Is it better to recite Qur’aan from memory orto read from the Mus-haf?

Is it better to read Qur'aanwhilst looking at the Mus-haf, or to
recite from memory?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In prayer, it is better to recite from memory. See question no. 3465 .
Outside of prayer, it is better for a person to do that which will
increase his khushoo' (humility, focus). If his khushoo' will be
increased by reciting from memory, then that isbetter; if his khushoo'
will be increased by reading from the Mus-haf, then that is better. If
it is the same in either case, then reading from the Mus-haf is
better, because it combines reading and looking, and his eyes will be
protected from looking at things that may distracthim from reciting
and pondering the meaning.
Al-Nawawi said in al-Adhkaar (p. 90-91):
Reading Qur'aan from the Mus-haf is better than reciting from memory;
thisis the view of our companions and it is well known from the salaf
(may Allaah be pleased with them). This does not apply in all cases
however;if the reader can focus andponder the meanings more when
reciting from memory than when reading from the Mus-haf, then reciting
from memory is better. If it is the same in both cases, then reading
from the Mus-haf is better. This is what the salaf meant.
There are weak (da'eef) ahaadeeth narrated from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) which cannot be used as proof that it
is better to look at the Mus-haf. We mention them only to draw
attention to the fact that they are weak. These include:
"Looking at the Mus-haf is an act of worship; for a child to look at
his parentsis an act of worship; looking at 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib is an
act of worship." This is a fabricated (mawdoo') hadeeth, as al-Albaani
saidin al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 1/531.
"Give your eyes their shareof worship: looking at the Mus-haf,
thinking about it and pondering its wonders." This is also fabricated
(mawdoo'). Al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 4/88.
"Five things are acts of worship: eating little, sitting in the
mosque, looking at the Ka'bah, looking at the Mus-haf andlooking at
the face of a scholar." This is a very weak (da'eef jiddan) hadeeth.
Da'eef al-Jaami' al-Sagheer, no. 2855.
And Allaah knows best.

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Posted by Lea at 11:36 AM

Good morning dear friends,
A fresh steamy cup of foglifter coffee is before me. (ahhh)
I've been out wateringall morning, and..... it'sgetting old.
Some of my plants andflowers.. I'm about ready to just let go.
The potted plants have taken a nose dive.
They look like death row on our front steps.
With all the watering in the garden, I really need to weedeat around
the perimeter, but with it so dry out in the yard, it's scary mowing
and even weedeating for fear ofsparks. On a happy note: Our
tomatoes are the one thing doing amazing. They're mulched heavily
with old hay and I just use the waterhose and soak around each stem
coming out of the ground. Maters seem to love it hot n steamyso long
as they don't get dry ...and it has definitely been hot n steamy.
The picture above is an ear of the strawberry corn, growing at my Happy Place.
The stalks are dying off now and finally thelittle ears are turning.
These shades of pinks -to the burgundy could be my new favorite
colors. -- Especially next to the creamy white husks. Hey; wouldn't
they look great with some turq on the side?!!
The little postage stamp garden there ispretty much done for the
year. The flowers are spent, and the onlything left- a handful of
small sunflowers, and the ornamental corn. I'll let them all hang out
for the rest of the week, then finish pulling up the stalks to save
for decorating this Fall. The morning glories were doing aweseome,
but I thinkthe bunny who lives there has taken to making "morning
glory" his evening salad.
It's okay though... he's just a nibbler. I think when it cools down
inSeptember, I'll plant some kale, mustard, and other fresh
greensthere. ;)
Our best sweetcorn was the patch by our barn. I'm still watering
there, as we have pumpkins and the moon and stars watermelon growing
in the corn rows. We have coons in the cornnow but they have
canwhat's left. So long asthey don't get any cravings to have
some"chicken" along with it... they're welcome. It's funny, they pick
anear of corn and eat it and leave it lay on the ground in the rows.
I don't know if they suck on the cob or what coz they're kindawet and
the funny thing is our banty hens eat any of the leftovers like they
struck gold or something. It's funny how excited they sound when
they discover... one of those wet cobs when I turn them out first
thing of the morning. They make these happy clucking noises and then
everyone else comes running to see what the fuss is allabout. "Corn
on the cob! Yahoo!"
It looks strange to see an empty pasture still.
In some ways... it's a relief.
Still no rain... and the 10 day forecast is most days over 100 and I
think one or maybe two days of 20 percent chance afternoon
thundershower. No matter what they say.. I know God's bigger than
all that.
He's got us covered,
no matter what.
I leave you with a verse sent to me from a friend yesterday.
Thank you friend! xoxo
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes onthe vines,
though the olive crop fails and thefields produce no food, though
there areno sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will
rejoicein the Lord. I will be JOYFUL in God my Savior."Habakkuk
3:17-18
Yet I will rejoice in myLord,
Lea
xoxo

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I can’t find a job, hassomeone performed black magic on me?

Q:-> I have been struggling with my career from last 6 years; I always
end up in failure no matter how hard I try. Ieven fell ill, lost
hair(for which I had treatments and managed to regrow them but now
they are falling again), my neat skin is no more flawless like it used
to be. I lost myhealth, even had surgery but still I am neither
gaining weight nor seeing any betterment in my health. I applied to
some hundreds of places but no luck! Why is that? Is it possible
someone has castmagic on me?
If yes, is there a cure through Quran and Sunnah. I normally don't
believe in magic and stuff but 6 to 7 years is too long a period so I
am having doubts. I offer prayers and ask Allah to help me all the
time. Whatelse must I do?
~
A:-> The effect of magic is true, and it really happens.
There are three parties involved in magic. One, the magician; two, the
person on whom the magic is done; three, the Shaitaan.
Whether magic has been done on you or not is not something to be
doubtful about. If you begin doubting, that would open the doors to
fitan.
Do not give room for Shaitaan to lead you astray. If you are not
finding a job, a reason could be because the market is down and
there's no suitable job for your profile, or that your profile is not
enough for a particular job, or your qualification does not match your
applications. Analyze all this and more reasons, and see where there
is a problem.
Another reason could be evil eye. If you were doinga good job and
there was someone jealous of you, the evil eye may have had an effect.
There is a different cure if you know whose evil eye it is. And this
is very difficult to find out; and if you set out to find out, you're
going to accuse everyone. So, just supplicate this dua:
"A'oodhu bi kalimaatillaahit-taammaati min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah
wa min kulli 'aynin laammah"
I seek refuge in the perfectwords of Allah, from everydevil and every
poisonous reptile, and from every evil eye.
"A'oodhu bi kalimaatillaahit taammati min sharri ma khalaq"
I seek refuge in the perfectwords of Allah from the evil of that which
He has created.
Do not conclude without evidence, that magic has been performed,
because that may lead you astray. If you think your hairfall
isunusual, then have a complete check up done, to see if there's any
medical problem. If yes, then there's no magic involved. If your hair
fall has no reason, then we can move to the next step of investigation
/ analysis.
May Allah ease your problems

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Advise

Here are 5 Easy ways to earn even after death.
1) Give a copy of Quran to someone. Each time one reads from it, u gain.
2) Donate a wheelchair to ahospital. Each time sick person uses it, u gain.
3) Participate in building a Masjid.
4) Place water cooler in a public place.
5) Plant a tree. U gain whenever a person, animalsits in its shade or
eats fromit.inform every one about this......jazak Allah.

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* 11069 The Quraan and its Sciences Why does the Qur’aan not mention the story of Haajar and Zamzam?

