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Aspects of Islamic Faith 112: Abstention from all sin
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2011 01:31 GMT
We discussed last week the special nature of the worship known as fasting, as explained in a Hadith in which God is quoted as saying that fasting is the only act people do that belongs to Him. The remainder of the Hadith, which is reported by Abu Hurayrah, says: Fasting is a means of protection. When you are fasting, you must not engage in any quarrel or shouting. Should anyone verbally abuse you or fight you, you should only say: I am fasting'. By Him who holds Muhammad's soul in His hand, ...
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While calling for a revival in contemporary Islamic housing, Muslims often cast a glance towards history.
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2010 12:07 GMT
An ideal Islamic city is the one whose layout, urban form, design and function are inspired primarily by Islam.
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Discover Islam
Last Modified: 31 May 2013 02:34 GMT
In the name of wanting matters to appear nice and dandy, the world’s intellectuals, clerics, politicians and others have attempted to assure the world public that between Islam and the world, specifically the Western world, there are no sticky patches. By Zaher Mahruqi
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2012 10:15 GMT
We are all in need of Allah. Our lifes, the breath we take, our talks, our movements are all in control of Allah and they all happen by the Will of Allah. By Ebru Altan
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Islam & Science
Last Modified: 31 May 2013 05:17 GMT
A ball of flame from the sky is speeding in the world’s atmosphere. And people are about to notice that in a matter of seconds… By Ebru Altan
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2012 07:08 GMT
My today’s JakartaPost was already in front of my door as I was coming back from mosque to perform early morning prayer. A headline for today is Superstorm Sandy that hit The United States, New York and different areas as well. This condition caused psychological and physical damage for people who were affected. The government also suffered financially and politically. All of sudden my mind went some years ago when I was in my first semester’s class- learning about human. As an introduction, ...
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Fundamental Beliefs
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2012 10:50 GMT
While you are reading this phrase in the different places of the world, with different reasons millions of people have died. If you ask these people one minute ago most probably they did not know that they will die. Whereas you who’s reading this article or me who’s writing this article, maybe we won’t live after a couple of minutes. Maybe these are our last minutes on the earth to repent and to be closer to Allah. By Didem Rahvanci
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2011 08:12 GMT
There are many misconceptions about what it is that Muslims actually believe. It is possible that information about Islam is the best possible way to fight modern Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Understanding what one fifth of the world's population believes may help dispel myths about Islam that have become prevalent in today's media. After all, much of the anti-Muslim movement that has gained power in the right wing in Western Europe and the United States is based almost entirely on ign ...
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Prayer
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2010 01:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI Published: Apr 9, 2010 02:39 Updated: Apr 9, 2010 02:41 Friday prayer is very special. It is the only weekly prayer that must be offered in congregation at a mosque, or a place known to the local community. As we pray five obligatory prayers every day, it is the only one in 35 prayers that has these conditions. It is at midday, so that everyone is able to attend, even those who work on night shifts. It is preceded by a speech delivered by the imam, who is required to remin ...
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2010 09:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI | ARAB NEWS Published: Mar 26, 2010 04:07 Updated: Mar 26, 2010 05:06 During the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Muslims were mostly enduring hard times, with many Arabian tribes and other forces lined up against them.
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Fasting
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2011 01:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI Published: Aug 18, 2011 22:43 Updated: Aug 18, 2011 22:43 It is very important to note that proper fasting is not achieved by the mere abstention from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. It is much greater than that. Fasting is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. Over the last two weeks we discussed its special position and some aspects that must be associated with it. We mentioned that the month of Ramadan is a season for good action, and that its reward is certain ...
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2011 01:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI Published: Aug 11, 2011 23:38 ...
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Charity (Sadaqah & Zakaah)
Last Modified: 31 Dec 2012 07:57 GMT
Islam postulates its economic philosophy and theory with cosmological orientation. It is a cosmic fact that the universe and all the living and non-living beings in it obey inviolable laws of its Creator. So, Islam demands human being to be in communion with the mainstream of the nature and the universe by surrendering voluntarily his will to the will and law of God in the realms of the life where he enjoys freedom. This is how Islam is defined in a nutshell. Both the term Khalifa (Vicegerent) c ...
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2011 01:31 GMT
By BY ADIL SALAHI Published: Jun 16, 2011 20:53 Updated: Jun 16, 2011 20:53 THE Prophet (peace be upon him) used various ways to encourage two types of action: Charitable deeds to benefit those in need and earning one's living. With the second type, the Prophet emphasized that the reward a person gets for earning one's living is not merely the income one receives.
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Comparative Religion
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2012 10:15 GMT
We all know and it is true that Bible, both Old and New testaments include many predictions and prophecies. If we ask our Christian fathers and friends, pastors and priests about disintegration of Soviet Union, or 9/11 or Iraq War, we might probably get the answer that it was foretold in Bible. I am not sure if Bible prophecies go to that extent or not, even though I am aware of their talent in stretching and shrinking the interpretation of Biblical verses to fit their whims and vested interests ...
