Assalamu alaykum brother and sisters in Islam,


Jewish have Synedrion.


Buddhist have Lama.


Orthodox have Patriarch.


Catholic have Pope.


After Ababakar Sidekh,Ababakar Umar,Ababakar Usman and Ababakar Ali we don`t have Khalifa.


Why we don`t have Khalifa?

To all concerned Muslim,


Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatulahi wa Barakatuh


As of this moment I'm writing a documentary behind the many reasons why people from all walks of life enter to the fold of Islam.


If you know some reasons why, please share it on this forum so I may included it in my project.


Thanks

<b>Glad tidings of Jannat for women in the light of Hadith. </b>


<b>1 A single pious practicing woman is equal to 70 saints. </b>



2 A single bad (evil) woman is equal to 1000 bad men.


3 Two rakaat salaat of an Alimah woman are better than


80 rakaat of ordinary women.


4 A breast feeding woman gets one good deed for each


drop of milk that is fed to the child.


5 When a husband comes home full of worries and the wife


extends warm welcome to him and consoles him, she receives


the reward of hald jihaad.


6 When a woman is deprived of sleep owing to her child


crying at night, she receives the reward of freeing 20 slaves.


7 When a husband and wife look at each other with love &


affection, Allah (swt) looks at both of them with love & affection.


8 A woman who sends out her husband in the path of Allah


and stays at home by herself, maintaining her honour & dignity


(i.e)protecting herself against decollation and dishonesty) will


enter Jannat 500 years before her husband while 70,000 angels


and hoors will serve her. She will be given Ghusal in Jannat and


sitting on a mountain of pearls will await the arrival of her


husband.


9 A woman who is rendered restless owing to the illness of her


baby and yet kept on striving to comfort the babh, Allah (swt)


forgives all her sins and gives her reward of 12 years accepted


worship.


10 While milking her animal, (cow, goat etc.) if a woman makes


the zikr of Bismillah that very animal makes dua to Allah (swt)


on her behalf.


<b>11 When a woman makes the zikr of Bismillah while preparing dough </b>



(making food) her livelihood is increased (i.e. she receives


blessings in her provision.


12 When a woman makes zikr while sweeping (cleaning), she


receives the reward of sweeping Baitullah (Kabah).


13. A chaste woman who is mindful of salaat, Fasting and also serves


her husband, for her, all the 8 doors of Janaat are opened. She


may enter from whichever door she likes.


14. the Salaat and Ibaadat (worship) of a woman disopbedient to


her husband do not reach the Heavens.


15. Every night of an expectant mother is counted as spent in


Ibadaat and every day is spent fasting.


16. A woman receives the reward of 70 years salaat and Fasting in


giving birth to one child, and the pain suffered in every vein


of her body while giving birth, for that she will receive the


reward of one Hajj.


17. If a woman dies within the 40 days after giving birth, Allah


(swt) gives her the status of Shahadat (martyrdom).


18. Upon the child crying at night, if the mother feeds the child


without cursing, she receives the reward of performing salaat


for one year and of keeping fast for one year.


19. When a child finishes the period of breast feeding, Angel


comes down and gives glad tidings to the mother that Allah (swt)


has made heaven compulsory for her.


20. When the husband comes home to sleep and the wife gives food


to eat (not being involved in dishonesty with regard to herseld


and her husbands belongings), Allah (swt) gives her the reward


of 12 years worship.


<b>21. When a wife presses the legs of her husband without him </b>



asking her to do so, she gets the reward of giving in charity 7


ounces of gold; and if she presses his legs after he asks her to


do so, she receives the reward of giving 7 ounces of silver in


charity.


22. When a woman's husband dies while he was happy and pleased


with her, Heaven becomes compulsory to her.


23. In heaven people will go to visit/see Allah (swt) but Allah


(swt) will visit the woman who observed Hijaab whilst in the


world.


24. Women who arouse passion in men, wear transparent clothing or


meet men they are not allowed to mix with or move about openly


whilst heavily made up and do not wear Hijaab will not enter


Heaven. In fact they will not even smell the fragrance of


Heaven.


25. A woman who has undergone a great amount of suffering and


difficulties in this world will be classified with Hazrat Asya


(R.A.). She was the wife of Firoun who despite the fact that she


was his wife, tortured and prosecuted her to renounce her faith.


she gave her life in the process but did not forsake her faith.