Why does the Quran, whereas the Bible does, not make a mention of
theinstitution of circumcision as well as the story of Hagar and the
miraculous well of Zamzam?
Praise be to Allaah.
You might as well ask, why does the Qur'aan not explain the number of
prayers during the day and night, and the number[of rak'ahs in] each
prayer, and what should be recited in the prayer, and how the prayer
should be done... And why does it not speak in detail about zakaah, and
Hajj, and fasting, and so on?
Allaah has made the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) the detailed explanation of that which is
mentioned ingeneral terms in the Qur'aan. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad) the Dhikr [reminder
and the advice (i.e. the Qur'aan)], that youmay explain clearly to men
what is sent down to them"
[al-Nahl 16:44]
The matters which you mention are explained in the Sunnah, and both of
them - the Sunnah and the Qur'aan - are wahy (revelation) from Allaah.
Shaykh Sa'd al-Humayd
There follows the story of Haajar and Zamzam from the Sunnah, so that
you will have no need of the Bible, of which we cannot be sure that
the content is correct.
Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated the story of
Haajar, the wife of Ibraaheem and the mother of his son Ismaa'eel. He
said:
Ibraaheem brought her and her son Ismaa'eel while she was suckling
him, to a place near the Ka'bah under a tree on thespot of Zamzam, at
the highest place in the mosque. During those days there was nobody in
Makkah, nor was there anywater. So he made them sit over there and
placed near them a leather bag containing some dates, and a small
water-skin containing some water, and set out homeward. Ismaa'eel's
mother followed him saying, "O Ibraaheem! Where are yougoing, leaving
us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy,
nor is thereanything (to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times,
but he did not look back at her. Then she asked him, "Has Allah
ordered you to do this?" He said, "Yes." She said,"Then He will not
neglect us," and returned while Ibraaheem went on his way. When he
reached al-Thaniyyah, where they could not see him, he faced the
Ka'bah, and raising both hands, prayedto Allaah in the following
words:
"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an
uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) in
order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salaah
(Iqaamat-as-Salaah). So fillsome hearts among men with love towards
them, and (O Allaah) provide them with fruits so that they may give
thanks"[Ibraaheem 14:37 - interpretation of the meaning]
Ismaa'eel's mother went on suckling Ismaa'eel and drinking from the
water (she had). When the waterin the water-skin had all been used up,
she became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started
looking at him (i.e. Ismaa'eel) tossing in agony (or he said: kicking
with his heels). She left him, for she could not endure looking at
him, and found that the mountain of al-Safa was the nearest mountain
to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley
keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see anybody.
Then she descended from al-Safa and when she reached the valley, she
tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in distress and
trouble, till she crossed thevalley and reached al-Marwa where she
stoodand started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not
see anybody. She repeated that (running between al-Safa and al-Marwa)
seven times.
Ibn 'Abbaas said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said, "This is the source of the tradition of the walking between
them (i.e. al-Safa and al-Marwa). When she reached al-Marwa (for the
last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be quiet and
listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, "O (whoever
you maybe)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something
to help me?" And she saw an angel at the place of Zamzam, digging the
earth with his heel (or his wing), till water flowed from that place.
She started to make something like a basin around it, using her hand
in this way, and started filling her water-skin with water with her
hands, andthe water started flowing out after she had scooped some of
it."
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/11069

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* Are precious stones mentioned in the Qur’aan?

Please let me know about this query ? how many stones [ precious /
semi precious ] are mentioned in the holy quran ? in which surah are
they mentioned ? is there any spiritual significance of these stones ?
Praise be to Allaah.
The primary purpose of the Qur'aan is to guide mankind to Allaah, so
that they will affirm His Oneness and worship Him alone, and attain
His Paradise and His pleasure. The Qur'aan is not a book of science,
medicine or astronomy, even though its verses may contain a little of
such things.
Hence the Muslim should not let himself be distracted from the greater
purpose of recitingthe Qur'aan and look for the number of stones or
rivers or kinds of animals mentioned therein.
Some precious stones suchas rubies, pearls and coral are mentioned in
the Qur'aan.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral"
[al-Rahmaan 55:58]
"Out of them both come out pearl and coral"
[al-Rahmaan 55:22]
"Like unto preserved pearls"
[al-Waaqi'ah 56:23]
"And round about them will (serve) boys of everlasting youth. If you
see them, you would thinkthem scattered pearls"
[al-Insaan 76:19]
These stones do not have any spiritual significance, rather they are
mentionedin the Qur'aan to explain the blessings that Allaah has
bestowed upon His slaves, of the seas and the things that are brought
forth from them, or as a metaphor – so al-hoor al-'iyn are likened to
rubies, coral and preservedpearls, combining the purity of rubies and
the whiteness of pearls and coral.
The boys are likened to scattered pearls, to indicate their beauty and
good looks.
And Allaah knows best.

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Allah will always reward those who give thanks:

Allah will always reward those who give thanks:
:->
Why should Allah punishyou if you are thankful and believe? Allahis
All-Thankful, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nisa', 147)
Allah's signs and the wisdom in His proofs may only be fully
understood thanks to the understanding and sensitivity possessed by
those who give much thanks. But ungrateful andinsensitive people
cannot understand the wisdom inAllah's signs, andmay not even be aware
of their existence.

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The revelation of the Qur’aan in seven styles (ahruf, sing. harf)

I have read that during the third Khalief, Oethmaan, a committee under
supervision of Zaid ibn Thabit has been ordered to make an official
editorship of the whole Koran. But this"Oethmanian" text didn't give
yet a uniform reading.
Because early arabic language didn't have vowels and also some
consonants had the same or almost the same form. New signs were
introduced to seperate thedifferent letters. But this still did not
stop the different ways of reading.
In the first half of the fourth/tenth century the 'imaam of the Koran
readers' in Baghdad, Ibn Moedjahid, gave a solutionto this problem. He
said that the word harf should be put equivalent to kira'a.He declared
seven ways ofreading correct. Because according to him the saying of
the Prophet (PBUH) that the Koran wassend in seven ahroef means that
seven ways of reading are inspired.
Nowadays only to ways ofreading are in use, Warsj of Nafi' and Hafs of 'Asim.
Could you tell me more about these different waysof reading? Are there
ahadieth about this?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly :
you should note, may Allaah bless you, that the Qur'aan was revealed
in one style at the beginning,but the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) kept asking Jibreel until he taught
himseven styles, all of which were complete. The evidence for that is
the hadeeth of Ibn 'Abbaas who narrated that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Jibreel taught me one style
and I reviewed it until he taughtme more, and I kept asking him for
more and he gave me more until finally there were seven styles."
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3047; Muslim, 819)
Secondly, what is meant by styles (ahruf, sing. harf)?
The best of the scholarly opinions concerning what is meant is that
there are seven ways of reciting the Qur'aan, where the wording may
differ but the meaning is the same; if there is a different meaning
then it is by way of variations on a theme, not opposing and
contradiction.
Thirdly:
Some of the scholars said that what was meant by ahruf was the
dialects of the Arabs, but this is far-fetched, because of thehadeeth
of 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab who said: "I heard Hishaam ibn Hakeem
reciting Soorat al-Furqaan in a manner different from that in which I
used to recite it and the way in which the Messenger of Allaah
(peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught me to recite it. I
was about to argue with him whilst he was praying, but I waited until
he finished his prayer, and then I tied his garment around his neck
and seized him by it and brought him to the Messenger of Allaah
(peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, 'O Messenger of
Allaah, I heard this man reciting Soorat-al-Furqaan in a way different
to the way you taught it to me.' The Messenger of Allaah (peaceand
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him, 'Recite it,' and he
recited it as I had heard him recite it. The Messenger of Allaah(peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, 'It was revealed like
this.' Then he said to me, 'Reciteit,' so I recited it and he said,
'It was revealed like this.' This Qur'aan has been revealed in seven
different ways, so recite it in the way that is easiest for you.'"
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2287; Muslim, 818)
It is known that Hishaam was Asadi Qurashi (i.e., from the clan of
Bani Asad in Quraysh) and 'Umar was'Adawi Qurashi (i.e., from the clan
of Bani 'Adiyy in Quraysh). Both of them were from Quraysh and Quraysh
had only one dialect. If the difference in ahruf (styles) had been a
difference in dialects, why would two men of Quraysh have been
different?
The scholars mentioned nearly forty different opinions concerning this
matter! Perhaps the most correct is that which we have mentioned
above. And Allaah knows best.
Fourthly:
It seems that the seven styles were revealed with different wordings,
as indicated by the hadeeth of 'Umar, because 'Umar's objection was to
the style, not the meaning. The differences between these styles are
not the matter of contradiction and opposition, rather they
aresynonymous, as Ibn Mas'ood said: "It is like one of you saying
halumma, aqbil or ta'aal (all different ways of saying 'Come here')."
Fifthly:
With regard to the seven recitations (al-qiraa'aat al-saba'), this
number is not based on the Qur'aan and Sunnah, rather it is the
ijtihaad of Ibn Mujaahid (may Allaah havemercy on him). People thought
that al-ahruf al-saba' (the seven styles) were al-qiraa'aat al-saba'
(the seven recitations) because they happened tobe the same number.
But this number may have come about coincidentally,or it may have been
done deliberately by Ibn Mujaahid to match what was narrated about the
number of styles (ahruf) being seven.....

