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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.
21,950 Questions
Do Muslims consider Muhammad a god?
No. God says in the Quran:
Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, the Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him. [Sura 112 Al Ikhlas]
AnswerNo. Muslims believe Allah is only one, he didn't beget nor is he begotten. He is free from parentage, nor were the prophets His sons nor the angels His daughters. He is not a man nor a woman.How can God's son be a man who has needs of life & can't survive without them. while Allah is absolute & he doesn't need anything or anyone for his existence.
What is god s greatest revelation?
The greatest revelation is the the holy Torah, including also the Oral Torah (tradition; commentary) that accompanied it.
What is the Muslim name of robin?
name Robin, not a bird, originally comes from Robert, old German name, meaning fame or glory, the closes Arabic would be
Shaheer-well-known, famous
Maajid-Illustrious, Magnificent
Majeed-Glorious, Majestic
Are non-Muslims allowed to drink alcohol in a Muslim country?
They are allowed but not in public since Muslims criticise, and since I am Muslim myself, I give this answer from my point of view and I'm sure everyone has this picture in their heads and minds too .
What is Kaaba and how it is significant?
In Arabic, Kaaba is called الكعبة. It is a cuboidal building in Mecca, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It may spelled as Kaaba, Kaba, Ka'ba, Kaabah, Ka'bah, or Kabah. Muslims believe that Kaaba is the oldest religious building, in world history, for God Worship. It was raised by the Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) with help of his son prophet Ismael (peace upon them). It is significant for Muslim for praying and for performing part of Hajj rituals.
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The Ka'bah is a stone cubicle structure measuring 15.25 m high. It is empty on the inside except for the sacred black stone (Hajr-al-Aswad) which is embedded in one corner. The Ka'bah is the physical center of Islam. It is revered as the very House of God worship.
The Ka'bah, as hinted in the Qur'an, was originally built by the Prophet Adam (as) and was, for some time, the center of worship for his progeny. Then in the course of time people became separated into different communities and adopted different centers for worship. The Qur'an (Ch. 3, v. 97) and authentic Traditions favor the view that prior to the erection of a building on this site by Abraham some sort of structure did exist, but it had fallen into ruins and only a trace of it had remained.
Abraham, under divine guidance, then rebuilt it some 4000 years ago and it continued to remain a centre of worship for his progeny through his son Ishmael (peace be on them). But with the lapse of time it became virtually converted into a house of idols which numbered as many as 360, almost the same as the number of days in a year.
At the advent of the Prophet Muhammad (sa) however, it was again made the centre of worship for all nations -- the Holy Prophet (sa) having been sent as a Messenger to all mankind, to unite those, who had become separated after Prophet Adam (as) into one common human brotherhood. It is said that around the year 570 A.D., the Christian Chief of Yemen, named Abraha, attempted to invade Makkah with the intention of destroying the Ka'bah. Abraha's army rode on elephants and in the Arab history the year 570 A.D. is known as the 'Year of the Elephant'. Abraha did not succeed in his mission and his army was destroyed by an epidemic of disease and a terrible storm. A special mention is made of this incident in a chapter of the Holy Qur'an in Surah Al-Fil
[Quran, chapter 105]: In the name of Allah, the Gracious, Merciful. Knowest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Owner of the Elephant? Did He not cause their design to miscarry? And He sent against them swarms of birds, which ate their dead bodies, striking them against stones of clay. And thus made them like broken straw, eaten up.
This is the same year in which the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) was born, at which time his grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, chief of the Arab noble tribe 'Quraish', was also the chief of Makkah. Prophet Muhammad's (sa) desire for maintaining peace and averting conflict is quite evident from an incident that occurred when he was about 35 years old. The Quraish of Makkah decided to rebuild the Ka'bah after some cracks had appeared in its walls.
All the families of the Quraish assisted in this effort. As the walls rose from the ground and the time came to replace the sacred black stone in its place, a dispute broke out. Each of the four main families of the Quraish wanted this honour exclusively for themselves and the construction of the Ka'bah came to a halt.
