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    Jumu'ah: "Friday" or "Assembly"?

    could I please impose one more quick question? وسطى "wusta"? What are the different ways this can be defined? Is there an online dictionary I can consult?
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    Jumu'ah: "Friday" or "Assembly"?

    Thanks much!
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    Jumu'ah: "Friday" or "Assembly"?

    I can't find a conclusive definition of this word anywhere. Does it mean "friday" or "assembly" ?
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    somebody please prove me wrong

    it is really a long story bro/sis, but I was on a month-long journey through the american midwest and south, and i had a spiritual experience. i started researching different religions and Islam (la ilaha illallah) fit the bill for what I had experienced, I studied it for nearly two years to...
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    somebody please prove me wrong

    I am a new convert to Islam, having reverted about a month ago, and I have been studying nonstop during this time. However, I have read some things that have caused me to doubt the "authentic" collections of Hadith. It is not that I am ungreatful for hadith (what more could we ask for besides...
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    Description of the Wudhu (ablution)

    does one use soap when performing ablution? what distinguishes pure water from impure water? when is it necessary to perform ablution? and also, i have heard that it is not always required to remove the shoes to wash the feet, is this true? sorry for all the questions, i am new to islam...
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    Support needed.

    I'm not concerned about damaging relationships. Any friend or relative who would abandon me because of Islam would probably abandon me for lesser reasons -- God is greater than that. I would like to express that I am absolutely overtaken by the Quran. In the past few days I have read about...
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    Support needed.

    I have not. The part of the two Muslim witnesses is difficult as I don't have those kinds of connections. I am certain that God is in control of the universe & all of its coincidences and phenomenon, and also certain that He intends to take care of me. He will provide a way, and I will be...
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    Support needed.

    My name is Richard. My spiritual background is chaotic and uncharacterisable. I went to Christian schools, was raised by atheistic grandparents, mingled with new age/neopagan types, and read quite a deal about all kinds of faiths. After a long stint of total faith in reductionist materialism...
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