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Islamic Center of Greater Orlando :

A Guest Young scholar from Toronto, Shaikh Nooruddin, will deliver a speech after Maghrib Salah at Jama Masjid today, (Saturday). Kindly Attend Classes for Adults on Sundays Kindy Attend Classes of Knowledge for Adults Every Sunday at the Islamic Center of Orlando Arabic Language Class 6:30am to 7:30am Teacher: Imam Tariq Rasheed Tajweed Class 7:30am to 8:10am Teacher: Imam Tariq Rasheed Bukhari Hadith Class 8:15am to 9:15am Teacher: Imam Tariq Rasheed Biography of Sahabah 9:15am to 9:30 Teacher: Imam Tariq Rasheed Tafseer of Quran After Maghrib Teacher: Imam Tariq Rasheed       Quotes from Quran and Hadith "My Lord, increase me in knowledge." - Surah 20:114 "Are the knowledgeable and the ignorant equal? In fact, none will take heed except the people of understanding" - Surah 39:9 "Allah will raise to higher ranks those of you who have faith and knowledge. Allah is aware of all your actions" - Surah 58:1...

How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim

The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process that requires no pre-requisites. One may convert alone in privacy, or he/she may do so in the presence of others. If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith, without further delay. The “Shahada” is the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam. With the pronunciation of this testimony, or “Shahada”, with sincere belief and conviction, one enters the fold of Islam. Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of God, all of one’s previous sins are forgiven, and one starts a new life of piety and righteousness. The Prophet said to a person who had placed the condition upon the Prophet in accepting Islam that God would forgive his sins: ...

Virtues and significance of fasting on Ashura , the 10th of Muharam :

The Day of `Ashura' ( the 10 th of Muharam )  has great virtues .  Let us find out why ? “This is a blessed day. On this day Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy (in Egypt) and so Prophet  Musa  fasted on this day giving thanks to Allah.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, Please note Moses is called Musa in Arabic . The Prophet of mercy, Muhammad  ( peace be upon him  ) used to fast the  Day of `Ashura'  even in Mecca, though he had not yet ordered others to do so, as mentioned in both Bukhari and Muslim. [Bukhari (2002), Muslim (1125)] Ibn   ` Abbas   (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I never saw Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) so keen to fast any day and give it priority over any other than this day, the day of ` Ashura ', and this month, meaning Ramadan.” (Al- Bukhari ,   Hadith   1867) In another   hadith   we are told that fasting the day of ` Ash...