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.

Ramadan..Seize It before It’s Too Late

Ramadan..Seize It before It’s Too Late

Don’t let the opportunity of Ramadan escape before leaving a real change in your life. What if you don’t get another Ramadan? What if you don’t get another opportunity to transform your life, start ...
Ramadan: Reshape Your Life with the Qur’an

Ramadan: Reshape Your Life with the Qur’an

Between Ramadan, the Qur’an and our hearts is a unique relationship. How can we take better advantage of Ramadan developing and nourishing this relationship, achieve the real purpose of fasting, ta ...
Ten-Minute Taraweeh (Part 1)

Ten-Minute Taraweeh (Part 1)

In this “Ten-Minute Taraweeh” series Sheikh Sohaib Saeed will accompany your personal reading, listening and study of the Qur’an this Ramadan.
Objectives of Fasting

Objectives of Fasting

Why do Muslims fast in Ramadan? Does a person achieve the objectives of fasting when he/she is fasting? Why do not all people achieve these objectives?
A Blessed Month of a Special Nature

A Blessed Month of a Special Nature

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The other four are the declaration of one’s belief in God’s oneness and in the mes
Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 2)

Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 2)

Through Ramadan what does God want to teach us? What message does it have for us? What should we learn from fasting?
Virtues of Ramadan (1/30)

Virtues of Ramadan (1/30)

What is Ramadan? What is so special about Ramadan? What is fasting? Why do Muslims fast in Ramadan? What are the virtues of Ramadan? What do the Qur’an and the Sunnah say about fasting?
Ramadan: The Embodiment of Discipline

Ramadan: The Embodiment of Discipline

What does fasting Ramadan implant in us? How does Ramadan shape our behavioral traits? What virtues do we gain? How are we rewarded for that?
Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 1)

Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 1)

Have you ever contemplated on the way Ramadan fasting is prescribed in the Qur’an? What could this tell about fasting, getting ready for it? What lessons…
A Day in Ramadan with the Prophet

A Day in Ramadan with the Prophet

Just as Muslims are required to pray how he prayed, fast how he fasted, and turn to their Creator with utmost sincerity and devotion, they are instructed to make it their life’s endeavor to l