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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
What do Arab children do for Christmas?
This would depend if they are Muslim Arabs or Christian Arabs. If they are Muslim Christmas is just like any other day they do not observe it. If they are Christian they celebrate Christmas by going to mass, having a tree, giving presents and family gatherings.
What prayer do you say during reconsiliation?
During reconciliation, you say 'An Act Of Contrition'. After this is said, the priest absolves you from your sins, gives you a penance, and may close by saying "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good" to which you would respond with "For His mercy endures forever".
What do people think about Muslim women wearing the head gear?
Most Muslim women in the world do not wear headgear. However, no restriction on Muslim women to wear head gears for warmth and/or fashion. However, Muslim woman is required by religion to wear cloth covering all her body, including her head and her hair, except her face and her hands. The piece of cloth covering her head and hair is called Hijab. She is allowed to wear on top of the Hijab the head gear or to have the head gear as part of the Hijab.
Is shaheer sheikh of navya Muslim?
yes , he is a muslim . shaheer sheikh you should talk with tariq shamim on facebook at tariq_2nd@yahoo.com
How far had Islam spread after 150 years after Muhammad's death?
In just one century, from the gates of India to the middle of France (Tours, specifically). Later, other places, including Indonesian (the most populous Muslim country) and southward into Africa. Of course, Islam exists, but doesn't necessarily rule, in practically the whole world, inculding Japan, Denmark and the American West.
What is the purpose of human creation in Islam?
Okay the Purpose of Human Creation, See the Universe Runs in a massive loop of time and space,
we all live our lives thinking this is the first time we live them,
yet we have lived them several million times before.. None of us notice... but the sun gets older and older, by the next time we go around our sun will deplete and supernova,
We live our lives for no apparent reason, science has perceived that we were all created by the smashing of 2 antimatter particles together in a SubHypertronic space, antimatter is the only thing that existed in the time before and was therefore bound to hit.. and every time this happens, we are recreated... this is also how all our lives will end at 2012.
THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN CREATION - SCIENCE says..... The purpose is unknown. but live it well and live it like its the only one you have ever lived..
Can Muslims marry single parents?
Yes, absolutely. However, the person with children must obviously not still be married to their former spouse and must have gone through the "waiting period" between the one marriage ending and the next one beginning. Traditional Muslims may restrict such marriages, though, so that non-virgins will only marry other non-virgins.
When is Eid ul Fitr and Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth Islamic month and is based on the lunar calender. Because the lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, Ramadan is always moving. As of 2010, Ramadan is expected to begin on or around August 11, 2010 and will finish on or around September 10, 2010. Eid is the holiday after Ramadan and starts on the first of Shawwal, the tenth month of the lunar year.
No. Within Islam, Jesus is an important prophet but does not have the function of being the Savior of Humanity, like he does in Christianity. According to Islam, each person achieves Divine Grace for himself though faith and good works.
What is a characteristic of a Muslim?
The characteristics of a Muslim are those whose morals are derived from Quran; Muslims holy book that reflects real God (Allah in Arabic) words revelation to prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel (Jibril). Refer to related question below for Islam morals as extracted from Quran.
In addition Quran says in describing those Muslims: 1
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Meaning English translation:
{And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace, (63) And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer] (64) And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering; (65) Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence." (66) And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate (67)And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. (68) Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated - (69) Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (70) And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance. (71) And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity. (72) And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind. (73) And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous." (74) Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace. (75)}
[Quran, chapter 25, verses 63-75]
and says: 2
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Meaning English translation:
{Certainly will the believers have succeeded: (1) They who are during their prayer humbly submissive (2) And they who turn away from ill speech (3) And they who are observant of zakah (4) And they who guard their private parts (5) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - (6) But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors - (7) And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive (8) And they who carefully maintain their prayers - (9) Those are the inheritors (10) Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally. (11) } [Quran, chapter 23, verses 1-11]
Answer 1
Islam is a religion and those who follow this religion are called Muslims.
Answer 2
Islam is the name of the religion that Muslims follow.
I'm not an expert, but I think they follow teachings of the Qur'an (in terms, the Islamic bible). Muhammad was their last prophet (messenger from God). Islam and Christianity actually have many similarities when researching further.
This is very basic, and compares to Christianity as most people have basic knowledge of this faith (some ignorant people make assumptions and stereotype Islam).
Answer 3: In terms of what the words themselves mean.
In terms of lexicography.
