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Zakatul-Fitr and the 'Eed
Zakatul-Fitr Zakatul-Fitr is an obligatory charity on every Muslim at the end of the month of Ramadan. Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Prophet, sallaallahu alayhi wa sallam, enjoined the payment of one Sa'a (a volume measure corresponding approximately to the volume of 5 lb) of dates or one Sa'a of barley as Zakat al-Fitr.. More -
Tripoli celebrates first post-Gaddafi Eid
Libyans in Tripoli's seaside Martyrs Square have marked the first post-Muammar Gaddafi celebration of Eid al-Fitr, coming out in huge numbers to revel in newly gained independence. At dawn, thousands of men and about 200 women gathered on huge green carpets to make the special dawn prayer, intoning praise for God before the old stone walls where Gaddafi.. More -
Fatal torture 'widespread' in Syrian jails
Amnesty International says it has documented the cases of 88 people who have died in Syrian prisons since anti-government protests began in the country. Citing footage of victims before burial provided by families and activists, the UK-based rights group said there was evidence of torture and abuse. Injuries identified by forensic experts showed evidence.. More -
Survivor tells of mass killing
From inside a makeshift prison across the street from Muammar Gaddafi’s compound, Osama Mansour el-Hadi listened to the beginning of the end. It was Tuesday, and opposition forces had begun to overrun the sprawling 6km-square complex, known as the Bab al-Aziziya, where Gaddafi’s palace and the homes of his innermost clique sat in a warren.. More -
Doubting Leads to Disbelief
Doubt is the opposite of certainty and is a serious disease of the heart. Once it becomes deep-rooted, it destroys the Muslim's soul through hesitation, suspicion and obsessive diffidence. It also prevents the Muslim from achieving his aims because it makes him unable to make a decision or adopt an opinion; rather it renders him constantly bewildered.. More -
Kindness to Neighbors
“Choose your neighbor before choosing your residence,” is a widespread Arabic proverb that means that it is according to the value and merit of the neighbor that the price of the residence should be estimated. A good neighbor is a source of happiness. The Virtue of Being Kind to one’s Neighbor in Islam Islam considers the rights.. More -
Common mistakes made during Jumu'ah
Many of us go to the Masjid on Friday as a matter of tradition and habit, without making the intention of worship, whereas an intention is a precondition for the Jumu'ah prayer (the weekly congregational prayer held in Masjids every Friday) and all other acts of worship. Increasingly, we see people staying up late, which causes them to miss Fajr prayer.. More -
Horrors in Hama
A trainee doctor tells of the bloodshed he witnessed during the Syrian army's siege of the city of Hama. The three young men were running to the Horany hospital to give blood when several shots rang out and 18-year-old Talha Khamees fell to the ground, his own dark blood spilling from the hole where his left eye used to be. As he lay sprawled on the.. More -
The battle of Badr, 17 Ramadan - I
At the beginning of the month of Ramadan, 2 AH, news came to Al-Madeenah that a Makkan caravan was coming from Syria which would pass by Al-Madeenah. In order to instill fear in the disbelievers and also to reply to Kurz ibn Jaabir's attack, the Prophet, sallalahu alayhi wa sallam, (may Allah exalt his mention) asked a party of the Muhajireen (immigrants).. More -
The battle of Badr, 17 Ramadan - II
Now the disbelievers launched a full-scale attack and the Muslim troops also moved forward to face their enemies. Both sides showed great valor. As the day of Badr drew towards its close, the defeated disbelievers fled the battlefield leaving behind seventy men slain and seventy as prisoners. When the fighting started, the Prophet, sallalahu alayhi.. More -
Kashmir: The forgotten conflict
Since the partition of India and Pakistan, Kashmir's voice has been largely ignored. It's a question as old as you want it to be, but one that it is alive today, six decades after the decolonization of the Indian subcontinent left Kashmir divided between India and Pakistan, clearly suggesting that Kashmiris themselves have not even been asked. Or been.. More -
168 Children Murdered by US Drones
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) last month began to publish their findings in a study of the U.S. drone war in Pakistan. The study found that much higher rates of civilian casualties had resulted from the U.S. drone war than had been admitted by the government or than had been reported in the press. As I blogged about at the time, just.. More -
Modified killer T-cells wipe out leukemia: US study
A breakthrough therapy to modify patients' T-cells into potent tumor-killing agents has helped three leukemia sufferers stay cancer-free for a year, US researchers said Wednesday. The findings are the first to show how gene transfer therapy can make specialized T-cells, which guard the body from infection, that attack cancerous tumors in advanced cases.. More -
Islamophobia, Zionism and the Norway massacre
In a Washington Post op-ed last week, Abraham Foxman, the National Director of the Anti Defamation League, likened the hateful ideology that inspired Anders Behring Breivik to massacre 77 innocent people in Norway to the "deadly" anti-Semitism that infected Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is a parallel that I, and many others.. More -
Syria: Violence in the dark
When widespread protests broke out in Syria in March, President Bashar al-Assad's regime turned to its feared security services to smother the anti-government movement. The bloody response has so far succeeded where other attempts to put down the "Arab awakening" have failed, and President Assad remains in power. Verifying the toll of the.. More
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