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  • Hajj: An Invaluable Da'wah Opportunity-I

    Dear readers, Let us take a look at the following figures: The number of workers who are engaged in cleaning services at the sacred sites during Hajjis more than 22,000 workers. Officials deserve praise for recruiting such a large number of workers, since taking care of the cleanliness of the sacred sites is a very important matter, so that pilgrims.. More

  • Make Haste to Perform Hajj to the Ancient House - II

    The virtue of Hajj Mabroor: Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "(The performance of) ‘Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous one. And the reward of Hajj Mabroor (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except.. More

  • Make Haste to Perform Hajj to the Ancient House - I

    Allah The Almighty enjoined upon His slaves performing Hajj to His Ancient House at least once in a lifetime. He made it one of the five pillars of Islam upon which it is established. The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Islam is based on five (principles): … and to perform Hajj (i.e. Pilgrimage to the Sacred.. More

  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals – III

    … Continued Piety combines all sorts of goodness and the guide to every righteous act. Allah The Almighty accepts the deeds of the pious people and He guides them and sets right their conditions. Whoever wears the garment of piety will realize goodness and achieve happiness. Whoever takes off the garment of piety is outcast. Piety drives the.. More

  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals – II

    … Continued Pardon and forgiveness are among the benefits of Hajj: Hajj is a school for teaching pardon and forgiveness. Some clashes often happen in times of crowdedness that require good behavior. Hajj disciplines and trains the pilgrims to control themselves when they are angry and to say only good words. Allah The Almighty Says (what.. More

  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals - I

    Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [mention, O Muhammad], when We Designated for Ibraaheem (Abraham) the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate." And proclaim to the people the Hajj; they will.. More

  • Be Eager to Perform Hajj and Avoid Procrastination -II

    Can the people who put off Hajj guarantee that they will continue to be wealthy enough to perform it? Can they guarantee that they will not fall sick or die before they perform it? Do they have an agreement with the Angel of Death to delay their time until they perform it? What are they waiting for? Our Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • Be Eager to Perform Hajj and Avoid Procrastination - I

    During Hajj, people from different backgrounds, of different colors and different countries and races meet around the Ka’bah, between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, and on the mountain of ‘Arafaat. They all come having prepared themselves mentally and spiritually to perform this great obligation. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And proclaim.. More

  • Hajj When Hope Springs in the Heart - II

    … Continued There has been no age in which the bonds among the Muslim nation and its peoples reached such a degree of disintegration and weakness as the current age. The main reason for this disintegration and disunity is due to Muslims themselves. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Say, “It is from yourselves."} [Quran.. More

  • Hajj When Hope Springs in the Heart - I

    We live in an era in which our Ummah (Muslim nation) suffers from an unprecedentedstate of underdevelopment and disunity, which has undermined the main pillars upon which the Muslim nation was founded in its earlier formation, starting with Eemaan (faith) and the unique Islamic identity. In our time, Muslims have lost much of their Islamic identity.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - II

    Fifth pause for reflection: The attributes of the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah: 1- Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights…} [Quran 89:1-5] Indisputably, the fact that Allah The Exalted swore by the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah reflects their great.. More

  • The Blessed Days Are Approaching, Get Ready - I

    Blessed days are approaching, the days of Tahleel (saying La ilaaha illallaah: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah), Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar: Allah is The Greatest), Tasbeeh (saying: Subhaanallaah: Glory be to Allah) and Tahmeed (saying Al-Hamdulillaah: All praise is due to Allah). They are days of submission, imploring, shedding tears.. More

  • Striving to Obey Allah The Almighty

    Striving to obey Allah The Almighty is one of the meanings implied in Hajj. The Muslim pilgrim leaves his house and country heading to Al-Masjid Al-Haraam by plane, on board a ship or a mount, or even on foot to obey his Lord ignoring all the hardships and difficulties that he may face. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And proclaim to the people.. More

  • Paradise is for People of Determination

    Aiming for days in Paradise – this ought to be our focus in the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah; the Paradise of closeness and connection with Allah The Great and Most High, wherein we feel the impact of its warmth and bliss in our hearts; the Paradise of closeness, longing, repentance, devotion, and tranquility. However, reaching Paradise has.. More

  • Journey Towards Allah The Almighty

    “Whoever performs Hajj for the Sake of Allah and does not commit any obscenity (sexual intercourse while in the state of Ihraam) or commit any evil will go back (free of sin) as on the day his mother bore him” These are meaningful words that were said by the best of all creation and the most truthful of them, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah,.. More