Category: Practices

Persecution of non-believers seems to be prescribed to pressure them to convert. Surah 9:29. Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya (special tax) with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. Sahih Muslim Book 1, Number 0032: Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: Allah’s Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said: I have been commanded that I should fight against people till they declare that there is no god but Allah, and when they profess it that there is no god but Allah, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si7phiFnRnU&t=289s Transcript of the video A Muslim considers such food “haram” (or prohibited). Anything else is “halal” (or permitted). Surah 5:3. Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. That which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety….  But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. We…

https://youtu.be/RqM8aUTe3As Transcript of the video Pilgrims from all parts of the world converge on Mecca. In recent years this has amounted to far more than 1.5 million people annually. Conversation pointer: Have you or your family members gone to Hajj? Do you plan to go the Hajj? What does the Hajj accomplish? Is it true that Islam allows a person to perform the Hajj on behalf of someone else? Hajj cannot be accomplished by most people Every Muslim is obliged to do it. Yet this requirement cannot be met due to the constraints of Mecca. Hajj by proxy Muslims cannot understand why Christians believe that Jesus died to pay for the penalty of our sins. According to them, salvation is a personal effort. There is nothing another person can do…

Prayer is the second of the five pillars of Islam and follows clearly spelt-out guidelines. Christian prayers are more spontaneous. We can share with our Muslim friends how we pray and how it is different from them. Number of times of obligatory prayer Every Muslim is required to pray at least five times a day. The prayers have to be made at stated times. Surah 4:103. When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate Allah’s praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times. The five daily prayers are: FAJR               between dawn and sunrise ZUHR              between midday and mid-afternoon ASR                 between mid-afternoon and sunset MAGHRIB      just after sunset ISHA               between…

Shahadah is a declaration of faith and trust that professes that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is God’s messenger. This is normally recited in Arabic: ‘La ‘ilea-ha ‘IL-all-laa-hu mu-ham-ma-door Ra-soo-lul-laah “I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger.” Reciting this statement in the presence of two witnesses seals the fact that you are a Muslim and there may be penalties in some countries if you want to leave the faith.