ALL ABOUT ISLAM

              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...

In Honor of the Prophet ﷺ - A Response to Those Who Insult! - Mufti Menk  

Sokoto: Protests erupt over police arrest after Deborah Samuel killing Protesters are demanding the release of those arrested in connection with the murder of a young student at Shehu Shagari College of Education, who they accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad (SWA). Young men and women are staging protests in various places across Sokoto with burning tires, including the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III. Some also crowded at the entrance to the state government building.   According to the BBC, the protests were initially peaceful, but later turned violent, with people hurling stones at the Sultan's palace.  An interview with the BBC near the royal palace at the time of the incident said security forces had tried to stop youths from entering the palace.   "A lot of the kids (protesters) see the king supporting the girl (Deborah), they are the ones who are throwing stones," he said.  He added that police and military security forces fired tear ga...

  Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria  Muhammad Auwal Adam Albaniy Zaria (27 September 1960 – 1 February 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar who specialized in the field of Hadith.[1] Islamic Law, mass communication, telecommunications engineering and ICT. He was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leader of the Salafis movement in Nigeria. He was a Tailor at his earlier stage of life of which he usually called himself (Specialized Tailor).[citation needed] He was the first scholar to ascribe the word "Salafiyah" to the generation of scholars and students of Islamic denomination in Nigeria.[2] Albani was considered by many contemporary Nigerian scholars as the greatest Salafi scholar in Nigeria.  Early life and education  Albani had his origins from the state of Kano in the Northern Nigeria but was born and bred in Muchia Sabon Gari, Zaria.[citation needed] He had his primary education in the area before he moved to Barewa College.[citation needed] He studied mass communica...

Islam Religion History   The   history of Islam   concerns the political, social, economic, and cultural developments of the   Islamic civilization . Most historians [1]   believe that   Islam   originated in   Mecca   and   Medina   at the start of the 7th century CE. [2]   Muslims   regard Islam as a return to the original faith of the   Abrahamic   prophets , such as   Adam ,   Noah ,   Abraham ,   Moses ,   David ,   Solomon , and   Jesus , with the submission ( Islām ) to the will of   God . [3] [4] [5] According to the  traditional acccount , [2] [6]  the  Islamic prophet   Muhammad  began receiving what Muslims consider to be  divine revelations  in 610  CE , calling for submission to the one God, the expectation of the imminent Last Judgement, and caring for the poor and needy. [4] [7]  Muhammad's message  won over a...