Work in a dawah carrier’s life is intense and continuous. The dawn of realisation is not the destination, but actually it is the beginning of a long and often rough journey, though for the slaves of Allah every hardship is a milestone on the road to success. Ramadan is the perfect time to revive the … Continue reading Ramadan is the Perfect Time for Restoration and Revival
Tag: Fasting
Fasting and Piety (Taqwa)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you As it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint (al-Baqarah: 183) The verses (ayah) preceeding the above one explained about a number of obligations imposed on Mu’min. … Continue reading Fasting and Piety (Taqwa)
Tafsir of Sura Baqara – The Noble Verse of Fasting
SHAYKH `ATA IBN KHALIL (Allah preserve him) TAFSIR of SURAT AL-BAQARA: THE NOBLE VERSE OF FASTING Allah states in the Qur’an: {O believers! Fasting has been mad obligatory for you just as it was made obligatory for those before you so that you may attain taqwa [Q. 2:183-187]} Notes of Shaykh `Ata’s tafsir of the noble verse: The verse establishes the … Continue reading Tafsir of Sura Baqara – The Noble Verse of Fasting
A to Z of Ramadhan
The Obligation of Fasting It is only when Allah (swt) revealed the Ayah, "O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that they may learn self restraint", (2: 183) fasting was made obligatory. Another Ayah that emphasizes this obligation is: "Ramadan is the month in which … Continue reading A to Z of Ramadhan