Islam Concepts

First of all I wanna let you know that why I didn’t write any posts from last 4-5 days, actually I’m suffering from very bad Flu. doctor told me to take rest as you can. Eyes shutters down due to pain. Not doing any activity from last few days. Still not feeling well, but I decided to publish something for my readers because it’s too many days atleast for me to cut off from you people.

In these days, I saw a very informative historic Islamic documentary known as “When the Muslims Ruled Europe.” It was the legendary documentary presented by the very famous English historian Bettany Hughes. Hughes did a very fine job in researching the Islamic history that somehow missing from the history papers. She really gathered very solid proves for Non-Muslims to understand the real Islam and for Muslims too to let them know about their ancestors and their achievements.

Headlines About Moors:

Moors (people who ruled Europe) was the most richest, most educated, civilized and powerful in the world. They enter in Europe when Europe was in dark ages. Moors are the one who gave progress and knowledge to Europe. They ruled Europe almost 700 years from 700 AD to 1400th century.

Although Christians burnt almost everything when they conquer Spain, but still their Keepsakes present such as the Cordoba Mosque and so much others.

It’s Documentary Time:

Here is a complete documentary for you. Please let me know your opinions on this movie. When the Muslims Ruled Europe.

I’m these days trying to explain Islamic concepts to people to educate them and show them what really Islam said on everyday issues. You know many people don’t have too much Islamic knowledge so they simply hear things from here and there and start implementing on them. Islam Concepts motto is to tell actual Islamic teachings to people and bring Islam’s awareness in them.

Back to topic, Today we will discuss Islamic prospective on beard, how long beard will be, any recommended style, trimming is allowed or not and some other important points.

According to Islamic scholars, Beard is considered as Wajib (Mandatory) to Muslims. It is known as beauty of a Muslim. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Verily, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty”. Allah Almighty only choose best and beautiful things for us. So we should need to obey His orders, as He knows better than anybody.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that Beard is the one that distinguish you as a Muslim with Non-believers. So it is a sign of righteous people.

How Long Beard Will Be:

Some people have misunderstanding in this part but Islam said really clear things on length of beard. Muslim beard should need atleast one hand, greater the better. Here are some very clear proofs on beard length.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says: “Trim closely the moustache, and let the beard flow (Grow).” – Narrated Ibn Umar (R.A.) in Muslim Shareef, Hadith # 498. Same thing said in Hadith # 499, 500, 501, 449.

Tirmidhi narrated that Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umar (R.A) used to cut the beard which was exceeded then his hand grip.

Also all the four Imam of Islam agreed on this point that beard length should not less than one hand. So if your beard is less than one hand, it is considered as Makrooh-e-Tehrimi (close to haram).

Shave Is Haram In Islam:

Let be clear, shaving is totally haram in Islam without any doubt. Check this Hadith as a clear evidence, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Anyone who shaves has no claim to the mercy of Allah” – Reported by Ibn Abbas (R.A.) in Tibrabi. According to Scholars, “To shave off the beard is unlawful (Haram) and one who shaves his beard is legally speaking an unrighteous fellow (FASIQ); hence, it is not permissible to appoint such a man as an Imam. To say Taraweeh behind such an Imam is Makrooh-e-Tehrimi (near prohibition)” (Shami Vol.1, p.523).

I think it is very clear that shaving is haram in Islam without any doubt.

Trimming Is Allowed or Not:

If your beard is more than one hand then you can trim it. But it should not less than one hand. “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered us to trim the moustache closely and spare the beard” says Ibn Umar. – Muslim Shareef, Hadith no. 449.
“Hazrat Jaabir (R.A.) said: “We used to grow long beards and only during Hajj and Umrah did we trim them to the required length (i.e. fist length).”

As I previously said, beard known as male beauty in Islam. So you can trim to get a better shape. Beard should not let grow in a way that makes a person look disgusting to people. In other words, the Muslim should make sure that his beard adds to his smartness and looks cool. But (again saying) what ever you do, it should not cut it down to less than one hand.

Misconceptions Among Muslims on Beard:

These days people are getting more and more westernized especially the youth. They follow their latest styles. But it is not good for us and Islam teachings is totally different from that.

Another thing is while argument, people agreed that beard is Wajib, but length of beard is not mentioned in any hadith, Hence, if you have bit of hair on your face, it would be fine, because it is also called as a beard – This is totally wrong.

Hopefully above proves are more than enough for any person who have any misconceptions on beard. You can read more in details about Misconceptions on beard.

