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tamamita · 5 months ago

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why do sunnis hate shi'as that much what the fuck is their problem?

Hatred towards Shi'a Muslims is not only a concurrent issue, it's a 1400 year old issue that started as a result of the political unrest that took place following the Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh&hf) death. It laid the foundation for the political schism of Islam. Initially, the Shi'as (or Alids) were just a group of partisans that would only develop their own theology a hundred years later. And then you had those who supported Abu Bakr rise to the caliphate. For Shi'as, we believe Abu Bakr usurped the caliphate due to various incidents, and thus, we rejected his ascent to power. These were the partisans of Ali (a). When Ali (a) eventually became the caliph, he was met with a lot of hardship and opposition by people who either hated him or sought political power. During the caliphate of Uthman, the Umayyads were given unrestrained power, and it was not until Ali (a) became the caliph that he removed them from power for their greed and nepotism. However, Muawiyah, a "companion" of the Prophet, who was intially opposed to him before his clan lost in the final battle of Mecca, was in control of Sham (Syria) and refused to go down, hence a renewed civil strife within the Islamic world. The Umayyads were vicious people who were renown for their corruption and hedonism, and their caliphate was founded on the blood of Imam Hussain (a), the son of Imam Ali (a). For Sunnis, these events aren't particularly important, and Islamic history is often neglected, promoting the idea that whatever happened in the past has no religious or theological significance to Islam as a religion. This is where we disagree because, as Shi'as, we simply can't accept certain religious doctrines on the basis of these people being unreliable. For example, Ayesha, having been the wife of the Prophet, is one thing, but she still waged an unjust war against Ali (a). There is no way we can accept her narrations because she's simply untrustworthy.

Because of the power that the Umayyads managed to consolidate for themselves, superseeding the Rashidun caliphate, there was a state-sponsored campaign with the purpose of supressing any Shi'i resistance against the rule, the Shi'as were among these groups and suffered severe persecution to such extent that even members of the Prophet's family were brutally oppressed. For Shi'as, the Prophet's family are a source of emulation and knowledge, and we have to adhere to their understanding of Islamic theology, this is why Islamic history is important, so we can highlight the root behind the resistance. However, dwindling in power and numbers, the Shi'as ultimately committed themselves to Taqiyyah (concealing one's religion) to ensure their survival. This is how we managed to survive for 1400 years. For Sunnis, the Umayyads and subsequent caliphs are a source of great pride, hence why Syria is considered an important heritage site for Sunnis who regard the Umayyads with great respect.

With that said, the reason there's so much sectarian animosity towards Shi'as is because with history in mind, our tradition of reviling these companions is considered an act of disbelief. Sunnis often retort that these companions are noble people and could not possibly be reviled because they had been in the companionship with the prophet, holding that despite the wars and atrocities committed by these people, we should respect them nevertheless. Either way, Shi'a Muslims have a doctrine called Tabarrah (dissociation), which is extended to those people who have caused harm towards the Prophet and his family. This includes "cursing" them, which is considered one of the most offensive acts and a reason why Sunnis get up in arms when we criticize the companions, especially the first caliph Abu Bakr and the second caliph Umar. Furthermore, our emphasis on the doctrine of intercession has caused much controversy because stricter muslims, such as Salafists consider these acts tantamous to idolatry, hence why it's easier for Shi'as to be considered heretics. The fact that we have shrines is considered blasphemous and there are many instances in which these shrines have been attacked. Shi'as are so reviled that for some Sunnis and Salafists, the difference between a Christian and a Shi'a is that Christians have rights as pertained to their status as "People of the Book", while Shi'as are considered heretics, and ultimately disbelievers. For such a reason, we do not have any rights; our blood becomes lawful to them.

In short, HTS, AS, ISIS, Al-Qaeda and all their Salafist sympathisers believe that the blood of a Shi'a is lawful because we are heretics. We are simply putting up a resistance against them. Shi'ism is not just a branch of Islam. It's one of the oldest resistance movements in the world.

