Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah - Articles

An article in Uyghur shows some mistakes committed in the Uyghur society, confirming that Allah does not remove calamities except after people avoid the sins they are doing.

An article in Bengal confirms that the most beloved days of worship to Allah are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja month, as mentioned by the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). We have to take advantage of these days with righteous deeds: remembering Allah, fasting, repentance, and avoiding sins. This article contains the virtues and the recommended acts performed on these days.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about prayer: Conditions, dressing of prayer, limits of intimate parts for men and women, making up prayer due to traveling, menstruation, intercourse, sleeping, forgetting, or unconsciousness, changing the intention during prayer, prayer's place, what if a person does not know the prayer direction, praying while wearing shoes, etiquette of entering mosques, sleeping in mosques, greeting those praying, and reserving a place in a mosque along with some related issues.

An article in Japanese excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about prayer: times of five obligatory prayers, prayer times on hot days, and prayer time if it is unclear or confusing.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It talks about calling to prayer: Definition, wisdom, rulings, virtues, conditions and words.

An article translated into Japanese extracted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him) includes the following issues about menstruation and postpartum blood: Definition, ruling, blood source, times, forbidden acts while being in this state, ruling on having something stopping menstruation, signs of purification, ruling of yellowish and brownish excretions, and having intercourse with menstruating women with/out penetration. It also shows some issues about false menses: cases, description of purification, blood ruling, and difference between menstruation and false menstruation.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It talks about tayammum (dry ablutions): Definition, rulings, description, nullifiers, and what if we do tayammum, perform prayer then find water on time.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about bath: Definition, when it is mandatory or recommended, description of partial and full bath, Prophet's bath, acts that those having intercourse are not allowed to do, bath after repeated intercourse, and amount of shower water.

An article translated into Japanese excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him) includes the following points wiping on the socks with water: definition, duration, prerequisites, description, and nullifiers along with the description of wiping on the turban, head veil, and splint.

An article translated into Japanese extracted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him) includes the following points purification: siwak (toothbrush), circumcision, cutting the mustache, letting the beard grow, shaving pubic hair, pulling out armpit hair, trimming fingernails, cleaning knuckles, wearing perfume, caring about head hair, and using henna.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about istinjaa (purifying one`s private parts with water) and Istijmar (purifying one`s private parts with solid things): Definition, what to say and do when entering or going out of the toilet, ruling of facing the qiblah (prayer direction) or turning one`s back to it when answering the call of nature.

An article translated into Japanese and excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre mentions some of the authentic supplications that the Prophet used to say on different occasions. Thus, a Muslim should follow this Prophetic guidance while caring about the allowed worldly tools and means.

An article in Japanese excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about envy: Definition, effects, remedy, and description of washing oneself.

An article in Uzbek excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It includes the following points about pilgrimage: Definition, ruling, virtues, conditions, woman's pilgrimage with her aunt without a mahram, performing pilgrimage on behalf of others, pilgrimage of women with menstruation and postpartum period, virtues of periodically performing pilgrimage and umrah, coming out of Mecca to perform Umrah, a kid performing pilgrimage and umrah, a polytheist entering a mosque and characteristics of the sacred Haram.

An article in Thai from the book, "Abridged Islamic Jurisprudence" collects the supplications of sleeping and waking.

An article in Thai contains some Sunnah texts about sleeping and waking manners from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh".

An article discusses the cases of Rami Al-Jamarat (the rulings of throwing pebbles during Hajj)

An article in Turkish explaining the rulings of Zakat al-Fitr (fast-breaking charity). Fast-breaking charity was ordained to purify the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity. Thus, it completes the reward of fasting and provides the poor and needy with sufficient food to abstain from begging at the day of Eid. Giving fast-breaking charity is an obligation on males and females, the young and the old, the free man and the slave. Whoever posses enough food exceeding his and his family's basic needs has to give it on himself and on behalf of those he is obliged to spend on.

An article in Turkish about fasting nullifiers. Some of these nullifiers require making up the fast day and repentance and some others, such as sexual intercourse during the days of Ramadan, require making up the fast day and expiation. Expiation was regulated to complete the imperfection of performing the obligatory fasting and deter people from commiting the forbidden.

Allah, Almighty, mentioned the stories of the prophets and messengers in His book as an admonition for the believers and solace for the scholars and callers to Allah. This is an Article in Turkish. It mentioned the story of Moses (peace be upon him) with Pharaoh, how Moses called Pharaoh to Allah, how Allah, Almighty, granted him vocctory, and drowned Pharoah and his army.