Things in Islam I am curious about...

[- Qatada -]

Is there a connection between Quran and "iqra" - the first word of revelation in the cave?

:salamext:


Yeah I think you might know (if you read the arabic language) that the vowels aren't really letters in a sense. It's only the consonants which are represented as letters.


So if we see the word 'iQRa' - it means to Read or also to 'Proclaim' i.e. to Recite.


QuR'an has the exact same root of IQRa, specifically the 'Qaaf' (K sounded letter) and the 'Raa' (R letter in the arabic alphabet.) All related to the term 'Recite.'



So yeah, there's a strong relation between them. They come from the same root word.

 

[<nasira>]

Greetings,


Also without trying to be offensive (I may have misunderstood you):

The call to prayer and reciting the Qur'an do have a rhythm. So do our voices when we speak, or our hearts when they beat. Does that make all of those things music and therefore haraam? I think not.

Peace

hi, i wud jst lyk 2 say d use of musical instruments and such song lyrics dat may include unlawful inuendo (dat lead to or hav connotations of zinaa:adultery)r strictly forbidden.islam is ful of logic explanations some of which cannot b concieved by da human mind...wht i can say is dat der r certain scientific theories dat prove d harm dat music can hav on a persn...unfortunately i do not hav sufficient knowledge to follow dis point thru.on the contrary, quraan does not cause harm, and in fact has a peaceful soothing effect on the mind and soul.
islam is not a harsh religion and therefore is not set to make our lives difficult therefore wud not prohibit sumthing as natural as speakin or da beatin of da heart, thus on dat part i believ ur argument is unsubstantiated...
another point i wud lyk 2 bring 4wrd is dat altho muslims do nt listen 2 music, dey do partake in beautiful quranic recitations and nasheeds which help dem gain reward and entertain dem.
i hope i hav cleared ne concerns and not offended ne1.if u hav ne further queries plz ask

 

[Muslim Woman]

salaam/peace;


rav : ....gave you a source, in the ‘Hamas charter’,


did u type the hadith by urself or u collected that from a site ?

Why u r not giving the link from where u collected it ? What's the problem ???

U collected it from any anti-Islamic site ?


rav : ...this is used as a way to motivate Muslims to systematically murder Jews.


..... whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men


holy Quran , chapter 5 , verse 32


Whoever kills a person of the People of Covenant (such as Jews, and Christian or people of others creeds or philosophy) with whom there is a covenant between them and Muslims, he or she will not enter Paradise."




Bukhari, Tradition # 2930.


Muslims are not allowed to kill any innocent person ....even in war field if soldiers drop the arms , Muslims must not kill him. Muslims must ESCORT opponents if they want to hear the words of God.......

The Immunity


And if one of the idolaters seek protection from you, grant him protection till he hears the word of Allah, then make him attain his place of safety; this is because they are a people who do not know

[9.6]



pl. share such lovely verses from ur holy book. Ethics of War regarding Torah ....i will appericate it




rav : where I can buy these Gharkad tree’s since they are the ones that won’t tell Muslims coming to kill my family that I am hiding behind them ?


LOL , be serious rav.... hiding in this world won't save u from God's punishment on the last day if u r a sinner .

If God wants to punish anybody .....no place is here or anywhere to hide

No doubt , God showed mercy & blessings to Jewish people in the past ...it does not mean that they won't get punishmet for the sins they are committing now or future to others.



U as well as we all must think about the life hereafter more seriuosly.


A sinner---- does not matter if s/he is a Jew or a Muslim will get due punishment ( if dies without true repentance ) on the last day .


Many Muslims will go to hell on the last day but as they did not commit shirk & did not refuse the last Prophet (p) , God Willing one day , they will come out of hell.[/font]

I’m looking for your interpretation of such a passage.

--- I m not scholar but a very ordinary Muslim . If this hadith disturbs u , u may contact a learned Imam & talk to him. Live dialogues with Imams regularly takes place online . If u want , I can u give u link .

can you list for me all of the Jewish prophets that were killed by Jewish people/Israelites.

All names are not mentioned in Quran . To my knowledge , 2 names are mentioned in hadith …Prophet Zakaria & his son Yahiya (pbut) . Zakaria (p) was killed becaue Jews brought a very nasty allegation against Mother Mary (p) & the blessed Prophet (p).


what about the explanation of ur holy book ? When God scolded Jews for killing Prophets (pbut ) ....no name is mentioned ???

are you saying that in Islam, it is valid to say that repentance before death is not allowed,

Quran mentioned the story of Pharaon. While chasing Prophet Musa/ Moses (p) , he was drowning & then said , ok . I believe in God now …then God did not accept his Shahada because it was tooooooooooooooo late.


