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Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth, (1) Createth man from a clot. (2) Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, (3) Who teacheth by the pen, (4) Teacheth man that which he knew not. (5) Qur'an (96:1-5)
Falling Objects
Saturday 11 February 2012
Thursday 9 February 2012
Saturday 4 February 2012
Bismil Laahir Rahmaanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
God’s Attributes
The 99 Names of God:
- Ar Rahman (الرحمن) The All Beneficent
- Ar Rahim (الرحيم) The Most Merciful
- Al Malik (الملك) The King, The Sovereign
- Al Quddus (القدوس) The Most Holy
- As Salam (السلام) Peace and Blessing
- Al Mu'min (المؤمن) The Guarantor
- Al Muhaymin (المهيمن) The Guardian, the Preserver
- Al 'Aziz (العزيز) The Almighty, the Self Sufficient
- Al Jabbar (الجبار) The Powerful, the Irresistible
- Al Mutakabbir (المتكبر) The Tremendous
- Al Khaliq (الخالق) The Creator
- Al Bari' (البارئ) The Maker
- Al Musawwir (المصور) The Fashioner of Forms
- Al Ghaffar (الغفار) The Ever Forgiving
- Al Qahhar (القهار) The All Compelling Subduer
- Al Wahhab (الوهاب) The Bestower
- Ar Razzaq (الرزاق) The Ever Providing
- Al Fattah (الفتاح) The Opener, the Victory Giver
- Al Alim (العليم) The All Knowing, the Omniscient
- Al Qabid (القابض) The Restrainer, the Straightener
- Al Basit (الباسط) The Expander, the Munificent
- Al Khafid (الخافض) The Abaser
- Ar Rafi' (الرافع) The Exalter
- Al Mu'izz (المعز) The Giver of Honor
- Al Mudhill (المذل) The Giver of Dishonor
- Al Sami' (السميع) The All Hearing
- Al Basir (البصير) The All Seeing
- Al Hakam (الحكم) The Judge, the Arbitrator
- Al 'Adl (العدل) The Utterly Just
- Al Latif (اللطيف) The Subtly Kind
- Al Khabir (الخبير) The All Aware
- Al Halim (الحليم) The Forbearing, the Indulgent
- Al 'Azim (العظيم) The Magnificent, the Infinite
- Al Ghafur (الغفور) The All Forgiving
- Al Shakur (الشكور) The Grateful
- Al 'Ali (العلى) The Sublimely Exalted
- Al Kabir (الكبير) The Great
- Al Hafiz (الحفيظ) The Preserver
- Al Muqit (المقيت) The Nourisher
- Al Hasib (الحسيب) The Reckoner
- Al Jalil (الجليل) The Majestic
- Al Karim (الكريم) The Bountiful, the Generous
- Ar Raqib (الرقيب) The Watchful
- Al Mujib (المجيب) The Responsive, the Answerer
- Al Wasi' (الواسع) The Vast, the All Encompassing
- Al Hakim (الحكيم) The Wise
- Al Wadud (الودود) The Loving, the Kind One
- Al Majid (المجيد) The All Glorious
- Al Ba'ith (الباعث) The Raiser of the Dead
- Ash Shahid (الشهيد) The Witness
- Al Haqq (الحق) The Truth, the Real
- Al Wakil (الوكيل) The Trustee, the Dependable
- Al Qawiyy (القوى) The Strong
- Al Matin (المتين) The Firm, the Steadfast
- Al Wali (الولى) The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper
- Al Hamid (الحميد) The All Praiseworthy
- Al Muhsi (المحصى) The Accounter, the Numberer of All
- Al Mubdi' (المبدئ) The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
- Al Mu'id (المعيد) The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
- Al Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver of Life
- Al Mumit (المميت) The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer
- Al Hayy (الحي) The Ever Living
- Al Qayyum (القيوم) The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
- Al Wajid (الواجد) The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing
- Al Majid (الماجد) The Illustrious, the Magnificent
- Al Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible
- Al Ahad (الاحد) The One, the Unique
- As Samad (الصمد) The Long, the Impregnable, the Everlasting
- Al Qadir (القادر) The All Able
- Al Muqtadir (المقتدر) The All Determiner, the Dominant
- Al Muqaddim (المقدم) The Expediter, He who brings forward
- Al Mu'akhkhir (المؤخر) The Delayer, He who puts far away
- Al Awwal (الأول) The First
- Al Akhir (الأخر) The Last
- Az Zahir (الظاهر) The Manifest; the All Victorious
- Al Batin (الباطن) The Hidden; the All Encompassing
- Al Wali (الوالي) The Patron
- Al Muta'al (المتعالي) The Self Exalted
- Al Barr (البر) The Most Kind and Righteous
