How was the Arabia region before Muhammad mission?
Before the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) was born and the Quran revealed to him (at the age of 40) the Arabs were very backward minded. Each individual could have had upto one god each. Where the Ka'Ba lies now (the place where Muslims go to pilgrimage (i.e the big black cube) was filled with idols. These idols ranged from small rocks to large ones and even plants etc... when the prophet (PBUH) revealed what was revealed unto him he told the people of Mecca the truth and that God was only one and that he was the final messenger and that the Qu'ran was the final complete revelation from God.
At first the Meccans would not stand for it at all and his presence was not welcome at this community. Although Muhammad (PBUH: Peace be upon him) was a very honest and sound minded individual in terms of trade and business sense, he was actually illiterate meaning he could not read or write. So when this individual came to the people and revealed this beautiful and accurate revelation from his own mouth, (God imprinted the whole Qu'ran verse by verse in his mind) the people were shocked, dumbfounded and stunned as to how this illiterate man could reveal something which went against their values.
As a result the Prophet (PBUH) left Mecca for Madina; the people here welcomed him with open arms and listened to his wise words.
To cut a long story short, 100 years after the prophets death (PBUH) Islam had spread all the way from eastern Europe all the way to western Africa)
Nowadays Islam is the most perfect religion factually speaking (every religion besides Islam contradicts itself somewhere among its own verses. To this day Islam is the only religion which Science works along with rather than against. Not a single word can be disproved by modern science and as science has improved, the Qu'ran reveals further more miracles which seemed irrelevent at the time but as a result of scientific improvements, we can see that the Qu'ran was right all along and it was just a matter of time until science could verify it.
Islam is now the fastest growing religion in the world and is also the second largest religion.
Please read about Islam and the miracles of the Qu'ran to see for yourself how it is so much ahead of every other religion and how it is the perfect way of life to lead.
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MysteryMan22
Do Muslims practice certain prayer rituals?
Muslims have many traditions
in Ramadan: we decoarte our homes with lanterns,and colorful desighns,
weddings: we have big weddings and invite people we havent seen in years or you don't even know,the bride is esscorted out of her house with her father on one side and her older brother on the other if she doesnt have a brother that's older her closest uncle is there ,on the dance floor the singer sings a slow song while she holds to candles and goes around in circles while the men in her life (her uncles,grandfathers...) dance around her throwing money to her ....there are much more but my hand hurts
Should we celebrate eid milad un nabi or not?
It's actually called Mulad-Al-Nabi s.a.w. and it's the celebration of Prophet Mohamed's p.b.u.h. birthday. In some countries there are festivals and gifts given out. Other places read Quran the whole night. Each Islamic country celebrates it differently, but in other countries like in Saudi Arabia they think it is not right to have any celebration at all on this matter because the previous followers of (Sahabah) they did not celebrate in the birthday nor the date of death for any one.
What title was given to the successors of Mohammed?
The successors to the Prophet Muhammad were called the Caliphs. Muhammad's father-in-law, Abu Bakr, was elected as the first Caliph. Then came Umar and Uthman. The fourth Caliph was Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law to Muhammad, whom the Shi'ites believe to have nominated Ali to be his immediate successor. Disagreement over the succession became a major cause of friction and led to the division of Islam along Sunni and Shia lines.
This is kind of like saying who was the successor to moses. Muhammad founded Islam and taught the people about it. But he wasn't in an official position that could be replaced, he was a prophet.
No.
The Beast and the False Prophet will be a team of two men who will be living at the time of Jesus' return. The Beast will be a political/military leader... the False Prophet, a powerful miracle-working "religious leader" who appears to the world "Christ-like" at the time of the Great Tribulation, which hasn't yet occurred:
"...I saw another beast [which is the False Prophet, who works in collusion with the Beast], coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb [he will appear to the world to be Christian], but he spoke like a Dragon." (Rev.13:11 NIV)
They will be captured during the "Great Supper of God" -- the battle "on the Day of God Almighty"... at a place called in the Hebrew tongue "Armageddon" [see Rev.16:13-16]:
Revelation, chapter 19 is a prophetic chronology of Jesus' return to earth with His angelic army, making war:
"...I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, 'Come gather together for the Great Supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.'
"Then I saw the Beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together [at Armageddon] to make war against the Rider on the horse and His army.
"But the Beast was captured, and with him the False Prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf... The two of them were thrown into the Fiery Lake of burning sulfur." (Rev.19:17-20 NIV)
How is muhammad similar to moses?
This answer depends on if you ask a Muslim or a Christian.
Similarities between Jesus and Muhammad might include that they were both men, both lived in the Middle East, both are leaders of world-wide religious movements, both claimed to speak for God.
However:
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 :)
What did Abu Bakr do as Khalifa?
