Mount Hira.com Official Blog

Eid Mubarak!

2009-11-29T22:00:00.001Z

Eid Mubarak! May Allah accept the prayers and duahs of those who visited the House of Allah (SWT) this year, as well as all the rest of us.

Eid Mubarak

2009-09-20T20:09:00.002Z

Eid Mubarak!

Ramadan came and went like the blink of an eye and now Eid is here. The word Eid comes from the word Adaat which means back to normality.

May Allah (SWT) accept our fasts and duahs. May Allah (SWT) always shine his light upon us all as well as shower us in his endless peace, mercy and blessings. May He (SWT) help us maintain the inner strength gained from this blessed month of Ramadan and to control and direct our nafs with precision.

Once again, Eid Mubarak!

Surah At-Takathur is now available

2009-08-23T10:18:00.001Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah At-Takathur is now available to learn:
Surah At-Takathur

wa asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Ramadan Mubarak!

2009-08-22T10:17:00.000Z

We at Mount Hira would like to wish you Ramadan Mubarak. May Allah keep us all steadfast and in good health during this blessed month and shower us all with peace and blessings. Make this the best Ramadan of your life and treat it as if it was your last Ramadan.

Surah Al-Humazah is now available

2009-05-26T19:27:00.001Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Al-Humazah is now available to learn:
Surah Al-Humazah

wa asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Al-'Asr is now available and a Mount Hira Update

2009-05-17T08:28:00.004Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Al-'Asr is now available. Start your learning here: Surah Al-Asr

We now have a Facebook page, please add us: Mount Hira Facebook
You can also follow us on Twitter: Mount Hira Twitter Page

stay tuned for some more updates soon inshaAllah

wa asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Al-Feel is available

2009-05-09T10:21:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've just added Surah Al-Feel. Click here Surah Al-Feel

wa asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Mount Hira Update

2009-05-09T10:13:00.002Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

It's been a while since we posted an update on here. Firstly we would like to say thank you for keeping the website alive by your continous learning and messages we receive from all of you. May Allah (SWT) reward you all for your dedication to learn the Qur'an.

We have received numerous requests for certain surahs from the Qur'an which we will inshaAllah develop and upload to our website. We will inshaAllah be uploading more smaller surahs first as they take less time to develop but soon after upload some longer ones inshaAllah.

I pray that Allah (SWT) makes your learning and memorisation easy for you and opens your heart to the wisdom of the Qur'an.

Stay tuned for some updates inshaAllah

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yasin Part 14 is available

2008-05-10T22:39:00.002Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 14 (Ayah 71 to 76) is now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Dead Links/Thank You

2008-02-09T10:52:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

As some of you are aware there have been some deadlinks on our website, but that is now fixed. Many thanks to everyone who notified us, we appreciate the effort and your kindness in participating making this website active, may Allah reward you greatly.

We appreciate all your comments/feedback

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Learn the 99 Names of Allah (SWT) - Asma Al-Husna

2008-02-02T17:33:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We have added the 99 Names of Allah (SWT) at the bottom of our website. We have split the memorisation of these beautiful names into 7 parts.

Please send us your feedback/comments on this tutorial.

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yasin Part 12 and 13 are available

2007-12-29T23:55:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 12 (Ayah 60 to 65) and 13 (Ayah 66 to 70) are now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Ramadhan Mubarak

2007-09-13T14:11:00.000Z

On the occasion of the advent of the Month of Ramadan, The Mount Hira team extends its best wishes to all Muslims. May Allah make it a month of blessings and good for all of us.

Surah Yasin Part 11 (Ayah 54 to 59) now available

2007-08-05T22:46:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 11 (Ayah 54 to 59) is now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yaseen Part 10 (Ayah 49 to 53) now available

2007-08-01T00:38:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 10 (Ayah 49 to 53) is now available on the Surah Yaseen page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Helping the Ummah

2007-07-12T21:21:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

A Dear brother has got in touch with us asking us to make an announcement to help in a new challenge they have in their home town in the UK.
Please read and see link below for more information.

