Shahadah in Islam

Strive to learn your Islam from the Book of your Lord and the Sunnah of your Prophet. Do not say, So-and-so said, for you cannot learn the truth only from men. Learn the truth and then measure people against it. This should be enough for the one who controls his whims and submits himself to his Lord. AL-ISLAAH PUBLICATIONS P.O.Box 1106 Kroonstad,South Africa, 9500 Tel no.: 27-56 -2124604 / Mobile no: 083 477 3786 / Fax no: 086 602 9424 e-mail: info@everymuslim.net web-site: www.everymuslim.net Ramadhaan Focus (PART1) 1. TODAY'S HADITH Hadhrat Abu Hurairah(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "If a man fasts but does not give up telling lies and doing wrong, Allah has no need that he should merely give up food and water." (Bukhari) 2. TODAYS FOCUS: WELCOMING RAMADHAAN & VIRTUES OF RAMADHAAN By Husain Aal Ash-Sheikh Brothers and sisters in Islaam! A great month has come to you carrying with it great blessings. It is a mon...

" O you who believe! Fear Allah as HE should be feared, and do not die except in a state of Islam. " Siddeeqa Rajab is the seventh month of the lunar calender. this month is reguarded as one of the sacred months (Al- ashur-al-hurum) in which battles were prohibited in the days of the Prophet (s.a.w) It also preludes the month of Ramadhan, because Ramadhan follows it after the intervening month of Sha'baan. therefore when the holy Prophet (s.a.w) sighted the moon of Rajab He used to pray to Allah in the following words. " ALLAHUMA BAARIK -LANA FI RAJABA WA-SHA'BAANA WAL BAL- LIGHNA RAMADAANA " OH ALLAH MAKE THE MONTH OF RAJAB AND SHA'BAAN BLESSED FOR US AND LET US REACH THE MONTH OF RAMADHAN (i.e prolong our life up to ramadaan so that we may benefit from its merits and blessings.) We too should take the opportunity of reading this dua often in the month of Rajab and Sha'baan.