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Masjidul Haram in Mecca

Every one of us was child once. Then we grew older and obviously we will die someday. When we think of it, we feel the truth that no one is going to live forever. Everything will be finished and end up. Then we feel a huge emptiness in our heart and existence of fear. Yes, we fear to die because we think our life is short and there is nothing after the death. So we come to a conclusion that we should enjoy our life as much as possible. Sometimes many of us miss the major and important point about right and wrong. We choose different lifestyles, different ways to live our lives irrespective of right or wrong. Even we also manage things to defend ourselves. We think whatever we do is right. So consequently to establish our opinion or authority we dominate others at the cost of our humanity. If you are a conscious person, you will certainly find that it’s true while think of wars, inequality etc in the world. Now think for a moment that there is an afterlife after we die. We all are accountable of our own activities. If we do the right things we will be rewarded and if we do the wrong things we will be punished. Everyone firmly believes that. So what should we do then? Will we do whatever we want to satisfy our souls?

That was only one aspect but there are many aspects of life that we need to think in this way. What is the way to make our world most peaceful and beautiful? What is the way to make our lives more meaningful than ever? There is only one answer to all of these questions and that is ISLAM. Yes, Islam is the only way that can make our lives more meaningful and graceful.

Islam is not only a religion it is the complete code of life. It is the most peaceful religion and ideology.

Islamic Thesis

About Islam and Muslim

This whole universe and everything is created by the almighty ALLAH. He is the only one worthy of worship. Human is the best creation of ALLAH. But to really be that best, a man must be Mumin and at last a Muslim. Because unless this human is nothing but similar to other animal. The people who have accepted the Islam as their religion and obey all of its rules and regulations then they are called Muslims. It is obvious that a Muslim must be a Mumin. Mumin means the believer. A Muslim believes that there is One God who is Incomparable and Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Prophet and Rasul.  A Muslim also believes that his purpose of life is to worship ALLAH and he surrenders his whole life to ALLAH in order to satisfy Him.

Islam is a complete code of life. It is not just a religion that we see in case of other religions rather it is covering every aspect of life under its law and guidance. It is the only religion that is accepted by the almighty ALLAH and no other religion is accepted as only the Islam will help us at the Day of Judgment.

A Muslim is a blessing of ALLAH because he is the one who is loved by ALLAH and ALLAH grants all his prayers. A Muslim is such an ideal person that we dream to be or more than that. A little explanation will clarify it. Suppose you are asked to draw a sketch in your mind about a person whom you will call the best person having the best characteristics and pure heart. The sketch that you have drawn will be the sketch of a person having high level of humanity perhaps. A Muslim is such a person and more than that.

Generally we think that when someone is born in a Muslim family then he or she is Muslim. But in Islam there is no such thing. One must accept Islam as his religion by himself and obey it in order to be Muslim. I think this will answer many questions and we will not be confused about calling someone Muslim while he don’t not accept Islam as his religion and obey it fully. Only the Muslims are the Successful people in this life and the afterlife and they will enter the haven surely.

Pillars of Islam

There are some basic duties that a Muslim must perform. These are known as the pillars of Islam. If any of these is refused by anyone then he or she will not be considered as Muslim. There are five pillars of Islam and these are –

1.    Shahada is the profession of faith. It is a statement professing monotheism and accepting Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the messenger of ALLAH. It is a set statement that is recited in Arabic. The meaning of this statement is – I profess that there is no God but ALLAH and Muhammad is the messenger of ALLAH. It is the first step that must be completed by a non-Muslim to be Muslim. A Muslim has deep faith in this statement and offers his whole life to worship ALLAH.   

2.    Salah means prayer which is a daily work of Muslims. It is consisted of five prayers and these are Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha’a. These prayers are made compulsory by ALLAH for every Muslim man and woman. Salah make the difference between Muslims and the Non-Muslims. Muslims recite the prayers facing towards Kaaba of Mecca. It is the sign of unity. Muslim don’t worship the Kaaba.

3.    Sawm means fasting. It is obligatory for every Muslims of above age 11 in the month of Ramadan. It is a ritual fasting and Muslims abstain themselves from food, drink, and sexual activities from dawn to dusk during this month. Muslims are not allowed to do any Haram activities. Haram refers to those activities which are forbidden by ALLAH. During this month of Ramadan Muslims especially avoid all the sins and Haram activities. Because especially during this month they seek nearness to ALLAH and ask forgiveness for past sins as ALLAH has given a very special preference to this month. Muslims fast only for the sake of ALLAH.

4.    Zakat means giving alms to the needy people. It is compulsory for every Muslim who is able to do so. It is one of the beautiful and very efficient ways according to Islam to remove inequalities from society. Islam encourages the voluntary charity.

5.    Hajj means the pilgrimage. A Muslim who has attended the Hajj is known as Haji. Muslims, who are capable to perform this, must fulfill it as it is mandatory for them. This pilgrimage takes place in the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah to the holy city of Mecca.

Holy Quran

First Surah of Quran

The Al-Quran is collection of the verses of ALLAH. It is the central religious verbal text of ISLAM and the divine guidance and direction for mankind. This is revealed from ALLAH to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the angle Jibril (A.S.). There are 30 Para in the whole Quran. Almighty ALLAH has taken the responsibility to protect Quran. It is a duty of Muslims to recite the Quran daily and obey the words of ALLAH. When a Muslim memorizes the Whole Quran then he is called Hafij of the Quran. There is reward for reciting the Quran every day. ALLAH will give special reward and respect to the person who learns the Quran himself and teaches it to others. It is very important for us to recite the Quran in the appropriate way since the meaning of the words of Quran changes along with its pronunciation. For the general people it is hard to find out the actual meaning of the verses of Quran. So, it is mandatory to take help of those Muslims who are expert in this field. This expert refers to those Muslims who are the Alem. Misunderstandings can lead one in the wrong way which is prohibited by the Islam and he may no longer be Muslim. It is always suggested that whatever one thinks or does or understands regarding to Islam must talk to the Alem.

Hazrat Muahmmad and Hadith

Madina

This great man, Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in 570 in Mecca. His father was Abdullah who died before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born. His mother was Amina. He lost his mother at the age of six and became fully orphaned. Then he was brought up under the care of Uncle Abu Talib. At the age of 40, in the month of Ramadan he received the first revelation from ALLAH. Three years after this event he started to preach publicly. He preached proclaiming that there is only one God and he is the God’s messenger. He asked people to surrender their whole life to that God, ALLAH and obey all the orders of that Almighty. People thought he had gone mad and tortured him in many ways to prevent him from preaching Islam. At first there were only few followers. Later on his followers increased and now Islam is one of the major religions in the world in case of numbers of its followers. There is no doubt that only Islam is the right and true religion.

The pre-Islamic Arabia was in its worst situation. People used to worship animals, fire, statues etc. There was no peace. Then Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) came as a especial blessing of Almighty and bring peace there. The history of mankind witnessed the most peaceful and graceful time, the golden age of Islam.

The Islamic Shariah is based on Quran and Sunnah. Quran is the verse of ALLAH and Sunnah is the Hadith of Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him). Sunnah is the actions and sayings of this great Prophet and Hadith is the sunnah preserved as document. He is the best one of all prophets and is the last one of all prophets. No prophet will ever come after he passed away. He has come in the world as a great blessing of Almighty upon us.

Islamic Calligraphy

Islamic calligraphy is also known as Arabic calligraphy. It is an integral part of Islamic culture and heritage. This calligraphy is the artistic practice of some special types of handwriting of Arabic alphabet. Calligraphy is a popular art form in Islamic arts as it was the primary means for the preservation of the Qur’an. Mosques are decorated with Islamic calligraphy. Lines from Holy Quran, Hadith, Islamic proverbs are used for this especial art form. This art form is based on the Arabic script. There are mainly two different types of writing styles Arabic alphabet and they are the geometric scripts and cursive scripts.

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