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| IMuslim_4Ever |
| 06/12/03 at 16:39:26 |
| [slm] Hi guys. how are you? i am fine. :) i need some help with school... my teacher asked me to tell something that i think is important about Islam and Mohammed [saw] to my class tomorrow! i don't know that much about islam...not a scholor. but i do know some basic stuff... i dont' know what to say tomorrow to my class! i am lost! what should i talk about? i was thinking may be about polygomy!? or may be about the marriage of the Prophet (saw)? most student usually make fun of Islam when there here that our Prophet [saw] was 25 and his first wife was 40 when they married. so should i say something regarding that? what should i do? please help me out... ma salaama. |
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| a_Silver_Rose |
| 06/12/03 at 18:44:05 |
| [slm] I think you should avoid deep topics such as polygomy... Maybe you can go through all the misconceptions about Islam? That is important since there are so many misconceptions... Or maybe you can talk about Prophets Muhammads great example as a leader, father, husband, friend,, ect. Lol well you have everything already written out for you so dont worry since its tommorrow ;) just read it haha and you can explain it insh'Allah. |
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| a_Silver_Rose |
| 06/12/03 at 18:54:45 |
| [slm] for info on misconceptions http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?board=madrasa;action=display;num=1053877827 http://www.thetruereligion.org/islam.htm#myths For info on the beautiful character of Prophet Muhammad [saw] and his life http://www.thetruereligion.org/messengers.htm Sister Sophia (may Allah (swt) reward her) did an awesome thread on Prophet Muhammad [saw] http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?board=lighthouse;action=display;num=1048716017 or maybe you can do the oneness and attributes of Allah (swt) |
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| Nomi |
| 06/12/03 at 21:20:55 |
| [slm] and one should always tell them that "A religion should be judged by its scripture and not by its people" [slm] Asim Zafar |
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| paula |
| 06/12/03 at 21:55:23 |
| [slm] [size=2][font=Verdana][color=Navy] I hope everything goes well for you tomorrow..... Insha Allah I came upon this sisters poem on our Beloved prophet [saw] awhile ago if you'd like to check that out [url=http://www.geocities.com/alzahra94/Poem20.htm]CLICK TO GO TO PAGE[/url] Another favorite I really appreciate is his final (last) sermon... fairly short & gives good reminders to be passed on & remembered. Sister Silverose's link has a copy of it in there: [quote]For info on the beautiful character of Prophet Muhammad and his life http://www.thetruereligion.org/messengers.htm[/quote] [/color][/font][/size] [wlm] |
| 06/12/03 at 22:17:51 |
| paula |
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| theOriginal |
| 06/13/03 at 09:46:51 |
| [slm] [quote]"A religion should be judged by its scripture and not by its people" [/quote] ??? Actually I pretty much completely disagree with that statement, simply because the Prophet saw was a perfect example of how Islam should be practiced. If a healthy discussion can ensue, then please, I would like other views on this. Wasalaam. |
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| Tesseract |
| 06/13/03 at 17:52:06 |
| Assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah, [quote]"A religion should be judged by its scripture and not by its people" [/quote] Just to modify bro. Nomi's statement a little bit: A religion should be judged by its teachings and not by its followers. There are 2 primary sources of learning in Islam, 1- Qur'an, 2- Sunnah. All other sources are secondary. So, the teachings of Islam are Qur'an and Sunnah both, and not only Qur'an (i-e Scripture). [quote]Actually I pretty much completely disagree with that statement, simply because the Prophet saw was a perfect example of how Islam should be practiced. If a healthy discussion can ensue, then please, I would like other views on this. [/quote] Prophet Muhammad (saw) "was" a perfect example of how Islam should be practiced, i-e he (saw) is not alive now, and it is now in "our" (i-e Muslims of today) hands to show the Non-Muslims what Islam really is, and can it still be practiced the same way as it was practiced 1400 years ago. Unfortunately, this is where more than 90% of the Muslims themselves fail. I have persoanlly witnessed many Muslims making fun of other practicing Muslims, telling them that we are living in a time of technology, we have modernized in innumerable ways, and hence na'auzubillah, u can't follow many of the Islamic teachings today, u have to quit them. Just to give u an example, there is a clear order in Qur'an about taqseer (shortening) of prayers when one is travelling, but many Muslims today argue about it using their logic that during times of Prophet Muhammad (saw), they used to travel on camels and on foot, and it used to take them 3 -4 months to move from Makkah to Madinah. Hence, the orders of shortening prayers came. But today we have planes and cars, and it takes us just a few hours to move from Makkah to Madinah, so there is no need to shorten ur prayers. What they fail to understand is whatever is in Islam, is for "our" betterment, comfort and ease and not for anybody else's, but may Allah (swt) guide such people who try to use their logic only without getting into the details of their religion and without consulting people of knowledge, for using ur logic only can be a disaster. Allah knows the best. So, for Non-Muslim contemporaries, although one can give them a lot of books on Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (saw) and tell them everything about how Prophet Muhammad (saw) practiced Islam and explain them that what he (saw) practiced was the real Islam, it may not appeal to some, if not all, as much as seeing a person practicng the same things, those same teachings even after 1400 years can be appealing. That's one of the reasons why our character, being like the character of Prophet Muhammad(saw) itself is a Da'wah. As I said earlier, unfortunately, very few Muslims are practicing Islam the real way, and are doing the Da'wah work, but for those who are not practicng Islam the way it should be, might be doing the anti-Da'wah work, and we know better what the condition of the ummah is. Major sins like Interest, drinking, fornication are common nowadays and are not even considered sins na'auzibillah. May Allah (swt) protect us from all these sins (Ameen). So, I 100% agree with what bro. Nomi mentioned as a reminder. An example from my personal experience: I was travelling back to Karachi from States back in 2000, and during the flight air hostess was serving alcohol. She came to me and asked me "Sir, what would u like today?" and gave me some choices like "Beer, wine?" I just looked at the serving trolley, looking for something halal like water, orange juice, but having found nothing, I smiled and told her "I am a Muslim, I don't drink". She smiled back and told me "Well, some Muslims do drink" and moved forward. Had the conversation continued, it probably would have ended on this statement of mine "Please, judge a religion by its teachings, not by its followers." Wassalam. |
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| Nomi |
| 06/13/03 at 19:25:02 |
| [i]posted here and forgot to check back[/i] [slm] Thanks for correcting me about the Sunnah part brother, and we Muslims as an "Ummah" not as individuals are the biggest hurdle in a non Muslim's way to islaam. Islamic teachings justify everything but our actions/deeds as an "Ummah" are of no good [slm] Asim Zafar PS: But non Muslims wont be able to put forward it as an excuse on the day of judgement |
| 06/14/03 at 19:05:22 |
| Nomi |
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