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2011 06:38 GMT
Muslims consider Jesus as a Messenger from God, as the Messiah that brought the Gospel to the Children of Israel. Muslims believe that the Gospel was a holy scripture that God revealed to Jesus. The belief in Jesus and all of the other Prophets of Islam is a fundamental part of the practice of Islam. Jesus is mentioned twenty-five times in the Qur'an, and is named explicitly more times than the prophet Muhammad. Muslims believe that Mary gave birth to Jesus while being a virgin. Some Muslims co ...
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Islamic History
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2011 06:20 GMT
The situation of women before the birth of Islam was truly appalling. Female infanticide was a common practice and women had no rights. The Arab people lived in a fragmented and barbaric society that was patriarchal in nature. Its tribal practices afforded women no protection. Women were second-class citizens. This wasn't restricted to people in the Middle East, all around the world women were treated in a very similar way.
Last Modified: 03 Sep 2011 04:55 GMT
The Qur'an and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad address the individual rights of children repeatedly. One of the core values of Islam is providing for those that are at a disadvantage or that cannot provide for themselves adequately. Because of this, the individual rights of women, children, minorities, the elderly, orphans, and the handicapped are extensively discussed in Islamic law, the Qur'an, and in the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Misconceptions
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2012 10:19 GMT
What it means to be a Muslim has been misrepresented for many years. Radicals have appeared in the name of Islam. They have portrayed Islam, a religion of love, peace and brotherhood, as one of terror, savagery and rage. Instead of encourage love between people, they have incited hatred. They hated women. They hated children, flowers, the sky and pleasant views. Because they lived far removed from Allah, true Islam and the Sunna of our Prophet (saas). By Aylin Kocaman
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2012 09:39 GMT
All people are born with knowledge of love. A young child never exhibits any prejudice. A child knows no racial differences, no hatred, no classification of others by religion, culture or nation, and will not wrong others because he is born with that love in his nature. Everyone is created with the soul breathed into him by Allah, and that soul is focused on love because Allah loves to love and be loved. By Aylin Kocaman
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New Muslims
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2011 05:56 GMT
Racism has been rampant in the United States since the tragic events of 9/11. As a way to counteract this increasing prejudice against Muslims there has been a wave of American Muslim comedians that have taken to the stage. By making fun of them, their culture, and the prejudices of the American public, Muslim comedians are overturning many negative attitudes about Muslims one laugh at a time. In a day when the right-wing pundits say outrageous statements and blatant lies on television, the best ...
Last Modified: 10 Aug 2011 12:32 GMT
Every year, Brunei's Muslims welcome new members of their community as hundreds of people choose to embrace the Islamic faith. We guide them so that they will practice Islam in their life, Abd Aziz Hj Abd Kahar, head of Islamic and Mualaf Guidance Conservation Section at the Islamic Da'wah Center, told Asia One News.
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Stories of the Companions
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2011 01:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI Published: Aug 4, 2011 22:33 Updated: Aug 4, 2011 22:33 She came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) when he was sitting with a group of his men companions. She said: Messenger of God, I am sent by a group of Muslim women and we all share the same view and have the same concern. God has sent you to both men and women. We believe in you and follow you. Yet we, women, have to stay at home. We are the object of men's desire and we bear their children. Nevertheless, men have privi ...
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2011 01:31 GMT
By ADIL SALAHI Published: Jul 28, 2011 20:33 One of the better known companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was Abdullah ibn Masood, who was a teenager working as a shepherd when he met the Prophet for the first time. The Prophet admired his honesty as Abdullah refused to give him milk because the sheep in his custody were part of his trust. Before the meeting was over, Abdullah became a Muslim. He grew up to be one of the best learned companions of the Prophet, reporting more than ...
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Stories of the Prophets
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2011 01:31 GMT
Published: Jul 7, 2011 21:23 Updated: Jul 7, 2011 21:23 In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful Whenever the son of Mary is cited as an example, your people raise an outcry, saying: Who is better: Our deities or he?' They cite him only to challenge you. They are contentious people. He was but a servant of Ours whom We had favored and made an example to the Children of Israel. (Gold; Al-Zukhruf: 43: 57-59)
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2011 01:31 GMT
In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful Pharaoh proclaimed to his people, saying: My people, is the kingdom of Egypt not mine, with all these rivers flowing at my feet? Do you not see? Am I not better than this contemptible wretch who can hardly make his meaning clear? Why have no bracelets of gold been given to him? Why have no angels come to accompany him?' Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him. They were people lost in evil. When they incurred Our anger, ...
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Family & Women
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2011 01:31 GMT
When Islam started most people took a hostile attitude to it, because they realized that it involved a total change of their way of life. People normally dislike radical changes of what they are used to and what they are familiar with. Yet people accept a total change if they are convinced that it will give them something better. The early Muslims felt that they were taking a highly unfamiliar road, but they realized that it led them to real happiness. Some of them had a special introduction to ...
Last Modified: 05 Aug 2011 01:31 GMT
She came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) when he was sitting with a group of his men companions. She said: Messenger of God, I am sent by a group of Muslim women and we all share the same view and have the same concern. God has sent you to both men and women. We believe in you and follow you. Yet we, women, have to stay at home. We are the object of men's desire and we bear their children. Nevertheless, men have privileges, such as the obligatory Friday prayer, attending funerals and going ...
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