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* Refutation of those whotry to prove that the Qur’aan is not true

Recently I became aware of some scholarly researchdone by German
scholars into the inerrancy of the Quran. Some of their findings are
discussed in an Atlantic Monthly article entitled "What Is the Koran?"
written by Toby Lester, published in the January 1999 issue of that
magazine. The gist of theirresearch is that some very old fragments of
the Quran found in a mosque in Yemen show small but significant
aberrations from the standard Quranic texts. In some cases, the
writing on the fragments found had been washed off and different
writing substituted overtop. The article tries to cast doubt on the
Muslim view of the Quran as being absolutely reliable, and tries to
show instead that it is a literary text that has been subject to
change just like any other.
I am not a Muslim, but I know that the Quran holdsa position in Islam
that is similar to that of Christ in Christianity. In view of this,
sir, how would you respond to these attemptsto dispute the absolute
inerrancy of the Quran? In your view, do these scholars have false
motives that render their findings untrustworthy? Or do you have
another response to these attacks on the verity of the Quran?.
Praise be to Allaah.
1 – The proof that the copies of the Holy Qur'aan that we have before
us is not just one or two pieces of evidence, rather it is proven by a
vast amount of evidence that no fair-minded person can study without
becoming convinced that it is exactlyas Allaah revealed it to Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
2 – There have been generations coming one after another, reciting the
Book of Allaah and studying it, memorizing it and writing it down.
They have not omitted a single letter, and no one can change even the
vowel point of a single letter. Writing is just one means of
preserving it; basically itis preserved in their hearts.
3 – The Qur'aan has not come down to us on its own, such that the
so-called alterations could be made. Rather the interpretation of its
verses,the meanings of its words,the reasons for its revelation, the
grammar of its words and the commentary on its rulings have all been
transmitted. When such care has been given to this Book, how could
sinful hands find a way to distort even one letter of it, or add a
word, or take away a verse?
4 – The Qur'aan speaks of matters of the unseen, in the future, which
Allaah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) to show him that they came from Allaah. If a human
being wants to write a book, he can describe an event or express a
point of view, but if any human being were to speak about matters of
the unseen, in this field he can only base that on speculation and
lies. But the Qur'aan told of the defeat of the Romans by the
Persians, atthe time when there was no means of communication to
inform the Arabs of this event. The same verses also foretold that
they (the Persians) would be defeated after a certain number of years.
If what the Qur'aan said was not accurate, then the kaafirs would have
had a great opportunity to criticize theQur'aan.
5 – If you read any verse of the Qur'aan, then you go to America or
Asia or the jungles of Africa, or to the deserts of Arabia or any
place where there are Muslims, you will find that all of them have the
exact same verse, memorized byheart or in their books; not a single
letter of it willhave been altered.
So what is the importance of this unknown manuscript in Yemen which we
have not seen, and in which some ignorant may have altered, in recent
times, one verse or one word?
Does this argument carry any weight when properlyresearched and
discussed? Especially when the people claim to be fair-minded and
objective in their research.
What would be their response if we went to one of their most trusted
books by a well-known author, a book of which there are many copies in
the world, all of them exactly the same, and we claimed that there was
a copy of this book in some country or other in which there was extra
material and alterations, and it wasdifferent from what is in their
copies? Would they pay any attention?
Their answer would be thesame as ours.
6 – The manuscript copies which are in the Muslims' possession cannot
be proven to be authentic in this simplistic manner, for we have
experts who know the history of calligraphy and we have principles and
guidelines through which we may determine whether a manuscript is
genuine, such as the names and signatures of the people who heard it
and read it.
We do not think that these features are present in this so-called copy
of the Qur'aan in Yemen or inothers.

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The Qur’aan and medicine

I heard in a lecture that medical scientists or doctors claim that
many medicines&treatements have been discovererd&propounded by
inferring facts frm the Holy Quran.
Now my question is, Is that all regarding medicine is mentioned in the
Holy Quran? Or is theremore left which we've to still put into use?
I'm asking this question with regards to an earnestrequest frm a
friend of mine, a hindu named Vignesh and he asked me whether there r
matters left still in the Holy Quran to control some of these deadly
diseases.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with
a religion that covers all aspects of life, as Abu Dharr (may Allaah
be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) left usand no bird flapped its wings
in the sky except that he had taught us some knowledge about it.
(Narrated by Ahmad, 20399. See Majma' al-Zawaa'id, 8/263. al-Haythami
said: it was narrated by al-Tabaraani and its men are the men of
saheeh apart from Muhammad ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Yazeed al-Muqri' who is
thiqah (trustworthy)).
Islam came to meet the needs of people in all aspects of their lives.
Secondly:
What is narrated in the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) complements what is in the Qur'aan. These two
sources are the principal sources for Muslims. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) has told us thatAllaah has not sent
down any disease but He has also sent down a cure for it.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that theProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Allaah has not sent down any disease but He has also sent down a cure
for it."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5678.
Thirdly:
What the questioner has mentioned, that some Muslims say that many
remedies were discovered through the Holy Qur'aan, we say that this is
somewhat exaggerated.
The Qur'aan is not a book of medicine or geography or geology as some
Muslims like to say to westerners. Rather it is a book of guidance for
mankind and one of the greatest of its miracles is its eloquence and
the ideas and concepts that it contains. This is the main aspect of
its miraculous nature. Allaah revealed it to His Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) at a time when eloquence had reached
great heights, so this bookcame to amaze those people and challenge
them in their area of expertise, to prove to them that it was from
Allaah.
This is not strange, and it is nothing new in religion. The signs of
Moosa (peace be upon him) – his stick and his hand – were of thekind
that was prevalent during his time, which wasmagic (sihr). The signs
of 'Eesa (peace be upon him) – raising the dead and healing the blind
and lepers – were of the kind that his people were skilled in and that
was widespread among them, which was medicine.
Hence we say that the greatest feature of the Qur'aan is its
eloquence. Scholars nowadays are stilldiscovering new aspects ofits
eloquence through their study of its verses.
This does not mean that there is no other miraculous aspects to the
Qur'aan. Rather in some verses Allaah mentions things about the design
ofthe human body, the stages of its creation and development, some
natural phenomena, etc.
But with regard to cures for various diseases, as thequestioner
mentions, the Qur'aan is a healing for thebelievers. This includes
healing the heart (mental or spiritual disease) and physical healing.
Allaah mentions honey in the Qur'aan and says that it is a healing for
mankind. And He mentions the principle of preserving good health and
guarding against sickness. So whoever says that the Qur'aan says a lot
about medicine in this regard is right, but whoever goes beyond that
is exaggerating. Rather this is a kind of exaggeration coined by some
Muslims. The Qur'aan is not a book of medicine. There are some
diseases that did notexist previously, so how could their cure come –
according to what the questioner says – before they appeared?....

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Entering the bathroom with a necklace with Qur’aanic aayaat

Can my wife enter the bathroom with a neckless that has words of the
Qur'an on it?
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permitted to enterthe bathroom with anything that has aayat
from the Qur'aan on it, because this could lead to disrespect of the
Word of Allaah, may He be glorifiedand exalted. Therefore, your wife
should remove this necklace before entering the bathroom. Our advice
is that women should not wear any jewellery with aayaat or du'aa's on
it, because there are a number of reservations about this practice, of
which wearing it when entering the bathroom is just one.

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Good Morning tips

TIME alone can prove the worth of frienship..as tym goes by,v loose
the false ones, n keep the bst...jst a sweet hello 2 one of the bst!
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The morning is jst a few moments away. Go 2 sleepN when u wake up,
remember me as a frnd who is always there for u N never let u down
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Always welcome a new day with a Smile on Ur Lips,Love in Ur Heart N
Good Thoughts in Ur Mind...And Ull always have a WoNderFuL DaY
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Love urself ,Flirt with ur understanding,Romance with dreams, Get
engaged with simplicity,Marry genuiness,Divorce the ego..Thats Gud lf
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A prayer can go where I cannot go. Through Prayers i can be with you
without being There. I may be miles away but my prayers Good Morning

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Hadees

Narrated Al-Mughira (r.a):
The Prophet (pbuh) said,"Allah has forbidden you
( 1 ) to be undutiful to yourmothers
(2) to withhold (what you should give) or
(3) demand (what you do not deserve), and
(4) to bury your daughters alive. And Allah has dislikedthat (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask too many questions (in religion), or (C) waste your property."
Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 73, Number 6/
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“Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith:

"Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the
sweetness (delight) of faith:
1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown
into the fire."
Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol.1, Book 2, No. 16 —

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Any prayer/dua to stop my mother-in-law from performing black magic?

Q: Assalam O Alaikum,
My mother in law has been practicing black magic to destroy my
marriage and life for morethan 30 years now. I am very sensitive to
what she does and keep praying so Allah protects me but there are
times when it is unbearable. My only goal is to leave my husband and
my children and stay by myself far from them. I love my children more
than anyone can imagine but my desire is to stay away from them.
The people who know me well can't understand me and point all the time
to this source as the culprit ofmy problems in my life. Is there any
prayer I can say so Allah turns her towards good deeds and away from
this destructive behavior? Please pray for me and my family becauseI
am a human being who is suffering in the hands ofa witch (may Allah
(SWT) forgive me.
Thank you so much for your help and jazakoum Allah InshaAllah
Lilah.
A: AsSalamualaikum,
Sister, before proceeding any further, we need to know, what makes you
believe that she has done magic / black magic on you? Do you have
substantial proof for your claim? Have you seen her perform the acts
of magic?Have you seen her interactwith the Shaitaan?
What makes you say that?
There is a cure for magic, but you should be sure that it is magic.
For that, you'll need to reply to this with:
1. The reason or proof for your claim
2. The effect of the magic on you: the symptoms
Sorry sister, but until you provide these, we'll find it difficult to
provide help. And remember that practice of magic is a major sin and
infact is Kufr. So, before you accuseanyone of it, be sure that you're
right. Because if you're not right, the accusation will bounce back on
you.
Surah al Baqarah keeps the Shaitaan away from the home. Please recite
from it everyday. Make supplications of day and night and before you
sleep (you can use the book Hisn al Muslim or Fortress of the Muslim
for these duas, downloadable here: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/39062 )

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Should the name be changed?

Q: Assalamu Alaikum,
I am a Muslim girl. My boyfriend was hindu, now is Muslim. His name is
Akshay Kumar and Muslim name is Omar. Does he hasto change his name in
papers or Md. Akshay Kumar will be OK? We are gonna be married very
soon. That's why I am confused about the name that he should use in
paper works.
Farniq.
A: Salamualaikum,
Apart from what brother Wael said, the name Omar for Akshay is great.
But I think Kumar will be required, as Islam keeps the names of the
fathers attached to the children's.
I was in touch with this Islamic center here. A girl reverted to Islam
and changed her name to Sumaiyyah. So, she was called Sumaiyyah Naidu.
Because Islam gives importance to where one comes from, I mean the
lineages.
Editor/
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Breaking News from Sina.com

Obama issues emergency disaster declaration for Colorado:
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U.S. President Barack Obama walks around fire damaged homes in the
Mountain Shadow neighborhood in Colorado Springs, June 29, 2012. Obama
declared the areas earlier today as a federal disaster area releasing
federal funds to help fight the blazes. Obama has declared that a
major disaster exists in fire-ravaged Colorado and has ordered that
federal aid bemade available to supplement state and local recovery
efforts in areas affected by the High Park Fire in Larimer County and
the Waldo Canyon Fire in El Paso County.（Xinhua/AP Photo）
Photo taken on June 29, 2012 shows fire damaged homes in the Mountain
Shadow neighborhood in Colorado Springs. Obama declared the areas
earlier today as a federal disaster area releasing federal funds to
help fight the blazes. Obama has declared that a major disaster exists
in fire-ravaged Colorado and has ordered that federal aid bemade
available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas
affected by the High Park Fire in Larimer County and the Waldo Canyon
Fire in El Paso County.（Xinhua/AP Photo）
U.S. President Barack Obama walks around fire damaged homes in the
Mountain Shadow neighborhood in Colorado Springs, June 29, 2012. Obama
has declared that amajor disaster exists in fire-ravaged Colorado and
has ordered that federal aid be made available to supplement state and
local recovery efforts in areas affected by the High Park Fire in
Larimer County and the Waldo Canyon Fire in El Paso County.（Xinhua/AP
Photo）
President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for Colorado,
releasing federal funds to help areas affected by twodeadly and
destructive wildfires.
Obama's declaration Thursday makes federal funds available for
emergency protective measures for areas affected by the High Park fire
in northern Colorado and the Waldo Canyon firenear Colorado Springs.
Federal funds also are available for crisis counseling and disaster
unemployment assistance for affected residents in El Paso and Larimer
counties.
Colorado Springs officials say the Waldo Canyon person has left one
persondead and has destroyed an estimated 346 homes.
The High Park fire has killed one person and has destroyed 257 homes.

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My husband converted but now does not believe that he is a Muslim; Is my nikah valid?

