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Islamic Duties / Falyaṣum'hu “...then he should fast in it...” [2:185-part] - [NO NIGHT OR DAY?]

« on: July 18, 2013, 05:54:21 AM »

Dear brother Joseph, Peace be on you,

I am aware that very much debate(s) has already taken place with respect to Fast timings.

Without doubt, it is mentioned in Quran 2:187 part:

“And eat (wakulu) and drink (wa-ish'rabu) until (ḥatta) becomes distinct (yatabayyana) to you (lakumu) the thread (l-khayṭu) white (l-abyaḍu) from (mina) the thread (l-khayṭi) black (l-aswadi) of (mina) dawn (l-fajri). Then (thumma) complete (atimmu) the fast (l-ṣiyama) till (ila) the night (al-layli).”

“the thread white from the thread black OF DAWN”...”..till THE NIGHT.”

I personally understand it when Nautical Dawn starts (when we are able to distinguish the thread white from the thread black of DAWN) until the time Astronomical Dusk ends (when NIGHT starts).

[Please correct me if my personal understanding is incorrect.]

A comment I received from one of my friends is:

“I think there is a contradiction in translation because Allah words is beyond time and space”.

And he shared an image with a description (not attested) of port city Murmansk, located extreme northwest part of Russia where Religious Scholars and experts in Islamic jurisprudence have agreed to 20 hours fasting as there is no night in summers or no day in winters.

Al Azhar Mosque in Cairo, has ruled that Muslims should not fast for more than 18 hours a day. [1]

Yet another group of scholars suggests fasting for 12 hours irrespective of the time of year, because an average day offers 12 hours of sunlight.[1]

Please share with me your kind view(s) on how a person can fast with respect to 2:187 where there is no night or day.

[1] http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/06/economist-explains-6

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General Discussions / The triliteral root "Ayn Shiin Ra" (ع ش ر)

« on: January 16, 2013, 11:19:00 AM »

Peace be on you dear Joseph,

The subject root of the word "Ashara" has been translated as

2:34 "ten"
2:60 "twelve"
9:36 "twelve"
12:4 "eleven"
74:30 "nineteen"

And when looked up in the Lane's lexicon [1]:

Ayn-Shiin-Ra = to take away a tenth part, make ten by adding one to nine, be the tenth. ashrun/asharun (f.), asharatun/ashratun (m.): ten, decade, period from three to ten. After twenty there is no difference between feminine and masculine. ashara - to consort, live with, cultivate one's society, become familiar. ashirun - companion, ashiratun - kindred, ma'sharun - company, race, multitude, who live in close communion with (pl. ashair).

ashir n.m. 22:13

ashirah n.f. 9:24, 26:214, 58:22

ashr n.m. (num. f. asharah) 2:196, 2:234, 5:89, 6:160, 7:142, 11:13, 20:103, 28:27, 89:2

ishar n.f. (pl. of ushra) 81:4

ishrun n.m. num. 8:65

ma'shar n.m. 6:128, 6:130, 55:33

mi'shar n.m. num. 34:45

ashara vb. (3) impv. 4:19


In your opinion, is it appropriate to use "Ayn Shiin Ra: ten" as "eleven", "twelve", "nineteen" as translated in various translations [2]?


[1] Lane's Lexicon, Volume 5, pages: 335, 336, 337, 338
[2] http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.ahmedali/2:60

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General Discussions / An additional Day of Judgement - Consolidated Lexicons - Translation

« on: December 20, 2012, 02:44:00 PM »

Dear Brother Joseph,

Peace be on you, Hope you are in good health.  There are two questions and two recommendations where I would really want your views:


Question 1:

This is with reference to

http://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=87.0

In your respected view how would you answer to the following question:

What is the purpose of a resurrection and Day of Judgement if we only 'face His law of just recompense' and 'As you sow, so shall you reap'? It sounds like the results of doing bad deeds will be your punishment and the results of your good deeds will be your rewards. You are paying/rewarded in this life based on Gods laws of just recompense. what is the purpose of an additional day of judgement?

Question 2:

Are you familiar with any on line tool whereby we can search one Arabic root word meaning in all the lexicons something like Consolidation of Lexicons?


Recommendation 1:

It is highly recommended that we develop a mobile app of the entire Quransmessage.com that supports Android, iOS, BlackBerry, HP webOS, Symbian OS, Bada from Samsung, and Windows Mobile.


Recommendation 2:

Please and if possible after careful cross analysis will you be developing a translation of the Quran covering the authorities work and presenting the best meanings possible (39:18) for ages to come, God willing.   


