Prophet Muhammad

its in one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims must pray 5 times a day and face mecca when they pray.

Why do we do it? As societies worldwide flourish and Islam stands to be the fastest growing religion of the world, we sometimes see a disturbing deviation within the Muslim Ummah. Forget society, forget those who are converting and reverting, forget those who are just introducing themselves to Islam. I'm talking about us: those born and raised into Muslim families and taught the values of Islam and the teachings of the Prophets and Imams (peace be upon them). For everything that we have been taught and nurtured with, we find ourselves constantly doubting the actions we perform and the teachings we follow. But Islam stands to be a religion of logic, from the time of Muhammad, and it will remain so till the mountains crumble, the Earth flattens, and the final trumpet is blown.

One of the most asked questions within our community today is, 'Why do we have to pray?' More often than not, we see arrogance taking over people's minds, boasting that there is no need for prayer. And if they do pray, it is ritualistically and taken very lightly.

So people ask, why do we have to pray? And I only respond, '

Do you not find it worthy to thank Him, the One who has given you everything, and the One Who can take all that away from you if He so wishes overnight?'

In understanding why we pray, there are several factors that need to be understood first, before coming to the essence of prayer itself. The first is understanding and believing that there is a Hereafter, a life after death, one more permanent and Just by the Grace of

So knowing that, we also understand that we must send our deeds forth, to serve as a light and support on the Day of Reckoning, where we will be held accountable for all that we have done in this world. We know that everything we do here will either form benefits or punishment in the afterlife. It is all about prioritizing and being prepared.

Allah does not need our prayers, so the question of prayer still remains. But if only we understood that the power of

Have we ever thought of how busy our lives are? We are either rushing to go to work, to finish assignments, to do chores, and to have life sorted out; we are constantly on the run! Have we ever imagined that if Allah wanted, we could lose our job? We could lose our

It is due to His Grace that we get up in the morning, and it is due to His Grace that we sleep at night.

In this world, we openly believe in the moral values of thanking someone when they do us a favor or help us in some way. So why is it one rule for the people and another rule for the Supreme Power? Is it not Him we are answerable to? Yet we tend to care what people think of us more.

So if we accept our morals and values, and the basic service to humanity, then we must also accept that we have to thank Allah for the gift of breathing, talking, and

In making it mandatory, Allah has only done us a favor, so that we may continue adding to our good deeds, as remembering Him is a Mercy in itself and also rewarding for us.

As we stand at the designated time in front of our Lord and raise our hands to attest that

In our busy lives with our never-ending agendas, it is nothing short of beneficial for us to stop everything we are doing at that precise moment in time when the call of Ibrahim is echoed throughout the world, and praise Him Who gave us the ability to wake up that morning, and He who granted us the honor of being raised in a religion that promotes direct communication with the Creator.

It is not possible to describe all the values of Islam. The holy Qur'an is full of these beliefs and values. Here is a brief account of these beliefs and values.

The major beliefs on which the Muslim traditions are based are:

Eemaan Mujmal: Translation: I believe in Almighty Allah, as are His beautiful Names and Attributes, I accept all His Commands, I declare from my tongue, and testify by my heart.

Eeman Mufassal: Translation: I believe in Almighty Allah. The Angels, all heavenly Books, all Prophets, in the Day of Judgment, and this that Good or Bad Destiny is from Him, and that there will be life after death and then No death (Eternal life in heaven or hell).

1. Belief in Almighty Allah (God): God- Allah is ONE Allah. There is no god but He. He and He alone deserves worship. He is All-Knowing, All-Seeing. All power lies in His Hands. He will punish the sinners and reward the Good. He is Eternal, Unique, and incorporeal. There is nothing like Him.

2. Belief in Angels Created by Almighty God- Allah Karim from light. They are obedient to Allah Karim. Carry out His commands. The Jews and Christians also believe in the Angels.

3. The Muslims believe in all heavenly books, including Tora, Zaboor, the Bible, the last one being the Qur'an. .

4. The Muslims believe in all the Messengers (Prophets May peace be upon them all) of Almighty Allah- No distinction among them. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) being the last Prophet of Islam. NO Prophet after him.

5. The Muslims believe in the life after death, resurrection and the Day of Judgment. Almighty Allah Karim is the Sole Ruler/Master of that Day. He enjoys the absolute authority to send people to Heaven or Hell. .

