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Prayer Time Calculation Methods Explained
How Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha are calculated, and which method (MWL, ISNA, Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Tehran, Ja'fari and more) is used where.
Asr Time: Hanafi vs Shafi'i (Standard) Explained
Why Hanafi Asr is later than the Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali and Ja'fari Asr time, with the shadow-length rule explained simply.
How to Calculate Zakat: A Simple Guide
Step-by-step guide to calculating zakat on savings, gold, silver and business, with the nisab, the hawl and differences between the madhhabs.
The Islamic Calendar: Months and How It Works
The 12 months of the Hijri calendar, the sacred months, and why Islamic dates move about 11 days earlier each year.
Prayer Times at High Latitudes (UK, Scandinavia, Canada)
Why Fajr and Isha are hard to calculate in summer in northern countries, and how the angle-based, one-seventh and middle-of-the-night rules work.
How the Qibla Direction Is Calculated
Why the Qibla is found along a great circle, why North America faces north-east, and how to use a compass correctly.
The Madhhabs (Schools of Islamic Law) Explained
A respectful overview of the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools, and the Ja'fari, Zaydi and Ibadi traditions: founders, regions and common differences.
How to Start Reading the Quran: A Beginner's Guide
Practical steps to begin reading the Quran regularly: where to start, how to use translation and transliteration, and building a daily habit.
How to Perform Wudu (Ablution) Step by Step
A simple step-by-step guide to wudu (ablution) for prayer, based on the Quran and Sunnah, with notes on differences between the schools.
How to Pray Salah: A Beginner's Guide
An overview of the five daily prayers: the number of units (rak'at), times, and the basic actions of salah, with notes on differences between schools.
Tahajjud: The Night Prayer
What Tahajjud (Qiyam al-Layl) is, when to pray it, how many rak'at, and how to find the last third of the night for your city.
Jumu'ah: The Friday Prayer and Its Sunnahs
The Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer in the Quran, who must attend, and recommended acts on Friday such as reading Surah Al-Kahf.