This is our prophet Muahammad ,part 2

This is our prophet Muahammad (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) ,part 1

He chases Backbiting and Gossip:

Once, the prophet Muhammad (salla Allah alyh wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) said to his Companions:” do you know who the Bankrupt is? “.They said:” The Bankrupt is the one who has no money or belongings “. He said (PBUH):” The bankrupt is the one who comes the day of resurrection with prayers, fasting and Zakat but he had abused that one, defamed that one, stole form that one, shed the blood of that one, and hit that one , then each of those is given from his good deeds, if his good deeds are gone before he repays for what he have done, it’s been taken form their evil deeds and thrown over him then he is thrown into hell.”


The prophet Muhammad ( salla Allah alyh wa sallam ) (Peace Be Upon Him) said : “ Do you know what is the Backbiting ? “ , they said :” Allah and his Messenger know best” , he said:” Backbiting is To mention your brother with what he hates to be said about him” they asked : “ but what if my brother is as I said about him?“ he said:” If he is as you said about him, you had Backbitten him. If he isn't, you had misjudged him.”

He chases Anger:

One of the great quotes of prophet Muhammad's (salla Allah alyh wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) is : “ The strongest is not the one who beats in fighting, but the one who can contain his anger. "


Another quote says: “He who points an iron rod at his brother, is being cursed by the angels until he gets it down, even if the other man is his indeed brother (of the same parents)."
Narrated by Abu Hurayra that once a man asked the prophet (salla Allah alyh wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him): “ recommend (advise) me “ the prophet (PBUH) said : “ Do not rage with anger.” The man repeated many times: "Recommend me” and the prophet (PBUH) replied each time: "Do not rage with anger."

He forbids Militancy:

He says: “Never get militant in religion; people before you went astray because of nothing but their militancy in religion."


Addition: look at his merciful heart (PBUH), he wanted to keep his Ummah connected to religion forever so he guided them to be easy on themselves, never to be tough or very strict ... He knew that we are all humans, we can't stand excessive worship.
The most merciful God has sent us the most merciful messenger (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him).
We all have the honor of belonging to his Ummah.

He calls for patience:

Lady A’isha – prophet Muhammad's wife – narrated that it was as long as two months without a fire being kindled in Muhammad's place; they used to live on water and dates.


Once a man came to Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) wishing to get a license for fornication reasoned that he is a young man and incapable of controlling his lust. the prophet (PBUH) dabbed at his shoulder nicely and asked: “ do you like your mother to be involved in fornication?" the man replied: " no, I don't." he said : “ do you like your sister to be involved in it? “ the man said : "no, I don't." he said : “ do you like your daughter to be so? " the man said : " no, I don’t." he said : “ do you like your wife to be involved in it?" the man replied: "no, I don't."
The prophet (PBUH) said: “O Arabian brother, and neither do people! They don’t accept it for their mothers, sisters, daughters and wives." That convinced the Arabian, he said: "O messenger of Allah, pray for me to be chaste.” The prophet (PBUH) prayed for him.
"By the time I had left Muhammad (PBUH), I hated nothing more than fornication." Said the Arabian man.


One day, Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) passed by a grave, where he saw a woman sitting by its side crying on her son who had passed away, he told her (PBUH):”Fear Allah and be dutiful to him. You should be patient." she said : “ go away from me, you didn’t experience my misery." The prophet (PBUH) walked away. The woman didn’t know him, then she was told that he is the messenger of Allah, she hurried to the prophet’s place (PBUH) apologizing and saying to him:” I didn’t recognize you." He – salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam – smiled and said: "Patience is at the first shock."
Which means: to be patient in the beginning of the crisis.

He commands us as regards neighborhood rights:

It was narrated about the prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) that he said about neighborhood rights : “ If your neighbor asks you for help, you should answer him. If he needs money, you should lend him. If he becomes poor, you should aid him. If he is ill, you should visit him. If he gets fortune, you should congratulate him. If he gets hit by a calamity, you should condole with him. If he dies, you should attend his funeral. Do not elongate your building over his, without his permission; to avoid obstructing the wind. You should not let the smell of your food reaches his home unless you give him some of it. When you buy fruits, offer him some. If you don't intend to do, so let it enter your house in secret, and prevent your child from getting out with it; in order not to hurt your neighbor's child's feelings."


