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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 is the Islamic word for GOD?
Arabic name of god is "ilah"
As Muslims are strict monotheists,they don't use word "god" or "Ilah". At the time of Muhammad, there were many gods/idols etc...So, Muslims rejected those idols and believed in ONE GOD of MOSES,ABRAHAM etc.Muslims use word "Allah" which means "THE GOD".
PS: Arabic is hella complex language.Different dialects will have different words for same thing.
Islam is an Abrahamic religion based on the dogma of absolute monotheism and taking its source in the Koran, considered as the receptacle of the revealed word of God, in the seventh century in Arabia, to Muhammad, proclaimed by the adherents of the Islam as the last prophet of Allah.
Who is Ishmael and what is his place in islam?
He is the son of prophet Ibrahim, Ishmael or Ismail is a prophet of God aswell, God commanded Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice prophet Ismail for the sake of testing Prophet Ibrahim's faith in God, Both the prophets were willing to do what God has commanded but just before prophet Ibrahim did what he was told, God sent down a sheep to be sacrificed instead of Prophet Ismail.
What is the names of all of the prophets?
Isaiah Ahijah Micaiah Beeri Hosea Amos Jonah Elijah the Tishbite Elisha ben Shaphat Oded the Samarian Oded the Exhorter Azariah Hanani Zechariah Eliezer Obadiah Joel Zechariah Esaias Zechariah Micah Nahum Maaseiah Neriah Jeremiah Baruch Zephaniah Habakkuk Urijah Ezra Malachi Nehemiah Zechariah Sarai Rebekah Leah Rachel Miriam Deborah Hannah Ruth the Moabite Abigail Huldah Esther
What is the meaning of the Muslim name amir?
I think it means prince because amira means princess so amir might be prince..
What was the first major civilization to practice Islam?
The Sassanid Empire or Sasanian Empire. Along with the Byzantine Empire, the Sassanid Empire was recognized as one of the two main powers in Western Asia and Europe for a period of more than 400 years.
During its 400-year existence, the Sassanid Empire encompassed all of today's Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Dagestan), southwestern Central Asia, most of Turkey, some coastal parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian Gulf area, and parts of southwestern Pakistan.
In many ways the Sassanid period witnessed the highest achievement of ancient Persian civilization, and constituted the last great Iranian empire before joining the Islamic state and the adoption of Islam.
A Mullah is an Islamic clergyman. The name when used properly is a way of showing respect. It can also be used in a derogatory manner as a way of calling someone fanatical.
Is Islam the second largest religion?
It is estimated that it will grow up to 2 billion people, by the time of 2050.
By this time, Christianity will have advanced to 3 billion people.
So, no, it will still grow to become the second largest.
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Actually Islam is most probably the leading dominant religion now. The figures havent been put straight:
http://www.timesonline.co.UK/tol/news/world/article3653800.ece
and this was in 2008 so imagine the large number of Muslims now(since most people convert to Islam)
but as i said the figures have not been accurate to prove this
What is the US role in the Sunni and Shiite Conflict?
No. The Sunni-Shiite Divide occurred in the 600s C.E., over 800 years before Colombus even discovered America.
There are Muslims that claim that the United States is taking activities designed to keep the Sunnis and Shiites from reconciling, but even if it were true, this would not make the United States in anyway responsible for the original split and the majority of Sunni-Shiite animosity and grievances. This is false, though, since Sunni and Shiite Muslims have actually been brought together politically by the United States both domestically and in Iraqi politics. The United States has never supported a country or an army because it is Sunni or Shiite and even its detractors have noted that the United States supported Shiite Iran (under the Shah), Sunni Iraq (under Saddam Hussein), Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, and Israel all for primarily strategic reasons.
How did muslims initiallt treat conquered peoples of india?
Muslims treat all non-Muslims; irrelevant to their faiths; with tolerance, forgiveness, 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. Refer to questions below.
