Ramadan

Holy Prophet (S) When you are fasting, you should not speak ill of anybody, nor should you be rough and noisy. If anybody speaks ill of you or tries to pick a quarrel with you, reply him not, but say to him that you are fasting. Holy Prophet (S) A...

Holy Prophet (S) When you are fasting, you should...

Despite our fluctuant life and uncertainties we face, we remain in a constant struggle to achieve calmness. However, after enduring years of suffering and difficulty in work, study, and scheduling, we realize that we are faced with an even greater pr...

Despite our fluctuant life and uncertainties we fa...

Hamd Hamd literally means praise, the opposite of condemnation and dishonor. [1] Praise is a sort of action, not just an utterance of words. We praise an object, person, action or event that we approve of and are satisfied about. Therefore, praise ...

Hamd Hamd literally means praise, the opposite of...

The importance of praying on time is something many people overlook. People use different excuses to justify delaying their prayers, and to many people these excuses seem reasonable. One of the most common excuses that people use when it comes to de...

The importance of praying on time is something man...

Thousands of our innocent brothers and sisters are dying in different parts of the world due to injustice or oppression. Corruption is the root of the suffering for many people around us. Terrorism is oppressing and spreading fear amongst the human k...

Thousands of our innocent brothers and sisters are...

The fasting of commons which is the renunciation of eating and drinking, and observance of other fasting requirements as described in the Books of Jurisprudence. The fasting of nobles, which in addition to the above also includes renunciation of...

The fasting of commons which is the renunciation o...

The Muslim world goes topsy-turvy in Ramadhan. Eating, sleeping and socialising routines are turned back to front – the first meal is eaten as the sun sets. The initial morsel of food into our mouths will usually be a sweet, succulent date, acc...

The Muslim world goes topsy-turvy in Ramadhan. Eat...

The word ‘Taqwa’ is derived from the root ‘waqaya’ which means ‘to safeguard’ or ‘to abstain’. In the Islamic terminology it is defined as the action of restraining oneself from disobeying the commands of Allah (S.w.T.). When Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a....

The word ‘Taqwa’ is derived from the root ‘waqaya’...

After a prolonged period of fasting, energy stores in your body will start to be utilised after your gut has completely absorb all nutrients from the food you last took. Normally, the glucose storage in the liver and muscles will be used up first bec...

After a prolonged period of fasting, energy stores...

The exceptions to performing this act is clear and can be obtained from religious teachers or leaders. However, the case of the pregnant women always falls into a grey area, leading one to ask: to fast or not to fast? Whatever the decision may be, ...

The exceptions to performing this act is clear and...

Fasting is only required if you feel healthy, so if you are concerned it could affect the health of your baby, you should be excused. Pregnant women whose weight and lifestyle are generally healthy seem to cope better with fasting. You may be able to...

Fasting is only required if you feel healthy, so i...

In the early stages of pregnancy, it is common to feel queasy or nauseous. Many pregnant women also experience vomiting, sometimes called morning sickness (though it can happen at any time of day or night). Other common side effects of early pregnanc...

In the early stages of pregnancy, it is common to ...

Fasts impart the message of equality amongst the individuals of the society. By acting upon this religious obligation the affluent ones not only experience the hunger of the hungry and the impoverished ones of the society, first hand, but economizin...

Fasts impart the message of equality amongst the i...

God the Glorious and the Compassionate does not like that the personal faults of people are revealed in society so that it would cause embarrassment to them. He is the All-Merciful and the All-Forgiving and His Clemency is ready to answer the supplic...

God the Glorious and the Compassionate does not li...

The Almighty’s Last Messenger to mankind, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of Allah upon him and his progeny) has termed blessed Ramadhan as the month that opens the gates of heaven for the creatures of God. Fasting has been prescribed for us from dawn t...

The Almighty’s Last Messenger to mankind, Prophet ...