Q: Salaams,
I am a Muslim woman born and raised in a Muslim family. I've always
had faith in Islam and would never even consider changing my faith as
Islam is my way oflife. However, I strayed and hence have some major
complications in mylife and I would really like some advice on my
issue below.
10 years ago, I met my husband. We dated for approx 6 years on and
off; we were in a physical relationship. He was a born and raised as a
Hindubut did not really practice his religion.
When we decided to get married within the first year of the
relationship, I had told him that it wouldonly be possible if he was a
Muslim. By this time in our relationship, I had left home for him and
we were living together and I was not in contact with my parents or
even talking to my family. I had moved in with him.
I eventually moved out and told him that if he cannot convert then, I
wouldn't be able to marry him and would both have to move on. He
loved me very much and said he would look into Islam and maybe
consider it. In between this time I became pregnant and toldhim that I
would not get rid of my child and that I could not marry him if he was
not a Muslim (his parents found out I was pregnant and asked him to
move out and disowned him).
So, he converted to marry me and said he would look into it believing
he is a Muslim as he had said the shahada. After a few months he told
me that Islam was not for him, buthe promised that the children will
be raised as Muslims and he will not interfere when it comes toraising
the children in Islam. But from then in myheart I have had doubts
whether my marriage is valid, if he does not believe that he is a
Muslimand think of Islam as his religion.
Since then, mashallah I have two children, a son five and a daughter
three, whom I wouldn't change for the world; as my husband promised
the children are being raised as Muslims and even if he does not agree
with anything, he does not interefere when it comes to the children.
My husband also takes my son to Eid namaz because he says its part of
his son'sreligion.
We have both regained contact with our parents and they know the
situation, and left me to find the right way in my life.
Two months ago my husbands father passed away, as a son he fulfilled
his duties when it came toperforming all the funeral rites. His
parents live in a different city, since the passing of his father he
has left the family home and moved there to look after his mother and
has asked me to move there too. We will not be living in the same
house as his mother but close by so as he can look after his mother.
Before I moved there, I really need to clarify the doubt that I have
lived with for such a long time. I have never found peace in my heart,
not knowing and need theanswers to my questions.
My husband believes that there is only one God and everyone prays to
one God, he is genuinely a good person and believes that religion
does not define a person. He has an open mind when it comes to Islam
but does not consider himself a Muslim and at his death he would make
arrangements to be cremated.
So you probably know what my question is? If I carry on living with
him, ismy marriage valid? Am I living in sin? Please could you explain
to me how and what should I do. What options do I have? Does he need
to convert and believe he is a Muslim for my marriage to be valid?
My children love their father to bits and it breaksmy heart because
they do miss him very much, but I really need to follow the right path
for peace at heart and an example to my children. Please advise.
Jazak Allah,
adamza.
A: assalamalaikum,
IN YOUR CASE IT IS SIMPLE PL TAKE OUT SHOW A HARDCOPY GIVE TO YOUR
HUSBAND IN HAND AND ALSO TELL HIM SIT IN ONE PLACE AND READ FIX IT IN
HIS MIND THAT THE WORSHIP OF ONE GOD HE SAYS THAT WORLD IS DOING IS
ACCORDING TO THEIR WHIMS AND FANCIESNOT ACCORDING TO ONE GOD ALMIGHTY
YR HUSBAND BELIEVES -WIHTOUT OBEDIENCE-
IDOL WORSHIP THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN IF MAINTAINED UNTIL DEATH-
[22:73] O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully:
the idols you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they
banded together to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from
them, they cannot recover it; weak is the pursuer andthe pursued..
[22:74] They do not valueGOD as He should be valued. GOD is the Most
Powerful, the Almighty.
Idol-worship not to be taken lightly
God warns us that idol worship is an unforgivablesin if maintained
until death. So God willing we should try not to fall into such an
offense that has grave consequences.
[4:116] GOD does not forgive idol worship (if maintained until death),
and He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills.

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Does she need to convert to Islam or can I marry her as a Christian?

Q:I am from Iraq, I met a philipino girl. I am Muslim and she is
christian. We have a strong relationship,we want to get marred but we
have a problem about religion. I want her to become a Muslim but she
refuses that, but she says that she is OK if our kid raised as Muslim.
I am not sure, is that OK for me to get marred her as a Christian
girl.
Please give me some advice.
Many thanks
asalamo alaikom
ahmedi.
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A: AsSalamualaikum,
Though it is allowed (marrying Christian girls), Muslim men are
advised tomarry Muslim girls.
The former could complicate your life. You can not have as Peaceful a
life as you can have with aMuslim girl.
And many Christians of today do idol worship andsome also practice
polytheism. Hence, it is advised that you choose a good Muslimah for
yourself in marriage and forget about this girl who isn't ready to
accept Islam.
Do Istikhaarah and look for a perfect girl who is Pleased with Allah
as her Lord, Islam as her Deen, and Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam as the Prophet and Messenger.
I hope it helps.
Editor/

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Is there a soorah in which the name of Allaah is mentioned in every aayah? Praise be to Allaah. This soorah is Soorat al-Mujaadilah (no. 58).

A soorah in which the name of Allaah is mentioned in every aayah.

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Is there a soorah in which the name of Allaah is mentioned in every aayah?
Praise be to Allaah.
This soorah is Soorat al-Mujaadilah (no. 58).
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Who wrote the Qur’aan and how was it put together?

Allaah has guaranteed to preserve this Qur'aan Himself. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'aan)
and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)"
[al-Hijr 15:9] Ibn Jareer al-Tabari said in his Tafseer, 14/8:
Allaah is saying, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (Reminder),
i.e. the Qur'aan, and We will guard the Qur'aan against anything false
being added to it that is not partof it, or anything that is part of
it being taken away, whether that has todo with rulings, hudood
punishments or matters having to do with inheritance.
Al-Sa'di said in his Tafseer (p. 696):
It is We Who have sent down the Qur'aan in which there is mention of
all issues and clear evidence, and in which Weremind those who want
tobe reminded.
"and surely, We will guardit" means, when it is beingrevealed and
after it has been revealed. When it is revealed, We protect it from
the tampering of every accursed devil, and after it has been revealed
Allaah instilled it in the heart of His Messenger. Allaah protected
the words from being changed and from anything being added or taken
away, or from its meanings being distorted. So no one can attempt to
distort its meanings but Allaah will guide someoneto explain the truth
of the Qur'aan. This is one of the greatest signs of Allaah and His
blessing to His believing slaves. Another aspect of this protection is
that Allaah protects the people of the Qur'aan against their enemies,
andno enemy can overpower them and eliminate them.
The Qur'aan was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) in stages over aperiod of twenty-three years. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And (it is) a Qur'aan which We have divided (into parts), in order
that you might recite it to men at intervals. And We have revealed it
by stages"
[al-Isra' 17:106]
al-Sa'di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
This means, We have revealed this Qur'aan in stages, to differentiate
between guidance and misguidance, between truth and falsehood.
"in order that you might recite it to men at intervals" means,
slowly, so that they may ponder and think about its meanings, and
understandthe different branches of knowledge contained therein.
"And We have revealed it by stages" means, gradually, over a period
oftwenty-three years.
Tafseer al-Sa'di, p. 760.
Secondly:
Literacy was not widespread among the Arabs. Allaah described them in
such terms when He said (interpretation of the meaning):
"He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad)
from among themselves"
[al-Jumu'ah 63:2]
They used to memorize the Qur'aan by heart, and a few of them used to
write down some verses or soorahs on animal skins, thin white stones
and the like.
Thirdly:
At first the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
forbade the writing of anything other than the Qur'aan, and he forbade
them to write down his words for a while, so that the Sahaabah would
focus on memorizing the Qur'aan and writing it down, and so that the
words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would
not be confused with the words of Allaah, and so the Qur'aan was
protected from anything being added or taken away.
Fourthly:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) appointed a
group of his companions who were trustworthy and knowledgeable to
write down the revelation.They are known in their biographies as those
who wrote down the Revelation, such as the four Caliphs, 'Abd-Allaah
ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas, Mu'aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan, Zayd ibn Thaabit and
others – may Allaah be pleased with them all.
Fifthly:
The Qur'aan was revealed in seven dialects as was narrated in the
saheeh hadeeth of 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with
him) fromthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). This
was narrated by al-Bukhaari (2287) and Muslim (818); these were the
dialects of the Arabs which were known for their eloquence.
Sixthly:
The Qur'aan continued to be preserved in the hearts of the Sahaabah
who had memorized it, and on the skins and other materials until the
time of the caliphAbu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with
him). During the Riddah wars many of the Sahaabah who had memorized
the Qur'aan were killed, and Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him)
was afraid that the Qur'aan would be lost. So he consulted the senior
Sahaabah about compilingthe Qur'aan in a single book so that it would
remain preserved and would not be lost. He entrusted this mission to
the chief of memorizers Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allaah be pleased with
him).....

