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Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad was the founder of the Islam religion. Considered by Muslims to be a messenger of God, Muhammad was born in 570 and his revelations from God make up the verses of the Qu'ran, the sacred text at the center of Islam. Muhammad died in 632 at the age of 62. Ask questions here about his life and his founding of one of the world's major religions.
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Why did Muslims divide after Muhammad died?
After the death of Muhammad in 632, two faction rose: the majority Sunni and minority Shia. The Sunni wanted to elect or choose their own leader. The Shia wanted a member of the Prophet's family to lead and chose Imam Ali, the cousin of the Prophet and husband of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
The Sunni faction won out and elected the first caliph. Ali was eventually chosen as the fourth caliph, but two of his predecessors were murdered, and nearly endless war has brewed between Sunni and Shiites since Muhammad's passing. Ali, as the fourth caliph, fell and died in battle near the town of Kufa in 661.
Ali's son Hussein took leadership of the Shia faction after the death of his father, and continued the war with the Sunnis. He fell in battle with 71 of his family members at Karbala, his head was taken in tribute to the caliph in Damascus and his body was interred on the battlefield.
The greatest schism perhaps between Shia and Sunni is the almost divination of Shia leaders, known as Imam. Many Sunni believe that Shia place their Imam almost on a level with God, perhaps the greatest sin of all. This becomes most supportable with the story of the Hidden Imam.
In the tenth century, the Twelfth Shiite Imam rose to power. The legend goes that God took Madhi (the Messiah) and put him into hiding. This Madhi is said will return in the end days and make the Koran fully manifest (sound familiar Apocalyptic Christians?)
Fighting between the factions continued for centuries after the passing of Muhammad, as well as with Christian Crusaders, and the Mongols. Ottoman Turkey spread it further, but by 1500 Sunni power was set in Persia where it was met by the Azeri conquerors, shifting Persia (modern day Iran and Iraq) to Shia control. The Safavid Dynasty established Persia as its center of power and distinguished itself from Sunni controlled Ottoman Turkey and Mughal India.
The fighting continues today, nearly unabated since 632.
Shiite Perspective
Hazrat Muhammad have learned from Gabriel (an angel who serves to God as a messenger) that Imam Ali must his successor. After Muhammad's death, when his family was entombing him, some groups that were Muhammads helpers (also know as 'Ansar Group' and 'Mohajer Group') were ready to choose the successor! But somebodies told them "the successor is Imam Ali!" but they didn't recognize to their words.
So, they chose 'Abu Bakr' as their king and leader while it belonged to Imam Ali.
As what Imam Ali said in 'Nahj Al-balaghe' (a book about his own quotes and mails) that have told "I thought hard, but I understand if I want to get what belongs to me, Islam will destroy under the War will happen" so he wait and wait a long time ago...
So, after 25 years, three leaders come and go until people were under the sin and oppression, so people, who want a good leader, came to Imam Ali and wanted him to be their leader. Imam Ali didn't accept so people wanted more. At last, Imam Ali accept it but he said to all of them 'If I be your leader I will do the right work and will never help to the ones that want to command people and bother people '
In the end, Those who wanted that Imam Ali be their leader, killed him while Imam Ali knew.
So why he didn't do anything to survive? Cause that was his time to go to God and this accident MUST happened.
How did the Islamic religion start?
The Islamic religion started in Saudi Arabia.
A:Islamic belief states that God sent Prophets to all parts of the world and at all times to guide humanity on the correct path. So, Islam is as old as the history of humankind, and is a religion since time immemorial (ever since Adam came into being on this Earth). Refer to question below for more information.Prophet Muhammad is the final Messenger of God, and Qur'an confirms the revelations that came before it. The Qur'an is the Divine Speech of God (Allah) revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) through Angel Jibril (Gabriel). Thus, Muslims believe in all the Prophets from Abraham, Solomon, David, Moses to Jesus and finally Muhammad.
The earlier Scriptures have the word of man mixed with the word of God, but the Qur'an is preserved in its original form, hence Muslims obey it in letter and spirit.
Origin of Islam:
The origin of Islam can be traced back to 7th century Saudi Arabia.