Building a masjid is an action to which Allah has granted us reward, whether it be helping physically with the construction or donating to help with the construction. At the moment in Kettering in United Kingdom there is not a masjid available for our brothers and sisters.

"We rent a room in the Kettering Council premises for prayers. This however, is only available to us for Jumaa prayers and there are no other facilities to perform the 5 prayers or provide religious education for our children. This is not convenient as on certain days there is music and parties in the adjoining halls and the Imam and congregation are constantly disrupted by the excessive music and noise"

Be part of helping to establish the first masjid in Kettering. For full details, please read the word document.

May Allah reward you greatly

Surah Yasin Part 9 (Ayah 44 to 48) now available

2007-04-16T21:48:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 9(Ayah 44 to 48) is now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yaseen Part 8 (Ayah 39 to 43) now available

2007-04-10T22:00:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 8(Ayah 39 to 43) is now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Download section updated

2007-04-01T20:16:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've updated the download section by adding the MP3 version of Ayatul Kursi so you can memorise it on the go, or away from the computer.
We've also added a downloadable version of Ayatul Kursi so you no longer need to be online to memorise.

We'll be adding more soon insha'allah

wa salaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Duah Tutorial - Supplication for your parents and for mercy

2007-03-07T09:10:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've added another Quranic Duah in which we ask Allah to forgive us, our parents and all believers and have mercy upon us all on the day of judgement.

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Duah Tutorial - Supplication for good in this life and in the hearafter

2007-03-05T22:25:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've introduced a du'ah tutorial which is a qur'anic du'ah, taken from Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 201. In this du'ah, you ask Allah to grant you good in this life and in the hereafter and protection from hell fire.

May Allah give us good in this life and in the next life and protect us from hellfire, insha'allah

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Spread The Word of Mount Hira

2007-03-05T19:56:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Today we've also added a "Spread The Word" section, where we will be adding banners, leaflets, posters etc; different ways of spreading the word of Mount Hira.

This has been made available so you can get involved and help Mount Hira; be a part of the whole thing. Islam encourages us to gain knowledge, and once we've gained knowledge we have to share it with others. This is why we've made this section so you can share what you've learned with others insha'allah.

If you can think of ways of spreading the word, please leave a comment or email us insha'allah wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu.

Download Section - Mount Hira Wallpapers

2007-03-05T19:44:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've added a download section on our website by introducing the first official wallpaper for your computer, which comes in three different colours; blue, green and purple. Also, we've created four different sizes for your screen, so choose the right one.

Insha'Allah we'll be adding more goodies in the download section in the near future.

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yasin Part 7 (Ayah 33 to 38) now available

2007-03-04T13:41:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Part 7 (Ayah 33 to 38) is now available on the Surah Yasin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yassin Part 6 (Ayah 28 to 32) now available

2007-02-24T19:55:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

part 6 (Ayah 28 to 32) is now available on the Surah Yassin page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yaseen - Part 5 - Ayah 23 to 27

2007-02-21T12:07:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

part 5 (Ayah 23 to 27) is now available on the Surah Yaseen page

wa salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Mount Hira RSS Feeds

2007-02-21T11:53:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

We've added a RSS Feed Subscription link on the website, which will allow us to keep you up to date with our latest activities without you having to visit our news section.

There are different ways of receiving the updates. You can either use:

a client side newsreader;

web browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox)
email reader (e.g. Mozilla Thunderbird)
program for Windows (e.g. Awasu)
program for Mac (e.g. Newsfire)

a web based reader; such as My Yahoo or NewsGator Online

The choice is yours. If you wish to read more about RSS, visit Wikipedia or BBC News which explains it in a more friendly way.

wa salaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Surah Yasin - Part 4 - Ayah 17 to 22

2007-02-19T17:49:00.000Z

Bismillahir rahmanir raheem
Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

It's been a while since we've had an update, but here it is now. Surah yasin part 4 (ayah 17 to 22) is finally up and is available. Visit the Surah Yasin section

We would like to apologise for the lack of updates these past few months. Imran and I began this project as something on the side to work on whenever we have free time. As we both work full time, it's sometimes difficult to make time to work on Mount Hira, especially these past few months that have just gone by.
But as Allah (SWT) says in Surah ash-Sharh (surah 94) ayah 5, "For every hardship, there is relief". Insha'allah we'll be having more regular updates as more time has been freed up for us.