Important Note: We can use http://asana.com/ for task management if global volunteers are required

Sincerely,

Your brother in faith,

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General Discussions / Society for spreading faith - Tablighi Jamaat

« on: November 27, 2012, 03:11:03 AM »

Dear brother Joseph, Peace be on you 


Background:

Tablighi Jamaat is a religious movement which was founded in 1926 by Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi in India.[1]

The movement primarily aims at Tablighi spiritual reformation by working at the grass roots level, reaching out to Muslims across all social and economic spectra to bring them closer to Islam.

The emergence of Tablighi Jamaat represented the intensification of individual reformation aspects of the original Deobandi movement. It was also a continuation of the broader trend of Islamic revival in India in the wake of the collapse of Muslim political power and the consolidation of the British rule.

The emergence of Tablighi Jamaat also coincided closely with the rise of various Hindu proselytizing movements which launched massive efforts in the early twentieth century to reconvert Hindus who had converted to Islam and Christianity. [2]

[1] Masud, Muhammad Khalid (2000). Travellers in faith. BRILL. p. 268. ISBN 90-04-11622-2. Retrieved 2009-10-02
[2] Ballard, Roger (1994). Desh Pradesh. C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 1-85065-091-8. Retrieved 2009-08-10

Question:

The following verse is widely used not only by the Tablighi Jamaat but all others who flag to enjoin right and forbid wrong when asked why are you doing the way you are doing this in the name of God:

3:104
And let there be among you [a] people inviting to the good [and] enjoining the right, and forbidding from the wrong, and those - they (are) the successful ones.

The practices however are not even approved by senior scholars of Islamic Secondary Sources but still are done in the name of God. Please share with us the wisdom behind 3:104 and if possible or already have please share a detail article on these societies that exist not only in Muslim communities but in others too.

 

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General Discussions / Without seeking familiar talk (Arabic: liḥadīthin)

« on: November 02, 2012, 06:59:32 AM »

Peace be on you dear brother Joseph,

Please elaborate on the subject part of the following verse:

33:53 part
 
“O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when you are invited, enter; and when you have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk (Arabic: liḥadīthin). Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but God is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth..."

Is it indicating to companions of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him) to avoid seeking "hadith" that are used today in context of following the prophet?

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Discussions / Belongings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him)

« on: October 22, 2012, 04:37:32 AM »

Peace be on you Dear Joseph,

Many people assert belongings of prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him) like Shoe, Sandals, Cloak etc and praise and thanks God with those images.

Are you aware of any research done on these things that people think belong to Prophet?

I feel those people who share such things simply put behind the Message that Prophet was inspired with (Quran) and place it behind their bewildered array of wishes.

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Discussions / Islamic Secondary Sources

« on: October 20, 2012, 07:17:27 PM »

Dear Brother Joseph, Peace be on you,

I am writing this after looking at how the secondary Islamic sources are mocked by some so called Quranist who ridicule the quotes in a way that crave hatred against the authors.

Much researched has been done whether the writings that are related to authors do actually exist or it was the student’s cartel who actually published the versions that they see fit to their own understandings.

People who have passed away carry no burden on us neither would we be responsible for their actions.

The following are the 43 main stream books or collection usually quoted during discussions locally:

