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Takbeeraat: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha il Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd!

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Taqabal Allahu minaa wa minkum! May Allah accept our deeds and yours, Ameen!
Watch this presentation, Eid 101, by Muhammad Alshareef.

What is Ghafla?
The Arabic word Ghafla, coming from ghayn-fa-laam (غ ف ل) explains an illness that is that occurs in many of our hearts today. It gives the meaning of being unmindful, neglectful, and heedless, and many times is an intentional turning away. So in the case of Islaam, what does one turn away from, [...]

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I happened to ask br Nouman (may Allah preserve him, Ameen) a question on Qur’anic vocabulary, and he gave me this awesome gem as an example to show that Qur’anic vocab is all about quality, not necessarily quantity:
Vocabulary in the Qur’an is an intricately connected web of terms that, if not given their [...]

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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُم
O you who have believed, respond to Allah and His Messenger when they call you to that which gives you life. (8:24)
Allah ta’ala begins this beautiful ayah by addressing the believers, those who claim emaan. This is an important address as ibn Abbass radi [...]

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Sister Fajr has completed her Dar al Huffadh project mashaAllah and her translation of the work “Al-Asbaab al-Mu’eena alal-Hifdh al Qur’an” which means ’causes that aid in the memorization of the Noble Qur’an’, by shaykh Abu ‘Ammaar Mahmood Al-Misri is now complete bi tawfeeqillah! May Allah ta’ala reward her abundantly and bless her with success [...]

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Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen, nahmaduhu Hamd ash-Shaakireen, thumma as-Salaatu was Salaamu ‘alaa Ashrafil Anbiyaa’i wal Mursaleen, nabbiyyinaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihi ajma’een. wa ba’d:
In the Name of Allah. All praise and thanks is only for Allah, Rabb of all the worlds, we praise Him with the praise of the ones who give thanks then [...]

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Many of you may remember when this disaster took place last year. A gas explosion killed a Muslim sister rahimahallah, leaving behind 4 young daughters and her husband. The oldest one who is 6 has severe burns on 60% of her body, one of them has been permanently blinded, and the other two were also [...]

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may Allah ta’ala make us among the companions of the Qur’an, ameen.
I have a huge love for Egyptian reciters and I really enjoy their style of recitation. Their style may be a bit slow or not “rhythm-y” enough for some people, but subhanAllah the Qur’an is so beautiful when recited in a slow and measured [...]

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Only one sister posted some characteristics of the Qur’an! I really want to give you all an awesome post about the Qur’an, but we need to work together inshaAllah! As shaykh Yaser Birjas says: share the khayr :)
So go back to this post and share a characteristic! It’s quite simple. Here’s a hint: look at [...]

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Br Nouman Khan from Bayyinah Institute has been giving talks at my masjid throughout Ramadaan alhamdulillah and I wanted to share some points he mentioned from one talk that he gave about a few ayaat in surah Luqman which was absolutely amazing mashaAllah. May Allah ta’ala increase him in ‘ilm and ‘amal. Ameen.
Allah ta’ala says [...]