A Christian wants to become Muslim and is asking about the prayer
Q: I have not read about the prayers anywhere yet, at
least how they are performed.(movements,speach ie: what is said if
anything specific) How can one convert not knowing arabic? Isn't
this the only language the Qu'ran should be read and recitted from?
.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer is the ...
Thomas Webber, Ex-Christian, UK
Like most reverts to Islam my story is simple from the
perspective of an outsider. Young man finds a religion that's
different to his family's and eventually tells them and
reverts.
However, like many things in life, it is the travelling of the
journey and not the getting to the destination ...
The wisdom behind jihad
Does Jihad only and simply mean to kill non Muslims?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In Arabic, the word jihad means striving and expending one's
energy.
In Islamic terminology, jihad
means the Muslim striving to make the word of Allaah supreme and to
establish His religion on earth.
The purpose of ...
Virtues of the Day of Sacrifice
Are there any special features of the tenth day of Dhu'l-Hijjah?
Praise be to Allaah.
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah, he found that they had two days on which they used to play. He said: «إن الله قد أبدلكم يومين خيراً ...
The Inner Dimensions of Hajj
Abul Ala Maududi
Nature of journey for Hajj
The people of the world are usually aware of two kinds of journey.
One journey is that which is made to earn livelihood. The second one is that which is undertaken for pleasure and sight-seeing.
In both [of] these ...
Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al
Jawziyyah
Quoted in "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms - Causes &
Cure"
by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
© 1997 Daar of Islamic Heritage
Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah's
Greatness, saying:
He governs the affairs of ...
Unnecessary Obstacles to Marriage
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Young women have many hopes and dreams. Among the most important of these dreams focus upon their future husbands, the men who are going to be their partners through the long and arduous journey of life. Some girls want their husbands to be young and handsome. Others ...
Continue ReadingBelieve It or Not: You were Born Muslim!
By: Umm Rashid
What would you call a religion whose beliefs, practices and followers are being bashed and bad-mouthed in practically every sphere of activity, in almost every corner of the globe, yet it attracts ever-increasing numbers of people?
A Paradox? A Miracle ? Or simply, The Truth: ...
Continue ReadingThe Merits of Islam
There are many religions so why do Muslims think that Islam is true? Is there any factual basis?
This is a reasonable enough question for one who has not entered Islam, but one who believes in and practices this religion already knows the blessings which ... Continue Reading
Reviving our sense of Gheerah
by Sister Fatima Barakatullah
Woman was made from....
Woman was made from the rib of man,
She was not created from his head to top him,
Nor form his feet to be stepped upon,
She was made from his side to be close to him,
From beneath his arm to be protected by him,
Near his heart to be loved by him.
Contributed by: Sr. Rehman
Continue Reading
Answering Atheists: Watch in the Sand ?!
Suppose you find a watch in the middle of a desert. What would you conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch? Or would you suppose that the watch came by itself?
Of course no sane person would say that the watch just happened to emerge from the sand. All the ...
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