Prepare for Ramadan: Your Body
Ramadan is just on the corner, so I invite you to watch this video and prepare for the month with me. In this video I am giving you some ideas on how to prepare your body for fasting. The next video is going to be on how to prepare your mind and soul as well.
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Sha`ban: A Special Month with a Special Night
The month of Sha`ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which has a special significance and a special night as well.
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Worship in Islam: True Purpose and Motives
What does make a Muslim say their prayers at places where there is no one to ask them to offer them or even to see them? What is it that makes them voluntarily undergo rigors of fasting?
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Merits and the Virtues of Sha`ban
Why did the Prophet put great emphasis on fasting during Sha`ban? What did the Prophet use to do during Sha`ban? How could we use Sha`ban to warm up for Ramadan?
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A Blessed Month of a Special Nature
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The other four are the declaration of one's belief in God's oneness and in the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him), regular attendance to prayer, payment of zakah (i.e. obligatory charity), and the pilgrimage.
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Eid Al-Fitr: A Day of Joy
The end of Ramadan ushers in one of two major celebrations in the Islamic calendar. A day of festivities called Eid al-Fitr. In Arabic Eid means something which returns and is repeated every certain period of time. The word Eid, however, has evolved to mean a festivity.
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`Eid Al-Fitr: Prayer and Celebrations
The first morning after Ramadan is the beginning of a very unique, jolly day with religious and social rituals for all Muslims. So, what do we do on that day?
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Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 29
Oh God, I testify that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and to You I repent.
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Qur’anic Gems: Juz’ 25
How does Allah describe the people who put their trust in Him? What is meant by major sins?
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