Jary (Algerian vegetable soup) Thick, lemony, and bristling with green herbs and mint, this Algerian wheat soup (related to the similarly pronounced Moroccan Harira) traditionally breaks the fast during the month of Ramadan–and is a vegetarian delight year round. Serve hot to 4 as a rich first course. * 2 Tablespoons olive oil * 1 onion, chopped * 4 cloves garlic, chopped * 1 teaspoon paprika * pinch cayenne pepper * 1/4 cup tomato puree * 4 cups vegetable stock * salt to taste * 1/4 cup bulgur (cracked wheat) * 1/2 cup chopped parsley ... 

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu Chickpea Soup ________________________________________ This thick, stewlike soup is eaten in many countries of the Middle East, often forming the centerpiece of simple peasant meals. Salads, olives, bread, and yogurt dishes are served on the side. Although soaked shickpeas are generally tender enough to eat after an hour of cooking, it is important here that they cook longer. This way the chickpeas themselves get somewhat softer, the liquid thickens considerably, and the soup develops a cohesion that it would otherwise lack. It... 

Your Health in Ramadan Salaamu alaikum. Below is an old message I share before Ramadan. Hope you find something useful in it. I should have had a section on salty foods. Don’t eat too much salty food or you will be so thirsty the next day! Salaams I want to mention - before it’s too late - to watch what you are eating and drinking now. Don’t wait until Ramadan starts or even the day before. If you are a new(er) Muslim, you may not realize yet that a lot of what we do can help us feel better. I can share some of my own experiences with you, but only... 

As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh Fasting: The Great Act of Worship By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih Al- ‘ Uthaymeen Translated by ‘ Abdullaah Al- Faarisi (May Allah Preserve and reward them both) This revised edition, produced with the permission of the author and the translator, includes some corrections to the original translation, changes to the English, the addition of the Qur’aanic text, changes to the translations of the meanings of the Qur’aan and hadeeths, changes in the system of transliteration of Arabic terms, and the addition of references and... 

Acts of Sunnah Neglected in Ramadaan Author:Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaanee Source:The Tape Set Silsilah al-Hudaa wan-Noor, Tape No. 590 Question: “Could the Shaikh give us some words of benefit for the blessed month of Ramadaan, on this fine occasion” Shaikh al-Albaanee, may Allaah have mercy upon him said, “Allaah, the Exalted and Most High, says in the Noble Quraan: ‘O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become people having Taqwaa.’ [Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 183] So... 

Question: Does every day on which the fast is performed in Ramadan require an intention, or is it sufficient to make one intention for the whole month? Answer: It is sufficient in Ramadan to make one intention at the beginning of it, because even if the fasting person did not make an intention for every day the night before, that was has intention at the start of the month. But if the fasting is broken during the month due to a journey, or illness or the like, he must make the fresh intention, because he has broken it by abandoning the fast due to travel, illness or the like. Shaykh... 

Fasting: The Great Act of Worship By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih Al-Uthaimeen Translated by ‘ Abdullaah Al-Faarisi May Allah Preserve and reward them both) From BinOthaimeen.Com This revised edition, produced with the permission of the author and the translator, includes some corrections to the original translation, changes to the English, the addition of the Qur’aanic text, changes to the translations of the meanings of the Qur’aan and hadeeths, changes in the system of transliteration of Arabic terms, and the addition of references and some explanatory notes. In response... 

  The Wisdom Behind Fasting Author: Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-’Uthaimeen (Allah have mercy on him) Source: Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan [pgs. 41-43] Abridged Translator: Isma’eel Alarcon (al-manhaj.com – a now defunct site) From the wisdom of fasting is that: It is an act of worship done for Allaah, in which the ‘abd (servant) draws closer to His Lord by abandoning the things that he loves and desires, such as food, drink and sexual intercourse. So because of this, the truthfulness of his Faith and the completeness of his servitude to Allaah become apparent,... 

بسم الله الرحم الرحيم 20 - Narrated `Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) : While Allâh’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) was in I’tikaf (seclusion in the mosque) he used to put his head in the house (their house was right next to the Prophet’s mosque) so that I could comb and oil his hair. Whenever he was in I`tikâf he never used to enter the house except for an urgent need. (Bukhari) عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ... 

بسم الله الرحم الرحيم 19 - Narrated `Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) the wife of the Prophet (may peace be upon him): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) used to practice I`tikâf (seclusion in the mosque) in the last ten days of Ramadân till he died and then his wives used to practise I`tikâf after him. (Al Bukhari) عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَنَّ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ...