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Islam
Islam is a monotheistic faith and the world's second largest religion. Followers of Islam, called Muslims, believe that God revealed His will to Muhammad and other prophets, including Moses, Abraham, Adam, and Jesus.
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of course a Muslim can practice Reiki. Reiki is a method to connect with Light.
Allah is light.
Reiki gives us good fruits, like inner peace, mental health, healing, reducing pain, all those are good things, so its impossible reiki is not coming from Allah. Because all the good things, all the good fruits come from Allah.
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What are prophet Yusuf miracles?
Yusuf is also one of the Prophets of Allah . He is believed to be the most beautiful man that ever lived on the face of the earth . No other man or women either born before or after him had or shall ever have beauty such as his . He was very wise and also had the ability to tell what a dream meant . He had seven step brothers and Yusuf was loved the most by their father , his brothers out of jealousy threw him in an empty well away from home and told their father that Yusuf was eaten by a wolf . Prophet Yusuf was rescued by nowmads who took him to Eygpt . There he helped the troubled king who for a long time had the same dream . Every night he dreamt of dying cows and his finest men could not give him a satisfying answer . Prophet Yousuf told the king that it was a sign that his people will have to face drought and if he saves the grains in a store house they will have nothing to worry about . And so it was done and when the day came when there was nothing left in the fields because of the dry weather , they used the stored grains . Yousuf became the favourite of the king and went back to his father and forgave his brothers who repented for their thoughless act . This is what we Muslims believe in . Answer: Yusuf is the Arabic for "Joseph". He is the same Prophet Joseph mentioned in the Bible. The one who went into Egypt. The story written above is just about completely correct; but the one who wrote it did not explain that he is called "Joseph" by English speakers. Peace be upon him and upon all the Prophets.
Who was the Prophet before Muhammad?
Muhammad pbu ,before the calling ,was a very respectful man in Mekka & people used to call him " the sincere , the honest" , many of them were used to put precious things as a charge with him for his famous good morals, even before his prophecy he never drank wine, he never prostrated to a fetich as the people of his tribe were used to do in worshipping idols!
when he wanted to tell his tribe to worship Allah(God) & only Allah he first asked them if he had ever told them a lie & they answered him "" ما جربنا عليك كذبا قط
i.e they never experienced him with even a lie !
However he was chosen among all human kinds & called to prophecy by Allah (God) as the last prophet at the age of forty 40.
Is fasting important to you as a Muslim?
Yes,It is one of the pillars of Islam. Also Allah (s.w.t) tells us that every other act of worship we do is for us but when it comes to fasting,we fast for him.If a Muslim brother or sister is unable to fast for some reasons accepted by Islam he/she should pay the days they missed by fasting after ramadhan and if they can not fast still,one should give`kibaba'. After going through this i suggest you consult a knowledgeable person concerning the same
Why did people follow Prophet Muhammad?
Because prophet Muhammad (PBUH) called people for Islam that:
- calls people for worship of God the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no father, no companion and no associate and abandoning worship of idols or worshiping partners to God, and
- brought freedom for slaves, respect for women, and equality for different races. These things were not very common in that days world.
Prophet Muhammad in his call for Islam was a good model for all good characters and morals that persuaded people in believing in the truthfulness of his call for Islam.
In what place did islam first begin?
Islam, as a revelation from Angel Jibril to Porphet Muhammad (S), began in Mecca, where the Prophet lived before he migrated to Medina.
Islam, however, is the religion that every prophet from Adam (AS) was sending, as Islam means submission to God. So really, Islam started when the first Humans were placed on Earth.
Do Prophet Muhammad's descendants exist?
The Prophet had no surviving male child in his family when he died. All his sons passed away in their childhood. But he had daughters who survived him and continued his bloodline. His descendants through his daughters survived and carry the title of "Syed" in their name, and are much respected in the muslim community.
disclaimer - i am a muslim but NOT any religious scholar, i will strongly advise to research more through the net and your local library.
Yep. Jewish dietary restrictions are more rigorous than Islamic ones. In the days when Muslims were few in the US, and most cities did not have a hallal butcher, observant Muslims were among the best customers of kosher delis.
There are some debates among Muslims as to whether Jewish blessings during the slaughter of an animal is sufficient to qualify as tasmiyah (blessing God in an Islamic context during slaughter). The majority opinion is that since Jews bless the same God as the Muslims for the same purpose, the Jewish blessings count as tasmiyah. There is a minority opinion that the failure by Jewish butchers to say specifically "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" when slaughtering an animal is sufficient to bar the consumption of kosher meat. There is no other issue for a Muslim eating kosher meat.