After many days of suspended work, the Quraish assembled again and decided that the first person to enter the Ka'bah's courtyard will be chosen to settle the dispute. Muhammad (sa) happened to be the first person to pass through. He was informed of the dispute, quickly grasped the situation and placed his mantle on the ground and asked that the Black Stone be placed on it. He then asked the four families of the Quraish to hold each corner of the cloth and raise the stone to its place. Thus, through his wisdom, he averted the conflict and resolved the dispute in a manner acceptable to the Quraish. No one knows for sure the background to the Black Stone (Hajr-al-Aswad), except for the fact that it was already there when Prophet Ibrahim and Ismael (peace be on them) rebuilt the Ka'bah under the direction of God.
As the Ka'bah was a centre of worship centuries before the advent of Prophet Ibrahim (as), it is believed that the Black Stone was part of the original structure. And as the structure fell to ruin over the centuries, traces of the foundation with the Black Stone remained. God directed Prophet Ibrahim (as) to the site of the remaining traces of the foundation and directed him to rebuild the Ka'bah for the purpose of worship. The Black Stone was embedded in one of the four corners above ground level. Though it had obviously been revered and respected by the previous generations, it should be borne in mind that the Black Stone itself does not hold any spiritual significance at all. The pilgrim may touch or if he can approach near enough, kiss the Black Stone, which is an emotional gesture calling to mind the Prophet (sa) kissed it when he performed circuit. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) did this, not because of any sanctity attached to the stone, but as an expression of his emotion at the Ka'bah, originally constructed by Prophet Ibrahim and his son, Prophet Ismael (peace be on them), having been finally restored to the worship of the One True God, and would henceforth remain dedicated to that worship. Fearing that the Prophet's kissing the Black Stone might be interpreted as ascribing some special virtue to the stone, Hadhrat Umar, the 2nd Khalifa (peace be on him), when performing the circuit, observed: I know this is only a stone no different from other similar stones, and were it not the memory that the Prophet expressed his gratitude to God for His favours and bounties by kissing it, I would pay no attention to it. From whichever direction the pilgrim enters the enclosure and approaches the Ka'bah, he begins his circuit from the corner in which the Black Stone is placed. A circuit of the Ka'bah means turning around it 7 times, reciting certain prayers, beginning and ending opposite the Back Stone. The Ka'bah is held in reverence by all Muslims of the world. Pilgrimage to the 'House of God' is a duty of every Muslim (if they can afford it), as is facing the direction of the Ka'bah (Qiblah) during their 5 daily Prayers.
The cloth covering that drapes the Ka'bah is called the Kiswa and has a fascinating and colourful history. Although its precise origin has been difficult to trace, the use of the Kiswa clearly pre-dates the advent of Islam. It is traditionally known that when the Prophet Abraham (as) was told by God to rebuild the Ka'bah, no mention was made of the Kiswa. Some scholars argue that the first Kiswa was made by the Prophet Ismael (as), but there is no evidence to support this. Others affirm that the first Kiswa was made by Adnan bin Ad', a great great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad (sa), but this claim also lacks authentication. The first historically verifiable record of the draping of the Ka'bah attributes the honour to Tabu Karab Aswad, King of Humayyur in the Yemen. Tabu invaded Yathrib (now Madinah) in 400 C.E., 220 years before the Hijra. He also entered Makkah and performed Umrah. He is said to have dreamt that he was making a covering and then dressed the Ka'bah with this Kasaf made of dried palm leaves sewn together. In one form or another, the Kiswa has draped the Ka'bah ever since. After the Prophet Muhammad (sa) defeated the pagans of Makkah and entered the Ka'bah, he cleansed it of all idols and turned it into a sacred sanctuary of monotheistic Islamic worship. In the 10th year of the Hijra (630 C.E.), 2 years after the Prophet (sa) led the campaign to free Makkah, the sacred valley of Mina, and Mount Arafat from the control of the Makkan pagans, he performed his first and only pilgrimage (Hajj). Over 100,000 pilgrims, at that date the largest gathering ever, flocked from all over Arabia for this pilgrimage.
For the first time in many centuries, the Ka'bah had once again become the exclusive sanctuary of monotheism. It is said that on this pilgrimage the Prophet Muhammad dressed the Ka'bah in its first Islamic Kiswa, referred to as the 'Yemeni Kiswa'. Khalifa (Caliph) Umar bin Al-Khattab ordered the first Egyptian-made Kiswa in 13 A.H. (634 C.E.). It was made from thick cloth known as Gabaati. Every year, at the time of pilgrimage, the Kiswa was cut into pieces and distributed among the pilgrims. Verses such as 'Glory be to Allah', 'There is no God save Allah', and 'Allah is Merciful and Loving' used to be stitched on to the Kiswa in those early days of Islam. At one time, it had become a custom that the old Kiswa was not removed, the new one being put on top of the old. This continued until the reign of Al-Mahdi, the Abbasid Khalifa. When he performed Hajj in 160 A.H. (775 C.E.) he saw that the accumulated Kiswas could cause damage to the Ka'bah itself. He therefore decreed that only one Kiswa should drape the Ka'bah at any one time, and this has been observed ever since.
The colour of the Kiswa has also changed many times over the centuries. Al-Mamoon -- 198-218 A.H. (813-833) dressed the Ka'bah in a red Kiswa, and by the reign of contemporary of Saladin the Great, Khalifa Al-Nasir Al-Abbasi, the colour of the Kiswa had changed to green. Khalifa Al-Nasir changed it to black, and black it has remained to this day. For centuries the Kiswa used to be transported from Egypt to Makkah in the Mahmal -- a special litter at the head of a caravan, with as many as 15 camels carrying various sections of the revered garment. The sending of the Mahmal was regularly accompanied by much fanfare and celebration in Egypt, while its arrival in Makkah was hailed with music and joyous acclaim. When the founder of Saudi Arabia, the late King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud entered Makkah in 1924 C.E., he and his men objected to the music and dancing which accompanied the delivery of the Kiswa from Egypt. He and his men held to the pure Islamic faith and considered this an unacceptable innovation, and this eventually led to clashes with Egyptians which resulted in them stopping to send the Kiswa. King Abdul Aziz founded the holy Ka'bah factory.
The first Makkan-made Kiswa to drape the Ka'bah was at the end of 1927 and for the next 10 years Makkah produced the Kiswa. With the political rift healed in 1939, Egypt resumed sending the Kiswa until it fell victim again to the vagaries of political change in 1962. The Kiswa factory in Makkah was once again opened and it was declared that 'the Kiswa factory should be in Makkah so that it is not affected by the moods of the rulers of the Muslim world'. Every year the Kiswa is woven at a cost of SR17 million. It is made of 670 kg pure white silk, which is later dyed black. It is made up of 47 pieces, each piece being 14 m long and 95 cm wide. The Ikhlas Surah from the Holy Qur'an is embroidered in gold on the four corners. Under the belt, all round the Kiswa, there are 16 panels with Qur'anic verses. The intricate calligraphy is emblazoned on the black silk using 120 kg of gold and silver wire. The ratio of gold to silver is 1 to 4. On the bright sunny days the blazing Arabian sun glints off the Kiswa's lustrous gold and silver embroidery. At night the Kiswa shimmers with the soft glow in the brightly-lit open courtyard of the Grand Mosque. The effect is at once awe-inspiring and breathtaking, as well as being soothing to the eyes of the faithful. The sight of the Ka'bah covered with the splendour of the Kiswa is an image which becomes emblazoned in the minds of those who have had the honour of visiting the house of Allah. With longing they will picture this beautiful sight over and over. The interior of the Ka'bah is draped with dark green silk, also decorated with Qur'anic verses and Islamic designs. The solid gold doors of the Ka'bah are set 2 m above the ground and a movable wooden canopied staircase is used to enter the Ka'bah on the rare occasions when the doors are opened only to the King of Saudi Arabia and his special guests. One of these special people were the late Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan, a prominent member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, who visited Makkah.
