Since creation of man, Allah has sent one hundred and twenty-four thousand prophets and messengers to convey His message.
The questions arises, why in the first place was there a need to send these Holy scriptures; books or messengers, the answer lies in the fact that humans become stray and misguided easily, so, in order for them to stay on the right path, there is always a need for guidance through Divine books and people having exemplary characters, who can disseminate His word to the masses.
Similarly, Allah revealed countless scriptures besides four main books: Torah, book of Daud (Peace be upon him) and Holy Bible which contains all the knowledge in the previous four books. The previous three books are not in their original shape in which they descended from above. However, Holy Quran has this distinct attribute of being the one and only book for which He, Himself has promised safeguarding.
Quran as a whole, is a sacred, sanctified book, besides being a source of inspiration for humanity, but there are certain verses and chapters that hold special importance. Out of those special verses; Surah Fatiha, the first chapter of Quran holds significance, due to the fact it contains crux of the Holy book. It has several names besides the renowned one; Al Fatiha. Muslims remember it with Asas al Quran, Al Shifa, Al-Hamd, Umm-al Quran (Mother of Quran) and lastly Al Salah.
There are various reasons behind different names, as each name holds significance and a special place. It’s called Al-Salah owing to the fact that it validates prayer, without its recitation the prayer is not considered complete. In addition to that, it’s called Al- Shifa for its miraculous power to cure diseases, which is evident from an incident which happened with a companion of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), who with Allah’s will, cured a scorpion stung person with Surah Al- Fatiha, in return for which, he was awarded 30 sheep and other companions were given goat’s milk to consume. Related with the same matter, it was revealed that the opening of Quran had the ability to cure every poison. Also, it is known as Al Hamd, due to the recurring praise and adoration of the Almighty Allah.
Sura Fatiha was called Umm-Al Quran, as prescribed by the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in a hadith, besides this, it was an Arab tradition to call anything Umm or mother, if it summarized most part of any matter well. It is also referred to as asas al Quran, due to the point of Allah’s admiration. Recitation of this chapter is a virtuous deed and every word is a great source of enlightenment.
Sura- Al Fatiha and last two verses of Surah Al- Baqarah have been told to be the greatest of verses in the Quran out of which every words contains blessings. Also, this prayer results in one’s prayers getting answered. Hajre Aswad, one of the most sacred stones in Islam, is placed on one corner of the Kaaba. Aswad basically means ‘black’ in Arabic, which refers to the current color of the stone; actually white, which eventually turned black, owing to accumulation of human sin. Hajre Aswad descended from heaven during the time of Prophet Adam (Peace be upon him) according to some accounts. It is said that anyone who kisses it, gets his sins pardoned. So, Holy pilgrims of Allah, intending to perform Hajj from UK, with Hajj packages 2016 by Al-hijaz Travel from the London, must avail this golden opportunity to kiss Hajre Aswad.
Fitness & Feasting During Ramadan
We all know that the Ramadan is a month of spiritual cleansing as well as physical health benefits. Fasting has the amazing benefits in the personality of the human beings. To keep your hunger in control from dawn to dusk makes a person tolerant and organized.
Prepare Yourself For The Life After Death
Planning is the major part of your life as if you don’t have the specific plan then you are extremely directionless people who don’t have aims in their lives and they are living a life without any purpose.
Importance Of Different Cities During Hajj And Umrah
Each year millions of people travel from east and west to the Holy cities of Saudi Arabia in order to perform the most religious obligations of Islam. People tend to travel in the form of groups. Often people travelling from the Western lands go to the Holy city Makkah first to perform Umrah and then they would travel to Madinah and would come back again. There are some groups who first travel to Madinah as well.
