Tag Archives: FAJR

The summer months always bring confusion to Muslims in high northerly latitudes. Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad explains why Fajr is so early and the different reactions to it.

This time of year many countries with significant Muslim populations will be experiencing persistent twilight, where the astronomical signs for Isha will disappear and Fajr will occur very early...

A detailed critique of using "Aqrab al-Ayyām" to estimate Fajr during persistent twilight

The occurrence of Ramadan along with the beginning times of ʿIsha, Maghrib and Fajr prayers during summer leads to confusion for some Muslims living in Europe and North America...

  Living in a ‘civilised’ world we have grown used to international laws that govern and ensure the ‘rule of law’ is upheld and maintained.  Human life is sacrosanct and human rights are paramount. The International Criminal Court was established in ...

This article is not a fiqhi article, nor will any fatwas be issued. What this article is designed to do is make us think. Scholar 1: Lasers. The word lasers is taken for granted. In reality, Laser is an acronym. It ...

Click for your city’s Ramadan Timetable Over the years we have published a number of articles on the topic of the beginning time of Fajr and ʿIshā’ during the summer periods for northern cities of Europe affected by a phenomena ...

Click for your city’s Ramadan Timetable All praise be to Allāh and may the peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad.  The ongoing debate concerning the correct time to start fasting requires us to deal with the matter both ...

In the previous article, The Great Loss of the One who does not Pray, we discussed the worldly loss of a person who neglects their Ṣalāh. We explored the Ṣalāh in its relation to Īmān, as an unparalleled act of worship, ...

When the topic of Ṣalāh is addressed on the public platforms, the conventional method focuses on establishing its importance, the sins associated with a person who fails to perform it and the ruling of such a person. This method is ...