To muslims: when sayin the shahada?
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Is that what the shahada is? No, serious, I'm just curious!
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God bless u sister ........ keep doing ur best for islam \n\nmy jihad is saying ''there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is His prophet''\n\nassalamo alaikom\n\nEDIT. i would just like to add that i really respect david's point of view ........ fair enough
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Lailat Al-Qadr (The night of Power) I believe is really the answer you're looking for.  It's the night when Muhammed was called to go to the heavens and bring the Angels back to Earth.  It's also the night at the end of Ramadan, when all familes, communities, friends get together, feast and pray because they have been fasting from sunup to sundown for 40 days, as well as casting off their earthly sins (gossip, quarrel, hurtful actions, you know the human stuff) So very similar to Lent leading up to Easter. That's my answer anyway
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I'm not muslim, but you're absolutely right!\n\nPlease can you translate that heading of yours that's all in Arabic? I'm interested in knowing what it says! =)
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The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam\nby Hussein Abdulwaheed Amin, Editor of IslamForToday.com\n\nIntroduction\nThe Shia shahadah (declaration of faith) states:\n\n"There is no god but Alláh, Muhammad is the Messenger of Alláh, Alí is the Friend of Alláh. The Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his first Caliph."\n\nIf you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and the second person ever to embrace Islam. The term Shia or Shi'ite derives from a shortening of Shiat Ali or partisans of Ali.
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Thank you for a very interesting question. I think the gentleman who claimed to be a Muslim did not understand the question. \n\nI am an American Muslim Imam and although we have no areas above the Arctic Circle where I live I have also pondered this question and asked some knowlegeable people I know. The answer is as the first person guessed. There was a ruling in the past that Muslims who live above the Arctic Circle or below the Antarctic circle should follow the times of prayer and beginning and ending of fasting in Ramadan and at other times of the year according to the times in Mecca.\n\nPlease feel free to ask any questions you might have for me.\n\nPeace and Blessings,\n\nSalim
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حالا ديگه بني صدرم آدم شد
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"Be it that, you warn them or not warn them, it will be the same to them -- they will not believe."...Surah-al-Bakara, Qur'aan.\n\n"Recite: Oh, Disbelievers!  I do not serve that which you serve nor, do you serve Him who I serve.  I do not worship that which you worship nor, do you worship Him who I worship.  To you, your religion; to me, mine."...Surah-al-Kafirun, Qur'aan.\n\nMy Response to the Question: "Because they do NOT wish to understand since, they have ALREADY made-up their own CONCLUSION about Islam."
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Sorry i can't open the link to tel u, what was the date..u can try urself at http://www.islamic.co.uk there is history option..over there u can find out these dates\n\nor mail them..they will tell u
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BOB:I EDITED IT. I'M LOGGING OUT. TYPE YOUR QUESTIONS. I'LL TRY TO EXPLAIN THEM LATER.\n\nHey "Bob". Now, you need to know that the Koran is poetic. God also said that he kept the planets not colliding with each other. But we know that it is caused by gravity.\n\nGod also said that He is closer to us than the jugular vein. There is a hadith that said that He can ve contained in a pious slave's heart. Now all these references are poetic.\n\nThere are other translations, such as Pickthall's, that translated the word into "heavens".\n \nAccording to Yusuf Ali's translation, it is referred as "rain".\n\nMaybe, just maybe, that He was referring to comets and meteors. Maybe He said "the sky" because 1400 years ago, Arabs didn't know about comets and meteors. The verse also states that it can fall by His leave, His power, it can fall. There are records that meteors have hit the earth. But this is just my opinion.\n\nEDIT: Punishment for satan is in hell. Those verses are talking about the punishments waiting for satan in hell. The words did not say comets, but FIRE.\n\nBesides, you haven't stated your thoughts on the other translations by Pickthall or Yusuf Ali.\n\nEDIT:Oh, wait. I remembered your point of "air falling on earth" thing. Now, as you read it, you do realise that the verse states:\n\n....and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command?...\n\nIf there was a storm or strong wind, rain, etc (the sky falling, as if there was heavy winds, as described poeticly),surely the ship's sailing was to be affected and face possibility of shipwreck?
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Dear brother,\n\nI understand your situation and I have been in the same. What I do is, I come back home and do the normal things and when it is time for the next prayer I start with offering the Kajas (you know) of the Johar and the Asar and even maghrib if that was missed and then get to the Isha. It makes the prayers a bit longer I know, but you know Islam permits us to do the Kajas for lawful reasons and as long as your heart is good you can pray. You are also allowed to take breaks between these kaja salats and get back to do the Isha.\n\nMay you pray well. Allah Hafez\n\nYour sister.
