Photography

[riimosaurus]

Salam Alaykom.

I'm stuck in a very annoying position and I need advice as well as evidence.
I love everything Allah has created and I want to share it with everyone.

I have dropped out of my degree and I have decided to pursue my passion in Photography.

Photography to me is capturing moments that will never happen again. I don't take photos of people. I take photos of nature. Every photo that I have taken I have matched it up with an Ayah in the Quran. I want to share this with people so they can not only see what Allah has created but understand that everything has a purpose and it was created for a reason.

From what I know, it's haram to take photos of people or hang them up in the house but what does Islam say about Nature?

When I take photos I always have 1 intention and that is to share Allah's creation. I don't edit my photos unless theres rubbish on the ground that I wasn't able to see while taking the photo.

The reason why I'm doing photography is because seeing what Allah has created in terms of Nature gives me a feeling like no other. Subhan'Allah. That is what I want to share.

My main goal Insha'Allah is to print the photos out onto a canvas with the relevant Ayah from the Quran and sell it to people for a very affordable price.

If my intention is solely to share Allah's creations am I doing something haram?

I need answers.

Thank you.

Peace.

 

[Um Ibrahim]

:salam2:

Sister there's nothing wrong with taking pictures of inanimate things such as tress, oceans, sun, landscape, flowers etc. It's photographing humans and animals which is considered haraam.

Hope that helps. Also check the forum for similar threads there's a lot more detailed explanations there.

 

[strive-may-i]

Salam Alaykom.

I'm stuck in a very annoying position and I need advice as well as evidence.
I love everything Allah has created and I want to share it with everyone.

I have dropped out of my degree and I have decided to pursue my passion in Photography.

Photography to me is capturing moments that will never happen again. I don't take photos of people. I take photos of nature. Every photo that I have taken I have matched it up with an Ayah in the Quran. I want to share this with people so they can not only see what Allah has created but understand that everything has a purpose and it was created for a reason.

From what I know, it's haram to take photos of people or hang them up in the house but what does Islam say about Nature?

When I take photos I always have 1 intention and that is to share Allah's creation. I don't edit my photos unless theres rubbish on the ground that I wasn't able to see while taking the photo.

The reason why I'm doing photography is because seeing what Allah has created in terms of Nature gives me a feeling like no other. Subhan'Allah. That is what I want to share.

My main goal Insha'Allah is to print the photos out onto a canvas with the relevant Ayah from the Quran and sell it to people for a very affordable price.

If my intention is solely to share Allah's creations am I doing something haram?

I need answers.

Thank you.

Peace.

Its a very subtle question. But did you quit college, because you were attracted to photography more. Or did you quit college, because you find college boring? Are you good at academics, then you would benefit more from the knowledge you will gain, And since you like to be of some use , this knowledge would come to use.... Have you given it a thought?

so you are earning, are you going to be bread winner for your family? or is it jsut a hobby you will be pursuing?
How much would one gain , by selling prints, that has scenic picture (of creation of Allah in back ground) and Quran Ayats (Almightys Words printed in foreground?) Are there no other beneficial ways to contribute?

You should give all these a rethought, and arrive at a good conclusion.... I feel

 

[Maryam Sayyidina]

go after your passion. Islam is beautiful as beautiful the nature. I like photography too sister.
May Allah reward you the best career which also your passion, :tti_sister: Amin

 

[Perseveranze]

Asalaamu Alaikum,

Just things with a soul in them, you can't take a picture of it.

But nature is wonderful, look -

Top 10 Very Rare Clouds

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{ هَـٰذَا خَلۡقُ ٱللَّهِ فَأَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ*ۚ بَلِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ }




Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there that others besides Him have created: nay, but the Transgressors are in manifest error.



[Luqman; 31:11]





Clouds fill the skies above us and are part of our every day lives, often going unnoticed. However, there are some clouds that are so rare that you will be very lucky to see them in your lifetime. This is a list of the top 10 most rarest cloud formations (in no particular order) that for those lucky enough to see them, were caught on camera.


1. Nacreous Clouds
These rare clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are 15 - 25km (9 -16 miles) high in the stratosphere and well above tropospheric clouds.

