Adhan in British Sign Language (video)

By Saladin on from www.youtube.com

The adhaan, the Islamic call to prayer, is one of the most distinguishable elements of Islamic culture.

Since the time of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh), the adhaan has remained the same. However, this beautiful call to prayer has not been experienced by the Deaf community, until now.

Under the guidance of a qualified Sheikh, Al Isharah took the initiative to translate and create the adhaan in to British Sign Language (BSL).
Why do Muslims pray five times daily?

Why do Muslims pray five times daily?

By Saladin on from religion.blogs.cnn.com

Praying five times a day is considered the second most important of Islam’s five pillars, after professing that there is no god worthy of worship but God and that the Prophet Mohammed is God’s messenger.

Each prayer includes a series of movements, supplications, and recitations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, in its original Arabic.

Muslims consider prayer to be a spiritual and physical act, with various standing, bending, and prostrating postures symbolizing devoti
How to Taste the Sweetness of Prayer By Jinan Bastaki

How to Taste the Sweetness of Prayer By Jinan Bastaki

By tabish on from www.suhaibwebb.com

The Sweetness of Prayer
The prayer is one of the most beautiful acts of worship. When one does his tasleem* to end the prayer, there is a certain sense of serenity. Ibn Al-Jawzi said about the prayer:
إنا في روضة طعامنا فيها الخشوع و شرابنا فيها الدموع
“We are in a garden, where our food is khushoo’ (devotion), and our drink is the tears that flow.”
Working for a Trash Company Hinders Prayer

Working for a Trash Company Hinders Prayer

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

The Question:
I work for a trash company and by mid-day trash tends to be all over my clothes. I’m not able to change my clothes and observe Dhuhr prayer and was told that I should wait until I go home to pray Dhuhr with `Asr. Another person told me to simply quit my job and look for other work. In today’s world that is simply not an option, as I have children to feed, and cannot risk losing my source of livelihood. What do I do?
Introducing the 'Mosque in a box' for busy Muslims

Introducing the 'Mosque in a box' for busy Muslims

By l0gikal on from www.bbc.co.uk

Muslims in Paris who find themselves too busy to pray have been given a new option, thanks to a Tunisian businessman.

Hassmem Bounachma, who is also the Imam at a large Parisian moque, says his three-panelled "mosque in a box" provides an ideal but convenient place for the kind of contemplation required in prayer.
Indonesian Muslims 'praying in wrong direction'

Indonesian Muslims 'praying in wrong direction'

By l0gikal on from www.cnn.com

Indonesian Muslims have been praying in the wrong direction, the country's highest Islamic authority has said.
The Secret of Prayer: Sujood

The Secret of Prayer: Sujood

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

Ibn Al-Qayyim described the sujood as the secret of prayer, the greatest pillar, and the seal of the rukoo’. He said all the other actions we did before it were just preludes.

We should step back and reflect: what do we feel when we go into sujood?
Why Aren’t My Prayers Being Answered?

Why Aren’t My Prayers Being Answered?

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

by Yasmin Mogahed
May Allah reward you for asking such an honest question, and may He guide us towards the truth. Ameen.
I think what happens in this type of situation is that we mix up our means and our ends. When we make du`a’ for a good husband, for example, is that strong marriage a means [...]

Humility: the Beginning of Prayer

Humility: the Beginning of Prayer

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

We have now begun the prayer, and thus we should lower our heads in reverence of Allah subhana wa ta’ala (glory be unto Him). When the Prophet ﷺ would pray, he would lower his head and keep his gaze on the ground towards the place where his head would fall in sujood, in humility to Allah (swt). Ibn Al-Qayyim said that a sign of a lover when he meets the beloved is he looks down, out of shyness and reverence- and this is exactly how we should be.
Prayer causes grief for local Muslim group

Prayer causes grief for local Muslim group

By cricketguru on from www.sbsun.com

But a similar act of pausing to thank God during a trip through Nevada spelled trouble for Mohammad and his friends. Police were suspicious enough to check their names against a national terrorism watch list.

Police detained Mohammad and six other Inland Empire men for "suspicious behavior" in December after they prayed next to their vehicle in a parking lot during a trip through Henderson, Nev.

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