Why I’m in French Cut Below:

This is interesting, you can think that I’m saying these things but in below picture, I’m in French cut so what I’m doing. Actually you are right. But the fact is I’m only 19 years of age and my beard is still not completed. It is only on chin area. So it is my natural look not custom-made. When it will complete, I’ll surely grow it according to teachings of Islam.

You might know this Burying dead body vs Burning dead body is a great debate in countries where Hindus, Muslims Or Christians live together, especially in India. Hindus and Sikhs follows burning while Muslims and Christians follows burying process. Here I like to mention 5 prove that why burying dead body is far better than burning. In today’s science world where many people only believes in scientific theories, I also like to raise some scientific points so it’s easy for anyone to understand.

1)  Soil Fertilized in Burying Dead Body

Our body particles are very similar to particles of our soil, when body remain there for few years, that will dissolves in soil. So that soil will be more fertile.

2)  Wood Save in Burying Process

Burning process is really playing it’s part in forest cutting. It is the only cause which consumes more than 100 ton wood per day in India alone. If we compare this with Burying, then that is really straightforward.

3)  Air Polluted in Burning Dead Body

Burning dead bodies is one of the ordinary cause in air pollution. When you burn a body, smoke really hurt your environment as well as damage your health. But in burying process, nothing like this.

4)   Much Less Expense in Burying

Buying wood, buying oil is an expensive task in burning dead body. Annually hundreds and thousands of dollars serve in this, only because Hindus burn their dead bodies in India. As compared to this, burying dead bodies is very cheap and simple. It cost you less than half from burning.

5)  Human Body Components Present In Soil

It’s scientifically proved that most of the elements that are present in human body are also in minor or higher quantity in the soil. Hence it is more reasonable, as it’s really easy to get decompose and mix in soil. So Burying process is always a winner in any case.

Here I like to discuss 6 important things that every Muslim women want to see in their societies. World largest polling service Gallup did polling in 2005 with 1000 individual women face-to-face from 8 predominantly Muslim countries including; Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Jordan. Gallup asked few questions from each of them and found these 6 things common that what they are looking for in their dream society. You can also see a video in which Muslim women scholars talking about women rights at what Muslim women want video.

1) Equal Legal Rights

Women in Muslim world want equal legal rights as men. Although it is not a very big issue now because laws in polled countries are so define for women. Also most Muslim men believes on “Equal Rights”, In turkey there is virtually no gap (92% of both women and men said women should have the same legal rights as men) but this percentage seems little different in other Muslim countries.

2) Voting Without Influence

Although situation is getting better and better, but still there is lot more to do for women to vote without any pressure. Check out the chart for better understanding.

3) Do Jobs

Nowadays Muslim women want to stand on their own feet. They want to contribute in society, want to prove themselves. In short, they want to do jobs outside and exposure the world.

4) Same Education Facilities

It is true that in Muslim countries, women haven’t such education facilities as men. This is one of the reason they are far behind then men. Literacy gap between women and men in Pakistan is 73% but in Iran education gender gap is 0, means in Iran men and women have same facilities.

But if we look towards whole world, we will notice that this problem is not only with Muslim world, Germany and France have education gender gap of more then 50%. United States same as Iran 0 difference and Japan already reverse gender gaps (literacy rate between women is more then men).

So seems like it is not only in Muslim countries but it is whole world phenomenon. Yet also we need to minimize this gap.

5) Attachment with Moral and Spiritual Values

Survey found that most of Muslim women want respect, peace, courage in their societies. It is true that they are more about moral values then money and sex. They see what women in west doing. They have live examples of them, working in office and also in home, 100% tired life with no gain. So they realize what is good for them.

6) Religion: Islam

Women from all the 8 predominant Muslim countries says that they want religion in their country. Many of them said that Islam and Shariya is the only or a source of legislation. So that’s mean they want to see Islam playing role in their society. See a graph to understand in details what Muslims think about Shariya as a law.

When first that title clicked in my mind, I thought yes, this is really an interesting topic to share with my readers, but when I started search about this, my search gone wide and wide. I want to clear in starting that we are not discussing what Islam told us, we are only discussing what Muslim women is looking for in their dream Muslim world. What they really think that these things are really important to make them happy.

I think only woman can answer this question in details, as I’m a male, so my words can’t really show you the inside story of their heart as they know better then me.

I just want to mention some of the interesting points that I took from this video below:

• Most women said they want to their country’s attachment with moral and spiritual values.
• Most of them said the economic and political advancement in Muslim countries would not improved with the adoption of western values.
• Most of the women think they should have right to vote without influence, work outside the home and serve in highest levels of government.
• Muslim women didn’t see sex as priority because they think other issues were more pressing.

