Truth Seeker

OUR SENSE OF DUTY: Tips on the Commitment to Daily Prayers

Posted in ALL, Beliefs/Aqeedah/Ibadah, Fiqh/Law, General Hadiths by Truth Seeker on March 5, 2008

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30 practical ways to improve and benefit from our Salah

Today we have indeed come to treat the Prayer (Salah) as something insignificant in our lives. Very often we hear our elders say, “I will start praying when the time comes.” Others, specially the younger Muslims, do not find much comfort, and joy in their Prayers. Due to our treatment of Prayer as a burden, our love and passion for the Prayer has vanished. Our hearts have become hardened, and we have become a depressed and defeated people. As a result, many are searching for ‘cures and remedies’ to the distress in our lives, through any means available, but are unable to find any because they have ignored the greatest medicine – Salah!

If we look deep into our daily lives and diagnose the causes of our spiritual, social and psychological illnesses, we will realize that probably something as uplifting, revolutionary, and empowering as Salah is missing. If we, the youth, realize the potential role of Prayer in changing our lives and as a constant source of hope, we would regret missing even a single Salah.

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HIJAB (headscarf) IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Posted in ALL, Beliefs/Aqeedah/Ibadah, General Hadiths, Taqwa/Islamic Ethics, Women in Islam by Truth Seeker on March 5, 2008

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Tips for Beginning to Wear the Hijab

By: Sister Al-Muhajabah

Introduction

One of the most difficult decisions many Muslim sisters face is the decision to start wearing hijab. This is certainly true for reverts, but may also be true for sisters whose families or even whose cultures are not particularly observant. As a revert myself, I have been through the whole thing. I would like to offer some advice that I hope inshallah will be helpful to sisters who are considering wearing hijab but find that something is holding them back. If you don’t think that you need to wear hijab, try “Why Should I Wear Hijab?” instead.

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