        Sect, Title, Collection name, English Name, Author, Author's Country

1.   Sunni, , Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain , , Hakim al-Nishaburi, Iraq
2.   Sunni, , Bulugh al-Maram , Attainment of the Objective According to Evidences of the Ordinances, Al-Haafidh Shihabuddin Abu'l-Fadl Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad, better known as Ibn Hajar due to the fame of his forefathers, al-Asqalani due to his family origin, Egypt
3.   Sunni, , Kanz al-Ummal , Treasure of the Doers of Good Deeds, Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (The exalter of faith, Ali son of servant of AllahThe King, from India) , India
4.   Sunni, , Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id , , Nur al-Din `Ali ibn Abi Bakr ibn Sulayman, Abu al-Hasan al-Haythami , Egypt
5.   Sunni, , Masabih al-Sunnah, , Abu Muhammad al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud ibn Mubammad al-Farra' al-Baghawi, Afghanistan
6.   Sunni, , Mawdu'at al-Kubra , A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions,  Abul-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi, Iraq
7.   Sunni, , Mishkat al-Masabih , A Niche for Lamps, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh Khatib Al-Tabrizi, Unknown
8.   Sunni, , Muntakhab Ahadith, , Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi also known as Hadhratji , India
9.   Sunni, , Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, , Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-Shaybani, Iraq
10.   Sunni, , Muwatta Imam Malik, , Mālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik ibn Abī 'Āmir al-Asbahī , Saudia Arabia
11.   Sunni, , Muwatta Imam Muhammad, , Muhammad al-Shaybani, Iraq
12.   Sunni, , Riyadh as-Saaliheen , The Gardens of the Righteous, Abu Zakaria Mohiuddin Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi, Syria
13.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sahih al-Bukhari, The Abridged Collection of Authentic Hadith with Connected Chains regarding Matters Pertaining to the Prophet, Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, Uzbekistan
14.   Sunni, , Sahih Ibn Hibbaan , , Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Hibban ibn Ahmad al-Tamimi al-Busti, Iran
15.   Sunni, , Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah , , Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah, Iran
16.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sahih Muslim, , Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Warat al-Qushayri al-Nisaburi, Iran
17.   Sunni, , Shamaail Tirmidhi , , Abū ‛Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá ibn Sawrah ibn Mūsá ibn al Ḍaḥḥāk al-Sulamī al-Sulamī al-Tirmidhī, Turkmenistan
18.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sunan Abu Dawood, , Abu Dawud Sulaymān ibn al-Ashʿath al-Azdi as-Sijistani , Iran
19.   Sunni, , Sunan al-Darimi, , Abu Muhammad Abdullah Bin Abdur Rahman Bin Fadhl Bin Bahraan Bin Abdus Samad At Tamimi Ad Darimi As Samarqandi, Uzbekistan
20.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sunan al-Tirmidhi, , Abū ‛Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá ibn Sawrah ibn Mūsá ibn al Ḍaḥḥāk al-Sulamī al-Sulamī al-Tirmidhī, Turkmenistan
21.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Sughra, , Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn Alī ibn Sīnān Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Nasā'ī, Turkmenistan
22.   Sunni, Al-Kutub Al-Sittah (The Six Books), Sunan ibn Majah, , Abū ʻAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Yazīd Ibn Mājah al-Rabʻī al-Qazwīnī, Iran
23.   Sunni, , Talkhis al-Mustadrak , , Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn `Uthman ibn Qaymaz ibn `Abd Allah, Shams al-Din Abu `Abd Allah al-Turkmani al-Diyarbakri al-Fariqi al-Dimashqi al-Dhahabi al-Shafi`i, Syria


1.   Shia, , Ain Al-Hayat, , Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Iran
2.   Shia, Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah (The Four Books), Al-Istibsar, , Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan Tusi, Iran
3.   Shia, , Al-Shifa as-Sajjadiyya ver 1, Psalms of the Household of Muhammad-Sahifa-e-Kamila-Sister of the Qur'an-Gospel of the Folk of the House, Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Makki, Syria
4.   Shia, , Al-Shifa as-Sajjadiyya ver 2, Psalms of the Household of Muhammad-Sahifa-e-Kamila-Sister of the Qur'an-Gospel of the Folk of the House, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Hurr al-'Amili , Iraq
5.   Shia, , Al-Shifa as-Sajjadiyya ver 3, Psalms of the Household of Muhammad-Sahifa-e-Kamila-Sister of the Qur'an-Gospel of the Folk of the House, Al-'ulama' Mirza 'Abd Allah ibn Mirza `Isa Tabrizi, Unknown
6.   Shia, , Al-Shifa as-Sajjadiyya ver 4, Psalms of the Household of Muhammad-Sahifa-e-Kamila-Sister of the Qur'an-Gospel of the Folk of the House, S.H.M Jafri, Iran
7.   Shia, , Al-Shifa as-Sajjadiyya ver 5, Psalms of the Household of Muhammad-Sahifa-e-Kamila-Sister of the Qur'an-Gospel of the Folk of the House, Muhsin al-Amin, Lebanon
8.   Shia, , Bihar Al Anwar, Oceans of Lights, Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Iran
9.   Shia, , Book of Sulaym ibn Qays, , Sulaym ibn Qays , Iraq
10.   Shia, , Daim al-Islam, , Abu Hanifa al-Nu‘man ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Ahmad ibn Hayyun al-Tamimi, Tunisia
11.   Shia, , Haqq al-Yaqeen, Reality of Certainty, Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Iran
12.   Shia, Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah (The Four Books), Kitab al Kafi, What is Sufficient in the Knowledge of the Faith, Muhammad Ya‘qūb Kulaynī, Iran
13.   Shia, , Mafatih al-Jinan, , Shaikh Abbass Qumi, Iran
14.   Shia, Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah (The Four Books), Man la yahdurul al-Fiqh, For him not in the Presence of a Jurisprudent, Al-Shaykh al-Saduq, Iran
15.   Shia, , Mu'tazila collections, , Izz al-Din ibn Hibatullah ibn Abi l-Hadid, Iraq
16.   Shia, , Nahj Al Balagha, Peak of Eloquence, Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn Al-Musawi, Iraq
17.   Shia, , Qalam-e-Mowla, , , Unknown
18.   Shia, , Sharh Usul al-Kafi , , Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani, Unknown
19.   Shia, Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah (The Four Books), Tahdhib al Ahkaam, The Refinement of the Laws (as Discussed) in Terms of the Explanation of the Sufficiency, Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan Tusi, Iran
20.   Shia, , Wasael ush Shia, , Al-Hurr al-Aamili, Lebanon