A Muslim should always meets his neighbor’s unrighteousness with goodness. Once a man came to Ibn Mas’oud (one of the prophet's companions) and complained : “ I have a neighbor who keeps hurting, insulting and annoying me." Ibn Mas’oud told him: "go, and if he disobeys Allah by hurting you, you shall obey Allah by being good to him."

He forbids Fraud:

The prophet (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) once passed by a man selling food. He put his hand inside it and found it wet. He asked the man: "what is this, food seller ? " The man answered: " The sky (rain) corrupted it." The prophet said (PBUH): "Shall you show it on the upper of the food so people can see it? He who deceives doesn't belong to me."
One quote of the Prophet's says: "Allah still hates he who sells a defect that hasn't been shown."

He forbids extravagance:

One quote of the Prophet's says:
" If a man had two valleys of money, he would wish for a third one. Nothing fills his mouth but dust. Allah accepts whoever repents”.
One day the prophet (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam) (Peace Be Upon Him) passed by Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas, when he was performing Wudu' (ablution), he told him: "waste not by extravagance."
"Is there any extravagance in water?!" asked Sa'd.
The prophet (PBUH) answered: "yes, there is. Even if you were on a running river, don't waste by extravagance."

He calls for Honesty:

"If a man tells you something, then turned his head (to check if anyone else could hear him) then it is a trust."
Said our Prophet Muhammad (salla allahu alayhi wa sallam)


Addition: That means you should keep your brother's secrets, even if he didn't tell you directly that it was a secret, but only if you felt that he didn't like anyone else to know about it, whether by speaking in low voice, turning his head all the time..etc.


When the harm of the disbelievers became so intense on Muhammad – Peace and Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Him – he got the permission from Allah to migrate to Al-Madinah. There were many deposits for those disbelievers and others in the hold of Muhammad (PBUH), but the honest messenger didn’t migrate until he had assigned his cousin Ali Bin Abi Taleb to stay in Mecca to return the deposits to their owners, meanwhile those owners were conspiring to kill him (salla Allahu alyhi wa sallam).

Un aperçu de l'Islam (1)

L'Islam et les musulmans

En langue arabe, le mot Islam signifie Paix, Soumission et Obéissance. La religion Islamique consiste à accepter sans réserve les enseignements et la règle de Dieu, tels qu'ils furent révélés à Mohammad, son Prophète (que la Paix et la Bénédiction soient avec lui).

Un Musulman est celui qui croit en Dieu et s'efforce de mettre sa vie entière en accord avec la révélation Divine et les paroles du prophète. Il doit également s'employer à édifier la société sur les mêmes fondements.

Le mot " Allah " est le nom réservé à Dieu dans la langue arabe. C'est un terme unique qui ne peut se mettre ni au pluriel ni au féminin.

La continuité du Message

L'Islam n'est pas une nouvelle religion. C'est essentiellement le même message et la même règle qu'Allah a révélés à chacun des prophètes : "Dis : Nous croyons en Allah, à ce qu'on a fait descendre (de révélation) sur nous, à ce qu'on a fait descendre sur Abraham, Ismaël, Isaac, Jacob et les Tribus, et à ce qui a été apporté à Moïse, à Jésus et aux Prophètes, de la part de leur Seigneur : nous ne faisons aucune différence entre eux; et c'est à Lui que nous sommes soumis." (Coran, sourate 3, verset 84)

Le message qui fut révélé au prophète Mohammad(que la Paix et la Bénédiction soient avec lui) contient l'Islam dans toute son étendue, sous sa forme complète et définitive.

