To observe the ta’dîl-i arkân

Question: What does the term ta’dîl-i arkân mean? What happens if we do not observe it when performing namâz?
ANSWER
Ta’dîl-i arkân means remaining motionless for a while after becoming calm at five places in namâz, namely, at ruku’, at two sajdas, at qawma, and at jalsa. According to Imâm-i Abû Yûsuf, it breaks namâz to omit the ta’dîl-i arkân deliberately. However, according to the Tarafayn, that is, Imâm-i A’zam and Imâm-i Muhammad, even if it does not break namâz, it is wâjib to perform that namâz again as you have omitted the wâjib deliberately. If you omit it as a result of forgetfulness, then it is necessary to make the sajda-i sahw [two

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Istiqbâl-i qibla

Question: What does the term “istikbâl-i qibla”, which is one of the conditions of namâz, mean?
ANSWER
It means performing namâz towards the Qibla; it does not mean performing it for the Qibla. Qibla is the direction of the building of Ka’ba located in Mecca. Formerly the Qibla used to be Quds (Jerusalem). Seventeen months after the Hegira, at the third rak’at of the early afternoon or late afternoon prayer of a Tuesday in the middle of Sha’bân, Muslims were çöcommanded to turn towards Ka’ba. According to Hanafî and Mâlikî Madhhabs, namâz will be accepted if the opening between the crosswise directions of the optic nerves

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What does tawakkul mean?

Question: What is the place of tawakkul in our religion? Does tawakkul mean not working, not taking medicine?
ANSWER
Tawakkul means expecting, after holding fast to means and causes (sabab) that have been prescribed by our religion, the outcome not from the means and causes but from the Creator of them. The 159th verse of Âl-i ‘Imrân Sûra, which reads (in English), “When you begin any work, have tawakkul in Allahu ta’âlâ. Trust in Him,” points out that one should work perseveringly by having tawakkul.

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Adabs of the ablution

In this context, adab means something which causes blessings when done but incurs no sin if omitted. But to do the sunnat is a great blessing and not to do it is makrûh tanzîhî [makrûh of a lesser degree]. Adabs are called mandûb or mustahab, too.

Some of the adabs of the ablution are as follows:

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Who knows the ghayb?

Question: What does ghayb mean? Who knows the ghayb?
ANSWER
Ghayb are those things that cannot be known through sense organs, calculations, or experiments. Only Allahu ta’âlâ knows the ghayb.

He is ‘Âlim-ul-ghayb [the Knower of the ghayb] (Sûrat-ul-Hashr, 22) and ‘Allâmul ghuyûb [the One who knows the ghaybs best] (Sûrat-u Saba’, 48).

The purport of some pertinent âyât is as follows:
(Do they still not understand that Allah is the best Knower of the ghaybs?) [Sûrat-ut-Tawba, 78]

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Najâsat in ghusl water

Question: It is said that if one dives into the sea or into a lake and wets one’s body thoroughly one will have performed a ghusl. Similarly, if I sink into a bathtub and get out in Ihlas Kuzuluk Thermal Houses, will I have performed a ghusl?
ANSWER

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The signs of the fear of Allah

Question: What are the signs of the fear of Allah?
ANSWER
The root cause of the fear of Allah is ‘ilm (knowledge) and ma’rifa (knowing Allah). The people of ‘ilm and ma’rifa see their own imperfections, their sins, and their defects in acts of worship. When they compare these with the blessings Allahu ta’âlâ has bestowed upon them, they feel ashamed of their actions and deeds. Thus, they develop a sense of fear. A hadîth-i sharîf declares:
(The source of all kinds of hikmah is the fear of Allah.) [Tabarânî]

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The reasons for feeling love for Allah

Question: Why is it necessary to love Allah?
ANSWER
There are five reasons for feeling love for Allah:
1. All people want to mature and to be in existence without ever ceasing to exist. Those who know their Rabb and themselves realize that their continuing to exist is beyond their power and that they are in existence only by Allahu ta’âlâ’s will. All beings exist by Allahu ta’âlâ’s power. No one can create himself or herself and stay in existence.

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                         Miscellaneous questions concerning ablution

Question: The âyat [Qur’ânic verse] concerning namâz was revealed in Mecca, but the âyat of ablution was revealed in Medîna. Then, were the namâzes performed without ablution in Mecca?
ANSWER
Ablution became fard in Mecca (in the Mi’râj [the Prophet’s ascent to

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