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Re: When Muslims pray five times a day how long does it take also how long do Muslims

Oh ok. So for a duas are you supposed to thank God or ask him for guidance or what?
Thank you!
 
Re: When Muslims pray five times a day how long does it take also how long do Muslims

Starrynight said:
Oh ok. So for a duas are you supposed to thank God or ask him for guidance or what?
Thank you!
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All of our thoughts actions and words can be Duas. A Dua is the the asking for blessings, giving thanks, giving praise, acknowledging the glory of Allaah(swt), doing to please Allah(swt). A Dua can be as simple as saying Alhamdilullah, or the asking to help us through a great trial. Duas come from our heart and our way of acknowledging our need for Allaah(swt).

Go HERE for some common Duas Also remember no list of duas is complete, the best Duas come from our own words and should not be used just for time of need. We use them to also show our love.
 
In Islam I have read in Books that say that there are different levels in Heaven Para

In Islam I have read in Books that say that there are different levels in Heaven Paradise Jannah my question are the different levels like the different levels here on Earth we have different Classes People who are Poor Middle Class and People who are Rich or Wealthy we have different levels here on Earth since Heaven in Islam is physical as well as spiritual my question is do people in the different levels get different rewards thank you very much for your answers ?

1- Heaven in Islam:

I was told by a Muslim scholar and minister at the Mosque that Allah Almighty created Heaven with 500 levels. The highest level will have the Prophets, the Martyrs and the most righteous, loving and pious believers the world ever had. The lowest level of paradise will be for those who barely made it to Heaven. The portion each person will have in the lowest level will be five times bigger than the size of the planet earth.

The following Hadith (Saying of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him) further prove that Heaven has multiple levels in it:

Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: "I know the last of the inhabitants of Fire to be taken out therefrom, and the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. A man will come out of the Fire crawling. Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted will say to him: Go and enter Paradise. So he would come to it and it would appear to him as if it were full. He would go back and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, would say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He would come and perceive as if it were full. He would return and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah would say to him: Go and enter Paradise, for there is for you the like of the world and ten times like it, or for you is ten times the like of this world. He (the narrator) said. He (that man) would say: Art Thou making a fun of me? or Art Thou laughing at me. though Thou art the King? He (the narrator) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were visible. And it was said: That would be the lowest rank among the inhabitants of Paradise.(Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman), Book 001, Number 0359)"


All people from the highest to the lowest levels will be able to communicate with each others. However, no one will be able to live or enjoy the pleasure of the higher levels than what he already has. He can go to the lower levels, but he can't go to the higher ones:

"They will recline (with ease) On Thrones (of dignity) Arranged in ranks; And We shall join them To Companions, with beautiful Big and lustrous eyes. And those who believe And whose families follow Them in Faith -- to them Shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (Of the fruit) of aught Of their works: (Yet) is each individual In pledge for his deeds. (The Noble Quran, 52:20-21)"

Even though the winners of Paradise will be "arranged in ranks", as I mentioned above with the 500 different levels of Paradise, but they will still be joined with their families and loved ones from the Companions.

So, let's say we have a mother and a son. The mother was admitted to level 256, and the son was admitted to level 310. Both the mother and the son can still see each others, but she won't be able to enjoy the things her son is enjoying, nor will he be able to share them with her.

It is similar to us here on earth, where if we have two friends, one is a multi millionaire and the other is a poor fellow. Both men can still be friends and go out together, but the millionaire guy most probably eats better food, drives a better car, lives in a much fancier and bigger house, lives in a much better and more expensive and fancier neighborhood, wears better and more expensive cloths, wears better smelling perfumes, vacations to better and more fun places and expensive places, etc....

http://www.answering-christianity.com/heaven_hell.htm
 
Re: I read that the Bohemian Club members go to the Bohemian Grove and have a ritual

the quran does mention baal so that's a reason why it would be if it were something which specifically angered God quite a lot more than other idol worship, however- these bohemian lot worship a whole load of other things so moloch is just one - aj got in and recorded the cremation of care ceremony - some freaky stuff,
however back to the topic - the quran in one brush mentions that idolators worship satan

(The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: but in reality they call but upon satan the persistent rebel!
4:117

there's a picture there of both reagan and nixon sitting on both sides of harvey hancock like featured guests at the grove - before they became presidents.

since you're looking into this kind of informatio - check out my new world order page at abz2000 dotcom which has a lot of info about satanism - also check the babylon page.
 