We would like to thank everyone who has sent us emails and posted comments on here. We want you all to know that we do read everyone of them. We will be posting some answers on here insha'allah in the near future.

Also, we recently changed the home page to make it easier for you to access the tutorials. Insha'allah we hope that we've made it easier.

wa salaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Update

2006-10-31T18:38:00.000Z

Asalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

I just wanted to give a quick update; the surah yasin tutorials have not been adding due to parallel development on other projects. I hope the first three parts have been of use and insha'allah memorised. I will be posting more updates very soon.

Questions and Answers October 2006

2006-10-16T14:47:00.000Z

Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Thank you for feedback, comments, questions and constant support. We really appreciate the emails and the commments we're receiving from everyone. thank you and jazakallah.

I'm going to do my best to answer as many questions as possible which have been asked in the comments section insha'allah.

1. Could you please have the recitation of namaz/salaah (with any sample surah) on your website?
at this moment in time we have no plans of adding a section like this to the website. If we ever do, we will let you know on here insha'allah.

2. I was also wondering if you could add the text/dua for travel. I do alot of traveling and would like to recite this verse before each trip.
we are planning on introducing du'ah tutorials in the very near future insha'allah. Please stay tuned.

3. Please add more surahs
we're constantly doing our best to add new surahs. watch this space insha'allah.

4. Another project that you could perhaps do, is a tutorial on the 99 names of Allah?
production for this tutorial has already begun. As soon as it is completed we will let you know on here.

5. I was wondering if you could please do a course for Surah Mulk?
this is one of the surahs which is at the top of the production list.

6. Could you please add a repeat feature onto the recitation?
we're looking into this to add such a feature insha'allah.

7. Can you put the surahs in a format that allows downloading or copying into word?
We're planning on introducing PDF and Word Formats for the tutorials in the near future insha'allah.

8. What is the name of the reciter?
Our main one we use is Mishary Rashid Alafasy. However for Ayat Al Kursi the reciter's name is Sa'ad Al-Ghamdi.

9. Could you please add Surah Al-Alaq & As-Shams?
We're planning to develop the the last part of the Qur'an first so we'll cover the surahs you've requested insha'allah.

10. Want to know if there are female reciters of surahs?
we are not aware of any female reciters.

I hope I have answered the questions above in the best of manners and insha'allah will be answering some more in the near future. Keep the questions coming as we read all of them. Once again thanks for your time and effort wa salaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu.

Surah Yasin is here. Learn Surah Yaseen by heart

2006-10-16T14:39:00.000Z

During the next two weeks we are going to be adding surah yasin in parts of 16. We've split surah yasin into 16 parts so it is easier to learn and memorise. Part 1 is now live and can be accessed here: Surah Yasin

keep coming back everyday insha'allah to learn more. Please let us know what you think and how the learning is coming along.

Mount Hira Update, Ramadan 1427AH (Oct 2006)

2006-10-09T23:14:00.000Z

Asalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

1. Website Updates
We have developed and uploaded some new Surahs:
Surah Quraish
Surah Al-Ma'un
Surah Al-Kawthar

2. Send Website Link to your Friends/Family
Please email our website link onto other people and post on relevant website forums.
We pray everyone can reap the rewards of reading, learning and memorising surahs from the holy Quran in this blessed month and we also want everyone to know the greatest verse Ayatul Kursi off by heart.
http://www.mounthira.com

3. Get in Touch With Us
Many thanks to everyone who have sent us their comments and feedback.
We are always looking for ways to improve our site and want to hear more about the people who use this site i.e. where you are from? what subject/field you work/study in?
We are going through a big learning curve ourselves as we have just started our journey to gain knowledge and hope we can help people wherever we can. Insha'allah we'll be answering blog comments in the next few days in a seperate blog entry.

