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Adthan: The Call to Prayer

Description:  History, Virtue, and Method Prerequisites ·         Salah for Beginners II Objectives ·         Appreciate that the  Adthan  covers all the essentials of faith ·         Learn the history of the  Adthan ·         Learn 6 virtues of  Adthan ·         Learn different ways of making  Adthan  and  iqamah New Terms ·         Adthan, iqamah Introduction Linguistically, the   term  Adthan  means “a proclamation”, and this is what is meant in the verse of the Quran: “And a  proclamation  (adthan) from Allah and His messenger to all people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from (all) obligations to the polytheists, and so is His messenger.” (Quran 9:3) In religio...

Wiping Over Socks, Making Up Prayers, and Prayer of a Traveler

Description:  This lesson sheds light on some exceptional circumstances in which Islamic law permits leniencies with regards to their performance. Prerequisites ·         Salah For Beginners II ·         Basics Of Fiqh Objectives ·         To learn the meaning, conditions, and method of wiping over the socks. ·         To learn how to make up missed prayers. ·         To learn about the prayer of a traveler. New Terms ·         masah, qadaa, qasr, jama’ A Muslim is required to wash his feet when making  wudoo .  In some circumstances Islamic Law waives washing of the feet and allows a Muslim to wipe over the socks.  This is called  masah  in Arabic. Wiping Over Socks The following three conditions must be met for wiping...