What was the Prophet Muhammad's grandchildrens names?
Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (A.S) & Imam Hussein al-shaheed (A.S)
Answer 2
Muhammad had a total of seven grandchildren.
His eldest daughter Zaynab had two children: Ali ibn Abi'l-Aas, who died in childhood, and Umama bint Abi'l-Aas, who later married Caliph Ali, and later still married Al-Mughira ibn Nawfal. Umama had a son, Muhammad ibn Ali, but it is thought that he had no issue.
His second daughter, Ruqayya, had one son, Abdullah ibn Uthman. He died in childhood after a tragic accident in which a rooster pecked out his eye.
His fourth daughter, Fatima, had four children: Hassan ibn Ali, Hussayn ibn Ali, Zaynab bint Ali and Umm Kulthum bint Ali. (It is sometimes also said that she had a son called Muhsin, but others say that her fifth pregnancy ended in miscarriage.) Zaynab married her cousin, Abdallah ibn Jaafar, and they had five children. Umm Kulthum married Caliph Umar and had two children. She then married her three cousins (Awn, Muhammad and Abdallah, the sons of Jaafar) one after the other, but she had no children by them. The descendants of Zaynab and Umm Kulthum have died out. All of Muhammad's present-day descendants ("the Fatimids") are through Hassan and Hussayn, who were multiply married and had large families.
Sources: see Ibn Saad's Tabaqat, volume 8. The information is on pp. 18, 21, 25, 28, 299-300 in Aisha Bewley's translation.
How did muhammad's parents die?
Answer
Islam started from Adam. Islam revealed by God in different names to different prophets time to time. All that religions preached Only One God. Islam means submission to Allah/God. Allah is the Arabic word of one and only God. the word Allah had been in use before the Islam. Muhammad's parents were followers of One and only God. Even Muhammad, before his Prophet hood followed the same. They were not idol worshipers like the Arabs.
What year did Muhammad lead the Muslims?
The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was born in the year 570 A.D. Mohammed was born to the Arab Quraish tribe. His father Abdulla died before he was born and his mother died sometime around when he was five years old; afterwards, Mohammed was adopted by his uncle, Abu Talib. When Mohammed became 40 years old (610 A.D.) he received the revelation from Allah (God) via
Archangel Gabriel (the Holy Spirit) then Mohammed started preaching and inviting the people to Islam.
Who is prophet Muhammad's grandfather?
Father's father's father = Hashim ibn Abdmanaf, progenitor of the Hashim clan.
Father's mother's father = Amr ibn Aayiz, member of the Makhzum clan.
Mother's father's father = Abdmanaf ibn Zuhra, whose family became the Zuhra clan.
Mother's mother's father = Abduluzza ibn Uthman, member of the Abduldar clan.
How did Prophet Muhammad get the Qur'an?
Most Quranic experts attribute the Qur'an in its form today to post-7th Century alterations. The consensus is, "independent scholars studying the Qur'an and Hadith, have concluded that the Islamic scripture was not revealed to just one man, but was a compilation of later redactions and editions formulated by a group of men, over the course of a few hundred years. The Qur'an which we read today is not that which was in existence in the mid-seventh century, but is a product of the eighth and ninth centuries. It was not conceived in Mecca or Medina, but in Baghdad." Because the origins of Islam and the Qur'an are dubious. This is the opinion of renowned scholars and professors of Islam, history, Arabic and many other fields. Among them - Dr. John Wansbrough, American historian who taught at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies; Professor Joseph Schacht, professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York and a leading Western scholar of Islamic law; Dr. Patricia Crone, a scholar, author and historiographer of early Islamic history working at the Institute for Advance Study; R. Stephen Humphreys, professor of history and Islamic studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara; and Professor Andrew Rippin, professor of history and specialist in Islamic studies at the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada "Almost universally, independent scholars studying the Qur'an and Hadith, have concluded that the Islamic scripture was not revealed to just one man, but was a compilation of later redactions and editions formulated by a group of men, over the course of a few hundred years. The Qur'an which we read today is not that which was in existence in the mid-seventh century, but is a product of the eighth and ninth centuries. It was not conceived in Mecca or Medina, but in Baghdad. It was then and there that Islam took on its identity and became a religion. Consequently, the formative stage of Islam was not within the lifetime of Muhammad but evolved over a period of 300 years."Gerd Puin, a German scholar and the world's foremost authority on Qur'anic paleography, the study and scholarly interpretation of ancient manuscripts. He is a specialist in Arabic calligraphy: "My idea is that the Koran is a kind of cocktail of texts that were not all understood even at the time of Muhammad. Many of them may even be a hundred years older than Islam itself. Even within