Posts Tagged ‘Eid’
Do I Have to Perform the Friday Prayer if Eid is on Friday?
Originally posted in September 2010. I begin in the name of Allah, the most kind and merciful: Summarized Answer Scholars, past and present, have differed over this issue, so it should not be turned into a matter of dispute. It appears to me that Muslims should pray both the ʿĪd and Friday prayer. However, whoever [...]
The Most Valuable Days
by Ammar M. Ali In order to draw our attention to the importance and grandeur of certain things, and increase our appreciation of them, Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) honors objects of His creation by swearing by them in the Qur’an. Amongst these objects are the moon, the stars, the sun, the night, [...]
`Eid Mubarak!
The Sunnah of `Eid All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. May you have a happy and blessed `Eid! `Eid, in Islam, is a day of joy, thanksgiving, worship, brotherhood, solidarity, and morality. A Muslim should take the advantage of this day to bring himself nearer to [...]
Night Before ‘Eid: Stories from Muslim Children!
by Ayesha | A Nightingale In 4th grade Islamic studies we’re finishing up a unit on Ramadan. It’s fun talking about Ramadan with my students. Their perception of Eid in school is so different from mine when I was their age. I gave my students an assignment to write about their favorite Eid they could [...]
Gobble Gobble
By Izzah Zaroon `Eid al-Adha falls during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year. Thanksgiving marks an American tradition of celebrating the harvest and expressing gratitude. This sense of gratitude is an important value taught in Islam. Since both holidays are falling in one weekend, it is important to stress the sense of gratitude that Islam [...]
Contribute to Your Virtual Mosque
Follow us on:
Recent Comments