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Women should go to school Women should trade

They are major determinants of world's future generation.

Many cases of divorce or perhaps neglect occur. Husbands in some cases, run away, leaving the children for the mothers to take care of. I remember reading an article which was about a tricyclist taking to his heels after his wife gave birth to triplets.

Now, the question is; how does the woman fare? How does she ensure her children don't suffer from malnutrition or even die of hunger? The man has dashed away! he's lost and nowhere to be found! But the mother wouldn't; no matter the circumstances. She rather dies than see her child suffer.

Oh mothers!

Oh sisters!

Oh ladies!

You are too important to be underestimated. 

Downgrading the women and allowing them to suffer is a crime on humanity.

As For the extremists, I want to know where Islam says women shouldn't be educated or involved in buying and selling.

Islam is not and cannot be a platform for wickedness. Islam moves with realities of time. You can't apply 13th century Islam in 21st century. current challenges are so different from those of 13th century. Umar bn Khattaab said islam moved along with the conditions and realities of time and place (ask me for proof if you've not heard it before)

Islam liberated the women and gave them rights when they had none. It upheld the women when they were liberated. Islam protected the women and would not do other wise now.

Education doesn't always translate to degradation of morals.
In the realities of this century, depriving a woman from education is injustice... Big time injustice.

SALAT – THE “KHUSHOO” BANK

I have read many articles on this very important subject of “khushoo”. People have also asked me several times on how to develop a great khushoo and so I briefly tell them to hold the issue of their salaat seriously. This answer is of course a good one but that mere saying is not sufficient as the question in other words is how can I take salaat seriously. So it is obvious that I am providing the question as the answer. Today in sha allah, we would we would be reading about the road to the central bank of khushoo and how to withdraw khushoo from it. Salaat is the most important building block in Islaam after Imaan. On the day of resurrection, if your salaat is good, the rest of your deeds would be overlooked (saheeh) in sha Allah.

The following steps are provided to help us in developing great khushoo’ in our salaat. The steps would in sha Allah be in series. We would provide some few steps and then later on add some more till we come to the end of the topic. So bookmark this blog on your browser and check back later for updates or simply provide your email address in the comment box and in sha Allah I will contact you when we update the topic. Read on……….

THE FIRST STEP:

Know the meaning of Salaat

Salaat is an Arabic word that is commonly translated as prayer. The meaning of salat would be conveyed more explicitly when defined as a programming towards righteousness. In salaat, apart from praying, we praise Allah, we redefine our believe in non else than Allah, we seek refuge in Allah from misguidance, we receive guidance from Allah (s.w.t), e.t.c. 

SECOND STEP:

Knowing how to perform salaat

There is this popular sahih hadeeth that the prophet said: PRAY AS YOU SEE ME PRAY. So when the question comes; how do we pray? Or how are we supposed to pray? The answer would be; we pray as the prophet pray and we are supposed to pray as the prophet prayed respectively. There is this book that describes how the prophet prayed – providing hadeeths as proof for all the steps. The book is called “siffaatu-ssalaatun-nabiyyi minat-takbeeri  ilat-tasleemi ka annaka taraaha” by Sheikh Nasiruddeen Al-Albani (Rahimahullah). Honestly, I haven’t seen the translation of this book in English but it is very possible that there is one which I don’t know of currently. So I would translate the name of the book to the best of my knowledge to aid the English speakers when they perhaps want to get the book for themselves. It goes like this “The detailed procedure of the prayer of the prophet from the beginning to the end as though you are seeing it been done” I recommend this book for anyone who wants to try and read his salaat like the prophet (pbuh). You can google it up too. You might get the pdf and in sha Allah, if I get the pdf, I shall upload it on the blog.

THIRD STEP:

Be constant in your Salaat

There are many verses of the Qur’aan where Allah says “establish the salaat and then bring forth the zakaat”. The Arabic word used in the verse is ‘aqeemu’ which is derived from ‘qiyaam’ which is derived from ‘qum’ or ‘qaama’ which generally means establish. It also entails that what is referred to should be done frequently. So performing the salaat at the prescribed time is very important. It is an error to think that there is still time when the imam is already praying. Some say there is still time even after the tasleem has been made. Subhanallah this is not correct and not befitting for one who submits his will to the will of Allah. The command of Allah should be your utmost priority. It should be above any other thing in this world.

FOURTH STEP:

Knowing what you say in Salaat

Knowing the Arabic terms you use in your daily salawaat is very important as this would bring you closer to Allah. We say Allahu akbar, we should know that it means Allah is the greatest and not Allah is great. Allahu akbar. We say sami’allahu liman hamidah, we should know that what we are saying is : Allah listens to one who praises Him, etc. This is what we are supposed to be doing with our internet time; seeking knowledge. But NO, we log on these social media chatting with non mahraams - People we have not seen before. I am not saying been on facebook is haraam please don’t misunderstand or misquote me as there are wonderful Islaamic pages there in.

