Just as al-Sunan al-Rawātib are better than other kinds of voluntary prayers, so fasts observed (in the months) before and after Ramadān are better than fasts at other times...
Read More »Less Than 100 Days Until Ramadan 2018
Are you going to wait and react to it? Or prepare for it so you can hit the ground running? The preparation starts now...
Read More »Why Eid?
When the Prophet peace be upon him migrated to Madinah he noticed that its inhabitants held festivities during two days. He informed his companions that Allah gave them two better days in which to celebrate: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. ...
Read More »[Sh Haitham] Khutba for Eid al-Fitr
This Ramadān has been full of ups and downs for our community. Sh Haitham discusses the victories and challenges this Ramadān in his 1438 Eid al-Fitr Khutba...
Read More »Are you happy or sad that Ramadan is ending soon?
We all say because it is expected of us that we will miss Ramadan or are sad it is ending. But if we truly reflect on this and are honest with our own souls, were we really happy this Ramadan and are we really sad it is ending?
Read More »Who are the truly needy?
We are always told to "feed the needy", but Charity Right's Azim Kidwai asks this Ramadān: who is really in need?
Read More »Taqwa In The Last 10 Nights
Shaikh Sajid Umar delivers a pertinent reminder on the final push in these last few days of the blessed month of Ramadān...
Read More »Countdown to the Night of al-Qadr
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace and salutations be upon him) said: The people of Paradise are one hundred and twenty rows, of which eighty are from this ummah (nation) and the other forty are from all the other nations.[1] It is ...
Read More »Crying in witr
When praying tarāwīh or tahajjud in the Masjid, a trend that I have noticed is that many people cry during the du’ā in witr. Crying when asking Allāh for something is virtuous and is one of the methods that helps ...
Read More »Feeling Demotivated this Ramadān? Remember the Supplication of Jibrīl
We are nearly half way through the blessed month of Ramadān and many of us are unfortunately still only warming up in our worship and righteous acts. A common excuse for this is that due to the long hours of fasting ...
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