So as in whole they want respect, peace, values as well as huge religion part as well. For more about what Muslim Women want in Muslim world, I sincerely refer you to this video. You should watch it to understand their feelings.

What is Terrorism?

• Terrorism is a policy or ideology of violence intended to intimidate or cause terror for the purpose of exerting pressure on decision making by state bodies.

It is the systematic use of terror or unpredictable violence against governments, publics, or individuals, to attain a political goal. Terrorism is not new, and even though it has been used since the beginning of recorded history it can be relatively hard to define. Terrorism has often been an effective tactic for the weaker side in a conflict.

Definition of Terrorism by Different Resources:

• The United Nations produced this definition in 1992; “An anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by (semi-) clandestine individual, group or state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons, whereby – in contrast to assassination – the direct targets of violence are not the main targets.”
• FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force and violence against person or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
• The Oxford English Dictionary defines terrorism as “a policy intended to strike with terror those against whom it is adopted; the employment of methods of intimidation; the fact of terrorizing or condition of being terrorized.”
• The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.”
• Webster’s New International Dictionary defines terrorism as the “act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; specify.: A mode of governing, or of opposing government, by intimidation.”

Islam and Terrorism:

What Quran says on Terrorism:

The Holy Quran, which Muslims believe to be the last revelation from Allah, revealed through Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who Muslims believe to be the last prophet and Messenger of Allah, Allah says
“He who killed one person, unless it be a person guilty of man-slaughter (murder) or of spreading chaos (mischief) in the land, should be looked upon as though he has slain all mankind, and he who saved one life should be regarded as though he has saved the lives of all mankind.”  (5:32)

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) condemns Terrorism:

It is narrated by Ibn ‘Umar that a woman was found killed in one of these battles; so the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade the killing of women and children.

(Sahih Al Bukhari Chapter : Prohibition of killing women and children in war.)

The verses of the Holy Quran and the saying (Hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are absolutely clear and leave no room for any ambiguity whatsoever.

Suicide Attacks, what Islam says?

Narrated by Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) a companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

“The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell Fire.’”

Biggest Terrorists in history:

• Adolf Hitler:

Adolf Hitler: the biggest terrorist in the history of mankind killed almost 0.6 million Jews and between 11 million to 17 million peoples were the victims of Holocaust. Adolf Hitler was not a Muslim, he was a christian, it is not justice that on wild action of Adolf Hitler I blame whole Christianity religion or labeled all Christian as terrorist.

• Benito Mussolini:

Benito Mussolini the second biggest terrorist in the history of mankind killed 300,000 people, imagine 300,000 people, again he was not a Muslim, he was also a Christian.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and Europe:

Today the fastest growing religion in America is Islam. The fastest growing religion in Europe is Islam. Which sword is forcing people in the West to accept Islam in such large numbers? read a post: 20 thousand people converting to Islam in America every year.

Islam means peace

Islam is derived from the word ‘salaam’ which means peace. It is a religion of peace whose fundamentals teach its followers to keep up and promote peace throughout the world.

Thus every Muslim should be a fundamentalist i.e. he should follow the fundamentals of the Religion of Peace: Islam. He should be a terrorist only towards the antisocial elements in order to promote peace and justice in the society.

Holy Quran is a complete miracle and inside it, there is also hundreds of miracles. We are discussing only one of them at now that most of the people don’t know about. I did a very good research, as my basic responsibility is to provide the information with solid proves. and found this is absolutely correct so it’s a perfect time to share this with all of you.

Holy Quran Scientists:

The whole credit goes to those Holy Quran scientists, who are spending days and nights to found these things and prove to people that Yes! Quran is the one, who can benefits you in this world and here after. As Allah said “And hold fast altogether to the Rope of Allah and do not become divided.“(The Rope of Allah is holy Quran). [Surah Aal-’Imraan 3: 103].

Miracle of Numbers in Holy Quran:

So back to topic, Actually those Quranic scientists found that many of Quran’s verses that mentioned one thing is equals to another, e.g, Life = death. For further explaining, see below the words mentioned in Arabic Quran.

