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During my Christian days there were many verses in the Bible that made me question the religion I was following (Christianity). There was one particular verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 which says; "pray without ceasing," that lingered heavily in my mind. I often wondered how a person (Christian) was supposed to pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing? Without any biblical or divine guidance, the only way I thought this to be possible was to always do good deeds and keep the remembrance of God on my tongue and in my heart.

However, I found this to be impossible to do as a human being. But when I was introduced to Islam in 1987, and began to read and learn more about this way of life, I found that Islam provided divine guidance both from God (Allah) and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by which a person could pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing, if it was the Will of God.

Whether waking up, eating, sleeping, putting on clothes, being in the presence of a woman, looking at a woman, going shopping, going to the bathroom, looking in the mirror, traveling, visiting the sick, sitting in a non-religious meeting, taking a bath, having sexual intercourse with one’s wife, yawning, cutting you nails, sneezing, greeting people, talking, hosting guests at home, walking, exercising, fighting, entering one’s house, praying and many other acts, Islam and the guidance therein of the Quran, and the acts and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), provided ways in which I could observe 1 Thessalonians 5:17. In addition, it allowed me to be at peace with myself and in submission to the one True God - Allah (SWT).

This divine guidance of Islam taught me greatly about my duties, responsibilities and birthright to my Creator (Allah), and more about the religion of Christianity as a Muslim, I [by the Will of Allah (SWT)] felt it necessary to share with you how the Bible led me to Islam.

assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah

Bismillah,

My Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

When responding to a post or posting a topic we should be careful and

1) make sure the information we are posting is correct, accurate and authentic

2) before posting a hadith make sure of its authenticity (saheeh, , weak ..etc.)

3) do not respond if you are not sure of the answer and dont' speak without knowledge, don't just post your opinion without knowledge, ask the people of knowledge to make sure your info is correct and ask them for daleel (proof).

We are going to be questioned by Allah about what we say, and the info we speard, we don't want to speard wrong and inaccurate information.

I think that is all I wanted to say, if I remember anything else I will add it here insha Allah.

Salam

I have a friend who has made a mistake in life and has realised it. Her parents know of this mistake. They tell her to get on with her life and to sort her self out. But on the smallest issues they keep reminding her of wot shes done wrong.

How is she meant to move on if they keep doing this? She would like to continue studying however her parents do nt agree with her? To wot extent is she meant to listen to her parents? is it even possible to go against wot they are saying and stiil continue to study? How can she persuade her parents to do certain things wen they r nt lettin go of the past and movin on themselves?

it is true that har parents were very hurt by the issue but if she truely in her heart want to change and Allah even knows so theres no hiding there, why can't her prents give here a chane to show that she has changed.

So wot advice do you have for my friend? How is she mean to cope with tryin to move on wen she has constant reminders of her mistake?

How much do teenagers rely on thier friends rather then there family?

In todays world whos to say who we can trust. Do we trust our families more or our friends? Is there such a thing as trusting anyone at all in this world?

Friends what are they? Some one who is alwys there for you. Thier to listen to wot you have to say help you with ur problems. Friends can even understand wot u do not say.

Family what are they? People who bring you up. Which provide you with everything dat you need. But how much do they really know you. Do they really know you at all?

The questions here is how much does ne1 rely on thier friends more then family? Family may not understand you as much as your friends do they think that they know u inside out. But i think that this is not the case. Personally i think that my family does not know we as well as sum of my friends do.

So Why is this the case. Well this is because i think that sumtimes parents or other family members can act single minded. The way they act makes you not wnt to tell them nething that happens. Yeh they may know you like this or you like that. But the feelings that go on inside you they dont. My friends can tell more abt me then fmaily can.

Yeh you can argue that friends arent there forever and they can stab you in the back but how much is ur family there for you. I think that even your family can do the same.

Some people rely n thier friends more. Some people rely on their family more. This is all to do with how you are bought up. I knw sum people who cme from backgrounds where thier parents dnt get along, from vialoence, from being neglected etc. So are these the people who rely on thier friends even more?

I think that partly this is true,becuase they learn to chat to their friends more. There parents may not have the time to chat to them or because of thier parents argueing they dnt evn wnt to chat to them incase they cause more trouble. They maybe be afriad of gettin told of.

Their is a sayin which goes a girls best friend is her mum. But in reality how much of this is true. If a girl went to her mum and spoke to her as she would do as a friend, telling her abt her thoughts and feelings the mum would probably gve a response more related to a parent then a friend. So should parents cme dwn to the level of a friend to get their children even more?

Now if the son wnt and spoke to his mum sayin the sme thing as a girl would the reaction still be the same. I dont think so. Even in todays society guys are favoured more then girls.

So is there even a issue of girls relyin on friends more then family then guys do?

Do the guys out thier agree with wot i am sayin. i would like to get a response on this to get a reply to the question being asked.

All i am doing is giving you all a few questions to think about which in turn to discuss. So get ur thinking caps on.

Let me just add i may not fully agree to wot i have said here either it is merely to get you all thinking of this issue.

So wot do u think. Do u rely on ur friends or family?

for a long while i havent read any posts from Umm habibah...

i she always posted some really informative articles that i loved reading... i even put them on my home pc...

Umm if you read this please post some more ok... i miss reading your posts... they are always great...

alhamdulillah...

as salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

<b>السلام عليكم و رحمة الله </b>

A group of muslim youth (of which i am a member) wants to produce an article with the impact of this deen, of allah, of tauhid, of 'aqidah upon a sahabah...

right now we want to choose a sahaabah..

can any one give us some suggestions... that we could use... to show this impact...

jazakallah khair

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Bismillah

As salam alaikum

A brother is quizzing me on these questions. Could anyone help me out?

1. What are the 3 pillars (Arkaan) of the brotherhood?

2. What are the 3 levels (Darajaat) of brotherhood?'

3. What are the 6 rights (Haqooq) that Muslim brothers have over one another?

Jazakum Allah Khairun.

As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

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and Thanks wael for the Idea.