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  • Effect of Hajj on Perfecting Tawheed

    Every year, the Islamic Ummah (nation) lives this blessed season and these special days which combine between the honor of place and time. It is the occasion of Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah The Almighty. Pilgrims, the guests of Allah, from all corners of the earth come together hoping to attain the Forgiveness and Pleasure of Allah The Almighty... More

  • Manifestations of Islamic Monotheism in Hajj - IV

    Manifestations of Tawheed on the Day of An-Nahr (slaughter of sacrificial animal on Thul-Hijjah 10) Allah The Almighty Says (what means):{And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead}[Quran 37:103]In some traditions, it was said that Ismaa`eel, may Allah exalt his mention, said to his father, Ibraaheem, may Allah exalt his.. More

  • Manifestations of Islamic Monotheism in Hajj - III

    Manifestations of Tawheed in the comprehensiveness of the Mercy and Forbearance of Allah The Almighty: Forbearance and Mercy are attributes of Allah The Almighty, and when you read the authentic Hadeeth, (narration) in which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Whoever performs Hajj without having sexual relations, and without.. More

  • Manifestations of Islamic Monotheism in Hajj - II

    Manifestations of Tawheed in Tawaaf (circumambulation around the Ka'bah): When the pilgrim wants to perform Tawaaf, he remembers the Greatness and Might of Allah The Almighty, Who honored the Ka'bah. When one stands in front of the Ka'bah, he remembers the Prophet who built it, the leader of the Muslims and their role model, Ibraaheem (Abraham, may.. More

  • Manifestations of Islamic Monotheism in Hajj - I

    Allah The Almighty created man and Jinn and commanded them to worship Him, and made the validity of any act of worship contingent upon devotion and monotheism. Islam and all its rites and obligations are closely connected toTawheed (Islamic Monotheism). Hajj is one of those rites. It is one of the greatest Islamic rites that strengthens and enlivens.. More

  • Meanings of Creed as Derived from the Obligation of Hajj - II

    Third: Honoring the Symbols and sacred Ordinances of Allah The Almighty Allah The Almighty Says, after mentioning a set of rulings on Hajj, (what means): {That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred Ordinances of Allah - it is best for him in the Sight of his Lord.} [Quran 22:30] The sacred ordinances intended here are the acts of.. More

  • Harms of Delaying the Hajj - II

    Those who have no money and neither hope for Hajj, nor think about it nor long for it: This type is in danger as well. We would advise these people to have a good intention and always long for seeing the Sacred House of Allah. When Allah The Almighty knows about their good intention and will to perform Hajj, He might provide them with what enables.. More

  • Harms of Delaying the Hajj - I

    How could a faithful believer accept to leave off Hajj given his capability of fulfilling it with his property and body, when he knows that it is among the obligatory duties and fundamental pillars of Islam? How could one greedily withhold his property from performing this obligatory duty, given that he spends it on what his soul desires? How could.. More

  • Unless it be a Man who rubs his face in Dust

    The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Do goodness throughout your life and pursue the blessings of the Mercyof Allah, for Allah has blessings of mercy that He bestows upon whom He wills of His slaves; and ask Allah to conceal your ‘Awrahs (parts of the body that must be covered) and to secure you from terror... More

  • Projects for Women During the First Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah

    Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {By the dawn, And [by] ten nights, And [by] the even [number] and the odd, And [by] the night when it passes, Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?}[Quran 89: 1-5] It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “There are no days.. More

  • Reflections on the Ancient House

    Haaj ‘Uthmaan Daaboo, may Allah have mercy upon him, who came from the Republic of Gambia in the far west of Africa, was over eighty years old. I visited him before he died in his modest home in his small village near the capital, Banjul.He told me about his long trip fifty years ago to the Ancient House, walking along with four of his companions.. More

  • The 60-Day Project Ahead of Hajj

    Dear brothers and sisters, 1- Have you not ever wished to perform Hajj? Do you not want your sins forgiven? Do you not wish to be sinless as on the day your mother gave birth to you? Imagine this great bounty, about which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit any obscenity nor commit.. More

  • Disowning Polytheism and its People

    Disowning polytheism and its people is a matter that is confirmed in Islam and is substantiated with texts from the Quran and Prophetic narrations. Allah Says (what means): {"There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Ibraaheem (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people, 'Indeed, we disown you and whatever you worship.. More

  • Greatest Glad Tidings for Pilgrims - II

    Reward of Talbiyah Sahl ibn Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “No pilgrim says Talbiyah but whatever on his right and left of stones, trees or clay will say Talbiyah to the farthest extent on earth from here and there on his right and left.” [Al-Albaani: Saheeh] Zayd.. More

  • Greatest Glad Tidings for Pilgrims - I

    Performing Hajj or ‘Umrah and praying in the Two Holy Mosques are some of the greatest acts of worship. Therefore, when the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was asked about the best deed, he said: “Belief in Allah and His Messenger.”When he was asked about the next deed, he answered:“Doing Jihaad in the cause of.. More