Muslims and Charity Zakat: What is your definition of the third Pillar of Islam? We might often assume it means money alone, but it is important to note that charity can take multiple forms. Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari: The Prophet said, ‘On every Muslim there is enjoined (a compulsory) sadaqa (alms).’ They (the people) said,
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How Do You Get Closer to Your Ummah?
The concept of an “Ummah” has slightly deteriorated in the political and economic sphere in the past 100 years due to lack of leadership in the Muslim world. However, at the grassroot level, it’s still there. Over a month ago I came back from a ProductiveMuslim Tour in Malaysia and was overwhelmed by the kindness
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How to Gain Tranquility in Prayer (Part 4)
Read Part 1, Part 2 and 3 here! Practical Steps to Gain Khushoo A Practical Guide to Gaining Khushoo Within Salah Repeat the words of the Adhan This is a subtle method to signal to your body and mind to draw away from any worldly affair you were engaged in. It’s an invitation to stop feeding your thoughts on
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How to Gain Tranquility in Prayer (Part 3)
Read Part 1, Part 2 and 4 here! Practical Steps to Gain Khushoo Khushoo is a means and a consequence. Khushoo is a consequence of true faith and yaqeen (certainity) upon the words of Allah [SWT] and on the accountability of our actions. It is a means to gain tranquility in this racing, tempting world
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How to Gain Tranquility in Prayer (Part 2)
Read Part 1, Part 3 and 4 here! Obstacles to Attaining the State of Khushoo Before suggesting ways to acquire khushoo we should ask ourselves why we haven’t achieved it yet or why we lost it. Hence let’s examine the factors that hinder us from experiencing khushoo. External These are the outward elements that capture our attention whilst we
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The Ramadan Early Bird Series!
Ramadan is quickly approaching. Instead of waiting for the last minute to prepare, begin today for a fruitful month of blessings and barakah from Allah [SWT]. To fully benefit from a great opportunity, you need to prepare for it – and the more thorough the preparation, the better. As Muslims, we have an annual event
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