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Salat al-Istikhaara (Arabic: صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life.
book by the name of al-Kamil fi Dhu'afa' al-Rijal.Imam al-Dhahabi has since extended it, refined it and called it Mizan al-Itidal. It is one of the most famous booksin the field of Ilm al-Rijal (Science of Narrators or Biographical evaluation), and is published in five volumes that contain more than 3000 pages. [4]
Al-Maqdisi made his first Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in 967. [5] During this period, he became determined to devote himself to the study of geography. [7] To acquire the necessary information, he undertook a series of journeys throughout the Islamic world, [7] [8] ultimately visiting all of its lands with the exception of al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula), Sindh and Sistan. [8]