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| Halima |
| 07/28/03 at 11:37:52 |
| "Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah". Qur'an 2:115 May Allah keep you in His Care Forever. |
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| Nawawi |
| 07/28/03 at 12:12:04 |
| [quote author=Halima link=board=library;num=1059403073;start=0#0 date=07/28/03 at 11:37:52]"Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah". Qur'an 2:115 May Allah keep you in His Care Forever.[/quote] This is the quote that made me do research in matters of Aqidah. Al hamdullah. What a wonderful quote. |
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| chokoz |
| 07/28/03 at 20:32:22 |
| Tafsir of ayah 2:115 from Ibn Katheer (available online at http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=3173 ) 2:115. And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne). Surely, Allah is Sufficient (for His creatures' needs), Knowing. NB: The Quranic verses in arabic may not be readable. Refer to the link above if need be. [u]Facing the Qiblah (Direction of the Prayer)[/u] This ruling brought comfort to the Messenger of Allah and his Companions, who were driven out of Makkah and had to depart from the area of Al-Masjid Al-Haram. In Makkah, the Messenger of Allah used to pray in the direction of Bayt Al-Maqdis, while the Ka`bah was between him and the Qiblah. When the Messenger migrated to Al-Madinah, he faced Bayt Al-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months, and then Allah directed him to face Al-Ka`bah in prayer. This is why Allah said, [æóáöáøóåö ÇáúãóÔúÑöÞõ æóÇáúãóÛúÑöÈõ ÝóÃóíúäóãóÇ ÊõæóáøõæÇú ÝóËóãøó æóÌúåõ Çááøóåö] (And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne)). `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "The first part of the Qur'an that was abrogated was about the Qiblah. When the Messenger of Allah migrated to Al-Madinah, which was inhabited by the Jews, he was at first commanded to face Bayt Al-Maqdis. The Jews were happy, and the Messenger of Allah faced Bayt Al-Maqdis for some ten months. However, the Messenger of Allah liked to face the Qiblah of Ibrahim (Al-Ka`bah at Makkah), and he used to look to the sky and supplicate. So Allah revealed, [ÞóÏú äóÑóì ÊóÞóáøõÈó æóÌúåößó Ýöí ÇáÓøóãóÂÁö] (Verily, We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's) face towards the heaven) until, [ÝóæóáøõæÇú æõÌõæåóßõãú ÔóØúÑóåõ] (turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction) (2:144). The Jews were disturbed by this development and said, `What made them change the direction of the Qiblah that they used to face' Allah revealed, [Þõá áøáøóåö ÇáúãóÔúÑöÞõ æóÇáúãóÛúÑöÈõ] (Say (O Muhammad ): "To Allah belong both, east and the west'') and, [ÝóÃóíúäóãóÇ ÊõæóáøõæÇú ÝóËóãøó æóÌúåõ Çááøóåö] (So wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne)).'' `Ikrimah said that Ibn `Abbas said, [ÝóÃóíúäóãóÇ ÊõæóáøõæÇú ÝóËóãøó æóÌúåõ Çááøóåö] (So wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne)) means, "Allah's direction is wherever you face, east or west.'' Mujahid said that, [ÝóÃóíúäóãóÇ ÊõæóáøõæÇú ÝóËóãøó æóÌúåõ Çááøóåö] (So wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne)) means, "Wherever you may be, you have a Qiblah to face, that is, Al-Ka`bah.'' However, it was said that Allah sent down this Ayah before the order to face the Ka`bah. Ibn Jarir said, "Others said that this Ayah was revealed to the Messenger of Allah permitting the one praying voluntary prayers to face wherever they wish in the east or west, while traveling, when in fear and when facing the enemy.'' For instance, Ibn `Umar used to face whatever direction his animal was headed and proclaim that the Messenger of Allah did the same, explaining the Ayah, [فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّواْ فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ] (So wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah).'' That Hadith was also collected by Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Marduwyah, and its origin is in the Two Sahihs from Ibn `Umar and `Amr bin Rabi`ah without mentioning the Ayah. In his Sahih, Al-Bukhari recorded that Nafi` said that whenever Ibn `Umar was asked about the prayer during times of fear, he used to describe it and would then say, "When the sense of fear is worse than that, pray while standing, or while riding, whether facing the Qiblah or not.'' Nafi` then said, "I think Ibn `Umar mentioned that from the Prophet .'' It was also said that the Ayah was revealed about those who are unable to find the correct direction of the Qiblah in the dark or due to cloudy skies and, thus, prayed in a direction other than the Qiblah by mistake. |
| NS |
| 07/28/03 at 20:39:15 |
| chokoz |
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| Halima |
| 07/29/03 at 01:50:28 |
| I was travelling recently and when the time for prayer came, I stood on my prayer mat wondering where the Qiblah was! Then I realized that I was wasting time thinking about its direction. I stood and faced a direction I believed to be the Qiblah and with utter conviction prayed. Later on, at the next prayer time, a Muslim brother found me facing the direction I had chosen. He waited till I finished my prayers then told me where the Qiblah was. I thanked him for letting me know. But I still believed that Allah accepted my prayers ... hence wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah Here is another one I liked very much too: "It is in Rememberance of Allah that the heart finds peace". Qur'an 13:28 May Allah Bring you Peace and Happiness! [wlm] Halima |
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| ascetic |
| 07/29/03 at 20:30:03 |
| [quote author=Halima link=board=library;num=1059403073;start=0#3 date=07/29/03 at 01:50:28]I was travelling recently and when the time for prayer came, I stood on my prayer mat wondering where the Qiblah was!...[/quote] It is very interesting you mentioned this. The Fiqh behind this is pretty comprehensive as I found out at our fiqh class. In fact, if you don't know the direction of the Qiblah but do ijtihad and face a certain direction and start praying and then in the middle of your prayer you feel that it must be in another direction, then you are supposed to turn directions immediately. Moreover, if there is a group of people who don't know the direction of the Qiblah and they feel that it is in different directions and they cannot come to a concensus, then they are supposed to do the jama't with each person facing the way he thinks the Qiblah is. Finally, if you pray a certain prayer believing that the Qiblah is in a certain direction and later find out that it was not in that direction, you do not need to repeat the prayer. [wlm] |
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| bhaloo |
| 07/29/03 at 20:37:05 |
| [slm] [quote author=zahid link=board=library;num=1059403073;start=0#4 date=07/29/03 at 20:30:03]Moreover, if there is a group of people who don't know the direction of the Qiblah and they feel that it is in different directions and they cannot come to a concensus, then they are supposed to do the jama't with each person facing the way he thinks the Qiblah is. [/quote] Really? ??? What is the evidence for this? So you could have 2 people facing each other? |
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| Halima |
| 08/01/03 at 02:45:55 |
| "Send Blessings Upon the Prophet and Salute Him" Qur'an 33:56 |
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