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As a group, Muslims are exemplary in alms-giving and and providing services to those in need . Charity is built into our Sunnah. During these exceptionally difficult winter season, we can push a little to give more and commit to some proven effective long term measures that reduce suffering. Homeless people, refugees and those who have been reduced to begging on the streets are certainly in dire need. Imagine the pitiful conditions of street children during these days when the temperature drops below zero. So as winter bites, here are five ways to help people desperately in need: You can do these! 1 – Start with a Smile It’s one of the simplest charities many poor people crave for. Maybe you can’t do anything for them today, but this one, you can do. Smile and let them know, “I’m sorry I can’t today,” but believe in your heart that inshaAllah you will do something. Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him c...

{ It is He who made the sun a shining radiance and the moon a light, determining phases for it so that you might know the number of years and how to calculate time. Allah did not create all these without a true purpose; He explains His signs to those who understand. In the succession of night and day, and in what Allah created in the heavens and earth, there truly are signs for those who ward off (evil). } (Yunus 10:5-6) Time is a great blessing of Allah. It is also His blessing that He taught us the ways to calculate time and to know the number of months and years. Calculation of time is part of human civilization and culture. It helps us to keep track of time for our worship, work and life. It helps us to learn about the past and plan for the future. Islam gives a lot of importance to time and reminds the believers to be conscious of time in their life. Islam does not emphasize only the calculation of time but it gives a lot of importance to quality of time. We should not only ...

¿Cómo saber si Allah te ama? Es una pregunta muy común, especialmente en tiempos de dificultad, pero hay varios signos que nos pueden ayudar a responderla. Estas cinco formas de saber si dios nos ama no son las únicas ni excluyentes de otras, pero si las encontramos, entonces es porque Allah nos ama y quiere lo mejor para nosotros.   1. Allah te dará las habilidades y recursos para ayudar a los demás Una de las formas de acercarnos a Allah es ayudando a los demás. Cuando Allah ama y quiere el bien para alguien lo pone en una situación en que puede ayudar a los demás, ya sea con su tiempo, su dinero, su conocimiento o cualquier otras cosa. Aprender de la bondad y compasión del Profeta Muhammad Todo cuanto tenemos viene de Allah y él reparte Su provisión como quiere. Si Dios te ha dado recursos económicos, si te ha dado fuerza o conocimiento o salud, o cualquier otro bien, es para que lo uses buscando aquello que te acerca a Él. Y una forma de hacer esto es ayud...

Allah (Allah (Soubhanahou Wa Ta`âla) décrit la beauté du lien sacré du mariage dans le Saint Coran: « Et parmi Ses signes Il a créé de vous, pour vous, des épouses pour que vous viviez en tranquillité avec elles et Il a mis entre vous de l’affection et de la bonté. Il y a en cela des preuves pour des gens qui réfléchissent.  » (30:21) En Islam, les deux conjoints ne forment pas seulement «un couple» lorsqu’ils se lient en mariage. En fait ils l’ont toujours été. Comment ? Allah (Soubhanahou Wa Ta`âla) a créé Eve à partir d’une côte d’Adam, et donc les femmes et les hommes sont littéralement issues les unes des autres dès le tout début. 5 Hadiths Qui Enjoignent De Prendre Soin Des Filles Mais pourquoi tant d’hommes et de femmes ne respectent-ils pas ce lien matrimonial sacré et le brisent-ils soit en mettant fin au contrat, soit en vivant sous le même toit sans tendresse ni pitié ? Le mariage islamique « Nikâh » est un processus à mettre au point...

I was born into a mixed family. Not racially but religiously. My father was something of an agnostic atheist and my mother was a deeply religious Catholic. So I was raised Catholic. When I say I was raised Catholic, I don’t mean your typical Christmas and Easter Mass Catholic. I was raised really Catholic. Where Does the Bible Agree with the Quran? In our house, church was a must at least once a week. We prayed the rosaries as a family on a regular basis and every time we traveled. Birth control was not an option and so I have five siblings. And my 5 siblings and I attended Catholic school, youth group and catechism as an additional study of our faith . When I started to learn about Islam in my late teens, I recognized many things I had learned from my Catholic upbringing. This made sense as I came to learn that Islam was not a different religion; it’s a rectifying of the original message of all the Prophets. As I studied more, I learned that even though the Bible ha...

“Prayer is oxygen for the heart.” I’ve heard Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed refer to this several times when she is speaking on different spiritual matters. Just as our bodies need oxygen to survive, our hearts need salah (prayer) so our faith can survive. Islamic Prayer - The Spiritual Ritual (Special Folder) Think about that for a while. How Long Can You Hold Your Breath For? A quick internet search tells us that humans can hold their breath for anything between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. More than that and death could potentially be imminent. The same goes for our faith. We should all be fulfilling our 5 daily prayers but if we are regularly skipping salah it’s like holding our breath. It will lead to spiritual discomfort and, eventually, distress. And when we are in distress, the need to take in more oxygen is even more acute. No one Can Do it For You You can’t ask your parents to do it for you. You can’t ask your friends to do it for you. And you can’t pay anyone to do ...