4. Future Updates
Many people are requesting Surah Yaseen, so we are in process of creating this and hope to have it online by the end of the week, insha'allah.

5. Make Du'ah
Please remember to make du'ah for all Muslims, especially the ones who are being oppressed and afflicted with calamities/natural disasters. May Allah (swt) forgive our sins, help us be on the guided path and make our deen, dunya and akhira a better one - Ameen.

wa salaamalaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

Ramadan Mubarak

2006-09-24T09:11:00.000Z

We at Mount Hira would like to wish you Ramadan Mubarak. May Allah keep us all steadfast and in good health during this blessed month and shower us all with peace and blessings.

Make this the best Ramadan of your life and treat it as if it was your last Ramadan.

What is Mount Hira?

2006-09-20T21:49:00.000Z

A new section has been added to the website; What is Mount Hira?. In this section you will some information and pictures of Mount Hira.

Learn to memorise Surah Al Qadr - Night of Power

2006-09-15T10:43:00.000Z

Lailat al Qadr: The Night of Power

Lailat al Qadr, the Night of Power, marks the night in which the Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Allah.

Muslims regard this as the most important event in history, and the Qur’an says that this night is better than a thousand months (97:3), and that on this night the angels descend to earth.

This is a time that Muslims spend in study and prayer. Some will spend the whole night in prayer or in reciting the Qur’an.

Lailat al Qadr is a good time to ask for forgiveness. Allah’s Apostle said…

“Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven.”
(Bukhari Vol 1, Book 2: 34)

The date of 27 Ramadan for this day is a traditional date, as the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not mention when the Night of Power would be, although it was suggested it was one of the odd days in the last 10 days of the month.

Because of this, many Muslims will treat the last 10 days of the month of Ramadan as a particularly good time for prayer and reading the Qur’an.

Click here to go to and view the Surah Al Qadr flash tutorial which includes audio, translation and transliteration.

Ayatul Kursi Website Launched

2006-09-13T09:53:00.000Z

We've launched a website that will be dedicated inshaAllah (God willing) entirely to Ayatul Kursi. The website can be found on www.ayatulkursi.com. If you have any ideas of what you'd like to see on the website or thoughts you would like to share or even comments you'd like to mention, simply just post them in the comments section. Thank you and may you be rewarded greatly.

Problem With Registration Now Fixed

2006-09-11T09:48:00.000Z

There was a problem with the registration form on the website but it's now fixed. Whoever tried registering before and couldn't, feel free to go and register now. By registering you will be notified of any updates on our website.

Welcome to the Mount Hira blog

2006-09-11T09:38:00.000Z

Asalaamu alaikum & Greetings

Welcome to the First Mount Hira Blog. We thought we'd create a blog; a way to reach out to you and get you involved with our latest news, updates, website fixes etc. if you have any comments/ideas or you find an error on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us as it will help us to improve our services.

In case you haven't heard of us before; we are just two ordinary guys who started off by trying to learn Ayat Al-Kursi off by heart. We sat down and thought about how we could learn the ayah with ease and having backgrounds in marketing and computing, we thought we'd use the knowledge of our past to create a tool. The outcome was a tutorial in which the ayah was split up into segements with audio in arabic, the arabic text, the english translation and the transliteration; the ultimate tool to memorise the ayah with ease.

Basically, this tutorial (as we refer it to), begins with giving you an overview of Ayat Al-Kursi followed by the step by step memorisation, ending with a replay of the ayah and a summary. Since this method worked for us, we thought we'd make it available online to help others memorising this ayah using the same methods we used.

We are now applying this method to memorise the Quran. we've already developed tutorials for Surah Al-Fatihah, The Four Quls (Al-Kafiroun, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas), Surah Al-Masad, Surah An-Nasr and Surah Al-Qadr. We are continously uploading more tutorials and making them available as soon as possible.

Our website can be found on mounthira.com and is available for everyone to use. If you have any questions/comments/ideas, please let us know as we will be more than happy to listen wa salaam alaikum