In order to understand Tawheed clearly, the attributes of Allah have been grouped as positive and negative. The positive attributes which are befitting Allah are called Sifat al-Thubutiyah. They are many in number, but eight of them are usually listed. Th ...
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The Negative Attributes which cannot be found in Allah because they are below His dignity are called Sifat al-Salbiyah. They are many, but like Sifat al-Thubutiyah only eight are listed generally. They are: 1. Shareek. The word "Shareek'" m ...
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III. Nubuwwat (Prophethood) The conception of Prophethood follows from the premises that it is the will of Allah that every human being should pursue a defined code of life and follow certain principles of conduct. Allah therefore had to send Prophets to ...
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IV. Imamat (Vicegerency of the Prophet) During his life time, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) had announced on several occasions that the responsibility of the guidance of the Muslim community would devolve after him on certain named persons as ordained by Alla ...
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Furu’ al-Deen Furu’ al-Deen means the branches of religion. These branches are very many: but usually six to ten are taught to the children. They are explained below. I. Salat (Prayer) 'The daily five prayers and other eleven prayers which are detail ...
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III. Hajj (Pilgrimage) Every Muslim is enjoined to go to Mecca, once in the life time, for pilgrimage which becomes obligatory when a man has funds enough for his return journey as well as maintenance of his family and is able to fulfill other conditions ...
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VI. Jihad (The Holy War) Defense is unquestionably the most important phase of a community’s life. Islam provides for the defense of the Muslim community by imposition of what is called Jihad. It means fighting in the path of Allah in response to the call ...
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Part I 1. Wajib: The religious duties, the performance of which is rewarded and neglect of which is punishable are called wajib. 2. Mustahab: Such of the rites, the performance of which is rewardable but their omission is not punishable are termed as must ...
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1. Ghasbi: Anything taken by force from others without their consent; likewise, anything taken from others in normal transaction with an intention of not paying its price. 2. Mubah: legal; lawful; taken with consent of the owner. 3. Hadath: Those impuriti ...
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Najasah means the thing which is unclean in itself, and makes other things unclean by contact. There are ten (10) Najasah: 1 and 2. Urine and stool of those living things whose meat is forbidden (haram), and whose blood comes out with a gush, other than b ...
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Mutahhirat i.e., the things which make a najis thing clean. These are 12 in number: (1) Water; (2) Earth; (3) Sun; (4) Istihala; (5) Intiqal; (6) Islam; (7) Taba’iyat: (8) Istibra; (9) Ghaybah (disappearance) of a Muslim; (10) Zawal al-‘Ayn; (11) Inqilab ...
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In previous lesson we explained seven mutahhirat. Now the remaining five are explained here:- 8. Taba’iyat: Taba’iyat means to follow. The following things become clean by it: 1. When a kafir becomes Muslim, his minor children become clean automatically. ...
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The following rules must be observed when going to the toilet: 1. The place where one sits to urinate or to relieve bowels, must be such as to hide one’s private parts from onlookers 2. It is haraam to urinate or relieve bowels in the following places:- ( ...
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1. When is it required? Wudhu is necessary for: (1) Salat, (2) Tawaf wajib, (3) Touching the writings of the Qur’an and the names of Allah and 14 Ma’sumeen, (4) Qadha of sajdah and tashahhud, (5) To wash a copy of the Qur’an which has become najis, and (6 ...
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There are many conditions for wudhu, which are described here: 1. The water of Wudhu must be (1) Tahir, (2) Mutlaq and (3) Mubah; 2. The place where Wudhu is being done must be mubah; 3. The pot in which the water of wudhu is kept must be mubah and should ...
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There are 12 kinds of obligatory (wajib) prayers: (a) Three prayers: 1. Daily prayers of five times (Subh: 2 rakaats; Zuhr: 4 rak’at s; Asr: 4 rak’at s; Maghrib:3 rak’at s; Isha: 4 rak’at s).. 2. Friday Prayer (wajib takhyiri in the ghaybah of Imam) 3. Pr ...
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1. Subh: Beginning from subh al-sadiq, ending at sunrise; 2. Zuhr: Beginning from exact noon, ending when only four rak’at s time remains to sunset; 3. ‘ Asr: Beginning after lapsing of four rak’at s time from noon, ending at sunset; 4. Maghrib: Beginning ...
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1. It is obligatory (wajib) to face towards qibla: a. While praying; b.. When slaughtering animals. c. It is also wajib to face qibla at the time of death;: d. To keep the dead body facing qibla at the times of praying Salat al-mayyit and e. At the burial ...
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There are certain rules laid down concerning the clothes for prayer: 1. It must be tahir (clean): The Salat in najis clothes is invalid (batil). Details will be given afterwards. 2. It must be mubah, not ghasbi. Salat in ghasbi clothes is batil. Clothes p ...
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1. Prayer is not allowed in a ghasbi place. The permission from the owner may be either explicit or implied. Further Explanation of Rule No. 1: If someone lives in a rented house and, for one reason or other, is prevented from paying the rent to the owner ...
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