Les cinq piliers de l'Islam

1. La profession de Foi :
Témoigner que nul autre qu'Allah n'est digne d'être vénéré et que Mohammad (P.S.L) est son envoyé auprès de tous les hommes et ce, jusqu'au jour du jugement.
Parce que Mohammad (P.S.L) est le dernier prophète, chaque Musulman doit prendre modèle sur sa vie exemplaire.

2. Les Prières :
Il est du devoir de chaque Musulman de faire cinq prières par jour. Elles animent et renforcent la croyance en Allah. Elles élèvent la Moralité de l'Homme. Elles purifient le cur. Elles écartent la tentation de la faute et du mal.

3. Le Jeûne du mois de Ramadan :
Ce que les prières essaient de produire cinq fois par jour, le jeûne le fait une fois par an pendant le mois de Ramadan (le neuvième mois de l'année lunaire).
Pendant cette période, de l'aube au coucher du soleil, un Musulman ne doit pas manger une miette de nourriture, ni boire une goutte de liquide, quel que soit l'attrait qu'exerce sur lui la nourriture, et quelles que soient sa faim et sa soif. À chaque instant pendant le jeûne, il réprime ses passions, ses désirs et il proclame pour sa conduite, la suprématie de la loi Divine.

4. La Zakat :
C'est un devoir religieux pour chacun de consacrer, chaque année une aumône purificatrice, 2.5% de ses biens et économies. Cette somme est redistribuée aux plus pauvres de la communauté.

5. Le Pèlerinage à la Mecque :
Chacun doit l'effectuer une fois dans sa vie si cela est économiquement et physiquement possible.

Toute action consciente qui se conforme à la volonté d'Allah est également considérée comme un hommage à Dieu.

L'Islam prescrit la croyance en un Dieu Unique et Souverain qui rend l'homme conscient de la signification de l'univers et de la place qu'il y occupe। Cette croyance le libère de ses peurs et des superstitions en lui faisant sentir la présence d'Allah Tout-Puissant, et en lui rappelant les obligations qu'il a envers Lui। La Foi doit s'exprimer et se prouver en actes. La Foi ne suffit pas. La croyance en un seul Dieu unique exige que l'on considère l'Humanité toute entière comme une seule et même famille sous la tutelle universelle de Dieu Tout-Puissant, le Créateur et le Nourricier des hommes. L'Islam rejette l'idée d'un peuple élu et fait de la Foi en Dieu et des bonnes actions la seule voie du salut, ainsi un relation s'établit-elle avec Dieu sans aucun intermédiaire.

This is our prophet Muahammad (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) ,part 1

110- Say to them O Muhammad: I am only a mortal like you, but I am prompted by Allah to impart to you the knowledge inspired to me.

Quran /18- The CAVE: AL KAHF

24- O you, who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.

Quran /8- The Spoils of War: AL ANFAL

31- Say to them all, O Muhammad: If you people truly entertain a great love for Allah and you look upon Him as the heart of your purpose, then follow me. Then Allah shall confer on you His grace and blessings, and find forgiveness for your iniquities. Allah is Ghafurun (Forgiving) and Rahimun (merciful)

Quran /3- The Family of ‘Imran‘ : AL–‘IMRAN ‘

Have we really forgotten who the Messenger of Allah is??

The man, who milks his sheep, sews his garment and repairs his insole.

The man who trembles when he sees an animal carrying on its back more than it can bear.

The just man who doesn't prefer his family above others, and says definitely: "If Fatema, Muhammad's daughter robs, I will cut her hand."

The modest man who said tenderly to a woman that feared him: "take it easy. I am just a son of a woman from Quraish who used to eat hard bread"

The worshipper man who stands in his prayer, reciting a long Surah of the Qura'n in beatitude. He doesn't barter it for gold filling the earth. Then he heard an infant crying whom mother is praying behind Muhammad – salla allahu alayhi wa sallam – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that's why he finished his prayer in a hurry, being so merciful to the infant and his mother.

