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Page one lays out in a Table Format all the Hajj rites that need to be done on each day, the time of the day and the proper sequence. It also describes Umrah rites. All this information is set out for all of the three types of Hajj - Tamatu, Qiran and ifrad.

Page Two: lists the Rukn (Pillars), Wajib (compuslory) and Mustahab (encouraged) parts of both Hajj and Umrah and consequences of forgetting or leaving out any of these. It also lists acts forbidden in Ihram along with the stages of lifting Ihram restrictions and consequences of breaching these. You'll also find on this page, the Dua (supplications) for the Hajj & Umrah from the Quran & authentic hadith along with their meanings in English.

Note: This information is taken from works of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Utheimin, Sheikh Albani and other books of Fiqh & authors such as Ibn Qudamah (rahimahumullah).

An audio explanation of details relating to this will come shortly over the next few months.

Understanding the nature and reality of sihr according to Islam (Sihr is Arabic for magic, literally means hidden), is likely to make it easier to accept the concept of magic especially for a modern scientific mind, allowing one to come to terms with it and, thereafter, find a sensible cure that is devoid of superstitions and apply the treatment prescribed for it in Islam with confidence and reassurance.

At a time when homosexuality and anal sex are forced by some sections of the society as something that ought to be accepted as natural, many wonder why Islam ? as with other religions ? so strongly disapproves of these. The brief response below sheds some light on this issue from an Islamic perspective.

In a society that prides itself for freedom and liberty to attain maximum happiness, suicide ought to be the furthest from the mind? Yet it is not an uncommon practice and may be someone who is close to you and opens up to you and you may be the only person who can help. Suicide, resorted to in times of crisis as an end to those worries, is not only prohibited in Islam but it is also not an escape. This article illustrates how Islam provides an alternative that is worth living for!

An interesting issue has been raised. Some Muslim scholars of Tafsir in the past did speculate that the earth is flat and not spherical. Yet the Quran does not postulate that. This leads to a discussion of the role of the Quran. No doubt it is primarily a divine book of guidance from the Creator to Jinn and Man to draw a step closer to the pleasure of Allah through His Worship by leading a balanced life in every walk of life. But, in the field of Science and technology, is the Quran intended to be its text book, and if not, then, why not? An exploration of this issue leads to a few amazing realities of the fact that the Quran is indeed the unadulterated word of God.

"In order to understand the Islamic view and ruling on Capital Punishment ? or any other injunction ? it is useful to note a few characteristics of the Islamic Code of Life - the Islamic Law or Shariah. This would then explain why there are no elaborate arguments and discussions in the Quran that set forth a rationale for each and every injunction of the Islamic civil code..."