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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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What type of clothes do Muslims wear for church?
Muslims is too broad and they range from modern to traditional. Many Muslims wear modern clothing and others wear a more traditional clothing. Its more related to location than being a Muslim.
What are the major causes of the development of Islamic caliphates?
The death of the Prophet Muhammad. It was then decided that as a religious and community leader he should be succeeded, and such a religious successor was called a Caliph; the region and community he ruled over, a Caliphate. This immediately led to the first schism, namely between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. The Sunni Muslims considered Muhammad's father-in-law the rightful successor and first Caliph, the Shia Muslims considered his son-in-law the rightful successor.
What is the Islamic pilgrimage known as?
In Arabic, it is called the Hajj. This pilgrimage is in the city of Mecca, where is located the Kaaba. Nowadays, the city of Mecca is inside the borders of Saudi Arabia.
The Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam and Muslims need to perform it once in their life, if they got the money and the health for it.
What happens if you break a rule of a mosque?
This is an unusual question!
The answer depends on the rule that is broken and why it is broken.
If a person breaks a minor rule, like wearing shoes on the carpet where people pray, others will remind him/her to remove the shoes.
If a person creates a disturbance, s/he may be reminded to be quiet. If the disturbance continues, s/he may be asked to leave.
Countries that practice islam?
More fifty countries in the world are with Muslims majority. Among them are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Emirates, Jordan, ...etc
However, Islam is practiced all over the world.
Yes.
Monotheism is the most important teaching of Islam since start of mankind. All prophets; including Noah, Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, ..., Jesus, and Muhammad; called to worship the one and only one God. The first Islam pillar, of the 5 Islam pillars, commands Muslim to believe in the oneness of God with no partners or resemblance.
Quran says (meaning English translation):
"say (O Muhammad): He is Allah, the one. Allah the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need (He neither eats nor drinks). he begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable to him"
[Quran, chapter 112, verses 1-4]
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What percent of Muslims live outside of the Middle East?
The Arab World + Turkey + Iran is responsible for roughly 30% of the Islamic World. This means that around 70% of Muslims live outside of the Middle East. There are is an equally large population of Muslims in the Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh) and there are significant Muslim populations in Indonesia and Malaysia, Southeastern Europe, West Africa, and East Africa.
Do Muslims believe music and playing instruments is a sin?
Muslims are like normal people they listen to music and play instrument, some of Muslims think it is a sin but it is really not.
No, this is wrong. Muslims cannot listen to music, as the lyrics are sometimes inappropriate and create bad influences; however, you can listen to Islamic songs, which are called 'naats'. Playing instruments, on the other hand, is not a sin.
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Why do Muslims treat Christians badly?
Answer 1
Who said that! they're exactly the same apart from Muslims pray 5 times a day and don't believe Jesus is the son of god.
Answer 2
No. They are not exactly the same and are in fact quite different religions. As concerns the issue of respect, Muslims are typically more concerned about the world insulting their traditions and their prophets than they are in pursuing a true and lasting equality with other religions. This was an attitude that most Christians had 500 years ago, but Christendom has become more open and accepting of other positions in the interim.
Christians in the Arab World are still treated as second class citizens because that is the place accorded them in the Qur'an. They are called "Dhimmi" which means that they are protected by Muslims. However, it raises the question "protected from what or from whom?". In the medieval period, before the Enlightenment and the creation of Natural Rights, a person only had what privileges were extended to him from the rulers and did not have the ability to claim that because he was a human being that he was entitled to some basic forms of respect. Muslims still operate on this premise of granted authority as concerns religious values. Christianity only has permission to perform religious actions not the liberty to perform them.
How did muslims treat conquered christians?
Muslims treat all non-Muslims; irrelevant to their faiths; with tolerance and mutual respect. This stems from the Islam teachings per Muslims holy book Quran and per prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) teachings. Muslims treat Christians and Jews and all non Muslims kindly and with tolerance so far they don't attack Muslims, they don't expel them from their lands and homes, and/or they don't fight them. Quran; Muslims holy book, and prophet Muhammad (PBUH) call for kind treatment and with tolerance with all non-Muslims. Muslims follow the Islam teachings that no compulsion in religion. They conquered land but never conquered people. It was their aim to free the will people and not to exploit them or exploit their resources. Refer to the example of Spain. Muslims transferred to Spain all kinds of development and technologies. Even when they withdrew from Spain, the Jews that were oppressed in Spain didn't find any place to accept them except Islamic countries in Morocco and Egypt and elsewhere of Islamic countries Refer to questions below for more information.
although it doesnt directly say, but yes, the words are stitched with gold embroidery (read gold threads) and they are verses from the Quran..and they change each year.. I dont know as to whose authority they choose which verses.. But I suppose it doesnt matter.. maybe they rotate a new verse every year so that the whole Quran will eventually be on the kiswah( the actual cloth) at some time or another.