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I have no diea, I'm also looking for that but in the mean time does this link help? \nhttp://www.al-islam.com/key.htm
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peace be upon you.\ni'm a muslim so i cannot answer this as it will be bias...\nto my non-muslim friends who quoted from Quran, please take extra steps to understand the context of the verse. look also at the full verse, the verses before and after it and also the history and the conditions when and why the verse(s) were revealed...\n\nlet me put out an example by giving a sentence,\n\na policeman shot dead the man as self defense.\n\nif i take just take the 1st half of the sentence, of course the policeman looks bad. but what if we know the full context...\n\nAllah knows best.\n\npeace
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(this isn't an answer directly to the question but is just a comment on the latest answer that has been posted...)\nthe words you have written clearly speaks of your lack of knowledge in what you are supposedly trying to comment to...\nfirstly, the Bible speaks of those things, correct but it doesn't lie on the same plane as the argument being presented in the question...we don't condemn the violence in Koran or like what happened in the Bible...it is simply a question of faith and what kind of leader you are following....\n\n\nIslam: "Religion of Peace" \n\n"Those that make war against Allah and His apostle and spread disorder in the land shall be slain or crucified or have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, or be banished from the land. They shall be held up to shame in this world and sternly punished in the hereafter." (Sura 5.33-34) \n\n"Allah revealed His will to the angels, saying: 'I shall be with you. Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers!' That was because they defied Allah and His apostle. He that defies Allah and his apostle shall be sternly punished by Allah." (Sura 8.12-13) \n\n"In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones [i.e. non-Muslims] one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Sura 8.37) \n\n"Muster against them [i.e. non-Muslims] all the men and cavalry at your command, so that you may strike terror into the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them who are unknown to you but known to Allah." (Sura 8.60) \n\n"Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and deal harshly with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate." (Sura 9.73) \n\n"When We resolve to raze a city, We first give warning to those of its people who live in comfort. If they persist in sin, judgement is irrevocably passed, and We destroy it utterly." (Sura 17.16-17) \n\n"We have destroyed many a sinful nation and replaced them by other men. And when they felt Our Might they took to their heels and fled. They were told: 'Do not run away. Return to your comforts and to your dwellings. You shall be questioned all.' 'Woe betide us, we have done wrong' was their reply. And this they kept repeating until We mowed them down and put out their light." (Sura 21.11-15) \n\n"When you meet the unbelievers in jihad, chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Sura 47.4) \n\n"Mohammed is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Sura 48.29)\n\n__________________________________________\n\nPeople perish because of the lack of knowledge.
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You have to recite the following verse in Arabic: there is only one Allah/god and Mohamed (peace be upon him) is his last/true messenger.  You have to recite this in from of witnesses, other Muslims of course, so you'll probably do it in a mosque.  It translates to that more or less.  Just make sure you do more homework.
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Once you believe, and you know you are ready to accept the responsibilities as a Muslim, all you have to do is recite the Shahadah. You can either do this at a mosque, in which they will help you and provide resources for you to learn more, or you can declare it alone to God, as God is the only witness you truly need.\nTransliteration: "Ash-hadu ana la eelaha il-Allah, wa as-hadu ana Muhammad rasool Allah."\nTranslation: "I testify that there is no god but God, and I testify that Muhammad is His messenger."\n\nIf this is the decision God has led you to, the I congratulate you and wish you all the best in this life and the next!\n\nBelow are some links for new Muslims and for non-Muslims who wish to learn more about Islam. And as another person mentioned, ignore those who insult and hate, because the only thing that accompanies fear and hatred are lies. Nobody would expect Osama bin Laden to give an honest report of Christianity, so why expect an Islamophobe to give an honest report about Islam?
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Definition\n\nMost Muslims accept anyone who has sincerely pronounced the Shahada, a ritual declaration of submission to God and assertion that Muhammad is the last prophet, as a fellow Muslim. Muslims describe many Biblical figures, such as Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus), as Muslims because they submitted completely to Allah, or God.\n\n    * For a list of prophets of Islam, see Prophets of Islam.\n    * For a list of Muslims, see List of Muslims.\n    * For a list of different Muslim sects and divisions, see Divisions of Islam.\n\n[edit]\n\nEtymology\n\nThe singular form of the word Muslim comes from the Arabic plural form 'Al-Muslimīn, from the tri-consonantal root SLM (سَلَمَ), also found in the words Islam and salām (peace). The plural form is instanced in the Qur'an, 22:79, Al-Hajj.\n[edit]\n\nPronunciation and spelling\n\nUntil around the late 1980s, the word was commonly spelled Moslem. The spelling has since fallen into disuse. Muslims do not recommend this spelling because it is often pronounced "mawzlem," which sounds somewhat similar to an Arabic word for "oppressor" (Za'lem in Arabic). The word is pronounced "Mus"-lim in Arabic, but some English dictionaries allow both "Mus"-lim and "Muz"-lim. The word is now most commonly written "Muslim".\n[edit]\n\nOther words for Muslim\n\nMany English-language writers used to call Muslims Mohammedans or Mahometans, meaning "followers of Mohammed," but this terminology is considered incorrect and insulting by Muslims, because Muslims believe it implies that they worship the prophet Muhammad, contrary to the fundamental principles of Islam itself. This terminology is also seen as too similar to Christians as followers and worshippers of Christ. In addition, Muslims believe that the religion of submitting to God (Islām in Arabic) existed long before the birth of Muhammad, making all the prophets before him "Muslims."\n\nEnglish writers of the 19th century and earlier sometimes used the words Mussulman, Musselman, or Mussulmaun. Variant forms of this word are still used by many Indo-European languages. These words are similar to the French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese words for "Muslim."\n[edit]\n\nArabic terms describing Muslim identity\n\nWhen discussing whether or not someone is a real Muslim, the following terms may be used by those arguing:\n\n    * Mu'min - believer\n    * Fasiq - shameless sinner\n    * Munafiq - hypocrite; professes Islam but does not believe in it (one who professes but does not practice is a fasiq)\n    * Kafir - neither professes nor believes; an infidel\n\n[edit]\n\nDisagreements\n\nThere are some groups that claim to be Muslim, but are not accepted as Muslim by most Muslims. For example, neither Sunni nor Shi'a Muslims accept Ahmedis as fellow Muslims. This is also true of other groups as well. An agnostic of Islamic background may refer to him/herself as a "cultural Muslim", but this is likewise unacceptable to most observant Muslims. Many Sunni regard the Shi'a and the ʕAlawī sects as non-Muslim. There have also been numerous instances in which some Sunni have declared other Sunni to be unbelievers, some Shi'a have declared other Shi'a the same, and so on.\n\nThe act of calling another a disbeliever is called takfir.\n[edit]\n\nSee also\n\n    * Islam\n    * Qur'an\n    * Muhammad\n    * Five Pillars of Islam