1a] Can he work as a doctorin the army even though he will have to shave off his beard?

1a]
refer to it for judgement. It is not permissible for a Muslim to
salutes his colleagues or superiors in the manner of non-Muslims,
because of the reports which indicatethat it is haraam to imitate
them, and because that is showing excessive respect towardsthem.
Fourthly: The one who fights to make the word of Allah supreme and to
defend the Muslims and to protect Muslim land against the enemy, then
this is for the sake of Allah, and if he is killed hewill be a martyr,
because what matters is intentions. And you can form an intention that
is different from the intention of the army, such as if you intend to
make the word of Allah supreme by means of your jihad, even if others
have a different intention,such as fighting for their country.
Fifthly: obeying your parents is obligatory so long as it does not
involvedisobedience towards Allah, for there is no obedience to any
created being if it involves disobedience towards the Creator. End
quote.
And Allah knows best.

1] Can he work as a doctorin the army even though he will have to shave off his beard?

1]
I am a medical student in Egypt. Is it permissible for me to join the
military academy to become a doctor in the army, knowing that in the
Egyptian army it is compulsory to shave off the beard?
Praise be to Allah.
Shaving off the beard is haraam, because of the saheeh hadeeths that
clearly enjoin letting it grow. See the answer to question no. 1189 .
Based on that, it is not permissible to work in a place in which you
will beinstructed to commit this sin.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: I am in the
army and I always shave my beard, against my will.Is that haraam or
not?
He replied: It is not permissible to shave off the beard, because the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) enjoined
leaving it alone and letting it grow, in saheeh hadeeths. And he
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said that by letting it
grow, one is differing from the Magians and mushrikeen, and he
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) had a thick beard. Obeying
the Messenger is obligatory for us, and following his example in his
attitudes and actions is one of the best of deeds, because Allah,
mayHe be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example"
[al-Ahzaab 33:21]
"And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) gives you, take it, and
whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)"
[al-Hashr 59:7]
"And let those who oppose the Messengers (Muhammad SAW) commandment
(i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements,
etc.) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials,
afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant, etc.)
befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them"
[an-Noor 24:63].
Imitating the kuffaar is one of the gravest of evil actions and one of
the causes of being gathered with them on the Day of Resurrection,
because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"Whoever imitates a people is one ofthem." If you are in a job where
you are required toshave off your beard, thendo not obey them in that
regard, because the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "There is no obedience to any created being if it involves
disobedience towards the Creator." If they force you to shave it off,
then leave that job which is making you do something that angers
Allah. Many other means of earning a living are available, praise be
to Allah, and whoever gives up a thing for the sake of Allah, Allah
will compensate him with something better than it.
May Allah help you and make things easy for you, and may He make us
and you steadfast in adhering to His religion.
End quote from Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 8/376.
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 12/20: Question: Please tell
me the ruling on one who works in the army (of a Muslim country) and
this is his source of income, but the military rules require him to
shavehis beard, and we have to go to extremes in honouring one
another, and when we meet we have to salute one another in a way that
is not as Allah and His Messenger commanded usto do, and to honour the
country's flag, and to referfor judgement amongst us to a law that is
not the law of Allah (i.e., military law). If I fight to defend the
country, that is not under the banner of "La ilaaha ill-Allah Muhammad
rasool-Allah", and Allah wills that I should be killed, what is the
ruling according to the Qur'an and Sunnah? Isit possible for me to
fight with an intention other than that of the army in whose ranks I
am fighting? If I do the aboveto ward off some harm that may befall me
(if I donot do it), am I sinning thereby? Is it possible for a Muslim
to work in the army with the intention of learning fighting skills
that he cannot learn in any other way under current circumstances?
Please advise me about obeying my parents in this matter, if our
points of view differ, and my parents do not want to refer to the
Qur'an or Sunnah, but to the customs of society and what people are
agreed on, and they think that religion is no more than prayer and
fasting and so on, and anything other than that is extremism. May
Allah enable you to do that which pleases Him, and guide you and
protect you.
Answer:
Firstly: It is haraam to shave the beard, and it is obligatory to let it grow.
Secondly: it is not permissible to salute the flag.
Thirdly: it is obligatory to rule in accordance with Islamic sharee'ah
and to refer to it for judgement.
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Can he marry the daughter of his mother’s paternal uncle?

