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		By: Laylat Al-Qadr &#124; Say Alhamdulillah		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laylat Al-Qadr &#124; Say Alhamdulillah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] in salat and recitation. Of course, there are other ways to worship (a great post on this topic here). And if we&#8217;re worshipping God and not our own egos, we should not feel attached to one form [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] in salat and recitation. Of course, there are other ways to worship (a great post on this topic here). And if we&#8217;re worshipping God and not our own egos, we should not feel attached to one form [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Closed Doors and Opened Eyes: Spirituality for the Non-Fasting &#124; ISLAM---World&#039;s Greatest Religion!		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Closed Doors and Opened Eyes: Spirituality for the Non-Fasting &#124; ISLAM---World&#039;s Greatest Religion!]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 02:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] in many aspects of His creation. God grants set phases for such things as in the sun and the moon,2 and even assigns certain days for triumph and for failure in the lives of man, as He states [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] in many aspects of His creation. God grants set phases for such things as in the sun and the moon,2 and even assigns certain days for triumph and for failure in the lives of man, as He states [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Amel		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[essalam alaikoum warahmatouAllah sister Shazia,
mashaAllah this is an amazing post. I truly pray that Allah rewards you. I always get disheartned when i discover that my fast was broken, and feel very much empty inside for the rest of period esp when it happens right at begining of Ramadan: i feel i am missing the train. This year i was prepared elhamdouliAllah so I had a plan to go through but your timely article was sent to me elhamdouliAllah by a blessed dear person, to really revive more spirituality in me and make me feel better and motivated about the whole aspect of it...and I loved the Hadith of the prophet sala Allah alayhi wassalam who used to read Coran while his head rested on Aysha (radiya Allah anha)&#039;s lap. I love the expression of &quot;ritual impurity&quot; as opposed to &quot;impurity&quot; in short..it really brings a huge psychological difference and makes me strongly believe that mensturation is a blessing from Allah to carry out what we do not get time to carry out in other days nchaAllah, in addition to being able to rest physically.
Jazakoum Allah kheiran katheeran]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>essalam alaikoum warahmatouAllah sister Shazia,<br />
mashaAllah this is an amazing post. I truly pray that Allah rewards you. I always get disheartned when i discover that my fast was broken, and feel very much empty inside for the rest of period esp when it happens right at begining of Ramadan: i feel i am missing the train. This year i was prepared elhamdouliAllah so I had a plan to go through but your timely article was sent to me elhamdouliAllah by a blessed dear person, to really revive more spirituality in me and make me feel better and motivated about the whole aspect of it&#8230;and I loved the Hadith of the prophet sala Allah alayhi wassalam who used to read Coran while his head rested on Aysha (radiya Allah anha)&#8217;s lap. I love the expression of &#8220;ritual impurity&#8221; as opposed to &#8220;impurity&#8221; in short..it really brings a huge psychological difference and makes me strongly believe that mensturation is a blessing from Allah to carry out what we do not get time to carry out in other days nchaAllah, in addition to being able to rest physically.<br />
Jazakoum Allah kheiran katheeran</p>
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		By: Shazia Ahmad		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shazia Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29234&quot;&gt;mifrah&lt;/a&gt;.

as salaamu alaykum,

Yes, there is a scholarly opinion that permits this.  However, the opinion of the vast majority of the scholars (and the four madhabs) is that it is not permissible.    

Allah knows best.

salaam,
Shazia]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29234">mifrah</a>.</p>
<p>as salaamu alaykum,</p>
<p>Yes, there is a scholarly opinion that permits this.  However, the opinion of the vast majority of the scholars (and the four madhabs) is that it is not permissible.    </p>
<p>Allah knows best.</p>
<p>salaam,<br />
Shazia</p>
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		By: Shazia Ahmad		</title>
		<link>https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29242</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shazia Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29239&quot;&gt;Uzma Mazhar&lt;/a&gt;.

There are some differences of opinion on these issues, but the majority opinion (that of the four madhabs) is that it is not permissible to recite the Quran, not to touch the mushaf when one is in a state of janaba or otherwise ritually impure. (&#039;Mushaf&#039; meaning the Quran in its original Arabic form, in a book form, that has little or nothing else contained in it such as commentary or translation.)  

While it (and many other fiqh rulings) may not make sense to us or follow our own line of reasoning, these rulings are not based on our own rationale or our own thoughts and feelings but on textual evidences.  We seek out the wisdom in them, we can explore the breadth of the differences of opinion regarding them, but in the end, fiqh is based on religious teachings from our sacred texts, and not our own personal opinions.  This is an important place where an element of deference, submission, and loving obedience as a Muslim comes in.