The man who used to pray at night, until his heels were swallowed. And when A'isha, his wife told him: "take it easy, as Allah has forgiven for you what preceded of your sins, and what will follow." He answered – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: " So, will I not be a thankful worshipper??"

The man whom people were at enmity with him, hurt him, and distorted his uncle's (the martyr Hamza) corpse brutally. However, when Muahammad – salla allahu alayhi wa sallam – was in position of control (when he was able to revenge) he asked them: " O people of Quraish, what do you think I will do to you?" They answered: " Good you will do. You are a generous brother. And you are a son of a generous brother too." He then said: " Go people, you are free! "

The man who says when he holds Khutbah (religious speech, sermon): " Whoever I had whipped his back; this is my back, so come and retaliate. And whoever I had abused him or his family, this is me and my family, so come and retaliate."

Addition: actually prophet Muhammad – salla allahu alayhi wa sallam – didn't whip or abuse anyone. However, he cared to be sure that he owed no one any kind of apology. He also knew that he was a high example for other Muslims to follow. He aimed to teach them how to be good to people, apologize if you do wrong, and accept Al Qisas (retaliation, the law of equality in punishment) from those whom were hurt by you.

The messenger, who came to raise the flag of worship, declared that having mercy on mankind is much more pure than excessive worship. The messenger of Allah (PBUH) left his home in the year of Fath (victory) in Ramadan (the month of observing Saum (fasts)) whereas people were fasting. And when he noticed that some people had found hardship in fasting because of the aftermath of the travel, he asked for a cup of water, raised it to be visible to others, and drank – in order to break his fast. – Yet, when he was told that some people kept their fast, he said: "well, those are the disobedient!"

The messenger (PBUH) has always been defending the human rights against the aggression of excessive worship. Once, one of his companions said: " I will pray all the night, and I will sleep not." Another one said: " I will fast forever and I will never stop fasting." A third one said: " I will quit women and will never marry." The messenger asked them: "you are the people who said so and so? By Allah I swear, I am the most fearing and pious man of you, however I observe fasts, and stop fasting. I pray and sleep. And I marry women. He who doesn't want to follow my Sunnah (sayings and acts) doesn't belong to me (not truly Muslim)."

The messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) considers mercy upon others as a mean of nearness to Allah. Accordingly, if you visit an ill person, you are visiting Allah.

Although Muhammad (PBUH) is a messenger responsible for his message, yet he treats the disobedient with all mercy and kindness.
He says: “your likeness and mine is the likeness of a man who has kindled a fire, where butterflies and caterpillars are falling into. While he is protecting and sheltering them from it. I keep you away from hell and you keep slipping from my hands."

Once, a man who drank wine was brought to the messenger (PBUH). His companions drew him away from the messenger, and said: “may Allah curse him! How many times he was brought drinking!" but the messenger – salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam – told them: “don’t curse him, because he loves Allah and his messenger!"

He keeps himself away from those who only care of people sins, and despair of their goodness. He says – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - : " if you hear a man saying people had lost their ways, then know that he is the very one who has lost his."

This part of article was translated by: Shaimaa Ali, may Allah bless her ...

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By: Muhammed Kutub

2-The Islamic concept and its characteristics
By: Sayed Qutb

3-The Day of Resurrection
By: Muhammad Mitwaly Ash-Sha'rawy

Every soul shall have a taste of death

((كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ)).

"Every soul shall have a taste of death: and only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception."

((أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا يُدْرِكْكُمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُمْ فِي بُرُوجٍ مُشَيَّدَة))
"Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if you are in towers built up strong and high!"

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Few days ago, a 21-year-old friend of mine called Mostafa(known amongst us by Adam) died of Hodgkin lymphoma cancer (type of malignant tumors) that they discovered during the year of 2007 …

The story of what happened is quite long but I'm just shocked and I'm not able to talk much about it..

because it's the first time for me to experience such a situation...

This is a reminder for all of us, death is very near more than anyone can expect, no matter how old or healthy you are...

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Prepare for Departure

Habib al-‘Abid reports: Once, when I arrived in al-Basrah, I was surprised to see that the markets were closed, and the streets empty.

