Random Facts about Prayers - Part 7

by Syed Adam Alhabshi This is a simple series on some interesting facts on our obligatory prayers. For all of the articles in this series please click here. Fact 11: The Five Levels Of PrayersI got this piece of information from the MPF Summer Camp I attended which was facilitated by Moez Massoud back in 2003.  These levels are actually arranged by scholars to gauge where they ranked in their prayers in terms of khusyu’ (concentration). Before I begin, I need to explain about the exterior and interior part of a prayer which is relevant to this post. The Exterior Part indicates the preparation taken before one is about to make his prayer such as the taking of proper wudhu’, the wearing of proper clothes that covers the aurat...

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Random Facts about Prayers - Part 6

by Syed Adam Alhabshi This is a simple series on some interesting facts on our obligatory prayers. For all of the articles in this series please click here. Fact 9: The Three Recitations in Ruku’ and SujudI learned in my sprirtual class that there is a hadith reported by Abu Hurairah that the Prophet mentioned if you read subhana rabbial azimi (in ruku’) and subhana rabbial a’la (in sujud) once, one-third of your body is forbidden to enter Jahannam. Therefore, reciting it three times would free your whole body from entering Jahannam (Hellfire). So do not rush in "employing" these magnificent bodyguards the next time you pray.  Read it slowly and take your time to do so. Discover its meaning and also pray and hope that it will be...

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Random Facts about Prayers - Part 5

by Syed Adam Alhabshi This is a simple series on some interesting facts on our obligatory prayers. For all of the articles in this series please click here. Fact 8: Tahiyyat/TashahudThis is the recitation of tahiyyat/tashahud that is common to Malaysians as we are taught this in school.   “All compliments, blessed words, prayers, pure words are due to Allah. Peace be on you, O Prophet, and also the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be on us and on the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (in another narration: ... is His slave and messenger).” I was once told that the tahiyyat that we read in...

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Faith Fridays - The Social Justice of Umar ibn al-Khattab by Alyas Karmani [VIDEO]

Every Friday we hope to bring you a khutbah or short lecture in English that we feel may be of benefit to you. Think of it as a weekly khutbah from a different perspective. All you need to do is spend 30 minutes (or less) a week to learn something new. If you have any suggestions on a video that we should share please send us an email via "Write for Us". This weekend YMP will be hosting Paying it Forward as part of our Ramadhan Chit Chat Series. Check out the event here. As such this week's video will focus on the charity work and social justice. Alyas Karmani is a social justice activist in the UK that has been involved in anti-racism work since his early teens. He has previously worked in universities and governments with regards to social policy covering a wide range of issues - mental...

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Random Facts about Prayers - Part 4

by Syed Adam Alhabshi This is a simple series on some interesting facts on our obligatory prayers. For all of the articles in this series please click here. Tonight is the 25th night. If tonight is Lailatul Qadr and you put into practice our tip for today it could be the equivalent of asking for forgiveness for your parents for 1000 months. Fact 8: Seeking Forgiveness For Your ParentsI have mentioned in Fact 7 that there are many recitations that we can memorise to add more spice to our prayer. There’s a lot to pick from. I would suggest that you take those which are the shortest and most familiar to you. Practice it before thinking of adding any other. Better to be steadfast than to just do things in one go and forget about it later...

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Random Facts about Prayers - Part 3

by Syed Adam Alhabshi This is a simple series on some interesting facts on our obligatory prayers. For all of the articles in this series please click here. Fact 5: SynchronizationThere are numerous hadith in Sahih Muslim that state that the Prophet mentioned that when we utter "amin" after surah Alfatihah in a jama’ah prayer and when the Imam says: "Allah listens to him who praises Him." and we reply: "O Allah, our Lord for Thee is the praise” (rabbana walakal hamd), if what we say synchronises with the angels in the heaven, our past sins will be forgiven. How cool is that?...

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