All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. May peace and blessings be upon the Chief of the Messengers, Muhammad. Indeed it is a great favour and blessing from Allah that He has made for His righteous servants periods of time within which they can increase in good deeds to attain great rewards and one of these opportunistic periods is the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah (the final month of the Islamic Calendar, in which the Hajj is performed). SUPERIORITY OF THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHUL-HIJ

از: محمد نجیب قاسمی سنبھلی، ریاض (www.najeebqasmi.com) بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِےْن، وَالصَّلاۃُ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ الْکَرِیمِ وَعَلیٰ آلِہِ وَاَصْحَابِہِ اَجْمَعِین۔ مردوں کی طرح حج کی ادائیگی خواتین بھی کرتی ہیں، مگر ان کی چند فطری عادات کی بنا پر کچھ مسائل میں مردوں سے فرق موجود ہے، جس کی وجہ سے ان کے بعض مسائل مردوں سے مختلف ہیں، جن کا جاننا حج کی ادائیگی کرنے والی ہر خواتین کے لئے ضروری ہے۔ حج سے متعلق خواتین کے خصوصی چند مسائل نبی اکرم ﷺ کی تعل

  I have been on the pilgrimage to Mecca three times in my life: once during the annual hajj season and twice during the off-season. This has left me savvy as I try to negotiate the physical hurdles, including massive crowds and the heat, while performing the pilgrimage rituals. With the pilgrimage I hope to refill my always empty spiritual cup by praying and reflecting in peace. The best time to visit the Kaaba and do this, I have come to realize, is after midnight. The Kaaba is t

Unity is vividly observed in the great pillar of Hajj, which is repeated every year and for which millions of Muslims gather from all over the world. They represent the Muslim ummah with all its different races, countries, colors, and languages. They gather in one place, at the same time, wearing the same garment and performing the same rites. They make one stand in the same monument. They proclaim the oneness of the Lord of the worlds, submit themselves to His law, and show their unity under Hi

مولاناسید احمد ومیض ندوی اللہ والوں کی زبان سے نکلنے والی ہر بات اپنے اندر بے پناہ تاثیر رکھتی ہے، جن کے دل خوفِ خدا سے لبریز اور یادِ الٰہی سے معمور ہوتے ہیں، ان کی ہر بات ’’ازدل خیزد بردل ریزد‘‘ کے مصداق ہوتی ہے، ماضی قریب کے جن اہل اللہ سے اللہ نے رشدوہدایت کاعظیم کام لیا ان میں حضرت مولانا محمد اشرف علی تھانوی علیہ الرحمہ ممتاز حیثیت رکھتے ہیں، آپ کے خلفاء سے اللہ تعالیٰ نے عالمی سطح پر کام لیا، دنیا کاکوئی خطہ ایسا نہیں ہے جہاں حضرت کے فیض یافتگان کا فیض نہ پہونچا ہو، حضرت مولانا شاہ محم

Hajj literally means 'to set out for a place'. Islamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad . Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet lbrahim [Abraham] and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Kaba - the House of Allah - along with his son Ismail [Ishmael] at Makkah. Allah described th

by Shaikh Muhammad As-Salih Al-Uthaimeen  In The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful   Preface Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe. May peace and blessings be upon Muhammad, the last of the prophets and messengers, and upon his family and esteemed companions. Hajj is one of the best forms of worship and is one of the most sublime deeds because it is one of the pillars of Islam that Allah sent Muhammad(may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)with. A serva

Plants give us life, but how do they reproduce has long been a mystery. Now, biologists from the University of Leicester have undressed the genetic hierarchy in plant sperm cell formation. The researchers have discovered a pair of proteins made by flowering plants that are vital for the production of the sperm present within each pollen grain. “We often take for granted sexual reproduction in plants and its role in our lives. It is a complex process and it is only recently that we are begi

Allaah has made patience like a horse that never gets tired, an army that can never be defeated and a strong fortress that can never be breached. Patience and victory are twin brothers, for victory comes with patience, relief comes with distress and ease comes with hardship. Patience is of more help to the one who has it than men, as it helps without any need for equipment or numbers and its relationship to victory is like that of the head to the body. In the Qur’aan, Allaah has guaranteed th

