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The Best Way to Get Your Prayer Answered… Ibn `Atta’ Explains

Dr. Jasser Auda 19 July, 2022 In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: The best way to ask Him is through expressing your distress, and…

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Spiritual Lessons From the Story of Prophet Moses

Aisha Stacey 14 July, 2022 Prophet Moses is known and revered as a Prophet in all three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.  In Islam Moses is a Prophet, messenger, lawgiver…

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The Chapter That Teaches Us Good Manners

Aisha Stacey 12 July, 2022 This eighteen-verse chapter was revealed in Madinah, and it takes its title from the reference to the private rooms of the wives of Prophet Muhammad…

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Wahiduddin Khan & First Hajj Reflections

Wahiduddin Khan 07 July, 2022 Prior to 1982, my knowledge of Hajj had been limited to what I could gain from books, and so, when at last in that year…

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The Life-Changing Power of Prayer

Amy Klooz When I embraced Islam, my biggest challenge was learning to pray. Of course I had “prayed” before, as a Christian, but in Islam prayer means more–it is a ritual of submission…

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Why Do You Want to Do Hajj?

Heba Al Sharif 23 June, 2022 Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubarak was seen standing before the Kaaba and was overheard saying, “O Allah! Ibn Abu Al-Muwali told us on the authority of…

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Malcolm X and the Transforming Power of Hajj

15 June, 2022 Malcolm X went to Hajj in the year 1964. He went as an ardent believer in Black Nationalism and returned to America a changed man. He had…

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The Spirituality of Hajj: Ihram and Talbiyah

Dr. Spahic Omer 14 June, 2022 Two subjects associated with the dramatic commencement of Hajj are ihram and talbiyah, further enhanced by the concepts of sincere intention (niyyah) and mawaqit (fixed times and places for…

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Do We Need Another Season of Hajj?

Dr. Mohannad Hakeem 07 June, 2022 YES, we definitely need a Hajj season this year! By WE, I am referring to humanity; I am not talking about those who are…