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| NEed help. Explaining Qiblah to Non muslim |
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| Khariya |
| 12/16/03 at 11:51:58 |
| [slm] I trying to explain what the Qiblah is and why the kaba is important in Islam to a non muslim. Does anyone have any pointers? Shukran Also, I thought Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Ismail(peace be upon them) built the Kabah? But I have have found some websites that briefly mentioned that Prophet Adam(Peace be upon him) was the first to build the Kabah. But they dont have any information about it. :( |
| 12/16/03 at 12:14:21 |
| Khariya |
| Re: NEed help. Explaining Qiblah to Non muslim |
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| sal |
| 12/16/03 at 14:22:48 |
| [slm] QUIBLA is the position where Muslems has to face to perform the prayers . what is meant to face Quiblah is not for the sake of the kaibah as an impotant holy thing but it is a sort of order to test who obeys ALLAH'S order .It make no difference for ALLAH where to pray and which position but he knows the satan which is deluding us even during prayers , would get chance to whisper us saying , ALLAH is not fair to order you in this position less than the group so and so .as it did to ADAM that Tree ALLAH has prohited you would make you an ANGEL or Everlasting in the Jannah . OMAR BIN KHATAB whilst kissing the HAJAR AL ASWAD ( THE BLACK STONE AT THE CORNER OF KAIBAH ) said to it : I KNOW YOU ARE JUST A STONE NEITHER HARMS NOR BENEFITS . AND I HAVE SEEN THE PROPHET DOING THIS SO I DID THE SAME . This proves that it is just a matter of order to do this . similarly when ALLAH ordered the MALAIKAH to bow down for ADAM. ADAM WAS A HUMAN BEING and is not comparable with the MALAIKAH but they still did what ALLAH ASKED THEM TO DO ,. and not because ADAM WAS BETTER THAN THEM . This is the begining of the ABLIS( The Satan ) He refused to obey ALLAH with his pride , No more of that type of order to bow for ADAM .It was just a test The KAIBAH was first built by ADAM. IBRAHIM (PBUH) has just renewed it . [wlm] |
| Re: NEed help. Explaining Qiblah to Non muslim |
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| betason |
| 12/16/03 at 15:48:04 |
| You could also say that facing the Qibla unifies muslims in one sense. So this way we have people praying in the same direction. Cause if we didn;t have the position of the qibla, muslims would be praying all over the place, example in a masjid if there was no qibla you would have muslims praying in all different corners instead of in one unified row after row. Also it is narrated in hadith, that this is how angels line up. And adding to the point the brother made, Allah swt says in Surah al Baqarah, Ayah 144 “so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction”. So it is a direct command from Allah swt, so even if there is no explanation of why, it's a direct command. And Allah Swt knows best |
| Re: NEed help. Explaining Qiblah to Non muslim |
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| Abu_Hamza |
| 12/16/03 at 23:35:43 |
| [slm] The core theme of Islam that it seeks to instill in the minds of people, the theme that everything in the Sharee'ah keeps coming back to, is the theme of Tawheed. Everything in Islam can be broken down to this. Our lives are lived, as believers, in pursuit of the perfection of this concept in our hearts. The essence of Tawheed lies inside one's heart. Its epitomy is when the heart sees no one, *nothing*, except Allah (swt). No act is seen independent of Allah (awj). No created thing is seen independent from Allah (swt). Everything begins to reveal Him to us, because all of creation is a product of His Act (of creation, fashioning, sustaining, etc). And it is through His Acts that we know His Attributes. And it is only through His Attributes that we know Him (swt), for we cannot - as human beings - know His essence. So, in order to help us attain that epitomy of tawheed, where our hearts are *only* oriented towards the One - at all times, in all places - He (swt) ordains for us rituals and obligations which inculcate this concept within us. He ordains for us Salah, 5 times every day, so that we take time out of our busy lives to remember Him. So that we turn the antennas of our hearts towards Him, at least 5 times a day. If we do at least that, then it will, insha Allah, help us reach a level (perhaps with more voluntary prayers as more replenishment) where our antennas will constantly be directed towards Him throughout the day! Every day!! And so is the case with the pillars of Salah and its conditions. Facing of the Qiblah is an outward act which literally *turns* our body and *points* it into *one* direction. Tawheed again. There's only one focal point for all believers. Only one direction where our ibaadah is directed to (read that again ... do you see how that defines "laa ilaha illaLlaah"?!). And this physical point of turning, of focus, is the physical House of the Lord. As we turn our bodies towards that House, our inner beings, our hearts, turn towards the Lord of that House. And thus all believers physically embody the concept of Tawheed 5 times a day (at least), hoping that this physical act will gradually seep through into their quloob as well. That is why we face the qiblah. Wallahu ta'ala a'lam. Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh |
| 12/16/03 at 23:39:43 |
| Abu_Hamza |
| Re: NEed help. Explaining Qiblah to Non muslim |
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| Khariya |
| 12/17/03 at 10:52:35 |
| [slm] Jazakallah khair for the great answers about the Qiblah. Could you guys elaborate a little more about the black stone, and its significance in relation to the Kaba. And more about Prophet Adam (PBUH) and the building of the kaba. Skukran. |
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