Asif Siddiqi- a student of Quran Academy

 ISLAM prohibits sinful speech that intends to cause harm to other human beings. It also prohibits excessive laughter or extreme humor. People in general do not think twice about what they are saying; they forget that every word they utter is being recorded and will have to be accounted for on the Last Day. This attitude is the opposite of that required of a believer, which is described in the following Hadith: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the last day should either speak what is good or remain silent.” (Sahih Bukhari) There are many forms of sinful speech, the most common of which is gossip. Gossip can be of two types: Backbiting, which means to talk negatively about a person who is absent, even if what is being discussed is true. The second type is slandering, which means lying while speaking negatively about others. This category includes suspicion without evidence, mockery and looking for faults in others. Allah has prohibited all of the ...

 Cheating and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person. Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit. There are many texts from the Qur'an and the Sunnah conveying the meaning that cheating, whether the target be Muslims or non-Muslims, is forbidden. Accepting the guidance of Islam leads a person to truthfulness, which means a person completely avoids cheating and back-stabbing. The Prophet of Islam said: “Whoever bears arms against us is not one of us, and whoever cheats us is not one of us.” (Saheeh Muslim) According to another report, the Prophet passed by a pile of food in the market. He put his hand inside it and felt dampness, alth-ough the surface was dry. He said: ‘O owner of the food, what is this?’ The man said, ‘It was damaged by rain, O Messenger of God...

 When I started to write a book about the Messenger , it was quite important for me to reconnect the academic work that we have, when it comes to talking about the prophets and messengers which are the facts, the substance and the scientific dimensions or historical dimensions, with something which is very important in academia: not only to look at the facts but to look as a fact to the way people understand their religion. It is a fact that has to do with a scientific approach. When it comes to psychology you might agree or not with facts, but at the end of the day when you speak about spirituality or religion it is important to not only look at the scientific dimensions but the way people understand the religion, the way they deal with it, the essence and the light that they take out of their spiritual experience and the way they understand things. So this is what I wanted to do when I wrote "In the Footsteps of the Prophet" to come to the very essence, not to deal only wit...

  What are the actual affects of watchin pornographic movies & pictures your earlier response was very encouraging but you did not actually answer my question,I’ve heard you can have memory lapses due to watching porn…is this true Answer Your question on viewing porn has been brought to my attention in the social department. Firstly though, I would like to ask you, why would anybody, especially a Muslim want to watch porn? Brother, before I go on to discuss this matter further, let me remind you about how most of these porn pics are made. You are probably aware of it but I shall remind you. Most of the girls and women are forced to perform in these movies after being kidnapped from their homes or home countries and traded as “sex slaves” into some foreign country. There is no guarantee that anybody’s daughters, sisters or wives may not fall into the hands of these evil men who kidnap these women. The women are treated in the most vile way, beaten up, tortured, starved and bruta...

Munkar and Nakir (Arabic: منكر ونكير‎) (English translation: "The Denied and The Denier") in Islamic eschatology, are angels who test the faith of the dead in their graves.[1] These angels are described as having solid black eyes, having a shoulder span measured in miles, and carrying hammers "so large, that if all of mankind tried at once to move them a single inch, they would fail". When they speak, tongues of fire come from their mouths. If one answers their questions incorrectly, one is beaten every day, other than Friday, until Allah (God) gives permission for the beating to stop.[citation needed] Questionings in the grave Muslims believe that after a person dies, his soul passes through a stage called barzakh, where it exists in the grave. The questioning will begin when the funeral and burial is over. Nakir and Munkar prop the deceased soul upright in the grave and ask three questions: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your prophet? A righteous ...

 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...

 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...