Rulings Regarding Sunrise Sitting

All praise is due to All¿h alone. May the peace and blessings of All¿h be upon our Noble Prophet, after whom, there is no other prophet/ the last Messenger of All¿h. Unfortunately, the Muslim Ummah of today is facing destruction, tribulation and division, due to different names and labels, which superficially exhibit peace but internally, contains evils and punishments. The Muslim generations of the present day and age/day pass through deceitful oppression and enmity in different forms. The (present-day) Muslim generation is living in an era similar to that of the previous Muslim generations, when their enemies were bold enough to confront them with their enmity; their enemies punished them with various forms of violence and brutality through false evidence and false accounts. Indeed, the great disaster that has repeated itself all throughout Islamic history and which also occurred in the first generation starting, not least, with the time of the Prophet ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ of Islam; during which, a group of people claiming to be from Islam but, in reality, being helpers of the enemy, the oppressor. Through this, Islam and the Muslims have been severely affected. Introduction Rulings Regarding Sunrise Sitting 7 The enemies of Islam have/possess different names but they share the same features and characters. In fact, these calamities and plights befall both; Muslim individuals and groups. The individual is trialed and nations are trialed as well and life cannot remain in a single pattern. Each trial is bought about by Godly Wisdom and (the) Will of All¿h, so believe in the Decision of All¿h and His Destiny. It is the Tradition of All¿h for truth and false(hood) to be in conflict. This tradition is continuous, sometimes it is more intense, sometimes it is weak. All¿h uses this to correct the lapses of the believers and also to differentiate the bad from the good. He examines the faith and hearts, and He elevates certain people with this and downgrades others.