May 2011
Poetry
Q&A: Starting Business in Muharram or Safar
Q: There are some misconceptions that it’s not good to start a business in Muharram and Safar. Is it true in the light of Islam or do people just say it out of respect of this month? A. This is not respect for Muharram and Safar but pure superstition. Do not believe or follow this superstition.A...
Performing Salaah Correctly (Part 4) – Mufti Taqi Usmani
In between the two Sajdahs: 1. Rising from the first Sajdah, sit up straight, calmly and comfortably. Then go for the second Sajdah. Doing the second Sajdah after raising the head just a little bit and without becoming straight is a sin. If one does it like that, it becomes obligatory that the Salah be...
Q&A: Best Day for Wedding
Q: What is the best day to have a Nikah (marriage) on? A. The Hadeeth advises to proclaim the Nikah and to perform it in the Masjid. Proclamation will mean that people should be present to witness the Nikah ceremony. The commentator of Mishkaat; Mulla Ali Qaari (Rahmatullaahi Alayh) quoting the famous Hanafi scholar Allaamah...
Strengthen Your Heart
And all that We recount unto thee of the stories of the apostles is in order that We may make firm thy heart thereby. And in this there hath come to thee truth and an exhortation and an admonition unto the believers. [al Qur'aan - Surah Hud 11:120] One of the reasons why Allah Ta’ala...
How To Eat Fruit Properly
Most people think that eating fruit along with their main meals is a good way to stay healthy. Without properly understanding the body’s digestive cycle over a 24 hour period, many people consume fruit in a manner that will bring them little nutritional benefit. Having lots of fruit with your main meals or eating it...
Giving up Sins: An Easy Prescription
There are many, many Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world who due to various negative influences and bad elements, find themselves ‘de-railed’ from Deen. Many others sit on the fence, wanting to enjoy or benefit from both sides of the fence – engaging in sins as well as being practical on certain teachings of...
Whispers of the Night
Whispers of the Night by Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq I pounded on the door of mercy as the world slept And humbling myself before my Creator I wept Hands raised high and head bowed I knelt And dejectedly began to lament what I felt With a torn heart I gave a tongue to...