Is it permissible for me to marry the daughter of mymother's paternal uncle?
Praise be to Allah.
A person's paternal uncle is the paternal uncle of all his offspring,
because the paternal uncle is the brother of the father or
grandfather. So the mother's paternal uncle is regarded as a paternal
uncle to her children, and his children are paternal cousins to the
children of that mother. Although in some cultures they call them
maternal uncles andaunts, this is just a customthat is followed among
some people; it does not carry any weight in terms of sharee'ah or
linguistically.
Based on that, the daughter of the mother's paternal uncle is
regardedas your paternal cousin, and the daughter of a paternal uncle
is not a mahram, so there is nothing wrong with you marrying her.

Introduction Sharia

Sharia is a now a familiar term to Muslims and non-Muslims. It can
often be heard in news stories about politics, crime, feminism,
terrorism and civilisation.
All aspects of a Muslim's life are governed by Sharia. Sharia law
comes from a combination of sources including the Qur'an (the Muslim
holy book), the Hadith (sayings and conduct of the prophet Muhammad)
and fatwas (the rulings of Islamic scholars).
Many people, including Muslims, misunderstand Sharia. It's often
associated with the amputation of limbs, death by stoning, lashes and
other medieval punishments. Because of this, it is sometimes thought
of as draconian. Some people in the West view Sharia as archaic
andunfair social ideas that areimposed upon people who live in
Sharia-controlled countires.
Many Muslims, however, hold a different view. In the Islamic tradition
Sharia is seen as something that nurtures humanity. They see the
Sharia not in the light of something primitive but as something
divinely revealed. In a society where social problems areendemic,
Sharia frees humanity to realise its individual potential.
Sharia in the UK
Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, gave his comments on
implementing Sharia in the UK in a Radio 4 interview.
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A discussion of Sharia
Dr Usama Hasan is the imam of the Tawhid Mosque and an advisor to the
London Sharia Council.Faisal Aqtab is a barrister and head of the
Hijaz College Islamic University. Dr Haleh Afshar is Professor in
Politics at York University.
They discuss the Muslim vision of Islamic law, the source and
interpretation of Sharia, punishments and the status of women.
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The philosophy of Sharia
The philosophy of Sharia - the Clear Path
In this section, Faraz Rabbani explains that there is a comprehensive
Islamic philosophy underpining Sharia.
For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. HadGod
willed, He could have made you one community. But that He may try you
by that which He has given you. So vie one with another ingood works.
Unto God you will all return, and He will then inform you of that
wherein you differ.
Qur'an, 5:48
For Muslims, life did not begin at birth, but a long time before that.
Before even the creation of the first man. It began when God created
the souls of everyone who would everexist and asked them,"Am I not
your Lord?" They all replied, "Yea."
God decreed for each soul a time on earth so that Hemight try them.
Then, after the completion of their appointed terms, He would judge
them and send them to their eternaldestinations: either one ofendless
bliss, or one of everlasting grief.
This life, then, is a journeythat presents to its wayfarers many
paths. Only one of these paths is clear and straight. This path is the
Sharia.
Divine guidance
The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria ©
In Arabic, Sharia means"the clear, well-trodden path to water".
Islamically, it is used to refer to the matters of religion that God
has legislated for His servants.The linguistic meaning of Sharia
reverberates in its technical usage: just as water is vital to human
life, so the clarity and uprightness of Sharia is the means of life
for souls and minds.
Throughout history, God has sent messengers to people all over the
world, to guide them to the straight path that would lead them to
happiness inthis world and the one to follow. All messengers taught
the same message about belief (the Qur'an teaches that all messengers
called people to the worship of the One God), but the specific
prescriptions of the divinelaws regulating people's lives varied
according to the needs of his people and time.
The Prophet Muhammad (God bless him and give him peace) was the final
messenger and his Sharia represents the ultimate manifestation of the
divine mercy.
"Today I have perfected your way of life (din) for you, and completed
My favour upon you, and have chosen Islam as yourway of life." (
Qur'an , 5:3) The Prophet himself was told that, "We have only sent
you are a mercy for all creation." (Qur'an, 21:179)
Legal rulings
The Sharia regulates all human actions and puts them into five
categories: obligatory, recommended,permitted, disliked or forbidden.
Obligatory actions must be performed and when performed with good
intentions are rewarded. The opposite is forbidden action. Recommended
action is that which should be done and the opposite is disliked
action.Permitted action is that which is neither encouraged nor
discouraged. Most human actions fall in this last category.

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Tharangambadi or Tranquebar is a
panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 15 km
north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River.
Tharangambadi is the headquarters of Tharangambadi taluk. Its name means place of the singing waves. It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and
in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.

The earliest reference to
Tarangampadi occurs in a 14th century inscription, mentioning the place as
Sadanganpade. Tranquebar was founded by the Danish East India Company in 1620,
when a factory (commercial settlement) was opened and a fort, known as Fort
Dansborg, was built by a Danish captain named Ove Gjedde. This fort was the
residence and headquarters of the governor and other officials for about 150
years. It is now a museum hosting a collection of artifacts from the colonial
era.

A
view of Tranquebar Fort, built by Danish settlers. The Danish enjoyed the
support of the British and were more traders and missionaries than military
colonialists. They, however, had their eye on the island of Nicobar.

The
town gate, paint peeling off its walls, welcomes visitors to the time capsule of
Tranquebar.

The
centuries-old Zion Church in Tranquebar is India's oldest Protestant church and
was built by Danish settlers in 1704.

A
view of the Gruendler House in Tranquebar.

A
derelict building in Tranquebar overgrown with vegetation.

The
Governor's House in Tranquebar being restored by INTACH

The
cannons on the ramparts of Fort Dansborg in Tranquebar have long been silent and
were probably never used, except ceremonially.

Danish
architecture of Fort Dansborg, Tranquebar.

The
facade of Fort Dansborg, Tranquebar.

The
New Jerusalem Church in Tranquebar was established in 1718 by Bartholomaus
Ziegenbalg, the first Protestant Missionary and first Royal Missionary from
Denmark to India. Ziegenbalg landed at Tranquebar, then a Danish colony, on July
9, 1706.

Fort
Dansborg by the beach in Tranquebar. The fort was constructed after the first
Danish trading expedition arrived in India. A treaty regulating trading rights
was signed between Nayak Raghunatha in Thanjavur and the Danish East India
Company in 1620. Today the fort houses a small
museum.



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We all have a Jinn Companion

Every individual among the sons of Aadam has a jinn who has been
appointed to be his constant companion (qareen). Ibn Mas'ood said:
"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said, 'There is not one of you who does not have a jinn appointed to
be his constant companion.' They said, 'And you too, O Messengerof
Allaah?' He said, 'Me too, but Allaah has helpedme and he has
submitted,so that he only helps me to do good.'" (Reported by Muslim,
2814). Al-Nawawi said in his commentary on Muslim (17/175): "'He has
submitted' ... he became abelieving Muslim. This is the apparent
meaning. Al-Qaadi said: Know that the ummah is agreed upon the fact
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was
protected from Shaytaan, physically and mentally, and with regard to
his speech. This hadeeth contains a reference to the warning against
the fitnah (temptation, trial) and whispers of the qareen (constant
companion from among the jinn). We know that he is with us sowe should
beware of him as much as possible."

Do Jinns Exist?

The Qur'aan and Sunnah indicate that the jinn exist, and that there is
a purpose for their existence in this life, which is to worship
AllaahAlone, with no partner or associate. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meanings):
"And I (Allaah) created notthe jinns and humans, except they should
worship Me (Alone)." [al-Dhaariyaat 51:56].
"O assembly of jinns and mankind! Did there not come to you Messengers
from amongst you, reciting unto you My Verses...?" [al-An'aam 6:130]
The world of the jinn is anindependent and separateworld, with its own
distinct nature and features that are hidden from the world of humans.
Jinns and humans have some thingsin common, such as the possession of
understanding and the choice between the way of good and the way of
evil. The word jinn comes from an Arabic root meaning "hidden from
sight". Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"...Verily he [Shaytaan] and his qabeeluhu [his soldiers from the jinn
or his tribe] see you from where you cannot see them..." [al-A'raaf
7:27]
Allaah has told us in His Book the essence from which the jinn were
created. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame o fire."
[al-Hijr 15:27]
"And the jinns did He create from a smokeless flame of fire."
[al-Rahmaan 55:15].
According to a hadeeth narrated by 'Aa'ishah, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels were created from
light, the jinn were created from fire, and Aadam was created from
that which has been described to you." (Reported by Muslim, 5314).

story about a little boy!

this little boy on hearingthat the mother is about to die, walked into
a shopping centre and demanded for a beautiful doll, accordn to the
boy when ask what he needed the doll for, said , he need to give it to
her mother, sothe mother can give it to the sister, since according to
his mother, only the dead can see the dead, and his sis was late, but
it was quite unfortunate that his money can not buy the beautiful
doll, with tears in his eyez and love in his heart he cried to Allah
but his sincere prayer reached Allah and akind guy came and payed for
the doll- now let me ask u? have u ever loved someone with your whole
heart that though the person is not near you but you still have the
person in your heart?
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from my friend Ester - Nigeria