Talut (Saul) whom the Holy Quran admires as worthy king had a strong physique and great knowledge. The Holy Quran says: قَالَ إِنَّ ...

STAGES OF HAJJBEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY AND GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES After we have become familiar with the philosophy of Hajj and its ...

HALTING PLACESHALTING PLACE I: MIQAT The Miqat is the place of getting into the state of Ihram in Umrah and Tamattu'. The following five ...

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللهِ. Surely, the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs ...

As requirements for duaa to be answered have been met and thousands of hands have been raised in supplication, the pilgrims in Arafat should speak to ...

AL-MASH'AR AL-HARAM The eve of Eid ul-Adha is among four blessed nights along with the Laylat ul-Qadr �the Grand Night- for keeping vigil. Imam ...

The life-giving religion of Islam emphasizes both worship and sacrifice. Offering one's life in the way of the religion can safeguard its ...

Another recommended act in Mina is communion with God in the heart of nights and under the sky of Mina, a chance that might rarely occur in one's ...

CONCLUSION OF THE HAJJ RITESSo when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding. The ...

Imam Sadiq (a.s) says: إذَا أَرَدْتَ الحَجَّ فَجَرِّدْ قَلْبَکَ للهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ مِن ...

VISITATION VISITATION TO THE HOLY SHRINE OF GOD'S MESSENGER Thanks to God we have had the honor to visit the House of God and completed ...

PURE AND IMMACULATE HOUSEHOLD O Medina, how honorable you are for holding the pure body of the superior of the creatures, source of pride of all ...