No, she said she was agnostic on the show Inside the Actors Studio (she believes in God, does not believe in religions). Her mother is Catholic. Her father is of Lebanese descent, and Salma is an Arabic name but that does not mean she's Muslim.
Are women second-class citizens in Islam?
it depends on what one means by discriminate. the Quran has very specific instructions and rules for women that may or may not apply to men. if this is discirminatory than yes.
take this comparison between:
Christianity (Bible)Islam (Quran)
The first woman/Eve
"When the woman (Eve) saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband (Adam), who was with her, and he ate it...Then the man (Adam) and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" He (Adam) answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." And he (God) said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman (Eve) you put here with me-she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it." Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." To the woman he (God) said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." To Adam he (God) said, "Because you listen to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life."
Genesis 3:6-17(God said):"O Adam! You and your wife dwell in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as you wish: but do not approach this tree, or you run into harm and transgression." "Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them (Adam and Eve), bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he (Satan) said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest you should become angels or such beings as live for ever." "And he (Satan) swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser." "So by deceit he brought about their (Adam and Eve) fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called to them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy to you?" "They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: if You do not forgive us and do not bestow upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be lost"
Quran 7:19
Female Gender vs. Male Gender
"...if a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days...but if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks..."
Leviticus 12:2-5"To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female children to whomever He wills and bestows male children to whomever He wills."
Quran 42:49
"He who is involved in bringing up daughters, and accords benevolent treatment towards them, they will be protection for him against Hell-Fire."
Prophet Mohammed
The Female Spiritual Essence
"I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare." "Look," says the Teacher, "this is what I have discovered: "Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things-while I was still searching but not finding- I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all."
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28"And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh: behold she said: 'O my Lord! build for me, in nearness to You, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong," "And Mary the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants)."
Quran 66:11-2
"Heaven is at the feet of the mothers."
Prophet Mohammed
Menses
"When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Whoever touches anything she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, he will be unclean till evening."
Leviticus 15:19-23Ali asked the Prophet Mohammed if when a man and a woman make love then their clothes stick to them from the sweat of their bodies, or if when a woman has her period her clothes stick to her body, are the clothes considered unclean?
The Prophet replied: "No, the uncleanness is only in the semen and the blood."
Prophet Mohammed
Sexual Relation During Her Menses
"Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period."
Leviticus 18:19"They ask you concerning women's courses (period). Say: They are a hurt and a pollution: so keep away (of making love) from women in their courses, and do not approach them until they are clean..."
Quran 2:222
A Woman's Right to Education
"let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law, and if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for woman to speak in the church."
1 Corinthians 14:34-35"Seeking knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim man and Muslim woman."
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Right to Inheritance
"Say to the Israelites, 'If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter...'"
Numbers 27:8"From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large, -a determinate share."
Quran 4:7
Dressing Modesty / Head Covering
"Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head...If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head"
1 Corrinthians 11:3-6"I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God"
1 Timothy 2:9-10"O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Quran 33:59
"...they (believing women) should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women...or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex..."
Quran 24:31
Polygamy
"After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him."
2 Samuel 5:13"He (Solomon) had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines..."
1 Kings 11:3"And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah."
Genesis 4:19"If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated: then it shall be, when he maketh..."
Deuteronomy 21:15"if he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall her not diminish."
Exodus 21:10"If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one... to prevent you from doing injustice."
Quran 4:3
Prohibition in Marriage
"Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living."
Leviticus 18:18"Prohibited to you (for marriage) are: -your mothers, daughters, sisters...and two sisters (the wife and her sister) in wedlock at one and the same time..."
Quran 4:23
Divorce
"...Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
Mark 10:11-12"O Prophet! When you do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately) their prescribed periods: and fear Allah your Lord..."
Quran 65:1
The Divorcee & Widow
"...who marries the divorced woman commits adultery."
Matthew 5:32"'The woman he (the priest) marries must be a virgin. He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people.'"
