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The observation of I’tikaaf during the last ten days of Ramadaan was the continuous practice of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. The devotion that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam attached to this beautiful Sunnah can be understood by the fact that on the occasion that he was unable to observe I’tikaaf, due to being out on an expedition, he observed ...

Every human is born with several basic needs. Among them is the need for clothing. To cover one’s body is not just a need; it is part of human nature that a person wants to conceal parts of his body from others. Nevertheless, despite being a natural urge to clothe oneself, the Shariah has provided extensive guidelines in this regard. ...

When we emerge from the womb at birth we are attached to our mothers by the umbilical cord. The first thing the doctor or midwife does is to sever this cord so that we can make it on our own in the world. However, the umbilical cord has significance besides the purely physical. This metaphorical connection to our birth mother ...

On the 19th of January 2007, Mirza Masroor Ahmad the current leader and fifth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, regarded as the representative of God on Earth delivered his regular “Friday Sermon” on the topic of the “Divine attribute of Al-Rahman (The Gracious)”. In this lecture he stated the following, “…rejection of the Imam of the age (i.e. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad) in itself takes one ...