Man 24 = Woman 24 (So both of them are equals)
Dunia (one name for life) 115 = Aakhirat (one name for the life after this world) 115
7 Heaven 7 = Creation of Heaven 7
Malaika (Angels) 88 = Shayateen (Satan) 88
People 50 = Messengers 50
Museebah (calamity) 75 = Thanks 75
Faith 25 = Infidelity 25
People who are mislead 17 = Dead people 17
Zakat (Taxes Muslims pay to the poor) 32 = Barakah (Increasing or blessings of wealth) 32
Sun 33 = Light 33
Desite 8 = Fear 8
Hardship 114 = Patience 114
Paradise 77 = Hell 77
Tongue 25 = Sermon 25
Muslimeen 41 = Jihad 41
Eblees (king of devils) 11 = Seek refuge from Eblees 11
Benefit 50 = Corrupt 50
Life 145 = Death 145

These are not all, here are some more that appeals you little more.

Quran mentioned Salah 5 times in Quran
Quran mentioned Month 12 times in Quran
Quran mentioned Days 365 times in Quran
Quran mentioned Sea 32 times in Quran
Quran mentioned Land 13 times in Quran

Little more math for Sea and land.

Sea + land = 32+13= 45
Sea = 32/45*100=71.11111111%
Land = 13/45*100 = 28.88888889%
Sea + land =100.00%

Modern science has only recently proven that the water covers 71.111% of the earth, while the land covers 28.889%.

What you can say about this, Is this a coincidence?

Allah Said in Quran “(This is) a Scripture (Quran) the revelations whereof are perfected and then expounded (In every sphere of knowledge etc) and then explained in details from One (Allah Almighty), who is all Wise and Informed (from all things)” [Surah-Hud 11:1].

Now a big question arises for non-Muslims who believes that Prophet Muhammad wrote Holy Quran. Question is who tought Prophet Muhammad all this? Read more What Prophet Muhammad said 1400 years ago. The thing is, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)was illiterate, so all these word repetitions couldn’t have been calculated by an illiterate man. All these cannot possibly by coincidences as well. When it comes to the Word of God, even the insignificant outer (physical aspects besides the meanings) are miraculous.

I also want to share a video with you so you can understand it completely.

If you have any thing to say then don’t hesitate to write a comment here. I’ll try my best to answer your questions.

Pakistan is well known for its cultural heritage. Whether we talk about this cultural heritage in a sense which relates religious matters or towering Islamic architecture, Pakistan will always be at the top of the merit list. It has a vibrant spectrum containing all the colors of the Islamic architecture. While talking about Islamic architecture, it’s the Pakistani mosques which catch our eyes. Not only are these mosques beautiful but engineering marvels as well. Here is a list which clearly depicts the 10 best mosques of Pakistan.

• Faisal Mosque:

The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the third largest mosque in the whole world. It is situated in Islamabad near Naval Complex, Sector E-8. It covers an area of 54,000 sq ft. It has a capacity to accommodate a total of 3,00,000 people (worshipers). It has four minarets, each of which is 260 ft high. The Faisal Mosque is named after the King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz who financed its construction. Check my story when I prayed taraveeh in Shah Faisal Mosque.

• Badshahi Mosque:

“Badshahi Mosque” literally means “Emperors Mosque”. Its construction was started in May 1671 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is situated in Lahore and is the second largest mosque in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest mosque in the world. It is Lahore’s major landmark and a great tourist attraction. It attracts a net total of more than 5, 00,000 tourists from all over the world. Its courtyard covers an area of 278,784 sq ft. it can accommodate total of 110,000 people at a time.

• Tooba Mosque:

Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi (largest city of Pakistan). One of its common names is “Gol Masjid” which is probably because of its elliptical structure. It was built in 1969. It is claimed to be the largest single dome mosque in the world. It is a major tourist attraction. Tooba Mosque was built with pure white marble. Its dome is 236 ft in diameter. It has a single minaret 70 meters high. Its central hall can accommodate total of 5000 people. It was designed by the famous Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.

• Mohabbat Khan Mosque:

Commonly known as “Masjid Muhabbat Khan” is situated in Peshawar, NWFP Pakistan. It’s a 17th century mosque. It was named after Nawab Mohabbat Khan who was the Mughal Governor of the area in that period of time. He served under the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built in 1670. Primarily it is orthodox in design. It has an ablution pond in its middle. Its minarets were used in Sikh times as a substitute for gallows. A fire that raged through the Andar Sheher Bazaar in 1895 failed to destroy the mosque because of the unremitting efforts of the faithful.

• Eid Gah Mosque:

Eid Gah Mosque is located in Multan which is an important city of Pakistan. It is situated on the main Multan-Lahore highway. It was built in 1735 by Nawab Abdul Samad Khan. He was the governor of Multan at that time. It covers an area of 13500 sq ft. It has seven domes which are very beautiful and are built by using a special material developed by fusing clay, marble and chalk stone. It can accommodate a total of 2000 people (Worshipers). It also has guest rooms for people who come for preaching. It is an engineering wonder because the material used for its construction is orthodox and not very strong. But still it stands today on the chest of the earth telling the story of its survival.

