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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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What were Muhammad's most important teachings about food laws?
No pork, because the pig is a very dirty animal so it is not approved. Also no drinking wine or alcohol.
How did Prophet Muhammad treat his wives?
As an adult, Muhammad worked as a trader between the cities of Mecca and Damascus, and earned a great reputation in the process. Having heard of the reputation of Muhammad, Lady Khadijah, one of the noblest of the Quraysh, on one occasion commissioned him to take charge of some of her trading business between the two cities. Lady Khadijah sent one of her servants, Maysarah, along with him to keep an eye on him and report back to her. Having seen his performance in the business, and the returns he had produced as well as his honesty, Lady Khadijah put Muhammad in charge of her business. Although she had many proposals of marriage from various dignitaries of the Quraysh, Lady Khadijah declined them all. It is reported that it was Lady Khadijah who, albeit indirectly and discreetly, made the marriage proposal to Muhammad. Some historians have reported that when they married in 595CE they were both 25.
Actually, she was a 40 year old widow with children.
[15 years older than him]
Among the five pillars of Islam, the place of salat is the second in order of importance, which comes immediately after the shahada - the Declaration of Faith. It is also the first ritual that a convert to Islam is immediately faced with to perform five times a day as an obligation. Therefore, it is quite important, as you said, to learn how to make the salat. However, the shahada should not be delayed because one has not yet learned fully how to perform it in Arabic. As soon as one comes to an intellectual conviction that Islam is the religion from the God Almighty, then he or should declare the shahada as soon as possible and enter into Islam without any delay. Upon becoming Muslim one can start praying the salat in English until he learns how to pray it in Arabic, which can be learnt in just a few days. There are examples of learning it even in a few hours. Although he knew that he was not required to immediately make salat in Arabic, Dr Jeffery Lang was determined to make his first salat by himself in Arabic. So, after declaring the shahada, he went back home with a salat booklet, spent a few hours memorizing the salat, and made his Isha prayer (night prayer) in Arabic. The experience of his first salat is movingly described in his book "Struggling to Surrender". When making salat in English, one can read the translation of the Arabic recitals. If the translations are not learnt yet then one may make his own prayer in English, especially to avoid missing a prayer. But in any case, it would be important to observe the movements, the climax of which is the prostration which symbolizes total submission to the will of God. You can read more about making salat in English in the Letter section of the www.welcome-back.org website. But it would be important to note that this is only a temporary concession given to new converts. After becoming Muslim, one should start learning about making salat in Arabic as taught by the Prophet and as agreed by all scholars. All parts of salat are required to be made in Arabic. The only exception is the intention, which is, although a part of the salat and all other rituals, does not have to made in Arabic. Regarding your second question, if by belief in hadith one suggests that the words of hadith (i.e., the sayings and actions of the Prophet) are also God's words or having the same level of authority as God's words, then that is not an Islamic standing. Sayings of prophets or third party historical narratives are not considered words of God in Islam. By word of God, Muslims refer to the literal words of God, unpolluted and unadulterated. Therefore, Muslims are not asked to believe in the hadith as words of God. However, a prophet is inspired by God in what he says. A prophet never gives religious instructions based on his whims and personal opinions but only based on God's directives and guidance. What is meant by belief in hadith is that a Muslim has to obey the commandments of the Prophet, which is the integral part of what constitutes Islam or Islamic way of life. This can be understood and appreciated well when one considers the following two points: 1) A Prophet is the most obedient person to God, and he is sent with a mission to inspire and establish righteous way of life. It is not that his task is limited to conveying God's revelations to the people around him and as soon as that part is done, he can go about doing his business according to his own whims and desires. God sends prophets to establish how a man should lead his life and He provides them constant guidance and protects them accordingly. Therefore, belief in a prophet is made an integral part of Iman (Faith) itself, which means that a believer has to accept him and trust him as one whose examples are to be followed. 