I called out: “O people of Basrah, is this some kind of holiday of yours that I am unaware of?”

Someone answered: “No, but al-Hasan al-Basri is in the main gathering place [of Basrah], giving a speech to the people.”

I hurried to his gathering, and when I arrived there, I saw him sitting down on some high ground.

He was saying:

“O people, prepare for departure, for very little time remains from this world.
Prepare to move [to the hereafter], for there is no way to stay here.

Do you not know that you will soon be surrendered to the place of trial [i.e. the grave, Hereafter, etc.]?

Do you not know that each one of you will soon be alone with his deeds and that you will be presented [with your deeds] to Allah on the Day of Judgment?

He [subhaanahu wa ta’aala] forbade you from sinning, but you have not stopped sinning.

He [subhaanahu wa ta’aala] has encouraged you to seek out Jannah, but you do not [seem to] desire it or long for it.

He [subhaanahu wa ta’aala] [threatened] you with the Hellfire, but you are neither afraid nor terrified of it.

Your white hairs are warning you of approaching death, so what are you waiting for?
O white-haired one, you are able to perform good deeds, so what is your excuse?

O one who obeys his mouth and his desires, who wastes his share of the akhirah by taking his entire share in this world, who persists in committing sins and evil deeds, if only I knew: what your excuse will be before Him [subhaanahu wa ta’aala]?

What argument will you put forth when you go to Him [subhaanahu wa ta’aala]? You are lost and misguided, so ask Allaah, the All-Mighty, to forgive both me and you.”

((Taken from: Al-Mawa’idh wal-Majalis’, P. 181))

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Brothers and sisters, remember him in your prayers, please..

and ask Allah Almighty the forgiveness for all of us..

Respuestas sobre el Islam (3)

¿Cuáles son las enseñanzas del Islam?

La base de la fe islámica es la creencia absoluta en el monoteísmo (la Unicidad de Dios). Esto significa creer que hay un solo Creador y Sustentador de todo el universo, y que nada es divino ni digno de ser adorado excepto Él.

Ciertamente, creer en la Unicidad de Dios significa mucho más que creer simplemente que hay “un solo Dios”, en lugar de dos, tres o cuatro. Hay muchas religiones que dicen creer en “un solo Dios” y la existencia de un solo Creador y Sustentador de todo el universo, pero el verdadero monoteísmo es creer solo Una Verdadera Deidad debe ser adorada según la revelación que Él le envió a Su Mensajero.

El Islam también rechaza el uso de todos los intermediarios entre Dios y el hombre, e insiste en que la gente se acerque directamente a Dios y reserve para Él toda manifestación de adoración y devoción. Los musulmanes creen además que Dios Todopoderoso es Compasivo, Misericordioso y Piadoso.

Un error muy común es sostener que Dios no puede perdonar directamente a Sus criaturas. Al exagerar la carga y castigo del pecado y sostener que Dios no puede perdonar directamente a los humanos, la gente está menospreciando la Misericordia de Dios. Cuando se convencen de que no pueden acercarse directamente a Dios, se vuelcan a falsos dioses o ayudas, como héroes, líderes políticos, salvadores, santos y ángeles.

A menudo vemos gente que adora, le reza o busca intercesión ante falsas deidades, a las cuales no consideran un ‘dios’. Dicen creer en un Solo Dios Supremo, pero a la vez oran y adoran ante otros solo para acercarse más a Dios.

En el Islam, hay una clara distinción entre el Creador y el ser creado. No hay ambigüedades ni misterios en lo que respecta a la divinidad: Nada que sea creado merece ser adorado, solo Allah, el Creador, es digno de ser adorado. Algunas religiones creen falsamente que Dios es parte de Su creación, y eso ha llevado a que la gente crea que pueden adorar cualquier cosa creada para poder llegar al Creador.