They have iridescent colours but are higher and much rarer than ordinary iridescent clouds. They are seen mostly but not exclusively in polar regions and in winter at high latitudes, Scandinavia, Alaska, Northern Canada. Lower level iridescent clouds can be seen anywhere.

Nacreous clouds shine brightly in high altitude sunlight up to two hours after ground level sunset or before dawn. Their unbelievably bright iridescent colours and slow movement relative to any lower clouds make them an unmistakable and unforgettable sight.



2. Mammatus Clouds
Mammatus are pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air.

Sometimes very ominous in appearance, mammatus clouds are harmless and do not mean that a tornado is about to form - a commonly held misconception. In fact, mammatus are usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed.

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[Perseveranze]

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. Altocumulus Castelanus
Also known as jellyfish clouds due to their jellyfish-like appearance.

These formed around 17,000 ft due to when the rush of moist air comes from the Gulf Stream and gets trapped between layers of dry air. The top of the cloud rises into a jellyfish shape and long tentacles known as “trailing virga” form from rain drops that have evaporated.



4. Noctilucent Clouds
Noctilucent Clouds or Polar Mesopheric Clouds: This is an extroadinarily rare cloud formation that occurs out on the verge of space between 82km to 102 km from the earth’s surface.

Noctilucent clouds appear to be luminous yet they reflect the sunlight from the other side of the earth at night, giving them a glowing appearance.



5. Mushroom Clouds
A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, condensed water vapor, or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect.

Volcano eruptions and impact events can produce natural mushroom clouds.

Mushroom clouds form as a result of the sudden formation of a large mass of hot low-density gases near the ground creating a Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The mass of gas rises rapidly, resulting in turbulent vortices curling downward around its edges and drawing up a column of additional smoke and debris in the centre to form its “stem”. The mass of gas eventually reaches an altitude where it is no longer less dense than the surrounding air and disperses, the debris drawn upward from the ground scattering and drifting back down.



6. Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz
Appearing as a slender, horizontal spiral of cloud, cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz is one of the most distinctive cloud formations. However, it tends to dissipate only a minute or two after forming and, as a result, is rarely observed.

Average height is around 16,500 ft.



7. Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular clouds, technically known as altocumulus standing lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction.

Where stable moist air flows over a mountain or a range of mountains, a series of large-scale standing waves may form on the downwind side. Lenticular clouds sometimes form at the crests of these waves. Under certain conditions, long strings of lenticular clouds can form, creating a formation known as a wave cloud.


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[Perseveranze]

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8. Roll Clouds
A roll cloud is a low, horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud associated with a thunderstorm gust front, or sometimes a cold front. Roll clouds can also be a sign of possible microburst activity.​

Cool air sinking air from a storm cloud’s downdraft spreads out across the surface with the leading edge called a gust front. This outflow undercuts warm air being drawn into the storm’s updraft. As the cool air lifts the warm moist air water condenses creating cloud, which often rolls with the different winds above and below (wind shear).​

9. Shelf Clouds
A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal wedge-shaped arcus cloud, associated with a thunderstorm gust front (or occasionally with a cold front, even in the absence of thunderstorms) .​

 

[Perseveranze]

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Unlike a roll cloud, a shelf cloud is attached to the base of the parent cloud above it (usually a thunderstorm) .​

Rising cloud motion often can be seen in the leading (outer) part of the shelf cloud, while the underside often appears turbulent, boiling, and wind-torn.​

10. Stratocumulus Clouds
According to the Sapporo Meteorological Observatory, these low-altitude stratocumulus clouds were rolled into long, distinctive ribbons after becoming trapped in air currents.​

While it is not uncommon for wind to form such patterns in stratocumulus clouds, photos that clearly show the clouds rolled into strips are rare, says the observatory.​

 

[sabina isa]

Asalaamu Alaikum,

Just things with a soul in them, you can't take a picture of it.

But nature is wonderful, look -

:salam2:

It is also beneficial. For me is first time ever I know these type of clouds, and I am truly a keen nature observer. Good work. Keep it up.

We salam

 

[ashequemahmud]

Oau, Photography is a good & very interesting hobby. Anybody can take it professionaly. i have a camera but now it become problem .