The Hijri calendar has been used by Muslims for over 1400 years. This calendar holds great importance in the life of every single Muslim. This is because many important aspects of our religion heavily rely on this calendar, such as, Ramaḍān, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Aḍḥā, Hajj and Zakat. Therefore, even though we may not use...
Allah ta’āla says in the Qur`ān: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا صَلّوا عَلَيهِ وَسَلِّموا تَسليمًا [i] “Verily Allah and the angels send ṣalāt on the Prophet. Oh you who believe, send ṣalāt and salām upon him.” For centuries, scholars have discussed the different meanings of the words ṣalāt and...