Bedouin comes from the Arabic word for Desert (Bedi). The Bedouins are the people of the Arabian desert who live as nomadic families. Most Bedouins today are Moslem, but "the Bedouins" were not an alliance or movement that is specific to Islam or that had a definitive impact in the development of Islam.
Are Muslims following the right path?
Muslims are sure that they are following the right path. It is your business to know, whether you are Muslim or not, to be sure if you are on the right path or not. You have to find the truth by yourself and by your heart. Read, open mindely, about Quran and prophet Muhammad, and you find the truth by your self if God bless you. However, be sure of the authenticity of the sources that you read in.
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What is the punishment in Islam for killing innocent people?
In lslam . to kill a person . it's as if killing all of mankind . Murder , in Islam is considered a very serious sin. For a believer to another believer , is unimaginable.
The accused , is sent to Islamic court . Islamic court follows shariah law. Which is very closely related to Jewish Law. The person, will judged and so forth. The family , of the victim as the power to order the person to be killed , or receive blood money from the accused ,or the family forgives the accused. If blood money , is chose in , then the accused given's the family , whatever , amount is decided. After that point , the family may never , speak or see the accused.............and the shariah law!!!
Additionally, in most countries, regardless of whether they apply Shari'a Law or not, killing is felony and will be prosecuted by the secular courts of that country. The penalty may be anything from several years imprisonment for manslaughter up to life imprisonment and capital punishment for pre-planned intentional murder. Of course, such laws do not discriminate based on the fact that a Muslim committed the killing or that a Muslim was killed.
It is a rule in the judicial system when a court (like the federal court) abstains from hearing a case that should be heard in a different court (like the state court).
Can Muslim women and men be boyfriend and girlfriend?
All kinds of sexual relationships (oral or intercourse) outside marriage is prohibited in Islam. Accordingly, friendship is allowed among Muslim women and men if avoiding any sexual events (sexual excitements, sexual talks, oral sex, intercourse, ... etc.). One of the ways to avoid violating this Islam rule is to avoid being alone; as a woman and a man; in private isolated places and be together only in groups and in public open areas that not encouraging sexual acts.
The fifth pillar of Islam is hajj (or pilgrimage) to Mecca (or Makkah) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is obligatory to every adult Muslim, regardless the Gender, to go for hajj at least once in life if he/she can afford it physically, financially, and safely.
Hajj (pilgrimage) is a great annual event for Muslims. There are many reasons why Muslims perform hajj which translate into the following main numerous benefits of Hajj:
- It teaches us that Muslims are brothers and are all equal.
- It teaches us that no differences among people due to race, tribe, color, home country, or tongue language.
- It teaches us, practically, the real human rights when you find people equal during praying, worshiping, and during performing the rituals.
- Hajj teaches us that we are belonging to God (Allah) alone and that we all need his mercy and forgiveness.
- Hajj is biggest world gathering in the world. It is a demonstration of Islam unity and Islam universality.
- Muslims get acquainted with the spiritual and historical environment of the prophet Muhammad which strengthen their faith.
- It is a reminder of the Grand Assembly of the Day of Judgment when people will stand equal before Allah waiting for their final destiny.
- It confirms commitment of Muslims to Allah.
- On top of the above, Muslims on Hajj are rewarded, per God will, with forgiveness of all their sins and they return back as pure and innocent as the new born.
When prophet Abraham (or Ibrahim); peace be upon him; finished the rising up of Ka'bah, he prayed Allah (or God in English and same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism) to bless Makkah (or Mecca) and its vicinity and to make people come visit it until the Day of Judgement though it was remote and in the desert. Qur'an says (meaning English translation):
"Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! Make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols. "O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind; he then who follows my (way) is of me, and he that disobeys me, but You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. "O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Your Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, that they may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among people with love towards them, and feed them with Fruits: so that they may give thanks." (14:35-7)
Allah always relates the story of Hajj and Ibrahim to Tawheed and Islam, which is the way of Ibrahim, Muhammad, and all the prophets (Peace be upon them).
"Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety. And take the Station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We covenanted with Abraham and Isma'il, that they should sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in Prayer). And remember Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a City of Peace, and feed its People with fruits' such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day." He said: "(Yes), and such as reject Faith, for a while will I grant them their Pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment of Fire, an evil destination (indeed)!" And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House (with this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: for You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. "Our Lord! Make of us Muslims bowing to Your Will); and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Your (Will); and show us our places for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for You are the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. "Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall rehearse Your Signs to them and instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom, and sanctify them: for You are the Exalted in Might, the Most Wise." And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: and he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the Righteous. Behold! His Lord said to him: "Bow (your will to Me):" he said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe." And this was the Legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "O my sons! Allah has chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the state of submission (to Allah)" (2:125-32)
An Alevite is a Muslim who follows the teachings of Alevism, one of the two main branches of Islam in Turkey, alongside Sunni Islam.
