Ustadh Abdullah Misra describes the fast of the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, and its importance as a spiritual template for the believer to follow. Allah has given us life and tawfiq to see another months of Ramadan. When we look at what we need to do in Ramadan, this discussion is […]

There is none more deserving of your love than the Most Merciful Who created you and originated you from nothingness, and bestowed blessings upon you. Love comes from knowing, says Habib Umar. So know Allah. The extent to which one knows the Tremendousness and Might of Allah, and His Beauty and Perfection, and His Excellence […]

Ramadan is a time of incredible opportunity for Muslims to draw closer to Allah and gain ever-heightened levels of taqwa, says Imam Zaid Shakir. Allah says in Sura al Baqara [2:183]: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Taqwa is not just God-consciousness. It manifests in a […]

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani delivers a practical primer on the fiqh of fasting touching on three main subjects. The virtues, fiqh and common question of fasting. He begins by reminding us that the wisdom, the spiritual benefits, and the key fiqh of fasting is found in Sura Baqara 2:183-186. 183: O you who believe, fasting was […]