Solving the Problems of the Muslims

Solving the Problems of the Muslims The Holy Prophet, peace be on him and his progeny, says: “One who passes his days and nights and does care for the affairs of the Muslims (and does not strive to solve any problem of the society) is not a Muslim”. (Usulul Kafi, p.390) * * * When

Yawmul-Barakah, the day of blessing

O you who believe, when the call to prayer is made on ‘ yawmil-jumuah’ hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off all business. That is better for you, if you know (62:9) In Arabic yawmil-jumuah literally means the day of congregation. This day (i.e. Friday) is also known as: Sayyidul-ayyaam the master of

On Shiite Characteristics

282- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Once a group of people started walking behind Ameer al-Momineen (a.s). He asked them who they were. They said that they were his followers. He asked them why they did not have the signs of his followers. They asked him what the signs of the Shiites are. He said: “Paleness

Manners Of Reciting The Holy Qur’aan

By now we know that the Qur’aan is a special book and deserves respect. Now let us look at some of the manners of reciting the Qur’aan. It is the right of the Tilaawa (recitation of the Qur’aan) that we follow the rules when reciting the Qur’aan. 1. Perform Wudhoo before you prepare to read

Benefits of the Recitation of the Chapters of the Holy Qur’an

The Verse “Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim If we were to give an exhaustive account of the benefits of the recitation of “Bismillah…” we would need more than a single volume to do justice to it. Apart from being part of every chapter in the Holy Qur’an (except the chapter of repentance [Surah at-tawba]), it is also