- At Tawwab (التواب) The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
- Al Muntaqim (المنتقم) The Avenger
- Al 'Afuww (العفو) The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins
- Ar Ra'uf (الرؤوف) The Compassionate, the All Pitying
- Malik al Mulk (مالك) (الملك) The Owner of All Sovereignty
- Dhu al Jalal wa al Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام) The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
- Al Muqsit (المقسط) The Equitable, the Requiter
- Al Jami' (الجامع) The Gatherer, the Unifier
- Al Ghani (الغنى) The All Rich, the Independent
- Al Mughni (المغنى) The Enricher, the Emancipator
- Al Mani'(المانع) The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender
- Ad Dharr (الضآر) The Distresser
- An Nafi' (النافع) The Propitious, the Benefactor
- An Nur (النور) The Light
- Al Hadi (الهادئ) The Guide
- Al Badi (البديع) Incomparable, the Originator
- Al Baqi (الباقي) The Ever Enduring and Immutable
- Al Warith (الوارث) The Heir, the Inheritor of All
- Ar Rashid (الرشيد) The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower
- As Sabur (الصبور) The Patient, the Timeless
(Note: Allah is the literal translation of the word God and so is not one of his names.)
Wikipedia.<Retrieved 21 August 2011>.
Friday 3 February 2012
Bismil Laahir Rahmaanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
Wudu
Wudu is the Islamic procedure for washing certain parts of the body in preparation of salah (prayer). It is also mandatory that a Muslim is pure and clean when handling and reading the Qur’an. According to the Qur’an, it states in surah Al-Bakara ayah 222 that, “...Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness.” Another verse from the Qur'an highlights a similar message: "That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an. In a Book kept hidden. Which none toucheth save the purified..." (Qur'an 56:77-79)
Water requirements
Permitted water types include
- Rain water
- Well water
- Spring, sea or river water
- Water of melting snow or hail
- Water of a big tank or pond
Prohibited water types
- Unclean or impure water
- Water extracted from fruit and trees
- Water that has changed its color, taste and smell and becomes thick because something was soaked in it
- Small quantity of water in which something unclean has fallen, eg. urine, blood, stool or wine or some animal had died after falling into it
- Water left over after drinking by animals, eg. dogs, pigs or predatory animals
- Used water of wudu
The Act of Wudu
In order to have wudu, one must complete four (4) acts. They are obligatory or fard, meaning if one of these acts is omitted, wudu is not complete and one must repeat the procedure.
Fara’id according to Sunni Muslims
Al-Qur’an
The Qur’anic mandate for wudu comes from Al-Maeda ayah 5, which sates:
O ye who believe! When ye rise up for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles. And if ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye are sick or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the closet, or ye have had contact with women, and ye find not water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and your hands with some of it. Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks.(Qur’an 5:6)
From the above text, it is established that Muslims are required to:
- Wash the face once.
- Wash both the arms including the elbows once.
- Run the wet hands over the head
- Wash both the feet once up to and including the ankles.
Sunnah of the Prophet
- Narrated by Abd-Allah ibn Amr: "...we were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them thoroughly) so he addressed us in a loud voice saying twice or thrice.”
- Narrated by Ubaid Ibn Juraij: “...and he used to perform ablution while wearing the shoes (i.e. wash his feet and then put on the shoes)."
- Narrated by Yahya Al-Mazini: "Can you show me how Allah's Apostle used to perform ablution? ...and washed his feet (up to the ankles)."
- Narrated by Amr: "...and then he washed his feet up to the ankles."
- Narrated by Humran: "...and washed his feet up to the ankles..."