What was the first year of hijra?
According to Islamic Sources, Muhammad made the hijra in the year 622 C.E. according to the Western Gregorian calendar.
However, for a Muslim the answer is much easier, because the hijra marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. So a Muslim considers it the year 1.
What does the first year of the muslim calendar mark?
It marks the prophet migration from Makkah (or Mecca) to Medina (or Yathreb or AlMadinah)
Why is Allah's name repeated 2698 times in Quran?
The name Allah is mentioned explicitly 2669 times in 1842 ayas (verses); including the the mentioning of Allah in openings of the Suras (chapters).
Yes, Muslims can eat beef, provided that it is slaughtered according to Halal practices (Dhabiha).
Per Isalm religion teachings, Muslims can eat beef.
Halal ,
Islam has laws regarding which foods can and cannot be eaten and also on the proper method of slaughtering an animal for consumption, known as dhabiĥa.
Explicitly forbidden substances
A variety of substances are considered as harmful (haraam) for humans to consume and, therefore, forbidden as per various Quranic verses:
- Pork meat (i.e. flesh of swine)[Qur'an 2:173]
- Blood[Qur'an 2:173]
- Animals slaughtered in the name of anyone but Allah (God). There are debates regarding the permissibility of meat slaughtered by Jews (i.e., kosher meat).[Qur'an 2:173]
- Carrion[Qur'an 5:3]
- "Fanged beasts of prey" as per the Sunnah, usually simplified to all carnivorous animals, with the exception of most fish and sea animals
- The meat of donkeys.
- All insects except for the locust (no reference)
- Alcohol and other intoxicants
There is some disagreement among Muslims regarding seafood, especially predatory sea creatures. IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) states, regarding the opinion of Islamic scholars:
- All are in agreement that fish with scales are halal.
- Sunnis consider all fish to be halal, while some Shias consider only shrimp and fish with scales to be halal.
- Within the Hanafi school of thought, the stronger position is that shellfish (shrimp, lobster, crab, clams, etc.) are prohibited]. But in the other three schools (Malaki, Shafi, Hanbali) crab and lobster are permissible.
Dhabiha: Method of slaughter
Dhabiha is the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of all animals excluding fish and most sea-life per Islamic law. This method of slaughtering animals consists of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the neck, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.
Kosher and Halal
There is a great deal of similarity between the laws of Dhabiĥa halal and kashrut, and there are also various differences. Whether or not Muslims can use kashrut standards as a replacement for halal standards is an ongoing debate, and the answer depends largely on the individual being asked. While some Muslim halal authorities accept kosher meat as halal, none of the Jewish kosher authorities accept meat certified as halal as kosher due to different
In which year Hazrat Muhammad death?
On the twelfth of Rabi' Al-Awwal, in the eleventh
year of Al-Hijrah.
He was sixty-three years and four days old when he died.
(The Sealed Nectar or when the moon split
- biography of the prophet muhammed (ﷺ)
people say stay away from it and the about wine and gambling from this is quote from the koran it self.
"They will ask you about wine and gambling. Say, 'There is great sin in both of them and also certain benefits for mankind. But the sin in them is greater than the benefit.'" (Surat al-Baqarah: 219)
after all no one can judgey ou , only god can judge if you live a good life and do good deeds, drinking will be the least of your problems.
I believe there are some non alcoholic wines available which are suitable for Muslims as the alcohol content has been removed (www.mallinazero.com)
What is Islam's central prophet?
'Muslims believe that there are five greatest prophets; namely prophets Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them). Qur'an says (English meaning translation):
"The Messenger (Muhammad) has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord (Allah or God and same God worshiped in Judaism and Christianity), and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."
What is the importance of the life of a Muslim family?
Islam gives sanctity to family life. Islam teaches its followers to be obedient to their parents. It teaches them to be kind to their blood relatives and the friends of their parents. It unites all family members in a strong bond of love.
The religious book for all Muslims to refer and adhere to is the Holy Al Quran, revealed to Allah's last Messenger, Muhammad SAW. And the Holy Quran is the last of the five (5) books of scriptures from Allah SWT to his Messengers (prophets) Musa as (Moses pbuh), Daud as (David pbuh), Isa as (Jesus pbuh) and last but not least Muhammad SAW (Mohammed pbuh). Musa was bestowed the Taurat (Torah), Daud the Zaboor, Isa the Injil (New Testament).
