Orchards of Love

In this worldly life, Allah Ta‘ala has decreed that man will face various trials and tribulations at different times in his life. At times, the trials and tribulations relate to a person in his individual life, such as being overcome by an acute or chronic illness e.g. cancer, heart-failure, or …

  The Mubaarak Month of Ramadhaan is barely two and a half months away. Many huffaaz have already commenced their Qur’aan dhor program in anticipation for the Taraaweeh Salaah. Some people are planning to go for umrah to the Holy Lands during this holiday period, while others have received accreditation …

Every word, statement or action of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was filled with noor and barakah. It is on account of such noor and barakah granted to him by Allah Ta‘ala that people’s hearts were drawn to Islam by merely viewing his mubaarak character. Any person who wished to see …

  When the month of Muharram dawns, we are reminded of the loyalty and sacrifices of the special servants of Allah Ta‘ala. From the entire mankind, the servants who displayed the greatest loyalty before Allah Ta‘ala were the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). Throughout their lives, the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) demonstrated before …

Prior to migrating to Madinah Munawwarah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would observe the fast of Aashura. After coming to Madinah Munawwarah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) continued to keep the fast of Aashura. Hence, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) would fast only on the Day of Aashura …

In the Mubaarak Hadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The most virtuous of fasts, after the fasts of the month of Ramadhaan, are the fasts in the month of Allah Ta’ala which you call Muharram.” (Lataa’if-ul-Ma’aarif pg. 33) The Muhadditheen explain that from this Hadith, we understand that the most …

Prior to performing Hijrah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would observe the fast of Aashura in Makkah Mukarramah. After migrating to Madinah Munawwarah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) witnessed the Jews of Madinah Munawwarah fasting on the day of Aashura. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) inquired from them as to the reason …

Among the specialities of the month of Muharram is that the Islamic year calendar commenced with Muharram from the time of the Hijrah. The Islamic calendar has twelve months in the same manner as the Gregorian calendar. The difference is that the Islamic calendar follows the lunar system while the …

Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar and is the most sacred and blessed month from the four sacred months. Hazrat Hasan (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The most virtuous month, after the month of Ramadhaan, is the month of Muharram.” (Lataa’if-ul-Ma’aarif pg. 34) The …

In the sight of Allah Ta‘ala, the greatest and most valuable thing in the world is deen. The purpose for Allah Ta‘ala creating this entire earth was to send this deen down to humanity so that they can uphold deen in their lives and make it their mission to propagate …