Islam Concepts

This is the story of a non-Muslim women who use to wear Hijab regularly. She raised some very nice points, that we and also those who don’t believe in Hijab (women protection) need to take a look. She explained some historical as well as scientific things that are too right.

My biggest concern to those who talked wrong things about Hijab is, “Hijab is also in their own religious books”. For example, if you are a Christian then Bible also said that covering women body as well as hair is necessary as Nuns do and if you are a Jew, Hindu or following any other religion then wearing Hijab is also in your own books. Why they only attach Hijab to Islam, but I personally feel more proud to hear that our sisters are following the true guidance. So we are more in to their religion then themselves. This is what really makes me comfortable and proud.

Anyway! here is the video for you of a girl who wear Hijab and telling people her own experience.

Yet another Ramadan gone, may Allah Almighty give us another chance to see next Ramadan. It’s time for people (who are going to Hajj) to make some Hajj mobilization. This is the time when people need guides to perform their best Hajj. But if they found those guides for free then that is really an occasion for them, Yes! I found something for all, who have plans to go to Hajj. Curtsey to SoundVision who wrote this really nice book on hajj. You can read complete book for free at Here . I’m sure you will find good information with this guide.

I also find another good resource for you people as I’m committed to provide quality to you. This is a diary of 21 days for the holy land by Prof. M. Ishaq Zahid, a creator of Islam101.com. He wrote his own story, how he spent his 21 days on holy land in the search of greatest Lord of all, how he tried to happy Allah Almighty and much more.

I highly recommended you to read these resources, if you are going to perform 5th pillar of faith, The HAJJ. Where you meat with thousands of people with no difference of name, cast, color, region. Allah said in Quran [22:27.8] “And proclaim that the people shall observe Hajj pilgrimage. They will come to you walking or riding on various exhausted (means of transportation). They will come from the farthest locations.” They have only one thing in common, THEY ARE MUSLIM. They come only for one purpose, TO PERSUADE ALLAH. As Allah said [ 2:199] You shall file together, with the rest of the people who file, and ask Allah for forgiveness. Allah is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

Do Muslim Women have to wear the Hijab and what is the difference between Muslim women Hijab and catholic church Nuns wearing a big gown?

Muslims women should have to wear the Hijab with its actual means as it is mentioned in the Holy Quran. There are many basic differences in wearing Hijab between Muslim women and Nuns.

Hijab saves every women from evil eyes. Believe it or not, this is the thing that is playing a big part in most of the women who are converting to Islam. They liked it and feel safe after wearing it.

Ahh, actually it’s not my time to say any thing, It’s time to see the video as Mr Yusuf Estes has very unique way to teach things. Hope you will like this video.

Brothers and sisters! this is Umer Hayat from IslamConcepts.com want to say an Eid Mubarak to all my readers. IslamConcepts is an open source place for people to share their views with others. Muslims celebrating today as a Eid, It is really a peaceful and happiness day. day to forgive others, day that brings people closer.

Eid Prospective:

Actually there are two Eid in whole year according to Islamic calendar. First is Eid-ul-fitr also known as Smaller Eid”. and second is Eid-ul-azha or “Greater Eid. Today is Eid-ul-fitr. Muslims completed fasting for whole one month in Ramadan and today new month started in lunar calendar, so that’s why we are celebrating this special day.

Eid Benefits:

Islam told us to settle our disputes with others on this day, meet them with a big smile, hug them, wish them a happy Eid and pray for them from your heart. So they also do the same. Allah like people who always kind with others and this is the purpose of Eid. Eid is a total social activity that brings people closer and minimize the gap.

Eid Mubarak:

I want to say an Eid Mubarak to all of you. If you have any thing to say then reply here. May Allah almighty forgive us and show us the right path.

As you know judgement day is a must thing that will happen to every human being. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed us these signs  almost 1400 years ago about judgement day. You can clearly see that most of them already happened and remaining will occur on their specific time as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) mentioned.

Today Science is talking/proving things that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said 1400 years ago. You can image the power of a person, Who was not educated in any institution nor at home, don’t know read or write but He teached us the things, those happened and still happening as He said word by word. Subhan Allah!

