} is the most fundamental principle of all heavenly religions and the prophets (PBUH) have come to eliminate the effects of polytheism, disbelief and idol-worship and to invite mankind toward God. Tawhid is t...
”Qul huwa’llahu ahad”? Tawhid {monotheism} is the...
What differentiates human beings from other creatures is their ability to think. One uses this ability in order to gain sustenance, which contains the material and spiritual things one needs in order to survive. There are some things one could do in ...
What differentiates human beings from other creatu...
By studying the verses related to this concept, one will realize that divine tradition refers to basic and solid rules either creative or legislative (based on divine Sharia) that do not undergo any change and such rules have been governing the past ...
By studying the verses related to this concept, on...
There are four types of capability (isteta’at) which must all exist for the Hajj to become wajib. Such a wajib Hajj is called Hajj-e-Islam. These capabilities are:(1) Mental Capability (Isteta’at-e-Aqli)(2) Passage Capability (Isteta’at-e-Tariqi)(3) ...
There are four types of capability (isteta’at) whi...
Discharging any responsibility in the best way may result in one or more of the following outcomes: Holding the principle of responsibility opens the door to freedom without any darkness. Subsequently, it is the necessity of responsibility to close d...
Discharging any responsibility in the best way may...
The Responsibilities are Knowledge: Know the details of the responsibilities in order to know what your duty is, and, also, know its importance so that you will react with it and strive towards achieving it. "Be engaged in the thing that you will be ...
The Responsibilities are Knowledge: Know the detai...
The pages of history, both good and evil, are folded…it is the responsibility of the past generations; we will not be questioned on its negativity or otherwise: (That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and...
The pages of history, both good and evil, are fold...
"Love for a nation is among faith." Love is a responsibility…as faith is also a responsibility. Love and relationship, with one nation and country, grows more and more. It is not just an emotional relation that is related to family, language, culture...
"Love for a nation is among faith." Love is a resp...
A Prophetic Hadith says: "Whoever wakes up without giving much consideration to the Muslim's affairs is not a Muslim." This is a wider call toward giving much importance to the Muslim's affairs, wherever they might be. This consideration is not only ...
A Prophetic Hadith says: "Whoever wakes up without...
By this we mean your responsibility, as a youth, in directing spending and consumption. Indeed, the material outlook has spread and become a wider phenomenon among our youth, boys and girls, to the extent that it makes them spend much on their unnece...
By this we mean your responsibility, as a youth, i...
As a youth, you are interrelated with the society around you by different chains of relationship: Relationship with parents, family and neighbors, relationships with brothers, friends and companions, and, likewise, the relationship with general peopl...
As a youth, you are interrelated with the society ...
Being the fact that a youth has a bigger heart, pure nature and higher ability to change from negative to positive, the responsibility of good manners and morals is big and heavy on his shoulders. This is because of Allah's favor towards him. He is r...
Being the fact that a youth has a bigger heart, pu...
Seeking religious knowledge is your responsibility, as a youth, since you set your feet on the field of puberty. We are responsible for acquiring the knowledge of knowing the lawful and unlawful things in life. The culture of knowledge is not only a ...
Seeking religious knowledge is your responsibility...