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The Qur’aan is a healingand a mercy to the believers

Tell me more about quran.
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Praise be to Allaah.

The Qur'aan is the word ofAllaah that was revealed to His Prophet
Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and isrecited as
an act of worship.
This definition of the Qur'aan is comprehensive.
Our saying "the word of Allaah" excludes the words of human beings orothers.
Our saying "revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him)" excludes anything that was revealed to anyone
else, such as the Injeel (Gospel), Tawraat (Torah) and Zaboor
(Psalms).
Our saying "it is recited as an act of worship" excludes the hadeeth
qudsi (ahaadeeth in whichthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) narrated wordsfrom Allaah which are not part of the
Qur'aan).
It brings light and gives certainty, it is the strong rope, it is the
path of the righteous. It tells us of those who came before
us,Prophets and righteous people, and how those who disobeyed them
tasted the punishment of Allaah and were humiliated. It contains
verses which speak of the miracles of Allaah and His power in this
great universe. It tells us of the origins of human beings who are
created from "despised water" (semen). It contains the basic
principles of faith which must be embraced by every humble heart. It
contains the rules of sharee'ah which tells us what is permissible and
what is forbidden; what is true and what is false. It tells us of the
Resurrectionand the fate of human beings, either in the Fire inwhich
they will burn and be among those who are humiliated, or in Paradise
with its gardens, springs, plants and places of security.
In it there is healing for men's hearts, light and illumination for
the blind. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And We send down of theQur'aan that which is a healing and a mercy to
those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it
increases the Zaalimoon (polytheistsand wrongdoers) nothing but loss"
[al-Isra' 17:82]
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse:
Here Allaah tells us about His Book, which He revealed to His
Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and
which is the Qur'aan which "Falsehood cannot come to it from before it
or behind it, (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise"
[Fussilat 42:41- interpretation of the meaning], that it is "a healing
and a mercy to those who believe" – i.e., ittakes away the diseases
inthe heart such as doubt, hypocrisy, shirk, deviation and
misguidance; the Qur'aan heals all of that. And it is also a mercy
which brings about faith, wisdom and the pursuit ofand desire for
goodness. This is only for those who believe in it and follow it; for
such it will be a healing and a mercy. But as for the kaafir and those
who wrong themselves thereby, their hearing the Qur'aan only makes
them further away (from truth) and increases them in kufr.The problem
comes from the kaafir, not from the Qur'aan. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for
those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and
it (the Qur'aan) is blindness for them. They are those who are called
from a place far away (so they neither listen nor understand)"
[Fussilat 41:44]
"And whenever there comes down a Soorah, some of them (hypocrites)
say: 'Which of you has hadhis Faith increased by it?' As for those who
believe, it has increased their Faith,and they rejoice.
But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and
hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion,
disbelief and doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers"
[al-Tawbah 9:124-125]
Qutaadah said, concerning the phrase "And We send down of the Qur'aan
that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe": when the
believer hears it he benefits from it, memorizes it and understands
it. "and it increases the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers)
nothing but loss" means, they do not benefit from it, memorize it or
understand it. Allaah has made this Qur'aan a healing and a mercy for
the believers.
Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/60.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e.
the Qur'aan, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is
evil), and a healing for that which is in your breasts, — a guidance
and a mercy(explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers"
[Yoonus 10:57]

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Health

I use all citrus peels for these ideas plus a few more. I dehydrate
lemons, limes, and oranges, then grind them up to add as a citrus
background to much of my cooking. The easiest is filling a jar with
any citrus peel, adding white vinegar, letting steep for a couple
weeks and you have one Kick Butt Healthy Cleaner!

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It is permissible to accept payment for teaching Qur’aan

Is it right to take/accept money for teaching Quran?
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Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee was asked about whether it is permissible to
accept payment for teaching Qur'aan. They replied:
Yes, it is permissible to accept payment for teaching Qur'aan
according to the more correct of the two scholarly views, because
ofthe general meaning of the hadeeth:
"The thing for which you most deserve to take payment is the Book of
Allaah," (narrated by al-Bukhaari), and because there is a real need
for that. And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allah bless our
Prophet Muhammad

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Believe all these Facts about Apple.

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post-menopausal women from osteoporosis
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cells from thekind of free radical damagethat may lead to Alzheimer's
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The pectin in apples lowersLDL ("bad") cholesterol. People who eat two
applesper day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.
Prevents Lung, Breast and Colon Cancer..
Helps in weight loss.
Very famous Health Benefitof Apple is that Apple helpscure Headache….

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Two suffer radioactive exposure at Rawatbhata atomic power station

Two workers of the Rawatbhata atomic power station in Rajasthan are
under observation after they were found to have been exposed to
radioactive tritium vapour beyond the permissible limit.
The incident took place on June 23 at Unit 5 when a modification work
was on during a routine biennial shutdown.
Emphasising that there was no abnormal release of radioactivity and
that the workers were hale and hearty, Executive Director in-charge of
media at the Nuclear Power Corporationof India Limited (NPCIL)
Nalinish Nagaich said tritium was only mildly radioactive and would
get removed from the body within a short time.
"There is absolutely no cause for worry. Tritium is a soft beta
emitter and once it enters the body, its removal starts and it gets
reduced appreciably withina week."
The workers were continuing to report for work and posted in
non-radioactive areas. The incident was investigated by a committee
set up by NPCIL and another by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
Their recommendations to prevent such incidents were being
implemented.

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Good Luck - greating tips

May beauty of every season Give ur heart a beautiful reason to smi le.
May u succeed in every exams of ur life. Good luck& all the best!
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A successful man is one who can lay A firm foundation with the bri cks
that Others throw at him. Good Luck!
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In everything you do, there is a purpose, Prepareto pursue your p
urpose with A prayer, ask for guidance, protection And direction.
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The Hope, the Struggle and the Hard Work Towards a goal is part of the
rewards. Achieving goal itself is not the wholereward Good Luck!
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Meaning of some colors, Yellow 4 special friends, White 4 peace,
Orange 4 luck, Black 4 hate, Red 4 love and So I choose for u Orange
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Every bad situation will have something positive, Even a stopped C
lock is correct twice a day, Think of this & lead ur life, Good
LUCK...
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Luck is yours, wishes are mine. Let your future be always shine. good luck...
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River has many turns, enjoy each turn cause eachturn, will not r
eturn, Wishyou good luck.

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Event and thought

Ibn Umar (radiyAllaahu
'anhu) reported: The
Messenger of Allah
(sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam) said, "A woman
was punished because of a
cat she had imprisoned
until it died. She entered
Hellfire because of it. She
did not give it food or
water while it was
imprisoned, neither did she
set it free to eat from the
vermin of the earth."
[Sahih Bukhari, Book 56,
Number 689/
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Islam is a huge gift, and imaan (faith) is an even greater one. Don't
ever make the mistake of thinking that you earned these gifts! They
are a mercy from Allah, and furthermore they have a price... The price
of faith is courage. The price is not success, for success is in
Allah's hands. The price youmust pay is courage. Courage to be the
man/woman Allah asks you to be, to follow His guidance over your own
desires, to be true, to forgive even when you would rather hold a
grudge, to be humble and compassionate. Courage is the price of faith.
And Allah knows best.

