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In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah, the Most High, the Lord of the Worlds. May Peace & Blessings be upon all the Prophets of Allah, especially our Holy Prophet, the Final Prophet, Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa aalihi wa as-haabihi wa sallam). "Cure the hearts with Quran" "Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts." [al-Mutaffifeen - 83:14] "O mankind! There has come to you an instruction from your Lord, a cure for whatever (disease) is in your hearts, a guidance and a blessing for the true believers." [Yunus - 10:57] Assalamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, All the good deeds will become useless if the intention (Niyyah) was corrupt. Our Salah, Sadaqaat, Siyam (fasting) or our other good deeds have no value if our intention is not pure. The deeds of a Believer and of a Hypocrite might look the same (both might pray...

NINE Gifts for Eid-ul-Fitr When Unwan al-Basri, a 94 year old man went to seek counsel from Imam Jaffar Sadiq (as), the Imam replied: "O Unwan! I exhort you to observe NINE things because these are the things that I advise to those who resolve to seek God and to journey on His path. I beseech God to give you success in acting upon them. Three of those things pertain to the "Training and Discipline of the Soul". Three of them pertain to "Forbearance and Patience" And three of them pertain to "Knowledge and Wisdom". So, commit them to your memory and be careful lest you should be negligent or lethargic in acting upon them." Unwan says, "I emptied my mind and my heart so as to dedicate them to receive and practice what Imam said". TRAINING AND DISCIPLINING OF THE SOUL 1. You should not eat anything for which you have no appetite because it creates stupidity and foolishness in man. 2. Do no...

The actual meaning of the word Zakaat means purification and cleansing. The word is a derivative from the Arabic root word “Zakaa or Tazakka” meaning to purify oneself from filth, profanity, uncleanliness and sins. With every aayaat advocating Namaaz, in Qur’an-e-shareef, Allaah Ta’aala, has stressed and included Zakaat. In Qur’an, zakaat has also been addressed to with words like “sadaqah” and “min amvaalehim”. Zakaat means giving away a part of wealth, according to the quantity specified, during the month of Ramazaan and not at any other time, to the Authority of Da’wat. Barring this, all other charities, almsgiving, donations, sabeel amount, hubb, and other monetary helps, are called “Sadaqah”. For sadaqah there is no limitation of amount or specific time, unlike zakaat which has to be given only to Saheb-e-Da’wat and only during Ramazaan as per strict calculation and well defined rules. According to the Qur’an, zakaat also needs to be given for gold and silver ornaments, catt...

Q 1: What are the conditions for the validation or completion of Roza (Fast)? A 1: 1) Intention (niyyat) of Fast by words with belief and conviction (from heart). 2) Staying away from eating and drinking. 3) Avoiding sexual intercourse. 4) Preventing any part of body from indulging in the things which are forbidden in the Shari’at. Fast of the one who follows these basic rules is said to be complete or valid otherwise it is considered as void or annulled. Apart from this, fasts of the one, who does not believe in the aqeedah of Imaam uz-Zamaan (as); who is disobedient and defiant to the Da’i uz-Zamaan (tus); who is insubordinate to his parents and the servant who betrays his employer and deserts him and a wife who is wayward to her husband, are rejected by Allaah. Q 2: Whom is the fast...

AsSalam-o-Alaikum readers. 17th Ramzan - the battle of Badr. Battle of Badr was the first most important battle between the Muslims and the Mushrikeen of Makkah. The battle was fought in 2 A.H. on Friday 17th of Ramazan and Allah(swt) had promised the Muslims of victory even before the battle had started. Allah(swt) says in the Quran : "And indeed Allah assisted you at Badr when you were weak, so be careful (to your duty) to Allah so that you may be of the thankful ones. When you said to the believers 'Does it not suffice you that your Lord should assist you with three thousand angels sent down.." - Sura Aal-e-Imran 3:123 & 124 A Historical perspective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The battle of Badr was the first of the great battles of Islam. The faithfuls were put to the first real test during this battle. Badr is the name of a celebrated well and a market-place of Arabia, and is so named after a certain Badr bin Quraish bin Mukhlad bin an-Nadr bin Kananah, who hailed...

Ramazan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful. -Qur'an, Al-Baqara, 2:185

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says When a person intends to send a proposal for marriage, he must pray two rakat prayers, praise Allah and recite the following invocation: [1] بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم اَللّهُمَّ اِنِّى اُرِيْدُ اَنْ اَتَزَوَّجَ فَقَدِّرْ لِىْ مِنَ النِّسَّآءِ اَعَفَّهُنَّ فَرْجًا وَّ اَحْفَظَهُنَّ لِىْ فِىْ نَفْسِهَا وَ مَا لِىْ وَ اَوْسَعَهُنَّ لِىْ رِزْقًا وَ اَعْظَمَهُنَّ لِىْ بَرَكَةً فِىْ نَفْسِهَا وَ مَا لِىْ اَنَّىْ اَتْرُكُ فَقَدِّرْ لِىْ مِنْهَا وَ لَدًا طَيِّبًا تَجْعَلَهُ خَلَفًا صَالِحًا فِىْ حَيوتِىْ وَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِىْ. Transliteration: Bismillah hir Rah'maanir Rah'eem Allaahumma inni oreedo an atazawwaja faqaddirli minannisaa-e- a-'affahunna farjawn wa ah'faz'ahunna li fi nafseha wa maali wa aw sa-a'-hunna li rizqan wa a'-z'amahunna li barakatan fi nafseha wa maali anna atroko faqaddirli minha waladan t'ayyaban taj-a'lahu khalafan s'aaleh'an fi h'ayaati wa ba'da mauti. Translation: In the nam...