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Pony Express Lake
Missouri, USA
Monday July 16th 2007

Photographer: Dan Bush: bushd@albanymo.net
src: Nasa Daily Photos

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When the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) sighted the moon of Rajab (two months before Ramadan) he used to pray to Allah in the following words:

اَللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَبَ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَان
Allahumma barik lana fi Rajab wa Sha’ban wa ballighna Ramadan
O Allah! Make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for us, and [...]

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mysteries of fasting
 More from Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

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Tazkiyah Retreat June 2007Day 2 – Tuesday – Asr

Reflections on the ending of Salah:

Saying The Salaam: As salaamu alekum warahmatullah:

Have that peace, and share it

Saying Astagfirullah 3 times: “‘I ask Allaah for forgiveness.’”

As if saying that ‘Astagfirullah that I have to leave salaah to this world’

Salaah is the Miraj (ascension) of the Mu’min (believer)

Allahumma [...]

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Tuesday March 27th, 2007
Sheikh Mokhtar Maghroui
Musjid Al Hidaya

Question’s

What is the fastest way to Tazkiyah?

Tazkiyah is the path to selflessness. Its not the end, its a means.
Nehi – active prohibition of the nafs
Wasool – The level when you are liberated from the self. – it can only be accomplished by traversing the path of tazkiyah and [...]

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Tazkiyah Retreat June 2007
Day 2 – Tuesday – Lake Lodge
Sheikh Mokhtar mentioned a hadith the night before about focusing in salaah: Allah would say to the person in salaah who turns away (with their heart) ‘Where to, to somthing better than Me?”. May Allah increase us in khushoo in salaah ameen.
6/12/07
Concept of the heart and [...]

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