the Islamic traditions there is a huge body of contradictory information, including a significant Christian substrate; one can derive a whole Islamic anti-history from them if one wants. The Qur'an claims for itself that it is 'mubeen,' or clear, but if you look at it, you will notice that every fifth sentence or so simply doesn't make sense. Many Muslims will tell you otherwise, of course, but the fact is that a fifth of the Qur'anic text is just incomprehensible. This is what has caused the traditional anxiety regarding translation. If the Qur'an is not comprehensible, if it can't even be understood in Arabic, then it's not translatable into any language. That is why Muslims are afraid. Since the Qur'an claims repeatedly to be clear but is not-there is an obvious and serious contradiction. Something else must be going on." Another reason why the Qur'an fails the criteria as the word of a perfect God is because of the imperfections within the Qur'an. The Qur'an is riddled with literary contradictions, scientific errors and historical errors. The Qur'an tells us that Muhammad's critics caught him plagiarising traditions, folklore and Jewish and Christian scripture. Examples: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients" (8:31). "Such things have been promised to us and to our fathersbefore! They are nothing but tales of the ancients!" (23:83)" In regard to the Islamic versions of heaven, 'paradise', plagiarism from non-Abrahamic beliefs is also evident. "None of this, of course, can be found in the Jewish or Christian Scriptures, but it is in the writings of the Zoroastrians of Persia, who were a considerable presence in the areas around the Persian Empire before the advent of Islam. According to historian W. St. Clair Tisdall, who did pioneering work on these questions in his monograph "The Sources of Islam," which he later expanded into a book, and in his other writings, "the books of the Zoroastrians and Hindus... bear the most extraordinary likeness to what we find in the Koran and Hadith. Thus in Paradise we are told of 'houris having fine black eyes,' and again of 'houris with large black eyes, resembling pearls hidden in their shells.'... The name houry too is derived from an Avesta or Pehlavi Source, as well as jinn for genii, and bihisht (Paradise), signifying in Avestic 'the better land.' We also have very similar tales in the old Hindu writings, of heavenly regions with their boys and girls resembling the houris and ghilman of the Koran."" Source: The Truth About Muhammad by Robert Spencer (2006) Islamic sources tell us that Muhammad's followers would argue because Muhammad provided contradicting versions of the Qur'an. A notable example appears in Bulhari's Hadith: "Umar bin Khattab [the second Caliph] said, 'I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat Al-Furqan ["Al-Furqan," the title of the 25th surah, has no meaning in any language.] during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it in several ways which Allah's Apostle had not taught me. So I was on the point of attacking him in the prayer, but I waited till he finished, and then I seized him by the collar. "Who taught you this Surah which I have heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said, "You are lying. Allah's Apostle taught me in a different way this very Surah which I have heard you reciting." So I led him to Muhammad. "O Allah's Apostle! I heard this person reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me." The Prophet said, "Hisham, recite!" So he recited in the same way as I heard him recite it before. On that Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed to be recited in this way." Then the Prophet said, "Recite, Umar!" So I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed to be recited in this way, too." He added, "The Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in several different ways, so recite of it that which is easier for you." (Bukhari:V6B61N561) The Qur'an in itself as a source for anything is devoid of context and thus arbitrary. Being devoid of context and any understanding, how can it be understood as the word of God? "We do not have material in the Qur'an to compose a biography of Muhammad because the book is a disjointed discourse, a pastiche [imitation, parody] of divine monologues that can be assembled into a homily [lecture, sermon] or perhaps a catechism [snippets of dogma] but that reveals little or nothing about the life of Muhammad and his contemporaries.... The Qur'an give us no assurance that its words and sentiments are likely to be authentic in the light of the context they were delivered and in the manner of their transmission. There are no clues as to when or where or why these particular words were being uttered.... The Qur'an is of no use whatsoever as an independent source for reconstructing the life of Muhammad. The Qur'an is not terribly useful even for reconstructing the Meccan milieu much less the life of the man who uttered its words; it is a text without context." Source: Jay Smith, "Is the Qur'an the Word of God?" A debate between on the Qur'an hosted at Trinity College, Cambridge and Dr Jamal Badawi in 1995 Allah the great. Allah sent down his angel Jibreal to give the messages to Prophet Mohammed.
