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how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: mat and lectern. Pt. 3

Now that you’ve read what I had to write on ablution and adab, it’s now time to head to your mat for the taHajjud of our lives. 👍🏿 If you are like me, you have one of those rug mats, that have the Kaaba etched somewhere in the middle, some geometric shapes here and there,Continue reading “how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: mat and lectern. Pt. 3”

how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: ablution and adab. Pt. 2

Now that we know what to do to wake, and stay awake, the next thing is to proceed towards doing the ablution, right? Ablution in the West is one that over the decade has got Muslims trying all sorts of body contortions to achieve, and I can sadly add myself to that mix, until recently.Continue reading “how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: ablution and adab. Pt. 2”

how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: waking up and staying awake. Pt. 1

So, I have been doing a two-hour tahajjud for 5 months now, and I thought sharing what has made it easy for me is an opportunity to do more ibadah, and of course, when you share this piece with your family and friends, you too would be getting as much reward as I would. InshaAllah! 👊🏿 Continue reading “how i made my two-hour tahajjud easy: waking up and staying awake. Pt. 1”

rafath: foreplay in the Quran.

This is a continuation of cliteracy in islam, and here, and in subsequent posts, InshaAllah, the aim is to try to classically understand the words that have been translated to sex either directly or indirectly in the Quran. Hopefully, in doing so, we are able to see how Cliteracy is a part and parcel ofContinue reading “rafath: foreplay in the Quran.”

cliteracy in islam

Sex has existed since the beginning of mankind. It is through it that we derive not just pleasure, but reproduction. It is so much of a primary exercise that without it, there would be an end to life itself. Imagine what will happen to the continuity of life if every one stops having sex; well,Continue reading “cliteracy in islam”

the meaning of zina

The root letters of the word Zina is zain, nun and ya. Of this root, four forms of the word occurred a total of 9 times in the entire Quran; Zina once, Yaznun twice, Zani thrice, and Zaniyatun thrice. Zani and Zaniyatun occurred three times in Q24 verse 2 and 3; V2 was talking aboutContinue reading “the meaning of zina”

CLASSICAL ARABIC MEANING OF NAFILAH, TAHAJJUD, QIYAMU LAYL, SHAFI’ AND WITRI.

Q17 V79 states that “And from [part of] the night, (taHajjad) ‘pray’ with it as (nafilatan) ‘additional [worship]’ (llaka) ‘for you’, it is expected that your Lord will (yab a’thak) ‘resurrect’ you to a (maqama mmahmudan) ‘praised station’.” In deciphering what this verse is really about, one has to deeply understand a handful of keyContinue reading “CLASSICAL ARABIC MEANING OF NAFILAH, TAHAJJUD, QIYAMU LAYL, SHAFI’ AND WITRI.”