Islam

"The Message of Muhammad was, and remains to this day, a message of peace, mercy, and compassion." Bill Baker, Christian scholar

Muhammad was the last and final prophet sent by God to all of humanity as a mercy to the creation.

Virtues of Fajr Prayer in congregation: • Protection of Allah • You care counted as having Qiyam-ul-Layl • Safe from hypocrisy • Illuminating light • Testimony and praise of the Angels • Reward of Hajj and Umrah • Greatest treasure • Better than life and what’s in it • Glad tiding of protection from the Hellfire and granted Jannah • Ultimate prize of seeing the Magnificent Face of Allah

Tips to help you wake up for Fajr Prayer • Sincere intention • Take an afternoon nap if possible • Strive against your whims and desires • Arrange with like-minded friends to go together for congregational prayer • Don’t’ forget to set the alarm

Tips to help you wake up for Fajr Prayer: • Sleep early • Eat light meals at night • Have Wudu’ before you go to sleep • Recite Quran • Make Tasbeeh (Subhana Allaah 33/Alhmadulillah 33/ Allaahu Akbar 34)

Times it is prescribed to recite Surah al-Ikhlas: Three times in the morning and the evening In the second raka'ah of the Sunnah of Fajr In the second raka'ah of the Sunnah of Maghrib In the last raka'ah of the Witr prayer After every fard prayer (but three times after Fajr and Maghrib) In the second raka'ah of the two raka'ahs offered after tawaf

"Disrespectful" speech towards a spouse: let it be defined by your heart and your awareness of Allah in your marriage. Regardless of what your husband does or doesn't do - remember you stand alone on the Day of Judgment. Learn more about the family in Islam here...

Relax and do something meaningful in your life that is not directly tied to children and family: read Quran, listen to a lecture, go to the library, go out for a walk or schedule lunch out with a friend without the kids. Learn more about the family in Islam here...

Your inability to read the words of Allah may have nothing to do with your religiosity, but everything to do with the stress in your life at the time. Learn more Quran here...

"Say: 'Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? 'Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!' (Quran 18:103-104). Learn more about the Quran here...

Obeying Allah is the key to Jannah. The sad part is that 'key' is with us but we do not know how to use it. Learn more about Paradise here...

Read your salah (prayer) slowly. The khushu (concentration) will follow automatically. The Quran tells us that the essence of salah is remembrance of Allah. A few minutes every day is not that hard to remember Allah, is it? Learn more about prayer here...

"The best of mankind is my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them." (Reported by Bukhari Muslim). Learn more here…

Acts of worship which are prescribed on Friday: a. Offering Friday prayer (Quran 62:9) b. Making a lot of du’a (prayers). (Bukhari, Muslim) c. Reading Surat al-Kahf before sun set on Friday. (Saheeh al-Targheeb) d. Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). (Abu Dawud) Learn more here…

Muslims must raise children knowing and loving the beloved Companions of Prophet Muhammad. They were chosen by Allah to be companions of His Prophet to implement His religion. Learn more here...

Seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan in EVERYTHING you do. Seek refuge sincerely and not just lip service. Learn more here...

If Allah takes away someone from your life, be patient. There is good in it which you cannot see now or maybe you will not see it ever. Hold onto the truth that what Allah does is ALWAYS for our benefit and wade through life. You will find happiness if you place your trust in Allah in much better things, Insha-Allah. Learn more here...

The Messenger of Allah said: 'Great rewards are given for great trails, and when Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever accepts the trail cheerfully earns His good pleasure, and whoever resents it earns His wrath.' (Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah). Learn more here...

The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whenever a Muslim is afflicted by any hardship - whether a stress, an illness, worry, grief, harm, disturbance, or even the prick of a thorn - Allah removes some of the wrong actions (from his record) because of it.' (Bukhari and Muslim). Learn more here...

'Then when the prayer is finished, spread out through the land and seek Allah's bounty (through work and trade), and remember Allah much so that you may be successful.' al-Qur'an 62:10. Learn more here...