Twice a year, in the months of Shaban and Dhul Hijja, the interior of the Ka'bah is ceremonially washed with water perfumed with rose and sandalwood. The ceremonial washing is performed by the king or sometimes his deputised representative, the governor of Makkah. Nowadays it is done by the custodian of the two Mosques. At the second washing which takes places a few days before Hajj, the Kiswa is replaced by a new one. The removed Kiswa is then cut into pieces and presented as mementos to Muslim individuals and diplomats and to favoured institutions all over the world.
The reception hall in the delegates' lounge of the UN building in New York is adorned by one particularly large and impressive piece, the Sitara (one of the four drapes that cover the doors of the Ka'bah) which measures 2.5 m wide and 9 m high. The Kiswa, by itself, does not hold any particular religious significance to Muslims. It should therefore be understood that the reverence in which it is held, and the magnitude of effort and cost that goes into its making and upkeep, is due solely to the desire of Muslims to ensure that it reflects the sanctity, the splendour, and the majesty befitting the structure that it drapes, the Ka'bah -- House of Allah. The Ka'bah is par excellence the House of Allah. Of course, all the places of worship are 'Houses of Allah', and as the Prophet (sa) declared: 'The whole earth is made a mosque for me', but the Ka'bah has been declared by God Himself to be the Sacred House, being the first House consecrated to the worship of the One True God (Holy Qur'an, Ch. 3: v. 97). Thus the expression 'House of Allah' is understood through the Muslim world to refer to the Ka'bah.
The Ka'aba is the place which was a centre for idol worship before the Prophet Muhammad cleansed it. It is mostly seen from the outside but has a large open interior.
AnswerThe Kaaba is a stone cube covered with a black cloth in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Muslims believe that it was built by Adam, and then rebuilt by Abraham, and the descendants of Noah.A Ka'ba is a holy place. It is considered the most holy place in Islam.
What is the meaning of tayabur rahman in Islam?
Tayabur Rahman is an Islam name that means most gracious.
Why did the Muslims of subcontinent demand a separate homeland for themselves?
It is not true.
The Muslims wanted a separate homeland in India because they feared that after the British left India, there would be Hindu Raj in India. Thus it would not be Freedom for the Muslims. It would be just the change of the Rulers. The Muslims were in majority in Bengal, the Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province. They were a separate nation with their own distinct religion, culture and traditions. They struggled hard to establish a separate homeland and succeeded in their struggle for freedom when Pakistan came into being on 14th August, 1947.
To experience God you have to start by knowing him first. You read his word and you find all of God's qualities. For example John 4:8 Love, amoung many others like, patience,generosity,powerful,wise etc... Also it is very important and crucial that we obey God, this way he can bless us with his qualities. Another great way to experience God is through prayer. You can pray to him 365 days a year 24 hours a day. At any moment, in any place. He listens to those who pray with a sincere and truthful heart. It may be a prayer to thank him or a prayer to ask for his help, either way he listens and provides his holy spirit. By the way God's name is Jehovah. Psalms 83:14.
Yes, there tree huggers just like hippies, very happy people always ready to help, from personel experience
Why Do Muslims run Between The Two Hills?
Because they need to get fit
Its because Hagar, Ishmael's mother, was running between the two hills in search for water for her and her son. Because of this Muslims have this as part of the Hajj.
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar - called Ramadan (meaning "hot sands"). The month is not a fixed date in our reckoning: the Islamic year is shorter than the calendar year, so Ramadan will start and end on different Gregorian dates every year.
What part of the Philippines IS Muslim?
Mindinao has a large number of Muslims, but the Muslim community on Mindinao is still a minority.
How does the sharia influence Muslims?
Sharia (the code of Islamic law) influences Muslims in much the same way that halacha (the code of Jewish law) influences Jews or canon law (the law code of the Catholic Church) influences Catholics. Each of these law codes has, at various times and places, served as a working code of law guiding civil society or large parts of that society. Each of them is still considered to be binding on members of the respective religious communities by members of that community.