He said these things on quite different occasions but I’m going to summarize them and writing the actually context of wording.

• People will ride on saddles that aren’t saddles (Think about Cars)
• The distance on earth will become short. (Think about Aeroplanes)
• Horses will not be use in wars. (Think what is going on nowadays)
• Muslims will defeat the Byzantines which will end with the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul).
• The Jews will gather again to live in Bilad Canaan.
• Very tall buildings will build (What is happening these days)
• The disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance, with much killing. (Think same thing are happening today)
• Adultery will become widespread, and the drinking of wine will become common (Nowaday is a best example)
• The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase until there are 50 women to be looked after by one man. (Still women increase and ratio is going higher and higher with everyday passes)
• Islam will become worn out like clothes are, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, charity and rituals are. (Almost this thing is present and continue to become worst)
• Allah will send a disease to fornicator that will have no cure (Think about Aids)
• People will begin to believe in the stars and reject AL QADAR. (Nowadays, muslims as well believing in stars. Al Qadar is ‘The divine decree of destiny’)
• Men will pass by people’s graves and say: ‘Would that I were in his place’; (Think about large amount of suicidal deaths these days)
• Two large groups of people will fight one another, and there will be many casualties; they will both following the same religion (Think about World War II)
• Approximately 30 DAJJALS will appear, each one claiming to be the messenger of ALLAH.
• Earthquakes will increase (What is going on these days)
• Time will pass quickly (What is going on these days)
• Killing will increase (What is going on these days)
• Wealth will increase (Yup! Think about nowadays but this is still to be increase as Prophet Said)
• Women will be wearing clothes but not wearing clothes

These are some of the things that holy Prophet Muhammad said on separate occasions. Most of the things are happening these days but some of them still needs to be even more worse as Prophet said.

And on another occasion Prophet said: ‘If my ummah (followers) bears 15 traits (qualities), tribulation (judgement day) will follow it’. Someone asked; What are they O messenger of Allah. Then Prophet replied:

• When any gain shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor.
• When a trust becomes a means of making profit.
• When paying ZAKAT becomes a burden.
• When voices are raised in the mosque.
• When the leaders are the worst of all.
• When people treat a man with respect because what he may do.
• The appearance of the Imam MAHDI.
• The appearance of the DAJJAL (Anti Christ).
• The appearance of Ya’juj and Ma’juj (biblical Gog and Magog).
• Isa (Jesus) will come during the time of Dajjal and kill him.
• The rising of the sun from the west.
• The destruction of the Ka’ba and the recovery of its treasures.
• The wind that destroy almost all things.
• The smoke that will punishes all the non-believers.

No time to go into details of these signs but will go in short future and talked about them one by one. Just hang with me and continue reading more interesting things on this blog. Your inspiration is really what I want at this point.

Back to topic, as we look at this article we realize how true the Messenger (P.B.U.H) was, these signs were prophesized 1400 years ago!. It shows that Prophet Muhammad was a true messenger of God and also the Holy Quran told us these things.

So my dear brothers and sisters! if you still not start what Allah Almighty told us to do in this apparent world, then act now, you also know that we have very less time. So act now with good intentions so Allah will help us to became a good Muslim and if you are a good Muslim, you are also a good social personality.

Ramadan is flying away from us like a bullet. Seems like, it just started few days back but actually it only left 5 days from now. Month of blessings and forgiveness is about to over. You can read here further about What is Ramadan and also Ramadan is coming: Prepare for it.

Zakat is the fourth pillar of Islam and we need to complete this duty in Ramadan. You can read more here What is Zakat. The basic purpose of Zakat is we need to spend part of our money that we hold from longer then a year to poor people.
There are some details in calculating your Zakat amount that is not a problem now. You can calculate your Zakat online with real accuracy and without lot time consuming.

Without further delay, here is a list of free online Zakat calculators in the market.

1) YesPakistani zakat Calculator
2) Islamicity Zakat Calculator
3) Hadiya Foundation Zakat Calculator
4) SoundVision Zakat Calculator

Choose which ever you like more and suites your requirements. Remember that these calculators are based on US Dollar calculation, so keep that in mind while entering amount.