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catinafigtree · 1 year ago

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Hi, do you have any tips on how to be comfortable being a Muslim while being queer?

I've been trying to do that for a very long time, focusing on my faith in Allah, but it's a bit hard and I always get demotivated randomly :(

Hey! Salam! Sorry for the kind of late response, moving houses has been hectic. This will be a long response (sorry), so I will put it under the cut.

I want to preface this by saying every queer person is different. I don't know the specifics of your identity so I am going to cover both sexual queerness and gender queerness.

My biggest obstacle in nurturing my relationship with Allah was believing that the way I am was haram, and even that I was cursed by Allah. I no longer believe this, but it was a long road.

Sexuality

I don't believe that homosexuality is haram. The common claim that the story of Lut is about homosexuality is full of holes and inconsistencies and it's largely based on the Christian religious tradition, even if the grammar of the Qur'an doesn't align with the Christian tradition (eg. the Qur'an uses the word "banaat" for Prophet Lut's (as) daughters. Bannat is plural, meaning 3 or more daughters, and in the traditional telling Lut (as) has 2 daughters).

Here is a really good study by Nahida Nisa:

I recommend reading all of Nahida's things because she's an amazing writer.

And a video from Dr. Shehnaz Haqaani's (PhD, Islamic Studies) podcast "What The Patriarchy":

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and you can find her blog here

These articles from the blog, Lamp of Islam are also pretty good. He is a hardcore Qur'anist with some strange opinions, so peruse his blog with caution.

Letting go of the belief that the way I am was haram and that Allah had cursed me was the most critical part of fixing my iman and overall nurturing my relationship with Allah.

Also, it doesn't make any sense that The All-Merciful, Allah would make someone with an innate attraction to the same gender and then forbid them from "acting on it".

The Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa salam) never punished anyone for homosexuality, after his death, his companions debated whether or not to punish homosexuals and they could not come to a conclusion.

Gender

The Qur'an seems to acknowledge the differences between sex and gender. For example, the word for 'man' in the Qur'an is rijal and the word for 'male' is dhukran. And the word for 'woman' is nisa, but the word for 'female' is untsa. You can read Lamp of Islam's article on the meanings of these words here.

There also may be a vague reference to intersex and/or gender non-conforming people in verse 42:50.

There are also some hadith that seem to imply that gender non-conforming people were accepted around Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alayhi wa salam). Prophet Muhammad's (Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam) wife Umm Salama (Radi Allahu anha) had a seemingly close friend who was then called a 'mukhanath', named Hit, who was described as a 'male who exhibited effeminate traits' was was welcome into the private women's section of the Prophet's (Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam) home. Today this person might have been a gay man (who displayed effeminate traits by accepting the "woman's role" (🙄) in relationships), or, more likely IMO, this person would be considered a trans woman today.

Hit was punished by the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa salam), but not for their sexuality/gender expression, they were punished for describing a woman's body to a man, which was possible because they were allowed into both men's and women's spaces. The punishment of Hit is often used as 'evidence' to support homophobia and transphobia, but they neglect to mention the specific reason that Hit was punished.

You can read more about queerness in Islamic history here.

The link above takes you to Muslims For Progressive Values, they also offer marriage services for queer Muslims and interfaith couples, specifically for Muslim women seeking to marry non-Muslim men.

Here is a link to MPV's video series, but massive trigger warning for the comment section.

And a second MPV video series.

And another article from MPV.

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As I said, learning about LGBTQ Islamic History helped me a lot.

Keep your relationship with Allah between you and Him. Only share it with people who you 100% trust, because religion is extremely personal.

Find your people. Whether online or in-person, a community of people like you is important.

Know that Allah knows you, your identity, and the way you feel. Ultimately, Allah is your creator and we will only return to him. And we, as queer people KNOW that this is the way we were created. Nobody can tell you that who you are is false because they have no way to know that.

Block. Block. Block. Block. Block anyone who is being a problem, who might become a problem in the future. Block them all. Block Islamophobic queers, block queerphobic Muslims. Protect your peace and your relationship with Allah at all costs.

Here are people that I block quickly: anyone who has outwardly queerphobic or Islamophobic things posted on their page. Salafis and Wahabis. The black flag freaks: those with black flags in their user names/bios. I block people for the comments they leave all the time. Generally, I don't wait for them to do something, I block them on sight.

You mentioned that you struggle with low imaan sometimes. It's important to know that fluctuations of imaan are normal and completely natural. But I'm assuming since you've sent this ask, you always come back, which is what's important.

Here is another video from Dr. Shehnaz Haqaani's (PhD Islamic Studies) Podcast for Muslims who struggle to practice.

And a TikTok from @/soundous.boualam:

My biggest tip for building faith is to start slow.

Pray one prayer a day at first, and wait until that prayer is deeply ingrained into your habits, then add another. I recommend starting with Isha before bed. Don't try to do everything at once. You'll burn yourself out.

Build up the fard actions. Your prayers, primarily.

If you can take on more, add in the dhikr after prayer (subhanallah 33x, alhamdullilah 33x, and allahu akbar 34x). Or add dhikr in throughout your day. I use an app called Azkar that I set to send notifications to remind me to do various worship activities.

When I braid my hair I say alhamdullilah every time I cross a piece over another.

If you can, it might also help to put a poster or picture on your wall with your favorite Qur'an verse, hadith, or Islamic quote on your wall, or make your screensaver a reminder to remember Allah.

You can also buy or make a beaded tasbih bracelet, sometimes having something on your wrist can make it easier to remember.

I also like to spend 20-30 minutes every morning after Fajr to just spend time with Allah, talk to Him, and read the Qur'an.

But also remember that you don't only get rewarded for outright acts of worship. You get rewarded for caring for your body, taking a nap when you're tired, eating food, drinking water, caring for pets, and spending time with family. All of that stuff is worship.

Be easy with yourself. Allah does not want hardship for you (2:185).

And I'll leave you with a Qur'an verse.

It was We Who created man, and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him that [his] jugular vein. (50:16)

I hope this helps you some. I love you. Allah loves you. May Allah bless you with peace, imaan, and His abundant guidance and mercy, Allahumma Ameen.

You can ask questions in the comments or in asks if you want.

#queer Muslim #lgbtq muslim

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fluffy-appa · 7 days ago

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Narrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq Al-'Uqayli:

"The Companions of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) didn't consider leaving anything to be disbelief except for the Salat."

[Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2622]

#islam #allah #hijab #quran #quranic #deenislam #salah

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asma-al-husna · 1 month ago

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Allah calls Himself Al-Quddoos— The Most Pure, The All-Perfect— on two occasions in the Quran. He is the One who is the absolutely pure in essence and attributes. Al-Quddoos is free from and far above any worldly imperfection, and He is beyond all human understanding of purity and perfection!

The Most Pure, the All-Perfect

Quddoos comes from the root qaaf-daal-seen, which points to three main meanings. The first main meaning is to be pure and clean. The second is to be far removed from impurity or imperfection, and the third main meaning is to be sacred or blessed.

This root appears ten times in the Quran in five derived forms. Examples of these forms are al-qudusi (“the Holy [spirit]”) and al-muqadasi (“the sacred”).

Linguistically, quddoos is on the intense structure of the attribute of quds, which refers to cleanliness or tahaarah and comes from the verb qadasa. Al-Quddoos is ‘clean’ or free from any partner, spouse, or child, from death, from injustice, lying, forgetfulness, error, poverty, and stinginess. Laa ilaaha illa huwa– there is no God but He.

Al-Quddoos Himself says: He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure … [Quran, 59:23] Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. [Quran, 62:1]

Subhanallah and alhamdulillah

They said, ‘Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?’ [Quran, 2:30]. The angels glorify and praise Allah al-Quddoos continuously and so does the whole universe. Al-Quddoos created us human beings to worship, glorify, and praise Him as He gave us something different: our hearts. Using the human heart to reflect on His creations, His perfection and greatness, it realizes that glorification and praise of the Creator is inevitable. So we praise and thank Al-Quddoos (alhamdulillah) and glorify Him (subhanAllah) as He is high above anything that does not befit Him. Isn’t it a blessing to have such a perfect lord, and aren’t we blessed to be able to praise Him?

How can you live by this name?

1.Have a pure belief in Al-Quddoos. Believe in the oneness of Al-Quddoos and make sure your creed (or aqeedah) is pure by studying the types of tawheed and their practical meanings in your daily life from trustworthy sources, like Kitaab ut -Tawheed (The Book of Tawheed) by ibn Abd Al-Wahhab.

2. Praise Al-Quddoos. Say alhamdulilah and subhanAllah from the bottom of your heart. The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam used to say in his prayer while in the bowing position (ruku): subboohun quddoosun Rabbul-malaa’ikati war-rooh (praise and Holiness be to You, Lord of the angels and the Soul). [Muslim] You can add this beautiful invocation to enhance your prayer.

3. Purify yourself through prayer. The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam asked the companions: If someone bathes in a river outside of his house five times a day, will there be any impurity left on him? [Muslim] Visualize your prayer as cleansing your body and soul. Your prayer also protects you: indeed the prayer prevents from the indecency and evil. [Quran, 29:45]

4. Give the best sadaqah. Give zakah (obligatory) and sadaqah (charity) to “purify” and increase your wealth. Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase. [Quran 9:103] Remind yourself when you give sadaqah to give the best, as Allah is Al-Quddoos and He deserves the best to be given for His sake. Aishah radiyalahu anha used to perfume the charity she gave!

5. Don’t be unjust. Allah does not wrong a person even to the amount of an atom’s weight [Quran 4:40]. Even if people do dhulm (injustice) to Him, Al-Quddoos never does injustice to people. Allah ‘azza wa jall also made injustice and oppression forbidden for you; so don’t be unjust to anyone, family or stranger, child, adult or even to animals.

6. Be clean. Be clean inside and out and strive to purify and keep renewing your intentions when you do a good deed. Be thoughtful with your wudu; do your best to not only keep your belongings and house clean, but also your environment by not throwing litter and by removing harmful objects. Consume healthy and permissable food and drink— bought with halaal earnings— and teach children this way of living.

7. Let the Quran purify you. And who is more truthful than Allah in speech? [Quran, 4:122] The speech of Al-Quddoos is pure and is a cure, healing, and guidance for you to purify yourself. So turn to the Quran to seek cure from the diseases of your heart, let the ayaat help you to improve your character, and recite the Quran daily to clean your heart and bring tranquillity to your body.

8. Ask Al-Quddoos. The Prophet salallahu’ alayhi wa sallam used to ask Al-Quddoos at the beginning of prayer: اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي كما باعدت بين المشرق والمغرب اللهم نقني من خطاياي كما ينقى الثوب الأبيض من الدنس اللهم اغسلني من خطاياي بالثلج والماء والب O Allah, distance me from my sins just as You have distanced The East from The West, O Allah, purify me of my sins as a white robe is purified of filth, O Allah, cleanse me of my sins with snow, water, and ice. [Al-Bukharee, Muslim] Use and reflect on this supplication as it contains all forms of purification: distancing (moving far away from dirt and deficiencies), removing dirt or filth, and washing or cleansing, so no impurity remains at the end.

O Allah, Al-Quddoos, we know that You are the absolutely pure beyond imagination. Lead us to a sound belief in Your oneness, help us in purifying our hearts, deeds, and intentions, and guide us to purify our bodies and keep our environment clean. Aid us in performing the best salah, giving the best charity, and helping us to turn to the Quran so we can come to You with a pure heart, ameen!

