Where is the holy place for Muslims
Muslims first prayed to Jerusalem (al-Quds), but because people of other religions such as Judaism and Christianity persecuted them.
(more…)Category: Religion
What are the duties of a Muslim person
If one joins the religion of Islam. In addition to believing in God and the Prophet of Islam and the resurrection, he must perform a series of actions, which are called obligatory.
A Muslim should not do a series of acts, which are called forbidden. There are a number of actions, which are useful to do, which they are called Approbating. There are a number of things, which are harmful to do, which are called abominable.
Fasting
It is obligatory for every Muslim to fast. Fasting means: Muslims should avoid eating and drinking for one month each year from dawn to dusk. The reason for fasting may be that man understands the blessings of God and that Muslims also understand the living conditions of hungry and poor people. Perhaps another reason is to relax his digestive and urinary systems. The fasting month is Ramadan.
Zakat
Zakat means paying 10 percent of the proceeds from agricultural products such as wheat-barley-rice-dates … and animal products such as –cattle– cows-sheep and … to poor people.
Khums
It is obligatory in the religion of Shi’ism to pay 20% of the annual profits (Shi’a Muslim deduct all expenses and calculate 20% of the profits) to the Imam, or his representative, or the authority of imitation. The imam or imitation authority uses this amount to help the needy and revive religion. Thus the Imam or his representative does not need the financial support of the ruler and the kings. Therefore, religion is independent of the state.
What are the prohibitions (things that are forbidden)
Eat pork and all carnivorous animals, and dead animal meat, and Animals with ungulate feet, like donkeys and horses … are forbidden. It is forbidden to eat halal meat cut by non-Muslims.
(more…)What are the cleaner (motaharat)
In Islam, both the spiritual and the physical aspects of man have been taken into consideration. If one is an infidel, or an idolater. This person is intrinsically unclean. Although clean and tidy in appearance. The only way to purify his inner self is to believe in the principle of monotheism.
(more…)What is tayammum and in what cases is it performed?
Islam is a religion of convenience
In such cases, the palms of both hands will be thrown to the ground or to the stone, and applied to the face and back of both hands is equivalent to wodu or ablution.