They can't eat any animals with claws, pork, animals that died of natural causes, animals that weren't killed by Christians, Jews, or other Muslims. Also, as a Jew eats food that is kosher, Muslims eat food that is Halal. They also cannot drink alcohol.
How do you say 'congratulations' to a Muslim?
Congratulations in English and Mubarak in Hindi, Urdu and Mabruk in Arabic
Why do Muslims do hajj and why?
Praise be to Allaah.
We Muslims feel honoured and proud to be the slaves of Allaah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was He begotten, and there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him; He is our Lord and we have no Lord besides Him. Hence we respond to the commands of our Lord with the utmost humility and submit to His commands, for we know that He is the All-Wise and no wisdom is greater than His. We know that He is the Most-Merciful and there is none more merciful than Him, may He be glorified and praised. Hence we love Him in a way that demands that we obey His commands even if that is somewhat difficult for us. We feel proud, happy and content when we do that which He commands us to do.
For if a human loves another person, he loves to serve him and that may make him happy. So what do you think about the Almighty Lord Who created us and grants us provision, and everything that we have is a blessing from Him? And His is the highest description. We owe everything to our Lord, so we must hasten to do all that He commands us to do, so that we might give back some small thanks for His great blessings. We can never thank Him enough, but by His grace Allaah the Most Generous accepts our small efforts and rewards us for them greatly.
For example, Hajj or pilgrimage. If a Muslim does Hajj in the manner required by his Lord, then Allaah has promised to forgive him his sins and admit him to Paradise, on condition that he does not spoil this action by committing any major action that would invalidate it and earn the anger of Allaah.
One of the great mercies that Allaah has bestowed upon this ummah (nation, i.e., the Muslims), is that Allaah has made obedience to His commands and the commands of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) subject to the condition that one be able to do them. So long as a person is able to do them, then it is obligatory for him to do what is required of him, otherwise he is not obliged to do so and he is excused. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope"
[al-Baqarah 2:286] - i.e., He does not ask him to do more than he can bear.
Concerning Hajj in particular, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence)"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:97]
By His mercy He has enjoined this upon His slaves once in a lifetime, so that it will not be too difficult for them, but He urges those who are able to do Hajj and 'Umrah more than once to do so. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Keep on doing Hajj and 'Umrah, for they take away poverty and sins as the bellows takes away the impurity from iron." (Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 2/4; this is a saheeh hadeeth as was stated by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 1200).
This great act of worship was prescribed by Allaah so that we might praise Him and glorify Him, and thank Him for His great blessings and bounty. The purpose of Tawaaf around the Ka'bah is not simply to go around these stones! No, rather the reason is that Allaah has commanded us to go around it seven times and we obey Allaah by going around it seven times, no more and no less; rather we do what He has commanded us and we feel that we are His slaves, humbling ourselves before Him and praising Him and thanking Him for choosing us to be His slaves out of all of mankind who worship various gods, and may even worship themselves or their own desires.
The same applies to all the rituals of Hajj, and indeed to all the acts of worship that Allaah has prescribed for us. Praise be to Allaah, Who has honoured us with this great religion.
Source: Islam Q & A (http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/22466/)
What are the relationships between the two branches of Islam?
There are more than 72 groups among Muslims having very minor differences among them. The major groups are;
1. Ahl--i-Sunnat wal jama'at commonly known as Sunnis
2. Shias
Sunni & Shi-ite.
What mouth on the Islamic alender is Ramadan?
Presumably, Ramadan takes place in Muslims' mouths. As a fast holiday, it is really only practice by those who are not eating. Since Ramadan is an Islamic holiday, it is Muslims who observe it.