How would you compare Buddha and Mohammed?
Buddha saw the world as it is. Mohammed saw the world as he wished it to be. Jesus saw mankind as he would wish it to be. I can't believe that any of them really had a clue about the afterlife.
How were non Muslims treated by Muslims durng their big expansion after Muhammad died?
Whenever Muslims conquered any land they keep peace. Muslim history is full of examples that proves that Islam is the religion of peace. Its biggest example is when our holy prophet (pbuh) conquered Mecca, he spared the lives and assets.
In the Reign of Hazarat Omar (ra) he took great care of non-Muslims who lived in those areas which were being conquered by Muslims and gave them rights and didn't make any difference between them and Muslims in the affairs of country and justice.
They assured them equal human rights irrelevant to their faiths, colors, cultures, and or social status. Refer to question below.
In sum, they treated them with:
- tolerance
- equal human rights
- free will to select the faith and religion
- justice
Refer to question below
Answer B (Non-Muslim's View)
Muslims treated non-Muslims in a way that was superior to contemporaneous civilizations and introduced the concept of religious tolerance (as opposed to Europe which was practicing the exact opposite at the time). However, it is nothing close to the Muslim conception given above nor was it at all close to equality or Rights. An important thing to note is that the concept of Rights comes out the Enlightenment. Prior to this point, there was a system of privilege wherein the Ruler would provide privileges (out of the kindness of his heart) to a certain group of people to do acts. A person did not have the "right" to anything and this was the mentality worldwide.
The Muslim opinion touches on the Pact of Omar, which was a document of submission signed by the Caliph Omar and defeated Christians and Jews during one of Omar's Wars. While the factual accuracy of that story may be doubted, there is no doubt that the Pact of Omar formed the basis for the treatment of non-Muslims in the conquered territories. The Pact of Omar set out a number of regulations that will be described in this answer.
The Dhimmi, or non-Muslim under Muslim occupation was required by the Pact of Omar to pay a number of taxes that were connected with his Dhimmi status. The most famous was the jizya, which was a tax that Dhimmi had to pay for Muslims for the right to not be killed where they stood for not acknowledging Mohammed's Prophecy; it was a form of humiliation. Additional taxes included the kharaj, which was a tax on non-Muslim land-holdings in the Muslim World. The kharaj was so untenable that most Dhimmi were forced to live in the cities where the tax would not be applicable. The above answer is also incorrect as concerns justice. On paper, a Christian or Jew could testify against a Muslim, but in reality, such testimony was not acceptable and the attempt to defame a Muslim would receive retribution. Christians and Jews were not allowed to build new houses of worship, restore old houses of worship, proselytize in any way (this included religious debate or dialogue), or allow wine or pigs to be shown in public.
Polytheists were forced to convert to Islam with some rare exceptions (such as the Hindus in India). Zoroastrianism was the majority faith in Iran until Islam almost completely extinguished it, both by sword, economic inequality, and brutal repression of Zoroastrian customs (unless they could be Islamicized like Nourouz).
Note: It should be a tad ironic that the Muslim opinion uses the word "conquer" in a sentence describing peaceful conduct. Normally, when somebody is talking about actions of peace and humility, they refer to actions of diplomacy, hard work, and respect. For example, the Tibetan Resistance currently is peaceful because they are not taking up arms, but are taking to negotiating table.
Answer C (Hints on Answer B)- The jizya to be paid by non-Muslims was not to be not killed. It was for one reason. Non-Muslims were exempted from sharing the military services. That is why they paid Jizya to share military expenses. That why it was not imposed on women, children, old people, and/or unfit people for military service. Regarding the kharaj, this was applied on all citizens; Muslims and non Muslims. Regarding justice, you can refer to history of Islam to recognize how many court cases Jews and Christians won the case against Muslims. Unfortunately the limited space here do not allow to write some of them.
- Never ever any non-Muslim was forced to convert to Islam because it is the explicit Quran teachings that no compulsion in religion. Jews and Christians are called by Muslims as "people of the book" for holding Torah and the Bible that Muslims believe in as God holy books and believe in all God prophets from Adam through Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all)
- The ratio of the houses of worship to their relevant followers for non-Muslims in any Muslim majority country is much higher than the ratio for Muslims. Anyone can check these statistics to be sure that it was not restriction on building new houses of worship for non-Muslims and/or restoring old houses of worship but just to maintain even statistics for all religions including Islam. It is the opposite, check in Korea, Japan, UK, USA and you find that this ratio is by far less for Muslims than for Christians and Jews.
