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Friendship Criterion According to The Quran And Islam Man is a social animal and to live and survive in life, humans have to interact and rely on each other. This is the reason why humans have the gift of being born with relationship and throughout their lives they go for new relationships or try getting rid of the ones that don’t contribute positively to their lives. One of such relationships that humans value greatly is friendship. Friends are an integral and important part of life as they contribute heavily in what a person makes of his or her life. This is the reason why Islam also speaks about friendship. Islam acknowledges the importance of friends in one’s life, therefore, it emphasizes on the selection of right friends. The lines below discuss the importance of friends in the light of Islam and what different criterions should a Muslim follow pertaining to the matter of making friends. In Quran, Allah Almighty says: “And (remember) the day when the unjust one sha...

Khusoo(Focusing) on our Salat and Prayers Khushoo  is about being mentally present in one’s prayers. It’s about knowing what we are reciting from the Quran and engaging our hearts with Allah when saying Allah’s remembrances and Azkar in salat and our prayers. It’s about having our hearts and minds focused toward Allah when we are in the state of salat. Here is a short explanation by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) who said, “The khushoo’ of true faith is when the heart feels aware and humble before the greatness and glory of Allaah, and is filled with awe, fear and shyness, so that the heart is utterly humbled before Allaah and broken, as it were, with fear, shyness, love and the recognition of the blessings of Allaah and its own sins. So no doubt the khushoo’ of the heart is followed by the khushoo’ of the body. . (Al-Rooh, p. 314) Why can’t we seem to focus during our salat? Why don’t our hearts engage with Allah in our prayers?...

 "Do not revile the rooster for it wakes you up for prayer." [Abu Dawud]. Three voices that are loved by Allah, namely:  the voice of the roosters, the voice of one who is reading Qur'an and the voice of the one who calls for forgiveness before the break of day. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'When you hear a rooster crowing, then ask Allah for His bounties, for it has seen an angel, and when you hear a donkey braying, then seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, for it has seen a Shaitan' [Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad] The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,  "Do not revile the rooster for it wakes you up for prayer."  [Abu Dawud] . Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:  “when you hear the crowing of the roosters, then ask Allah of His bounty, for verily they have seen an ange...

Chapter (94) -  The Tafsir of Surah Alam Nashrah (Surat Ash-Sharh) (Chapter - 94) Which was revealed in Makkah [بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ] In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. [أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ - وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ - الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ - وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ - فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْراً - إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْراً - فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ - وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ] (1. Have We not opened your breast for you) (2. And removed from you your burden.) (3. Which weighed down your back) (4. And have We not raised high your fame) (5. Verily, along with every hardship is relief,) (6. Verily, along with every hardship is relief.) (7. So when you have finished, devote yourself to Allah's worship.) (8. And to your Lord turn intentions and hopes.) The Meaning of opening the Breast Allah says, [أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ] (Have We not opened your breast for you) meaning, `have W...

YOU ARE HERE:   HOME LIBRARY THE CALL OF ISLAM ADVERTISMENT   Why were we Created? ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS THE CALL OF ISLAM PREVIOUS ARTICLE Why are Women Turning to Islam? NEXT ARTICLE Women in the Qur'an and Women in the Bible Allah says in the  Qur'an :  "The creation of the Heavens and the Earth is indeed greater then the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not." All praise is due to Allah. May His prayers and blessings be upon his Last Messenger and on all those who follow the path of righteousness until the Last Day. Not just Muslims, but every single human being has to answer the most fundamental question at some point in his or her lifetime: "Why was I created? Why am I here? What am I doing in this world? Why did God create me?" These questions are questions which each and everyone of us reflects on at some point during their life. We have some answers, which are given g...