Which year was Prophet Muhammad born?
He was born in 570. In Makah there were some rude people so...
lets go back you see those people were bad (not all) Prophet Muhamed SAWs grandpa was good and his granfather had a rude little brother as yeah he moved to Madina cuz there were rude people i wached a movie 4 it.
there is this turkish movie named Fetih it has subtitles it in cinema and its about people in istanbul r christians and they have war with them to get rid of the christians!
How many sons did Hazrat Muhammad SAW have?
Yeah, Prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAW) did have sons but those sons died in early childhood and thus Prophet (SAW) are not the father of any Adult Man because He is the last Prophet of ALLAH and as he has no successor therefore, he had no sons which could be his successor.
According to the most correct opinion, he had seven children, three boys and four girls. The boys were:
1- al-Qaasim
2- 'Abd-Allaah
3- Ibraaheem
And
The girls were:
1- Zaynab
2- Ruqayyah
3- Umm Kulthoom
4- Faatimah
All of his children died during his lifetime, apart from Faatimah who died after him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Who raised the Prophet Muhammad?
It was Abdul Muttalib (his grandfather), who first took care after him, after prophets parents died, when Abdul Muttalib died, his Uncle Abi Talib took care of him even though he was not a muslim.
Eid al-Adha is the "Festival of Sacrifice", commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God. Ismael is believed to be the common ancestor of the Arab people.
In Jewish and Christian scripture it was Isaac, not Ishmael, who was the son chosen for the sacrifice in this story.
How do Muslims worship and practice their beliefs?
Muslims pray in a mosque. They worship Allah (God in English); the one and only one who is also worshiped by Jews and Christians. You may refer to Arabic versions of the Bible to find God written as Allah. All religions call for peace and love. Only those who tends to violence and terrifying civilians are not true religious people by take the religion as a false justification to their terror acts.
Is Muhammad the most successful prophet?
Yes, he is. His followers established Muslim Empires in Baghdad and Spain. They ruled a large part of the world. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, Christianity being the first.
When and where did the religion Islam originate?
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the central prophet of the Islamic faith. Born into a noble Quraish (Quraysh) clan, he was orphaned at an early age. He grew up to be a successful merchant, then turned contemplative. It is said that when he was 40, Muhammad was commanded by Allah (God) to recite the words that would later become Islam's holy book, the Qur'an (or Koran) in the year 610 AD. This was the begining of his prophethood.
As the revelations continued, Muhammad pbuh preached publicly of the duty to submit to the one true God, gaining followers whilst earning the enmity of the polytheistic authorities. To escape persecution, Muhammad was forced to flee in 622 AD to Yathrib (later called Medina). His poetic recitations and pleas for social justice continued to win converts, and Muhammad was repeatedly called into battle in his efforts to unite Arabia behind the faith known as Islam (meaning "submission"). After finally conquering Mecca in 630 AD, Muhammad returned to Medina, where he died in 633 AD.
So, as can be seen, Islam has been practiced as a religion (brought on by prophet Muhammad) for around 1,438 years until now after Prophet Muhammad pbuh was elevated by God as a prophet in the year 610 AD.
How many wives of Hazrat Muhammad pbuh?
Hazrat Muhammad had 4 daughters their names were Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthoom and Fatimah Zahra.
He also had 3 sons al Qasim, Abd Allah and Ibrahim.
How many daughters did the Prophet Muhammad have?