- Narrated by Amr bin Yahya: "...and washed his feet up to the ankles..."
- Narrated by Abdullah bin Zaid: "...and washed his feet (up to the ankles).”
Sunnah (athendic practices and sayings of the prophet Mohammed (pbuh)
It is optional to preform the following acts during wudu:
- Reciting bismillah
- Intention of performing wudu
- Washing both the hands up to the wrists
- Rinsing the inner mouth
- Sniffing water and blowing it out
- Passing of wet fingers between the fingers of the hand and feet
- Passing of wet fingers into the beard
- Brushing the teeth, preferably with a miswak
- Wudu is done systematically
- Washing of each part one after the other without pause, so no part dries up before wudu is completed
- Washing each limb thrice
- Performing wudu towards the Qiblah
Invalidation of Wudu
One can preform one wudu for salah (prayer) and it can be considered valid for the entire day, however; it is be broken if any one of the following acts are committed:
- Defecation
- Sleep while reclining
- Vomiting
- Loss of senses
- Fainting
- Laughing aloud or whistling while preforming salah
- Blood or pus leaving the body so that it leaves the point of exit (however if the blood or pus exits from the private parts than any amount breaks wudu)
- Touching the private with the bare hands
- Emission of semen (ghusl is required)
- Sexual contact with another person (ghusl is required)
Tayammum
Tayammun is procedure preformed in the place of wudu when access to water is restricted or when water is unavailable. Tayammun can we preformed when:
- Sufficient amounts of water for ritual washing is not available, including when using the available water for wudu or ghusl would leave insufficient water for drinking.
- When obtaining water is hazardous or prohibitively expensive.
- When using water poses a health risk.
Preforming Tayammum
When preforming tayammum, the following steps must be followed:
- Find a piece of ground which is free of najaasah. This could be any natural surface such as rock, sand, or dust.
- Recite bismillah.
- Make niyyah, or intention to make tayammum.
- Place the hands on the surface of the ground.
- Lift hands with palms downwards, ensuring that no dust remains, may rub them together.
- Rub face with hands.
- Press hands to ground and touch sides of hands together.
- Rub right arm with left hand, from the fingers to the elbow, and back along the inner arm to the hand. Do the same with the other arm.
Tyammum is permitted on the following items:
- Taahir (pure) earth
- Sand
- Stone
- Limestone
- Baked earthen pots (unglazed)
- Walls of mud, stone or brick
- Clay
- All items which have thick dust on them
Tyammum is not permitted on the following items:
- Wood
- Metal
- Glass
- Food items
- All items that burn ash, rot, or melt
Is ablution (wudu) required before touching the Qur’an
Dr.Zakir Naik on Wudu
References
Alhamdulillah rabbil alamin.
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Thursday 26 January 2012
Islam
Bismil Laahir Rahmaanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
What is Islam?
Linguistic meaning: The term Islam derives from the three-letter Arabic root s-l-m (seen, lam, meem), which generates words with interrelated meanings. This includes five distinct words; namely, "surrender," "submission," "commitment," "sincerity" and "peace." Commonly, it represents the last reiteration of the primordial message of God’s Oneness, a theme found in earlier monotheistic (belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God) religious traditions. Essentially, by definition, Islam is a worldview focused on belief in the one God and commitment to his commandments. This is the general meaning in Arabic, implying absolute submission, surrender and obedience that is obeying the injunctions of the ruler without objection.
Idiomatic meaning: The Holy Qur’an defines Islam as the Message of Prophet Mohammed (saw). Although Islam was the theme of all preceding divine messages, the word was chosen as a particular title denoting the Almighty’s final revelation to mankind. In fact the Qur’an transformed the word “Islam” from its linguistic meaning to the idiomatic meaning. Still there remains the common implication, that is submission and obedience, since Islam is the religion of voluntary submission to Allah’s Will, the obeying of His commands and surrendering to His Will without the least objection. Thus, the religion which Mohammed (saw) brought to humanity was called “Islam”. Believers demonstrate submission to God by worshiping God and following his commands, and rejecting polytheism.
Once we humble ourselves, rid ourselves of our egoism and submit totally to Allah, and to Him exclusively, in faith and in action, we will surely feel peace in our hearts. Establishing peace in our hearts will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.
Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him). (Qur’an 3:64)
Speaker: Dawud Adib (Reverted American Muslim of over 25 yrs) Source: [islaam.ca] Given: 1997
Idiomatic meaning: The Holy Qur’an defines Islam as the Message of Prophet Mohammed (saw). Although Islam was the theme of all preceding divine messages, the word was chosen as a particular title denoting the Almighty’s final revelation to mankind. In fact the Qur’an transformed the word “Islam” from its linguistic meaning to the idiomatic meaning. Still there remains the common implication, that is submission and obedience, since Islam is the religion of voluntary submission to Allah’s Will, the obeying of His commands and surrendering to His Will without the least objection. Thus, the religion which Mohammed (saw) brought to humanity was called “Islam”. Believers demonstrate submission to God by worshiping God and following his commands, and rejecting polytheism.
Once we humble ourselves, rid ourselves of our egoism and submit totally to Allah, and to Him exclusively, in faith and in action, we will surely feel peace in our hearts. Establishing peace in our hearts will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.
Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him). (Qur’an 3:64)
Speaker: Dawud Adib (Reverted American Muslim of over 25 yrs) Source: [islaam.ca] Given: 1997
Who is a Muslim?
The word "Muslim" means one who submits to the will of God. The first principle of Islam is known as the Shahaadah (Testimony of Faith), and is as follows: "There is no one worthy of worship except Allaah (God) and Muhammad is the Final Apostle (Messenger) of God.” In a broader sense, anyone who willingly submits to the will of God is a Muslim.
Who is Allah?
Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah.” For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply the Arabic word for “God” - and there is only One God. Let there be no doubt - Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus - peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims - like Jews - reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, does not mean that each of these three religions worships a different God - because, as we have already said, there is only One True God. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim to be “Abrahamic Faiths”, and all of them are also classified as “monotheistic.” However, Islam teaches that other religions have, in one way or another, distorted and nullified a pure and proper belief in Almighty God by neglecting His true teachings and mixing them with man-made ideas.
First of all, it is important to note that “Allah” is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will see the word “Allah” being used where “God” is used in English. This is because “Allah” is a word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word “God” with a capital “G”. Additionally, the word “Allah” cannot be made plural, a fact which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God.
It is interesting to note that the Aramaic word “El”, which is the word for God in the language that Jesus spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word “Allah” than the English word “God.” This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are “El” and “Elah”, and the plural or glorified form “Elohim.” The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages with common origins. It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word “El” is translated variously as “God”, “god” and “angel”! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic word “Allah” presents no such difficulty or ambiguity, since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Additionally, in English, the only difference between “god”, meaning a false god, and “God”, meaning the One True God, is the capital “G”. Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word “Allah” into English might be “The One -and-Only God” or “The One True God.”
More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word “Allah” contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin. This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’allaha (or alaha), which means “to be worshipped.” Thus in Arabic, the word “Allah” means “The One who deserves all worship.” This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic message of Islam.
Suffice it to say that just because someone claims to be a “monotheistic” Jew, Christian or Muslim, that does not keep them from falling into corrupt beliefs and idolatrous practices. Many people, including some Muslims, claim belief in “One God” even though they’ve fallen into acts of idolatry. Certainly, many Protestants accuse Roman Catholics of idolatrous practices in regards to the saints and the Virgin Mary. Likewise, the Greek Orthodox Church is considered “idolatrous” by many other Christians because in much of their worship they use icons. However, if you ask a Roman Catholic or a Greek Orthodox person if God is “One”, they will invariably answer: “Yes!.” This claim, however, does not stop them from being “creature worshipping” idolaters. The same goes for Hindus, who just consider their gods to be “manifestations” or “incarnations” of the One Supreme God.
Before concluding… there are some people out there, who are obviously not on the side of truth, that want to get people to believe that “Allah” is just some Arabian “god,”, and that Islam is completely “other” - meaning that it has no common roots with the other Abrahamic religions (i.e. Christianity and Judaism). To say that Muslims worship a different “God” because they say “Allah” is just as illogical as saying that French people worship another God because they use the word “Dieu”, that Spanish-speaking people worship a different God because they say “Dios” or that the Hebrews worshipped a different God because they sometimes call Him “Yahweh.” Certainly, reasoning like this is quite ridiculous! It should also be mentioned, that claiming that any one language uses the only the correct word for God is tantamount to denying the universality of God’s message to mankind, which was to all nations, tribes and people through various prophets who spoke different languages.