26. Every single woman going to Hell will take with her 4 Jannati


men because they did not care about the faith of that woman.


These men will be her father, brother, son & husband.


27. If a woman glances at men she is not allowed to see according


to the shariah, Allah (swt) send curse upon her, just as it is


forbidden for a man to glance at women he is not allowed to see.


<b>MUSLIM WOMEN - THE MOST PRECIOUS OF JEWELS </b>



<b>Why do you cover your heads? </b>


When one goes into a jewellery store, one expects to see


the cheap jewelley displayed out in front where it can


be seen and tried on - and maybe even stolen. But the


more expensive and precious items are locked in a glass


display case and clothed in beautiful velvet-lined boxes.


One of the reasons ALLAH asks us to cover ourselves is because


we are not cheap jewellery. We are precious jewellery and as such,


reserved for the person who has the right to see more of us.

Salaam friends.


I recommend a website which you will find interesting.


http://openmysite.com/firmanallah/

Salaam,


I am wondering about islam... and what is the meaning of the hadiths?


For example... which are we to follow? All of them? Some? Any?


I recently read some hadiths that say really weird things. I am confused. here is what I mean:






Bukhari:V4B54N52 “The Prophet said, ‘Kill the snake with two white lines on its back, for it blinds the onlooker and causes abortion.’”


and


Bukhari:V7B71N673 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘If a fly falls in your drink, dip all of it into the cup and then throw it away, for in one of its wings there is a disease and in the other there is healing, an antidote or treatment for that disease.’”



and one more here...






Tabari IX:113 “Allah permits you to shut them in separate rooms and to beat them, but not severely. If they abstain, they have the right to food and clothing. Treat women well for they are like domestic animals and they possess nothing themselves. Allah has made the enjoyment of their bodies lawful in his Qur’an.”


I am not a highly educated guy. But I think this stuff is (forgive me if i sin here) totally hard to understand.


Could these things be true? what do you all think? any opinions?


thanks everyone!


Hayat

Reuters 1998


Ryan Anderson was arrested in 1998 when he was spotted with a rifle near an elementary school near Everett, Wash.


By Mike Carter


SEATTLE TIMES


CONRAD, Mont. - Shannen Rossmiller finds early mornings are best for hunting terrorists.


When it's 4 a.m. in this one-stoplight prairie town, it's 3 p.m. in, say, Karachi, Pakistan, the sweltering hours just before the evening call to prayer. That's when Rossmiller, while her husband and three children sleep, finds the Internet chat rooms and bulletin boards frequented by radical Muslims and jihad warriors are busiest.


It is when Rossmiller pursues her deadly serious hobby: Citizen cyber-spy.


Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Internet has become sprinkled with self-proclaimed intelligence agents and freelance threat analysts like Rossmiller - ordinary civilians who comb Web sites and chat rooms for hints of the enemy's next move. The phenomenon, propelled by the Internet's anonymity and worldwide reach, is unique to the war on terrorism.


A dangerous business


A few, like Rossmiller, take their pastime further.


Unencumbered by bureaucracy or by laws requiring warrants or prohibiting entrapment, she and a few others freely infiltrate the enemy's lairs and assess what they find there. In some cases, they even disrupt communications or get people arrested.


But spying can be dangerous business, even more so when the government doesn't officially condone or even know about it. Experts say citizen cyberspies can stumble into risky situations or get in the way of law enforcement. But they also acknowledge people like Rossmiller have good intentions - and, occasionally, good luck.


So it was that, on one of Rossmiller's trawls through Web sites with names like bravemuslim.com - a sight no longer active - last fall, she came across a posting by a man calling himself Amir Abdul Rashid. It was clear from the message that Rashid was edging toward the violent fringes of Islam.


Over time, it also became apparent to her that he was an American soldier.


Posing as an Algerian with ties to that country's outlawed Armed Islamic Group, she sent Rashid an e-mail with the subject line "A Call to Jihad." Rashid responded by asking if it was possible that a "brother fighting on the wrong side could defect."


A reluctant star


Over a period of four months, Rossmiller drew out Rashid through a series of 27 e-mails. She learned, with growing alarm, that he was a National Guardsman about to be deployed to Iraq. And he appeared willing to share information on American troop vulnerabilities with the enemy. Rossmiller provided the information to the Department of Homeland Security, which passed it to the FBI and the Army.


