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The Day of Eid! (Month of Ramadaan is coming to an End)

The Month of Ramadaan is coming to an end and the transition from Ramadaan to Eid and thereafter should be a path the that brings us closer to our Creator and a path that treads the Sunnah i.e. The way of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) . After a month of sacrifice, Allah Ta'ala takes it upon Himself to reward His faithful servants. Allah Ta'ala is the Most Generous and Most Benevolent. Indeed Allah Ta'ala's Generosity multiplies in Ramadaan. When Allah Ta'ala sees His servants carry out all their duties  faithfully and strive to gain closeness to Him through fasting ,salaat (prayer) ,patience ,recitation of Quraan ,zikr ,dua ,and controlling of even permissible desires  and needs like food, drink etc. then Allah Ta'ala bestows on His faithful servants a special prize on the night preceding the day of Eid…   THE PRIZE GIVING NIGHT:   Allah Ta'ala bestows the rewards on those who have spent the month in His obedience and all their Du'as (prayer

The Importance of Sadaqatul Fitr

Sadaqatul fitr  is a   compulsory charity   which becomes payable on the occasion of  Eid-ul-Fitr .  The Noble Messenger of Allah (  Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam)  said: "The fast remains suspended between Heaven and Earth until the  fitrah  is paid." Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam made charity of Fitr compulsory as a purification of fasts from useless talks and vile discourses and also as food to the poor  (Hadith-Abû Dawûd).   Fitr  means to breakfast or to refrain from fasting. Hence the Eid after the fasts of Ramadhân is called  Eid-ul-Fitr , as it is the day of rejoicing after the completion of fasting. On this occasion of happiness, as a sign of gratitude one has to give a specific amount in aims, which is called Sad'qatui-Fitr. To purify and obtain complete blessings for the fasts of Ramadhân Mubârak one has to give Sadaqatul-Fitr.  Thus it is wâjib to give Sadaqatul-Fitr to purify one's fast.  The true object in giving  Sadqatul-fitr  on this ha

Checklist-Ramadhan's last ten nights and days

In this blessed month of Ramadhan, we have now come to the grand finale – the last ten days of Ramadhan that are regarded as the "cream" of Ramadhan. In it is a night that Qur'an tells us is better than 1000 months (yes, months…not days!) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: " There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month which Allah has enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived. " (Hadith Narrated by An-Nasaa'i, 2106; Ahmad, Sahih At-Targheeb, 999.) So, in preparation for the grand finale, here is a checklist of some of the things that we can all do to make the remaining days of Ramadaan work to our advantage: 1) Get in High Gear for the Next few Nights and Days Time is of the essence. Every moment coun