Tag: prayer
Congregational Prayer
Through the congregational prayer the Muslims attain mutual love, respect and brotherhood
The Meaning of Khushu (concentration and humility) in Prayer
The basic meaning of khushu` is the softness of the heart, its being gentle, still, submissive, broken, and yearning. When the heart is humble, so too is the hearing, seeing, head, and face; indeed all the limbs and their actions are humbled, even speech.
Khushu` in Prayer
The Book of Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, shows that whoever finds what Allah loves hard to bear is blameworthy in the religion and receives Allahs displeasure. Censure and displeasure only come ones way when an obligation is left or a prohibition is committed. Therefore if those who do not have khushu` are censured, its obligation is proven.
The Prayer. The Prayer.
Sheikh Abu Abdissalam discusses the importance of prayer and how one should protect themselves from the punishment of Allah.
Easy Actions For Which Rewards Are Multiplied
A list of easy actions to increase our reward.
The Importance of Prayer
The importance of the prayer in Islam cannot be understated. It is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet ﷺ mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim.
Tafsir of Surah al Fajr – Daybreak (Surah 89)
An exegisis of the eighty-ninth chapter of the Noble Qur'an by Imam as-Sadi. His exegisis is widely regarded as being amongst the best and most moving for the layman to read.
The Virtue of Taraaweeh Prayers
Taraaweeh prayer is Sunnah mustahabbah (i.e., recommended) according to scholarly consensus, and comes under the heading of qiyaam al-layl (night prayers). The believer should be keen to strive in worship in the last ten nights of Ramadaan more than at other times, because in these ten nights is Laylat al-Qadr.
The Purpose Of All Religious Practice
The correct understanding of the verse is that the prayer has two major purposes, one greater than the other: prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds and contains the remembrance of God Most High; the remembrance of God contained in the prayer is [something] greater than the restraint from shameful deeds and injustice.
Tafsir of Surah al Layl – The Night (Surah 92)
An exegisis of the ninety-second chapter of the Noble Qur'an by Imam as-Sadi. His exegisis is widely regarded as being amongst the best and most moving for the layman to read.
