Encyclopedic articles on all aspects of Islam. Scholar-verified and community-driven.
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The fundamental acts of worship that form the foundation of Muslim life: Shahada, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj.
The articles of faith in Islam: belief in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and Divine Decree.
The absolute oneness of Allah in His lordship, worship, and names and attributes. The foundation of Islamic theology.
The five daily prayers: their times, conditions, pillars, obligations, and recommended acts according to all four madhabs.
The third pillar of Islam. Who must pay, what is owed, the eight categories of recipients, and calculation methods.
The rules of fasting: who must fast, what breaks the fast, exemptions, and the spiritual dimensions of Sawm.
The fifth pillar of Islam. The rites, conditions, and spiritual significance of the annual pilgrimage.
An overview of the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools: their founders, methodologies, and geographic spread.
The methodology of hadith authentication: classification, narrator evaluation, chain analysis, and grading systems.
The Islamic framework for marriage: conditions, rights and obligations, mahr, and the role of the wali.
Why interest is prohibited in Islam, the types of riba, and Islamic alternatives for financing and banking.
The gravest sin in Islam. Types of shirk (major and minor), its manifestations, and how to avoid it.
What constitutes religious innovation, the scholarly difference between good and bad innovation, and its boundaries.
How the Quran was preserved: from oral memorization during the Prophet's life to the standardized mushaf under Caliph Uthman.
The era of the four rightly-guided caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. The golden age of Islamic governance.
The purification before prayer: obligatory acts, sunnah acts, nullifiers, and the fiqh of wudu across the four schools.
The alternative purification with clean earth when water is unavailable or harmful. Conditions and method.
The full-body purification: when it is required, obligatory acts, sunnah method, and differences among madhabs.
The history, words, method, and virtues of the Islamic call to prayer that echoes across Muslim lands five times daily.
The remedy for mistakes in prayer: when it is required, how to perform it, and the differences among the schools.
The communal obligation of praying over the deceased: its method, conditions, and rulings across the madhabs.
How to seek Allah's guidance when facing decisions: the prayer, its dua, and common misconceptions.
The voluntary night prayers of Ramadan: their origin, number of rak'ahs, and the scholarly discussion.
The practice of secluding oneself in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten nights of Ramadan.