What is the sex of a human spirit according to Islam?
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Heaven in Muslim context is something which cannot be described, because it is entirely a different creation. This is reflected in the following verse\n"Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden (in reserve) for them - as a reward for their (good) deeds." Quran 32:17.\n\nSince there is no means to describe heaven, God uses similtitude of things that people likes in this world to describe heaven.\n"A similitude of the Garden which is promised unto those who keep their duty (to Allah): Underneath it rivers flow; its food is everlasting, and its shade; " Quran 13: 35. \n\nIn earth, sex has got a specific purpose other than enjoyment, that is procreation. There is no need of procreation in heaven so enjoyment there would not be similar to that in earth.
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thats why Muslims dont accept each and every word of bible as word of God. but other good parts may be the word  of God.\n\n========\n\nEDIT >>> impossble_dream\n\nwhat does circumcision of baby boy has to do with uncleanliness of woman ?\n\n===================\n\nEDIT >>>> Frankie\n\nyou said >> in islam women are supposed to be unwillingly filthy\n\n--- Thats not true. Physical Cleanliness has nothing to with gender . thats why ablution is prescribed for both male and female before prayers.\n\nvideo of "womans rights in islam - modernizing or outdated" >> see the bottom of this page http://www.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=50027&TitleName=Zakir_Naik
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According to islam that every prophet who came to this world from Adam to Abraham to Muses to Christ to Holy Prophet Mohammad(p.b.u.h) was Muslim.along with that every human being who comes to this world is from birth by nature a muslim and its the parents of that child who preach him/her their  beloved religon.every human being who came to this world and would come to the world till the very last of it would be from birth by nature a muslim.
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God is both male and female and IS the source.
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that is the nature of Islam
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MUHAMMAD\nGender: Male\nOrigin: Arabic\nMeaning: Praised\n\nAli:\nGender:  Unisex\nOrigin: Arabic\nMeaning: Exalted One\n\nKind of arrogant don't you think?
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Islam.\n\nBecause it makes sense.\n\nEverything about Islam is good.  I think the best part is the message of equality of all men and women that it brought in the 7th century. :)
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Actually, there's nothing in the Quran that speaks of any number of virgins in heaven, that is just a stereotypical rumor that some have decided to spread against Islam.\n\nIt DOES however, mention a great ammount of "houris" which is a non-gendered creature of light and beauty (no mention of any sexual nature), and is meant for both the men AND the women. No one is certain what their purpose is, we can only speculate.\n\nTo further answer your question, the descriptions of heaven aren't meant only for a man or woman, but both genders enjoy all of it's bounties. What few descriptions are given aren't necessarily and exact of heaven itself, but merely the best representation that can be given to us at this time. God tells us that even our greatest imaginations of the beauty and bounties of heaven cannot compare to the real thing, as it is beyond our understanding. So when the Quran describes heaven as "gardens beneath which rivers flow" it is simply giving us a small explanation in the best way that we can understand. The holy lands rest in the mostly barren deserts, so to describe that the heavens will consist of gardens and springs ("beneath which rivers flow") is showing the desert folk just how rewarding it can be, so that they will work for it, making the best of this life in preparation for the next.\nI hope this helped you.