Islam and Muslim are both part of the fourth verb paradigm (Af3al) of the root S-L-M where "Islam" is the Gerundial Noun (MaSdar) and Muslim is the Active Participle (Fa'3el). S-L-M has many meanings in its various verb paradigms of which the two most important are the first paradigm (Fa3ala) and the tenth paradigm (Istaf3ala), which are "Peace" and "Surrender" respectively.
The Peacemaker Definition
The relationship between the fourth and first paradigms is causative. This would mean that an action of the fourth causes the existence of the state or action of the first. A good English example would be that "dictate" is the causative of "write" because the act of dictating causes someone else to write.) Therefore, in this understanding, a "Muslim" is someone who causes peace to exist or a "Peacemaker" and "Islam" would be the act of doing this or "Peacemaking".
The Surrenderer Definition
The relationship between the fourth and tenth paradigm is the removal of reflexivity. This is a little more difficult of a theory to apply in this case since "surrender" is usually seen as a non-reflexive action already, but the theory goes thus. The tenth paradigm would be the reflexive of the fourth paradigm, for which an example would be that the verb in the fourth might be to wash a dog and the verb in the tenth might be to wash oneself. In this case, a Muslim is someone who is capitulating or surrendering to a higher state of being, i.e. a Surrenderer to God.Islam is therefore this act of Surrender.
Why is islam and judaism similar?
Brief answer is: Both the religions spring up from one source-Almighty God (Allah in Arabic). Though all the Prophets (May peace be upon them) preached one and the same religion- Islam-Submission to Almighty God, Judaism and Islam in the present shape was founded by Hazrat Abraham (AS).
It is better to say that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are similar. Here is a translation of a verse from the holy Qur'an, Chapter 3 - Al-i-Imraan, verse 84: Say (O Prophet Muhammad), "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets, by their Lord (Rab). We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam).
Ayat 85: If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (Submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good)
The religion given by Almighty God is for the guidance of whole mankind It is not restricted for one nation, country or people. Unfortunately, the Jews restricted the religion to themselves. When they played false with their religion, Hazrat Jesus, Christ (May peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon him) came for their guidance. In stead of believing in him, helping him and following him, the Jews turned against him and plotted to crucify him.
What faith did Islamic leaders target for destruction as they moved east?
Muslim leaders didn't target any faith for destruction as they moved east.
Why are believes in Islam called Muslims?
Hey there. I guess I can answer ur question (I hope I'm not too late =D)
In English you have "Christ" + ian = "Christian" (= follower of the Christ) and "Christian" + ity = Christianity (= the religion of the Christ and Christians), right?
In Arabic it's a bit different.
First we had the verb "Aslam" which literally means "peacefully submitted" (i.e. to submit oneself peacefully to God).
Then turning it into a noun, we convert the "A" into an "I" so we get "Islam", i.e. the religion of submission to God.
To indicate the doer of an action, we don't usually add "-ian" or "-er" but rather use an "M" + a "u" instead of the first vowel in the verb, then an "i" sound before the last letter, and thus we have "Muslim"
Than all of this was, as u can see, borrowed from Arabic into English.
I hope u find this helpful.
Yomn
How do Muslims survive during the month of Ramadhan?
anyone can survive in ramadhan because we eat before and after the fast is over. anyone can survive in ramadhan because we eat before and after the fast is over. anyone can survive in ramadhan because we eat before and after the fast is over. anyone can survive in ramadhan because we eat before and after the fast is over.
Where do the Islamic people pray towards?
Muslims pray towards the city of Mecca. Specifically towards the Kaaba.
Mecca
How are Islamic people treated?
In Islam Non-Muslims are treated as friends and have respect to their religions and beliefs. There are particular rules about the safeguard of their lives and their religious activities. The worship places, social gatherings and all other cultural and social activities are allowed in the Muslim estates.
B:
The Historic 'Pact of Omar'(Dhimmitude: mandatory discrimination under normative Islamic rule)
We heard from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanam [died 78/697] as follows: When Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, accorded a peace to the Christians of Syria, we wrote to him as follows:
In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate. This is a letter to the servant of God Umar [ibn al-Khattab], Commander of the Faithful, from the Christians of such-and-such a city. When you came against us, we asked you for safe-conduct (aman) for ourselves, our descendants, our property, and the people of our community, and we undertook the following obligations toward you:
- We shall not build, in our cities or in their neighborhood, new monasteries, Churches, convents, or monks' cells, nor shall we repair, by day or by night, such of them as fall in ruins or are situated in the quarters of the Muslims.
- We shall keep our gates wide open for passersby and travelers. We shall give board and lodging to all Muslims who pass our way for three days.
