All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Peace and blessing be upon whom Allah sent as a mercy to the Worlds, upon his Family, his Companions and his Brothers till the Day of Resurrection.

Ramadhan, a month of forgiveness, mercy and taqwa. An opportunity to attain salvation from the punishment of the fire of hell. Yet many are those from whom fasting will result in nothing more than hunger, thirst and spiritual destruction.

We are honoured to have brother Zulfiker Ibrahim Al-Memoni Al-Athari, Head of Markaz-us-Sunnah Leicester join us on Sunday 16th June 2013, to deliver his debut talk to our community, entitled “The Status of the Sunnah in Islam”.

It’s Eesa McKenzie here (for those of you who don’t know, I am the CICT Community Manager). InshaAllah you are all well and healthy.

In this khutbah (below), Abdul Wahid Stephenson (Imam – Croydon ICT) looks at three verses of the Qu’ran that clarify the principles of virtues and types of righteousness, and that clarify major sins and the forbidden acts. They confirm the rights of Allah and the rights of people.

The following question and answer relates to the impermissibility to celebrate the middle of Sha’baan, taken from Fatwas of Nur `Ala Al-Darb.

With Ramadan around the corner, many questions arise concerning various matters related to fasting. Many of these questions can be brought back to a certain set of principles to be answered.

It is not permissible to celebrate Isra’ (Night Journey) and Mi’raj (Ascension to Heaven) on the 27th night of Rajab, based on evidence from the Book, the Sunnah, Istis-hab (presumption of continuity) and reason. The following article helps to explain why, and is an excerpt from a Fatwa by Shaykh Muhamad Ibrahim Aali Shaykh – www.alifta.com

The following articles and reminders have been published to help you make the most of Ramadhan, the blessed month. We’ve put links and short summaries for all Ramadhan related articles below, to make it easier for you to find and to benefit from them.