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WorshipSalah — The Islamic Prayer

The five daily prayers: their times, conditions, pillars, obligations, and reco...

WorshipWudu — Ritual Ablution

The purification before prayer: obligatory acts, sunnah acts, nullifiers, and the fiqh o...

WorshipThe Adhan — Call to Prayer

...history, words, method, and virtues of the Islamic call to prayer that echoes across Muslim lands five times daily.

WorshipSujud as-Sahw — Prostration of Forgetfulness

The remedy for mistakes in prayer: when it is required, how to perform it, and the differen...

WorshipSalat al-Janazah — The Funeral Prayer

The communal obligation of praying over the deceased: its method, conditions, and rulings a...

WorshipSalat al-Istikhara — The Prayer of Guidance

How to seek Allah's guidance when facing decisions: the prayer, its dua, and common misconceptions.

WorshipSalat at-Tarawih — Ramadan Night Prayers

The voluntary night prayers of Ramadan: their origin, number of rak'ahs, and the sch...

WorshipDhikr — Remembrance of Allah

...ice of remembering Allah: morning and evening adhkar, post-prayer supplications, and their virtues.

JurisprudenceHalal and Haram — The Lawful and Prohibited

...s permissible and prohibited, and the principles governing gray areas.

HistoryThe Battle of Badr

...ajor battle in Islamic history: 313 Muslims against 1,000 Quraysh, and how divine aid secured victory.

HistoryThe Battle of Uhud

The second major battle: the reversal of fortune, the wounding of the Prophet, and the lessons for the ummah.

HistoryThe Migration to Abyssinia

The first Muslim migration: seeking refuge from Quraysh persecution under the Christian king al-Najashi.

DawahA New Muslim's Guide

...t took your shahada? A practical guide to the first steps: prayer, fasting, community, and growing in faith.

JurisprudenceConditions and Pillars of Salah

The nine conditions that must be met before prayer and the fourteen pillars (arkan) that constitute valid sa...

WorshipIslamic Funeral Rites: From Ghusl to Burial

...process including washing the deceased, shrouding, janazah prayer, and burial customs.

QuranProphet Yusuf (Joseph): The Best of Stories

...ah Yusuf 'the best of stories,' tracing his journey from betrayal by his brothers to becoming the minister of Egypt.

HistoryThe Battle of Badr: The Decisive Victory

...or battle in Islam, where 313 Muslims defeated over 1,000 Quraysh warriors with divine aid on the 17th of Ramadan, 2 AH.

WorshipEid al-Fitr: The Festival of Breaking the Fast

The sunnahs, prayers, and community celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, the joyous r...

HistoryAl-Isra wal-Miraj: The Night Journey and Ascension

...nd the ascension through the heavens, where the five daily prayers were ordained.

JurisprudencePrayer of the Traveler: Qasr and Jam

...essions Allah grants travelers in shortening and combining prayers, with the conditions and scholarly opinions.

JurisprudenceSujud al-Sahw: Prostration of Forgetfulness in Detail

...o perform the prostration of forgetfulness for mistakes in prayer, with the positions of the four madhabs.

WorshipThe Witr Prayer: Rulings and Method

The odd-numbered night prayer, its importance, timing, number of rak'ahs, and the Qunut...

WorshipThe Friday Prayer: Salat al-Jumuah

The weekly congregational prayer, its obligation, conditions, the khutbah, and rulings for...

WorshipSalat al-Eid: The Eid Prayer

The prayer of the two Eids, its method, additional takbirat, and the...

QuranTafsir of Surah al-Fatiha: The Opening Chapter

...ion of the seven verses that every Muslim recites in every prayer, the greatest surah of the Quran.

WorshipSunnah Prayers (Rawatib) Before and After Obligatory Salah

The confirmed Sunnah prayers accompanying each of the five daily prayers, their virtu...

WorshipTahajjud: The Night Prayer

The voluntary night prayer, its time, method, virtues, and the practice of the Proph...

WorshipSalat al-Duha: The Forenoon Prayer

The voluntary prayer performed after sunrise, its timing, number of rak'ahs, a...

WorshipSalat al-Kusuf: The Eclipse Prayer

The special congregational prayer performed during solar and lunar eclipses, its descriptio...

WorshipSalat al-Istisqa: The Prayer for Rain

The congregational prayer performed during drought, its description, the Prophet's ...

FamilyTarbiyah: Raising Children in Islam

...work for child-rearing, from naming and aqiqah to teaching prayer, instilling moral values, and preparing children for adul...

HealthMental Health: Prophetic Guidance and Islamic Counseling

...he Sunnah addresses anxiety, grief, and depression through prayer, dhikr, community, and trust in Allah, alongside the perm...

CommunityA Guide for New Muslims: The First Year After Shahada

Practical advice for reverts on learning prayer, finding community, dealing with family reactions, and bu...

HistoryUmar's Conquest of Jerusalem (637 CE)

...Jerusalem to Caliph Umar, the Pact of Umar, his refusal to pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and interfaith res...

CommunityFiqh of Muslim Minorities (Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat)

...ique challenges of Muslims living as minorities, including prayer accommodations, halal food access, and civic participatio...

QuranTafsir bil-Ra'y: Reason-Based Interpretation

The methodology of interpreting the Quran through scholarly reasoning and ijtihad, its conditions for validity, and the difference between praiseworthy and blam

EthicsAdab of the Masjid: Etiquettes of the Mosque

...ettes of the mosque, from entering with the right foot and praying tahiyyat al-masjid to maintaining cleanliness and avoidi...

SpiritualityKhushu in Salah: Attaining Focus in Prayer

The inner dimension of prayer that transforms it from mere physical movements into a co...