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  Du'a after Calling Prayer   The Sunnah recommends attentively listening to the Athan (call to prayer) when it is being called by the Mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer). Every line should be silently repeated after the Mu'adhdhin except for when he says حَيَّ عَلَىٰ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ (come to prayer) and حَيَّ عَلَىٰ الۡفَلَاحِ (come to salvation). At these two points, one should say: لَاحَوۡلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ (There is no might and no power except with Allah) Let’s see what one such Hadith says about responding to the Athan, followed by the reward for Muslims performing this deed: Umar bin Al-Khattab reported: "The Prophet (SAW) said: When the Mu'adhdhin says: ٱللَّهُ أَكۡبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكۡبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest) And one of you should make this response: ٱللَّهُ أَكۡبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكۡبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest) (and when the Mu'adhdhin) says: أَشۡهَدُ أَنۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (I testify ...

History of Mufti Menk Dr Mufti Ismail Menk is a leading global Islamic scholar born and raised in Zimbabwe. He completed his Hifdh and Qiraat at a young age whilst also learning Arabic and Urdu and studied under his father. He went on to graduate in Islamic Studies at the University of Madina and became Mufti after extensive study at Darul Uloom Kantharia in Gujarat. Mufti Menk’s work has gained worldwide recognition and he has been named one of “The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” since 2010.

              FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM The Five Pillars are the core beliefs and practices of Islam: 1.      Profession of Faith ( shahada ).  The belief that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God" is central to Islam. This phrase, written in Arabic, is often prominently featured in architecture and a range of objects, including the  Qur'an , Islam's holy book of divine revelations. One becomes a Muslim by reciting this phrase with conviction. 2.      Prayer ( salat ).  Muslims pray facing Mecca five times a day: at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and after dark. Prayer includes a recitation of the opening chapter ( sura ) of the Qur'an, and is sometimes performed on a small rug or mat used expressly for this purpose (see  image 24 ). Muslims can pray individually at any location (fig. 1) or together in a mosque, where a leader in prayer ( imam ) guides the congreg...

  Punishment of those who Insult Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Islamic scriptures [ edit ] In Islamic literature, blasphemy is of many types, and there are many different words for it:  sabb  (insult) and  shatm  (abuse, vilification),  takdhib  or  tajdif  (denial),  iftira  (concoction),  la`n  or  la'ana  (curse) and  ta`n  (accuse, defame). [13]  In Islamic literature, the term "blasphemy" sometimes also overlaps with  kufr  ("unbelief"),  fisq  (depravity),  isa'ah  (insult), and  ridda  (apostasy). [14] [2] Quran [ edit ] Further information:  Quran and violence A number of verses in the Qur'an have been interpreted as relating to blasphemy. In these verses God admonishes those who commit blasphemy. Some verses are cited as evidence that the Qur'an does not prescribe punishments for blasphemy, [15]  while other verses are cited as evidence that it do...