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9amartt · 2 months ago

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“Islam is easy don’t overcomplicate it and ruin your life” ,they said, forgetting that “easy” and “hard” are not labels we define islam with, or nouns we use to determine wether something is worth doing or not.

“My” version of islam being “hard” never meant it was wrong, the islam I know Muhammad came with was never easy, I read His seerah and found out that He ﷺ was not a man who lived in luxury, nor was He accepted by everyone, nor was He a man who turned a blind eye on the suffering of his companions. I read the stories of the prophets before him, and neither did any of them seek the easy way as many now want me to!

I want the Jannah they wanted, I don’t want to be among the mediocre.

I seek the “hard” islam, the one hated by everyone -even some of those who claim to be muslims-, the islam that sends shivers down the spine of every kaffir, the islam which brought honour to this Ummah.

The islam which makes me opposed by the eastern and western nations, like Allah’s dearest human being -ﷺ- was, the islam that makes me feel uneasy in this place, this place to which I don’t belong…

Keep the easy islam to yourselves. I want the Islam of Muhammad! I want islam with all of its sides, those which align with our modern life, those who don’t, those which will make me loved and those which will make me hated…

“You’re involving yourself in fitna, let those people be and mind your business” a phrase that may sound logical for those who carry hearts afflicted with a lack of walaa and baraa. However, me, I say just like Musa said: “My Lord, for the favor You have bestowed upon me, I will never be a helper to the criminals.’” and silence is also support.

“Leave those things” as if they’re none of my concern, as if I am created to eat and sleep, bow and prostrate and memorise a book which I do not act upon!, as if striving for the muslims is for a certain people only, a people in a remote land which we only see on TV and newspapers, as if Jannah is made for them only, as if they have a lord different to the One we have, as if their sacrifice is wisdom, while ours is heedlessness! As if they are descendants of heroes and we are not, as if it is written in their foreheads once they are born “Ghareeb” while ours say “mediocre commoner”.

They will say we are honour-less and neglectful, excuse themselves before Allah with their weakness and lack of power, they’ll cry and wail, and ask Allah to use them and not replace them! however, when Allah opens a way for them to make their lives worthy, they say “no Allah, not us, we are made for lowliness. We are pleased with the lowest level of Your paradise”

Strange!

Oh Allah, I promise -and keep me firm upon this covenant- since you guided me and chosen me amongst thousands and millions of your servants, that I will never be a supporter of the disbelievers who deny your existence, or ascribe to you that which does not match your majesty ya Allah, I promise to never speak in their favour or remain silent against their harm.

Oh Allah I promise to forbid the evil of people’s tongues against your servants with my hands, tongue or heart -and that is the weakest of eeman-.

“Oh Allah I ask you to support your monotheistic servants who fight in your way ya Allah, oh Allah grant them victory, oh Allah open the lands through them. Oh Allah, for the sake of the women, oh Allah, for the sake of the widowed women, and the enslaved ones, for the sake of the nursing children, and the prostrating elders, oh Allah protect the land of muslims, and grant its inhabitants steadfastness”

Oh Allah, You have guided us to the religion of your allies, so make us like them and worthy of their company.

Ya Allah I promise to not forsake the call of those who call upon their Ummah and are left unanswered, those who say “Oh our Ummah, are you aware that we strive to grant you dignity? after the Ever Watchful, who do we have -oh dear one- besides you?!”

Oh Allah we heard about their life and loved it, we sought it but our sins stood in our way… so forgive us and raise our ranks.

#tawhid #اسلام #مسلم #tawheed #ghareeb #amj #ghurabaa #muslim #muslimah #islam

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uma1ra · 1 year ago

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SUBHAN'ALLAH, THIS TEXT CONTAINS VERY INFORMATIVE KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL!! READ & SPREAD IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IT WILL BE SADQA-E-JARIAH FOR YOU AND ME.

