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Tazkiya – Spiritual Purification

Tazkiya – Spiritual Purification

Allah swt has mentioned the word ‘Tazkiya at many different places in the Qur’an-e-karim قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا [91:9-10] قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّى وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى [87:14-15] وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ [2:174] This word tazkiya means to become pure. There are two ways a person can become pure – either a person is pure or they are purified; […]

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Ramadan: A month of Forgiveness

Ramadan: A month of Forgiveness

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Last Thursday, we had a discussion on preparing for the month of Ramadan, Today I want to talk a little bit about Ramadan itself. There are many different ways  to understand this month. Last week we discussed it being a month of Taqwa, also a month of Qur’an and […]

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Preparing for Ramadan

Preparing for Ramadan

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ ۚ Decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous – [Fasting for] a limited number of days [Surah Baqarah, 2:183-184] Most of us have spent so many Ramadans but we are still as unprepared for it as […]

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