Another Eid just went by, this one accompanied by a several, memorable “chuttiyan”. Although Eid is over I still have a hangover from it. I still want more parties to go to, more meet up’s with families and just more of everything Eid is about, because I love celebrating Eid in Pakistan! I actually grew up abroad and still live abroad, but I spent a few years living in Pakistan
To start off, let me make the following disclaimer: ‘The following account is loosely based on real life events and is from a guy’s point of view. Oh! And its main aim is humor… so please don’t take it too seriously!’ Chand Raat, as we all know, begins when the new moon of Shawwal is sighted, designating the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the ‘Eid-ul-Fitr festival. And
Technology has finally caught up with Ramadan as well. Muslims all over the world are observing their fasts, but this time around they have certain interesting tools to help them along on this month-long journey: mobile apps that help users worship more efficiently! Below is a list of a few Ramadan apps that are a must for every tech savvy Muslim! Muslim Pro This is one of the most downloaded
I’tikaf is an extremely important Sunnah. According to Aishah (RAA), the Prophet (PBUH): “Used to perform i’tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan until Allah the Mighty & Majestic, took him.” (Bukhari & Muslim) Itikaf is the most amazing way to end your Ramadan and a great opportunity for us to gain immense rewards and strengthen and boost our imaan. The following are six ways in which we can maximize benefits
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Surely, We sent it down during the Night of Decree. And what shall make thee know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord with Divine decree concerning every matter. It is all peace till the rising of the dawn. (Surah
Ramadan is almost over my friends. The month of spiritual cleansing is about to come to a close. Blog post after blog post has discussed about how Ramadan prepares you for change, that Ramadan is just a time for training, the rest of the year is when you’re supposed to bring that training into action. To cut a long story short, the habits and ways that we adopted to avoid
Let me make it clear at the outset….I am a MAN and yes, I am writing about women. That in itself sounds like a death wish, but I am going to take my chances. Ramadan – A Woman’s Month! Contrary to popular belief, Ramadan is a woman’s month not a man’s. People commonly think that during Ramadan, men do nothing at the office all day; all work comes to a
I grew up in the United States where religious programming wasn’t as much religious as it was a setup for asking for donations from television viewers. Sermons crafted to motivate the viewers for donations would start innocently with dreams of building a church for followers to come on Sundays to hear the Word of God. Over time, however, the requests turned into opportunities to sell sermons on tape, books that
High Resolution Free Ramzan Wallpapers by Pakistan Insider for our readers.
Before we do something, we want to know why we are doing it. What is the benefit of doing it? You must have read and heard a lot about the purpose and benefits of fasting such as health benefits and spiritual objectives, etc. But all of these pieces of information are based on our limited understanding and our limited knowledge. Let’s see what Allah (SWT) tells us about the purpose