- We shall not give shelter in our churches or in our dwellings to any spy, nor bide him from the Muslims.
- We shall not teach the Qur'an to our children.
- We shall not manifest our religion publicly nor convert anyone to it. We shall not prevent any of our kin from entering Islam if they wish it.
- We shall show respect toward the Muslims, and we shall rise from our seats when they wish to sit.
- We shall not seek to resemble the Muslims by imitating any of their garments, the qalansuwa, the turban, footwear, or the parting of the hair. We shall not speak as they do, nor shall we adopt their kunyas.
- We shall not mount on saddles, nor shall we gird swords nor bear any kind of arms nor carry them on our- persons.
- We shall not engrave Arabic inscriptions on our seals.
- We shall not sell fermented drinks.
- We shall clip the fronts of our heads.
- We shall always dress in the same way wherever we may be, and we shall bind the zunar round our waists
- We shall not display our crosses or our books in the roads or markets of the Muslims. We shall use only clappers in our churches very softly. We shall not raise our voices when following our dead. We shall not show lights on any of the roads of the Muslims or in their markets. We shall not bury our dead near the Muslims.
- We shall not take slaves who have been allotted to Muslims.
- We shall not build houses overtopping the houses of the Muslims.
(When I brought the letter to Umar, may God be pleased with him, he added, "We shall not strike a Muslim.")
We accept these conditions
for ourselves and for the people of our community, and in return we receive safe-conduct.
If we in any way violate these undertakings for which we ourselves stand surety, we forfeit our covenant [dhimma], and we become liable to the penalties for contumacy and sedition.
Umar ibn al-Khittab replied: Sign what they ask, but add two clauses and impose them in addition to those which they have undertaken. They are: "They shall not buy anyone made prisoner by the Muslims," and "Whoever strikes a Muslim with deliberate intent shall forfeit the protection of this pact."
(from Al-Turtushi, Siraj al-Muluk, pp. 229-230)
What are the parts of the five pillars of Islam?
- witness that Allah (God in English and same God in Christianity and Judaism) is the one and only one God and that Muhammad is His prophet and Messenger (sjahada)
- performing praying (Salat)
- paying alms giving (Zakat)
- fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm Ramadan)
- doing pilgrimage (hajj)
Refer to question below for detailed information.
How and why did Islamic civilization spread?
Answer 1
geography and well manners . !!! Islam was born in Mecca, in what is known as Saudi , in modern times. in the center of what is know as the old world , Asia , Africa and Europe. the prophet of Islam was charismatic very agreeable and lovable person . he lead by example , he was patient understanding and very open minded , that people from all walks of life can relate to him . he preaches what all other biblical prophets preached , without ever trying to claim authority or financial gain he didnt have any special powers like previous , prophets . e.g. walking on water , turning water into wine , or building arch or turning stick into snake , none of that , he spoke to their brains and souls , provided answers for long lingering questions and solutions to time old problems . he brought structure and system to their lives. but above all he fought injustices of all kinds and shapes. he promoted equality , ur color ur age ur sex or ur family and ancestors were no longer advantage or disadvantage . people for first time were told that they owned how to compose themselves and took control of their fate under one god . Arab at the time were merchants and controlled all the roads between the different kingdoms in Asia and Africa . travelling back and forth in importing and exporting meeting with new people , their well manners and distinguished cultural aspects of their civilized made them admired , loved and mimicked and then more people started converting . there is a theory suggested that it was wars. that Muslims forced Islam on other nations in the new territories they captured and ruled . decades later they were defeated and had to leave them countries, but people remained Muslims since. if they were forced or treated unjustly , converting back to their original religions would v been the expected outcome, another fact discredited that theory is , Jewish minorities and christian minorities still exist in all muslim dominated countries to this day. if they forced . people to convert to islam , why didn not they force everyone ??
Answer 2
Islam is a heavenly religion, a continuation of Judaism and Christianity. Its message is universal and simple to follow. It believes in universal human brotherhood. For these reasons Muslim civilization is still spreading through out the world.
How many verses were revealed in the first revelation of the Holy Quran?
There are 6,666 aya's (verses) in the holy Qura'an :)
How will the Shahadah affect the daily life of Muslims?
Shahada is part of sallah or salat (the daily prayers). It is the declaration of faith to their god, Allah. They recite this daily to prove that they still believe in him. They say "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (PBUH) is his prophet" or a similar alternative.
How many Muslims live in France?
Muslims in France are around 6% of France total population. There are 3.6 Millions of Muslims in France (less than 1% of total Muslims in the world). This is according to Pew Forum study as of October 2009. see related link.