Now you can calculate more efficiently, but if any problem then its better to contact your mosque Imam for detailed guidance and understanding, as 1 by 1 meetings always a best way to learn then  any other thing.

My dear brothers and sisters, today I came up with really a coolest video lecture that I got from YouTube, This is about what real Hijab is. This is the greatest short four and half minutes answer given by Mr.Yusuf Estes that really let you know what real Hijab actually is. When I lesson that, It really hit me and I’m completely sure it will really hit you as well.

For all the mothers and sisters, if you are wearing hijab this is what you need to see and also if you are not wearing hijab this is also what you need to atleast check, how cool Mr.Yusuf Estes replied to a ridiculous question asked by a woman. So without further delay here is the video. Waiting for your comments on that.

If you want to test your faith then work with this great hadith. Actually Prayer is a light & Charity is proof of your faith, if you are doing these then this is the proof that you are good Muslim and your faith is strong on Almighty Allah.

Just read this beautiful hadith quoted in [Sahih Muslim : Book 2 'Al-Taharah' , Number 0432]
“Abu Malik at-Ash’ari Radi Allah Anhu)  reported: The Messenger of Allah  (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill up what is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of one’s faith) and endurance is a brightness and the Holy Qur’an is a proof on your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves”.

Simple translation of this Hadith: If you implement on Holy Quran then this will be your biggest Intercession to lead you to heaven but if you don’t implement on the Holy Quran then it is also the first one to leads you towards hell. Common man after awake, busy in work, those works will lead him to way of peace and also those works who lead him to the hell  where fire everywhere.

So decide yourself, if you want to go to hell fire then continue your routine, just wake up, start doing this life work and forget Allah Almighty, who created you OR live your life as He advised us to live.

This is our test, check yourself and grab the result. If it is OK then make it to good, if good then make it to excellent, and continue your journey towards betterment. but if you fail in till now test then start your journey towards right path from now. Don’t waste a single second, do sorry to Allah Almighty, as He is the greatest and very merciful.

A man superiority is totally based on his deeds. While distinguishing/ranking a person, Allah Almighty will not see towards his face and wealth. He always look towards its deeds. As Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Said in the Hadith quoted in (Sahih Muslim: Book 32, Number 6219)

“Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu) reported Allah’s Messenger (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) as saying: “Don’t nurse grudge and don’t bid him out for raising the price and don’t nurse aversion or enmity and don’t enter into a transaction when the others have entered into that transaction and be as fellow-brothers and servants of Allah. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor humiliates him nor looks down upon him. The piety is here, (and while saying so) he pointed towards his chest thrice. It is a serious evil for a Muslim that he should look down upon his brother Muslim. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in faith: his blood, his wealth and his honor.”

In simple form Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that don’t do anything wrong with your brothers. This is not only about your blood related brothers, this is also about all the Muslims, as every Muslim is a brother of other. Then Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) looked towards his chest thrice and said Godliness belongs to your heart not your apparent deeds.

And in very next Hadith from above (Sahih Muslim: Book 32, Number 6220), He (Prophet Muhammad) said:
“Verily Allah does not look to your bodies nor to your faces but He looks to your hearts.”

In just next hadith, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said almost the same like above (Sahih Muslim: Book 32, Number 6221)
“Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) as saying: “Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds.”

Here I found a very nice video lecture on this discussion. Hopefully you like it.

May Allah the greatest, give us chance to work on our souls, as working on them are much more greater then working on our external body.

One of the very nice hadith that I found on Alquranic . It talked about 7 types of people who Allah will protect them in His massive shade. This hadith is at [Sahih Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 11, Number 629]

Narrated by Abu Huraira (R.A): The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, “Allah will give shade to seven, on the day when there will be no shade but His. These seven persons are

1. A just ruler.
2. A youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood and still remains in the time when they have most power).
3. A man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation).
4. Two persons who love each other only for Allah’s sake and they meet and part in Allah’s cause only.
5. A man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah Almighty.
6. A man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity),
7. A person who remembers Allah Almighty in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears.

Beloved Prophet (PBUH) told us great benefits to these people. May Allah Almighty give us chance to enter in atleast single category, so Allah will give us a great blessings in this world and in here after.

Also found a cool video on this topic from YouTube: