How to Pray
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Prayer (Salah)
He faces the qiblah and intends the prayer in his heart, then raises his hands level with his shoulders and says the takbir (Allahu Akbar).
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Ayat al-Kursi
Allah — there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Hajj & Umrah Guide
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Umrah
The pilgrim performing Umrah bathes, applies perfume, and wears the Ihram garments (an izar and rida' for men), then makes the intention to enter the rite at the Miqat.
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The Prophet's Seerah
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The Migration to Medina
After the Ansar pledged allegiance to him at al-Aqabah, Allah permitted the Muslims to migrate to Yathrib.
Garden of Duas
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Duas for distress and worry
There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Tajweed Rules
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Idgham with Ghunnah
If, in a separate word, one of the letters of «يَنْمُو» (ya, nun, mim, waw) follows the sakinah nun or tanwin, the nun is merged (idgham) into it while the ghunnah is…
Stories of the Prophets
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Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him
The son of Ya'qub (Jacob), he saw a vision of the stars prostrating to him, so his brothers envied him and threw him into the well.
How to Pray
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Wudu (Ablution)
He intends in his heart to remove the state of ritual impurity (the intention is not spoken aloud), and says the name of Allah (Bismillah) when starting.
Ruqyah
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Surah Al-Falaq
Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow upon…
Pillars & Fiqh
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Establishing the Prayer (The Second Pillar)
Prayer is the second pillar of Islam; it consists of the five prayers obligatory in the day and night, and it is the first matter for which a servant will be held to…
Hajj & Umrah Guide
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Hajj
On the morning of the eighth day, he enters Ihram for Hajj, makes the intention, and recites the Talbiyah.
The Prophet's Seerah
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The Conquest of Mecca
When Quraysh broke their treaty, the Prophet ﷺ marched with ten thousand Muslims and conquered Mecca in Ramadan of the eighth year without any notable fighting.
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