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.

How to Perform the Witr Prayer

How to Perform the Witr Prayer

What is Witr Prayer? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed it? What does distinguish it from Maghrib prayer?
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 6

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 6

It’s critically important to come back to ourselves and to God acknowledging the fact that we have been unjust and unfair to ourselves and seek help and mercy from God, ask Him to forgive us. ...
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 7

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 7

On our way to feel the closeness to God, it is essential to reveal to God what we really are as He is the only One Who knows what is concealed in our hearts and minds.
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 8

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 8

Focusing on ourselves, our security, needs in our prayer to Allah, doesn’t mean we forget about others while we turn to Him, asking our needs from Him.
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 9

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 9

Of the supplications and prayers that were said in the Qur’an by the prophets and messengers of Allah is this deep one that expresses hopes
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 10

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 10

That’s why we need a prayer that shows how we need God’s help to achieve beyond our limited power and skills. Learn and reflect on it here with Dr. Tariq Ramadan…
Ramadan Daily: Gaining Knowledge

Ramadan Daily: Gaining Knowledge

Over the month of fasting we will discuss valuable issues and practices related to Ramadan, and how to make use of the Holy Month through implementing certain good deeds , avoiding other tricky and
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 11

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 11

Here’s another supplication in which we learn to ask God to protect us from the people of ill intentions. Such bad-intentioned people can harm us and harm our faith in God.
Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 12

Ramadan’s Chronicles: Day 12

With many mistakes, weaknesses, failures we turn to Him, the Protector, fully aware that no One but Him can protect, help us although all these misdeeds. He protects us even from our own selves. Ou
Ramadan: Why That Blessed?

Ramadan: Why That Blessed?

Why does Ramadan have such status in Islam? What blessings and rewards does the Month of Ramadan have? What’s special about that act of worship? How can we get such blessings?