The arrest in that case of Ryan Anderson, 26, a troubled Muslim convert and a specialist in the Washington state National Guard's 81st Armor Brigade, was splashed across the country's newspapers in February. It was a direct result of Rossmiller's work, and she is expected to be the reluctant star witness at his pending court-martial. She testified in a preliminary hearing last month.


Until that hearing, almost nobody in Conrad (population 2,753) knew of Rossmiller's avocation. Townsfolk learned about it only after a wire story appeared in the Great Falls Tribune.


Taking it to the next level


Rossmiller said she never wanted the publicity - all she wanted was to help stop terrorists. Now, people stop her at the grocery and wave her down at the local coffee shop to thank or congratulate her.


When asked, however, nobody's quite sure how she got involved or exactly what she did.


"I don't think people really know what to think of this," Rossmiller said.


Even before being outed as a cyber-spy, Rossmiller was a high-profile member of this farming community. She's the town judge, a paralegal who was appointed to the post four years ago.


Rossmiller said there is no mystery to how and why she developed her avocation. It traces to Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001.


She was bedridden with a fractured pelvis and felt helpless as the terrorists attacked.


"I had to do something," Rossmiller said over lattes and lunch at the Lobby, a kitschy restaurant two doors down from the city offices on Main Street.


She started pulling random items out of her purse: her checkbook, a wallet, a key fob, all adorned with the American flag. "This is who I am," she said. "When President Bush asked for a dollar for the Afghan children's fund, I sent $100. I can't help it.


"Besides, my husband wouldn't let me join the National Guard."


Her interest in the attacks led her to the Internet, where, in discussion groups and on bulletin boards, she met others driven to know more about those responsible.


It wasn't long before she and a few others formed a loose-knit group. Alliances evolved over time. The goal, however, was clear from the start: Disrupt terrorists. The group called itself 7Seas Global Intelligence Security Team, and its research began extending beyond the day's headlines.


"By the time things hit the mainstream media, a deed was pretty much done," explained Brent Astley, an unemployed physicist and software designer near Toronto, and a member of the 7Seas team. "We decided to take it to the next level."


Hard claim to measure


Occasionally, the group takes its findings public. On May 12, 2002, 7Seas posted a news release stating it had correctly warned of bombings that day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that killed an Australian man. The group referenced a rough and garbled translation of an Arabic Web site that 7Seas had posted four days earlier on itshappen ing.com.


Rossmiller said she and others have developed contacts in intelligence agencies in several countries, and have passed on significant information.


It's hard to measure her claim. The Department of Justice did not respond to requests to discuss 7Seas or the private-intelligence phenomenon. Likewise, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service declined to comment.


But FBI spokesman Bob Wright, a special agent in Salt Lake City - the field office responsible for FBI activities in Montana - said the agency would not discourage individuals like Rossmiller.


"We've always relied on our good relationship with citizens as our eyes and ears in the community," Wright said. "This is just a new twist on an old theme. It's sort of like a cyber Neighborhood Watch."


http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/26816.php

Question :


My father-in-law left 6years back.we putten our sons name mohammad ibrahim in his memory.due to this every body is telling dont shout him ,dont call him like every mother calls,call him respectively.because elders name we putten anoyher name suhail.we are calling with suahil name.but i want to call my son like every mothet not like a respecting him.now iam not able to scold him also.is name effects their personality and fate also?


Answer :


Praise be to Allaah.


Firstly:


There is nothing wrong with calling your son after your husband’s father. This is a sign of the son’s respect and love for his father, especially when his name includes the names of two Prophets.


Secondly:


The fact that the child is called after a Prophet or a Sahaabi – let alone after your father-in-law! – does not mean that he cannot be scolded or rebuked. You have the right to call him as any mother calls her child, without having to use titles of respect.


The fact that a child is called by a name that is beloved to Allaah or by the name of one of the Prophets does not mean that he cannot be punished or rebuked when he does something wrong. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded parents and guardians to teach their children to pray when they are seven years old and to smack them if they do not pray when they are ten years old. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not make an exception for anyone whose name is Muhammad or any other name with regard to this ruling.


