The beautiful word is ALLAH, The beautiful word is ALLAH, Most beautiful song is AZAN, Best exercise is NAMAZ, World perfect book is QURAN, And You are so lucky if YOU are a MUSALMAN.
Life is Test,Islam is best, Life is Test,Islam is best, Namaz is must,Aakhrut is for rest,World is only dust, If Quran is in chest,nothing need next, Obey ALLAH first. 1st success wil b next.
Happy Moments - PRAISE ALLAH Happy Moments - PRAISE ALLAH Difficult Moments- SEEK ALLAH Quiet Moments - WORSHIP ALLAH Painful Moments - TRUST ALLAH Moment By Moment - THANK ALLAH
ask Allah 2 make u happy, make u smile, I ask Allah 2 make u happy, make u smile, guide u safely, though every mile, grant u wealth, give u health & most of all grant u paradise!
The Shortest Distance between a Problem a The Shortest Distance between a Problem and it's Solution is the Distance between your Knees and the Floor. The one who Kneels to Allah (Ta'ala) can Stand Up to Anything.
Verily, Allah does not look towards your Verily, Allah does not look towards your bodies nor towards your appearances. But, he looks towards your hearts. (Muslim)
Watch your Thoughts, they become Words! Watch your Thoughts, they become Words! Watch your Words, they become Actions! Watch your Actions, they become Habits! Watch your Habits, they become Character! Watch your CHARACTER! ..It becomes your DESTINY!!!
The name of this religion is Islam, the root of which is Silm and Salam which means peace. Salam may also mean greeting one another with peace. One of the beautiful names of God is that He is the Peace. It means more than that: submission to the One God, and to live in peace with the Creator, within one's self, with other people and with the environment. Thus, Islam is a total system of living. A Muslim is supposed to live in peace and harmony with all these segments; hence, a Muslim is any person anywhere in the world whose obedience, allegiance, and loyalty are to God, the Lord of the Universe
Allah is the name of the One and Only God. Allah has ninety-nine beautiful names, such as: The Gracious, The Merciful, The Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, The First, The Last, and others.
Allah is the Creator of all human beings. Allah is the God for the Christians, the Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the atheists, and others. Muslims worship God whose name is Allah. They put their trust in Allah and they seek help from Allah
Muhammad (P.B.U.H) was chosen by God to deliver His Message of Peace, namely Islam. He was born in 570 C.E. (Common Era) in Makkah, Arabia. He was entrusted with the Message of Islam when he was at the age of forty years. The revelation that he received is called the Qur'an, while the message is called Islam.
Muhammad is the very last Prophet of God to mankind. He is the final Messenger of God. His message was and is still to the Christians, the Jews and the rest of mankind. He was sent to those religious people to inform them about the true mission of Jesus, Moses, Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham.
Muhammad is considered to be the summation and the culmination of all the prophets and messengers that came before him. He purified the previous messages from adulteration and completed the Message of God for all humanity. He was entrusted with the power of explaining, interpreting and living the teaching of the Qur'an
The legal sources of Islam are the Qur'an and the Hadith. The Qur'an is the exact word of God; its authenticity, originality and totality are intact. The Hadith is the report of the sayings, deeds and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet's sayings and deeds are called Sunnah. The Seerah is the writings of followers of Muhammad about the life of the Prophet. Hence, it is the life history of the Prophet Muhammad which provides examples of daily living for Muslims.
Oneness of God: Allah is One and the Only One. Allah is not two in one or three in one. This means that Islam rejects the idea of trinity or such a unity of God which implies more than one God in one. Oneness of mankind: People are created equal in front of the Law of God. There is no superiority for one race over another. God made us of different colors, nationalities, languages and beliefs so as to test who is going to be better than others. No one can claim that he is better than others. It is only God Who knows who is better. It depends on piety and righteousness. Oneness of Messengers and the Message: Muslims believe that God sent different messengers throughout the history of mankind. All came with the same message and the same teachings. It was the people who misunderstood and misinterpreted them. Muslims believe in Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ismail, Jacob, Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. The Prophets of Christianity and Judaism are indeed the Prophets of Islam. Angels and the Day of Judgment: Muslims believe that there are unseen creatures such as angels created by God in the universe for special missions. Muslims believe that there is a Day of Judgment when all people of the world throughout the history of mankind till the last day of life on earth, are to be brought for accounting, reward and punishment. Innocence of Man at Birth: Muslim believe that people are born free of sin. It is only after they reach the age of puberty and it is only after they commit sins that they are to be charged for their mistakes. No one is responsible for or can take the responsibility for the sins of others. However, the door of forgiveness through true repentance is always open. State and Religion: Muslims believe that Islam is a total and a complete way of life. It encompasses all aspects of life. As such, the teachings of Islam do not separate religion from politics. As a matter of fact, state and religion are under the obedience of Allah through the teachings of Islam. Hence, economic and social transactions, as well as educational and political systems are also part of the teachings of Islam.
Calendar: Islamic practices are based on the lunar calendar. However, Muslims also use the Gregorian calendar in their daily religious lives. Hence, the Islamic calendar includes both the common era and the migration (Higra) year of the Prophet of Islam from Makkah to Madinah in the year of 623 C.E. Celebrations (Eid): Muslims have two celebrations (Eid); namely, Eid of Sacrifice and Eid of Fast-Breaking. The Eid of Sacrifice is in remembrance of the sacrifice to be by Prophet Abraham of his son. The Eid of Fast-Breaking comes at the end of the month of fasting, Ramadan. Diets: Islam allows Muslims to eat everything which is good for the health. It restricts certain items such as pork and its by-products, alcohol and any narcotic or addictive drugs. Place of Worship: The place of worship is called Mosque or Masjid. There are three holy places of worship for the Muslims in the world. These are: Mosque of Kaaba in Makkah, Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Madinah, and Masjid Aqsa, adjacent to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. A Muslim may pray any where in the world whether in a Mosque, a house, an office, or outside. The whole world is a place of worship. It is preferable that Muslims pray in a congregation, however, he/she may pray individually anywhere. Holidays: The holy day of the Muslims is Friday. It is considered to be sacred and the Day of Judgment will take place on Friday. Muslims join together shortly after noon on Friday for the Friday congregational prayer in a Mosque. A leader (Imam) gives a sermon (Khutba) and leads the congregational prayer. Distribution of Muslims in North America: There are approximately five million Muslims in North America and are distributed in its major cities such as New York, Detroit, Boston, Toledo, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Windsor, Winnipeg, Calgary, and others. Contributions in North America: Muslims are not established in North America. Sears Tower and the John Hancock buildings in Chicago were designed by a Muslim chief architect, originally from Bangladesh. Muslims have established academic institutions, community centers and organizations, schools and places of worship. They live in peace and harmony among themselves and among other groups of people in the society. The rate of crime among Muslims is very minimal. Muslims in North America are highly educated and they have added to the success of American scientific and technological fields. The Muslims of the early period of the Islamic era were pioneers in medicine, chemistry, physics, geography, navigation, arts, poetry, mathematics, algebra, logarithms, calculus, etc. They contributed to the Renaissance of Europe and world civilization.
Calendar: Islamic practices are based on the lunar calendar. However, Muslims also use the Gregorian calendar in their daily religious lives. Hence, the Islamic calendar includes both the common era and the migration (Higra) year of the Prophet of Islam from Makkah to Madinah in the year of 623 C.E. Celebrations (Eid): Muslims have two celebrations (Eid); namely, Eid of Sacrifice and Eid of Fast-Breaking. The Eid of Sacrifice is in remembrance of the sacrifice to be by Prophet Abraham of his son. The Eid of Fast-Breaking comes at the end of the month of fasting, Ramadan. Diets: Islam allows Muslims to eat everything which is good for the health. It restricts certain items such as pork and its by-products, alcohol and any narcotic or addictive drugs. Place of Worship: The place of worship is called Mosque or Masjid. There are three holy places of worship for the Muslims in the world. These are: Mosque of Kaaba in Makkah, Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Madinah, and Masjid Aqsa, adjacent to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. A Muslim may pray any where in the world whether in a Mosque, a house, an office, or outside. The whole world is a place of worship. It is preferable that Muslims pray in a congregation, however, he/she may pray individually anywhere. Holidays: The holy day of the Muslims is Friday. It is considered to be sacred and the Day of Judgment will take place on Friday. Muslims join together shortly after noon on Friday for the Friday congregational prayer in a Mosque. A leader (Imam) gives a sermon (Khutba) and leads the congregational prayer.
Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, relates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Islam is based on five articles:
1. To bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.
2. To observe Prayer (Salat).
3. To Pay Zakat (Alms giving)
4. To perform the Pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Hajj).
5. To Observe fasting during Ramadhan." (Bukhari)
Abdullah ibn Amr bin Aas, may Allah be pleased with them, relates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"A Muslim is one against whose tongue and hands other Muslims are secure, and an Emigrant is one who departs from what Allah has forbidden." (Bukhari)
A Muslim expresses his/her faith (Iman) in the following words: Ash-hadu anla ilaha illal-Lahu Wahdahu la Sharika Lahu wa-ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu
The English translation of the Shahadah is as follows: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the One, without any partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.
The declaration of faith consists of two distinct parts, i.e., the absolute belief in the Unity of Allah (God) and the belief in the Holy Prophet Muhammad as a mortal human being and the Messenger of Allah.
Islam's fundamental belief is the Unity of God. All other beliefs hang on this belief. Therefore the acknowledgement and 'bearing witness' of this is the key to the Muslim faith. Unless this is observed one cannot be a Muslim. A Muslim accepts Allah as the only God, and only Master, Lord and Ruler with no partner sharing in any way His Being, Powers and Attributes. He is One; He is Unique; He is not the father of any one, nor He has or had any father. He is Almighty and Self-Sustaining. He is there forever, and will be there forever.
A Muslim believes in Allah as the Ruler and must not disobey Him. In fact everything that exists in the universe obeys Him. He is the Fashioner of all the Universes that may exist.
The belief in the Prophet Muhammad (on whom be peace) as the servant and Messenger of Allah completes one’s faith. The Holy Prophet was the greatest of all the Prophets of Allah, yet he was only a human being with no share in Divinity. This is a very important belief that keeps Muslims from associating partners with Allah. This part of the Declaration of Faith where reinforces the first part of Allah being the only Supreme Being with no partners also establishes the absolute authority of the Holy Prophet as the Messenger of Allah, who must be obeyed as well in all the matters of faith. The Holy Prophet is the last prophet who brought us the last Book (the Holy Quran) to be followed. He lived among his people for a long time and his life is documented in utmost detail. He lead his followers by example. The way he lived his life and admonished his followers to live their lives is called Sunnah of the Holy Prophet. The second part of the Declaration of Faith makes obeying and following the advice of the Prophet Muhammad equally important to the belief in absolute Unity of Allah. This declaration make one to completely submit to the Will of Allah and that is why one who declares this belief is called a Muslim - one who completely submits to the will of Allah.
It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word God which can be made plural, Gods, or feminine, Goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.
The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Allah. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from Allah Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:
"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Say (O Muhammad) Allah is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."
Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."
But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:
"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)
Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.
The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.
The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.
[Note that what is meant above applies ONLY to those people who die in a state wherein they are associating others with God. The repentance of those who yet live is acceptable to God if He wills. - MSA of USC]
The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him. If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to continue to exist, which means that he must be self-sufficient. And if the does not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is therefore eternal and everlasting: "He is the First and the Last."
He is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.
"No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests on God. He knows its lodging place and it repository." (11:6)
God's Attributes:
If the Creator is Eternal and Everlasting, then His attributes must also be eternal and everlasting. He should not lose any of His attributes nor acquire new ones. If this is so, then His attributes are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute attributes? Can there be for example, two absolutely powerful Creators? A moment's thought shows that this is not feasible.
The Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses:
"God has not taken to Himself any son, nor is there any God with Him: For then each God would have taken of that which he created and some of them would have risen up over others." (23:91)
And Why, were there Gods in earth and heaven other than God, they (heaven and earth) would surely go to ruin." (21:22)
The Quran reminds us of the falsity of all alleged Gods. To the worshippers of man-made objects, it asks:
"Do you worship what you have carved yourself?" (37:95)
"Or have you taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" (13:16)
To the worshippers of heavenly bodies it cites the story of Abraham:
"When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.' When he saw the moon rising, he said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people gone astray.' When he saw the sun rising, he said, 'This is my Lord; this is greater.' But when it set he said, 'O my people, surely I quit that which you associate, I have turned my face to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth; a man of pure faith, I am not of the idolaters.'" (6:76-79)
In order to be a Muslim, i.e., to surrender oneself to God, it is necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief - later on called "Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah" - is not enough. Many of the idolaters knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this, but that was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah one must add tawhid al'uluhiyyah, i.e., one acknowledges the fact that is God alone Who deserves to be worshipped, and thus abstains from worshipping any other thing or being.
Having achieved this knowledge of the one true God, man should constantly have faith in Him, and should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth.
When faith enters a person's heart, it causes certain mental states which result in certain actions. Taken together these mental states and actions are the proof for the true faith. The Prophet said, "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds." Foremost among those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards God which could be said to be the essence of 'ibada' (worship).
The feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called 'kafir' which means 'one who denies a truth' and also 'one who is ungrateful.'
A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the bounties He bestowed upon him, but being aware of the fact that his good deeds, whether mental or physical, are far from being commensurate with Divine favors, he is always anxious lest God should punish him, here or in the Hereafter. He, therefore, fears Him, surrenders himself to Him and serves Him with great humility. One cannot be in such a mental state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remembering God is thus the life force of faith, without which it fades and withers away.
The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by repeating the attributes of God very frequently. We find most of these attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Quran:
"Allah is God; there is no God but Allah, Allah is the Knower of the unseen and the visible; Allah is the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Allah is the King, the All-Holy, the All-Peace, the Guardian of Faith, the All-Preserver, the All-Mighty, the All-Compeller, the All-Sublime. Glory be to God, above that they associate! Allah is God the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. To Allah belong the Names Most Beautiful. All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies Allah; Allah is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (59:22-24)
"There is no God but Allah, the Living, the Everlasting. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Allah knows what lies before them and what is after them. His throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them oppresses Him not; Allah is the All-High, the All-Glorious." (2:255)
"People of the Book, go not beyond the bounds in your religion, and say not as to God but the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not, 'Three.' Refrain; better is it for you. God is only one God. Glory be to Him.
3. If one should judge from the relics of the past already brought to light of the homo sapiens, one finds that man has always been conscious of the existence of a Supreme Being, the Master and Creator of all. Methods and approaches may have differed, but the people of every epoch have left proofs of their attempts to obey God. Communication with the Omnipresent yet invisible God has also been recognised as possible in connection with a small fraction of men with noble and exalted spirits. Whether this communication assumed the nature of an incarnation of the Divinity or simply resolved itself into a medium of reception of Divine messages (through inspiration or revelation), the purpose in each case was the guidance of the people. It was but natural that the interpretations and explanations of certain systems should have proved more vital and convincing than others.
3/a. Every system of metaphysical thought develops its own terminology. In the course of time terms acquire a significance hardly contained in the word and translations fall short of their purpose. Yet there is no other method to make people of one group understand the thoughts of another. Non-Muslim readers in particular are requested to bear in mind this aspect which is a real yet unavoidable handicap.
4. By the end of the 6th century, after the birth of Jesus Christ, men had already made great progress in diverse walks of life. At that time there were some religions which openly proclaimed that they were reserved for definite races and groups of men only, of course they bore no remedy for the ills of humanity at large. There were also a few which claimed universality, but declared that the salvation of man lay in the renunciation of the world. These were the religions for the elite, and catered for an extremely limited number of men. We need not speak of regions where there existed no religion at all, where atheism and materialism reigned supreme, where the thought was solely of occupying one self with one's own pleasures, without any regard or consideration for the rights of others.
8. From the point of view of religion, Arabia was idolatrous; only a few individuals had embraced religions like Christianity, Mazdaism, etc. The Meccans did possess the notion of the One God, but they believed also that idols had the power to intercede with Him. Curiously enough, they did not believe in the Resurrection and Afterlife. They had preserved the rite of the pilgrimage to the House of the One God, the Ka'bah, an institution set up under divine inspiration by their ancestor Abraham, yet the two thousand years that separated them from Abraham had caused to degenerate this pilgrimage into the spectacle of a commercial fair and an occasion of senseless idolatry which far from producing any good, only served to ruin their individual behaviour, both social and spiritual.
Fasting is another unique moral and spiritual characteristicof Islam. Literally defined, fasting means to abstain"completely" from foods, drinks, intimateintercourse and smoking, before the break of thedawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan,the ninth month of the Islamic year. But if we restrictthe meaning of the Islamic Fasting to this literalsense, we would be sadly mistaken.
WhenIslam introduced this matchless institution, itplanted an ever-growing tree of infinite virtueand invaluable products. Here is an explanationof the spiritual meaning of the Islamic Fasting:
Itteaches man the principle of sincere Love: becausewhen he observes Fasting he does it out of deeplove for God. And the man who loves God truly isa man who really knows what love is.
Itequips man with a creative sense of hope and anoptimistic outlook on life; because when he fastshe is hoping to please God and is seeking His Grace
Itequips man with a creative sense of hope and anoptimistic outlook on life; because when he fastshe is hoping to please God and is seeking His Grace
Itcultivates in man a vigilant and sound conscience;because the fasting person keeps his fast in secretas well as in public. In fasting, especially, thereis no mundane authority to check man's behavioror compel him to observe fasting. He keeps it toplease God and satisfy his own conscience by beingfaithful in secret and in public. There is no betterway to cultivate a sound conscience in man.
Itindoctrinates man in patience and selflessness,as through fasting, he feels the pains of deprivationbut he endures them patiently
Itis an effective lesson in applied moderation andwillpower.
Fastingalso provides man with a transparent soul, a clearmind and a light body.
Itshows man a new way of wise savings and sound budgeting
Itenables man to master the art of Mature Adaptability.We can easily understand the point once we realizethat fasting makes man change the entire courseof his daily life.
Itgrounds man in discipline and healthy survival
Itoriginates in man the real spirit of social belonging,unity and brotherhood, of equality before God aswell as before the law.
Itis a Godly prescription for self-reassurance andself-control.
Now,someone may be tempted to raise the objection: Ifthis is the case with the Islamic institution offasting, and if this is the picture of Islam inthis aspect, why are the Muslims not living in autopia? To such an objection we can only say thatMuslims have lived in and enjoyed a utopia in acertain epoch of their history. The realizationof that utopia was a phenomenon of a unique achievementin the history of man. We say unique, because noreligion or social system other than Islam has everbeen able to realize its ideals in reality.
Thereason why the Islamic utopia is not being establishednowadays is manifold and easily explicable. Butto restrict our discussion to the institution offasting we may say that some Muslims, unfortunatelyfor them, do not observe the fast or, at best, adoptthe attitude of indifference. On the other hand,some of those who observe it do not realize itstrue meaning and, as a result, derive very littlebenefit out of it or, in fact, no benefit at all.That is why some Muslims today, do not enjoy thereal privileges of fasting.
Ithas already been indicated that the period of obligatoryfasting is the month of Ramadan. The daily periodof observance starts before the break of the dawnant ends immediately after sunset. Normally thereare accurate calendars to toll the exact time, butin the absence of such facilities one should consultone's watch and the sun's positions, together withthe local newspapers, weather bureau, etc.
FastingRamadan is obligatory on every responsible and fitMuslim. But there are other times when it is recommendedto make voluntary fasting, after the Traditionsof Prophet Muhammad. Among these times are Mondaysand Thursdays of every week, a few days of eachmonth in the two months heralding the coming ofRamadan, i.e., Rajab and Sha'ban, six days afterRamadan following the 'Eid-ul-Fitr Day. Besides,it is always compensating to fast any day of anymonth of the year, except the 'Eid Days and Fridayswhen no Muslim should fast.
However,we may repeat that the only obligatory fasting isthat of Ramadan - which may be 29 or 30 days, dependingon the moon's positions. This is a pillar of Islam,and any failure to observe it without reasonableexcuses is a grave sin in the sight of God.
Zakat (Alms giving) is a part of devotion enjoined upon Muslims by the Holy Quran. It is a means where the well-off pay a set amount of their wealth. Zakat means to purify oneself. It is obligatory on Muslims to pay a little percentage of their accumulated wealth towards Zakat, which is used for the benefit of the needy and the poor.
Zakat is not levied on one's property that is in personal use, rather on the assets which have a means of increasing and which are surplus to one's needs. It is a means of social justice and order. It teaches sympathy of the highest order.
Hajj is the fifth Pillar of Islam and another form of worship. It is an annual pilgrimage to the holy sites in Mecca which each adult Muslim, who can afford it, has to perform once in life time. Apart from the financial aspect, the ability to afford the pilgrimage also means that one is able to travel and perform the Hajj in peace.
Muslims perform Hajj in order to visit for themselves the holy sites where their faith started. More importantly it is a pilgrimage to the Ka'aba, which we believe is the first place of worship ever built on this earth, Muslims thus refer to it as House of God. The ceremony of Hajj is also symbolic of the Unity of God; all Muslims gather from four corners of the earth in one spot at an appointed time and worship God. There are no difficulties to perform Hajj apart from the obvious financial commitment in order to travel to Mecca. That is the reason why, strictly speaking, Hajj is only obligatory to those who have fulfilled all their worldly needs and have no pressing commitments left and indeed can afford the passage to Mecca.
It is a Muslim belief that God is everywhere and He answers those who truly seek Him. In this respect indeed going to a particular place to seek the pleasure and nearness to God is not the issue. However, it is the physical presence of being in the holiest of the holy places for the Muslim faith and indeed the congregational worship with millions of other fellow Muslims that leaves an indelible mark on the spiritual life of a person. It is a most supreme form of worship and is most desirable to God.
During Hajj, the person who intends to perform it is required to travel to Mecca during the prescribed days and observe all the rites and ceremonies. During Hajj Muslims from all corners of the world gather in Mecca and perform the rites of Hajj and thus strengthen the bond of Muslim unity.
During Hajj each place brings to mind some event of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings on him). It refreshes the memory of the supreme sacrifices made by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings on him) for the sake of Islam.
About a hundred years ago, England had a powerful Prime Minister. He was a Christian to a high section of the Anglican Church. His name was Gladstone. One day in the year 1882, he was speaking in the British Parliament on how to weaken the power of Muslims in Egypt so that the British could continue to rule over them.
At one stage he raised a copy of the Holy Qur'an in his hand and said that so long as this book remained with the Muslims in that country and they respected and followed it, the British would never be able to dominate them. He added that the only solution was to try and separate the Holy Qur'an from the Muslims of Egypt.
At the end of the speech; a committee was formed to decide upon ways and means of carrying out Gladstone's recommendation. The committee resolved to send some experts to Egypt who would launch a campaign which would weaken the faith of people and make them suspicious of the truth of the Holy Qur'an. The aim was to discourage people to refer to the Holy Book and gradually make them turn against the Islamic way of life.
In the course of this political and vicious programme, a learned man by the name of Dunlop was sent to Egypt as a teacher. He prepared many books containing lessons which were nothing but propaganda in disguise. One of the lessons on history was based on showing how Egypt was lagging behind and was not making progress because of Islam and the Qur'an. It alleged that people of Egypt were much more civilized prior to the coming of Islam. Such ill-intentioned programme first succeeded to a small extent in influencing the youths at schools.
Then the Holy men of Al-Azhar university protested to the authorities and demanded that an end be put to it. Now let us find out what are the qualities of this book which the enemies wished to remove from the Muslims.
The Holy Book is known as Al-Qur'an which means 'The Reading', the reading of the Prophet of Islam who never went to any school. Prophet Muhammad (s) had retired to a cave on Mount Hira not far from Mecca. One day Angel Jibrail (Gabriel) came to him and said "Read". The Holy Prophet said: "What should I recite?" Jibrail said: "Read in the name of thy Lord, who created; created man out of a mere clot of congealed blood; read; and thy Lord is most bountiful; He who taught (The use of) pen; taught man that which he did not know".