از:ڈاکٹر عبدالحمید مخدومی (سینئر جرنلسٹ) نظام خلافت یا نظام مصطفی ﷺ کوئی نیا نظام نہیں ہے۔ یہ نظام اللہ رب العزت کا بھیجا ہوا نظام ہے۔ اس نظام کو رسول ﷺ نے اپنے دور نبوت میں نافذ کیا اور آپ کے پردہ فرمانے کے بعد خلفائے راشدین نے جاری رکھا جو مکمل حالت میں 30 سال تک جاری رہا ۔ اس کے بعد دیگر خلفاء نے صدیوں اسے جاری رکھا حتّٰی کہ مصطفی کمال اتا ترک نے ترکی میں 1924 ؁ء میں اس کا خاتمہ کردیااور اب عالم اسلام میں 90 سال سے کوئی خلافت باقی نہیں رہی۔ مسلمانوں پر فرض ہے کہ وہ دنیا میں اس نظام کو ق

The flag of India -- called the Tiranga, meaning tricolor -- has three horizontal bars of saffron, white and green, and is embossed in the middle with a blue wheel. It was adopted on July 24, 1947, in the wake of India’s independence from the British, and it is made only from khadi, domestically spun Indian cotton, as a symbol of nationalism and freedom. Symbols The circular symbol in the center of the flag, the Ashoka chakra, is the wheel of the dharma, the cosmic law that upholds the ord

Washington: The United States’ top disease detective calls Ebola a “painful, dreadful, merciless virus.” The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak in West Africa an international emergency, killing more than 900 people and spreading. That’s scary and serious. But it also cries out for context. Aids alone takes more than a million lives per year in Africa — a thousand times the toll of this Ebola outbreak so far. Lung infections such as pneumonia are cl

Do you keep away from white bread thinking it might be unhealthy? Previous studies have shown how white bread can harm your health but this latest research proves otherwise. According to a recent study, the much maligned white bread can actually encourage the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. The good bacteria or microbiome present in the stomach are vital for healthy living. They keep our immune system strong. A drop in the count of these microbiome may cause your immunity to weaken and mak

NEW DELHI: The national capital witnesses an average of one death every month in incidents of auto fires. Deaths in car fires in the national capital have prompted the government to prepare a roadmap for time-bound investigation of these accidents and to ensure that automobile manufacturers rectify any faults that show up in these probes. With the number of car fires increasing on a daily basis, it has become very important to know how to survive in case of an unfortunate scene of crisis.

Shawwal is the Islamic month that is immediately after Ramadhan, the first day being 'Eid al-Fitr. WHAT IS THE RULING ON FASTING SIX DAYS OF SHAWWAL? IS IT WAJIB (OBLIGATORY)? Praise be to Allah. Fasting six days of Shawwal after the obligatory fast of Ramadhan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not wajib. It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fa

Allaah has set out several rulings concerning Eid, including the following: 1 – It is mustahabb to recite takbeer during the night of Eid from sunset on the last day of Ramadaan until the imam comes to lead the prayer. The format of the takbeer is as follows: Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaahi’l-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god except Allaah, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, and all prai

Autors: Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips and Muhammad al-Jibaly Meaning Zakat ul-Fitr is often referred to as Sadaqat ul-Fitr. The word Fitr means the same as Iftar, breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as Futur which means breakfast. Thus, Islamically, Zakat ul-Fitr is the name given to charity which is distributed at the end of the fast of Ramadhan. Classification Sadaqat ul-Fitr is a duty which is Wajib on every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as he / she h

از:محمد نجیب سنبھلی قاسمی اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِےْن، وَالصَّلاۃُ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ الْکَرِےْمِ وَعَلٰی آلِہِ وَاَصْحَابِہِ اَجْمَعِےْن۔ شب قدر کی عبادت: رمضان کی راتوں میں ایک رات‘ شبِ قدر کہلاتی ہے جو بہت ہی خیر وبرکت والی رات ہے اور جس میں عبادت کرنے کو قرآن کریم (سورۂ القدر) میں ہزار مہینوں سے افضل بتلایا گیا ہے۔ ہزار مہینوں کے ۸۳ سال اور ۴ ماہ ہوتے ہیں۔ گویا اِس رات کی عبادت پوری زندگی کی عبادت سے زیادہ بہتر ہے۔ اور ہزار مہینوں سے کتنا زیادہ ہے ؟ یہ صرف اللہ ہی