FIFTH STEP:

Knowing what you say in salaat

You might be wondering why I repeated this step. Here, I mean know the correct meaning of the verses you recite, or the verses you hear the imam reciting. One may ask; the imam does not read a particular chapter or specific verses every day so where do I start from? I say start from anywhere you want to start from. Let’s assume you start from the first chapter of the Qur’an - suratul fatihah since it is the commonly repeated chapter. The imam recites it every day in every salaat. If you make this part of you and you read the verses along with their meanings every day,  let’s say maghrib to ishaa instead of engaging in idle talks, you would soon realize that it’s fun to know what the imam is saying. The method I use for myself is that as I read these verses along with their meanings, I try to know what some, if not all of the meaning of each word used in that verse. I have been doing this for some time and now Alhamdulillah, I find that if the imam is reading a surah I perhaps have not gone through the meaning, I understand what the ayah is saying because I know the meaning of a great percent of the words in the verse. Allahu akbar. You can try this. Wallah it’s not so difficult to read the Qur’an with its meanings for a couple of minutes if we can read novels for hours each day for an exam for example. 

In sha Allah, we shall continue next time. FEE AMAANILLAH!

ASSALAAMUN ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAH

LET THE BIBLE SPEAK ON JESUS’S RELEGION
I welcome all of you with the islamic greetings "assalamun alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu"
"may peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be on all of you" 

Religion by definition is a system of belief and worship. I personally understand religion as a way of life of an individual. Since it is crystal clear that Jesus lived on the surface of the earth, then he must have a way of life.

We Muslims, without any proof from the bible or any other religious scripture, believe that Jesus is the messenger of God and as such; no Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus as a messenger. However, the Christians have an objection to that belief. Allah knows all these will happen and that’s the reason he said in Sura Baqarah chapter no 2 verse no 111 it says that “ And they say: “None shall enter paradise unless he be a jew or a Christian. “Those are their (vain) desires. Say: “produce your proof if ye are truthful.” Allah, having knowing their vain talks, their lies, is telling the believers here, that we should say to them hatuu burqaanakum in kuntum saadiqeen which means ‘provide your proofs if you are truthful’

And, the Jews and Christians have picked up that challenge and have provided their proofs to be the bible. I am asking a question: What are we Muslims supposed to do? Tell them to provide their proofs and sit back and watch like beaten donkeys? No! of course Allah is telling us, after challenging them to provide their proofs, we should carefully analyze their proofs. But unfortunately only but a few Muslims do this.

Since the Christians have provided their proofs, then let their proofs speak for them. Let the bible speak on Jesus’s Religion:

Before I proceed, I will like us to know the following:

Definition of a Muslim: a Muslim is “a person who submits his will to Almighty God”

Definition of Islam: Islam means “peace acquired by submitting your will to almighty God”

1.      If you read the bible, it is mentioned in the gospel of John chapter no 4 verse no 34 which says “ Jesus saith unto them, “my meat is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work”

According to this verse, Jesus always did what God who sent him wanted him to do i.e to do the will of Almighty God. One word for that is “MUSLIM” Jesus here tell us that his meat (in other words his responsibility) is to submit his will to God. To do the will of God.

2.      It is mentioned in the gospel of John chapter no 6 verse no 38 that jesus said “For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me”

3.      It is mentioned in gospel of John chapter no 12 verse no 49 that Jesus said: “I have not spoken of myself, but the father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that his command is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the father said unto me, so I speak”.

Here, Jesus’s words are words of a servant of God. As a servant, he does nothing other than obeying the commandments of God. One who is God or has a share in divinity cannot utter such words. These are words of submission to God’s will.

4.      It is mentioned in the gospel of John chapter no 5 verse no 30-31 that Jesus said: “I can of mine own self do nothing as I hear I judge and my judgement is just for I seek not my will but the will of my father who sent me. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

This verse proved clearly that Jesus cannot perform any miracle on his own. In this verse Jesus said he was a Muslim. Any one who says not my will but the will of God is a Muslim. So Jesus Christ was a Muslim.

5.      It is mentioned in the gospel of Mathew chapter no 12 verse no 50 that Jesus said: “for whoever does the will of my father in heave is my brother and sister and mother”

In order words, “for whoever is a Muslim is my brother and sister and mother”

Lastly, I want and will always urge Muslims to do DA’AWAH. May Allah give us more knowledge. Ameen 

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG
This blog site is aimed basically at spreading the true message of Islam to non-muslims. Here on this blog site, I try my level best with the use of the Qur'an , sahih hadeeths and logic to eliminate misconceptions about Islaam.

BRIEF DEFINITION OF ISLAAM
The word Islam, comes from the Arabic root word "salam" which means "peace"
It is also derived from the arabic root word "slm" which means to submit your will to Almighty God.
So in short, "Islam" means "peace acquired by submitting your will to Almighty God"

WHO IS A MUSLIM?
A muslim is a person who submits his will to his creator - Almighty God

WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A MUSLIM?
The responsibility of a muslim cannot be over emphasized. Basically, a practicing muslim should know, follow, and strive to obey all the commandments of his Creator - Almighty God. One of the responsibilities of a muslim is DA'AWAH.

WHAT IS DA'AWAH ?
The word Da'awah comes from the arabic root word "Da'aa" which means "to invite". So, da'awah simply means invitation. Allah says in sura asr chapter no 103 verse no 1-3 that Da'awah is compulsory on each and every muslim.

I urge every muslim to please pray for the success of this blog. May Allah increase us in knowledge and understanding. May Allah use this blog to eradicate or at least neutralize the effect of the misconceptions about Islaam in the hearts of non-muslims. Lastly, I pray to Allah to use me and this blog to guide the non-muslims into this relegion of peace - Islam. Aameen

Allahu Akbar