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dry ablution

What is the importance of dry ablution? | Noor Academy 

Sometimes you want to pray or read Quran but you can’t access any water to perform Wudu, that’s when dry ablution in Islam comes important. Allah mentioned dry ablution in the holy Quran as a means to purify oneself. Allah says:   “Believers when you are about to pray, wash your faces, and your hands and arms up to the elbows, and pass your wet hands lightly over your heads, and wash your feet up to the ankles. If you are

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Dua between two sujood

Dua between two sujood | Noor Academy

There are some mandatory pillars of prayer to perform and others are sunnah. Dua between two Sujood is one of the mandatory parts. Prayer is one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims perform five times a day, therefore in this article, we will learn the dua between sujood and how to say it. Let’s get started. Dua between two sujood in English. When performing Salah, we perform prostration (Sujood)two times by placing the palms, forehead, nose, knees, and

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How to wiping over the khuffs

How to wiping over the khuffs? | Noor Academy

Islam is the religion of simplicity not difficulty, wiping over the khuffs is one of the rulings that is made to perform wudu easily. Sometimes or most of the time we’re at work or outside the house, and taking off our shoes or socks to perform Wudu isn’t easy. That’s when we start wondering, “is it permissible to perform Wudu with socks or not?” Islam makes a ruling for every case to ease our lives, and that includes ablution. For

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Zamzam water

How to drink Zamzam water? | Noor Academy

Zamzam water is the purest water on earth that have many benefits to the one who drinks it and is a cure for the sick. The prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said about it: “It is a blessing, and it is food that satisfies.” In another version of the hadith, the prophet said: “It is a blessing and a cure for the sick.” There are still more benefits and virtues that we will discover in this article but

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dua for entering the masjid

What is the dua for entering the masjid? | Noor Acadmey

Today we will learn the dua for entering the masjid, leaving, going to, and what to do when entering the mosque. Let’s get started. Dua for entering masjid in Arabic. Theirs two dua for entering masjid and you could recite any one of them.     أَعوذُ بِاللّهِ العَظِيـمِ، وَبِوَجْهِـهِ الكَرِيـمِ وَسُلْطـَانِه القَدِيـمِ، مِنَ الشَّيْـطَانِ الرَّجِـيمِ، [ بِسْـمِ اللّهِ وَالصَّلَاةُ ] [وَالسَّلامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللّهِ]، اَللَّهُـمَّ افْتَـحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتـِكَ. Transliteration: aAAoothu billahil-AAatheem wabiwajhihil-kareem wasultanihil-qadeem minash-shaytanir-rajeem, [bismil-lah, wassalatu] [wassalamu AAala

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qiyamul lail

What is qiyamul lail? | Noor Academy

Qiyamul lail is also called the night prayer. It’s one of the prayers that were mentioned in the holy Quran more than once. Allah said in the holy Quran: “And during the night wake up and pray, as an extra offering of your own, so that your Lord may raise you to a [highly] praised status.” (17:79)  “You [Prophet], enfolded in your cloak! Stay up throughout the night, all but a small part of it, half, or a little less,

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Sajda in Quran

How many Sajda in Quran? | Noor Academy

There are 15 Sajda in Quran, whenever you meet a Sajdah when reciting the holy Quran, you should perform prostration.  It’s also called prostration of recitation because prostration is performed when passing by a Sajdah. The prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said the following about the importance of prostration of recitation: “Once, a person prostrates himself after reading a verse requiring the performance of sajdah, the shaitan starts crying and wailing in a corner, saying: ‘Alas! The children

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miswak

Why do Muslims use miswak? | Noor Academy

In this article, we will understand why Muslims use miswak stick, what’s its benefits, how to use it, and if it’s allowed to use during fasting. Miswaak can be used by anyone but it’s mostly used by Muslims as it’s a Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). It’s a means of keeping the mouth clean that Muslims are instructed to use due to its many benefits. Let’s learn more about it. Why do Muslims use miswak? 

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Dua for wealth

Dua for wealth and barakah for the believer | Noor Academy

As life gets harder on us, we should ask for Allah’s help to keep going on the right path. Therefore, we will learn about the best Dua for wealth and barakah.    Even when life gets hard you shouldn’t stop giving out Zakah, give money to the ones who need it. Allah says: مَّن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّـهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً ۚ وَاللَّـهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْسُطُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُون “Whoever gives a goodly loan to Allah, he will multiply

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battle of Hunayn

Why did the battle of Hunayn occur? | Noor Academy

The battle of Hunayn, when did it occur? Why? And what should we know about it? We will learn all of that and more. Hunain meaning. The word Hunain or “Hunayn” refers to a valley near Makkah where ghazwa Hunain occurred. There are other names for the battle, as it’s called Yawm Hunayn (the day of Hunayn), Waq’at Hunayn, and Waq’at Hawazin. Battle of Hunayn date The battle took place on the 8th year of migration to Madinah, on the

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