Source : Nabulsi.com / 22 June 2013

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest.

Oh, Allah, we know nothing but what You teach us. You are the All- Knower, the Wise. Oh Allah, teach us what is good for us, and benefit us from what You taught us, and increase our knowledge. Show us the righteous things as righteous and help us to do them, and show us the bad things as bad and help us to keep away from them.

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani / 22 June 2013

Know that Allah (Exalted is He) created man for His worship.

Thus, Allah (Exalted is He) states in the Noble Qur’an:

“I have not created jinn and humankind but to worship Me.”(Qur’an 51:56)

Meaning, I created jinn and man only for one purpose, which is My worship. The original purpose of man’s life and the original purpose of his coming into this world and residing in the world is that he worships Allah (Magnificent is His Glory).

Source : Onislam.net / 22 June 2013

Two momentous events in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) bear special significance as regards the institution of Prayer (salah) in Islam: The Miraj (the Prophet's Ascension) and the change of the qiblah from Jerusalem to Makkah.

Source : Ali-Gomaa.com / 21 June 2013

Question:

 What is the ruling for a group reading of surat Al-Kahf on Fridays? Some people object to this practice maintaining that it contravenes Islamic law.

Answer:

Reciting the Qu`ran in a group is a matter sanctioned by Islamic law due to the generality of evidences on its recommendation.

By Aisha Stacey / 18 June 2013

What is Istikharah?

Istikharah is a du’a made in conjunction with non-obligatory prayer; it is a voluntary prayer that Prophet Mohammad recommended to anybody wanting to do something but feeling hesitant about doing it.  It is seeking guidance in order to make the right decision.  It is reported that Prophet Muhammad would teach his companions to make Istikharah just as he would teach them verses from the Quran.  One should pray two units of non-obligatory (voluntary) prayer and then say the du'a of Istikharah.

Source : Arabnews.com / 14 June 2013

ISLAM prohibits sinful speech that intends to cause harm to other human beings. It also prohibits excessive laughter or extreme humor.

People in general do not think twice about what they are saying; they forget that every word they utter is being recorded and will have to be accounted for on the Last Day.

By Abu Amina Elias / 13 June 2013 

This is a text of Sunni Creed by Imam Abu Ja’far At-Tahawi, the outstanding student of Imam Abu Hanifa.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

By 'Allamah Zafar Ahmad al-'Uthmani / 10 June 2013 

The need for acquiring religious knowledge and the reply to the objections made by the worldly people on the students of sacred knowledge

By Abu Amina Elias / 8 June 2013

Question:

Are suicide bombings or “martyrdom operations” allowed in Islam?

By Muhammad Haq / 7 June 2013

In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Kind.

As Muslims, the best role model we have is of course, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ(peace be upon him). About him, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta`ala (exalted is He) says:

“And indeed, you are of a great moral character.”