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According to the Sharee'ah (Islamic law), there is no legal adoption. It is prohibited for a person to legally adopt a son or a daughter of whom he is not the biological father. If a person adopts a son or daughter, the Sharee'ah will not confer on the adopted person the status or rights of a biological son or daughter. According to the Quran, one cannot become a person's real son merely by

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Beauty Beauty is another important characteristic to be looked for in a spouse. It has a certain role to play since one of the purposes of marriage is to keep both mates from sin.  The best way to achieve this is if there is a strong attraction between the husband and wife. Although this will surely grow over time, initial impressions can in some cases become an obstacle to a

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Definition In Arabic, the word Tayammum literally means an 'aim' or 'purpose.' In Islamic Law, it refers to: 'Aiming for or seeking soil to wipe one's face and hands with the intention of purification and preparing oneself to pray, and so on." Proof of its Legitimacy This act of ritual cleansing is proven by the Quran, Sunnah (prophetic tradition) and Ijmaa' (consensus of Muslim scholars

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Question: Is the intention obligatory, meaning that when a person intends to wear socks or shoes, should he have the intention that he will also wipe over them when doing Wudhoo' (ablution)? Likewise, should he have the intention that he is going to wipe over them as a resident or a traveller, or is the intention non obligatory? Answer: The intention is not obligatory, because

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Question: What is your stance on the saying of Ibn 'Abbaas : “The Messenger  did not wipe [over his Khuffs (leather socks)] after (the revelation) of Soorah (Quranic chapter) Al- Maa’idah” and that what is related from 'Ali  preceded this revelation? Answer: I am not sure if this narration is authentic. I have previously mentioned that 'Ali Ibn Abu Taalib

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Tafseer of the Quran by Aathaar (explanations of the Sahaabah) Whenever the Sahaabah (companions of Prophet Muhammad ) could not find the Tafseer (exegesis) of a passage in the Quran itself or in the Sunnah (Prophetic narrations), they would use their own reasoning based on their knowledge of the contexts of the verses and the intricacies of the Arabic language in which the Quran was

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'Sunnah' (optional) Acts of Ablution: The following acts are not obligatory, yet, once done, are rewarded for since they constitute the way the Prophet  used to perform ablution: Reciting 'Bismillah' (saying: 'Bismillahir-rahmaanir-raheem', which means: 'In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate). Washing the hands, three times, up to the wrists.

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Literally, the Arabic word Tayammum means an 'aim or purpose'. In Islamic Law, it refers to: 'Aiming for or seeking soil to wipe one's face and hands with the intention of preparing oneself for prayer, and so on." This way of purification is resorted to only in limited cases, such as lack of water, difficulty in using it for one reason or another, etc. Being an alternative for ablution,

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After the Era of the Companions It was through the efforts of such Companions as the four Caliphs, Ibn 'Abbaas, Ibn Mas'ood, Zayd bin Thaabit, Abu Moosa Al-Ash’ari, Ubay bin Ka’b and 'Abdullaah bin Az-Zubayr  among others, that all of the knowledge related to the Quran was transferred and conveyed to the Taabi’een (the second Muslim generation after the companions) and from them

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Making sure that Muslims are well-matched in marriage is one of the most important and potentially difficult functions in Muslim society. The individual seeking marriage must have his/her priorities straight and be clear about which characteristics are most important in a spouse in order to have a successful marriage. There are many characteristics that are important in a husband

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When Abu Bakr  became the Caliph in 632 CE, the Islamic State was threatened with disunity and chaos. Within a year, Abu Bakr was strong enough to attack the Persian Empire in the north-east and the Byzantine Empire in the north-west. There were legitimate purposes for this conquest: 1- Along the borders betweenArabia and these two great empires were numerous

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Abu Bakr  became the Caliph on June 8, 632 CE and he died on August 23, 634 CE. The period of his Caliphate covers two years, two months and fifteen days only. Judged by the usual standards, this period was too short to make an impact on history. However, the Caliphate of Abu Bakr  did not merely make an impact on history; it changed the very course of

