Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains key aspects of the Qur’an and Prophetic Guidance (sunna) on fasting and making the most of the month of Ramadan. Based on the work of Shaykh Hasan al-Mashshat, Is‘af Ahl al-Iman, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani of SeekersGuidance Global begins with explanation of the key Qur’anic verses on fasting and Ramadan, from Sura […]

Ustadha Zaynab Ansari discusses how we can seek Allah through voluntary service during Ramadan, whether in our homes or in our communities. Ramadan is all about two things: 1. The actual physical fact of the fast. 2. The intention behind the fast. When one fasts one’s entire being is oriented toward Allah Most High. When […]

The fitra when it pertains to us includes everything that is true to our nature. The human fitra, is especially great, good, and praiseworthy. Allah says in Sura al Rum (30:30): فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا ۚ فِطْرَتَ اللَّـهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّـهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ So direct […]

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 […]