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Ruling on reading Qur’aan in a house where there is a dog

What is the ruling on reading Qur'aan in a housewhere there is a dog?
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Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing wrong with that, but you have to get the dog out of
the house and not keep it inside, unless it is for one of three
reasons, namely hunting, farming or herding livestock. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps a
dog, unless it is a dog for hunting, herding or farming, his reward
willdecrease by two qiraats (i.e., a large amount) everyday." (Agreed
upon).
And Allaah is the Source ofstrength.

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Verses in the Qur’aan where we should perform Sujood al-Tilaawah

I would like to know the specific ayats in the Qu'Ran where we should prostrate.
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Praise be to Allaah.

There are fifteen places in the Qur'aan where we should perform sajdat
al-tilaawah (prostration ofrecitation) when reciting them. It was
reported from 'Amr ibn al-'Aas that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited to him fifteen verses in the
Qur'aan where one should prostrate, three of which are in al-Mufassal
and two in Soorat al-Hajj. It was reported by Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah,
al-Haakim andal-Daaraqutni, and classed as hasan by al-Mundhiri and
al-Nawawi. The fifteen aayat are (interpretation of the meanings):
1 - "Surely those who are with your Lord (angels) are never too proud
to perform acts of worship toHim, but they glorify His Praise and
prostrate before Him."
[al-A'raaf 7:206]
2 - "And unto Allaah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the
heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their
shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons."
[al-Ra'd 13:15]
3 – "And to Allaah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that
is in the earth, of the live moving creatures and the angels, and they
are not proud [i.e., they worship their Lord (Allaah) with humility]."
[al-Nahl 16:49]
4 – "Say (O Muhammad): 'Believe in it (the Qur'aan) or do not believe
(in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it,when it is
recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."
[al-Isra' 17:107]
5 – "… When the Verses of the Most Beneficent (Allaah) were recited
unto them, they fell down prostrating and weeping."
[Maryam 19:58]
6 – "See you not that to Allaah prostrates whoever is in the heavens
and whoever is one the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the
stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and al-dawaab (moving living
creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there are many
(men) on whom the punishment is justified. And whomsoever Allaah
disgraces, none can honour him. Verily! Allaah does what He wills."
[al-Hajj 22:18]
7 – "O you who believe! Bow down, and prostrate yourselves, and
worship your Lord and do good that you may be successful."
[al-Hajj 22:77]
8 – "And when it is said to them: 'Prostrate to the Most Beneficent
(Allaah)!' They say, 'And what is the Most Beneficent? Shall we fall
down in prostration tothat which you (O Muhammad) command us?' And it
increases in them only aversion."
[al-Furqaan 25:60]
9 – "[As Shaytaan has barred them from Allaah's Way] so that they do
not worship (prostrate before)Allaah, Who brings to lightwhat is
hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and
what you reveal."
[al-Naml 27:25]
10 – "Only those believe inOur aayaat (verses, signs, etc.) who, when
they are reminded of them fall down prostrate, and glorify the Praises
of their Lord, and they are not proud."
[al-Sajdah 32:15]
11 – "… And Dawood guessed that We had triedhim and he sought
forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrateand turned (to
Allaah) in repentance."
[Saad 38:24]
12 – "And from among HisSigns are the night and the day, and the sun
and the moon. Prostrate not tothe sun nor to the moon, but prostrate
to Him Who created them, if you (really) worship Him."
[Fussilat 41:37]
13 – "So fall down in prostration to Allaah, and worship Him (Alone)."
[al-Najm 53:62]
14 – "And when the Qur'aan is recited to them, they fall not prostrate."
[al-Inshiqaaq 84:21]
15 – "… Fall prostrate and draw near to Allaah!"
[al-'Alaq 96:19]
Al-Albaani said, in Tamaam al-Minnah (296):
"On the contrary, the hadeeth is not hasan, because it includes two
majhool [unknown] narrators. Al-Haafiz said in al-Talkhees, after
quoting the opinion of al-Mundhiri and al-Nawawi that it is hasan:
''Abd al-Haqq and Ibn Qattaan classed it as da'eef [weak]. It includes
'Abd-Allaah ibn Munayn, who is majhool, and the one who narrated from
him is al-Haarith ibn Sa'eed al-'Atqi, who is also unknown.' Ibn
Maakoolaa said: ' He did not narrate any hadeeth apart from this one."
Hence al-Tahhaawi was of the opinion that there is no second sajdah in
Sooratal-Hajj, towards the end ofthe soorah. This is also theopinion
of Ibn Hazm who said in al-Muhalla:
"Because it is not narrated in any saheeh report that this was the
Sunnah of theMessenger of Allaah (peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon
him), and there is noscholarly consensus to thiseffect. But it was
reported with a saheeh isnaad that 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab, the daughter
of 'Abd-Allaah and Abu Darda' performedsajdah in (the second verse
quoted from Soorat al-Hajj)."

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Is it true that there is no evidence of a Qur’aan being written in the 7 th century?

I was womndering if it is true that there is no evidence that there is
no trace of a Qu'ran being written in the 7 th century
Praise be to Allaah.
This is a false and incorrectstatement made by those who try to find
faults withIslam so as to put people off this religion. It is
sufficient to know that Allaah has guaranteed to preserve the Qur'aan,
as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'aan)
and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)." [al-Hijr 15:9]
Moreover, the fact that the transmission of the Qur'aan by memory and
inwriting was mutawaatir - narrated by groups to groups [to such an
extent that so many people couldnot conceivably have agreed upon a
lie] - is wellknown to anyone who hasthe slightest acquaintance with
Islamic knowledge, especially knowledge of recitations and reciters.
There are still many people nowadays who have learned the Qur'aan
orally, with isnaads directly going back to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him).
One of the miracles of Allaah's protection of the Qur'aan is the fact
that those who try to tamper with it are always found out.
The point is, everything that was revealed to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) was written down in front of him
straight away, and some of the Sahaabah had masaahif (written copies
of the Qur'aan). After the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him), the first khaleefah, Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may
Allaah be pleased with him) gathered the Qur'aan in written and kept
it. Then the third khaleefah, 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (mayAllaah be
pleased with him) compiled it in mus-hafs that were based on the
mus-haf compiled by Abu Bakr, in addition towhat had been memorized.
When we realize that the Qur'aan was written downand compiled by the
Sahaabah, and 'Uthmaan sent copies of the Mus-haf during his reign to
all the main centres of Islam, so that it would be a reference for
them, and there were no disputes concerning them, then how can we say
that thereis no written trace of the Qur'aan in the seventh century?
Moreover, there are several ancient manuscripts of the Qur'aanin
libraries and museums which bear visible testimony to the fact that
nothing has been changedin the Book of Allaah. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And verily, it is an honourable well-fortified respected Book
(because itis Allaah's Speech, and He has protected it from
corruption). Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it,
(it is)sent down by the All-Wise,Worthy of all praise (Allaah)."
[Fussilat 41:41-42]
And Allaah knows best.

