Category: Acts of Worship

This section gives details on the Islamic acts of worship (salah (prayer), zakah (charity), sawm (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage) and how they are performed.

What Is Hajj?

What Is Hajj?

When should Hajj be performed, and who should undertake this blessed journey? Watch this short video to learn about this Islamic obligation.
Murder: A Major Sin in Islam

Murder: A Major Sin in Islam

Murder is indeed a heinous crime that is naturally rejected by all humans. Almighty Allah threatens the murderer with a painful punishment in the hereafter, unless he or she sincerely repents. In t
`Umrah Poster

`Umrah Poster

Read this poster to learn the rituals of `Umrah.
Hajj Poster

Hajj Poster

Read this poster to learn the rituals of Hajj.
Hajj in the Qur’an (1-12)

Hajj in the Qur’an (1-12)

Watch this series of Shows in which Sheikh Ibrahim Zidan explains how the Qur’an details the rituals of hajj.
Your Guide to a Safe and Healthy Hajj (+Flash)

Your Guide to a Safe and Healthy Hajj (+Flash)

Hajj is obligatory (fard) only with financial and physical ability. This physiological well-being shall be achieved with perfect healthcare precautions, medical assurances and personal hygiene.
Hajj: A Golden Dream

Hajj: A Golden Dream

Ever since she was a child, Aisha had dreamed of going for Hajj. Even though her family was very poor, it never stopped her from dreaming and hoping that one day she would have the wonderful opport
Prophet Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage and Sermon

Prophet Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage and Sermon

The Farewell Speech outlines five basic principles of the Islamic programme of action, two of them work on the level of the individual and three relate to the structure of Islamic society.
When I First Saw the Ka`bah

When I First Saw the Ka`bah

As I was stepping down the wide steps leading to the center of the courtyard where the Ka`bah is located, I could only see ceilings and lots of people but suddenly… I froze.
Islamic (Ruthless) Method of Slaughtering Animals

Islamic (Ruthless) Method of Slaughtering Animals

Why do we, Muslims, slaughter the animal that way; cutting the throat instead of doing it with one stroke? Is it a form of torturing animals?