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Abu ‘Ayyoob  Al-Ansaari leads the Prayer In the wake of his inability to come to the mosque, the Caliph appointed Abu ‘Ayyoob Al-Ansaari to do the job. However, after a few days, Al-Ghaafiqi bin Harb, the chief of the rioters, started leading the prayers. Like Muhammad bin Abu Bakr, the governor of Egypt, Muhammad bin Huthayfah was also working against the Caliph. When ‘

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Edict of Uthmaan, 34 AH On the occasion of Hajj, 'Uthmaan bin 'Affaan  announced his readiness to listen to complaints among the governors. Thus, following his orders, all the governors reached Makkah.  In accordance with 'Abdullaah binSaba’s scheme, his followers too set out from every province and center but arrived in Al-Madeenah instead of Makkah. At this point 'Uthmaan

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The Conquest of Africa, 26 AH ‘Abdullaah bin Sa’d  sought permission from ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan  to invade Africa. Africa was then considered a country that included the area stretching between Tripoli and Tangiers. Moreover, Africa was then considered a conglomeration of the countries which make up the northern part of the African continent -- Tripoli,

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The Quran was revealed in Arabic to the Prophet Mohammad  in 610 CE over 22 years. In the first twelve years of the revelation, the Prophet  was living in Makkah (Mecca). Persecution, at the hands of the tribe of Quraysh then forced him, allallaahu alayhi wa sallam, and his companions  to leave to Al-Madeenah, in what is known as the Hijrah (immigration), where

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Abdullaah bin Saba ‘Abdullaah bin Saba`, known as Ibn Sauda' was a Jew from San'aa (Yemen). He announced his acceptance of Islam during the Caliphate of 'Uthmaan bin 'Affaan  with the intention of taking advantage of the progress and prosperity of the Muslims. He settled in Al-Madeenah to go deep into the internal affairs and weaknesses of the Muslims to take advantage thereof. He

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Evolutionists assume that the sea invertebrates that appear in the Cambrian stratum somehow evolved into fish in tens of million years. However, just as Cambrian invertebrates have no ancestors, there are no transitional links indicating that an evolution occurred between these invertebrates and fish. It should be noted that invertebrates and fish have enormous structural differences.

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When we look at the Western media carefully, we frequently come across news dwelling on the theory of evolution. Leading media organisations, and well-known and “respectable” magazines periodically bring this subject up. When their approach is examined, one gets the impression that this theory is an absolutely proven fact leaving no room for discussion. Ordinary people reading this kind

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We learn from the book of Imaam Al-Bukhaari  that Hafsah was a bit short-tempered and sometimes would even answer the Prophet  back. One day, her father, ‘Umar bin al-Khattaab  who had come to know this, went to her and asked: "I have heard that you talk to the Noble Prophet  as if you were on an equal footing with him. Is it true?" Hafsah &

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The Arabian Peninsula is enclosed in the west by the Red Sea and Sinai, in the east by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by the Arabian Sea, which is an extension of the Indian Ocean, and in the north by old Syria and part of Iraq. The area is estimated between 1 and 1.25 million square miles. Arab Tribes: Arabs have been divided according to lineage into three groups: - Perishing Arabs: The

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Social Life of the Arabs: Before the advent of Prophet Muhammad  , Arabian society was divided into several social strata, which produced both advantages and disadvantages in the resultant social structure. Women among the nobility were accorded an advanced degree of esteem. They enjoyed considerable free will in almost all spheres of life and their decision would usually be

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The queen summoned a few wet nurses to suckle baby Moosaa (Moses)  but he would not take any of their breasts. The queen was distressed and sent for more wet nurses. Moosaa’s sister was also worried, as her baby brother had gone without milk for a long time. Seeing the queen's anxiety, she blurted that she knew just the mother who would suckle the child affectionately. They asked

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The Exodus Allaah Almighty inspired Moosaa (Moses)  to conduct his people from Egypt, but only a few of his people believed in his message. Almighty Allaah revealed in the Quran (what means): "But none believed Moosaa, except [some] offspring [i.e., youths] among his people, for fear of Pharaoh [Pharaoh] and his establishment that they would persecute them. And indeed,

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During the first half of the year 2002, people would have understood any reference to cars, bars, or Mars, but not SARS - a disease which emerged at the end of 2003. They would have asked for the meaning of this strange word, because Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, had not yet emerged. Similarly, before the emergence of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), had one spoken

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