1-Akhi - Brother

2-Ukhti - Sister

3-JazakAllah khair - May Allah give you Ajar/Sawab for your deed.

4-Ma'Shaa'Allah - As God has willed.

5-HayakAllah - May Allah give you life.

6-BarakAllahu Feek - May Allah put baraka in what you are doing.

7-Wa feeka barakallahu - and May Allah bless you. (in response to Barakallahu Feek)

8-Wa iyyakum - And to you

9-Alhamdulillah - Praise be to Allah

10-Allah - God

11-Allahu Akbar - Allah is Most Great

12-Amanah - Trust

13-Assalamu Alaikum - Peace be upon you--the "official" Islamic greeting.

14-Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh - "Peace and the Mercy and Blessings of God be upon you" Extended form of the above.

16-Astaghfir Allah - I seek forgiveness from Allah (used when mentioning something that goes against the standards of Islam)

17-Ayah/Ayat - Qur'anic verse

18-Bid`ah - Innovation, addition to the religion's essentials

19-Bukhari - One of the most noted compilers of hadith. His collection is 20-known as Sahih Bukhari

21-Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful

23-Da'wa - Invitation (for humankind to Islam)

24-Du`aa - Supplication

25-Eid - Islamic holiday

26-Fatwa - Islamic legal ruling

27-Fiqh - Islamic law as interpreted by scholars

28-Fitnah - Corruption and disorder, also temptation

29-Hadith - A report of a saying or deed of the Prophet

30-Haj - Pilgrimage

31-Halal - Allowed (per Islamic law)

32-Haram - Forbidden (per Islamic law)

33-Hazrat/Hadrat - Honorable

34-Hijab - Modest way of behavior and dress (including head scarf for women)

35-Imam - Leader

36-Iman - Faith

37-In Shaa Allah - If God wills. (Used when talking about a future event)

38-Injeel - The scripture sent down to Prophet Issa (Jesus)

39-Isnad - Chain of transmitters, the list of people who successively narrated a given hadith

40-Jannah - Paradise

41-JazakAllah Khair - May God grant you what is good. (Often used instead of "Thank you")

42-Jihad - Striving for Islam, whether by peaceful or violent means

43-Jinn - Unseen beings, who, like humans, are given the power to choose between right and wrong

44-Kafir - One who denies the truth. Literally, one who "covers" the truth (sometimes applied to non-Muslims).

45-Khalifah - Caliph: Leader of Muslim nation

46-Khilafah - Caliphate

47-Khutba - Sermon

48-Kufr - Denial of the Truth, rebellion against God

49-La Ilaha Illa Allah - There is no deity but God

50-Ma Shaa Allah - What God has willed! (Usually used to express wonder at Allah's creation)

51-Madhhab - School of jurisprudential thought

52-Makruh - Detested, but not forbidden (per Islamic law)

53-Mandoub - Recommended, but not required (per Islamic law)

54-Mubah - Neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral (per Islamic law)

55-Mushrik - One who commits Shirk

56-Muslim - One who submits to Allah and is a follower of Islam; also, name of one of the most notable hadith scholars. His collection is known as Sahih Muslim

57-Nabi - Prophet

58-Qur'an - The Words of Allah conveyed to us by the Prophet

PBUH - Peace Be Upon Him. Same as SAW

59-RAA - (Radia Allahu Anhu/Anha.) May Allah be please with him/her

60-Ra-sool - Messenger (Prophet to whom a scripture is revealed)

61-Rasool Allah - Messenger of God (used to refer to Prophet Muhammad)

62-Sahaba - Companions of Prophet. Singular is "Sahabi"

63-Sahih - "Sound in isnad." A technical attribute applied to the "isnad" of a hadith

64-Salaam - Peace. An abbreviated version of the Islamic greeting

65-Salaat - Prayer

66-SAW - (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.) Peace Be Upon Him

67-Sawm/Siyam - Fasting

68-Seerah/Sirah - History of the Prophet's life

69-Shahadah - Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger.