Re: I know humans don't all look the same but could race just be a myth people 1000 y

Indeed race based on skin color already is seen as a myth in the scientific community. Nearly 10 years ago Discover magazine publish an issue dedicated to the subject of race and the articles in it made clear that the whole concept of race as it exists in popular culture is untenable. One cannot make predictions with regard to any of the things we would like to predict about a person's health, structural anatomy, susceptiblity to disease, intelligence, emotional state, or anything else based purely on skin color. Even those things that we commonly tie to race really aren't. For instance sickle cell anemia is linked to blacks in the US. But while there is a higher incidence of this among American blacks, it is a genetic trait that is found only in people from certain malaria prone zones of the world. It is not shared by all blacks. Additionally, there are also non-blacks who are indigenous to some of these malaria prone zones of the world who also are at increased risk for the same disease. The same story repeats itself over and over again with virtually everything that might be associated with this race or that race. Using skin color to group people does not produce homogenous groups, the only thing that would be able to be said about all within the group is the tautological statement that they have the same skin color. One would do just as well to group people by whether their navel was an "inny" or "outy".
 
Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets ?

Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets but speaking for myself there are many kinds of Animals that are wild that I would not want as a pet but I still like I like wild Animals but I don't think it is right to keep them in Zoos I like Cats but I would never have a Cat as a pet or any kind of Animal in my home but I still love Animals they were created by God too right the reason Im asking this is because some Non Muslims seem to think that Muslims dislike or even hate Dogs my understanding is that Muslims can use Dogs for Farming Hunting and as a Guard Dog my favorite kind of Dog is a German Shepherd Dog but I would never have one for a pet ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd_Dog
 
In my opinion the American Presidents and most U.S. Politicians are Puppets of Zionis

In my opinion the American Presidents and most U.S. Politicians are Puppets of Zionism if you don't mind I would like to bring this fact up. I used to admire and respect America's Presidents just a few years ago I thought Obama Bill Clinton both Bushes Reagan and or Nixon were great leaders but in my opinion every President of America has been a Puppet since FDR and Truman would anyone here agree with me ?

[SIZE=+2]How It All Began[/SIZE]


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Harry Clark: Truman and Israel
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

apparently the prophet (pbuh) hated dogs, he scolded aisha (ra) for hiding a puppy, (they're dirty animals),
but the quran (chapter 18) does mention the youths in the cave who had a dog of their own,
and i had two when i was little, i dunno, when any of my neighbours get on the lift with one i pat it on the head but make sure they know not to try licking my clothes and they began to understand that i've started to pray etc and respect that.
you can't help liking something, as far as i'm aware - the only requirement is that you stay within limits and know that you're unclean once they lick your clothes.
there was a furious uproar in the newspapers about muslim cabbies wouldn't allow dogs into their cars, when one woman who loved her dog asked why, she was simply told - because it's dirty.
i could just imagine the precious looks on her face ;D
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

abz2000 said:
apparently the prophet (pbuh) hated dogs, he scolded aisha (ra) for hiding a puppy, (they're dirty animals),
but the quran (chapter 18) does mention the youths in the cave who had a dog of their own,
and i had two when i was little, i dunno, when any of my neighbours get on the lift with one i pat it on the head but make sure they know not to try licking my clothes and they began to understand that i've started to pray etc and respect that.
you can't help liking something, as far as i'm aware - the only requirement is that you stay within limits and know that you're unclean once they lick your clothes.
there was a furious uproar in the newspapers about muslim cabbies wouldn't allow dogs into their cars, when one woman who loved her dog asked why, she was simply told - because it's dirty.
i could just imagine the precious looks on her face ;D
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That's the main reason that Surah al-kafh is one of my favorite surahs in the Qur'an. The number of the people of the cave changes throughout the surah, yet the dog is always mentioned. That shows me that Allah doesn't hate dogs, and neither should we.

If I see a dog, I must greet it. That is something I do and have always done. I have no fear of dogs like some Muslims I know. I've faced down a snarling Doberman as a 10 year old kid (long before Islam, of course) and had it licking my hand and playing with me within minutes. I would do the same today as a Muslim. You just have to know how to deal with dogs.