If the question was simply a misspelling of the question: "What MONTH does Ramadan take place in?" the answer is that the celebration takes place during the month of Ramadan. On the Islamic Calendar, Ramadan is a name of one of the months. However, this does not match up consistently with the Gregorian (Western) calendar since the Islamic Calendar has only 354 days. As a result, Ramadan comes 11-12 days earlier on the Gregorian Calendar every year. As a result, in 2017, Ramadan will be primarily in the month of June (May 26-June 25), but in 2000, Ramadan was primarily in the month of December (November 27-December 27).
How many children did Adam have?
Adam may have had at least sevenchildren. Specifically, he had three sons: Cain [4:1], Abel [4:2], and Seth [4:25]. Additionally, Adam was described as having fathered daughters and sons other than Seth, Cain, and Abel [5:4]. The plural form was used. So it may be guesstimated that Adam was the father of at least two daughters, and at least two sons other than his three eldest.
Who does the country of Palestine belong to?
Palestine sits in the confusing ambiguous space between being a country and being a non-country. It has partial provisional sovereignty and incomplete recognition. Its lands are designated as Israeli-Occupied Territory, but not part of Israel proper.
What is the meaning of the name yusuf?
He is a holy prophet
Yusef/ Yusuf is Arabic ....it means Joseph
Why are the practices of Muslims known as pillars?
Because they are the basics upon them are based all Islam religion teachings. As removing the pillars of any building results in the building collapse, the deny of any of Islam pillars intentionally and knowingly by any Muslim expels him/her from Islam.
Who is more true to the teachings of Mohammed Sunni or shiite?
They are both correct according to what you believe in, this is the best answer I can give!
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Both Islam schools; Shia and Sunni; are true. Both Shiites and Sunnis believe in the Same God, same God holy books, same God prophets, and same Islam main teachings ans rules. They differ on minor issues that are not critical. Refer to question below.
Do Christians believe in the Prophet Muhammad?
Answer 1
As a Christian I believe in the man Muhammad, but not that he was a Divine Prophet!
Answer 2
Many Christians and Jews believe in Muhammad as a prophet and in Qur'an as God holy book but still remaining on their own faiths.
Quran says (meaning English translation):
"And indeed, among the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) are those who believe in Allah (God and same God in Christianity and Judaism) and what was revealed to you (Quran revealed to prophet Muhammad) and what was revealed to them (The Torah and the Bible), [being] humbly submissive to Allah. They do not exchange the verses of Allah for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is swift in account." (3:199)
I personally know many Christians in Egypt and in Austria who when talking about prophet Muhammad they say the messenger or the prophet and never say merely Muhammad. That means that they believe in him as God prophet but they remain on their Christian faith just as Muslims believe in Moses and Jesus as God prophets but remain on their Islamic faith.
Answer 3
There is no sect of Christianity (among all of the thousands) that ascribes any importance to Mohammed or the Revelation of the Qur'an. If Christians "believe" in Mohammed, it is that they believe in his existence or that they accept the attributes of nobility and humility ascribed to him by Muslims, Baha'i, Druze, and others. Those Christians who call "Mohammed" as "Prophet Mohammed" do so out of respect for the title, not because they accept the claim of prophecy. It is the same reason that people refer to any king as "His Highness" even though most people do not believe that kings are superior to the rest of humanity. When talking to Christians, some Jews will say "Jesus Christ" even though they reject his Messianic Claim out of respect to the title. It's the same thing.
Answer 4 (Hints on Answer 3)wonder that one can tell about all Christians. At the time of prophet Muhammad, there were many Christians who don't believe in the Trinity and believe that Jesus is a prophet and believed in Muhammad as a prophet but remained on their religion. The same holds for the Jews at that time. One can refer to Waraqa Ibn Nofal; the cousin of Khadija the prophet wife; as a proof of my sayings. Waraqa didn't believe in the Trinity and believed that Jesus is a prophet and not God or son of God.That is why it is said in Quran (meaning English translation):
" And indeed, among the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) are those who believe in Allah (God and same God in Judaism and Christianity) and what was revealed (Qur'an) to you (Muhammad) and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allah. They do not exchange the verses of Allah for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is swift in account."
(Qur'an, 3:199)