Los musulmanes creen que Dios es Único y Exaltado más allá de cualquier comprensión especulativa, definitivamente no tiene socios, compañeros, pares, antagonistas ni vástagos. Según la creencia musulmana, Allah “no engendra ni fue engendrado” – ni literal, alegórica, metafórica, física o metafísicamente.

Él es Absolutamente Único y Eterno. Tiene control de todo y es perfectamente capaz de otorgar Su infinita Piedad y Su infinito Perdón a quien Él quiera. Es por eso que Allah también es llamado Todopoderoso, Misericordioso, Compasivo. Allah ha creado el Universo para el hombre, y como tal quiere lo mejor para todos los seres humanos. Los musulmanes ven todo en el Universo como una señal de la Creación y Benevolencia de Dios Todopoderoso.

Además, la creencia en la Unicidad de Allah no es meramente un concepto metafísico. Es una creencia dinámica que afecta la visión que tenemos de la humanidad, la sociedad y todos los aspectos de la vida práctica. Un corolario lógico a la creencia islámica en la Unicidad de Allah, es su creencia en la igualdad de los hombres.

The Importance of the Arabic Language in Islam

Sheikh ul-Islâm ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullaah

Iqtidaa‘us-Siraatil-Mustaqeem (2/207)

 Arabic is the symbol of Islâm and the language of the Qur‘ân.

When the early Muslims went to live in Syria and Egypt, where the people spoke Byzantine Greek, and in ’Iraq and Khurasaan, where the people spoke Persian, and North Africa (al-Maghrib) were the people spoke Berber, they taught the people of those countries to speak Arabic, so that Arabic became the prevalent language in those lands, and all the people, Muslim and non alike, spoke Arabic.

Know that being used to using a language has a clear and strong effect on one’s thinking, behaviour and religious commitment. It also has an effect on making one resemble the early generations of this Ummah, the Companions and the Taabi’een. Being like them improves one’s thinking, religious commitment and behaviour.

Moreover, the Arabic language itself is part of Islâm, and knowing Arabic is an obligatory duty. 

If it is a duty to understand the Qur‘ân and Sunnah, and they cannot be understood without knowing Arabic, then the means that is needed to fulfill the duty is also obligatory.

There are things which are obligatory on all individuals (fard ’ayn), and others which are obligatory on the community or Ummah (fard kifaayah, i.e., if some people fulfill them the rest are relieved of the obligation.)

This is the meaning of the report narrated by Abu Bakr Ibn Abee Shaybah who said: Isa Ibn Yonus told us from Thawr from ’Umar Ibn Yazeed that ’Umar wrote to Abu Moosa al-Ash’aree radiallaahu ’anhu and said: {{Learn the Sunnah and learn Arabic; learn the Qur‘ân in Arabic for it is Arabic.}}

According to another hadith narrated from ’Umar radiyallaahu ’anhu, he said: {{Learn Arabic for it is part of your Religion, and learn how the estate of the deceased should be divided (faraa‘id) for these are part of your Religion.}}

This command of ’Umar, to learn Arabic and the Sharee’ah combines the things that are needed, for Religion involves understanding words and actions. 

Understanding Arabic is the way to understand the words of Islâm, and understanding the Sunnah is the way to understand the actions of Islâm…”

The source

No Tarawih for China Muslims

BEIJING — Muslims in China's far northwest region of Xinjiang are banned from performing Tarawih prayers, special nightly prayers performed during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, with men prevented from growing beards and women from covering their faces, in the latest restrictions on China's Muslim minority.

"We must timely warn and stop religious believers from organizing and planning large scale prayer groups and prevent any large crowd incidents that could harm social stability," said a notice on the Xinhe county website cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, September 5.

Orders were issued by local governments this week to stop Uighur Muslims from performing their rituals during the fasting month on claims of preventing violence.

The orders prohibit government officials, Communist Party members, teachers and students from observing the dawn-to-dusk fasting month.

"Any person caught forcing another to observe Ramadan would be punished," said a notice posted on Xinjiang's Zhaosu county website.

