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A complete guide to Eid prayer — when to perform it, the sunnahs before heading out, and whether to pray in the mosque or the open musalla. Learn the differences between Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha preparations, the correct timing, and what the Prophet ﷺ used to do. Read the full guide on the blog.

A complete guide to Eid prayer — when to perform it, the sunnahs before heading out, and whether to pray in the mosque or the open musalla. Learn the differences between Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha preparations, the correct timing, and what the Prophet ﷺ used to do. Read the full guide on the blog.

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In Tajweed, these are called Makharij al-Huruf — the Points of Articulation.

There are 5 main areas:
Al-Jawf (Oral Cavity) — for long vowels (Alif, Wāw, Yāʼ)
Al-Ḥalq (Throat) — 6 letters from 3 points
Al-Lisān (Tongue) — 18 letters from 10 different points
Ash-Shafatān (Lips) — 4 letters
Al-Khayashīm (Nasal Cavity) — the source of Ghunnah

Each letter, when pronounced from its correct point, preserves the divine words exactly as they were revealed.

📖 Read our full illustrated guide to Makharij al-Huruf and take your Quran recitation to the next level.

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A witness from the past.
A manuscript held in Birmingham, England — carbon-dated to the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ himself or few years after His death ﷺ . We do not know who wrote it. We do not know if they were a scholar or a student, a man or a woman, or even whether they were Muslim.

But when scholars placed it beside the Quran in our hands today —

Identical. Word for word. Letter for letter.

Sheikh Muhammad bin Shams al-Din, after examining the manuscript directly, concluded:
"By the grace of Allah, it was found to be completely identical to what we have."

Yet he was clear: this manuscript holds no authority on its own. It is merely a witness — and a welcome one.

Because the true preservation of the Quran was never dependent on parchment.

It rested — and still rests — on the chain of transmission. Teacher to student. Generation to generation. Unbroken for over 1,400 years. Hundreds of thousands of voices carrying the same words, the same letters, verified and authenticated at every link.

Allah promised:
"Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian." (Al-Hijr, 15:9)

The chain is still alive today. And there is a place in it for you.

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Updated: Two Seas Don’t Mix
🌊 Did you know that two bodies of water can meet — yet never transgress?
The Nile meets the Mediterranean at Ras El Bar, Egypt. The Shatt Al-Arab flows into the Persian Gulf. In both cases, freshwater and saltwater maintain distinct layers separated by an invisible barrier — a phenomenon modern science calls density and salinity stratification.
Allah described this over 1,400 years ago:
"He released the two seas, meeting [one another]; Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses." — Surah Ar-Rahman (55:19–20)
What science spent decades explaining, the Qur'an stated in one ayah. SubhanAllah.
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🌊 Did you know that two bodies of water can meet — yet never transgress?
The Nile meets the Mediterranean at Ras El Bar, Egypt. The Shatt Al-Arab flows into the Persian Gulf. In both cases, freshwater and saltwater maintain distinct layers separated by an invisible barrier — a phenomenon modern science calls density and salinity stratification.
Allah described this over 1,400 years ago:
"He released the two seas, meeting [one another]; Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses." — Surah Ar-Rahman (55:19–20)
What science spent decades explaining, the Qur'an stated in one ayah. SubhanAllah.
Read the full article 👇
luqmaninstitute.net/two-seas-dont-mix/

The Arabs Competing in Lofty Buildings | Tall buildings prophecy
One of the remarkable prophecies of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the approach of the Day of Judgment is the sign of barefoot, naked shepherds competing in the construction of lofty buildings.
hadith about arabs building tall buildings
This prophecy is mentioned in the famous Hadith of Jibreel (Gabriel), narrated by ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and recorded in Sahih Muslim. In this narration, when the angel Jibreel questioned the Prophet ﷺ about the signs of the Hour, the Prophet responded: “That you will see the barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings.”

This Hadith is classified as one of the Minor Signs of the Hour (Ashrāt al-Sāʿah al-Ṣughrā) (أشراط الساعة الصغرى), which are events that appear before the major, catastrophic signs of the end of time.

Arabs Competing in Lofty Buildings | Tall buildings prophecy Discover the hadith prophecy of Arabs competing in lofty buildings [Tall buildings prophecy], a minor sign of the Hour foretold by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Prophecies of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the Bible
(A Detailed Study from the Old & New Testaments with Quranic Parallels)
IntroductionThe Bible—comprising the Torah (Old Testament) and the Injīl (New Testament)—contains numerous passages that Muslim scholars have long identified as foretelling the advent of the Final Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ. Through linguistic, historical, and theological analysis, this article explores these prophecies in light of Quranic revelation, demonstrating consistency with Islamic tradition and a message of continuity between the Abrahamic faiths.Proof and hints: The Lineage of the Last Prophet Kedar, Paran, and the Quraysh Tribe- Genesis 21:21 → Ishmael lived in Paran = Makkah- Genesis 21:21 "He lived in the Desert of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from Egypt." refers to Ishmael living in the Desert of Paran, which is traditionally linked to Makkah, where Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born. This connects the Prophet ﷺ to Ishmael’s descendants.

Prophecies of Muhammad in bible Prophecies of Muhammad in bible: A Detailed Study from the Old & New Testaments with Quran

The Meaning of Life and Death in Islam
Life and death are two opposites, the difference between light and darkness, so the term life is defined as the opposite to death and vise versa, in Arabic language the term death come from stillness so, the life shows movements. Every still thing is dead and every moving thing is alive.

The Inevitability of Death
Every living thing will be dead, death will overcome us even if we were in fortified towers,
Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says in surah 4:78 (سورة النساء)
أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ يُدْرِككُّمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍۢ مُّشَيَّدَةٍۢ ۗ...….
Wherever you may be, death will overcome you—even if you were in fortified towers.....

And, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says in surah 3:168 (سورة آل عمران)
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ فَٱدْرَءُوا۟ عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Those who sat at home, saying about their brothers, “Had they listened to us, they would not have been killed.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Try not to die if what you say is true!”

And, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says in surah 62:8 (سورة الجمعة)
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْمَوْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَفِرُّونَ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مُلَـٰقِيكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَـٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Say, “The death you are running away from will inevitably come to you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the seen and unseen, and He will inform you of what you used to do.”

And, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says in surah 3:185 (سورة آل عمران)
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
Every soul will taste death. And you will only receive your full reward on the Day of Judgment. Whoever is spared from the Fire and is admitted into Paradise will ˹indeed˺ triumph, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.

It is necessary to stabilize this fact in the soul: the fact that life on this earth is set in time and is limited by deadline, and then its end will surely come, the righteous will die and the bad will die.
Everyone dies, every soul tastes from this cup, There is no difference between one soul and another in tasting this potion from the cup that is circulating over everyone, but the difference is in the final fate
And the term (زُحْزِحَ) {spared or diverted} draws its form, and casts its shadow, it is powerful image. It's a live scene. There is movement and tension and attraction! Fire has charm! Isn't sin attractive? Doesn't the soul need to divert it from the attraction of sin? Indeed! When a person realizes the grace of God, that God has diverted him from the fire!
وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ
whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.
This life in this world is enjoyment. But it is not the enjoyment of truth, nor the enjoyment of being awake. It is a enjoyment that deceives a person, so he thinks it is enjoyment, Enjoyment created by vanity and deceit!
the real enjoyment that is worth the effort to obtain It is winning Paradise after diverting from Hell.
This is an undeniable truth: every soul must detach itself from the obsession with worldly life—for every soul shall taste death—and erase from its account the illusion of fleeting vanity

The Cosmic Knocker: Pulsars and the Quran's Scientific Miracle
Have you ever thought about pulsar stars? What if I told you that the Holy Quran hinted at these cosmic wonders long before modern science uncovered them? Join us as we explore a fascinating connection between the Quran and one of the universe’s most enigmatic phenomena: pulsars.

The Cosmic Knocker: Pulsars and the Quran's Scientific Miracle - LUQMAN INSTITUTE Have you ever thought about pulsar stars? What if I told you that the Holy Quran hinted at these cosmic wonders long before modern science uncovered them?

And do not let hatred of a people prevent you from being just."

Islam teaches justice, even towards those we dislike.

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