2) The Qur'an does not provide detail instruction about how to live as a Muslim, much less as a brother, sister, father, hunsband, wife, neighbour, businessman, politician, warrior, stateman, and so on. That can never be outlined in a book. Instead, the Qur'an deals with the basic principles and guidelines, giving details only when that is felt necessary. As for how to implement those principles and broad guidelines, that can only be established, explained, and exemplified by a prophet who acts as the vehicle of God's message. Without this prophetic example, a Muslim simply would not be able to know how to live as a Muslim. To give an example, God asks us to make salat in the Qur'an. If you want to know how to make it, you will not find it in the Qur'an. For this, one will have to look in the example of the Prophet to see how salat ought to be made. Similarly, God asks us to make the pilgrimage and give zakat. But to know the details, we have to turn to the prophet's sayings and actions. This is what belief in Hadith means. It should be clear by now why following a prophet's directives has been made part of the faith. This is true not just for Prophet Muhammad, but for all other prophets and messengers as well. Whenever God sends a prophet, the believers are required to accept him as the communicator of God's message and as the model human being, and therefore are required to follow his directives. This is a fundamental principle, and is so important for the believers to understand that Allah (swt) makes it clear in many places of the Qur'an. For example - Say: "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger ... If ye obey him ye shall be on right guidance." (24:54)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and make not vain your deeds! (47:33)
Aaron had ... said to them: "O my people! Ye are being tested in this, for verily your Lord is Most Gracious. So follow me and obey my command." (20:90)
Behold! Their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? I am to you an apostle worthy of all trust. So fear Allah and obey me." (26: 106-110)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves refer it to Allah and His Messenger if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is best and most suitable for final determination. (4:59)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and his Messenger and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). (8:20)
Behold! Their brother Lot said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? I am to you an apostle worthy of all trust. So fear Allah and obey me." (26:161-163) These are just a few of many verses in the Qur'an where this fundamental principle has been unambiguously established so that the believers fully understand that faith in Islam requires following a prophet's directives. It would, of course, be naive to think that these directives are only given to the followers who were with the prophet at that time. Islam is the universal religion for all time and these directives are meant for all believers. Now, where do we find these directives? These are contained in the Hadith literature, which is painstakingly compiled, sorted, graded, and authenticated by the early scholars of Islam using such a rigorous scale as has never been applied against the sayings of any other man in history. - Mushfiqur Rahman, 20 January 2003
Who are the most known prophet in America?
Prophet Muhammad, the last prophet. (peace and blessings be upon him)
Who where Prophet Muhammads best friends?
Imam Ali (A.S.) was Muhammed (S.A.W)'s best friend and cousin.
No one knows the time frame from Adam to Muhammad (Pbut). Islam doesn't specify the Earth is such and such age or hoe long humanity has been on this planet
What occurs politically when someone converts to Islam?
With the exception of Israel, Lebanon, and Iran (et al.), where different citizens have different responsibilities to the state based on their religious affiliation, converting to Islam either has no political effect (this is the case in most Western countries and Latin American countries), is simply a change in official religious registration (most Islamic World countries), or simply changes interpersonal relations in a clan system (most Sub-Saharan African countries and India).
ISRAEL - Life-Cycle Rituals and Military Service
In Israel, since life-cycle rituals (marriage, divorce, funerals, etc.) are run by the clergy appointed by the state, as opposed to secular institutions, registry with the government is necessary in order for the proper clergy to be solicited for these rituals. Similarly, military service is required for Jews and Druze males, but not required for Muslims (aside from Circassian males), so conversion prior to age 18 would need to be provided to the Israeli government to avoid military service if you were a Jew or Druze male prior to conversion.
LEBANON - Political Roles
Lebanon is a Confessionalist state where individuals in a society have different political rights because of which religious community they ascribe to. As a result, which positions in the government a person can run for is completely dependent on that person's religious identification. The positions in Parliament are set where the President must be a Maronite Christian, the Prime Minister must be a Sunni Muslim, and the Speaker of the Parliament must be a Shiite Muslim. The Parliament itself must also be divided 50-50 between Muslims and Christians. As a result, if a Maronite Christian were to convert to Sunni Islam, he would have to notify Lebanon in order to disqualify himself for the Presidency and qualify himself for the Prime Minister-ship.
