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What Invalidates Salah 1. Willful negligence of any essential posture of Salah like Rukoo’, Sujood, etc. 2. Talking. 3. Laughing. 4. Eating or drinking. 5. Uncovering parts of the body that should be covered....

Salatul Witr The Witr (odd number) prayer is extra prayers that the Prophet practiced and highly encouraged Muslims to practice as well. He (pbuh) never left it even when traveling. You can...

How to Perform Salah Having cleansed yourself by Wudu, you may proceed to perform Salah. Wudu is a ritual cleansing. Before you begin your Salah, however, you must make sure that you have a clean body,...

Iqamah Iqamah is another call to prayer that is said just before the actual start of Salah. Iqamah is exactly like the Adhan, except that after “Hayya alal Falah” the following is added:   “Qad qamatis Salah This...

The Times of the Five Daily Prayers Fajr From dawn until just before sunrise. Dhuhr After the sun’s zenith until late afternoon. Asr From late afternoon until...

What Tayammum Makes Permissible After performing Tayammum a person is pure and may do any of the acts requiring ritual purification, such as prayer.   What Nullifies Tayammum Everything that nullifies an ablution nullifies Tayammum. If...

Wudu (Ablution) Before we perform Salah we must first prepare ourselves. This preparation includes making sure that we are clean from any physical impurities and performing Wudu.   Wudu (ablution) is required for performing Salah. We...

Some impurities that must be removed before performing Salah 1. Human urine. 2. Human Excrement. 3. Wadi: A thick white secretion that might be discharged after urination. 4. Mathi: A white sticky prostatic...

Ghusl (Bathing) Ghusl is bathing the whole body with water. You must clean your body from any impurities, if any. Make the Niyyah (intention) in your heart that this act of Ghusl is for the purpose...

Introduction Salah is the second pillar of Islam. It refers to the compulsory daily prayers. Salah is offered five times a day individually or in congregation.   We offer Salah to remember Allah and bring us closer...

IAR Youth is excited to announce a 10-week basketball league for brothers 16 and up! Games will be held every Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting August 3rd! Register here.

An-Noor is seeking a part-time Language Arts and Social Studies teacher for 7th and 8th grade.