My questions are:

1) Is there any website or in the making whereby a user can see contradiction from all the books mainly referred by Muslims in drawing religious matters?

2) Why is much research done only on Sunni collections? Is it that they are easily accessible?

3)  Knowingly or unknowingly there are main streams universities in the world who have subjected this religion. Why they are still not clear (clear as in black and white) that Quran is the sole religious guidance and we should omit all sayings of humans and stick to sayings of God?

4) Is it as if they (the contemporary scholars) have made small kingdoms within state where they can’t just now knowingly change things and they have to stick with Lots of Quran and some of people’s saying?

5) Why do we still see people who claim Quran to be sole religious guidance divided in basic meanings or interpretations of Quran?

Best regards

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General Discussions / Eye of certainty

« on: October 09, 2012, 03:37:54 AM »

Peace be on you dear Joseph,

Please share wisdom in your respective view:

102:7 - Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.


regards

P.S. much research has been done -  All our memories are reconstructed memories.
http://www.ted.com/talks/scott_fraser_the_problem_with_eyewitness_testimony.html

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Discussions / Illuminati referred to as Followers of PHARAOH and somtimes Worshippers of Satin

« on: October 09, 2012, 01:55:24 AM »

Peace be on you brother Joseph,

One friend of mine recently emphasized on the subject that such individuals exists in every country and specifically follows and admire the character of Pharaoh and indeed many documentaries have been established just to make sure they really do exists.

In your view do they really exist and are real (historical) OR/AND fictitious?

It is sad to hear from a lot of people when they relate them to Jews specifically as if a Jew would always think evil to mastermind events and control world affairs through governments and corporations and sometimes introducing new doctrines.

What are your views respectively?

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General Discussions / Rijalan and Nisa'a

« on: October 06, 2012, 11:24:08 PM »

Peace be on you dear brother Joseph,

If the questions seem that they should not be pursued, so you may simply ignore the questions with respect to 3:7.

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4:1
"O mankind! Fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created from out of it its mate and spread from these two, many men and women; and fear God, by Whom you demand one of another (your rights), and (to) the ties of relationship; surely God ever watches over you

After reading your following articles:

a- THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND THE QURAN - http://quransmessage.com/articles/evolution%20FM3.htm

b- ADAM (pbuh) AND JANNAH - AN EARTHLY ABODE OR PARADISE? - http://quransmessage.com/articles/adam%20and%20jannah%20FM3.htm

c- WAS ADAM'S (pbuh) SPOUSE CREATED FROM HIS RIB? - http://quransmessage.com/articles/eve%20and%20the%20rib%20of%20adam%20FM3.htm

d-JINN
http://www.quransmessage.com/articles/jinn%20FM3.htm



Questions:

1) Want to have your view regarding many men (Rijalan)  and women Nisa'a as mentioned in the 4:1?

2) Want to know whether you have shared your views on stages of Men life and death in any article if yes please share. and please confirm whether the following paragraph do OR does not represent what is mentioned in Quran

   

God created us (as in all of us) who will come till Day of Judgement after Adam and his wife and make a witness over ourselves (7:172) that HE is our Lord. Quran contains signs of God for people to understand and apply in their lives and the spirit are HIS commandments that we were made of and then He has given us death and from time to time and to HIS knowledge he descends souls to earth for test and give them life and death and then again HE will raise us on the Day of Judgement i.e. Two lives and two deaths.

3) Then with respect to Ayat 2:30 - 39, Do we find answers to the following from other parts of Quran? or is something more symbolic or unclear that we should not look out for (3:7)?