Allah knows best,
salaam,
Shazia]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29239">Uzma Mazhar</a>.</p>
<p>There are some differences of opinion on these issues, but the majority opinion (that of the four madhabs) is that it is not permissible to recite the Quran, not to touch the mushaf when one is in a state of janaba or otherwise ritually impure. (&#8216;Mushaf&#8217; meaning the Quran in its original Arabic form, in a book form, that has little or nothing else contained in it such as commentary or translation.)  </p>
<p>While it (and many other fiqh rulings) may not make sense to us or follow our own line of reasoning, these rulings are not based on our own rationale or our own thoughts and feelings but on textual evidences.  We seek out the wisdom in them, we can explore the breadth of the differences of opinion regarding them, but in the end, fiqh is based on religious teachings from our sacred texts, and not our own personal opinions.  This is an important place where an element of deference, submission, and loving obedience as a Muslim comes in.</p>
<p>Allah knows best,<br />
salaam,<br />
Shazia</p>
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		By: Sarah		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 01:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jazakh’Allah, as a &quot;revert&quot; and someone who cannot fast for medical reasons I have totally felt disconnected from Ramadan. When you cannot &quot;participate&quot; in the fast and don&#039;t have the family either it can make Ramadan a very lonely time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jazakh’Allah, as a &#8220;revert&#8221; and someone who cannot fast for medical reasons I have totally felt disconnected from Ramadan. When you cannot &#8220;participate&#8221; in the fast and don&#8217;t have the family either it can make Ramadan a very lonely time.</p>
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		By: Anna		</title>
		<link>https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29240</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Peace and blessings to you, Sister Shazia. I find myself moved and entirely grateful for your well-researched article. Due to medical reasons, I am unable to fast for Ramadan this year. At first, I was experiencing anxiety over my doctor&#039;s choice, and was unsure how to make the efforts this Ramadan to be sure that I could still conduct myself in a way that is helpful to the community. Your article was reassuring and your suggestions for activities appreciated and entirely welcome to this sister who was otherwise feeling a bit &#039;left out&#039; from the Holy Month. Thank you so much for your research and your time, and may Allah bless you and your efforts.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peace and blessings to you, Sister Shazia. I find myself moved and entirely grateful for your well-researched article. Due to medical reasons, I am unable to fast for Ramadan this year. At first, I was experiencing anxiety over my doctor&#8217;s choice, and was unsure how to make the efforts this Ramadan to be sure that I could still conduct myself in a way that is helpful to the community. Your article was reassuring and your suggestions for activities appreciated and entirely welcome to this sister who was otherwise feeling a bit &#8216;left out&#8217; from the Holy Month. Thank you so much for your research and your time, and may Allah bless you and your efforts.</p>
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		By: Uzma Mazhar		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uzma Mazhar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29217&quot;&gt;nini&lt;/a&gt;.

There is no problem with reading the quran either.  It defies basic logic to think that that is not allowed, we read the quran with our tongue, the same tongue that we use for dua or dhikr.
Especially if we consider that women also memorize the quran... so during menses they are supposed to erase it from their system???  Reading quran surah&#039;s that you have memorized or reading from a book or the internet... what is the difference?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/women-purification/closed-doors-and-opened-eyes/#comment-29217">nini</a>.</p>
<p>There is no problem with reading the quran either.  It defies basic logic to think that that is not allowed, we read the quran with our tongue, the same tongue that we use for dua or dhikr.<br />
Especially if we consider that women also memorize the quran&#8230; so during menses they are supposed to erase it from their system???  Reading quran surah&#8217;s that you have memorized or reading from a book or the internet&#8230; what is the difference?</p>
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		By: Meditations on Menstruation		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meditations on Menstruation]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] to be desired in how we, as a community, discuss these rulings and how we understand them.  In a previous post, I touched on the need to change some of our negative ideas about menstruation.  In this article, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] to be desired in how we, as a community, discuss these rulings and how we understand them.  In a previous post, I touched on the need to change some of our negative ideas about menstruation.  In this article, [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: menstruations et impureté rituelle de la femme en Islam: quelles conséquences spirituelles? &#124; pensées d&#039;une musulmane		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[menstruations et impureté rituelle de la femme en Islam: quelles conséquences spirituelles? &#124; pensées d&#039;une musulmane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] pistes de réflexion sur le sujet. L’article peut être lu en entier et dans sa forme originale ici (en [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] pistes de réflexion sur le sujet. L’article peut être lu en entier et dans sa forme originale ici (en [&#8230;]</p>
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