Occasions

Ayyam al-Bid Ayyām al-Bīḍ (Arabic:ایّام البیض) (literally means white days) are 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month. Hadiths have emphasized fasting these days. Ayyam al-Bid of the month of Rajab followed by that of Sha'ban…

Laylat al-Ragha'ib Laylat al-Raghāʾib (Arabic: ليلة الرغائب) is the first Thursday night of Rajab which has especial rituals. Meaning Al-Ragha'ib is the plural form of al-Raghiba (Arabic: الرغيبة) which means "great donation",…

The Status of Mothers in Islam The Status of Mothers in Islam: “And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents-- his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years-- saying: Be grateful to Me and to both…

The full moon appeared directly above the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, today. The occurrence was witnessed by those in the vicinity of the mosque during the first hour of Friday.