(i) Were there ever Jinn or any other beings such as Men itself existing on Earth who use to disorder and shed blood as witnessed by angels to question (2:30)?

(ii) How was Iblis ranked among angels to even stand with them? As Iblis was standing throughout the discussion as indicated in 2:33 "...and know what you hide?" and as Iblees was a Jinn (who was said to be pious in secondary sources and there was a battle between angles and jinns on this planet prior to human creation and Iblees was chosen for being more pious) - yet he disobeyed GOD when it was asked to bow down with angels 2:34

(iii) Was there a tree that has been where asked "...but approach not this tree or you will become transgressors.(2:35) or it is something symbolic for Rijalan and Nisa'a (4:1) OR only Adam and his spouse not to go near something like not to disobey commandments of God?

(iv) Is Shaitan and action of evil (2:36) or an entity like Iblis?

(v) Was it THIS QURAN (that we have today) Words of inspiration or commands to Adam in 2:38?

(vi) Is Guidance from God mentioned in 2:38 are the signs of God (Ayat of Quran) as mentioned in 2:39?


Regards
   

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General Discussions / Translation without interpretation

« on: September 29, 2012, 08:11:24 PM »

Dear brother Joseph, Peace be on you.

Are you working on translating Quran without interpretation?

It creates a suspense for true translations when we read Anfal as Spoils of War instead of The Excess or gain as noted.

With respect to your wisdom please confirm whether below chapters have been translated appropriately:

1-Al-Fatihah-The Opening   
2-Al-Baqarah-The Cow   
3-Aal-e-´Imran-The Family Of Imran 
4-An-Nisaa-The Women   
5-Al-Maaedah-The Heavenly System Of Sustenance
6-Al-An´aam-The Cattle   
7-Al-A´raaf-The Heights Of Discernment 
8-Al-Anfal-The Excess
9-At-Taubah-The Repentance   
10-Yunus-Jonah     
11-Hud-Hud     
12-Yusuf-Joseph     
13-Ar-Ra´d-The Thunder   
14-Ibraheem-Abraham     
15-Al-Hijr-The Valley Of Rocks 
16-An-Nahl-The Bee   
17-Al-Asra-The Night Journey   
18-Al-Kahf-The Cave   
19-Maryam-Mary     
20-Ta-Ha-The Ideal Prophet   
21-Al-Anbiya-The Prophets   
22-Al-Hajj-The Annual Convention (Pilgrimage) 
23-Al-Mu´minoon-The Believers   
24-An-Noor-The Light   
25-Al-Furqan-The Criterion   
26-Ash-Shu´ara-The Poets   
27-An-Naml-The Valley Of An-Naml 
28-Al-Qasas-The Narration   
29-Al-´Ankaboot-The Spider   
30-Ar-Room-The Romans   
31-Luqman-Locomon     
32-As-Sajdah-Adoration     
33-Al-Ahzab-The Confederates   
34-Saba-Sheba     
35-Al-Faatir-The Originator   
36-Ya-Seen-O Human Being!   
37-As-Saffaat-Soldiers In Ranks   
38-Saad-Full Of Truth   
39-Az-Zumar-The Communities   
40-Al-Mu´min-The Believer   
41-Fussilat-A Book Clearly Spelled Out
42-Ash-Shura-Mutual Consultation   
43-Az-Zukhruf-Ornaments Of Gold   
44-Ad-Dukhaan-The Smoke   
45-Al-Jaathia-Kneeling Down   
46-Al-Ahqaaf-The Sand-Dunes   
47-Muhammad-Muhammad     
48-Al-Fath-Victory     
49-Al-Hujurat-The Private Apartments   
50-Qaaf-Qaaf     
51-Az-Zaariyat-Those Who Spread The Divine Word
52-At-Toor-Mount Sinai   
53-An-Najm-The Star   
54-Al-Qamar-The Full Moon   
55-Ar-Rahman-The Beneficent   
56-Al-Waaqi´ah-The Inevitable Episode   
57-Al-Hadeed-Iron     
58-Al-Mujadilah-The Pleading   
59-AL-Hashr-The Gathering   
60-Al-Mumtahinah-The Lady Under Oath 
61-As-Saff-The Rank   
62-Al-Jumu´ah-The Congregation   
63-Al-Munaafiqoon-The Hypocrites   
64-At-Taghaabun-The Ultimate Loss And Gain
65-At-Talaq-Divorce     
66-At-Tahreem-Prohibition     
67-Al-Mulk-The Supreme Kingdom   
68-Al-Qalam-The Pen   
69-Al-Haaqqah-The Inevitable Reality   
70-Al-Ma´aarij-The Stairways Of Ascent 
71-Nooh-Noah     
72-Al-Jinn-The Unseen Beings   
73-Al-Muzammil-The Great Caravan Leader 
74-Al-Muddaththir-Founder Of The Benevolent Order
75-Al-Qiyamah-The Resurrection   
76-Ad-Dahr-The Time   
77-Al-Mursalaat-The Messages Sent Forth 
78-An-Naba-The News   
79-An-Nazi´aat-Those Who Dive   
80-´Abasa-Someone Frowned   
81-At-Takweer-The Folding Up   
82-Al-Infitaar-The Shattering   
83-At-Tatfeef-Dealing In Fraud   
84-Al-Inshiqaaq-The Sundering   
85-Al-Burooj-The Great Constellations   
86-At-Taariq-The Brightest Star   
87-Al-A´la-The Most High   
88-Al-Ghaashiyah-The Great Covering   
89-Al-Fajr-The Daybreak   
90-Al-Balad-The Town   
91-Ash-Shams-The Sun   
92-Al-Lail-The Night   
93-Ad-Duha-The Daylight   
94-Ash-Sharh-The Expansion   
95-At-Teen-The Fig   
96-Al-´Alaq-The Zygote   
97-Al-Qadr-The Majesty   
98-Al-Bayyinah-The Clear Evidence   
99-Az-Zilzal-The Quake   
100-Al-´Aadiyat-The Gallopers   
101-Al-Qaari´ah-The Catastrophe   
102-At-Takaathur-The Relentless Greed   
103-Al-´Asr-Time That Flies   
104-Al-Humazah-The Slanderer   
105-Al-Feel-The Elephant   
106-Quraish-The Tribe Of Quraish 
107-Al-Maa´oon-The Spring Of Sustenance 
108-Al-Kauthar-The Abundant Good   
109-Al-Kaafiroon-Those Who Deny The Truth
110-An-Nasr-The Help   
111-Al-Lahab-The Flame   
112-Al-Ikhlas-The Pure Monotheism   
113-Al-Falaq-The Rising Dawn   
114-An-Naas-Mankind     

