Virtues of the month of Muharram and Fasting on ‘Ashura

Below is an extremely beneficial article courtesy of SunnahOnline.com about the importance and true significance of the month of Muharram and the day of ‘Ashura.

A little fyi here; Thursday, January 17 and Friday, January 18 2008 are considered ‘Ashura and is therefore beneficial to fast on those days. I know I’m a little too late on posting this but there is always tomorrow to make up for

May your fasting be accepted, ameen.

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions.

Allah’s sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the Hijri calendar and is one of the four sacred months concerning which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein … “ [Al-Qur'an 9:36]

The HIJAAB (head scarf) and HAYA (Modesty)

A very fascinating article, well written by Sr. Zahra Abdul Haseeb.

 

 

 

What is Haya? Haya itself is derived from the word hayat which means life. But that is something that we will get into later on in this essay. This term covers a large number of concepts. In English, it may be translated as modesty, shyness, self-respect, bashfulness, shame, honor, etc. The original meaning of Haya according to a believer’s nature, refers to a bad and painful feeling accompanied by embarrassment, caused by one’s fear of being exposed or censured for some unworthy or indecent conduct. Islamicaly Haya is an attribute which pushes the believer to avoid anything distasteful or abominable. It keeps him/her from being neglectful in giving everyone what is due upon them, and if for any reason he/she is not able to keep up with his/her commitment then they will feel extremely bad and ashamed about this. The reason being that he/she will have displeased Allah by breaking a commitment.

Fiqh of Love – Status of Family in Islam

“يا أيها الناس اتقوا ربكم الذي خلقكم من نفس واحدة وخلق منها زوجها وبث منهما رجالا كثيرا ونساءا واتقوا الله الذي تساءلون به والأرحام إن الله كان عليكم رقيبا”

“O Mankind, be conscious of your duty to your Lord, who created you from a single soul, created of like nature his mate and from the two created and spread many men and women, and be mindful of your duty to Allah whose name you appeal to one another and to (the ties of) the womb. Verily, Allah watches over you.”

[An-nisaa’ 4:1]

Left Speechless

I was left speechless with his amazing recitation of Surat Yasin, masha’Allah!

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