Tag «Qur’an»

An immense opportunity to invest for Akhirah

Here is an opportunity to pitch in with whatever ability Allah has afforded you to set up a Qur’an School. Every bit of recitation, practice and effort of the school will become your investment for Akhirah. If we maintain Sadaqah inflow only from the local community , international brothers and sisters who have means, and …

One-Night Khatms in Taraweeh and shabinah

A question often arises about what the people today frequently do on the 27th night or another night of Ramadān. They adorn the masjid with carpets, hang many lamps and appoint huffāz that are quick in their recitation and have good retention to complete the whole Qur’ān in a single night during Salāt al-Tarāwīh

A detailed discussion about the islamic stance on music

…From amongst men there are those who purchase ‘lahw al hadith’ without knowledge, to mislead from the Path of Allah and they ridicule it. For them there is a humiliating punishment.. (Luqmân: 6)

The two greatest commentators of this Ummah, Abdullah bin Masood and Abdullah bin Abbaas (radiyallâhu ‘anhuma), used to take an oath and say that this verse refers to music.

Practicing on the ahādīth without the supervision of a teacher

If  someone  feels  that  he  is  capable  of  practicing  the  Qur’ān  and ahādīth  without  an  ustād  after  having  studied  a  little  Arabic  or after residing for a while in an Arab country and learning elementary Arabic,  or  due  to  him  having  a  very  good  ability  of  understanding and reasoning, then he has fallen into deception. …

Respect for the Quran

Question: Can I listen to the recitation of the holy Qur`an on an audio system? Would it constitute disrespecting The Holy Quran? Answer: Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh, The Qur’ān is the word of Allah, The Almighty. The very intellect which enables us to listen and comprehend the Qur’ān as a form of speech is but …

῾Ālamgīr*’s tawādu῾ (humility) and adab (etiquette)

Maulāna mentions that ῾Ālamgīr rahmatullāhi ῾alayh used to write the Qur’ān with his own hands. Once a person saw him (writing) and said that such and such letter is incorrect. ῾Ālamgīr rahmatullāhi ῾alayh changed the letter even though the person was at fault, and (since that correction was incorrect) he took that page out and re-did it correctly once …