Prostration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position as a gesture. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee touching the ground, especially the hands.
Please let me know if the Qur’an instructs us to offer prayer five times a day, and where?
Calling those who believe in him in future generations his siblings bring solace to my heart and makes me feel very close to him. But how can we be closer to him than his companions?
In Islam, the relationship between husband and wife is a strong bond to be nurtured with kindness, love and mercy. It is so significant that Allah Almighty mentions it in the Qur’an as one of His great signs in the world: {And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that …
I want to know about the proper etiquettes that I should follow in order to derive the maximum amount of spiritual benefits from my Hajj.
The word sunnah has three separate meanings that are often mixed up by Muslims when the term arises in discussions. Sunnah as a ruling The first sense of sunnah is in the context of shari`ahrulings. Here,sunnah is synonymous with the mandubor “recommended”, meaning something that one deserves a reward in the next life for …
What is a weak hadith? Is it OK to quote a weak hadith and to base our worship on it?
What are the different opinions of scholars on this question?
Good thoughts lead to good actions and good expectations lead to productive work. When we want to take hold of a new idea, we do not want to undermine it by over-thinking it, dissecting it, and qualifying it with exceptions. If we do that, it will sputter away and die. Once the idea is firmly in mind, it becomes easier to modify it and improve upon it.
There’s going to be one sunnah that starts from the night before ‘Eid and then a few more that happen on the morning of ‘Eid. In Islam, the new day basically starts at Maghrib. So as soon as we know that the next day is going to be Eid, we start saying…
The purpose of I’tikaf is to focus on our Lord; it’s to direct our hearts to our Lord; to be in a state of dhikr, to be in a state of constant remembrance of Allah; to be in a state of reflecting upon what we should be reflecting upon…
About Islam