December, 2014

• 11 December

  How to Benefit from Qur’an By :- Sheikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi

  

  If you truly want to benefit from the Qur'an, your heart must be attentive and alert when reciting it or listening to it. Listen to it carefully with presence of mind, paying attention to it as if Allah Himself was speaking to you directly. Understand that this Qur'an is an address directed to you from Allah, Most High, upon the …

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• 11 December

  Managing Your Weight Through the Sunnah By :- Wail Abu Hendi

  

  Our relationship with food can at times be a grievous one. Counting calories and weighing ourselves constantly can make the eating process a burden rather than something to enjoy. Taking time to become more aware of what we eat does not necessarily mean restricting our diet to a certain type of food intake. It’s more about giving attention to how …

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• 10 December

  Tirana Dream Mosque Comes True

  

  TIRANA – Construction in the long awaited mosque in Tirana is set to start in the Albanian capital after officials gave the building permit, fulfilling a 1990s dream. “This is a joint project undertaken in cooperation with Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate,” Skender Brucaj, the head of the Albanian Muslim Community, told Anadolu Agency on Monday, December 1. The new mosque, …

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• 10 December

  Dutifulness to Parents (10 Verses & Hadiths) By :- Muhammad Fathi

  

  You will not be able to fully recognize the tremendous sacrifices of your parents until you become a parent yourself! Unfortunately, the limitless giving, the loving care and the real concern that parents offer with pleasure to their children are easily ignored nowadays. In the fast-pace, extremely materialistic life we live, many precious values are easily forgotten. Dutifulness to parents …

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• 10 December

  Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral in name-change row

  

  Posted by – Abdul Alim Source: The Guardian Government of Andalusia says Diocese of Córdoba is ignoring site’s history as a place of worship for Muslims and Christians Inscriptions from the Qur’an share space with a baroque altarpiece in Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, hinting at the building’s storied past. But in recent years the word mosque has been removed from the monument’s …

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• 9 December

  Why Islamophobia is so dangerous By :- Imran Awan

  

  Whether it’s Mohammed becoming the most popular baby name, or one in 10 babies in England being Muslim or the fact that halal meat is being served in Pizza Hut, a Muslim story always tends to generate more heat than light. Indeed, Islamophobia is often perpetuated by fear and a sense that Muslims are taking over our jobs, our homes …

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• 9 December

  Foods of the Prophet: Part 2/5 Fruits and Vegetables of the Prophet By :- Karima Burns

  

  Modern Muslims often turn to books and magazines to find out what foods will make them healthy, however, the Qur’an and Hadith have provided the Islamic community with many ideas of foods that should be included in the ideal diet. The Qur’an mentions many fruits and vegetables as well as meat, milk and many spices among the foods Muslims can …

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