Leviticus 21:13-4"If any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days: when they have fulfilled their term, there is no blame on you (marrying widows) if they dispose of themselves in a just and reasonable manner..."
Quran 2:234
The Respect of Parents
"Then he (Jesus) went down to Nazareth with them (his parents) and was obedient to them..."
Luke 2:51"For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death."
Mark 7:10"Each of you must respect his mother and father..."
Leviticus 19:3"He (God) has made me (Jesus) kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable."
Quran 19:32
"And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail (pains of childbirth) upon travail his mother bore him, and in two years was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to your parents: to Me is (your final) Goal."
Quran 31:14
Before I answer I would like to ask what religion you are.
YES
Where did the name Islam originate?
In Arabic Language, Mohammad means Thankful. The name Mohammed was the name of the last prophet in the religion Islam. Answer:
At present, the name Mohammed is one of the most popular names in the Islamic world. Since the name also means "Praiseworthy", it was probably popular long before Muhammed the Prophet.
What is A member of the second largest branch of Islam called?
They are called Muslim Shiites or Muslim Shiias
What is hegira or hijra and why is it important to a Muslim?
Arabs, as well as many other societies, used the lunar calendar. It was probably the most prominent calender used at that time.
The custom was to date from a significant happening for that culture. For example, Christianity has chosen the birth of Christ as their starting date.
The Khalifat Omar chose to set that day from the day the Prophet made his journey (hijra) from Makkah to Medina. SInce he considered this to be the most important date in Muslim history. This was on the year 638.
To be clear, he did not make the calendar, he just set a starting point. The lunar calendar was used long before Islam. And it is used in Islam o calculate specific dates, such as holidays, Ramadan (the month of fasting), and Hajj (the annual pilgrimage).
The Hegira marked a fundamental change in the way that Mohammed and his family (the Qoreish - spelled several different ways) would interact. He was branded a traitor and an enemy and actively persecuted. The Hegira or Flight (derived from flee not fly) of Mohammed placed him in the city of Yethrib (now called Medina) and gave him an audience more open to hearing his about the Qur'an and the revelations. It also set the stage for the Battles of Mecca and Medina which defined much of Mohammed's life and the development of Early Islam.
noo he is a full christian i am 1 of his cousins and we practice christianity
Answer 1
Muslims read the Koran (it's spelled many different ways) because Prophet Muhammad received messages from the one God they believe in, Allah, and he recorded them all in the Koran. The Koran is to Muslims (Islam) as the Bible is to Christians (Christianity)
Answer 2
Qur'an is used by everyday by billions of Muslims. Through reading it with or without the book. Chapters of the Qur'an are read through five daily prayers. We have tarawee prayer in the month of Ramadan which is the Qur'an is recited (in Chapters) every night and finished on the 27th day of Ramadan calendar. And millions have memorized the Qur'an from Young Children to Adults. Indeed that is a miracle.
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? Quran Chapter 54 Verse 17
Where are the most Islamic countries located why are they in this part of the world?
Prophet Muhammad came in Makkah ( Saudi Arabia ) and so it was from that Arabian Peninsula that Islam began to spread. And as Asia is near to Middle East, Islam had its most influence there and also in Africa. The Europe and North America were far away and so the Muslim preachers could not go there to preach and so the spread of Islam in EU and North America was delayed. But now, Islam has also started to spread rapidly in other countries. YEA BOYYYY!!!!=]bitch!!!!
What is the name for the Muslim house of prayer?
its called Mosques or if you want to say it in Arabic Masjid.
What does Hammad mean in Islam?
It is basically an Arabic male name. The meaning of it coming from "good thing", thing which people prefer.
There is no Ayesha Islam in Islam. The Mother of the Muslims Hazrat Ayesha Siddiquah (RAU) was one of the most beloved wives of the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (SAW). Many Muslims name their daughters 'Ayesha' just to show reverence to her. But there is no 'Ayesha Islam' in Islam.