- One final point is that Muslims never got control of any country to get more power but only to free the will of their people, to spread peace and civilization, and to guard against their attacks against Muslims and Islam. The historical example of the call of the Christians in Egypt to the Caliph Omar to save them from the tyranny of their rulers at that time is well known.
- It is a pity that some people spread unauthenticated information introduced by media that is biased against Islam. Unfortunately after the decline of communism, the west ranked Islam and Muslim countries as they first enemy and plotted their actions accordingly either through military actions, and/or media, and/or initiating internal disturbances.
- To conclude; Quran says (Meaning English translation): "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes (different nations and different countries) that you may know one another (and cooperate for mankind benefit). Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah (or God and same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism) is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted" (Quran, 49:13)
On whom was the Quran revealed?
God. (Allah in arabic)
there is no 4 holy book in Islam. the only book that is holy is the Quran. other book, if they are the right saying of prophet and his household, these saying would be holy. but no book that is compiled by Muslims is pure and hundred percent right but mixture of right and wrong.
Why did Prophet Mohammed tell his companions to leave Mecca?
People of Mecca who were the Prophet's kinship , forced him to leave as they did not accept his beliefs and tortured his followers . Leaving to Medina was done under a Divine direction.
God informed prophet Mohamed (peace upon him) that the tribe leaders who, didn't accept Islam, plotted to assassinate him. Accordingly, he was commanded by God (Allah) to immigrate to Medina.
Just like the first person said, Muhammad was exiled from Mecca for preaching the revelations that he was told by the angel Gabriel. After his exile, he left for Medina, and gathered a group of followers. Muhammad then returned to Mecca* and captured it in 630 AD (year 6 Hijra year) marking the beginning of the Islamic empire.
*The journey to Mecca from Medina was called the Hijra.
Allah commanded him to migrate .One of the reasons was because the Muslims were being persecuted and ill treated in Mecca.
The first reason was that Muhammad had been warned by Allah about the plot to assassinate him and further commanded to migrate. As per Allah's orders did Muhammad choose to migrate. Another critical factor was the ever-growing resistance of the Makkans and all the persecutions that came with it. Madinah would become a more stable and Islam-friendly base for Islam to expand and gain root and after a few years, it did exactly this.
Which religion began in mecca and spread to medina by the Prophet Muhammad?
Islam religion per Quran revelation to him by God through Angel Jibril (Gabriel)
What are the timings for the five daily praying in Islam?
Muslims pray five times a day.
The timings for five daily praying in Islam are:
- Salat Al-Zuhr (noon prayer): from decline of sun from its zenith till before the shadow of the person in the length of his own figure.
- Salat Al-Asr (afternoon prayer): from the time the shadow of the person in the length of his own figure till before sunset.
- Salat Al-Maghrib (Sunset prayer): After sunset, when the sun's red glow disappears, until the last ray of sunlight is gone.
- Salat Al-Ishaa (night prayer): From the end of previous time till before Dawn.
- Salat Al-Fajr (Dawn prayer): From dawn till before sunrise.
everyone who is Muslim can pray five times a day.
Muslims must pray 5 times a day.
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Answer:
It is fard [obligatory] for every Muslim who is sane and has reached the age of puberty to perform the five daily namâzes (prayers). When a prayer time comes, it becomes fard for him/her the moment he/she begins performing the prayer. If he/she has not performed it and if there is time left enough to make an ablution and begin the namâz before the prayer time is over, it becomes fard for him/her to perform it. If the prayer time is over before he/she has performed it without an 'udhr [good excuse] not to do so, he/she will have committed a grave sin. Whether he/she has had a good excuse or not, qadâ will be necessary.
['udhr [good excuse]: by a good excuse we mean a situation which Islam recognizes as an excuse that will absolve a Muslim from the responsibility of not performing an Islamic commandment. An excuse of this sort is termed 'udhr.]
The same applies to situations such as when a child reaches puberty, when a disbeliever or a renegade becomes a Muslim, when a woman becomes canonically clean (i.e. immediately after the cessation of the menses at the end of a menstrual or lochial period), when an insane or unconscious person recovers, and when a sleeping person wakes up. It is fard for a new Muslim to learn the essentials (conditions) of namâz first. After learning them, it becomes fard to perform namâz.