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with the name of Allah \nfirst of all , i would like to say thati am a muslim woman \nsecond  , you have a completely wrong ideas about women in islam , i donno why????\ni am an mulsom woman , i can drive a car , i can discuss things with my father and my husband\nso , lets discuss what you think that it is unfair\nfirst the fact that women inherit half the share of men.\nit is not unfair , you will tell me why ??? how come , man and woman shall have the same inhert !!\nhere is the answer , women have no reponsibility as men  , the man needs money to takeair of his family , to bring them food and clothes , to offer them a safe life , so, when the man have the double inhert of the woman this is because he will be able to make buisness with this money , and with the prophit he can offer comfprtable life to the woman \nwhat else , oh , yeah vail , first of all , women in islam can show their faces , i am muslim , i go  to street with my face shown \nwoman in islAM is ordered not to show but her hands and head , you will tell me why ??? why shall the woman be shy of her body ??\ni`ll tell you because the islam treat woman as an expensive jewillery , wht is better walking in the street showing my big bras ang butts in a disgusting way , or covering my whole body , in order not to be seen by all the people ??? my body is only mine and my husband , why shall any other man see it and keep starring ?????\nbesides , here are the clues that prouves that the woman in islam is respected ,\nforst of all , the heaven os undert the mother`s feet  , this meen that the person cannot enter the heven if he was not obbidient to his mother\nsecond , there is a whole part in the quarn named with a name of a woman , wich is jesus mother (( we call her miriam in arabic )) , and this means that woman is respected\nthird , our prophit Mohammed (( peace be upon him )) said that if a father had three girls , and he educated them and learnt them well he go to heaven \nand hey , who said the women cvannot work or educate ???? you have to know that our prophit Mohamed (( pbuh))was alife , the women used to work , and they still work , our prophits wife opened an islamic school and she worked as a teacher , the first doctor in islam was a woman !!!!\nand heeeeeeeey !! i heared someperson saying that we study killing and death !!! this is not true\nfirst of all our prophit asked us not ever to do these things in the wars \n1- killing a woman \n2-killing a child\n3-burning a plant\n4-killing a priest \n5- killing a man&#92;woman who is asking for peace \nsecond , it is mentioned in the quran that the  muslim have to treat the un-muslims well \nand hey , i forgotten to answer the one who said that islamic women dont shake hands , no , they shake hands , some dont like too , but it is alloud\nwith my love\npls dont have wrong ideas about muslims , we are not murtderes  , we are inlove with peace , woman is the queen of islam , she have a special honourable position
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That is an outright stereotype!! This is not true at all, in Islam women are equal to men and if some Muslim men oppress women that is because they are not true followers of their religion and shouldn't be considered the norm just like not all Christians follow their religion and are not representative of what true Christians are!
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Hello! As a Muslim Woman, the core of Islam is to believe in One God, and that the Prophet Mohammed is His Messanger. That being said, we also believe in the prophets that came before him (ex: Jesus, Abraham, Moses etc...) There are 5 pillars of Islam, ie, five duties one has to accomplish within our lifetime..\n1. Prayer: it is our duty to pray five times a day, each prayer takes several minutes and it is in this way we thank God for our blessings...\n2. Zakat: this means charity, it is our duty to help the poor\n3. Fasting during the month of Ramadhan: abstaning from food from sunrise to sunset. This increases an understanding towards the poor, as well as develops stamina, willpower, etc..\n4. Hajj: Every Muslim must make a pilgramage to Mecca once in a lifetime\n5. Belief in One God and the Prophet Mohammed as His last Messanger...\nHaving said that, Islam also strongly advocates modesty. It is for this reason that many interpret women covering their hair as an example of this. It is believed that if we move away from focus on external looks (which you must admit, take up alot of time!) then we are better prepared to focus on worship etc.. Also, sex before marriage is considered a sin (as it is in Christianity), and it is believed that covering up helps to avoid it. Men are also required to dress modestly.\nI would like to add that only the head should be covered.. This business of covering up the entire face (if you have seen what was shown in Afghanistan) is not required in Islam! there is a confusion between SOCIAL and RELIGIOUS requirements. Additionally, I must add that I myself dont wear a headscarf because I believe that I can be modest in other ways, i dont see it as the most important thing in my religion. Completing the five pillars is the most important, the rest is just an aid to accomplish it. Hope this helps to clear it up.. :)
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Sex:\n\n1) A categorization of human beings, animals, and even plants, which usually is separated by a binary deemed "male" and "female".  To categorize humans and most animals, we tend to look at chromosomes (DNA), hormones, and sex-linked physical traits (genitals, breasts, etc.).\n\n2) The act of copulation, usually between two living creatures (to be considered sex).  Definitions vary from the strict 'penis-in-vagina' definition (i.e. Bill Clinton never had sexual relations with that woman) to wider variances.\n\nSex does not equal gender (for example, you may identify as the gender 'male' or 'female' without having the 'male' or 'female' sex).\n\nAnd sex does not equal love, necessarily.  It can happen very coldly (popping your cherry, as you put it, for virgins), or lovingly, sweet, and nearly spiritual between two individuals.  That, in my mind, is sex plus love, however.  Sex remains a term that is by definition cold and medical, although the act itself may be infused with emotion.
