Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Starting a Fire With Coke and Chocolate

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From My Inbox

LOL, I get the most Emails from my husband - literally hundreds just waiting to be read. He finds good stuff all the time and I can't keep up with checking it. Here's a good one:


"The bigger desire you have for a sin, the bigger your eemaan is if you leave it."

Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih bin al-`Uthaymeen (Rahimahullaah) Read More...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Online Quran Learning – The Benefits!

The exact meaning of Quran is "the recitation". Entailing this, learning and reciting this holy book is considered as one of the greatest and noblest acts that can be performed by any Muslim. Quran reading can surely refresh us and give us a feeling of being under the blessings of the Almighty Allah. Everyone knows that the holy Quran is rich with information on all subjects and is equally beneficial to us in this world and hereafter, and due to this many online platforms have been established where you can learn and read Quran online.

Online Islamic school is a source for quality online education for Quran, Hadith, Fiqah and many other Islamic topics. There are qualified Islamic teachers are available to help learn Qur'an online according to Tajweed rules, providing one-on-one lectures. Tajweed and its application can only be learned with a qualified teacher. The rules themselves can be studied independently, but their correct application can only be done by listening to, reciting to, and being corrected by, a qualified teacher of the Qur’an.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The most superior among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it." [Sahih Bukhari (Book #61, Hadith #546) thus the importance to learn Quran is evident as it is the last revelation of GOD. One meaning of Qur’an is "recitation", the Qur’an itself outlining the general method of how it is to be recited: slowly and in rhythmic tones. Tajwid is the term for techniques of recitation, and assessed in terms of how accessible the recitation is to those who are intent on concentrating on the words and recite the Qur’an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.

The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: “Read the Qur’an, for verily it will come on the Day of Standing as an intercessor for its companions.” [Muslim]
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Monday, January 11, 2010

LOL I Blame Umm Raiyaan For This

She's thinking about making changes to her blog - and the more I thought about her blog post, the more I wanted to change mine. Then, I stumbled across these free backgrounds and well, I had to go there. If it hurts your eyes I can tone it down, InshaALLAH. Read More...