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    Reciting the Qur'an in Dhuhr and Asr prayers...?

    As Salaamu Alaykum I've heard that you are supposed to recite the Qur'an silently in Dhuhr and Asr prayer and in the last rakah of Maghrib prayer and in the last 2 rakat of 'Ishaa prayer. Is this true? Is there any proof from the Qur'an or Sunnah? JazakAllahu Khair.
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    Vladimir Putin (President of Russia) "warns" the U.S.

    As Salaamu Alaykum This proves it. The United States' allies are getting angry and unsupportive of Bush's stupidity. At least Putin is beginning to wise up about it. So did many other members of the Coalition of the "Willing" (as some of these countries, like Pakistan, were pressured to join or...
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    Anger: The Solution

    As Salaamu Alaykum From: http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/spot_full_story.asp?service_id=703 How many times have you shouted at your parents? How many times have you felt so angry that you were just about to hit someone? Does this happen a lot? You're not the only one. Many...
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    Who's ready for some Nuclear War? Iran and the U.S.

    As Salaamu Alaykum http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070208131425.vau4ur0w&cat=middle-east Iran will hit back, it threatens, if the United States strikes it. Since Iran will be foolish enough to attack the U.S. back (knowing that the U.S. has hundreds of...
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    EXTREMELY helpful and beneficial Du'as

    As Salaamu Alaykum Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem. Prophet Muhammad (:saw:) said: "The best supplication for seeking forgiveness is to say, "Allahuma anta Rabi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu A udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka...
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    What's wrong here?

    As Salaamu Alaykum What's wrong here? I feel like salat is a huge burden and I hate to do it. On the other hand, I love to do everything else Islam (just not the salat). Why is that? How can I "cure" this? JazakAllahu Khair.
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    Evidence for...?

    As Salaamu Alaykum Can somebody please show me evidence (from the Qur'an or Sunnah) of the following? JazakAllahu Khair! Saying tasleem only to the right, doing something that involves talking and moving away from the prayer stop, then starting the prayer from where you've left off (when...
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    Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by Israel

    As Salaamu Alaykum http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1324321.ece What do you think about it? It was kind of expected, and Israel did have a good reason for this since Iran said "Israel needs to get blown off the map" and Iran is building nuclear weapons...
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    How'd you give up the most difficult sin for yourself?

    As Salaamu Alaykum Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem Which sin[s] were the most difficult to give up? Please share your stories about how you're doing and how you gave them up. The hardest thing I've given up was dating. An interesting story. I heard in school before I became a Muslim that...
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    Illegitimate children in Islam...?

    As Salaamu Alaykum I myself am, unfortunatly, an illegitimate child. I've also read that a sign of the End Times would be an abundance of illegitimate children (along with other bad things). In the Bible, I am forbidden to "enter the Kingdom of God" because I am illegitimate (I've found this...
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    Du'a for dying grandmother

    AS Salaamu Alaykum My grandmother is dying (she'll probably be dead in a couple of weeks/months) and she has Dementia. So, even if someone did go and preach to her Islam, she wouldn't understand has she's mentally insane. Am I allowed to make Du'a for her? That Allah (SWT) will give her a...
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    How many false prophets in the Ummah (sign of the end)?

    As Salaamu Alaykum “In my Ummah, 30 liars will be born. Each will claim Prophethood and claim to be a Prophet, even though I am the last Prophet and there shall be no Prophet after me. (Abu Dawood) That the final hour will not come until 30 liars will appear (and claim Prophethood). The last of...
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    Are married women Mahram?

    As Salaamu Alaykum Teachers in my school have this annoying habit of touching students' arms. Well, since most of my teachers are married, I was wondering if married women are Mahram? I know it's a sin to [willingly] touch a member of the opposite sex whom you can marry, but what if it's a...
  14. NewMuslim

    "Noor on his face"

    As Salaamu Alaykum What does it mean to have "Noor" (light) on your face? Sorry for all these questions, and JazakAllahu Khair.
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    What is Sajdah Shukr?

    As Salaamu Alaykum What is Sajdah Shukr? I know what "Sajdah" means (prostration), but what is "Shukr"? Why and when would we do this prostration? How do we do this prostration? JazakAllahu Khair.
  16. NewMuslim

    Bush threatens war with Iran

    As Salaamu Alaykum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iran Read the article. But, here's two thing that caught my eye: Know that the United States' government believes/knows that Iran is funding groups to attack America indirectly. No doubt about it: the United States...
  17. NewMuslim

    Warsh techinque - Sunnah basis?

    As Salaamu Alaykum Sometimes when listening to recitations by people known for their knowledge of Tajweed, I hear them repeating a line they already recited (Abdul Basit does it). Looking on the internet, I've come to find out that it's called the "Warsh technique". My questions are: does it...
  18. NewMuslim

    A U.S. Army Officer refuses to go to Iraq; gets arrested

    As Salaamu Alaykum We need more men like this in the U.S. army. This man is one of the few who are actually defending this country and the world. http://www.thankyoult.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada As the army says: Hooah (don't ask, lol)! The court won't let him defend...
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    Look at this beautiful video (you'll benefit)

    As Salaamu Alaykum DWknhw77lz0 Listen to the words of this Hadith! Also, enjoy the recitations by Sheikh Al Afasi (my now favorite recitor). My favorite recitations is the one at 1:39 (2:25 on the video on the YouTube site). Remember that all 10 recitatiosn of Surah al-Ikhlas have a...
  20. NewMuslim

    Exorcism of Jinn

    As Salaamu Alaykum I was reading a thread on another site about people's experience with Jinn (one even described them!). It was pretty scary. There are also two videos on YouTube showing Islamic Exorcisms. I've also heard that Imam Malik (founder of the Maliki Madhab) performed an exorcism...
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