Regards

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General Discussions / Never stand in it

« on: September 29, 2012, 06:54:46 PM »

Dear brother Joseph, Peace be on you.

This is with reference to your article:

http://www.quransmessage.com/articles/congregational%20prayer%20FM3.htm

We note that God has forbidden to stand in mosque which causes disunion. And as a matter of fact today almost all do (mainly those are in my city/country).

9:107-8
"And those who built a Mosque to cause harm and for unbelief and to cause disunion among the believers and an ambush to him who made war against God and His Messenger before; and they will certainly swear: We did not desire anything but good; and God bears witness that they are most surely liars. Never stand in it; certainly a Mosque founded on piety from the very first day is more deserving that you should stand in it; in it are men who love that they should be purified; and God loves those who purify themselves"

So in your view how can we pursue congregation in mosque as we hear in every Friday sermon hatred about People of the book and elected leaders and other traditional faiths established through secondary sources?

Regards

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General Discussions / Is Man too ever living?

« on: September 21, 2012, 04:28:52 PM »

Is Men too ever living with a break of death?

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Resources and Information Portal / An easy way to search for Arabic root words

« on: September 07, 2012, 02:22:58 AM »

in

- Hans Wehr
- Lane's Lexicon (plus its supplement)
- J. G. Hava

which are the 3 most popular Arabic-to-English dictionaries arranged by root words. The main feature of this website is that it should also work on your smart phone & tablet in single column mode. Additionally, you may download the entire contents to your hard disk or smart phone's sd card, for fast offline usage.

http://ejtaal.net/m/aa/#HW=19,LL=1_38,LS=3,HA=21

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General Discussions / LOVE GOD ALONE

« on: September 06, 2012, 04:54:00 AM »

Peace be upon you Joseph,

Knowing that GOD is LOVING, MERCIFUL and all the beautiful things one can imagine, Is there any where in Quran where GOD has specifically mentioned to LOVE HIM ALONE?

Or as the traditionalists say that wherever GOD has mentioned regarding LOVE he has mentioned HIS messenger  (I am not sure whether it is mentioned for Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) or the entire messengers; but these traditionalists emphasize that you will go to hell if you have no love for Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) exclusively among other messengers) together with HIM.

Please share your views.

Regards