He was a companion
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Hazrat Abu Bakr rau is the Best Man excluding the Prophets. His services as a Companion of our beloved Prophet (SAW) are un-matched. His services as the Caliph of Rasool (SAW) were also matchless. The following verse from the holy Qur'an stands witness to this fact:
Sura Taubah: Para 10. Ayat No. 40. This verse (Ayat) was revealed in the background of Ghuzwah-i-Tabuk which was a point of Test and turmoil for the Muslims. The weather was extremely hot and the crop of Dates was ready for harvesting. Seeing the reluctance of a few persons Almighty Allah Jabbar reminded the Muslims the time when He helped His Prophet (SAW) in utter adversity and helplessness.
1. Translation: If you don't help him (the prophet), (no matter), Allah Almighty is Himself his Helper. He helped him (at that time) when the Unbelievers drove him out (of Makka). (At that time) He had only one companion (Abu Bakr). (When) they two were in the Cave (Thoar), and he consoled his companion, "Don't be afraid, for Allah is with us (both)." Then Allah sent his peace upon them and helped them which forces which you couldn't see, and humbled the words of the Unbelievers. Allah's word is exalted to the Highest, for Allah is exalted in Might, (He is) Wise."
2. At this Testing occasion- Ghuzwah Tabuk, Hazrat Abu BakrSiddique (RAU) collected all his belongings and placed them at the sacred feet of the holy Prophet (SAW).
3. Hazrat Abu BakrSiddique (RAU) was Second of the Two in the Cave of Thoar. Thus he earned the Title: The Second of the Two.
4. Siddique: He earned this Title when he testified the claim of the holy Prophet (SAW) about his Journey to Masjid-i-Aqsa in Jerusalem.
5. His braver, steadfastness, devotion to Islam, his Love for the holy Prophet (SAW), his sacrifice for Islam, his life.
6. As a Caliph of Rasool (SAW) he united the Muslims under one banner, kept them intact, fought against the false claiments of Prophet-hood, defeated the Munkreen-i-Zakat, compiled the holy Qur'an and established the Muslim Empire on firm footing. History proves that at the death of the holy Prophet (SAW) only a person of his caliber could have kept the Muslim Umma under one banner. He was so devoted to the holy Prophet (SAW) that he sent out the army which the Prophet (SAW) had ordered.
How did Muhammad use his leadership to unite the peoples of Arabia?
Quarish at the time was a tribe whom no other tribe would want to mess around with. But when they were brought under the banner of Islam, the other tribes in Arabia knew that they weren't a match for the Muslims.
And Islam has NEVER allowed forced conversions or violence. How do you expect Muhammad (peace be upon him) to force people into Islam? Islam is a beautiful religion and people in Arabia realised it so they converted BY CHOICE not by force.
What did the Prophet Muhammad say about knowledge?
When a man dies no further reward is recorded for his actions, with three exceptions: Sadqa which continues to be supplied, or knowledge from which benefit continues to be reaped, or the prayers of a good son to his dead father.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
If anyone removes (one of the) anxieties of this world from a believer, God will remove (one of the) anxieties from him on the Day of Resurrection; if one smoothes the way for one who is destitute, God will smooth the way for him in this world and the next; and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, God will conceal his faults in this world and the next. God helps a man as long as he helps his brother. If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge God will thereby make easy for him a path to paradise.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
He who goes out in search of knowledge is in God's path till he returns.
(Tirmidhi, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The search of knowledge is an obligation laid on every Muslim.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The one who would have the worst position in God's sight on the Day of Resurrection would be a learned man who did not profit from his learning.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
To acquire knowledge is binding upon all Muslims, whether male or female.
The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.
He who travels in the search of knowledge, to him God shows the way of Paradise.
Acquire knowledge, because he who acquires it, in the way of the Lord, performs an act of piety; who speaks of it praises the Lord; who seeks it, adores God, who dispenses instruction in it, bestows alms; and who imparts it to its fitting objects, performs an act of devotion to God. Knowledge enables its possessor to distinguish what is forbidden from what is not; lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our companion in solitude, our companion, when bereft of friends; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is our ornament in the company of friends; it serves as an armor against our enemies. With knowledge the creatures of Allah rises to the heights of goodness and to noble position, associates with the sovereigns in this world and attains the perfection of happiness in the next.
To spend more time in learning is better than spending more time praying; the support of religion is abstinence. It is better to teach knowledge one hour in the night than to pray all night.
Whoever seeketh knowledge and findeth it, will get two rewards; one of them the reward for desiring it, and the other for attaining it; therefore, even if he do not attain it, for him is one reward.
The pursuit of knowledge is a divine commandment for every Muslim; and to waste knowledge on those who are unworthy of it is like putting pearls, jewels, and gold on the necks of swine.
Where did Muhammad have his revelation?
MUHAMMAD SAL'LAL'LAHU ALIHI WASALLAM(PBUH) preached mostly in MAKKAH and MADINA but his preachings are for the whole world, for every nation, every sect, every religion, every country, every race and every decade!
What was Muhammad's message and why did it appeal to the poor?
Most early believers were poor and slaves .
Where was the prophet shuaib born?
He was a Hebrew from Madian. In the Bible his name was Jethro father of the wife of Moses or Musa.