So yes, I am Muslim and I love dogs, and will always love dogs. That will never change. I know that some of you will not like that answer, but that is the honest truth. It gave me problems for a while, but I have reconciled it with my Lord.
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

King of Nines said:
. The number of the people of the cave changes throughout the surah, yet the dog is always mentioned.
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What do you mean by "the number of the people of the cave changes throughout the surah?"
Could you please clarify?

CMIIW, but from the story of the people of the cave, it is clear that the dog serves as a guard dog.

King of Nines said:
. That shows me that Allah doesn't hate dogs, and neither should we.
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Allah SWT also does not hate pig, but He command us not to eat it.
By the way, Rasulullah SAW never told us to hate dogs, so yes, we should not hate dogs.

Allah SWT also commands in the Qur'an to hear and obey Rasulullah SAW, and Allah SWT posses unlimited wisdom, and He knows what is best for us, as He also says in the Qur'an: what is seemingly good for us may not be so, and what is not seemingly good for us may actually is best for us.

From shahih hadith, it is clear that the saliva of dogs is impure, and as muslim, we must accept that, otherwise we might as well say that Rasulullah SAW was wrong, and by extension, Allah SWT is wrong.
Astaghfirullah.
 
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Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

truthseeker63 said:
I like wild Animals but I don't think it is right to keep them in Zoos
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Salam alaykum;

have you noticed that keeping wild animals in Zoos might help to save and later also increase they amount in nature as many of they natural environments have destroyed or are in danger to become destroying? These kind of cases Zoos can be seen as part of environmental protection.

About dogs; I too still like dogs (even right now I haven´t any) but kind of "dog or not dog"- discussions here usually ends by similar ways: part support and part don´t - it is never ending discussion.
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

abz2000 said:
apparently the prophet (pbuh) hated dogs, he scolded aisha (ra) for hiding a puppy, (they're dirty animals),
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Please give us ahadeeth reference where it showed that Rasulullah SAW hated dogs.

One of the most serious crimes is to falsely attribute something to prophet SAW.
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

Salaam
Ramadan Mubarak

Dogs are creatures of God, Pigs are also creatures of God. Both differ of course.
What brother King of Nines said regarding the Dogs is quite normal and I'm not against what he said. I grew up in a country that we just don;t know how to be familiar with a dog, it's hard I really fear them , Do I hate them ? NO! but I still fear them is it because I don't trust them or think they are evil or dirty? No, but I just never knew how to pet a dog or any kind of other animal.
You shouldn't hate anything God has created, Just keep the boundaries of your Lord and as Ghandi said: A good man is a friend of all living creatures. So treat them kindly by the way there is a very good hadeeth about this I'd be honored to share:

The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise."

Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."

They can be a door to Paradise, Also as sister Harb said it is an endless discussion

Salaam
 
Re: In Islam I have read in Books that say that there are different levels in Heaven

truthseeker63 said:
In Islam I have read in Books that say that there are different levels in Heaven Paradise Jannah my question are the different levels like the different levels here on Earth we have different Classes People who are Poor Middle Class and People who are Rich or Wealthy we have different levels here on Earth since Heaven in Islam is physical as well as spiritual my question is do people in the different levels get different rewards thank you very much for your answers
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Salaam; Sorry for the Late reply
First Off , NO!!!! In regards to "Classes" or Casteism! And NO! in regards to Physical attributes or any other!


Different level get different rewards? No, The reward is the same, but as said before there is a hadeeth that says : God will multiply the reward for whomever He wills but with no discrimination to anyone:this is a good outline for it:

Trying to do the right thing and failing: +1
Trying to do the right thing and succeeding: +10 to +700, depending on the circumstances
Wanting to do the wrong thing and abstaining: +1
Trying and succeeding at doing the wrong thing: -1
(I got this from another thread it was posted by another member)
The ranks in Heaven is according to how much one strives in the Cause of God ( Good deeds) , One who will recieve the highest rank is because how much good they did in this world, No other ( it's not because of wealth, beauty or any other materialistic means) also How sincere and devoted they were in worshipping God.
So, a person who is highly devoted in Worshipping Allah in this world who is poor or suffering, will insha'Allah good willing be in the highest ranks of Paradise. Heaven and Hell will be destined to people according to their deeds and intentions and God's Accountance regardless of other differences we recognize in this world,There wont be any discrimination in Paradise because the Only thing that gets people to Paradise is really God's Mercy in the bottom line

