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Surah Yusuf (Arabic : سورة يوسف ) has many lessons that we can use in our lives, it shows us the importance of having faith in Allah and always trusting that he will save us from the hardships that we are going through. In this article, we will learn about the many benefits and virtues of surah Yusuf and the many lessons and stories mentioned in it. The surah was revealed to the prophet peace and blessing be upon him in Makkah. It is narrated that the prophet said about the benefit of reading Surah Yusuf that: “whoever recites this Surah and teaches his family members how to recite it also, Allah (S.w.T.) will make the final moments before his death (sakaraatul mawt) easy for him to bear and will remove jealousy from his heart.” What is surah Yusuf about? We can learn many lessons from Surah Yusuf. It is the only surah in the Quran that are discussing the same story. It tells the story of patience, faith, and Iman. It shows us how Yusuf had faith in Allah no matter what happened t...

Ramadan is the month of fasting and worshiping Allah, reading Quran, and doing good deeds while staying away from committing what is wrong. When you have kids in the house it might be a little bit difficult to explain Ramadan to them, so in this article, we will show you how to explain Ramadan for kids and how to make Ramadan fun for them. How to explain Ramadan to a child? You should first start by explaining to them the Islamic calendar and tell them that Ramadan is nine-month. Teach them that the Islamic calendar follows the phases of the moon. So Ramadan might be 29 or 30 days depending on the moon. During Rhamadan kids, and Muslims celebrate Ramadan by fasting, Muslims fast from the sunrises until the sunsets, they also read Quran; remember Allah, and do charity and zakat. The start of Ramadan depends on the lunar cycle, when Muslims see the young moon they declare the beginning of the month of Ramadan and it ends with a new moon. After Ramadan ends Eid Al-Fitr starts, in E...

The Mothers of the believers is the name used to call the prophet wives. What are the names of prophet wives and what are their stories? Let’s find out.   List of prophet’s wives, the mothers of the believers, stories of the prophet’s wives, and age of Muhammad’s wives Muhammad’s first wife, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid The prophet muhammad first wife was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ( Arabic : خديجة بنت خويلد ) ; she was a widow of a wealthy merchant, with time she thrived on her own in the business. The prophet Muhammed was her business agent but with time Khadijah saw him as a good husband and they got married. It is said that the prophet was at the age of 25 and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was 40 when they got married. They had 6 children, among them there were two sons who died in infancy. She was the support and encouragement for the prophet when the Quran and Islam were revealed to him. The prophet loved her and. He remembered her after her death for the rest of his life....

There are many forms of worship. One of them is praying. While praying we read the Quran and say tashahhud , but what is tashahhud? That’s what we will find out shortly. The word tashahhud meaning in English is “testimony” and sometimes it is called at-tahiyyat ( التحيات ) meaning “greetings”. It is recited twice when praying four or three rakat and once when praying two rakats. You recite it when you sit during the second rakah and then when you sit in the last rakah. We start by saying greetings to Allah then we send peace and blessing upon the prophet Muhammed and on us and all the slaves of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) taught us, “When the Imam recites, then listen attentively, and if he is sitting (in the prayer) then the first remembrance that anyone of you recites should be the Tashahhud.” That is why we say al tashahhud when we sit in the second and fourth rakat. Tashahhud is not hard and in this article, we will learn how to say it toge...

In times of sadness and depression or anxiety, we tend to turn to Allah for help, to heal our hearts and souls from the darkness of the world. Supplication and dua are our keys to healing. When we feel empty and lost the only thing that takes us out of the darkness is remembering Allah. Allah prophet, Muhammad peace and blessing be upon him said: Do not talk too much without remembrance of Allah. Indeed excessive talking without remembrance of Allah hardens the heart. And indeed the furthest of people from Allah is the harsh-hearted. What is the definition of supplication in Islam?  Dua and supplication in Islam , represent the Muslim’s weapon, it’s the best way to come closer to Allah. Allah said in the Holy Quran that he will always answer our call when we call out for help. Allah said in the Quran about supplication: And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me – indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let th...

What is the difference between tawbah and istighfar? When making sins we turn to Allah asking for forgiveness, hoping if Allah could forgive us and erase away the sins we made. As humans we are not capable of stopping making mistakes, it’s who we are and what makes us humans. But what we are capable of is to repent to Allah, try not to make mistakes. In this article, we will understand what is tawbah and what is istighfar in addition to the difference between them. Let’s start. What is tawbah? Tawbah is the act of asking Allah for forgiveness, repenting for a sin we made, telling Allah that we are not going to repeat that mistake again. Tawbah is the way to coming closer to Allah, to walk on the right path, and stay away from doing any sin. It is the first step of discipline and our key to walking in the right way that gets us closer to god. Tawbah is what we should all do and understand, God created us for a purpose and that’s what we should focus on. And not to let life distr...

What is sawm? Sawm is a word you hear quite often whenever Islam is the topic. Islam has many five basic pillars. One of them is Sawm or fasting. Sawm is the fourth pillar of the five Islamic pillars and it has a great significance in Islam. Fasting exists in many religions and in Islam it is called sawm and it has many rules regarding on how it is performed. It is also one of the best ways one can come closer to Allah.  Sawm is when any muslim refrain  from food, drink, sexual activity and any forbidden act from dawn till sunset.  What is the meaning of sawm? Sawm in Arabic means fasting. Fasting in Islam means refraining from certain actions from sunrise to sunset.  These actions include  Eating Drinking  Sexual activity Any forbidden act which pillar of Islam does sawm refer to? Sawm itself is not one of Islam’s five pillars but rather the sawm or fasting of the holy month of Ramadan. The fast of Ramadan is considered the fourth Islamic bas...