The Holy Qur'an as word of God, the Almighty, as revealed to his Prophet Muhammad (s) This book gives guidance for our daily life. It appeals to our power of reasoning, and exhorts us to follow the commands of Allah. It is a living miracle of Prophet Muhammad (s), the last of the Prophets who came from God. It is not surprising at all that this Holy Book has remained intact for the last 1400 years. And it shall remain so till the Day of Judgement, for Allah has taken it on himself to protect it.
"Surely we have sent down the reminder (The Qur'an) and we will most surely be its guardian (Sura Al-Hijr -verse 9) The Qur'an is divided into 114 chapters (Suras). There are in it 6226 verses (Ayats) containing 99,464 words made up of 330,110 letters.
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) has said that one should at least recite 50 Ayats everyday. Let us, therefore, value and respect this Great Book by reading it with understanding and follow its teachings.
Name Meaning A'men Or Ah'man Peace or security Aaqil Wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent Aarez Leader of a nation Aarif Learned, expert, authority, saint Aashir Mil gul kar rehna wala Aasir Captivating, fascinating Aayan Gift of God Aban Clear, distant Abbaad Worshipper (abbad) Abbas One who frowns a lot. Abdiwahad Nice Abduh An epithet of muhammad Abdul Shaheed Servant of allah giving witness Abdullah Servant of allah. (abdallah) Abdulwahab Servent of the allah Abid Worshipper, adorer, devout (abidullah) Abu Father of Abyan Clearer, more distinct Abyaz White, bright, brilliant, innocent Adam Name of prophet
Name Meaning Adeel Equitable, fair, sportsmanlike Adib Well-mannered, courteous, polished Adil Just, honest, righteous Adnan Jannat mein rehnay walaa Affan Father of khalifa usman Affiq Full of knowledge and kind Afnan Branch of a tree in paradise Aga Leader, ruler Ahmad The most praised. Ahsab Nobler, respected Aiman Fearless Ajmal Beautiful Ajwad Better, generous Akbar The great Akeel Clever Akhtar Star, God luck Akhyar Good, excellent Akif Devoted to, dedicated Akmal Complete, perfect Akram Generous, nobler
Name Meaning Al-basir The sagacious one, one of the name Ala Exalted, prestige, glory Alam Flag, emblem, banner Alhena Ring Ali Highest or greatest Alif Friendly, sociable, amicable Anan Clouds Anas Clouds Anayatullah Mercy of God Anaz Emperor Anfall Plural of pray Anis Friendly, sociable, kind (anees) Ansar Friend, patron, supporter Anwar Brighter, brilliant Aqdas Pure, holy Aqib Successor Arafat A place twelve miles south west of mecca. Arash A brave hero Areef Learned, expert (arif) Arib Bright, brilliant, clever
Al-basir The sagacious one, one of the name Ala Exalted, prestige, glory Alam Flag, emblem, banner Alhena Ring Ali Highest or greatest Alif Friendly, sociable, amicable Anan Clouds Anas Clouds Anayatullah Mercy of God Anaz Emperor Anfall Plural of pray Anis Friendly, sociable, kind (anees) Ansar Friend, patron, supporter Anwar Brighter, brilliant Aqdas Pure, holy Aqib Successor Arafat A place twelve miles south west of mecca. Arash A brave hero Areef Learned, expert (arif) Arib Bright, brilliant, clever
Name Meaning Bakhsh Gift, fortune Bakht Luck, fortune Bakhtiyar Friend of fortune, fortunate Bakr Young camel (bahker) Balal Old arabic name (uncertain meaning) Bandah Servant Baqi Everlasting, eternal Baqir Learned, erudite Barakat Blessings, prosperities Bari Innocent, guiltless, sound Bashar Man, mankind as in abul bashar Bashir Bringer of good news Berdan To be left free Bilal Winner Danish Inteligent Didar Vision, sight Din Religion, faith, belief Ebrahim Kind father (ibrahim) Ehteshaam Wise one Enaan Great leader
Name Meaning Faaris Horseman, knight Fadi Redeemer, saviour. Fadil Generous (derived from fadala - to surpass) Fadl Generosity, grace (fadhl) Fahad Panther, lynx Fahd Name derived from fadh, which is symbolic of coura Fahim Intelligent, learned (derived from fahima - to und Faisal Equal/resuilt Faizan Generosity, abundance, benefit Faizan Generosity, abundance, benefit Fajyaz Artistic Fakhr Glory, pride (derived from fakhr) (fakhir) Fakhr-al-din Compound name composed of the elements fakr (glory Fakhri Meritorious Faraj Remedy Fareed Unique Farhaan Happy Farhan Happy, rejoicing Faris Horseman Faruk Knows the right and wrong
Name Meaning Faruq A person who distinguishes right from wrong Fathi Conqueror, victor (derived from fatih) Fawad Same as foud, fuad or fouad = heart Fawaz Successful (who is keep winning) Fawzi Victory, achievement Faysal A judge, a separator of right and wrong Fazil Virtue Fuad Heart (fouad) Gamal Camel (jammal, jamal) Ghalib Victor, conqueror) Ghassan Prime of youth Gilad Hump of a camel (giladi, gilead) Gulzar Flourishing, blooming Habib Beloved, dear Hadad The syrian God of virility Hadi One who guides, a religious guide or leader Hadja The king Hafiz Guardian Haidar Lion Hakeem Knows everything (hakim, haakim, hakiem)
Name Meaning Hakim Judicious Halim Mild, gentle Hamal Lamb Hamdhan Praising Hamid Praising, thankful Hamza To be strong Hani Happy, joyful Hanif The believer of islam Harith To be a good provider, to be capable Harun Exalted, lofty Hasan Beautiful, handsome, good Hasim Decisive Hatim Determined Hattan Light rain Hayatullah Life from God Haytham Young eagle Imran Increasing ( pedawaar) Jakeem Exalted Jalal Gallarey Jalal Greatness
Name Meaning Karam Noble, generous Kareem Exalted, noble (karim) Kasim At odds Kateb Writer Katerah memories(khatera, catera) Kaukab Shining star Khalid Eternal, undying Khalil Best friend Khayri Charitale, beneficient Khizer Theking of water Laeeque Intaligent, Latif Kind, gentle Luqman The wise Maaheem Full moon Mahad Hadiyat wala Mahir Skilful, competent, expert Mahmud Praiseworthy Mahrukh Face of the moon, part of the moon. Majdi Laudable,commendable Majid Glorious, illustrious
Name Meaning Makeen Firm/strong Makram Noble, generous Malik Master Mamduh Praised Mehdi 12th imam's name Momin Compassionate,true believer Muammar The great one Mudassar Slide beneath the cover Muhammad Prophet's name Muhaymin The protecter Muhsin Charitable Mujahiddin Struggler or soldier of islam Munsif Judge Murad Desired Murshid Spiritual leader Murtaza Nickname of prophet mohammed's companion ali Musad Lucky, fortunate Mushin Charitable Mustafa Chosen, selected Mutasim Seeking refuge in God
Name Meaning Mutazz Powerful Muzaffar Successful Nabil Noble, honorable Nadeem Good Nadia The bringer of the faith Nadim Friend, drinking companion Nadir Rare, precious Naim Content, happy Naji Saved, rescued Najib Of noble descent, highborn, intelligent, distingui Najir Called to prayer Nasir One who helps render victorious, supporter Nasser Triumphant one Nauman Name of (imam) abu hinafa Naveed First happiness Nazeel Guest Nazim King of 6th form Nedim Real friend trustful Nisar Sacrifice Noah Name of a prophet
Name Meaning Numair Young panther Nur-al-din Light of religion Obaid Kind person Omar First-born son Omri Live long Osman The 3rd caliph Ovais To good, to be true Owbada Not shaw Qadir Capable Qaiser King Qasim One who distributes food or material goods. Rabi Fragrant, sweet smelling breeze Radwan Pleasure Rafat Mercy Rafiq Friend, companion Raghid Carefree Rahman Forgiving Rajab To glorify Rashad Good judgment Rashid Rightly guided
Name Meaning Rauf Compassionate, merciful Raza Handsome Redouane Satisfaction Riaz Garden (garden of jannat) Riyad Garden Rizwan Guard of the gate of heaven Rohail Lover Roshan Shining light, bright Saad Lover Sabir Enduring, patient Sabri Patience, enduarance Sadak Honest,gracefull Sadaqat The honest Sadiq The truthful Saeed With happyness Saeed Noble Safwat Choice,select Saghir Short in stature Sahul King of the kings Salah Righteousness
Name Meaning Salah-al-din Compound name composed of salah (righteousness), Salama Safety, security Salih Virtous, righteous Salim Secure Salman Male Safety Salman Safe Samar Fruit Sami Elvated, exalted Samien To hear, form of simon Samih Tolerant, forgiving Samir A companion who joins in an evening conversation Saqib Twinkling star Sarmad Ever lasting Sayyid Master, lord Seemaab Mercury, quicksilver Seif Religion's saber Seki Cute handsome Semran Princess Shabbir Njgvn Shafiq Sympathetic, compasionate
Name Meaning Shaheer Famous Shahfaisal Fasal karne wala Shahid Givig witnees Shahmeer King of kings Shahwaiz Nobler Shakeel Beautiful Tawfiq Good fortune Tawil Tall Tayib Good Thahseen Sdc Thufail Small child Tufail Sadqa Umar Flourishing, thriving Usama Lion Wajahat Beautiful,nice. Waleed A new born baby Waseem Smart Xavier Bright, splendid (javier) Yahya Arabic form of john Yaqub Seizing by the heel, supplanting
Name Meaning Abhia Water fountain in heaven, or great Adila Equal Afshan Glitter/sparkle Ahseia Guilty but beautiful (asiya) Aina Mirror Aishah Living, prosperous Alaa Everything thats good in the world Alia (aliyah, Aliya Etc Highest, most exalted, the best Alie Highest or greatest Alin Qistina Highly justice Almira Exalted princess (from arabic) Amal Hope Amani Wishes, aspirations Amira Princess Ammara Name of a sahabi Amra Sweet princes Anasha A queen Aneela Lovely Aneesa Friendly Anum Gift
Name Meaning Arisa Sunshine Asma Excellent, precious, daughter of abu-bakr Avha Sunrise or light Aya A gift from God Ayesha Prophet wife name Aziza Beloved Azra Virgin Azrah Prestgious pearl of pristine beauty in jannat Badiah Beautiful Barika Successful, bloom Basma Beautiful smile Bushra Goodnews Cantara Small bridge Dalal Dearest one Daquayza Pretty/wonderful Dhiya Light Emina Most honest; sincere Erum Heaven Fahmeeda Brilliant Faiqa Unique,abundance,benevolent,very able,mighty
Name Meaning Faiza Victorious winner Fajr Early morning prayer Farhana Cheerfull Farhat Happiness Fariba Beautiful Fariha Sweet Faristay Angel or something Farrah Lively Fatima The daughter of the prophet Fazeela sweet and caring Genderine Female Feminine name for gender. it was adopted from turk Habibah Beloved Hafsa Daughter of lion Hajasta Stars Hajira Beautiful Hana Happy life Haseena Beautiful woman Havin Summer Hazal Being happy` also a color of eye hazel Heebba Gods gift
Name Meaning Henna Derived from plants for beauty Hibo Luky Hira A place where last prophet worship God Huda Arsh Hudda Right guidance Humaira Red, beautiful; ayesha (r)'s nick name Husna Beautiful Ifrah Good Ilma Knowledge Iman Faith or belief Ingeyla To be bright and clean Ismah Name Jaisha Heart Jamile Pretty Janeeta Gift of God Jannat Heaven Jarita An earthen water jug Jennah Paradise Jumana Silver pearl Kashmala Bracelet/necklace of flowers
Name Meaning Khadijah Great Khadra Rain drops Khaleda Eternal Khushnood Razamand Kiran Light Latifa Sweet Latifah Delicate, sensitive; gentle, kind Leila Born at night (layla, lela, lila, layla) Madeeha Praiseworthy Maha Name of the deer Maha Beautiful eyes Maham Full moon Maham Full moon Marigona Beautiful flower Maryam Prophet esa's mother Mehnaaz To be proud of a moon Misbah Source of ligh Mitra Sun Musarrat Happiness Muskan Any name starting withlatter m.
