Eid Prayers Eid prayers, also known as Salat al-Eid (صلاة العيد) and Șālat al-’Īdayn (صلاة العيدين “Prayer of the Two Eids”), is the special prayers offered to commemorate two Islamic festivals traditionally in an open space allocated (musalla or Eidgah) or field available for prayer. The two festivals on which these prayers are conducted in large...
Prophets And Messengers In Islam This article covers the prophets and messengers in Islam. Prophets in Islam ( ٱلْأَنۢبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام, nabī, ‘prophet‘ pl. الأنبياء,نب anbiyāʼ) are individuals who Muslims believe were sent by God to various communities in order to serve as examples of ideal human behavior and to spread God’s message on Earth. Some...
What Is Ilah? Ilah (إله; plural: آلهة ʾālihah) is an Arabic term meaning “deity” or “god“. The feminine is ʾilāhah (إلاهة, meaning “goddess“); with the article, it appears as al-ʾilāhah – الإلاهة. The Arabic word for God (al-Lāh) is thought to be derived from it. Ilah is cognate to Northwest Semitic ʾēl and Akkadian ilum. The...
What Is Tawhid? Tawhid (تَوْحِيد, tawḥīd, meaning “unification or oneness of God”; also romanized as Tawheed, Touheed, Tauheed or Tevhid) is the indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam. Tawhid is the religion’s central and single most important concept, upon which a Muslim’s entire religious adherence rests. It unequivocally holds that God is One (Al-ʾAḥad) and Single...
Allah Allah (الله, Allāh) is the Arabic word for God in Abrahamic religions. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ilāh, which means “the god“, and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God. The word Allah has been...
Who Is Allah? Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah“. For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply the Arabic...
God In Islam God in Islam, (الله, Allāh, contraction of الْإِلٰه al-ilāh, lit. “the God“) is indivisible, the God, the absolute one, the all-powerful and all-knowing ruler of the universe, and the creator of everything in existence. Islam emphasizes that God is strictly singular (tawḥīd ): unique (wahid ), inherently One (ahad ), also all-merciful and omnipotent. God is neither a material nor...
Islamic Calendar The Islamic calendar, Muslim calendar, or Hijri calendar (التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the annual period of fasting and the proper...
Suhoor or Suhur Suhoor or Suhur (سحور, “of the dawn”, “pre-dawn meal”; is an Islamic term referring to the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting, sawm, before dawn during or outside the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is usually done around 4:00 AM. The meal is eaten before fajr prayer. Also,...
Iftar Iftar (or Fatoor) (إفطار ʾifṭār ‘break fast’) is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the evening prayer. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan...
Tarawih Tarawih (تراويح) or taraweeh refers to extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic Every Third Part Of Night during Ramadan. Name variations Acehnese: Seumayang Teurawèh Albanian: Namazi i teravive Arabic: صلاة التراويح, translit.Ṣalāt al-Tarāwīḥ Azerbaijani: Təravih namazı Bengali: তারাবীহ, translit.Tarabeeh(taraweeh) Indonesian, Malay, Javanese: Salat tarawih, Solat tarawih Kazakh: Тарауих намазы Persian, Dari: نماز تراويح Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian: Teravih-namaz; Teravija Somali: Salaada Taraawiixda...
Laylat al-Qadr Laylat al-Qadr (لیلة القدر) or Qadr Night, variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is an Islamic belief the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
What Is Ramadan? Ramadan (رمضان Ramaḍān, Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five...
What Is the Wisdom In Fasting? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Is the Wisdom In Fasting?” The hawk’s swooping contributes to the sparrow’s alertness and agility. Although rain, electricity, or fire sometimes harms people, no one curses them. Fasting may be difficult, but it provides the...
Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām أركان الإسلام; also arkān al-dīn أركان الدين “pillars of the religion”) are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. The Sunni and Shia agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these acts, but...
Spirituality In The Holy Month Of Ramadan This article covers spirituality in the Holy Month of Ramadan. The Month Overflowing With Mercy There is no month but Ramadan that can sail by with relentless joy, everlasting pleasure and never fading love. Presenting the spirit, essence, and true meaning of all...
Ramadan And Fasting This article covers the answer to the question: “Could You Give Information On The Holy Month Of Ramadan And Fasting During It?” In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate The month of Ramadan in which the Qur’an was revealed, a guidance for mankind, clear signs...
Fasting During Ramadan During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast (صوم, sawm), every day from dawn to sunset (or from dawn to night according to some scholars). Fasting requires abstinence from food, and drink. Fasting during the month of Ramadān was made obligatory (wājib) during the month of...
How Is Fasting In Islam? Fasting in Islam, known as Sawm (صَوْم) or Siyām (صِيَام), the Arabic words for fasting, is the practice of abstaining, usually from food and drink. The observance of Sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam. Main article: Fasting in Islam Etymology Literally meaning “to abstain,” ṣawm is a...
What Is Guidance, And How Can We Guide Others? Guidance is a light kindled in someone by God as a result of his or her use of free will in the way of belief. As we affirmed earlier, only God can guide us to the truth. There are many verses...