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Jumada At Thania 1436 Moosighting Report

  Saturday 21/03/2015 11:55 PM: The moon for the month of Jumada At Thania 1436 has not been sighted anywhere in Australia, therefore the 1st day of Jumada At Thania 1436 will be on Monday 23/03/2015, Insha’Allah. (Courtesy of Moonsighting.info)

Jumada Ul Oula Moonsighting Report

  The moon for the month of Jumada Ul Oula 1436 has been sighted in Sydney. Insha’Allah tomorrow Saturday 21/02/2015 will be the first day of Jumada Ul Oula.(Courtesy of Moonsighting.info)

Rabi Al Awwal Moonsighting Report

        The moon for the month of Rabi Al Awwal 1436 has been sighted in Brisbane, Alhumdulilah. Therefore the first day of Rabi Al Awwal 1436 will be tomorrow Wednesday 24/12/2014, Insha’Allah. (Courtesy of Moonsighting.info)

Safar Moonsighting Report

  The moon for the month of Safar 1436 has not been sighted anywhere in Australia, therefore the month of Safar will commence on Tuesday 25/11/2014, Insha’Allah. Courtesy of moonsighting.info

Question about the virtues of Muharram

Question: I want to ask that is there any special virtues or is it sunnat to fast and observe extra ibadat in month of muharram?   Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.       Fasting in the holy month of Muharram is very virtuous […]

Muharram & Aashura

 The Sacred Months From among the months of the Islaamic year, the “Ashurul Hurum” (Sacred Months) enjoy a greater significance. Hafiz Ibn Katheer (Radhiallahu-anhu) has quoted the saying of Hadhrat Qatadah (Radhiallahu-anhu) in his famous tafseer. He writes: Allah Ta’ala has indeed distinguished some of His Creation from among man and Jinn, He has chosen […]

Muharram Moonsighting Report

  The moon for the month of Safar 1436 has not been sighted anywhere in Australia, therefore the month of Safar will commence on Tuesday 25/11/2014, Insha’Allah.

The Blessed Days of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah: Its Virtues and Various Acts to Perform

  By Ustadha Bint Ahmad Adapted from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali’s Lata’if al-Ma‘arif  With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah alone and blessings and peace be upon his beloved, Muhammad, his family, his companions, all of them. In the Qur’an, Allah takes oaths by various entities to highlight their […]