70-Shari'ah - Divine Law

71-Sheikh - Scholar (or any elder and/or respected man)

72-Shirk - Associating partners (e.g. helpers, other gods) with Allah

73-Shura - Consultation among Muslims

74-Subhan Allah - "Glory be to God"

75-Sunna/Sunnah - Tradition of the Prophet

76-Surah/Sura - A Chapter in the Qur'an

78-Tafsir - Interpretation

79-Tawraat - The scripture sent down to Prophet Musa (Moses).

80-Ulama - Religious scholars

81-Umma - Nation, community.

82-Ustadh - Teacher

83-Wassalaam - And peace. It means "goodbye"

84-Zakat - Required charity

#islam #quran #islamic #muslim #islamicquotes #pakistan #islamic group #muslim community #muslim countries

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jehanallli · 5 months ago

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Abu Hurayrah (R.A) had a name which he was known by ( Abd Ar Rahman Ibn Sakhr Ad Dawsi ) but why was he called “Abu Hurayrah” ?

The word “Hurayrah” in arabic means little Kitten, and the word “Abu” means father. So our beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم named him “Abu Hurayrah”

Note:- Abu Hurayrah was a very soft hearted companion to an extend that he was seen carrying a small kitten in his sleeve always ❤️🐈

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soltlane1 · 7 months ago

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Surah Al-Ḥijr

Surah Al-Ḥijr In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur’an. (Quran Surah Al-Ḥijr 15:1) Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims. (Quran Surah Al-Ḥijr 15:2) Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know. (Quran Surah Al-Ḥijr 15:3) And We did…

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herald-divine-hell · 5 months ago

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How I Would Fix the Qun - a Muslim Perspective

Let us first begin with a general statement: I will not have any DA fans try to claim that since the Qun and the Qunari take other inspirations from different philosophical and social frameworks, that the racist conception and utilizing of Islamic history should be disqualified since it is not "really" Islamic history.

Case in point, if I see any attempt such as this:

I will slap you.

It is perfectly fine that the Qunari can take inspirations from other historical and philosophical ideas (though, importantly, different people have different claims of what inspiration the Qunari come from, despite the fact that it is very clear through Thedasian dating that the Qunari are meant to be the Thedasian representation of the Islam and its history with Europe), it is not fine to utilize a millennia-old racist stereotype that claims that the culturally, religiously, and physically distinct people is hell-bent at spreading their philosophy across the world by force. There is no hand-waving away the clear connections - BioWare took their inspirations but did not have any real interest to actively study or examine any historical book that reexamined the Arab conquests and the spread of Islam (ironically, Hugh Kennedy's the Great Arab Conquests was out prior to DAO's development, so they could have easily read that if they wanted some idea).

So, yes. The Qunari and the Qun are both inspired by Islamic history, while bearing little of the actual theology or belief system that made Islam a potent force of liberation and oppression. Simply because it takes from different philopshical approaches (which I have heard a variety of from fascism and communism to Plato's ideal system of governance), the fact that BioWare, as a primarily white gaming developer, especially in the late 2000s, should have taken more care and been more critical with the terrible extent of fetishizing and otherization of the Qunari as a group compared to the other Thedasian populations - going beyond simply Andrastian Thedasians, but also the dwarves and elves, and even then some can argue their handling of those depictions could have been better.

Of course, I will be fare to BioWare. It takes a lot of energy and time to research on the complex history of any society or religious group - excluding their own perspectives on the events. However, it is not difficult to ask for an attempt of fairness when utilizing marginalized groups of people's history to be accurate and careful with such representation, which I would argue that they failed to achieve with the Qunari especially.

Let us first begin.

