The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in the Quran and by His Messenger (SAW) in the Sunnah (practise of the Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet (SAW). Allah Most High says in His Glorious Book: If you avoid the major (part) of what you have been forbidden (to do), We will... more.

By Ishrath Farhana There was a death in the family, made no less small by all the death and destruction spewing out of our TV screens in a neighboring country. "...Was playing carom with us only last night, chatting and laughing... so young..." the disembodied voice droned on the phone. I was at an utter loss for words in the face of tragedy, as usual. What is the right thing to say? Wha... more.

2.1 HOW TO ENTER Enter or leave your house with your right foot first, as it was the tradition of the Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam. Imaam Abul Ala Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Hamazani, a great scholar of Hadith of his time, was so keen on applying this Sunnah to the extent that if someone entered his house with their left foot first, he would ask them to go out and re-enter with their right foot fi... more.

By Reading Islam Team The adhan is the call given to announce that it is time for a particular obligatory Salah (ritual Prayer). Five times a day the adhan is raised from mosques throughout the world. It is a Sunnah (optional duty) that brings its own reward from Allah (God). The person who gives the adhan is called a muadhdhin. (The English word “muezzin” is a mispronunciation of the Arab... more.

Virtues of ‘SubhanAllahi Wa bihamdihi’ Light on the Tongue But Heavy on the Scales Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and... more.

Bukhari, Volume One, Hadith 1:138 Narrated Nu'am Al-Mujmir: Once I went up the roof of the mosque, along with Abu Huraira. He perform ablution and said, "I heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day of Resurrection, my followers will be called "Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun" from the trace of ablution and whoever can increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by performing ablution regular... more.

Saad bin Abi Waqas (radhi allahu anhu) had accepted Islam as a young boy; this disturbed and saddened his mother very deeply because he had given up the faith of his father and forefathers. She tried in many ways to bring him back into the fold of Kufr. When nothing worked she used the last resort of mothers to emotionally blackmail her obedient and loving son. This is something, which make... more.

By Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Glorious Qur’ãn: Lo! The number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah’s Ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them...(9:36) (mor... more.