The Prophet of Islam Mohammed (SAW) had both sons and daughters.
but all his sons died in early childhood.
According to the most correct opinion, he had seven children, three boys and four girls.(radi Allah anhumah)
The girls (These children were all born from Khadeejah) were:
1- Syeda Zaynab bint Mohammed
2- Syeda Ruqayyah bint Mohammed
3- Syeda Umm Kulthoom bint Mohammed
4- Syeda Fatimah Zahra bint Mohammed
And The boys were:
(Children born from Khadeejah)
1- Al-Qaasim ibn Mohammed
2- Abd-Allaah ibn Mohammed
(Child born from Maariyah al-Qibtiyyah)
3- Ibraaheem ibn Mohammed
All of his children died during his lifetime, other than Fatimah who died after him (6 months later) (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon Them).
his descendants are his grandsons, the children of Fatima and Ali (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon Them).
What are Jesus and Muhammad to the Muslims?
If you mean 'Prophet', yes. However, they are not the same person as there have been about 124,000 prophets, including Hazrat Abraham, Hazrat Moses ans Hazrat Jesus Christ. Hazrat Muhammad pbuh is the last one. The Muslims believe in all the prophets pbut.
Do People or Muslims worship Muhammad?
As per Muslim ,Islam and Quran ... the Islam is absolute religion which exists from the day one of the mankind and Adam (peace be upon him) was the first prophet/messenger of Allah ....and the last being Muhammad (peace be upon him) ......
The following verses from Quran proves the point ....
And He(Allah) taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye are right."
( Quran,Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #31)
Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people,-
( Quran,Aal-e-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #33)
We(Allah) have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
( Quran,An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #163)
And remember We(Allah) took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant:
( Quran,Al-Ahzab, Chapter #33, Verse #7)
We(Allah) gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of apostles; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you an apostle with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay!
( Quran , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #87)
So as per Muslim ,Islam and Quran ... the Islam is absolute religion which exists from the day one of the mankind and Adam (peace be upon him) was the first prophet/messenger of Allah ..and the last being Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Muhammad(pbuh) was born in Mecca in the year 570. Since his father died before his birth, and his mother shortly afterwards, he was raised by his uncle from the respected tribe of Quraysh. As he grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate in disputes. The historians describe him as calm and meditative. Muhammad (pbuh) was of a deeply religious nature, and had long detested the decadence of his society.
It became his habit to meditate from time to time in the Cave of Hira near Mecca. At the age of 40, while engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad(pbuh) received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for 23 years is known as the Quran. As soon as he began to recite the words he heard from Gabriel, and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered bitter persecution, which grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them the command to emigrate.
This event, the Hijra 'migration', in which they left Mecca for the city of Medina, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. After several years, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Mecca, where they forgave their enemies and established Islam definitively. Before the Prophet saw dies at the age of 63, the greater part of Arabia was Muslim, and within a century of his death Islam had spread to Spain in the West and as far East as China. He died with less than 5 possessions to his name.
While Muhammad (pbuh) was chosen to deliver the message, he is not considered the "founder" of Islam, since Muslims consider Islam to be the same divine guidance sent to all peoples before. Muslims believe all the prophets from Adam, Noah, Moses, Jesus etc. were all sent with divine guidance for their peoples. Every prophet was sent to his own people, but Muhammad(pbuh) was sent to all of mankind. Muhammad is the last and final messenger sent to deliver the message of Islam. Muslims revere and honor him (pbuh) for all he went through and his dedication, but they do not worship him. "O Prophet, verily We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner and as one who invites unto God by His leave and as an illuminating lamp."(33:45-6)
A quick ADDITION
"Muslim" means the one who submits to God's will through monotheism (belief) and actions. There were Muslims since humans were created. Of all people there were those who followed the teachings of God and those who didn't.
Answer 2
God "Allah" is the inspirer of Islam upon Mohammad , and Mohammad was His last prophet . No Muslim can worship anyone else than GoD. Anyone to worship anyone or anything except GOD is not a Muslim.