6. The Muslims believe that good and bad Destiny being in the Hands of Almighty Allah. No One can change his destiny.

7. Life hereafter: All the dead will be raised again and judged according to their good or bad deeds. There will be no death to them.

8. Hell and Heaven (Paradise)

9. The Muslims believe that Nobody can take the responsibility of some other person's deeds.

10. All the power of decision making is in the Hands of Almighty Allah, and none else.

Following have been declared illegal (Haram) by Almighty Allah in the holy Qur'an or by Prophet (SAW) in his doings or sayings. For example:

1. Attributing any Partner or Associate whatsoever with Almighty Allah.

2. Killing any innocent human (irrespective of his caste, creed, color, country, religion)

3. 3. Even halal animals or birds attributed to any idol, holy man, any Deity.

4. Worshiping anything else than Almighty Allah.

5. Adultery

6. Usury

7. Usurping the property/belongings of others

8. Backbiting, theft, robbery/rebellion etc.

9. Disrespect of any of the Prophets (May peace be upon them all)

10. Falsehood, fraud, cheating, defaming others

11. Eating flesh of dead animals/birds. Eating flesh of animals/birds declared Haram.

12. Performing any act of prayers against the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW)

13. (Bida'at) Inventing or adding any act of prayer not mentioned by the holy Prophet or Khulafai Rashidoon

14. (Bida'at) Deleting/subtracting any act of worship from the actions of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

No he was not.

a reason for Islam circumcision is "to be like Muhammad, who was 'born circumcised'". This can easily be refuted: if the Prophet was born without a foreskin (aposthetic), he was not circumcised, and that is the way to be like him.

Like Judaism, Islam forbids disfiguring the body:

There is no mention made as to the circumcision of Mohammad anywhere. And the community of which he was a part did not circumcise.

Answer II

Molana Safi UlRehman Mubarikpuri has cited different references in his famous book Alrahiq Ulmakhtoom that Prophet Muhammad pbuh was circumcised on 7th day after his birth , reference ibne Hisham1 / 159 ,160 .

Alrahiqal Makhtoom, pp 83 Urdu edition .

he was not a Muslim .. because he died before Mohammed became a prophet

he was (mushrek)

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Thank you, but what was his belief? Was he a Christian, Pagan, Jew? Some say that Mohammed was brought up with Jews, and that Islam is really the perfection of Judaism. But what IS known about Mohammed's Grandfather - or where can I find out?

Answer 1

"Halal" just means "permitted" as "haram" means "forbidden." For many things and actions there are three degrees between: "encouraged," "neutral" and "discouraged."

But perhaps the question is about WHY some things should be halal and others not. This is more difficult. From a time too distant to account, certain foods have been avoided by both Jews and Arabs. Pork is the best known forbidden food, but there are others. In practice, halal is the same as kosher. In fact, before there were halal butcher shops, Muslims simply shopped kosher.

Was it a question of sanitation (pigs do carry human diseases)? Or were swine once sacred animals, too holy to be eaten, as cows are to the Hindus? Or was it just a matter of distinguishing one people from their neighbors. All these viewpoints have their advocates.

Probably the truest answer, though not the most satisfying, is, "Because it's our tradition."

Commentary on Answer 1

"Halal" and "Kosher" are not synonymous. The process of Islamic Slaughter (Dhabiha) and Jewish Slaughter (Shechita) are different in their specifics, making Halal meat not-Kosher. Additionally while Judaism prohibits shellfish and other marine invertebrates, only the Sunni Hanafi School follows these prohibitions. Additionally, Islam prohibits alcohol, which is permitted in Judaism.

Answer A

Between 18 to 20 . See link 1

Answer BAisha_was_19_years_old_when_the_prophet_pbuh_married_her._Some_say_16_years_old,_other_say_something_else.">An authentic hadith says that Aisha was 19 years old when the prophet pbuh married her. Some say 16 years old, other say something else. But you must know that in the time of the prophet pbuh there was no year counting like we have now (2008 A.C. or 1429 A.H.)

I give you an example.

If we asked people (of his time) "when was Muhammad pbuh born?", the people would not say 570, or 50 B.H. No, they would say: " he was born in the year of the Elephants."

But when was the year of the Elephants?, well (he says), That was after blablabla and I remember this event.

And you will ask somebody else. he will answer the same: year of Oliphants, but he will give you another timeline and events.