IRAN - Voting Permissions
There are a number of countries, like Iran or Cyprus where minority religious groups have specific legislators who represent that religious group. For example, Iran has one legislator to represent the Armenians, one to represent the Assyrians, one to represent the Zoroastrians, and one to represent the Jews. In order to vote for one of the candidates for these minority positions, you need to be registered as that minority. If you convert to Islam, you will be thrown into the general pool of remaining legislators.
WESTERN & LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES - Null Effect
The conversion simply means that you will attend a mosque. There is nothing that involves the state.
ISLAMIC WORLD - Identification Cards
Most countries in the Islamic World list the religion of a person on their passports and identity cards. A person who converts to Islam in the Islamic World needs to go down to the identity card office to change his religious affiliation on the card. However, this has minimal importance in actual government activities.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, INDIA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA - Interpersonal Clan Relations
In a lot of countries in the third-world, religious identification is often synonymous with clan or tribal affiliation, so while there is no governmental involvement in religious conversion, oftentimes a convert will have to leave his prior community and move into an Islamic community because of how people will treat him.
Duaa for after washing your face. Muslims duaa?
O Allah, protect my face from Fire, "Allahuma Ihmi Wajhi minal Nar"
and when looking in the mirror, say: O Allah, make my morals beautiful as you made my creation beautiful "Allahuma kama ahsanta Khalqui, fa Ahsen Khuluqui".
Who follows the teachings of Islam in letter and spirit and loves the holy Prophet SAW from the inner depths of his heart.
yes this is true god told him the message which was the quran and Muhammad asked people who wernt to write up the messages for him
What happens when a Muslim baby is born?
Muslim people celebrate by drinking wine and eating only bread. the baby will also be dressed fully and will be given breast milk and meat.
What is the meaning of huzur in Islam or in AL-QURAN?
literally it means presence
it means when human is doing worship or dua or talking God do not let anything other enter his mind. i.e your mind and your heart and your soul should have presence in front of God (not phisical) when talking God.
if you think to other thing and you say worship or dua you do not have huzur
What was Muhammad's role in the founding of Islam?
The Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) is the founder of ISLAM when he was ordered by Almighty God to reveal the holy Quran and all Muslims should follow the instructions and directions stated in the Holy Quran,the Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) is the founer of the first Islamic state which rose in Al Madina in Sudai Arabi now..
Did Mohammad have a grandmother?
Every living person has a mother and a grandmother - but I'm not sure if his grandmother was recorded in the histories.
What Islam says about shemales Half man Half Women Any Quran verses or hadeeths?
God created only male and females. There are no 'inbetweens'. Males are to dress and act as males and females should dress and act as females...
And Allah Knows Best.
What do i know that Allah did created that kind of people, they called Kunza.
they will be a man for a few month and women after.
there's a Hadith about it, please check.
What does Islam teach about violence?
Violence is only allowed in self-defense, or to fight against oppression.
Why Muhammads teachings were so popular with the poorer people?
Muhammad preached that people are equal, and that the rich should share thier wealth with the poor
How do Muslims believe Allah spoke to Muhammad?
Allah (or God and same God worshiped in Judaism and Christianity) spoke to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the same way spoke to all other God prophets including Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them all). Allah spoke to prophet Muhammad mostly through revelation or through the angel Jibril (or Gabriel) .
Quran says (meaning English translation):
"And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise." (42:51)
Jesus went into the desert, came out and said I am the Way. And Mohammed went into a cave, came out and and said God said ,"In him, I will show you the way". Mohammed never healed one soul, Never walked on water, He said kill your Neighbor if he don't believe in Alah, He never died for any cause but his own. And on and on----------------------------- If you care to kook at his life and his religion.
What was the name of the month that Prophet Muhammad was born in?
Muhammed (PBUH) was born on 22/April/571 at 04:45 am.
Who perfomed gusl to prophet Mohammed after death?
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah Please with him)performed gusl to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him and His Family).
What leader do Islam workship?
Muslims worship noone but Allah(creator)..... we follow prophet muhammed(s.a.w) ways of worshiping Allah.... misconcept amony most non-Muslims is that we worship prophet(s.aw)... which is totally incorrect because in Islam its one of the biggest sin to worship animals, people, idols, money and all other sort of crazy stuff...