Answer 3Yes, Muhammad is the possible founder of Islam. There is no historical or religious data for the existance of Islam before 600 AD. Mohammad introduced many teachings and rituals from Jewish, Christian and pagan religions of his time. From the very early times of his life he was interested in religion and used to consult with Christian monks who dedicated themselves for meditation and re-telling the accounts in the Jewish and Christian Scripture. He also spend many times in meditaion and at the age of 40, during one of these mediations at the Cave of Hira, he claimed to be visited by an angel who forced him to read. His wife Kadijah and the Christian uncle Waraqa assured him that the spirit visited him was Jibriel from Allah (Al-LAH, the god) and he supposed to be a prophet of Allah. This is the start of Islam as a new religion because it differed greatly from the Jewish and Christian Scripture in the basic teachings EXCEPT in the teaching of ONE God. Mohammad changed the worship from Jerusalem to Mecca for Islam where pagans used to worship at the Kaaba with 360 idols including Al-LAH as the main idol (moon god- Cresent sign).Answer 4
Muslims do not worship Mohammad as he was just a human and died like anyone else. Islam, Christianity and Judaism does not allow human worship.
How was Muhammad as a teacher?
Muhammad (SAW) was the most kind and affectionate person as a teacher, he never refused to answer anyone's question and he taught his teachings by himself being as an example first. He never scolded any one or refused to teach any thing to anyone who asked. He was always there to help every one. He never made up any of his teachings himself, but taught only what Allah said to him, which the Quran states itself.He was the most perfect character any one could ever have , with the purest of all souls, and not a sign of mistake or even sin.
How many grandsons did Prophet Muhammad have and what are their names?
Although this is disputed, the most likely answer is three.
1. Qasim, son of Khadija.
2. Abdullah, who is also known as Tahir ("pure") and Tayyib ("good"), son of Khadija.
3. Ibrahim, son of Mariya.
All three of these sons died in infancy.
How did Muhammad's teachings affect early Arabian society?
It's hard to say, for these two reasons.
(1) We don't know much about pre-Islamic society. Most of the surviving records are by Muslims.
(2) It is difficult to distinguish Muhammad's teachings from the fact that Muhammad conquered Arabia and ruled the society by force. The reality of military rule, rather than any teachings about theology or morality, was probably the biggest change to Arabian society.
Did Mohammed practice homosexuality?
No he did not..becuz it is against the teachings of Islam, the religion the Mohammad was preaching and calling people to it, to practice acts of homosexualtiy. And the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, has verses against this kind of action.
What does Islam teach us about Allah's relationship with man?
The quran teaches that there is only one god. This god (Allah swt) is to be worshiped alone, to associate partners with Allah (swt) is shirk (meaning blasphemy) it is a grave sin. The quran teaches that god will judge you in the end to see whether you have passed the tests of the earth or failed. Allah (swt) has sent messengers (prophets) to warn and guide the believers, you must obey the commandments of Allah and achieve the most rewards you can. The quran teaches how Allah (swt) is compassionate and merciful and loves to forgive those who seek forgiveness. Hope that answers your question! :)
Where did Prophet Muhammad stay when he migrated to medina?
what happened to prophet muhammad was that he told hazrat ali to sleep in his bed because he heard his enemies that they were deciding to kill him now or when dawn appears,so he hid in a cave.It was dark and then the makkan horse men were standing in the front of the cave.Muhammad wasn't scared,he recited the third part of the muslim dua.then the horse men thoght he was in the cave.Then the other one said''he can't be in there because if he was in there there could have been an whole in the spider's weba and the doves eggs could have been smushed''.See how allah helped prophet muhammad just by a tiny spider and a dove.Another fact is that angels come down to earth in a form of a dove.
What do Muslims say during the Shahada?
The first pillar of the Islam five pillars. This is a declaration and must be made Three times, sincerely for someone to become a Muslim. This is the most important Muslim beliefand this involves :
1. Tawhid - Allah is the ONE and no-one and nothing can be compared to him. To make a comparison is to commit sin of Shirk.
2. Risalah - prophecy, believe that Allah has spoken through the prophets and lastly through Muhammad(pbuh) in the Qur'an.
