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Qurbani A Profound Obligation
Dear Islamic brothers! Dhū al-Ḥijjah is the last month of the Islamic year, and it is extremely sacred.
As narrated by the Companion Sayyiduna Abū SaꜤīd Khudri رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, the final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared, سَيِّدُ الشُّهُورِ رَمَضَانُ، وَأَعْظَمُهَا حُرْمَةً ذُو الْحِجَّةِ - “Ramaḍān is the chief of all months, and the greatest in sanctity is Dhū al-Ḥijjah.”[1]
Another Companion, Sayyiduna KꜤab al-Aḥbār رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, was known as Ḥafiẓ al-Kitābayn. This is because he was a scholar of both the Quran and the Torah. He once said:
Allah created time, and the four months of ḥurmah (Dhū al-QaꜤdah, Dhū al-Ḥijjah, Muḥarram and Rajab) are the most beloved times to Him. From these four months, He loves Dhū al-Ḥijjah most. From Dhū al-Ḥijjah, its initial ten days are most beloved to Him.[2]
سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه O those who Allah’s Messenger! The initial ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah are hugely blessed. They are very beloved to Allah, to the extent He has taken oath by them in the Quran.
وَ الۡفَجۡرِ ۙ(۱) وَ لَیَالٍ عَشۡرٍ ۙ(۲)
“By the oath of that dawn. And by the ten nights.”[3]
According to one opinion, the ten nights mentioned in this verse refer to the initial ten nights of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.[4] The fact Allah has taken oath by them, highlights how profoundly blessed, sacred and excellent they are.
BOOK TOPIC
- Qurbani – a profound obligation
- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Excellence of worship in the first ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah
- A springtime of good deeds
- The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and nafl fasts
- An important form of worship carried out in Dhū al-Ḥijjah
- For whom is qurbani necessary to perform?
- Good deed in exchange for every strand of hair
- The best action on the day of Eid
- Donating meat as charity in place of qurbani is not enough
- Sacrificial animal will become a barrier against Hell
- Qurbani is an expiation for sins
- Qurbani – a purposeful obligation
- 1. Qurbani is a practical expression of gratitude and monotheistic belief
- 2. Qurbani - a means of virtuous ability
- Qurbani teaches us servitude
- Fulfil the sunnah of Prophet Ibrāhīm!
- When will our connection with Prophet Ibrāhīm be authentic?
- Guard yourself against the desires of the carnal-self!
- Holiday iʿtikāf
- Imam Course Department
- Recalling Sayyidī Quṭb al-Madinah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Love for the Prophet’s city
- No food for 7 days
- His Passing and Funeral
- Sunnah and etiquette of qurbani
