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Original post date: April 22, 2007
 بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم
 In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, the Merciful.
Below is a list of ten prayers of forgivness taken from the Qur’an. Each du’a [prayer] is followed by its transliteration and English translation.
 
 رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا [...]

New Hikm[a]rt entitled O man! [Ya ayyuhal insan], has been added to the Hikm[a]rt page.

Subhana’llah!
Allah says: “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest…” Surah Al Nur, ayah 30-31
You can alter your attraction to the opposite sex simply by [...]

I, on behalf of everyone here at Ekhlas would like to wish the entire Umma of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, a very blessed, peaceful, and joyous Eid. Eid Mubarak!
May Allah accept the entire Umma’s siyam [fasting], salah [prayer], qiyam al-layl [night vigil], tarawih, tilawat al-Qur’an [recitation and following of the Qur'an], dhikr [remembrance], [...]

 
I would like to inform all of those visitors who had read, downloaded or saved the short treatise entitled The Six Points of Tabligh, that after proof-reading it again, I saw some errors, especially with regards to punctuation marks when quoting the Qur’an. Therefore al-Hamdulillah, an amended version of The Six Points of Tabligh will [...]

There is a new piece of artwork entitled Dhikrullah that has been added to the Hikm[a]rt page.

Beautiful answer MashAllah!
Question:
I am a non-Muslim, looking into the Abrahamic religions. I would be grateful if you could give me a Muslim perspective on the following: I assume most people including Muslims follow their religion because they were born into it. Everyone is convinced that the religion they follow is the right one. However, i [...]

Source Imam Zaid Shakir

“Assalamualaikum,
You will surely be tested in your wealth and
your lives. And you will hear from those given
the scriptures before you and from the
idolaters much abuse. If you patiently
persevere, and remain mindful [of God],
surely in this is a manifestation of firm
resolve. [Al-Qur'an 3:186]
Enduring trials, tribulations, and bearing abuses are the crucibles through which [...]

Source: Sunnipath Answers
Question: What can I do to lift my worries?
Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
The key is to turn to your Lord, in supplication, prayer, and remembrance.
Imam Nawawi mentions in his al-Adhkar that Ibn al-Sunni related on the authority of Qatada (Allah be pleased [...]

It is upon every morally responsible person to keep the following obligations in mind at all times, day and night:
1. Never acting or entering into a transaction without knowing the ruling of Allah regarding it.
2. Eating, drinking and clothing oneself through lawful means.
3. Trusting in one’s Lord (Exalted is He), being content with his Decree, and thanking Him [...]