In some areas, Muslim men are banned from growing beards and women prevented from covering their faces with veils.

"For those that maintain beards and for the women who wear veils, we should take all effective measures to have them shave their beards and take off their veils," the Shaya government said, without elaborating on how this would be done.

The county government also stepped up patrols around mosques in the region.

"The handing out of religious propaganda in public places by any work unit or individual is banned," the Shaya government said.

"We must strictly prohibit the playing of any audio-visual tapes, loud speaker announcements and religious drum rituals that could disrupt the Ramadan festival."

Muslims worldwide began this week observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

During Ramadan, adult Muslims, save the sick and those traveling, abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex between dawn and sunset.

Muslims dedicate their time during the holy month to become closer to Allah through prayer, self-restraint and good deeds.

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Respuestas sobre el Islam (2)

¿Quién es Muhammad?

El último profeta enviado por Dios a la humanidad fue el Profeta Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah sean con él. A los cuarenta años de edad, recibió la revelación de Allah. Desde ese momento, pasó el resto de su vida explicando y viviendo las enseñanzas del Islam.

El Profeta Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, fue el más grande de todos los profetas por muchas razones, pero principalmente porque fue elegido por Allah para ser el último profeta – cuya misión de guiar a la humanidad continuará hasta el Último Día – y porque fue enviado como misericordia para toda la humanidad.

El resultado de su misión ha atraído más personas a la creencia pura en un Único Dios que cualquier otro profeta. Desde los primeros tiempos, Allah envió profetas a la tierra, cada uno a su pueblo específico. Sin embargo, el Profeta Muhammad fue enviado como el Mensajero final para toda la humanidad.

Si bien otras comunidades religiosas dicen creer en un Único Dios, con el pasar del tiempo algunas ideas corruptas han ingresado en sus prácticas y creencias alejándolas del monoteísmo puro y sincero que predicaron los profetas. Hay quienes tomaron a sus profetas y santos como intercesores ante Dios Todopoderoso. Algunos incluso creyeron que sus profetas eran manifestaciones de Dios, “Dios Encarnado”, o el “Hijo de Dios”.

Todos esos errores conceptuales llevaron a la adoración de seres creados en lugar del Creador, y contribuyeron a la práctica idólatra de creer que es posible acercarse a Dios Todopoderoso a través de intermediarios. Para proteger a sus seguidores de esas falsedades, el Profeta Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, enfatizó que él era sólo un ser humano con la misión de predicar y obedecer el mensaje de Allah. Les enseñó a los musulmanes a referirse a él como “el Mensajero y Siervo de Dios”.

A lo largo de su vida y sus enseñanzas, Allah convirtió a Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, en el ejemplo perfecto para toda la humanidad – fue un ejemplo de profeta, estadista, líder militar, gobernante, maestro, vecino, esposo, padre y amigo. A diferencia de otros profetas y mensajeros, el Profeta Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, vivió a la luz plena de la historia, y todos sus dichos y acciones fueron registrados y preservados meticulosamente.

Los musulmanes no necesitan simplemente tener ‘fe’ de que él existió, o que sus enseñanzas fueron preservadas, sino que saben a través de la ciencia y la historia que efectivamente fue así.

Allah protegió el mensaje revelado a Muhammad y evitó que fuera distorsionado, perdido u olvidado. Esto fue necesario porque Allah prometió que Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, sería el último Mensajero para la humanidad.

Todos los Mensajeros de Allah predicaron el mensaje del Islam – es decir, la libre sumisión y entrega a la legislación de Dios y la adoración al único Dios – pero Muhammad, que la paz y las bendiciones de Allah desciendan sobre él, es el último profeta quien trajo el mensaje final y completo que no sería cambiado hasta el Último Día.

Respuestas sobre el Islam (1)

1. ¿Qué es el Islam?