So you get confused!.

The only thing that you can do, is saying it was between this major event, and that major event. And if we translate this into "years" we get periods of 10 or more years.

So that it is why we do not know for sure at wich age Aisha married with the prophet pbuh. But the haters of Islam choose always the lowest, or even lower.

Answer C

• Prophet Muhammad consummation with Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was when she was nineteen years old and this was in the year 2 A.H.. Betrothal having taken place five years earlier.
• When her father, Abu Bakr, was approached on behalf of the Prophet, he replied that the girl had already been betrothed to some one called Jubair, and that he would have to settle the matter first with him. This shows that Aisha must have been approaching majority at the time.
• Although, in some historical Islamic books, it was mentioned that Aisha betrothal was at age 6 and marriage was at age 9, evidences and historical analysis proved that these information is not authentic and is not correct.
• For more information read link 2

Answer D: Source Material:

Several Hadiths quite clearly disaree with the above analysis and show that Aisha married Aisha at the age of 6 and consummated the marriage at age 9.

• Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64: Narrated by 'Aisha

• Volume 7, Book 62, Number 65: Narrated by 'Aisha

• Volume 7, Book 62, Number 88: Narrated by 'Ursa

• Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234: Narrated by 'Aisha

• Volume 5, Book 58, Number 236: Narrated by Hisham's father

• Sahih Bukhari

Answer E: Comment on Answer D above

It is important to emphasize that at the prophet time there was no accurate recordings of ages. So, all what is narrated are coming from one source and are based on guessing and rough estimation. So, the only way is to validate the different narrations and judge on their authenticities and not to rely only on narrations. That is why one is kindly invited to refer to the referred link and judge with you mind especially that; as mentioned above in Answer C; that when father of Aisha , Abu Bakr, was approached on behalf of the Prophet, he replied that the girl had already been betrothed to some one called Jubair, and that he would have to settle the matter first with him. This shows that Aisha must have been approaching majority at the time.

Answer F

The suggestion that the seventh-century Arabs could not track time accurately is misleading. They did not have modern astronomy, but the Arab biographies of Tabari and Ibn Saad give the age at death of nearly everyone. If nearly all Arabs knew their age to the nearest year, and if many people knew their age to the month, this shows that the Arabs generally thought in numerical categories. If they had not had a more or less accurate calendar and known their own ages, this information would simply be missing from their biographies.

Aisha was unusually good at arithmetic (Ibn Saad vol. 8, Bewley's translation p. 47), so there is no reason why she would not have known her age. She told her nephew Urwa that she was born "at the beginning of the fourth year" (Ibn Saad vol. 8, Bewley's translation p. 55). This was the year that began on 25 October 613. If Aisha knew the time of year, she is unlikely to have been wrong about the year itself. Incidentally, this tradition comes to us via Urwa's servant Habib, not via his son Hisham, so the objections that people sometimes make to Hisham (spurious though they are) do not apply in this case.

Modern suggestions that Aisha was significantly older than nine usually come from nice people who oppose child-marriage. However, their arguments are not convincing to Muslim scholars. Sheikh Gibril F. Haddad has refuted most of their arguments (google for him at Sunni Path).

One correction to answer C: the sources say that Muhammad contracted marriage with Aisha in 3BH and consummated the marriage in 1AH (Ibn Saad vol. 8, Bewley's translation p. 43; Tabari, Poonawala's translation, vol. 9 p. 131; Tabari, Landau-Tasseron's translation, vol. 39 p. 171). This was three years later, not five. Remember, there is no such year as 0! The calendar jumps straight from 1BH to 1AH. Shawwal 3BH equates to May or June 620; Shawwal 1AH is April or May 623.

As for the fact that Aisha was engaged to someone else before she married Muhammad (Tabari, Poonawala's translation, vol. 9 pp. 129-130): this proves that she had been born but it does not prove she was any particular age. In Arabia (as in nearly everywhere else in the world) it was commonplace to arrange marriages for infants. The earlier a child's marriage could be arranged, the safer his or her future prospects. Since Aisha's father was wealthy, it is not at all surprising that one of the neighbours raced to secure Aisha as a bride while she was still in her cradle. However, in this case the engagement was informal and not a binding marriage.