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FIRST OF ALL, LET ME CLARIFY THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION MADE BY CRITICS OF ISLAM. \nwhat women get in the paradise it exactly the same as men. in arabic when you speak to a group of people containing men and women you speak to them using the masculine verbs. however, in the Quran many times Allah says femals or males many times (but not always) to make it clear that the talk is not toward men only but also to women.\nalso, the paradise contains whatever one desires. so, it's obvious that if women desires men then they can have it.\n\n\nSurah 3:195\n\nSo their Lord accepted their prayer: That I will not waste the work of a worker among you, whether male or female...\n\nSurah 4:194\n\nAnd whoever does good deeds whether male or female and he (or she) is a believer -- these shall enter the garden, and they shall not be dealt with a jot unjustly.\n\n \nSurah 36:56\n\nThey and their wives shall be in shades, reclining on raised couches\n\nSurah 39:34\n\nThey will have with their Lord whatever they desire; that is the reward of those who good.\n\nSurah 43:70\n\nEnter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy.\n\n\n=================\nthe hoors (male and females) have been created by God. and when the people who deserve to go to paradise, will be made as much beautiful as hoors. Allah has made everything in pairs. \n\nThey will say to each other, Glory be to God, who has made us to live together. They are  spouses.  that does not mean that paradise will have 72 times more woman than men. because hoors are made for both man and woman. \n\nHOPE THIS ANSWERS\n\nONLY ALLAH KNOWS BEST\n\nedit >>>>>>>>>>>>>\nMANY christians have problem with this issue, i ask why? Whats wrong with having sex with pure spouses which God has made legal and good. if you are against sex, then stop having it in this world as well. yesterday my christian friend told me that Christian paradise does not have any sex. SO SAD!
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OK my answer might be a little bit different than other Muslims. women have to dress in a modesty, that doesn't mean to cover their hair. if they want to its OK but they don't have to. and the same for men they have to dress in a good way. and in the quran God said in 24:30 "tell the believing men that they shall subdue their eyes (and not stare at the women), and to maintain their chastity. this is purer for them. God is fully Cognizant of everything they do. and in 24:31 He said "and tell the believing women to subdue their eyes, and maintain their chastity. they shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. they shall cover their chests, and shall not relax this code in the presence of other than their husbands, ......" as we see here God ask the men first then ask the women.\n\npeace, hope i answered you question\n\ni believe and follow only the Quran.. the prophet cant say something is "haram" or no. his mission is just to give the people the quran. so when people say gold and silk is "haram" for men that is not true. there is no where in the quran that say that. i ask every Muslim to read about it and to go to www.submission.org
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Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-islām (listen (help·info)), "submission (to the will of God)") is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the world's second-largest religion. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims believe that God revealed his divine word directly to mankind through many prophets and that Muhammad was the final prophet of Islam.
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It is strange that homosexuality is considered a sin by muslims when their prophet married & slept with an underage girl of only about 9yrs old , still playing with her dolls. I think that is criminal.
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It is called a Hijab and it is their religious belief. It's not a choice for them in their culture.  They will be killed if they do not obey the Quran, which is the Muslim equivalent to the Christian Bible.  It states:\n\nIn the Quran: \n" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display theri beauty adn ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof, that they should draw their veils over their bosoms aand not display their beauty except to their husbands, fathers, husbands' fathers, sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women or the slaves whom their right hand possess or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sence of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah(S.W.T) that ye may attain Bliss (Surah 24:31)