El Islam es el nombre de la religión, o más apropiadamente la 'manera de vida', que Dios (Allah) ha revelado y que era practicada por todos los Profetas y Mensajeros enviados a la humanidad. El nombre mismo de la religión se destaca entre las demás religiones pues significa un estado del ser; no hace referencia a ninguna persona en particular, como el Cristianismo, Budismo o Zoroastrianismo; una tribu como el Judaísmo; o una nación como el Hinduismo.

La raíz árabe de la cual deriva la palabra Islam implica paz, seguridad, salutación, protección, ausencia de culpa, salud, sumisión, entrega, aceptación, rendición y salvación. El Islam significa específicamente un estado de libre sumisión y entrega a Allah, adorarlo sólo a Él, y aceptar y obedecer Su Legislación con devoción.

A través de esta sumisión y entrega, se logran la paz, seguridad y el sano bienestar implicados en su significado literal. De allí que el musulmán, sea hombre o mujer, es una persona en ese estado de libre sumisión y entrega. El Islam de un individuo se debilita a través del pecado, la ignorancia y las malas acciones, y se anula totalmente cuando se le asocian pares a Allah o se deja de creer en Él.

2. ¿Quiénes son los musulmanes?

La palabra árabe ‘muslim’ significa “aquel que está en estado de Islam (libre sumisión y entrega a la voluntad y legislación de Allah)”. El mensaje del Islam es universal, y cualquiera que lo acepte se convierte en musulmán.

Algunas personas creen erradamente que el Islam es una religión sólo para los árabes, pero nada está más lejos de la verdad. De hecho, más del 80% de los musulmanes del mundo no son árabes. Si bien la mayoría de los árabes son musulmanes, hay árabes cristianos, judíos y ateos. Si se da un vistazo a los diversos pueblos que viven en el mundo musulmán – de Nigeria a Bosnia y de Marruecos a Indonesia – es muy fácil advertir que los musulmanes pertenecen a distintas razas, grupos étnicos, culturas y nacionalidades.

El Islam ha sido siempre un mensaje universal para todos los pueblos. Esto se puede apreciar en el hecho de que algunos de los primeros compañeros del Profeta Muhammad no sólo eran árabes, sino que también los había persas, africanos y romanos bizantinos. Ser musulmán implica una aceptación total y una obediencia activa a las enseñanzas y leyes reveladas por Allah.

El musulmán es una persona que acepta libremente basar sus creencias, valores y fe en la voluntad de Dios Todopoderoso. En el pasado, aún si no se la usa demasiado hoy día, se usaba la palabra “mahometanos” para referirse a los musulmanes. Esta palabra es errada, y el resultado de una distorsión deliberada o de mera ignorancia.

Una de las razones de ese error conceptual es que durante siglos a los europeos se les enseñó que los musulmanes adoraban al Profeta Muhammad de la misma manera que los cristianos adoran a Jesús. Esto es totalmente falso, pues no es considerado musulmán quien adora, fuera de Allah, a una deidad o persona.

3. ¿Quién es Allah?

A menudo se menciona la palabra “Allah” cuando se habla sobre el Islam. La palabra “Allah” no es más que la transliteración de la palabra árabe para referirse a Dios Todopoderoso, y es la misma que usan los cristianos y judíos de habla árabe. De hecho, la palabra Allah se usaba mucho antes de que existiera la palabra Dios, pues el castellano es un idioma relativamente nuevo.

Si uno lee la traducción en árabe de la Biblia, vería que se usa la palabra “Allah” donde en castellano se usa “Dios”. Por ejemplo, los cristianos de habla árabe dicen que Jesús es, según sus creencias, el Hijo de Allah. Además, la palabra árabe “Allah” es similar a la palabra Dios en otras lenguas semíticas. En hebreo, por ejemplo, la palabra Dios es “Elah”.

Por diversas razones, algunas personas creen que los musulmanes adoran a un Dios distinto del Dios de Moisés, Abraham y Jesús. Ese es otro error conceptual pues el Monoteísmo Puro del Islam convoca a todos los pueblos a adorar al Dios de Noé, Abraham, Moisés, Jesús y todos los otros profetas, que la paz sea con todos ellos.