Sleep is not a good excuse if it begins after the prayer time has begun. If you do so, it is fard for you to make sure that you will wake up before the prayer time is over, while it would be mustahab for you to make sure to wake up before the end of the prayer time if you were to go to sleep before the beginning of the prayer time.
These five daily prayers add up to forty rak'ats (units), out of which seventeen are fard [obligatory], three are wâjib [almost as compulsory as fard, so not to be omitted], and twenty are sunnat [act, thing, though not commanded by Allahu ta'âlâ, done and liked by the Prophet ('alaihissalâm) as an act of worship]:
1- Morning prayer [Salât-ul-fajr] consists of four rak'ats. First, two rak'ats of the sunnat prayer are performed. Then the fard prayer, of two rak'ats, is performed. The sunnat (the first two rak'ats) is very important. Some scholars classify it as wâjib.
2- Early afternoon prayer [Salât-uz-zuhr]consists of ten rak'ats, the initial sunnat consisting of four rak'ats, the fard consisting of four rak'ats, and the final sunnat consisting of two rak'ats. The early afternoon prayer is performed in this order.
3- Late afternoon prayer [Salât-ul-'asr]consists of eight rak'ats. First the sunnat, which consists of four rak'ats, and then the fard, which consists of four rak'ats, are performed.
4- Evening prayer [Salât-ul-maghrib]contains five rak'ats. First the fard, which is composed of three rak'ats, then the sunnat, consisting of two rak'ats, are performed.
5- Night prayer [Salât-ul-'ishâ] consists of thirteen rak'ats. The initial sunnat contains four rak'ats. The fard also contains four rak'ats, and the final sunnat has two rak'ats. After performing these ten rak'ats, you perform the witr prayer which is wâjib.
The initial sunnats of the late afternoon prayer and night prayer are ghayr-i muakkada [unemphatic, omittied from time to time by our blessed Prophet]. When sitting during their second rak'at, after reciting the Attahiyyâtu … , the prayers of Allahumma salli 'alâ ... and ... bârik 'alâ ... are recited completely. After standing up for the third rak'at, the prayer Subhânaka ... is recited before saying the Basmala. But the first sunnat of the early afternoon prayer is muakkad [emphatic, practised regularly by our blessed Prophet. They are the shi'âr (symptoms) of the Islâmic religion]. That is, it has been commanded emphatically. There are more thawâbs (blessings) for it. During its second rak'at, as in the fard prayers, only the Attahiyyâtuis said and then we stand up for the third rak'at. After standing up, we first recite the Basmala and then the sûra of Fâtiha.
It is mustahab to perform four more rak'ats after the fard of early afternoon and night prayers and six more rak'ats after the fard of the evening prayer. In other words, it is very blessed. One can perform all of them with one salâm or by saying the salâm after every two rak'ats. In either case the first two rak'ats are deemed to be the final sunnat. These prayers, which are mustahab, can be performed separately after the final sunnats of the two namâzes as well.
The first rak'at commences with the beginning of the prayer and the other rak'ats begin right after standing up, and each rak'at continues until one stands up again. The final rak'at continues until the salâm. No prayers can be less than two rak'ats. All prayers contain an even number of rak'ats, except the fard of the evening prayer and the witr prayer. After the second sajda (prostration) of each second rak'at, we sit. Each rak'at of prayer contains its fards, wâjibs, sunnats, mufsids [things or acts which nullify a prayer], and makrûhs [acts that are improper, disliked, or abstained by the Prophet].
When did prophet Muhammad return to Mecca after Medina?
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) returned to Mecca (Makkah) for two reasons:
- To remove the Idols (worshiped by unbelievers) that spread around Kaba.
- To allow Muslims to practice their worship of Hajj to Mecca with no harm or restrictions.
Muhammad and his followers returned to Makkah (or Mecca) to get it available for hajj (or ilgrimage) because they were formerly deprived from doing hajj. However, when the Meccas (or Makkah) surrendered to them without fight, prophet (PBUH) forgave all of them and didn't take any revenge against any of the Meccas who tortured Muslims and deprived them from their money and properties before they were obliged to immigrate from Mecca or against who fought him and his followers after he left Mecca to Medina. He and his followers removed all the idols around Kaaba. Then, they all returned to Medina without getting with them back any of the wealth or properties in Mecca even their own former money or properties.