When death approaches , repentance is not accepted . U must repent before that….take that example. Zionists are committing a lot of crimes. If u supported their sins ….u must repent NOW & must nt support them anymore ……clear ??

and you will be going to hell either way?

---may Allah forbid & forgive me & us . Why u think I have reserved seat in
hell ?



a related link to remove ur misconception agaisnt Islam


Exposing Myths on Islam

Educating the Sincere Jews​

http://www.jews-for-allah.org/jewish-mythson-islam

did not read the book ...read few articles .....look useful...why not visit ?

 

[rav]

---may Allah forbid & forgive me & us . Why u think I have reserved seat in
hell ?

Peace Muslim Woman,

I'm afraid I never said such a thing. Please look at my comment in context: "are you saying that in Islam, it is valid to say that repentance before death is not allowed, and you will be going to hell either way?" Which means: Are you saying that in Islam it is valid to say that repentance before death is not allowed... i.e. you will go to hell either way no matter if you repent or not before you die on your death bed.

 

[- Qatada -]

I think the correct view is that if one repents before death i.e. before they see the Angel of Death approaching them - then their repentance is to be accepted. However, once they have seen the reality i.e. of the unseen matters - the angel of death. Then it is too late for repentance. And Allaah knows best.




Regards.

 

[rav]

I think the correct view is that if one repents before death i.e. before they see the Angel of Death approaching them - then their repentance is to be accepted. However, once they have seen the reality i.e. of the unseen matters - the angel of death. Then it is too late for repentance. And Allaah knows best.




Regards.

Muslims hold that you will see an actual angel of death before you actually die, or are legally dead?

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/peace;

Peace Muslim Woman,

I'm afraid I never said such a thing. Please look at my comment in context: .

ok kay:

let me try to explain. I don't think i m arrogant or committing any major sins. Specially i dont associate partner with God---that's the most major sin , i respect all Prophets (pbut ) of God , I don't think i have monopoly over God's mercy etc.



Yes , i m not a perfect Muslim....so ...for my each knowingly , unknowlingly , wanted / unwanted minor ( i guess ) sins/ mistakes ...i do offer prayer of repentance .

Take this example : i was not conscious about veil few yrs back...i offered prayer of repentance for that & promised to God that i will try hard to maintain it from now.



As i m not in my death bed ....errrrrr......i mean yap ...angel of death may surely visit me now but there is no hint of this ....i m not suffering death pain...so my repentance is taking place before death approachs .



as God is the most kind , ever merciful ....i can hope that my repentance will be accepted . InshaAllah i won't get any punishment for not doing hijab in the past as i m ashamed of my mistake , promised not to repeat mistake & asked for forgiveness.

So , i m not like Pharaon who was proud & arrogant & denied the message of God .

Hope it clears a little bit ? :happy:

 

[Grace Seeker]

Muslim Woman, may I please follow up on this issue of repentance?


Let us suppose that there is another issue equivalent to the veil that you are not presently conscious about. And let us suppose that you were to die not conscious about it, but sadly it was a sin that you were in fact guilty of, even perhaps regularly guilty of. But sadly, because you were not conscious of it, you would never repent of it. Instead you died guilty of this sin, not just once but repeatedly over an entire lifetime. You have not repented, you have not been ashamed, you have not asked for forgivness. You have just kept on sinning day after day after day. So, then what happens?

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/peace;

... but sadly it was a sin that you were in fact guilty of..... You have just kept on sinning day after day after day. So, then what happens?

i m answering to best of my knowledge & u know the level is not very high ...lol :uhwhat :hiding:

one will remain in hell forever for committing shirk/blasphemy as it's the most major sin.

I m not sure ...most probably killing innocent person is also unforgivable sin ....i mean result is eternal hell fire if dies wihtout sincere repentance.

for other sins ....knowingly or knowlingly--- won't keep us in hell forever .

Say if i m a liar ....always lie to people intentionally , then may be i will be in hell for 5 months , 10 years ...100000 yrs....depends on will of God.


Then as a reward for not committing blashphemy , God Willing i will come out of hell fire

 

[- Qatada -]

Muslims hold that you will see an actual angel of death before you actually die, or are legally dead?

Yes, that is when repentance is not accepted. Because the reality of the hereafter has become apparent, and therefore it's not a matter of belief no more - but rather it is the certainty.


The angel of death approaches to take the souls of the believers aswell as the disbelievers;

By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence;

By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers);


[Qur'an 79: 1-2]


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So there are two main situations when the people will see the angels during the early period of death; 1) During the time when the soul is extracted from the body. 2) In the grave when the angels will question who your Lord is, the Messenger who was sent to you, and your religion.


The period in between this life and the hereafter is known as the Barzakh [can be translated as the 'in between barrier' i think.] Since this is the place where the people will remain, in between this world and the reality of the hereafter [i.e. Judgement Day, Paradise, Hellfire etc.]



And Allaah knows best.




Regards.

 

[- Qatada -]

Muslim Woman, may I please follow up on this issue of repentance?


Let us suppose that there is another issue equivalent to the veil that you are not presently conscious about. And let us suppose that you were to die not conscious about it, but sadly it was a sin that you were in fact guilty of, even perhaps regularly guilty of. But sadly, because you were not conscious of it, you would never repent of it. Instead you died guilty of this sin, not just once but repeatedly over an entire lifetime. You have not repented, you have not been ashamed, you have not asked for forgivness. You have just kept on sinning day after day after day. So, then what happens?

If someone is not aware that something is a sin, and they commit or persist in it - then they are not guilty or held responsible for that.


However, if they have the ability to gain the knowledge i.e. there is a person of knowledge in the same town for example, then this person may be held responsible if they had the ability to learn while wandering around in ignorance purposely.



And Allaah knows best.

 

[- Qatada -]

Salaam/peace;

i m answering to best of my knowledge & u know the level is not very high ...lol :uhwhat :hiding:

one will remain in hell forever for committing shirk/blasphemy as it's the most major sin.

I m not sure ...most probably killing innocent person is also unforgivable sin ....i mean result is eternal hell fire if dies wihtout sincere repentance.

for other sins ....knowingly or knowlingly--- won't keep us in hell forever .

Say if i m a liar ....always lie to people intentionally , then may be i will be in hell for 5 months , 10 years ...100000 yrs....depends on will of God.


Then as a reward for not committing blashphemy , God Willing i will come out of hell fire

:salamext:


Allaah has stated (translation of the meaning);

Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.

[Qur'an 4: 48]


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Even those who commit murder, even if they had an atoms weight of faith/emaan in their heart, they too will enter Paradise at one time or another.



And Allaah knows best.

 

[Grace Seeker]

Yes, that is when repentance is not accepted. Because the reality of the hereafter has become apparent, and therefore it's not a matter of belief no more - but rather it is the certainty.

This issue of certainty brings up some interesting scenarios in my mind. Before I ask them, how important is it that one be convinced of the truth regarding Allah based on faith? And am I right that this conviction must be made on faith alone, it cannot be based on knowledge, such as you described one would have when one sees the angel of death.

 

[- Qatada -]

This issue of certainty brings up some interesting scenarios in my mind. Before I ask them, how important is it that one be convinced of the truth regarding Allah based on faith? And am I right that this conviction must be made on faith alone, it cannot be based on knowledge, such as you described one would have when one sees the angel of death.

Allaah describes the believers at the beginning of the second surah (chapter) of the Qur'an (translation of the meaning);

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,

And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

Those are upon

guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.


[Qur'an 2: 2-5]


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So what's the first attribute Allaah describes of the believers? That they believe in the unseen, then after that, that they establish the prayer, and give in charity.

It's believing something even though you don't see it. We believe that Allaah has created angels, that He has sent Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad (peace be upon them all and the many other Prophets.) Yet we havn't seen them.



We haven't seen the angels either, but we believe that they exist. The more one believes in Allaah and obeys Him, the more Allaah increases them in faith/emaan. The more faith they have, the more stronger there conviction and belief is in the unseen.


Faith comes along with knowledge, since the person who lacks in knowledge has doubt. Therefore the one who gains knowledge for the sake of Allaah becomes even more aware of the reality. Therefore this increases them in faith.


This is why, there have been many narrations where a pious person was about to leave this temporary life and they felt at ease, they believed the angel of death would approach them so they prepared;

"Verily, those who say: `Our Lord is Allah.' And then stand straight and steadfast, on them the angels will descend, saying: `Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised!'"

(Quran 41:30)


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Whereas those who disbelieve and are rebellious try to run away from the reality of death throughout their lives, but;

Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you be in strongly built towers. [Qur'an 4:79]


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And when the reality comes;

And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."

(Quran 6:93)



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This person ran away from reality, knowing they would face this some day. Because they rejected Allaah, Allaah will reject them. And they will be punished for their own evils. We seek refuge in Allaah from an evil ending. And may He guide us to what is loved by Him. ameen.​

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/peace;

Muslim Woman, may I please follow up on this issue of repentance?

related link :

The Door of Repentance Is Wide Open ​

“Say: ‘O My servants who wronged against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy!


For Allah forgives all sins; for He is indeed Forgiving, Compassionate.’”


(Az-Zumar: 53)




.......The door of repentance is open so long as we are not in the throes of death, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah accepts the repentance of His servant so long as death has not reached his collar bone.”


But since we have no way of knowing when death will overtake us, we must never be complacent or slack in hastening to taking steps towards repentance.




While speaking of repentance, I must rush to add, that it cannot be considered as valid unless one takes the following steps:




Firstly, one must feel deep remorse for the sins one has committed.




Secondly, one must refrain from it totally while also abstaining from all those leads or circumstances that led him to such a sin in the first place.




Thirdly, he must be firmly resolved never to sin again, and immediately becoming occupied in whatever good deeds that he can in order to wipe out his past sins.





Fourthly, all of the above involve sins involving the rights of Allah; if, however, your sins involve the rights of human beings, then you must also do whatever it takes to return or compensate or redress the grievances of the person you have wronged.



Paying him his dues or compensating him in whatever ways possible becomes an essential condition of valid repentance.




....The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “One who has repented of a sin (sincerely) is like one who has never sinned at all.”"

You can also read:



Understanding the Concept of Repentance



I Have Repented But Still Fear Allah’s Punishment



Repentance for Major and Minor Sins


http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/...h-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503543086

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/peace;

anybody wants to know about hell & heaven ?



Heaven and Hell: Permanent or Temporary?

Q. We Muslims will definitely go to Heaven, although many of us will have to be "cleansed" in Hell first before entering Heaven.

Interestingly, a good Christian friend of mine has exactly the same idea (only with the word "Muslims" substituted with "Christians," of course).

From that concept, it is saying that Hell can be temporary (i.e. Some people enter it just to get rid of their sins, but they do not stay there forever and they will get out at some point).

However, as far as I know, the Qur'an always portrays Heaven and Hell as permanent destinations (e.g. An-Nisaa' 4:14; Al-Baqarah 2:80).

So, my question is: Where does this idea of temporary Hell come from? Is it from the Qur'an, Hadith, or neither?

Name of Counselor


Idris Tawfiq -- our revert bro


Purgatory in Roman Catholic Teachings

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Heaven and Hell in Islam


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Useful Links:

Who Will Go to Heaven?

Is There Hell for Muslims?

Destiny of People of the Book

Are We Judged for What's Already Destined?

The Justice of Divine Judgment

Atheists and Heaven

The Road to Heaven

Defining Heaven

The Way to Heaven?

Original Sin or … Innocence?

"This Life and the Next"

Is Paradise Just Spiritual Pleasure?

The Description of Paradise

Questions About Paradise

http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178193353764&pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam%2FAskAboutIslamE%2FAskAboutIslamE

 

[Grace Seeker]

“Say: ‘O My servants who wronged against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy!


For Allah forgives all sins; for He is indeed Forgiving, Compassionate.’”


(Az-Zumar: 53)

Truly????


Allah forgives ALL sins?

I even looked it up in several other translations:

YUSUFALI: Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
SHAKIR: Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.


So, then Allah even forgives shirk?

 

[- Qatada -]

He forgives ALL sins including shirk if one repents from it, and believes in and worships none but Allaah before death overtakes them;

Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them).

[Qur'an 8: 38]

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Peace.

 

[ummzayd]

Truly????


Allah forgives ALL sins?

I even looked it up in several other translations:

YUSUFALI: Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
SHAKIR: Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.


So, then Allah even forgives shirk?

yes Allah forgives all sins, even shirk, when the sinner sincerely repents and asks Allah for forgiveness.

good news for you Grace Seeker. may Allah ta'ala guide you to His truth ameen.

peace

 

[Grace Seeker]

good news for you Grace Seeker. may Allah ta'ala guide you to His truth ameen.

peace

Not trying to sound like a smart aleck, you know I offer that same prayer for each person here.