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Hajj 2021: Saudi Kingdom Limits Hajj to Residents

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By: Salimon Quadri The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has on Saturday, announced the number of pilgrims that will participate in the 1442/2021 Hajj and the start for the registration. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah limited the participants to 60,000 from its citizens and residents only to perform the pilgrimage due to the "rising COVID-19 cases". It was noted from the statements of the ministry that "those who intend to participate in Hajj need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose or have recovered from COVID-19 infection in the last 6 months." According to the Kingdom, the 60,000 pilgrims will start registration on the portal at 1pm on Sunday, 3rd Dhul Qadah, 1442 which corresponds 13th June, 2021. However, the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Sudais commends the Kingdom's decision on this year's Hajj and stresses that it is a wise decision based on the principles of Islamic S...

BREAKING: Buhari Grants NTA "Revealing and Educating" Interview

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By: Salimon Quadri The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) will be broadcasting a "revealing and educating interview" with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina confirmed this in a statement on Friday afternoon. Part of the statement reads: "President Muhammadu Buhari grants Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) an exclusive interview, from 8:30pm, Friday, June 11, 2021". Added in the statement is, "it promises to be revealing and educating. Kindly keep a date." The interview holds a day after Buhari visited Lagos on Thursday for the inauguration of the 157-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta.

Can I recite Qur'an during menstruation?

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By: Kehinde Barakat  Question: Can i recite Qur'an if i am menstruating?  Answer:  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. All praises is to Allah (swt), the Lord of the universe, the Best among the fashioner, Creator of rational colours, may His abundant blessings be upon the last prophet -Muhammad (saw). Ar-rosul (pbuh), said in one of his Hadiths, "Verily, Allah is the most Pure and he won't accept anything (I.e  ibadah)  from his creations, except pure ones. Shari'ah (Islamic religious laws) has mentioned and treated the issue of menstruating women to a clearer way.  Recitation of the Quran by menstruating women brought about different understandings among the four Imams' School of Thought. The Mālikiy scholars maintained the permissibility that one can recite Qur'an until bleeding stops during the period. This means: immediately the bleeding stops, a woman must neither touch nor read Qur'an until after Al - Ghusl  ...

Etiquette of Reading Qur'an

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By: Salimon Quadri Etiquette of Reading Qur'an All praise and adoration is due to the most High and most Merciful (Subhāna' Wata'āla); His immense blessings upon the noble prophet (pbuh), his companions, wives and followers till the resurrection day, ameen. Qur'an is the fourth and last sacred book of Allah (SWT) that was sent upon the last prophet, Muhammad within the period of thirteen and ten years in Makkah and Madinah respectively. It is a distinctive book among all others due to the divine safety it possesses. Allah says: "Indeed, it is We, Who sent down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian; [15:9]. source: madrasatelquran.com Islam, a religion that has many to say about every aspects of life. A verse of the holy Qur'an says "...and we did not neglect anything in the Book". Therefore, the etiquette of reading Qur'an is also included in Islam.  Consistently, as Muslims - servants of Allah and followers of prophet Muhamma...