Common sense shows that Aisha could not have been as old as 19 or even 16 when she married Muhammad. She was playing on a swing when she was called away for her wedding (Ibn Majah 3:1876; Tabari, Poonawala's translation, vol. 9 p. 131). She played with dolls for years after her marriage (Bukhari 8:73:151; Muslim 8:3311; Muslim 31:5981; Ibn Saad vol. 8, Bewley's translation pp. 43, 44). She could read but she could not write (Baladhuri, Murgotten's translation vol. 2 p. 272), suggesting that her education had been interrupted. When she was first married she could not cook (Nasa'i al-Kubra vol. 16 #8917; Bukhari 3:48:829). She had not begun to menstruate as late as July 628 (Bukhari 3:48:805; Bukhari 3:48:829; Bukhari 8:73:151; Muslim 4:1940) but she afterwards developed a normal cycle (Bukhari's Mufrad 6:66:120 � and much other evidence, too boring to list here). If she had been 19 in 623, that would make her nearly 25 when she reached puberty, which is definitely not normal.

Answer G

I wonder about all the debates above about Aisha age when got married to the prophet. It is enough to mention that she was engaged to someone else (polytheist) before got married to the prophet. The other point is that one should refer to the cultures of the Arabs at that time and what was the usual age for girls marriage. The third point is that what are the motivations behind non Muslims to be so propagating their views against Islam religion and against their prophet.

Prophet Muhammad (saw) spoke Arabic.

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Arabic
Muhammad (PBUH) spoke in Arabic, one which differs slightly from the modern Arabic spoken today.
The Prophet Muhammad spoke Fus'ha Arabic, which is the type of Arabic that the Qur'an is written in.

Weather or not the above answer is true or false doesn't matter because whatever language Muhammad (PBUH) spoke wasn't what Jibril (Gabriel) spoke because Muhammad (PBUH) was unlearned in the language of The Holy Qur'an.
Prophet Mohammed (peace upon him) spoke Arabic.

In many verses (surahs) prophet, Adam peace upon him, is mentioned:

1. Albaqara, 31-37
2. Al-Omran, 33, 59
3. Al-Maeda 27, 31,52
4. Al-Israa, 61, 70
5. Al-Kahf, 50
6. Maryam, 58
7. Taha, 115-117, 120-121
8. Yasin, 60

Answer 1

Muhammad s.a.w

Answer 2

The answer depends entirely on the religion:

• The Jews believe that the last prophet was Malachi in the Old Testament.
• Mainstream Christianity believes John the Baptist to be the last prophet since as Jesus was God himself, he could not be a prophet.
• Mainstream Islam believes Mohammed to be the last prophet.
• The Baha'i believe that Baha'ullah was the last prophet.
• The Ahmadiyya believe it to be Ahmed Mirza Ghulam.
• The last prophet of Church of God and Saints of Christ was William S. Crowdy.
• The Mormons continue to receive Divine Revelation through the President of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Their current President is Thomas S. Manson and his predecessor was Gordon B. Hickley who passed away on January 27, 2008.

The list could go on...but all of these religions believe that these prophets (who are the last prophet according to them) received revelations from the singular Monotheistic God.

Another answer:

The existence of the "last prophet" necessitates that the time of man's rule on earth be at its end... as far as Bible prophecy is concerned. But according to prophecy, there will be TWO "last prophets" just before Jesus returns; not ONE:

"...I will permit My TWO WITNESSES, clothed in sackcloth, TO PROPHESY for one thousand, two hundred and sixty days [three-and-a-half years]." (Rev.11:3 WNT William's New Testament)

A study of this chapter in the chronologically written book of Revelation reveals that Jesus Christ returns "three-and-a-half DAYS" after they are killed, following their witnessing, prophesying and testimony against man's rule on earth. The "seventh angel" sounds his "trumpet" [the last trump, which heralds the time of the LORD's return - see I Cor.15:52]. And then, these Two Last Prophets resurrect from the dead [in Christ]... and MAN'S RULE ON EARTH COMES TO ITS END:

"...there were loud voices shouting from heaven: 'The whole world has now become the Kingdom of our LORD and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.'" (Rev.11:15 NLT New Living Translation)

After that... there will be no need for any more prophets, because the Knowledge of the LORD will be common knowledge among all the nations:

"...they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their family, saying, 'You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest will already know Me." (Heb.8:11 NLT)

The "last prophet" will be TWO of them; THE TWO WITNESSES!