Fasting means withdrawing from worldly attachments. This reaches a climax during Itikaf. Itikaf is a very special practice, marking the closure of the blessed month of Ramadan. Observers of this…

Here is a tradition of the Prophet narrated by Anas-ibn-Malik and recorded in Sahih-al-Bukhari. Three companions of the Prophet once visited his house. The Prophet was not present at the time, so…

The Quran exhorts believers to remember God often (THE QURAN 33: 41). Some people understand the command dhikr to mean the frequent repetition of the name(s) of God; to keep repeating even just the…

  The Sunday Guardian | October 15, 2023 One of the important teachings of Islam is that on receiving anything, we should be grateful to God in acknowledgment of His bounty, and utter these words ‘…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Speaking Tree Website I June 16, 2014 Prayer is worship of God. It is obligatory for the believer to pray five times a day. These prayers are performed either individually…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | March 28, 2015 To Nilma Devi, an Indian dancer, dancing is a divine art. So deeply involved is she in her art that she feels unable to fully express…

Islam is a complete programme for life covering the individual’s entire existence. From morning till evening not a single moment of the believer’s life excludes the sphere of Islam. It is only after…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | August 24, 2014 According to the Quran, worship of God controls one's character. The Quran says: "Surely prayer restrains one from indecency and evil…

The Sunday Guardian According to the Quran, worship of God controls one's character. The Quran says: "Surely prayer restrains one from indecency and evil" (29:45). This Quranic verse gives us a very…