It is proven in many cases that the Sahaabah and Taabi’een rebuked, scolded and smacked their children, and many of them were called Muhammad, ‘Abd-Allaah and ‘Abd al-Rahmaan.


Thirdly:


It is known that the name usually has an effect on the person who carries it. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) changed bad names to good names.


Ibn al-Qayyim said:


Because names have meanings, these meanings will inevitably have an effect on the person who carries the name. Names have an effect on the things that are named, and the things that are named have an effect on their names, whether they are beautiful or ugly, light or heavy, subtle or crude.


Zaad al-Ma’aad, 2/336


Fourthly:


Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz was asked about the soundness of the hadeeth, “Whoever is called Muhammad should not be beaten or insulted.”


He said: This hadeeth is fabricated and falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and it has no basis in the pure Sunnah. The same applies to the saying, “Whoever is called Muhammad under the protection of Muhammad and his name will bring him close to Paradise.” The same applies to those who say, “Whoever is called Muhammad his household will have such and such…” All of these reports have no sound basis. What matters is following Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), not being called by his name. How many of those who are called Muhammad are evil, because they do not follow Muhammad or implement his sharee’ah. Names do not purify people; what purifies them is their righteous deeds and their fear of Allaah. So whoever is called Ahmad or Muhammad or Abu’l-Qaasim and is a kaafir or an evildoer will not benefit from his name. Rather what each person must do is fear Allaah and strive to obey Allaah and adhere to the sharee’ah of Allaah with which He sent His Prophet Muhammad. This is what will benefit him, and this is the way to salvation. As for names without acting in accordance with sharee’ah, they have nothing to do with salvation or punishment.


Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 6/370


And Allaah knows best.

Assalamu Alaikum


I am a new member in this grate Islamic forums, and I regesterd with you in this site because I want to learn english langueage (reading nd writing)


what do you think about me. is it good way to learn? and can you help me to devolop my englis language?


please tell me if I make a mestake in my writing abov

Salam alykum,


I do not speak arabic, but I try to learn it as I see it.


So far, I know the what the following mean:


salam


salam alykum


jazekallah khair


allahu akbar


But there are other words and phrases that I see very commonly among these boards. Such as:


wa alaikum asslam wa rahmt allah wa barakath


wa moutasimah


and others.


I was wondering if someone could tell me what they mean?? I know there are websites that attempt to teach you common arabic words, but I am just looking for the phrases that I see so frequently on this forum.


jazekallah khair!

6/28/04 - CLERGY DETAINED IN CHINA


The following is an editorial reflecting the views of the United States Government:


The Vatican has expressed concern about the arrests of Roman Catholic bishops in China. In a statement on June 23rd, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, spokesman for Pope John Paul the Second, said that two bishops from China’s Hebei province were each detained for several days this month. The Vatican also said that eighty-four-year-old Bishop Zhao Zhendong of Xuanhua, in northern Hebei province, disappeared on May 27th and may be in police custody. Chinese officials responded that Bishop Zhao was willingly attending classes about Chinese government policies on religion. They say he is now back at work.


The Chinese government’s treatment of the three Roman Catholic bishops is an example of how it interferes with the free practice of religion by the Chinese people. The U.S. State Department’s latest Report on International Religious Freedom points out that the Chinese government’s record remains “poor, especially for many unregistered religious groups and spiritual movements such as the Falun Gong.”


State Department spokesman Richard Boucher says the U.S. has raised its concerns with Chinese officials:


“We know the conditions are different from region to region, but there are consistent reports of harassment, intimidation, detention of religious believers. . . . [T]he Chinese constitution guarantees the right of religious belief, religious freedoms protected under international human rights interests, and we’ve called on the Chinese government to respect and protect this right for all of its citizens.”


China has five officially recognized religions -- Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Catholicism, and Protestantism. More than one-hundred million Chinese practice these religions in groups registered with and controlled by the government. But many millions of other believers seek to worship free of government control. In response, Chinese police have closed underground mosques, temples, and seminaries, as well as some Roman Catholic churches and Protestant “house churches.” Many religious leaders have been jailed. Some have been tortured.


In Xinjiang province, home to millions of Muslim Uighurs, the Chinese government restricts the building of mosques and the teaching of Islam. In Tibet, monks who refuse to denounce the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, have been expelled from monasteries.


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.” This includes the people of China.