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Reciting Surahs and Aayahs in a different order

My question is regarding the order in which the quran should be
recited in a prayer, either outloud orquietely.
Should the wroshipper recite the surahs or ayahs in the order that
they are presented in the quran. For example, is it permissible to
recite surahAl-Nas in the first rakah followed by surah Al-Kawthar in
the second rakah, or ayah 50-60 in surah al Baqara (for example),
followed by ayah 10-20 in the second rakah.
please clarify this and explain why so.
Praise be to Allaah.
Reading later parts of the Qur'aan before earlier parts is called
Tankees (inversion). There are different types of Tankees:
Tankees al-Huroof (inversion of letters)
Tankees al-Kalimaat (inversion of words)
Tankees al-Aayat (inversion of verses)
Tankees al-Suwar (inversion of Soorahs)
Tankees al-Huroof (inversion of letters) means putting a later letter
before a previous letter in one word, for example, instead of "Rabb"
one reads "Barr"
Undoubtedly this is haraam, and invalidates a person's prayer, because
itchanges the Qur'aan from the way in which it was spoken by Allaah,
and usually alters the meaningin a drastic manner.
(Al-Sharh al-Mumti' by Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 3/110)
Tankees al-Kalimaat (inversion of words) means putting a later word
before a previous word, for example, insteadof "Qul huwa Allaahu
ahad", one reads "Ahad Allaah huwa qul"!
This also is undoubtedly haraam, because it changes the Qur'aan from
the way in which it was spoken by Allaah.
(Al-Sharh al-Mumti', 3/110)
Tankees al-Aayat (inversion of verses) means reciting a later aayah
before a previous aayah, for example, reciting "min sharr il-waswaas
il-khannaas" before "ilaah il-naas"!
Concerning this, al-Qaadi 'Ayyaad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
There is no dispute concerning the order of the aayahs in each
soorah.This is something which is Tawqeefi, i.e., based on revelation
[and is not open to ijtihaad], and the order is that which now appears
in the Mus-haf, and this is how the ummah transmitted it from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
(Sharh al-Nawawi, 6/62. This was also the view of Ibn al-'Arabi, as
stated in al-Fath, 2/257).
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:
Tankees al-aayaat (inverting verses) is also haraam according to the
most correct view, because the order of the aayahs is tawqeefi
(something which is basedon revelation [and not open to ijtihaad]).
The meaning of "tawqeefi" is that it was dictated by theorder of the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
(al-Sharh al-Mumti', 3/110).
Tankees al-Suwar (inversion of Soorahs) means, reciting later soorahs
before earlier ones, for example, recitingAal 'Imraan before
al-Baqarah.
The ruling on this:
Those scholars who say that the order of soorahs is not tawqeefi do
not see anything wrong with this.
Those who think that it is tawqeefi or that the consensus of the
Sahaabahon the order of soorahs is evidence, do not think that it is
permissible.
The correct view:
Is that the order of soorahs is not tawqeefi; it is the result of
ijtihaad on the part of some of the Sahaabah.
There was no ijmaa' (consensus) among the Sahaabah on the order of
soorahs; the order in the Mus-haf of 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood – for
example – isdifferent from that in the Mushafs of others.
In the Sunnah there is evidence that supports theview that it is permissible:
(A) Hudhayfah said: I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) one night, and he started to recite al-Baqarah. I
thought, he will do rukoo' when he reaches one hundred aayaat, but he
kept going. I thought, he will complete it in one rak'ah, but he kept
going. Ithought, he will do rukoo' now, but he started to recite
al-Nisaa', and he recited all of it, then he started to recite Aal
'Imraan and recited all of it… (Narrated by Muslim, 772).
The evidence in this hadeeth is that he recited al-Nisaa' then Aal 'Imraan.
Al-Nawawi said:
Al-Qaadi 'Ayyaad said: this contains evidence for those who say that
the order of soorahs is the result of ijtihaad on the part of the
Muslims when they wrote down the Mus-haf. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not dictate the order of soorahs;
he entrusted this task to his ummah after his death. This is the view
of Maalik and the majority of the scholars, and was the view favoured
by al-Qaadi Abu Bakr al-Baaqillaani. Ibn al-Baaqillaani said: it is
themore correct of the two views, although both are possible.
He said: what we say is that the order of soorahs is not binding when
writing, praying, studying, teaching or learning......

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They get together and each person reads one juz’; will this be considered as a khutmah (complete reading of the Qur’aan) for all of them?

There are people who sit together to read the Qur'aan quietly. Each
individual reads one juz' (part) of the Qur'aan, claiming that the
entire Qur'aan will have been read in this gathering. Is this
permissible or is it counted as being bid'ah (innovation)?
Praise be to Allaah.
In my opinion the action mentioned is not permissible, and I do not
recall anything of this kindbeing reported from the Salaf. A person
will only berewarded for what he himself reads or listens to in order
to benefit from it. But if another person reads and he does not
listen, the reward for that will go to the person who read it. These
people are not considered to have completed the whole Qur'aan; but if
each personhas read a juz' he will be rewarded for that. But they
should not do this; either one person should read and the others
listen, or each person should read by himself without making a
connection between his reading and that of the others.

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What is the ruling on hanging up aayaat for protection?

IS it proper to hang Quranic verses from the wall to
1. protect one from evil things
2. beautify the room with divine words
3. with the intention that it will gain me rewards
May allah rewad u.
Praise be to Allaah.
The ruling on placing the Mus-haf (copy of the Qur'aan) in cars to
ward off the evil eye and for protection from danger is a bid'ah. The
Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) never carried the Mus-haf
to ward off danger or the evil eye. If itis bid'ah, then we should
remember that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Every bid'ah is a going-astray and every going-astray will lead
to Hell." (Telephone conversation with Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih
al-'Uthaymeen) (al-Bida' wa'l-Muhdathaat wa maa laa aslun lahu, p.
259).
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was also
asked the following question: "Some people hang up aayaat of the
Qur'aan and ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) in the rooms oftheir homes or in restaurants or offices. In
some hospitals and doctors' offices they hang the aayah
(interpretation of the meaning): "And when I am ill, it is He Whocures
me" [al-Shu'ara' 26:80], and so on. Is this considered to be the use
of amulets which is forbidden in sharee'ah, knowing that the intention
behind it is to seek blessings and ward off the shayaateen, or to
remind the forgetful and warn the negligent? Is it like using amulets
to put the Mus-haf in one's car inorder to seek blessings?"
His Eminence replied as follows:
"If the intention is as described, to remind people and teach them
something beneficial, then there is no harm in that. But if they
believe that it is a protection against the shayaateen orjinn, then I
know of no basis for this. By the sametoken, there is no basis
forputting the Mus-haf in one's car to protect it, anddoing so is not
allowed, but if a person puts it in his car so that he can readit
sometimes or so that some of his passengers can read it, then this is
good and there is nothingwrong with it. And Allaah is the Source of
strength.
(Fatawa Islamiyyah, 4/29). (Shaykh Ibn Baaz may Allah have mercy on him) .

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Let's send lots & lots of blessings upon the beloved Prophet SallallahuAlaihi Wasallam & recite Surah Al Kahf too. ComeOn!! Why not earn, this Friday too? Yeah?!? #In sha Allaah. [♥]

No candle loses its light while lighting another candle,
So never stop sharing & helping others because it makes your life
happier & more meaningful!

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hadees

You are not two faced..youare not a hypocrite..you are just a human
being who does mistakes sometimes...and the best of those who commit
mistakes are those who seek forgiveness and repentance ..Never give
upand never sell yourself to Your own devil by despair..it's one of
the worst sins ever! Don't despair the mercy of Allah...
Do your best to kill the dark side inside you..or at least don't let
it take over!
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْلَا
تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ
جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٥٣﴾
[39:53] Sahih International
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by
sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives
all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
May Allah save us from hell fire
Ameen —

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