What do Muslims believe will happen on judgment Day?
Similar to Christianity; some will go to Paradise, some will go to hell. The Judgement will be based on deeds. Judgement Day will be the end of the earth and the universe as we know it. Jesus and the Mahdi will fight all evil and establish justice.
Are Islam and zoroastrianism the same religion?
"Zoroastrianism /ˌzɒroʊˈæstriənɪzəm/, also called Mazdaism and Magianism, is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (also known as Zarathustra, in Avestan) and was formerly among the world's largest religions.[1] It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in the eastern part of ancient Greater Iran.
In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil originates from him. Thus, in Zoroastrianism good and evil have distinct sources, with evil (druj) trying to destroy the creation of Mazda (asha), and good trying to sustain it. Mazda is not alwaysimmanent in the world, and his creation is represented by the Amesha Spentas and the host of other Yazatas, through whom the works of God are evident to humanity, and through whom worship of Mazda is ultimately directed. The most important texts of the religion are those of the Avesta, of which a significant portion has been lost, and mostly only the liturgies of which have survived. The lost portions are known of only through references and brief quotations in the later works, primarily from the 9th to 11th centuries.
In some form, it served as the national or state religion of a significant portion of the Iranian people for many centuries. The religion first dwindled when the Achaemenid Empire was invaded by Alexander III of Macedon, after which it collapsed and disintegrated[2]and it was further gradually marginalized by Islam from the 7th century onwards with the decline of the Sassanid Empire.[3] The political power of the pre-Islamic Iranian dynasties lent Zoroastrianism immense prestige in ancient times, and some of its leading doctrines were adopted by other religious systems. It has no major theological divisions (the only significant schism is based on calendar differences), but it is not uniform. Modern-era influences have a significant impact on individual and local beliefs, practices, values and vocabulary, sometimes merging with tradition and in other cases displacing it."
-Wikipedia
Basically; Zoroastrianism founded some time before 600 BCE (Before Common Era -Before Christ-) but Islam founded in ~600 CE (Common Era) which means there is 1200 years difference between them. They can not be same.
Muslims can not:
- worship any partner to Allah (God in English and same God in Christianity and Judaism) as one and only one God with no partner, no son, no father, no companion, no associate, and no equivalence.
- deny Quran as God words revelation to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the angel Gabriel
- deny the 2nd eternal life after Day of Judgement where all people will be judged by God and either be rewarded; by God mercy; and accepted in His Paradise or be punished; due to their bad deeds and wrong faith; and pushed in His Hell fire.
What is the top of a mosque called?
I found out that it is called a dome.However you need to explain the answer your self
Why the Roman Catholic Church wanted to capture Jerusalem from the Islamic People?
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from Seven Lies About Catholic History, by Diane Moczar
Unprovoked Muslim aggression in the seventh century brought large parts of the southern Byzantine Empire, including Syria, the Holy Land, and Egypt under Arab rule. Christians who survived the conquests found themselves subject to a special poll tax and discriminated against as an inferior class known as dhimmi. Often their churches were destroyed and other harsh conditions imposed. For centuries their complaints had been reaching Rome, but Europe was having its own Dark Age of massive invasion, and nothing could be done to relieve the plight of eastern Christians.
By the eleventh century, under the rule of a new Muslim dynasty, conditions worsened. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, site of the Crucifixion was destroyed, along with a large number of other churches, and Christian pilgrims were massacred. In 1067 a group of seven thousand peaceful German pilgrims lost two-thirds of their number to Muslim assaults. By this time the popes, including St. Gregory VII, were actively trying to rally support for relief of eastern Christians, though without success. It was not until the very end of the century, in 1095, that Pope Urban's address at Clermont in France met with a response-though not quite the one he had hoped for. But the response was what we now call the First Crusade.
"The general consensus of opinion among medievalists . . . is that the Crusades were military expeditions organized by the peoples of Western Christendom, notably the Normans and the French, under the leadership of the Roman Popes, for the recover of the Holy Places from their Muslim masters." This seems to sum up most neatly what the Crusades really were and how their participants actually viewed them. The Crusades were not colonialist or commercial ventures, they were not intended to force Christianity on Jews and Muslims, and they were not the projects of individual warlords. Their primary goal, in addition to the defense of the Eastern Empire, was the recovery of the Holy Land for Christendom, and they acknowledged the leadership of the Popes. As French historian Louis Brehier wrote, 'the popes alone understood the menace of Islam's progress for christian civilization.'"
WHO IS THE MOST ACCURATE PROPHET ON EARTH?
It is the prophet Isaiah. Edgar Cayce is the most accurate prophet