Name Meaning Nadia The little beatiful one Nadra Rare, precious Naila Acquirer/attainer Najwa Secret conversation Nargis Narcissus Naseem Pleasant air Nausheen Sweet Naveeda Happiness Nawal The one who is being blesed Nazia Proud Nazmeen Delicate Nesreen Some kind of flowers Nishat Happiness Noor Light Nouran Two lights Nur Light Qura-tul-aine Coolness of eyes Rabi Sweet wind Rajaa Espérance Rakhshanda Brightness, compassionate,shine in the life like a
Name Meaning Raouda Gardens Razieh Your happy with allah Reyhana Sweet smelling flower of paradise Rida Contentment (reda, ridha) Rihana Sweet basil Rubina Blessed with love, waterfall. Rudaina Loveing one Rukhsaar Cheecks Ruquiah Beautiful Saba Morning breeze Saba Morning breeze Sabirah Patience and preserverance Sadia/sadiyah Blessed Safa Purity Sahara Wilderness (sahra, saharah) Sahr Dawn,morning Saima Fasting woman Sajida One who prays Sakina Peace,qiute, Salha Rightours
Name Meaning Saliha Special lady Salihah Up right Salma Peace Samia Noble Samina Much praised (samia, sami, sammar, sammir, sammie) Samira Entertainer Sana'a Praise to God; praiseworthy (sana, sanaa, sanna, s Sara Prophet ibrahims wife Sarah Princess, happy Sarwat Wealth Seda Voice that comes from far Selbi Oldset & greatest tree in percia Shabnam Morning dew Shafaq Time just after magrib prayer Shagufta Pleasent thing Shahana Royal / magestic Shaheedah The watcher Shaheen Mountain bird Shaista Decent , modest Shakira Thankful and helpful
Name Meaning Shazia Very much beutifull Sherene Pleasent Shevval (shev) means night (al) means light :) Shirin Sweet Sobia Beautiful Sonia Beautiful Spogmai Moon of the paradise Suhaila A name of a star Sumaiyya First woman to have been martyed for islam Tabassum Charming smile Tasneem Foundation of paradise Tehani Celebration Virda Rose (gulab ka phool) Zainab Lovely,beautilful Zakiah Clever Zunaira Famous sahabia, a wild flower
It is in Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) said - Allah (SWT) will never let my Ummah agree upon misguidance and the hand of Allah (SWT) is over the group (Awliya Allah), so follow "Sawad al-Azam" (the Pious or Great Group of Believers , ie., Awliya Allah ) and whoever dissents from them, departs to Hell (Tirmidhi, book 4, Hadith 2167).
It is in Hadith - The Prophet (SAWS) said: 'Perform the five times salah, fast during Ramadan, give zakat from your wealth, follow the true scholars of Deen, then enter your Lord's Paradise.' (Mishkat)
It is in Hadith - Narrated by Anas (RU) - The Prophet (SAWS) said, "Whoever said "There is no real (worship-able) god except Allah (SWT) (and Mohammad (SAWS) is His Apostle)" and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. (Bukhari)
t is in Hadith - Narrated by Abu Dhar (RU) - The Prophet (SAWS) said, "Gabriel (AS) said to me, "Whoever said there is no real (worship-able) god except Allah (SWT) (and Mohammad (SAWS) is His Apostle)" amongst your followers and died, will enter Paradise." The Prophet (SAWS) asked. "even if he has committed illegal sexual intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even then." (Bukhari - Book #54, Hadith #445).
The beliefs of Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'a are as follows:
Iman - They follow Imam Asha'ri and Imam Maturidi in Islamic Creed/faith (Aqeedah /Iman). Islam - They follow Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Shafi'i, Imam Malik and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh). Ihsan - They follow Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiqu (RU) and Hazra Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RU) in Islamic Ihsan (Tasawwuf). The famous Silsilas of Ihsan (Tasawwuf lineages) that are attributed to Hazrat Abu Bakr and Ali (Raziallahu unhum) are (i) Qadri, (ii) Naqshbandi, (iii) Chishti, (iv) Suharwardi, (v) Shazli, (vi) Badawi, (vii) Barelvi (Razavi), etc.
It is in Hadith - Abu Talhah reported: "On the day of the Battle of Badr, Allah's Prophet (SAWS) ordered that the bodies of twenty-four leaders of the Quraysh be thrown into one of the foul, abandoned wells of Badr. On the third day after the battle the Prophet (SAWS) called for his mount and saddled it. Then he set out, so his companions followed him. They said amongst themselves, "He must be going to something important."
It is in Hadith -Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) said "The Prophets are alive and they pray in their graves" (Narrated by al-Mundhiri and al-Bayhaqi who classified it as authentic)
The Babri Mosque (Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद, Urdu: بابری مسجد), Babri Masjid or Mosque of Babur was a mosque in Ayodhya, on Ramkot Hill ("Rama's fort"). It was destroyed in 1992 when a political rally developed into a riot involving 150,000 people,[1] despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court by the rally organisers that the mosque would not be harmed.[2][3] More than 2000 people were killed in ensuing riots in many major Indian cities including Mumbai and Delhi.[4] The mosque was constructed in 1527 by order of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India.[5][6] Before the 1940s, the mosque was called Masjid-i Janmasthan ("mosque of the birthplace") acknowledging the site as the birthplace of the Hindu deity, Lord Rama.[7] The Babri Mosque was one of the largest mosques in Uttar Pradesh, a state in India with some 31 million Muslims.[8] Although there were several older mosques in the surrounding district, including the Hazrat Bal Mosque constructed by the Shariqi kings, the Babri Mosque became the largest, due to the importance of the disputed site. Despite its size and fame, the mosque was little used by the Muslim community of the district and numerous petitions by Hindus to the courts resulted in Hindu worshippers of Rama gaining access to the site. The political, historical and socio-religious debate over the history and location of the Babri Mosque and whether a previous temple was demolished or modified to create it, is known as the Ayodhya Debate.
Rear view of the Babri Mosque Coordinates: 26.7956°N 82.1945°ECoordinates: 26.7956°N 82.1945°E Location Ayodhya, India Established Constructed - 1527 Destroyed - 1992
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well The reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.” Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water. The 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well The reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.” Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water. The 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well The reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.” Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water.
he 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
The rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur. Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal. The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India. The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand. The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
The rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur. Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal. The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India. The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
The rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal. The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India. The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand. The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal. The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India. The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
On 6 December 1992, the Liberhan Commission was set up by the Government of India to probe the circumstances that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It has been the longest running commission in India's history with 48 extensions granted by various governments. The commission submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 June 2009, more than 16 years after the incident.[17] Contents of the report were leaked to the news media in November 2009. The report blamed the high-ranking members of the Indian government and Hindu nationalists for the destruction of the mosque. Its contents caused uproar in the Indian parliament. The Liberhan report has pieced together a sequence of events as they happened on December 6, 1992, the day the Babri Masjid was demolished by Kar Sevaks. On that Sunday morning, LK Advani and others met at Vinay Katiyar's residence. They then proceeded to the disputed structure, the report says. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Katiyar reached the puja platform where symbolic Kar Seva was to be performed, and Advani and Joshi checked arrangements for the next 20 minutes. The two senior leaders then moved 200 metre away to the Ram Katha Kunj. This was a building facing the disputed structure where a dais had been erected for senior leaders. At noon, a teenage Kar Sevak was "vaulted" on to the dome and that signaled the breaking of the outer cordon. The report notes that at this time Advani, Joshi and Vijay Raje Scindia made "feeble requests to the Kar Sevaks to come down... either in earnest or for the media's benefit". No appeal was made to the Kar Sevaks not to enter the sanctum sanctorum or not to demolish the structure. The report notes: "This selected act of the leaders itself speaks of the hidden intentions of one and all being to accomplish demolition of the disputed structure." The report holds that the "icons of the movement present at the Ram Katha Kunj... could just as easily have... prevented the demolition." [18]
On 6 December 1992, the Liberhan Commission was set up by the Government of India to probe the circumstances that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It has been the longest running commission in India's history with 48 extensions granted by various governments. The commission submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 June 2009, more than 16 years after the incident.[17] Contents of the report were leaked to the news media in November 2009. The report blamed the high-ranking members of the Indian government and Hindu nationalists for the destruction of the mosque. Its contents caused uproar in the Indian parliament. The Liberhan report has pieced together a sequence of events as they happened on December 6, 1992, the day the Babri Masjid was demolished by Kar Sevaks. On that Sunday morning, LK Advani and others met at Vinay Katiyar's residence. They then proceeded to the disputed structure, the report says. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Katiyar reached the puja platform where symbolic Kar Seva was to be performed, and Advani and Joshi checked arrangements for the next 20 minutes. The two senior leaders then moved 200 metre away to the Ram Katha Kunj. This was a building facing the disputed structure where a dais had been erected for senior leaders.
At noon, a teenage Kar Sevak was "vaulted" on to the dome and that signaled the breaking of the outer cordon. The report notes that at this time Advani, Joshi and Vijay Raje Scindia made "feeble requests to the Kar Sevaks to come down... either in earnest or for the media's benefit". No appeal was made to the Kar Sevaks not to enter the sanctum sanctorum or not to demolish the structure. The report notes: "This selected act of the leaders itself speaks of the hidden intentions of one and all being to accomplish demolition of the disputed structure." The report holds that the "icons of the movement present at the Ram Katha Kunj... could just as easily have... prevented the demolition." [18]
The beautiful word is ALLAH,
ReplyDeleteThe beautiful word is ALLAH,
Most beautiful song is AZAN,
Best exercise is NAMAZ,
World perfect book is QURAN,
And You are so lucky if YOU are a MUSALMAN.
Life is Test,Islam is best,
ReplyDeleteLife is Test,Islam is best, Namaz is must,Aakhrut is for rest,World is only dust, If Quran is in chest,nothing need next, Obey ALLAH first. 1st success wil b next.
Happy Moments - PRAISE ALLAH
ReplyDeleteHappy Moments - PRAISE ALLAH
Difficult Moments- SEEK ALLAH
Quiet Moments - WORSHIP ALLAH
Painful Moments - TRUST ALLAH
Moment By Moment - THANK ALLAH
ask Allah 2 make u happy, make u smile,
ReplyDeleteI ask Allah 2 make u happy, make u smile, guide u safely, though every mile, grant u wealth, give u health & most of all grant u paradise!
The Shortest Distance between a Problem a
ReplyDeleteThe Shortest Distance between a Problem and it's Solution is the Distance between your Knees and the Floor. The one who Kneels to Allah (Ta'ala) can Stand Up to Anything.
Verily, Allah does not look towards your
ReplyDeleteVerily, Allah does not look towards your bodies nor towards your appearances. But, he looks towards your hearts. (Muslim)
Allahs blessings are a treasure s
ReplyDeleteAllahs blessings are a treasure so true that their value cannot be measured and one of Allahs blessings is you!
Watch your Thoughts, they become Words!
ReplyDeleteWatch your Thoughts, they become Words! Watch your Words, they become Actions! Watch your Actions, they become Habits! Watch your Habits, they become Character! Watch your CHARACTER! ..It becomes your DESTINY!!!
And whenever you give your word,
ReplyDeleteAnd whenever you give your word, say the truth [surah al-An’am; 6:152]
ISLAM AND MUSLIMS:
ReplyDeleteThe name of this religion is Islam, the root of which is Silm and Salam which means peace. Salam may also mean greeting one another with peace. One of the beautiful names of God is that He is the Peace. It means more than that: submission to the One God, and to live in peace with the Creator, within one's self, with other people and with the environment. Thus, Islam is a total system of living. A Muslim is supposed to live in peace and harmony with all these segments; hence, a Muslim is any person anywhere in the world whose obedience, allegiance, and loyalty are to God, the Lord of the Universe
ALLAH THE ONE AND THE ONLY GOD:
ReplyDeleteAllah is the name of the One and Only God. Allah has ninety-nine beautiful names, such as: The Gracious, The Merciful, The Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, The First, The Last, and others.
Allah is the Creator of all human beings. Allah is the God for the Christians, the Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the atheists, and others. Muslims worship God whose name is Allah. They put their trust in Allah and they seek help from Allah
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) :
ReplyDeleteMuhammad (P.B.U.H) was chosen by God to deliver His Message of Peace, namely Islam. He was born in 570 C.E. (Common Era) in Makkah, Arabia. He was entrusted with the Message of Islam when he was at the age of forty years. The revelation that he received is called the Qur'an, while the message is called Islam.
