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Obscenity in Islam

 There is no doubt that a virtuous person does not find it easy to utter obscenities lest he or she expose him/herself to the Wrath of Allah The Almighty and disgrace in the eyes of people. Although vulgarity is certainly dispraised and forbidden, foul words indeed abound. Motives behind this behavior Obscenity originates from wickedness and ignobility. It is either motivated by the intention of harming others or is a habit acquired from socializing with evil and debauched people, who are accustomed to insulting others. Whatever the case, Allah The Almighty has forbidden crude language in the verse (which means): {Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And ever is Allah Hearing and Knowing.} [Quran 4:148] Moreover, in His Book, He illustrated obscenity as characteristic of hypocrites, describing their conduct with believers, saying (what means): {But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good.} [Qura...

Eid Miladun nabi

 Mawlid[a] (Arabic: مَولِد‎, lit. 'Birth [of Muhammad]'), is the celebration of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated in Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.[4] 12th Rabi' al-Awwal is the accepted date among most of the Sunni and Shia scholars[5], while few Shia scholars regard 17th Rabi' al-Awwal as the accepted date.[b] The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the Tabi‘un began to hold sessions in which poetry and songs composed to honour Muhammad were recited and sung to the crowds.[6] It has been said that the first Muslim ruler to officially celebrate the birth of Muhammad in an impressive ceremony was Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri (d. 630/1233).[7] The Ottomans declared it an official holiday in 1588,[8] known as Mevlid Kandil.[9] The term Mawlid is also used in some parts of the world, such as Egypt, as a generic term for the birthday celebrations of other historical religious...