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Praying by a Non-Muslim?

Praying by a Non-Muslim?

Posted by | Oct 24, 2016 |

Question I am originally Christian and for the last year I have been discovering Islam. I have now stopped going to church and praying according to the Christian tradition because I gradually became unconvinced of the key Christian teachings about Jesus. I am missing prayer very much, and I would like to pray in a Muslim way – however, I am not yet ready to convert fully and accept all the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) as I still have many questions unanswered. Is it allowed to perform Salat and go to a mosque without being...

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Should Muslims in the North Fast 23 Hours a Day?

Should Muslims in the North Fast 23 Hours a Day?

Posted by | Oct 24, 2016 |

Summary This article surveys the different opinions regarding the maximum length of fasting for Muslims living in northern regions of the globe. My main concern is to ease the hardship that a sizeable population of Muslims may experience this year and in coming years as a result of fasting an exceptional number of hours. The point is to facilitate fasting during Ramadan and not to avoid fasting or to postpone it for another time or place. Many scholars have tried to answer the question of how long a Muslim should fast in the summer of the northern regions of...

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Question on how students could fast in the North

Question on how students could fast in the North

Posted by | Jun 5, 2016 | ,

  Timing for Fajr has to be calculated in light of the Prophet’s (s) saying: “Eat and drink and do not be misled by the ascending white light. Eat and drink until the redness appears wide in the horizon”, and breaking the fasting could be in light of the special fatwa for Muslims living in Northern regions of the world, any region above 45-48 parallel...

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?How does the Quran define Taqwa

?How does the Quran define Taqwa

Posted by | Jun 5, 2016 |

   Reflections on Al-Baqara (177-183): True virtue is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west – but truly virtue is he who believes in God, and the Last Day; and the angels, and revelation, and the prophets; and spends his substance – however much he himself may love it – upon his near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and for the freeing of human beings; and is constant in prayer, and renders the purifying dues; and they who keep their promises whenever they promise, and...

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