I'm often wrong, If my answer was not satisfying the please accept my apologies.
I hope you better replies

Salaam
 
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Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

From the Abudullah Yusuf Ali translation of the Qur'an, Surah 18, aya 22:

Some say that there were three, the dog being the fourth among them; others say that there were five, the dog being the sixth, doubtfully guessing at the unknown. Yet others say they were seven, the dog being the eighth.
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That's what I mean by the number of people changes, yet the dog is always counted among them. Everyone remembers the dog. That shows me that the dog is always respected and counted among the companions.

As sister May Ayob said, I think this is more of a cultural argument than a religious one. I'm used to being around dogs: I love them and have no fear of them. A lot of people here are the opposite. They do not like dogs and fear them. Does that make me better than them? No, it doesn't. It just means I was raised in a different environment with a different attitude about dogs.

Before I was Muslim, I used to eat pork and thought nothing of it. Now I don't eat it anymore out of respect for my new way of life. But if I had to eat pork, I could, and I wouldn't think anything of it. Again, that's a cultural thing. I grew up eating pork so to me it's no big deal. It doesn't make me any better than anyone else here.

I'm just a weird blend of Western and Eastern culture now...
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

Ramadhan said:


Please give us ahadeeth reference where it showed that Rasulullah SAW hated dogs.

One of the most serious crimes is to falsely attribute something to prophet SAW.
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peace brother - another serious crime is to just jump at it without allowing someone who made a genuine comment explain it, without implying that they are making a false attribution:

From Muslim #5248
Maimuna reported that one morning Allah’s Messenger was silent with grief. Maimuna said: Allah’s Messenger, I find a change in your mood today. Allah’s Messenger said: Gabriel had promised me that he would meet me tonight, but he did not meet me. By Allah, he never broke his promises, and Allah’s Messenger spent the day in this sad mood. Then it occurred to him that there had been a puppy under their cot. He commanded and it was turned out. He then took some water in his hand and sprinkled it at that place. When it was evening Gabriel met him and he said to him: You promised me that you would meet me the previous night. He said: Yes, but we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture. Then on that very morning he commanded the killing of the dogs until he announced that the dog kept for the orchards should also be killed, but he spared the dog meant for the protection of extensive fields or big gardens.
From Muslim #Number 055
Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.

From Muslim #3814
Ibn Mughaffal reported: Allah's messenger ordered the killing of dogs and then said, "what is the trouble with them (the people of Medina? How dogs are nuisances to them (the citizens of Medina)? He then permitted keeping of dogs for hunting and (the protection of) herds. ...[and for] for the protection of cultivated land.

and regarding the brother who made the comment on pigs, please research the Hadith regarding Jesus (pbuh) and the killing of pigs, (and according to the bible he killed 2000 of them 2000 years ago - maybe a sign) - i don't know if it meant literally pigs - or corrupt law enforcement officers - who are also referred to as pigs in slang - but yes - it does say he will slay the pigs. angry birds is a good one where all the angry birds go on suicide missions to kill all the pigs ;D.
and before you go crazy at me for saying that - it was a joke, and i watched armageddon and thought bruce willis was a hero when he blew himself up to save the people :D.


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Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

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The wrong guy died in Armageddon. They should have killed Ben Affleck.

That's all I'm saying.
 
Re: Can a Muslim still like Dogs I know Muslims are not allowed to keep Dogs as pets

Islam is against race discrimination, so hateing a dog for being a dog is prejudice and discrimination. If the dog is clean it cannot be dirty. All this unclean prejudice and discrimination etc was a condition of the Jews that Jesus (PBUH) was trying to get rid of.
I think things can be taken out of context, mangey dogs that skulk around the camps and hovels are probably the ones not to come into the house. But I would rather have a fine clean dog in the house than a dirty snotty nosed child.
 
Re: I know humans don't all look the same but could race just be a myth people 1000 y

No race is not a myth. Scientists are studying the different speices of homonids now, they have discovered hybrids eg Cro magnon cross Neanderthal cross Homo sapian sapian. Modern DNA gene scanning can give precise information about a persons makeup. So there are many speices of humans.
Of course the Marxists will disagree and say we are all the same blah blah.
 

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