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| Zakat-ul-Fitr
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Every
Muslim is required to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr at the conclusion of the month of
Ramadan as a token of thankfulness to God for having enabled him to observe
fasts.
One of the main
purpose of Zakat al-Fitr is to provide those who fasted with the means of making
up for any errors during the month of fasting. Zakat al-Fitr also gives the poor
the means to celebrate the festival of breaking the fast (Eid al-Fitr)
along with the rest of the Muslims.
Zakat-ul-Fitr is part of
the fast of Ramadan and is characterized by the following elements:
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It must be
given before Eid prayers, unless one has a valid reason for a delay.
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It should be
given on behalf of every member of the household, whether male or female,
adult or minor.
If you would like to
pay Zakat-ul-Fitr for the month of Ramadan. Click
Here.
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| Fatherhood
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It is important for Muslims to have a discussion about fatherhood while keeping in mind the ever-fragile state of Muslim families. We need to re-assess the language we use and the ontological assumptions we make when we speak about the role of the father because often, the problem doesn't just lie with the crisis but the way we deal with it.
Muslims naturally feel inclined to place the mother at the centre of the process of raising children, unwittingly ignoring the father's role. Islamic tradition does stress the role of the mother. For example, when asked who a Muslim should love most, the Prophet Muhammad said, "Your mother, your mother, your mother and then your father." It is also said that paradise lies at the feet of the mother. As a result, we tend to focus on the father as an individual, not as someone who should and can play a central role within his family.
Click HERE to read full article.
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Paradox of a
god-eat-god-world
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Here is a paradox for a modern age which seeks to do away with the Divine, to
remove it from their frame of reference and erase it from the public sphere: "Those
who have no belief set up rivals to their Lord" (Qur'an 6:1). But how
can those who disbelieve in God set up rivals to their God?
When we do away with God, when we eliminate connection with the unified domain
of Spirit, we make this whole lower world, this vast ever-shifting multiplicity
into a plurality of rivals to the Divine. In the absence of one God, entire
pantheons of conflicting, battling, rival gods appear in the form of an endless
abundance of systems and ideologies. A ceaseless, multitudinous, up-swelling of
mini-idolatries, each of which have their moment of existence, their small or
vast group of adherents and worshipers, their limited moment in the sun before
they are displaced by other gods more recently born.
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| The Chosen
One by Maher Zain |
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In a time of darkness and greed
It is your light that we need
You came to teach us how to live
Muhammad Rasul Allah
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You were so caring and kind
your soul was full of light
You are the best of mankind
Muhammad Rasul Allah
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 Knowledge is not what is
memorized -
Knowledge is what benefits. 
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafii was a jurist, who lived from 767 CE to 820 CE.
His teachings led to the foundation of the Shafi'i school of fiqh. More
commonly referred to as Imam al-Shafi'i.
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