It’s always inspiring to hear about stories of people who spread love and spirit of giving, extending gentle arms of mercy to the poor and needy. Looking back at 2021, here are some inspiring stories of generosity during the year which were popular with our readers. Muslim Doctor Clears Cancer Patients’ $650,000 Debts American Muslim doctor Omar Atiq wiped out medical fees of cancer patients after realizing many of them were unable to pay the bills. Muslim Taxi Driver Hailed for Returning £12K to Pensioner A Muslim taxi driver won praise and thumbs up, thus becoming a hero, after returning life savings to an elderly pensioner, who fell victim to a scam. “Keep Them Warm” – Muslim Charities Launch Winter Appeals As millions of people face the dreadful season, several Islamic charities launched appeals to help the vulnerable during difficult time of winter. Sadio Mané Donates $693,000 to Fund Hospital in Senegal Liverpool Muslim forward Sadio Mané made a generous...

Any special rulings for winter? It is winter time; short days and long nights; a lot of rains, winds and snow in some areas. Are there any Islamic teachings related to this season? Join this beautiful discussion by Sheikh Yaser Birjas explaining how a Muslim could make use of the short days and long nights of winter; the rules related to prayers and purification in winter; the etiquette of dealing with heavy rain and strong winds. More from Sheikh Yaser Birjas: Bringing Positive Change in Difficult Times Why Are Young Muslims So Unhappy? You Love Allah? Prove It! The post Islamic Etiquette and Rulings for Winter appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/shariah/shariah-and-humanity/shariah-and-life/islamic-etiquette-rulings-winter/

As the year 2021 comes to an end, AboutIslam takes the opportunity to send a THANK YOU message of appreciation to its global audience, network and supporters. “We can’t thank you enough for supporting our website during this difficult year. With your trust, donations and encouragement, this year, with all its challenges, has turned out to be the best year since the inception of Aboutislam.net in 2016,” said Tarek Ezzat, AboutIslam’s Discover Islam managing editor. “With over 28.5 million page views in 2021, traffic to the website increased by more than 40% compared to last year,  Al-Hamdulel-Allah ,” he added. Read Also: AboutIslam Helps 18 People Take Shahadah This Year “Despite many difficulties, the year 2021 was of huge success to About Islam website, with many people taking shahada as new Muslims with the website councilors. “This year, with Allah’s permission, and with your support, we helped 46 people take  shahadah  on-line through our Live Chat se...

We have to be conscious that everything we do is being written down. If we repent and follow it with good deeds then the sins will be forgiven by Allah! The post Swap Your Sins With Good Deeds appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/swap-sins-good-deeds/

We all know that there are sins in Islam but there are 7 major sins we should all steer away from! The post Avoid These 7 Sins appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/avoid-7-sins/

I recently came across a statement that made me think, and I paraphrase: Whenever the word ‘should’ is used, the chances are it’s oppression. So saying sentences like: ‘You should love polygamy, it’s the Sunnah’ ‘You shouldn’t feel jealous’ are generally as helpful as throwing a lead weight to a drowning person. And the person being addressed is screaming within (or maybe out loud) ‘But I do feel this way!’ or ‘I can’t love this!’ Maybe these responses are not always logical, maybe they’re not in line with the religion, but they’re there – despite being the opposite to what someone else wants to hear. So when someone is new to polygamy, especially when it is not something they would pick themselves, please be gentle on them. When someone is jealous and the sound of them cutting up carrots reverberates around the kitchen as they release their feelings, let them take it out on those vegetables. Now is the time to listen, to let them feel what they are feeling. No one c...

When I was seven years old, I used to attend a halaqa (Class that teaches religion) of what I would call today “the Islam of No’s”. One summer day upon entering class, my stoic teacher and I got into this dialogue. “What is this?” My teacher glared at my hand. A shinny bracelet wrapped around my tanned wrist. “It’s a bracelet; my grandmother got it for me.” I said nonchalantly. The Agelessness of Islam - Why Young People Choose Islam? “Didn’t I tell you jewelry is haram?” He formed a plastic smile. “But it’s silver. Boys can wear silver. My grandma got it for my birthday.” I replied. “Didn’t I tell you celebrating birthdays are haram?” His face went straight. “But all we did was go to McDonalds and eat chicken nuggets.” I said with some hesitance. “Didn’t I tell you McDonalds is haram?!” Seriously, that’s what happened. Growing up, many Muslims constantly heard the word “No.” No you can’t do that, no you can’t eat that, no you can’t see, listen or touch that. For s...

Elle était autrefois blanche jusqu’à ce que l’Homme l’ait touchée, la rendant ainsi noire. La pierre noire a changé de couleur à cause des péchés de l’Homme. Chacun des fils d’Adam vient au monde inculte et donc exempt de tout péché. « Et Allah vous a fait sortir des ventres de vos mères, dénués de tout savoir, et vous a donné l’ouïe, les yeux et les cœurs (l’intelligence), afin que vous soyez reconnaissant. » (Coran 16:78) Nés en ayant le libre arbitre , les humains feront naturellement des erreurs et tomberont dans le péché. Chaque personne, par essence, devient un pécheur : « Chacun des fils d’Adam est pécheur, mais les meilleurs des pécheurs sont ceux qui ne cessent de se repentir.  » (At-Tirmidhî – Hassan) L’Islam n’exige pas que les humains soient des anges sur terre, vivant sans péché. Au lieu de cela, il s’attend à ce qu’ils soient authentiques et fassent de leur mieux : « Craignez Allah, donc autant que vous pouvez… » (Coran 64:16) «...