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Islamic articles

Reviewed Islamic articles and guides on worship, Quran, the Hijri calendar, Hajj, Umrah and travel, with cited sources.

WorshipZakat al-Fitr by Sa and by Kilogram: Why the Weight Changes With the StapleThe sa is a measure of volume, not weight, which is why its weight changes with the staple. This guide gives the weight per staple, the debate about paying cash, the correct time to pay, and who you pay for.6 September 20268 min read5 viewsRead article
WorshipZakat on Worn Gold Jewellery: The Rulings and How to Weigh Your KaratA question asked every year: is there zakat on jewellery a woman actually wears? Here are the scholarly positions attributed to their holders, then the part most pages skip: how to convert mixed-karat weight into pure gold before comparing it with the 85 gram nisab.6 September 20268 min read2 viewsRead article
TransactionsWho Inherits and Who Does Not: Fixed Shares With Five Worked CasesThe heirs with fixed shares are a defined list, and each share changes with who else survives. This guide explains each share and its condition in plain language, works through five complete cases, and explains exclusion, the common denominator and the deficit case.6 September 202610 min read2 viewsRead article
Prayer timesWhy Do Prayer Times Differ Between Apps? A Guide to Fajr and Isha AnglesTwo apps on the same phone can disagree about Fajr by twenty minutes. The cause is not a bug: it is the twilight angle and the Asr school. This guide explains the differences with numbers and helps you pick the method used in your country.1 September 20266 min read7 viewsRead article
Hijri calendarWhy Your Hijri Date Differs From Your Country: Umm al-Qura, Sighting and CalculationYour phone says 29 Shaban while your neighbour says the first of Ramadan. The one day gap repeats every year because the Hijri calendar is not one system but three, each producing close but different results.1 September 20264 min read10 viewsRead article
QiblaHow Is the Qibla Calculated? From Great Circle to Your Phone CompassThe Qibla is not a straight line on a flat map, and your phone compass does not point to true north. This guide explains the great circle bearing, magnetic declination, and how to verify your direction with a shadow and no device at all.1 September 20265 min read10 viewsRead article
Quranic sciencesSearching the Quran Without Diacritics: Find the Verse From One WordWhy literal Quran search fails on undecorated typing, how text normalisation fixes it, and how to find any ayah from a single word.31 August 20263 min read0 viewsRead article
Fiqh of worshipZakat Nisab in Gold and Silver: Calculate Your Zakat TodayWhat the nisab is, why it changes daily, which threshold to use for cash, and a worked example of the 2.5 percent calculation.31 August 20264 min read0 viewsRead article
Tools & developersHow to Add Prayer Times to Your Website: Free Widget, No SignupA practical guide to embedding accurate, city-specific prayer times on any site in minutes, with the right calculation method and no registration.31 August 20264 min read0 viewsRead article

About Wesalna articles: how they are written and edited

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