• Suneri Mosque:

The Soneri Mosque also known as golden mosque is located in Lahore. It was built by Nawab Syed Bhikari Khan in 1735. He was the deputy governor of Lahore at that time. It is located in the middle of Kashmir bazaar. It has three domes. It has a beautiful gateway measuring 21 meters in length. It has a courtyard which measures 161.5 x 160.6 meters. The marble domes cover prayer chambers. The mosque has 4 minarets each of which has a length of 54 meters.

• Jamia Masjid Sialkot:

As my mother’s city is Sialkot, so I know “Jamia Masjid Sialkot” greatness. It is located in very populated area covering the needs of people residing in Sialkot. They consider it as a vital part of their heritage. It is the largest mosque of Sialkot. It can accommodate a total of 50,000 worshipers. It possesses two large and one small minaret. It has a beautiful front wall on which marvelous mirror work is done which is the specialty of the land of Sialkot. It was built by Nawab Akram Khan. He was the governor of Sialkot.

• Wazir Khan Mosque:

Wazir Khan Mosque is situated in Lahore. It is a very holy place from religious point of view. It is famous for its extensive tile work on its exterior and interior walls. It is sometimes called as “a mole on the cheek of Lahore”. Shah Jehan built this in 1635. It looks same after centuries passed away.

• Moti Masjid:

Moti Masjid literally means ‘pearl mosque’. It was built in 17th century. It is situated inside the Lahore fort, built using pure and stainless white marble in 1637. As Shah Jehan created many beautiful mosques in his time, this is also one of them. It is comparatively small as compared to other mosques of Lahore but I put it is top 10 because it is so beautiful. It is established on the western side of the fort. The Sikhs robbed off its precious jewels which were fixed on its walls during the revolt of 1857. It stands today towering high in the sky telling the story of the generations of people who has passing by.

• Bhong Mosque:

Bhong Mosque is located in the area of Bhong, Sahibabad, in the district Rahim Yar Khan. Its construction was started in 1932 and was completed in 1982. It won the “Agha Khan Award for Architecture” in 1986. A postage stamp with its picture was issued in May 12, 2004 in Pakistan. I’m planning to visit this wonderful architecture of my country.

Conclusion: These are some of the great architectural mosques of Pakistan. Hope you like them. Let me know what is in your mind after checking this list in comment section.

Holy Ramadan is gone, time to concentrate heavily on follow throw, it seems like people just ended those efforts that they did in Ramadan, those prayers, fasts, wake up at Suhoor etc all gone. You know this is the most crucial part of our lives. True worshipers are those, who concentrate on Allah’s guidelines in sorrow as well as in happiness. But seems like we just fail in this. Lets think we did different type of prayers in whole Ramadan, but what we did on Eid day! No prayer what so ever. Here come our test and we completely fail in it.

I just found 10 steps to keep Ramadan spirit alive, you can find some very interesting tips in this. Yes! writer wrote exactly what was in my mind. You should have to concentrate on Dua, thinking about your past life and feel bad on wrong habits, always get some time for yourself regularly and think only about you, what was you, why Allah send you to this world, try to connect with Allah Almighty, pray Astagh-Firullah as many as you can, as deep as you can. May Allah Almighty mercy on us and bless us.

One thing that they didn’t add in above article is, You should always need to remember before or while doing work that Allah Almighty is watching us. What we do whether it is right or wrong, Allah Subhana Wa Ta’llah is watching us and we will receives its reward in the world here after. keep this as a strong faith and hopefully shetaan will not mis-guide you whole life.

As the day passes many well known scientists who research more and more about Quran’s teachings and what the Holy Quran said about science, they almost at this point that Quran said exactly the right thing almost 1400 years ago. They are wondering, if Holy Quran is not the word of God then who an uneducated person who don’t know reading and writing like Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), predicted all the things about future as well as things about astronomy, brotherhood, also how can such type of person gave us the world’s greatest economic system that many believes that way of salvation for today’s world.

No need to go into long discussion because video is just next to you. You can clearly see what Christian/Jewish scientists think about Holy Quran and how they link Quran/Future prediction/Science together. There is whole lot more for non-Muslim brothers and sisters to think what is true and where they are going.

If you are looking for exact details, I mean in above video you only see scientists comments but in the video below, Christian/Jewish scientists will prove to you with facts and figures that what Holy Quran said about human structure and universe around 1400 years ago that scientists are now discovering.