Muhammad is the very last Prophet of God to mankind. He is the final Messenger of God. His message was and is still to the Christians, the Jews and the rest of mankind. He was sent to those religious people to inform them about the true mission of Jesus, Moses, Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham.
Muhammad is considered to be the summation and the culmination of all the prophets and messengers that came before him. He purified the previous messages from adulteration and completed the Message of God for all humanity. He was entrusted with the power of explaining, interpreting and living the teaching of the Qur'an
SOURCE OF ISLAM:
ReplyDeleteThe legal sources of Islam are the Qur'an and the Hadith. The Qur'an is the exact word of God; its authenticity, originality and totality are intact. The Hadith is the report of the sayings, deeds and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet's sayings and deeds are called Sunnah. The Seerah is the writings of followers of Muhammad about the life of the Prophet. Hence, it is the life history of the Prophet Muhammad which provides examples of daily living for Muslims.
SOME ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES:
ReplyDeleteOneness of God: Allah is One and the Only One. Allah is not two in one or three in one. This means that Islam rejects the idea of trinity or such a unity of God which implies more than one God in one.
Oneness of mankind: People are created equal in front of the Law of God. There is no superiority for one race over another. God made us of different colors, nationalities, languages and beliefs so as to test who is going to be better than others. No one can claim that he is better than others. It is only God Who knows who is better. It depends on piety and righteousness.
Oneness of Messengers and the Message: Muslims believe that God sent different messengers throughout the history of mankind. All came with the same message and the same teachings. It was the people who misunderstood and misinterpreted them.
Muslims believe in Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ismail, Jacob, Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. The Prophets of Christianity and Judaism are indeed the Prophets of Islam.
Angels and the Day of Judgment: Muslims believe that there are unseen creatures such as angels created by God in the universe for special missions.
Muslims believe that there is a Day of Judgment when all people of the world throughout the history of mankind till the last day of life on earth, are to be brought for accounting, reward and punishment.
Innocence of Man at Birth: Muslim believe that people are born free of sin. It is only after they reach the age of puberty and it is only after they commit sins that they are to be charged for their mistakes. No one is responsible for or can take the responsibility for the sins of others. However, the door of forgiveness through true repentance is always open.
State and Religion: Muslims believe that Islam is a total and a complete way of life. It encompasses all aspects of life. As such, the teachings of Islam do not separate religion from politics. As a matter of fact, state and religion are under the obedience of Allah through the teachings of Islam. Hence, economic and social transactions, as well as educational and political systems are also part of the teachings of Islam.
OTHER RELATED ASPECTS:
ReplyDeleteCalendar: Islamic practices are based on the lunar calendar. However, Muslims also use the Gregorian calendar in their daily religious lives. Hence, the Islamic calendar includes both the common era and the migration (Higra) year of the Prophet of Islam from Makkah to Madinah in the year of 623 C.E.
Celebrations (Eid): Muslims have two celebrations (Eid); namely, Eid of Sacrifice and Eid of Fast-Breaking. The Eid of Sacrifice is in remembrance of the sacrifice to be by Prophet Abraham of his son. The Eid of Fast-Breaking comes at the end of the month of fasting, Ramadan.
Diets: Islam allows Muslims to eat everything which is good for the health. It restricts certain items such as pork and its by-products, alcohol and any narcotic or addictive drugs.
Place of Worship: The place of worship is called Mosque or Masjid. There are three holy places of worship for the Muslims in the world. These are: Mosque of Kaaba in Makkah, Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Madinah, and Masjid Aqsa, adjacent to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
A Muslim may pray any where in the world whether in a Mosque, a house, an office, or outside. The whole world is a place of worship. It is preferable that Muslims pray in a congregation, however, he/she may pray individually anywhere.
Holidays: The holy day of the Muslims is Friday. It is considered to be sacred and the Day of Judgment will take place on Friday. Muslims join together shortly after noon on Friday for the Friday congregational prayer in a Mosque. A leader (Imam) gives a sermon (Khutba) and leads the congregational prayer.
Distribution of Muslims in North America: There are approximately five million Muslims in North America and are distributed in its major cities such as New York, Detroit, Boston, Toledo, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Windsor, Winnipeg, Calgary, and others.
Contributions in North America: Muslims are not established in North America. Sears Tower and the John Hancock buildings in Chicago were designed by a Muslim chief architect, originally from Bangladesh. Muslims have established academic institutions, community centers and organizations, schools and places of worship. They live in peace and harmony among themselves and among other groups of people in the society. The rate of crime among Muslims is very minimal. Muslims in North America are highly educated and they have added to the success of American scientific and technological fields.
The Muslims of the early period of the Islamic era were pioneers in medicine, chemistry, physics, geography, navigation, arts, poetry, mathematics, algebra, logarithms, calculus, etc. They contributed to the Renaissance of Europe and world civilization.
OTHER RELATED ASPECTS:
ReplyDeleteCalendar: Islamic practices are based on the lunar calendar. However, Muslims also use the Gregorian calendar in their daily religious lives. Hence, the Islamic calendar includes both the common era and the migration (Higra) year of the Prophet of Islam from Makkah to Madinah in the year of 623 C.E.
Celebrations (Eid): Muslims have two celebrations (Eid); namely, Eid of Sacrifice and Eid of Fast-Breaking. The Eid of Sacrifice is in remembrance of the sacrifice to be by Prophet Abraham of his son. The Eid of Fast-Breaking comes at the end of the month of fasting, Ramadan.
Diets: Islam allows Muslims to eat everything which is good for the health. It restricts certain items such as pork and its by-products, alcohol and any narcotic or addictive drugs.
Place of Worship: The place of worship is called Mosque or Masjid. There are three holy places of worship for the Muslims in the world. These are: Mosque of Kaaba in Makkah, Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Madinah, and Masjid Aqsa, adjacent to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
A Muslim may pray any where in the world whether in a Mosque, a house, an office, or outside. The whole world is a place of worship. It is preferable that Muslims pray in a congregation, however, he/she may pray individually anywhere.
Holidays: The holy day of the Muslims is Friday. It is considered to be sacred and the Day of Judgment will take place on Friday. Muslims join together shortly after noon on Friday for the Friday congregational prayer in a Mosque. A leader (Imam) gives a sermon (Khutba) and leads the congregational prayer.
Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, relates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Islam is based on five articles:
ReplyDelete1. To bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.
2. To observe Prayer (Salat).
3. To Pay Zakat (Alms giving)
4. To perform the Pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Hajj).
5. To Observe fasting during Ramadhan." (Bukhari)
Abdullah ibn Amr bin Aas, may Allah be pleased with them, relates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"A Muslim is one against whose tongue and hands other Muslims are secure, and an Emigrant is one who departs from what Allah has forbidden." (Bukhari)
A Muslim expresses his/her faith (Iman) in the following words:
ReplyDeleteAsh-hadu anla ilaha illal-Lahu Wahdahu la Sharika Lahu wa-ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu
The English translation of the Shahadah is as follows:
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the One, without any partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.
The declaration of faith consists of two distinct parts, i.e., the absolute belief in the Unity of Allah (God) and the belief in the Holy Prophet Muhammad as a mortal human being and the Messenger of Allah.
Islam's fundamental belief is the Unity of God. All other beliefs hang on this belief. Therefore the acknowledgement and 'bearing witness' of this is the key to the Muslim faith. Unless this is observed one cannot be a Muslim. A Muslim accepts Allah as the only God, and only Master, Lord and Ruler with no partner sharing in any way His Being, Powers and Attributes. He is One; He is Unique; He is not the father of any one, nor He has or had any father. He is Almighty and Self-Sustaining. He is there forever, and will be there forever.
A Muslim believes in Allah as the Ruler and must not disobey Him. In fact everything that exists in the universe obeys Him. He is the Fashioner of all the Universes that may exist.
The belief in the Prophet Muhammad (on whom be peace) as the servant and Messenger of Allah completes one’s faith. The Holy Prophet was the greatest of all the Prophets of Allah, yet he was only a human being with no share in Divinity. This is a very important belief that keeps Muslims from associating partners with Allah. This part of the Declaration of Faith where reinforces the first part of Allah being the only Supreme Being with no partners also establishes the absolute authority of the Holy Prophet as the Messenger of Allah, who must be obeyed as well in all the matters of faith. The Holy Prophet is the last prophet who brought us the last Book (the Holy Quran) to be followed. He lived among his people for a long time and his life is documented in utmost detail. He lead his followers by example. The way he lived his life and admonished his followers to live their lives is called Sunnah of the Holy Prophet. The second part of the Declaration of Faith makes obeying and following the advice of the Prophet Muhammad equally important to the belief in absolute Unity of Allah. This declaration make one to completely submit to the Will of Allah and that is why one who declares this belief is called a Muslim - one who completely submits to the will of Allah.
It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word God which can be made plural, Gods, or feminine, Goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.
ReplyDeleteThe One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Allah. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from Allah Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:
"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Say (O Muhammad) Allah is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."
ReplyDeleteSome non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."
But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:
"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)
ReplyDeleteIslam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.
The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.
The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.
[Note that what is meant above applies ONLY to those people who die in a state wherein they are associating others with God. The repentance of those who yet live is acceptable to God if He wills. - MSA of USC]
The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him. If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to continue to exist, which means that he must be self-sufficient. And if the does not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is therefore eternal and everlasting: "He is the First and the Last."
He is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.
"No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests on God. He knows its lodging place and it repository." (11:6)
ReplyDeleteGod's Attributes:
If the Creator is Eternal and Everlasting, then His attributes must also be eternal and everlasting. He should not lose any of His attributes nor acquire new ones. If this is so, then His attributes are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute attributes? Can there be for example, two absolutely powerful Creators? A moment's thought shows that this is not feasible.
The Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses:
"God has not taken to Himself any son, nor is there any God with Him: For then each God would have taken of that which he created and some of them would have risen up over others." (23:91)
And Why, were there Gods in earth and heaven other than God, they (heaven and earth) would surely go to ruin." (21:22)
The Oneness of God:
ReplyDeleteThe Quran reminds us of the falsity of all alleged Gods. To the worshippers of man-made objects, it asks:
"Do you worship what you have carved yourself?" (37:95)
"Or have you taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" (13:16)
To the worshippers of heavenly bodies it cites the story of Abraham:
"When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.' When he saw the moon rising, he said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people gone astray.' When he saw the sun rising, he said, 'This is my Lord; this is greater.' But when it set he said, 'O my people, surely I quit that which you associate, I have turned my face to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth; a man of pure faith, I am not of the idolaters.'" (6:76-79)
The Believer's Attitude:
ReplyDeleteIn order to be a Muslim, i.e., to surrender oneself to God, it is necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief - later on called "Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah" - is not enough. Many of the idolaters knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this, but that was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah one must add tawhid al'uluhiyyah, i.e., one acknowledges the fact that is God alone Who deserves to be worshipped, and thus abstains from worshipping any other thing or being.
Having achieved this knowledge of the one true God, man should constantly have faith in Him, and should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth.
When faith enters a person's heart, it causes certain mental states which result in certain actions. Taken together these mental states and actions are the proof for the true faith. The Prophet said, "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds." Foremost among those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards God which could be said to be the essence of 'ibada' (worship).
The feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called 'kafir' which means 'one who denies a truth' and also 'one who is ungrateful.'
A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the bounties He bestowed upon him, but being aware of the fact that his good deeds, whether mental or physical, are far from being commensurate with Divine favors, he is always anxious lest God should punish him, here or in the Hereafter. He, therefore, fears Him, surrenders himself to Him and serves Him with great humility. One cannot be in such a mental state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remembering God is thus the life force of faith, without which it fades and withers away.
The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by repeating the attributes of God very frequently. We find most of these attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Quran:
"Allah is God; there is no God but Allah, Allah is the Knower of the unseen and the visible; Allah is the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Allah is the King, the All-Holy, the All-Peace, the Guardian of Faith, the All-Preserver, the All-Mighty, the All-Compeller, the All-Sublime. Glory be to God, above that they associate! Allah is God the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. To Allah belong the Names Most Beautiful. All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies Allah; Allah is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (59:22-24)
ReplyDelete"There is no God but Allah, the Living, the Everlasting. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Allah knows what lies before them and what is after them. His throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them oppresses Him not; Allah is the All-High, the All-Glorious." (2:255)
"People of the Book, go not beyond the bounds in your religion, and say not as to God but the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not, 'Three.' Refrain; better is it for you. God is only one God. Glory be to Him.
Concept of God:
ReplyDelete3. If one should judge from the relics of the past already brought to light of the homo sapiens, one finds that man has always been conscious of the existence of a Supreme Being, the Master and Creator of all. Methods and approaches may have differed, but the people of every epoch have left proofs of their attempts to obey God. Communication with the Omnipresent yet invisible God has also been recognised as possible in connection with a small fraction of men with noble and exalted spirits. Whether this communication assumed the nature of an incarnation of the Divinity or simply resolved itself into a medium of reception of Divine messages (through inspiration or revelation), the purpose in each case was the guidance of the people. It was but natural that the interpretations and explanations of certain systems should have proved more vital and convincing than others.
3/a. Every system of metaphysical thought develops its own terminology. In the course of time terms acquire a significance hardly contained in the word and translations fall short of their purpose. Yet there is no other method to make people of one group understand the thoughts of another. Non-Muslim readers in particular are requested to bear in mind this aspect which is a real yet unavoidable handicap.
4. By the end of the 6th century, after the birth of Jesus Christ, men had already made great progress in diverse walks of life. At that time there were some religions which openly proclaimed that they were reserved for definite races and groups of men only, of course they bore no remedy for the ills of humanity at large. There were also a few which claimed universality, but declared that the salvation of man lay in the renunciation of the world. These were the religions for the elite, and catered for an extremely limited number of men. We need not speak of regions where there existed no religion at all, where atheism and materialism reigned supreme, where the thought was solely of occupying one self with one's own pleasures, without any regard or consideration for the rights of others.
Religion:
ReplyDelete8. From the point of view of religion, Arabia was idolatrous; only a few individuals had embraced religions like Christianity, Mazdaism, etc. The Meccans did possess the notion of the One God, but they believed also that idols had the power to intercede with Him. Curiously enough, they did not believe in the Resurrection and Afterlife. They had preserved the rite of the pilgrimage to the House of the One God, the Ka'bah, an institution set up under divine inspiration by their ancestor Abraham, yet the two thousand years that separated them from Abraham had caused to degenerate this pilgrimage into the spectacle of a commercial fair and an occasion of senseless idolatry which far from producing any good, only served to ruin their individual behaviour, both social and spiritual.
Ramadan..
ReplyDeleteFasting is another unique moral and spiritual characteristicof Islam. Literally defined, fasting means to abstain"completely" from foods, drinks, intimateintercourse and smoking, before the break of thedawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan,the ninth month of the Islamic year. But if we restrictthe meaning of the Islamic Fasting to this literalsense, we would be sadly mistaken.
WhenIslam introduced this matchless institution, itplanted an ever-growing tree of infinite virtueand invaluable products. Here is an explanationof the spiritual meaning of the Islamic Fasting:
Itteaches man the principle of sincere Love: becausewhen he observes Fasting he does it out of deeplove for God. And the man who loves God truly isa man who really knows what love is.
Itequips man with a creative sense of hope and anoptimistic outlook on life; because when he fastshe is hoping to please God and is seeking His Grace
Itequips man with a creative sense of hope and anoptimistic outlook on life; because when he fastshe is hoping to please God and is seeking His Grace
Itcultivates in man a vigilant and sound conscience;because the fasting person keeps his fast in secretas well as in public. In fasting, especially, thereis no mundane authority to check man's behavioror compel him to observe fasting. He keeps it toplease God and satisfy his own conscience by beingfaithful in secret and in public. There is no betterway to cultivate a sound conscience in man.
Itindoctrinates man in patience and selflessness,as through fasting, he feels the pains of deprivationbut he endures them patiently
Itis an effective lesson in applied moderation andwillpower.
Fastingalso provides man with a transparent soul, a clearmind and a light body.
Itshows man a new way of wise savings and sound budgeting
ReplyDeleteItenables man to master the art of Mature Adaptability.We can easily understand the point once we realizethat fasting makes man change the entire courseof his daily life.
Itgrounds man in discipline and healthy survival
Itoriginates in man the real spirit of social belonging,unity and brotherhood, of equality before God aswell as before the law.
Itis a Godly prescription for self-reassurance andself-control.
Now,someone may be tempted to raise the objection: Ifthis is the case with the Islamic institution offasting, and if this is the picture of Islam inthis aspect, why are the Muslims not living in autopia? To such an objection we can only say thatMuslims have lived in and enjoyed a utopia in acertain epoch of their history. The realizationof that utopia was a phenomenon of a unique achievementin the history of man. We say unique, because noreligion or social system other than Islam has everbeen able to realize its ideals in reality.
Thereason why the Islamic utopia is not being establishednowadays is manifold and easily explicable. Butto restrict our discussion to the institution offasting we may say that some Muslims, unfortunatelyfor them, do not observe the fast or, at best, adoptthe attitude of indifference. On the other hand,some of those who observe it do not realize itstrue meaning and, as a result, derive very littlebenefit out of it or, in fact, no benefit at all.That is why some Muslims today, do not enjoy thereal privileges of fasting.
Ithas already been indicated that the period of obligatoryfasting is the month of Ramadan. The daily periodof observance starts before the break of the dawnant ends immediately after sunset. Normally thereare accurate calendars to toll the exact time, butin the absence of such facilities one should consultone's watch and the sun's positions, together withthe local newspapers, weather bureau, etc.
FastingRamadan is obligatory on every responsible and fitMuslim. But there are other times when it is recommendedto make voluntary fasting, after the Traditionsof Prophet Muhammad. Among these times are Mondaysand Thursdays of every week, a few days of eachmonth in the two months heralding the coming ofRamadan, i.e., Rajab and Sha'ban, six days afterRamadan following the 'Eid-ul-Fitr Day. Besides,it is always compensating to fast any day of anymonth of the year, except the 'Eid Days and Fridayswhen no Muslim should fast.
However,we may repeat that the only obligatory fasting isthat of Ramadan - which may be 29 or 30 days, dependingon the moon's positions. This is a pillar of Islam,and any failure to observe it without reasonableexcuses is a grave sin in the sight of God.
ZAKAT
ReplyDeleteZakat (Alms giving) is a part of devotion enjoined upon Muslims by the Holy Quran. It is a means where the well-off pay a set amount of their wealth. Zakat means to purify oneself. It is obligatory on Muslims to pay a little percentage of their accumulated wealth towards Zakat, which is used for the benefit of the needy and the poor.
Zakat is not levied on one's property that is in personal use, rather on the assets which have a means of increasing and which are surplus to one's needs. It is a means of social justice and order. It teaches sympathy of the highest order.
HAJJ
ReplyDeleteHajj is the fifth Pillar of Islam and another form of worship. It is an annual pilgrimage to the holy sites in Mecca which each adult Muslim, who can afford it, has to perform once in life time. Apart from the financial aspect, the ability to afford the pilgrimage also means that one is able to travel and perform the Hajj in peace.
Muslims perform Hajj in order to visit for themselves the holy sites where their faith started. More importantly it is a pilgrimage to the Ka'aba, which we believe is the first place of worship ever built on this earth, Muslims thus refer to it as House of God. The ceremony of Hajj is also symbolic of the Unity of God; all Muslims gather from four corners of the earth in one spot at an appointed time and worship God. There are no difficulties to perform Hajj apart from the obvious financial commitment in order to travel to Mecca. That is the reason why, strictly speaking, Hajj is only obligatory to those who have fulfilled all their worldly needs and have no pressing commitments left and indeed can afford the passage to Mecca.
It is a Muslim belief that God is everywhere and He answers those who truly seek Him. In this respect indeed going to a particular place to seek the pleasure and nearness to God is not the issue. However, it is the physical presence of being in the holiest of the holy places for the Muslim faith and indeed the congregational worship with millions of other fellow Muslims that leaves an indelible mark on the spiritual life of a person. It is a most supreme form of worship and is most desirable to God.
During Hajj, the person who intends to perform it is required to travel to Mecca during the prescribed days and observe all the rites and ceremonies. During Hajj Muslims from all corners of the world gather in Mecca and perform the rites of Hajj and thus strengthen the bond of Muslim unity.
During Hajj each place brings to mind some event of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings on him). It refreshes the memory of the supreme sacrifices made by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings on him) for the sake of Islam.
About a hundred years ago, England had a powerful Prime Minister. He was a Christian to a high section of the Anglican Church. His name was Gladstone. One day in the year 1882, he was speaking in the British Parliament on how to weaken the power of Muslims in Egypt so that the British could continue to rule over them.
ReplyDeleteAt one stage he raised a copy of the Holy Qur'an in his hand and said that so long as this book remained with the Muslims in that country and they respected and followed it, the British would never be able to dominate them. He added that the only solution was to try and separate the Holy Qur'an from the Muslims of Egypt.
At the end of the speech; a committee was formed to decide upon ways and means of carrying out Gladstone's recommendation. The committee resolved to send some experts to Egypt who would launch a campaign which would weaken the faith of people and make them suspicious of the truth of the Holy Qur'an. The aim was to discourage people to refer to the Holy Book and gradually make them turn against the Islamic way of life.
In the course of this political and vicious programme, a learned man by the name of Dunlop was sent to Egypt as a teacher. He prepared many books containing lessons which were nothing but propaganda in disguise. One of the lessons on history was based on showing how Egypt was lagging behind and was not making progress because of Islam and the Qur'an. It alleged that people of Egypt were much more civilized prior to the coming of Islam.
Such ill-intentioned programme first succeeded to a small extent in influencing the youths at schools.
Then the Holy men of Al-Azhar university protested to the authorities and demanded that an end be put to it.
Now let us find out what are the qualities of this book which the enemies wished to remove from the Muslims.
The Holy Book is known as Al-Qur'an which means 'The Reading', the reading of the Prophet of Islam who never went to any school. Prophet Muhammad (s) had retired to a cave on Mount Hira not far from Mecca. One day Angel Jibrail (Gabriel) came to him and said "Read". The Holy Prophet said: "What should I recite?" Jibrail said: "Read in the name of thy Lord, who created; created man out of a mere clot of congealed blood; read; and thy Lord is most bountiful; He who taught (The use of) pen; taught man that which he did not know".
The Holy Qur'an as word of God, the Almighty, as revealed to his Prophet Muhammad (s) This book gives guidance for our daily life. It appeals to our power of reasoning, and exhorts us to follow the commands of Allah. It is a living miracle of Prophet Muhammad (s), the last of the Prophets who came from God. It is not surprising at all that this Holy Book has remained intact for the last 1400 years. And it shall remain so till the Day of Judgement, for Allah has taken it on himself to protect it.
"Surely we have sent down the reminder (The Qur'an) and we will most surely be its guardian (Sura Al-Hijr -verse 9)
The Qur'an is divided into 114 chapters (Suras). There are in it 6226 verses (Ayats) containing 99,464 words made up of 330,110 letters.
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) has said that one should at least recite 50 Ayats everyday. Let us, therefore, value and respect this Great Book by reading it with understanding and follow its teachings.
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteA'men Or Ah'man Peace or security
Aaqil Wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent
Aarez Leader of a nation
Aarif Learned, expert, authority, saint
Aashir Mil gul kar rehna wala
Aasir Captivating, fascinating
Aayan Gift of God
Aban Clear, distant
Abbaad Worshipper (abbad)
Abbas One who frowns a lot.
Abdiwahad Nice
Abduh An epithet of muhammad
Abdul Shaheed Servant of allah giving witness
Abdullah Servant of allah. (abdallah)
Abdulwahab Servent of the allah
Abid Worshipper, adorer, devout (abidullah)
Abu Father of
Abyan Clearer, more distinct
Abyaz White, bright, brilliant, innocent
Adam Name of prophet
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteAdeel Equitable, fair, sportsmanlike
Adib Well-mannered, courteous, polished
Adil Just, honest, righteous
Adnan Jannat mein rehnay walaa
Affan Father of khalifa usman
Affiq Full of knowledge and kind
Afnan Branch of a tree in paradise
Aga Leader, ruler
Ahmad The most praised.
Ahsab Nobler, respected
Aiman Fearless
Ajmal Beautiful
Ajwad Better, generous
Akbar The great
Akeel Clever
Akhtar Star, God luck
Akhyar Good, excellent
Akif Devoted to, dedicated
Akmal Complete, perfect
Akram Generous, nobler
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteAl-basir The sagacious one, one of the name
Ala Exalted, prestige, glory
Alam Flag, emblem, banner
Alhena Ring
Ali Highest or greatest
Alif Friendly, sociable, amicable
Anan Clouds
Anas Clouds
Anayatullah Mercy of God
Anaz Emperor
Anfall Plural of pray
Anis Friendly, sociable, kind (anees)
Ansar Friend, patron, supporter
Anwar Brighter, brilliant
Aqdas Pure, holy
Aqib Successor
Arafat A place twelve miles south west of mecca.
Arash A brave hero
Areef Learned, expert (arif)
Arib Bright, brilliant, clever
Al-basir The sagacious one, one of the name
ReplyDeleteAla Exalted, prestige, glory
Alam Flag, emblem, banner
Alhena Ring
Ali Highest or greatest
Alif Friendly, sociable, amicable
Anan Clouds
Anas Clouds
Anayatullah Mercy of God
Anaz Emperor
Anfall Plural of pray
Anis Friendly, sociable, kind (anees)
Ansar Friend, patron, supporter
Anwar Brighter, brilliant
Aqdas Pure, holy
Aqib Successor
Arafat A place twelve miles south west of mecca.
Arash A brave hero
Areef Learned, expert (arif)
Arib Bright, brilliant, clever
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteArsal To deliver message
Arsalan Panther
Arshad More rightly guided, reasonable
Asad Lion
Asghar Younger, smaller
Ashiq Adorer
Asim Saviour
Avez Ear rings
Aziz Beloved
Baahi Glorious, magnificent
Baari Originator, creator, one of the names of allah
Babar Tiger
Badar Full moon
Badi Wonderful, marvelous
Badi Wonderful, marvelous
Bahadur Brave, bold, magnanimous
Bahij Delightful, cheerful
Bahir Dazzling (derived from arabic baheer)
Bahjat Joy, delight (bahgat)
Bakhit Lucky, fortunate
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteBakhsh Gift, fortune
Bakht Luck, fortune
Bakhtiyar Friend of fortune, fortunate
Bakr Young camel (bahker)
Balal Old arabic name (uncertain meaning)
Bandah Servant
Baqi Everlasting, eternal
Baqir Learned, erudite
Barakat Blessings, prosperities
Bari Innocent, guiltless, sound
Bashar Man, mankind as in abul bashar
Bashir Bringer of good news
Berdan To be left free
Bilal Winner
Danish Inteligent
Didar Vision, sight
Din Religion, faith, belief
Ebrahim Kind father (ibrahim)
Ehteshaam Wise one
Enaan Great leader
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteFaaris Horseman, knight
Fadi Redeemer, saviour.
Fadil Generous (derived from fadala - to surpass)
Fadl Generosity, grace (fadhl)
Fahad Panther, lynx
Fahd Name derived from fadh, which is symbolic of coura
Fahim Intelligent, learned (derived from fahima - to und
Faisal Equal/resuilt
Faizan Generosity, abundance, benefit
Faizan Generosity, abundance, benefit
Fajyaz Artistic
Fakhr Glory, pride (derived from fakhr) (fakhir)
Fakhr-al-din Compound name composed of the elements fakr (glory
Fakhri Meritorious
Faraj Remedy
Fareed Unique
Farhaan Happy
Farhan Happy, rejoicing
Faris Horseman
Faruk Knows the right and wrong
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteFaruq A person who distinguishes right from wrong
Fathi Conqueror, victor (derived from fatih)
Fawad Same as foud, fuad or fouad = heart
Fawaz Successful (who is keep winning)
Fawzi Victory, achievement
Faysal A judge, a separator of right and wrong
Fazil Virtue
Fuad Heart (fouad)
Gamal Camel (jammal, jamal)
Ghalib Victor, conqueror)
Ghassan Prime of youth
Gilad Hump of a camel (giladi, gilead)
Gulzar Flourishing, blooming
Habib Beloved, dear
Hadad The syrian God of virility
Hadi One who guides, a religious guide or leader
Hadja The king
Hafiz Guardian
Haidar Lion
Hakeem Knows everything (hakim, haakim, hakiem)
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteHakim Judicious
Halim Mild, gentle
Hamal Lamb
Hamdhan Praising
Hamid Praising, thankful
Hamza To be strong
Hani Happy, joyful
Hanif The believer of islam
Harith To be a good provider, to be capable
Harun Exalted, lofty
Hasan Beautiful, handsome, good
Hasim Decisive
Hatim Determined
Hattan Light rain
Hayatullah Life from God
Haytham Young eagle
Imran Increasing ( pedawaar)
Jakeem Exalted
Jalal Gallarey
Jalal Greatness
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteJaleel The venerable
Jamal Attractive (jameel, jamelle, jamaal, jamall, jamil )
Jamil Beautiful, handsome
Jannuh Paradise
Jawaid Liberal, generous, destiny
Jawdat Excellence, goodnaess
Jawhar Precious jewel
Jawwad Kindness, forgiver
Jed Hand
Jeff Lovable
Jibraan Reward
Jibraill An angel of God (jibreel)
Jihad Struggle or strive
Jinan Garden, paradise
Junaid Fighter, warrior
Kadar Powerful
Kaleem Great
Kalil Faithful friend (kahlil, kalee, khaleel)
Kamal Perfection
Kamran Successful
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteKaram Noble, generous
Kareem Exalted, noble (karim)
Kasim At odds
Kateb Writer
Katerah memories(khatera, catera)
Kaukab Shining star
Khalid Eternal, undying
Khalil Best friend
Khayri Charitale, beneficient
Khizer Theking of water
Laeeque Intaligent,
Latif Kind, gentle
Luqman The wise
Maaheem Full moon
Mahad Hadiyat wala
Mahir Skilful, competent, expert
Mahmud Praiseworthy
Mahrukh Face of the moon, part of the moon.
Majdi Laudable,commendable
Majid Glorious, illustrious
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteMakeen Firm/strong
Makram Noble, generous
Malik Master
Mamduh Praised
Mehdi 12th imam's name
Momin Compassionate,true believer
Muammar The great one
Mudassar Slide beneath the cover
Muhammad Prophet's name
Muhaymin The protecter
Muhsin Charitable
Mujahiddin Struggler or soldier of islam
Munsif Judge
Murad Desired
Murshid Spiritual leader
Murtaza Nickname of prophet mohammed's companion ali
Musad Lucky, fortunate
Mushin Charitable
Mustafa Chosen, selected
Mutasim Seeking refuge in God
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteMutazz Powerful
Muzaffar Successful
Nabil Noble, honorable
Nadeem Good
Nadia The bringer of the faith
Nadim Friend, drinking companion
Nadir Rare, precious
Naim Content, happy
Naji Saved, rescued
Najib Of noble descent, highborn, intelligent, distingui
Najir Called to prayer
Nasir One who helps render victorious, supporter
Nasser Triumphant one
Nauman Name of (imam) abu hinafa
Naveed First happiness
Nazeel Guest
Nazim King of 6th form
Nedim Real friend trustful
Nisar Sacrifice
Noah Name of a prophet
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteNumair Young panther
Nur-al-din Light of religion
Obaid Kind person
Omar First-born son
Omri Live long
Osman The 3rd caliph
Ovais To good, to be true
Owbada Not shaw
Qadir Capable
Qaiser King
Qasim One who distributes food or material goods.
Rabi Fragrant, sweet smelling breeze
Radwan Pleasure
Rafat Mercy
Rafiq Friend, companion
Raghid Carefree
Rahman Forgiving
Rajab To glorify
Rashad Good judgment
Rashid Rightly guided
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteRauf Compassionate, merciful
Raza Handsome
Redouane Satisfaction
Riaz Garden (garden of jannat)
Riyad Garden
Rizwan Guard of the gate of heaven
Rohail Lover
Roshan Shining light, bright
Saad Lover
Sabir Enduring, patient
Sabri Patience, enduarance
Sadak Honest,gracefull
Sadaqat The honest
Sadiq The truthful
Saeed With happyness
Saeed Noble
Safwat Choice,select
Saghir Short in stature
Sahul King of the kings
Salah Righteousness
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteSalah-al-din Compound name composed of salah (righteousness),
Salama Safety, security
Salih Virtous, righteous
Salim Secure
Salman
Male
Safety
Salman Safe
Samar Fruit
Sami Elvated, exalted
Samien To hear, form of simon
Samih Tolerant, forgiving
Samir A companion who joins in an evening conversation
Saqib Twinkling star
Sarmad Ever lasting
Sayyid Master, lord
Seemaab Mercury, quicksilver
Seif Religion's saber
Seki Cute handsome
Semran Princess
Shabbir Njgvn
Shafiq
Sympathetic, compasionate
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteShaheer Famous
Shahfaisal Fasal karne wala
Shahid Givig witnees
Shahmeer King of kings
Shahwaiz Nobler
Shakeel Beautiful
Tawfiq Good fortune
Tawil Tall
Tayib Good
Thahseen Sdc
Thufail Small child
Tufail Sadqa
Umar Flourishing, thriving
Usama Lion
Wajahat Beautiful,nice.
Waleed A new born baby
Waseem Smart
Xavier Bright, splendid (javier)
Yahya Arabic form of john
Yaqub Seizing by the heel, supplanting
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteZubair Pure
Zuhaib Golden
Zuhayr Flowers, blossoms
Zuhra bright star
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteAbhia Water fountain in heaven, or great
Adila Equal
Afshan Glitter/sparkle
Ahseia Guilty but beautiful (asiya)
Aina Mirror
Aishah Living, prosperous
Alaa Everything thats good in the world
Alia (aliyah, Aliya Etc Highest, most exalted, the best
Alie Highest or greatest
Alin Qistina Highly justice
Almira Exalted princess (from arabic)
Amal Hope
Amani Wishes, aspirations
Amira Princess
Ammara Name of a sahabi
Amra Sweet princes
Anasha A queen
Aneela Lovely
Aneesa Friendly
Anum Gift
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteArisa Sunshine
Asma Excellent, precious, daughter of abu-bakr
Avha Sunrise or light
Aya A gift from God
Ayesha Prophet wife name
Aziza Beloved
Azra Virgin
Azrah Prestgious pearl of pristine beauty in jannat
Badiah Beautiful
Barika Successful, bloom
Basma Beautiful smile
Bushra Goodnews
Cantara Small bridge
Dalal Dearest one
Daquayza Pretty/wonderful
Dhiya Light
Emina Most honest; sincere
Erum Heaven
Fahmeeda Brilliant
Faiqa Unique,abundance,benevolent,very able,mighty
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteFaiza Victorious winner
Fajr Early morning prayer
Farhana Cheerfull
Farhat Happiness
Fariba Beautiful
Fariha Sweet
Faristay Angel or something
Farrah Lively
Fatima The daughter of the prophet
Fazeela sweet and caring
Genderine
Female
Feminine name for gender. it was adopted from turk
Habibah Beloved
Hafsa Daughter of lion
Hajasta Stars
Hajira Beautiful
Hana Happy life
Haseena Beautiful woman
Havin Summer
Hazal Being happy` also a color of eye hazel
Heebba Gods gift
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteHenna Derived from plants for beauty
Hibo Luky
Hira A place where last prophet worship God
Huda Arsh
Hudda Right guidance
Humaira Red, beautiful; ayesha (r)'s nick name
Husna Beautiful
Ifrah Good
Ilma Knowledge
Iman Faith or belief
Ingeyla To be bright and clean
Ismah Name
Jaisha Heart
Jamile Pretty
Janeeta Gift of God
Jannat Heaven
Jarita An earthen water jug
Jennah Paradise
Jumana Silver pearl
Kashmala Bracelet/necklace of flowers
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteKhadijah Great
Khadra Rain drops
Khaleda Eternal
Khushnood Razamand
Kiran Light
Latifa Sweet
Latifah Delicate, sensitive; gentle, kind
Leila Born at night (layla, lela, lila, layla)
Madeeha Praiseworthy
Maha Name of the deer
Maha Beautiful eyes
Maham Full moon
Maham Full moon
Marigona Beautiful flower
Maryam Prophet esa's mother
Mehnaaz To be proud of a moon
Misbah Source of ligh
Mitra Sun
Musarrat Happiness
Muskan Any name starting withlatter m.
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteNadia The little beatiful one
Nadra Rare, precious
Naila Acquirer/attainer
Najwa Secret conversation
Nargis Narcissus
Naseem Pleasant air
Nausheen Sweet
Naveeda Happiness
Nawal The one who is being blesed
Nazia Proud
Nazmeen Delicate
Nesreen Some kind of flowers
Nishat Happiness
Noor Light
Nouran Two lights
Nur Light
Qura-tul-aine Coolness of eyes
Rabi Sweet wind
Rajaa Espérance
Rakhshanda Brightness, compassionate,shine in the life like a
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteRaouda Gardens
Razieh Your happy with allah
Reyhana Sweet smelling flower of paradise
Rida Contentment (reda, ridha)
Rihana Sweet basil
Rubina Blessed with love, waterfall.
Rudaina Loveing one
Rukhsaar Cheecks
Ruquiah Beautiful
Saba Morning breeze
Saba Morning breeze
Sabirah Patience and preserverance
Sadia/sadiyah Blessed
Safa Purity
Sahara Wilderness (sahra, saharah)
Sahr Dawn,morning
Saima Fasting woman
Sajida One who prays
Sakina Peace,qiute,
Salha Rightours
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteSaliha Special lady
Salihah Up right
Salma Peace
Samia Noble
Samina Much praised (samia, sami, sammar, sammir, sammie)
Samira Entertainer
Sana'a Praise to God; praiseworthy (sana, sanaa, sanna, s
Sara Prophet ibrahims wife
Sarah Princess, happy
Sarwat Wealth
Seda Voice that comes from far
Selbi Oldset & greatest tree in percia
Shabnam Morning dew
Shafaq Time just after magrib prayer
Shagufta Pleasent thing
Shahana Royal / magestic
Shaheedah The watcher
Shaheen Mountain bird
Shaista Decent , modest
Shakira Thankful and helpful
Name Meaning
ReplyDeleteShazia Very much beutifull
Sherene Pleasent
Shevval (shev) means night (al) means light :)
Shirin Sweet
Sobia Beautiful
Sonia Beautiful
Spogmai Moon of the paradise
Suhaila A name of a star
Sumaiyya First woman to have been martyed for islam
Tabassum Charming smile
Tasneem Foundation of paradise
Tehani Celebration
Virda Rose (gulab ka phool)
Zainab Lovely,beautilful
Zakiah Clever
Zunaira Famous sahabia, a wild flower
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ReplyDeleteIt is in Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) said - Allah (SWT) will never let my Ummah agree upon misguidance and the hand of Allah (SWT) is over the group (Awliya Allah), so follow "Sawad al-Azam" (the Pious or Great Group of Believers , ie., Awliya Allah ) and whoever dissents from them, departs to Hell (Tirmidhi, book 4, Hadith 2167).
ReplyDeleteIt is in Hadith - The Prophet (SAWS) said: 'Perform the five times salah, fast during Ramadan, give zakat from your wealth, follow the true scholars of Deen, then enter your Lord's Paradise.' (Mishkat)
ReplyDeleteIt is in Hadith - Narrated by Anas (RU) - The Prophet (SAWS) said, "Whoever said "There is no real (worship-able) god except Allah (SWT) (and Mohammad (SAWS) is His Apostle)" and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. (Bukhari)
ReplyDeletet is in Hadith - Narrated by Abu Dhar (RU) - The Prophet (SAWS) said, "Gabriel (AS) said to me, "Whoever said there is no real (worship-able) god except Allah (SWT) (and Mohammad (SAWS) is His Apostle)" amongst your followers and died, will enter Paradise." The Prophet (SAWS) asked. "even if he has committed illegal sexual intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even then." (Bukhari - Book #54, Hadith #445).
ReplyDeleteIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SAHIH IMAN
ReplyDeleteThe beliefs of Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'a are as follows:
Iman - They follow Imam Asha'ri and Imam Maturidi in Islamic Creed/faith (Aqeedah /Iman).
Islam - They follow Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Shafi'i, Imam Malik and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh).
Ihsan - They follow Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiqu (RU) and Hazra Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RU) in Islamic Ihsan (Tasawwuf).
The famous Silsilas of Ihsan (Tasawwuf lineages) that are attributed to Hazrat Abu Bakr and Ali (Raziallahu unhum) are (i) Qadri, (ii) Naqshbandi, (iii) Chishti, (iv) Suharwardi, (v) Shazli, (vi) Badawi, (vii) Barelvi (Razavi), etc.
It is in Hadith - Abu Talhah reported: "On the day of the Battle of Badr, Allah's Prophet (SAWS) ordered that the bodies of twenty-four leaders of the Quraysh be thrown into one of the foul, abandoned wells of Badr. On the third day after the battle the Prophet (SAWS) called for his mount and saddled it. Then he set out, so his companions followed him. They said amongst themselves, "He must be going to something important."
ReplyDeleteIt is in Hadith -Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) said "The Prophets are alive and they pray in their graves" (Narrated by al-Mundhiri and al-Bayhaqi who classified it as authentic)
ReplyDeleteThe Babri Mosque (Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद, Urdu: بابری مسجد), Babri Masjid or Mosque of Babur was a mosque in Ayodhya, on Ramkot Hill ("Rama's fort"). It was destroyed in 1992 when a political rally developed into a riot involving 150,000 people,[1] despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court by the rally organisers that the mosque would not be harmed.[2][3] More than 2000 people were killed in ensuing riots in many major Indian cities including Mumbai and Delhi.[4] The mosque was constructed in 1527 by order of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India.[5][6] Before the 1940s, the mosque was called Masjid-i Janmasthan ("mosque of the birthplace") acknowledging the site as the birthplace of the Hindu deity, Lord Rama.[7] The Babri Mosque was one of the largest mosques in Uttar Pradesh, a state in India with some 31 million Muslims.[8] Although there were several older mosques in the surrounding district, including the Hazrat Bal Mosque constructed by the Shariqi kings, the Babri Mosque became the largest, due to the importance of the disputed site. Despite its size and fame, the mosque was little used by the Muslim community of the district and numerous petitions by Hindus to the courts resulted in Hindu worshippers of Rama gaining access to the site. The political, historical and socio-religious debate over the history and location of the Babri Mosque and whether a previous temple was demolished or modified to create it, is known as the Ayodhya Debate.
ReplyDeleteRear view of the Babri Mosque
Coordinates: 26.7956°N 82.1945°ECoordinates: 26.7956°N 82.1945°E
Location Ayodhya, India
Established Constructed - 1527
Destroyed - 1992
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well
ReplyDeleteThe reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.”
Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water.
The 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well
ReplyDeleteThe reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.”
Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water.
The 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
Legend of the Babri Mosque’s miraculous well
ReplyDeleteThe reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various newspapers. The earliest mention of the Babri water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says “There are no significant historical buildings here, except for various Buddhist shrines, the Babri Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.”
Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500,000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink from the water well in the Babri Courtyard. It was believed drinking water from this well could cure a range of illnesses. Hindu pilgrims also believed that the Babri water well was the original well in the Ram Temple under the mosque. Ayodhya Muslims believed that the well was a gift from God. Local women regularly brought their new born babies to drink from the reputedly curative water.
he 125 foot (40 m) deep well was situated in the south-eastern section of the large rectangular courtyard of the Babri Mosque. There was a small Hindu shrine built in 1890 joining the well with a statue of Lord Rama. It was an artesian well and drew water from a considerable distance below the water table. Eleven feet (3 m) in radius, the first 30 feet (10 m) from ground level were bricked. It drew water from a reservoir trapped in a bed of shale sand and gravel, which would explain the unusually cool temperature of the water. The water contained almost no sodium, giving it a reputation of tasting ‘sweet.’ Accessing the well involved climbing onto a three foot (1 m) platform, where the well was covered with planks of thick wood with an unhinged trapdoor. Water was drawn by means of a bucket and long lengths of rope and due to its claimed ‘spiritual properties’ was used only for drinking. Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya had a profound belief in the miraculous properties of its cold and pure underground water, which was reinforced by abundant local folklore.
ReplyDeleteArchitecture of the mosque
ReplyDeleteThe rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal.
The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India.
The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
Architecture of the mosque
ReplyDeleteThe rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal.
The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India.
The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
Architecture of the mosque
ReplyDeleteThe rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor, the Mugal Empire, were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The Babri Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal.
ReplyDeleteThe traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India.
The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
Babri was an important mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Delhi Sultanate was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal.
ReplyDeleteThe traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. The Babri Masjid was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India.
The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuyyz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.
ReplyDeleteDemolition Of Babri Mouque
ReplyDeleteOn 6 December 1992, the Liberhan Commission was set up by the Government of India to probe the circumstances that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It has been the longest running commission in India's history with 48 extensions granted by various governments. The commission submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 June 2009, more than 16 years after the incident.[17]
Contents of the report were leaked to the news media in November 2009. The report blamed the high-ranking members of the Indian government and Hindu nationalists for the destruction of the mosque. Its contents caused uproar in the Indian parliament.
The Liberhan report has pieced together a sequence of events as they happened on December 6, 1992, the day the Babri Masjid was demolished by Kar Sevaks.
On that Sunday morning, LK Advani and others met at Vinay Katiyar's residence. They then proceeded to the disputed structure, the report says. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Katiyar reached the puja platform where symbolic Kar Seva was to be performed, and Advani and Joshi checked arrangements for the next 20 minutes. The two senior leaders then moved 200 metre away to the Ram Katha Kunj. This was a building facing the disputed structure where a dais had been erected for senior leaders.
At noon, a teenage Kar Sevak was "vaulted" on to the dome and that signaled the breaking of the outer cordon. The report notes that at this time Advani, Joshi and Vijay Raje Scindia made "feeble requests to the Kar Sevaks to come down... either in earnest or for the media's benefit". No appeal was made to the Kar Sevaks not to enter the sanctum sanctorum or not to demolish the structure. The report notes: "This selected act of the leaders itself speaks of the hidden intentions of one and all being to accomplish demolition of the disputed structure."
The report holds that the "icons of the movement present at the Ram Katha Kunj... could just as easily have... prevented the demolition." [18]
Demolition of Babri Mosque
ReplyDeleteOn 6 December 1992, the Liberhan Commission was set up by the Government of India to probe the circumstances that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It has been the longest running commission in India's history with 48 extensions granted by various governments. The commission submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 June 2009, more than 16 years after the incident.[17]
Contents of the report were leaked to the news media in November 2009. The report blamed the high-ranking members of the Indian government and Hindu nationalists for the destruction of the mosque. Its contents caused uproar in the Indian parliament.
The Liberhan report has pieced together a sequence of events as they happened on December 6, 1992, the day the Babri Masjid was demolished by Kar Sevaks.
On that Sunday morning, LK Advani and others met at Vinay Katiyar's residence. They then proceeded to the disputed structure, the report says. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Katiyar reached the puja platform where symbolic Kar Seva was to be performed, and Advani and Joshi checked arrangements for the next 20 minutes. The two senior leaders then moved 200 metre away to the Ram Katha Kunj. This was a building facing the disputed structure where a dais had been erected for senior leaders.
Continuation of Demolition :
ReplyDeleteAt noon, a teenage Kar Sevak was "vaulted" on to the dome and that signaled the breaking of the outer cordon. The report notes that at this time Advani, Joshi and Vijay Raje Scindia made "feeble requests to the Kar Sevaks to come down... either in earnest or for the media's benefit". No appeal was made to the Kar Sevaks not to enter the sanctum sanctorum or not to demolish the structure. The report notes: "This selected act of the leaders itself speaks of the hidden intentions of one and all being to accomplish demolition of the disputed structure."
The report holds that the "icons of the movement present at the Ram Katha Kunj... could just as easily have... prevented the demolition." [18]