We would like to ask our readers about the motives of these people? The reason is that the Ultimate Truth of Islam stands on solid ground and its unshakeable belief in the Unity of God is above reproach. Due to this, Christians can’t criticize its doctrines directly, but instead fabricate things about Islam that aren’t true so that people lose the desire to learn more. If Islam were presented in the proper way to the world, it surely might make many people reconsider and re-evaluate their own beliefs. It is quite likely that when they find out that there is a universal religion in the world that teaches people to worship and love God, while also practicing Pure Monotheism, would at least feel that they should re-examine the basis for their own beliefs and doctrines.
Does God Exist?
It is interesting to note that the Aramaic word “El”, which is the word for God in the language that Jesus spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word “Allah” than the English word “God.” This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are “El” and “Elah”, and the plural or glorified form “Elohim.” The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages with common origins. It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word “El” is translated variously as “God”, “god” and “angel”! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic word “Allah” presents no such difficulty or ambiguity, since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Additionally, in English, the only difference between “god”, meaning a false god, and “God”, meaning the One True God, is the capital “G”. Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word “Allah” into English might be “The One -and-Only God” or “The One True God.”
More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word “Allah” contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin. This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’allaha (or alaha), which means “to be worshipped.” Thus in Arabic, the word “Allah” means “The One who deserves all worship.” This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic message of Islam.
Suffice it to say that just because someone claims to be a “monotheistic” Jew, Christian or Muslim, that does not keep them from falling into corrupt beliefs and idolatrous practices. Many people, including some Muslims, claim belief in “One God” even though they’ve fallen into acts of idolatry. Certainly, many Protestants accuse Roman Catholics of idolatrous practices in regards to the saints and the Virgin Mary. Likewise, the Greek Orthodox Church is considered “idolatrous” by many other Christians because in much of their worship they use icons. However, if you ask a Roman Catholic or a Greek Orthodox person if God is “One”, they will invariably answer: “Yes!.” This claim, however, does not stop them from being “creature worshipping” idolaters. The same goes for Hindus, who just consider their gods to be “manifestations” or “incarnations” of the One Supreme God.
Before concluding… there are some people out there, who are obviously not on the side of truth, that want to get people to believe that “Allah” is just some Arabian “god,”, and that Islam is completely “other” - meaning that it has no common roots with the other Abrahamic religions (i.e. Christianity and Judaism). To say that Muslims worship a different “God” because they say “Allah” is just as illogical as saying that French people worship another God because they use the word “Dieu”, that Spanish-speaking people worship a different God because they say “Dios” or that the Hebrews worshipped a different God because they sometimes call Him “Yahweh.” Certainly, reasoning like this is quite ridiculous! It should also be mentioned, that claiming that any one language uses the only the correct word for God is tantamount to denying the universality of God’s message to mankind, which was to all nations, tribes and people through various prophets who spoke different languages.
We would like to ask our readers about the motives of these people? The reason is that the Ultimate Truth of Islam stands on solid ground and its unshakeable belief in the Unity of God is above reproach. Due to this, Christians can’t criticize its doctrines directly, but instead fabricate things about Islam that aren’t true so that people lose the desire to learn more. If Islam were presented in the proper way to the world, it surely might make many people reconsider and re-evaluate their own beliefs. It is quite likely that when they find out that there is a universal religion in the world that teaches people to worship and love God, while also practicing Pure Monotheism, would at least feel that they should re-examine the basis for their own beliefs and doctrines.
Does God Exist?
God: Delusion or Truth?
Source: THE BIG DEBATES.com
Source: THE BIG DEBATES.com
God: Fairy Tale or Truth
Source: THE BIG DEBATES
Islam or Atheism?
Source: THE BIG DEBATES
A Tale of Two Histories
Source: THE BIG DEBATES
Alhamdulillah rabbil alamin.
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