Asif Siddiqi- a student of Quran Academy

 Well Dua has the potential to change our destiny especially for Muslims. Every night in tahajjud Allah comes near to us and listens to our Dua. He is the most merciful, most kind and beneficent and most of us who offer dua  at Tahajjud have their prayers answered. At Tahajjud time we should ask Allah to forgive us and then as an after thought ask for our worldly desires. It is seeking forgiveness from Allah regularly will eventually lead us to Heaven and then have Allah's favours upon us. We should always turn to Allah in our dua no matter how much sinful we might be and ask for Allah's help in our daily routine worldy matters.  In the end what I would like to say is that Allah loves those Muslims who regularly make dua from HIM.

 On Ashura 10th muharram Hazrat Nuh's Ark landed on Mountain Arafat from which the civilisation grew. Not to forget that Hazrat Imam Hussain the grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) was martyred on this day. Hazrat Imam Hussain is the greatest shaheed ever in the history of mankind infact the whole universe. To mark Ashura that is 10th Muharram we should keep fast on that day as this day is sacred not only to the Muslims, but to christians and to jews as well. According to christian traditions David Killed Goliath on this day.. According to jews Hazrat Musa and his followers were saved by the parting of the Red Sea to escape from Pharaoh of Egypt's army. But we mustnt break our fast on this day by special biryani, faluda, sherbat and kichri made on this day as this is bidat. In the end what I would like to say is that Islamic calendar begins with the first day of Muharram and we shouldnt mark Hazrat Imam Hussain's chehlum too as that is bidat too.

 Allah says that we must pray five times daily in order to protect us from committing sins. Surely one who says his prayers daily commits less sins than people who pray less than five times a day. For our physical and mental health point of view prayer is very important.  Each prayer is very important. The importance of fajr prayer is for Allah's protection and to beautify oneself. Zohr prayer importance is that for ones sustenance and employment, Asr prayer is for saving oneself from Hell fire and to have patience, Maghrib prayer is for saving ones sustenance and Isha prayer is for a good nights sleep.  Leaving out a prayer is a major sin and there is punishment in the life hereafter for leaving a prayer without any reason. Prayer is the first question likely to be asked in our graves and on the day of judgement by Allah. In the end what I would like to say that those who pray five times a day are under Allah's protection and it will save themselves from Hell fire after ...