Tawaf and sa’i explained for pilgrims, step by step
A plain guide to tawaf and sa’i: how many rounds, where each rite starts and ends, and the mistakes pilgrims make most often.
Zakat on savings, cash and money owed to you: the rules explained
How nisab, the 2.5% rate and the lunar year apply to cash and savings, and what the four Sunni schools say about money owed to you.
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: a truce that history called a victory
How a ten-year truce with the Quraysh, signed outside Mecca in 6 AH, became the turning point that opened Arabia to Islam.
Duas of the prophets in the Quran: Yunus, Ayyub, Musa and Ibrahim
The Quran records the exact words four prophets prayed in distress, illness, fear and old age. Here is what each dua means and when it is said.
Who can receive zakat: the eight categories in the Quran
Zakat is not general charity. Learn the eight groups named in the Quran who may receive it, and where the four Sunni schools differ on the details.
How to Perform Umrah Step by Step: A First-Timer’s Guide
A practical, in-order walkthrough of Umrah for first-time pilgrims, with miqat distances, the four schools’ views, and official health and entry checks.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the Trial Over the Quran
A Baghdad hadith scholar faced flogging and imprisonment rather than call the Quran created, and Sunni Islam remembers why he held firm.
The dhikr after salah: what to say after each prayer
A clear guide to the words the Prophet ﷺ taught after salah, from Sahih Muslim, with meanings, counts and when each one is said.
Zakat on Gold and Silver: Nisab Weights and the Four Schools
How zakat on gold and silver is worked out using weight, not price, including where the four Sunni schools differ on jewellery.
Fatima al-Fihri and the Founding of al-Qarawiyyin
How a ninth-century merchant’s daughter in Fez used her inheritance to found a mosque that grew into the world’s oldest working university.