The Prophet Muhammad and Islam's Misunderstood Origins (First Part)

The historical role in which Islamic history, or the history reported by the later 'Abbasid historians is much inspiration for the Qunari - there is nothing to deny there. I had discuss it in this post regarding the similiarties of dates between Islamic history and the history of the Qun in relations to Thedas. Yet much of the history that was are ensured accuracy to the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his early religious community is snared by religious, political, and social sectarianism. In short, much of what we know of Muhammad is not actually from Muhammad.

"Herald, what do you mean by this? The Islamic world has a vibrant and documented history on the Prophet Muhammad."

Yes, they attempted to do so. But let me try to make certain things cleared: Much of the traditional historical data on the Prophet Muhammad - founded in places such as the hadiths or sira were written well after Muhammad and his companions had died. Little is known during the Rashidun period (632-661), where Muhammad's companions were made leaders of the nascent Islamic community that would expand rapidly into a far-flung imperial state that included significant portions of Eastern Rome and nearly the entirety of Sasanian Iran, and much of what we know of the Umayyads, for written sources at least, date to the Umayyad-critical 'Abbasid period. The hadiths in particularly are points of contention - none of them truthfully dates back to the Prophet Muhammad, and some of the earliest hadith collections that have been discovered has only been found in the middle 700s CE, such as the famed Medinan Islamic scholar Malik b. Anas (711-795 CE) and his al-Muwatta (of whom, the transmissions by his students would see variations in text). And much of what is understood to be "Islamic" can be traced not to the Islamic holy text of the Qu'ran, but the hadiths themselves. It is the hadiths which decree the punishment of adultery would be stoning to death, which clearly goes against the literary tool of stoning in the Quran and the clear punishment of lashing for adultery found in it. In the Qu'ran, stoning is used as a means to display the oppression faced by Islam's prophets and other sincere monotheists by the accepted social customs of their time [Hud, 11:91; the Cave, 18:20; Mary, 19:46; the Poets, 26:116].

There is not much doubt that the man, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, existed and he was considered a prophet by the Arabs. There is much to doubt the historical transmissions founded in traditional Islamic histography. Most (western scholars that is) have a strange relationship with hadiths - some fully reject them, others are more critical but believe that you can find a kernel of truth in the hadiths themselves that connect back to the Prophet, and others accept them in relation to the Prophet Muhammad. The hadiths themselves, at least within contemporary Sunni Islam, have become near sacrosanct, and much of the varied developments of the Sha'ria comes from the hadith corpus (of which even the different sects and schools within those sects disagree on) rather than the Qur'an.

So what do we know? If we doubt the authenticity of the hadiths in relations to Prophet Muhammad, what do we have? How does this relate to the Qun?

In terms of primary sources in relation to early Islam and the Prophetic period of Islam (Muhammad's messengerhood), there is little of. The only real written source that most, if not a near consensus, historians agree that came more or less from Muhammad is the Qur'an itself. Beyond that, the earliest references of Islam on written sources comes not from the Arabs but from Christian writings, writing during the Arab conquests. For example, early Christian writer, known to modern day historians as Pseudo-Sebeos, wrote in 660CE:

At that time a certain man from along those same sons of Ismael, whose name was Mahmet [i.e., Muḥammad], a merchant, as if by God's command appeared to them as a preacher [and] the path of truth. He taught them to recognize the God of Abraham, especially because he was learnt and informed in the history of Moses. Now because the command was from on high, at a single order they all came together in unity of religion. Abandoning their vain cults, they turned to the living God who had appeared to their father Abraham. So, Mahmet legislated for them: not to eat carrion, not to drink wine, not to speak falsely, and not to engage in fornication. He said: 'With an oath God promised this land to Abraham and his seed after him for ever. And he brought about as he promised during that time while he loved Ismael. But now you are the sons of Abraham and God is accomplishing his promise to Abraham and his seed for you. Love sincerely only the God of Abraham, and go and seize the land which God gave to your father Abraham. No one will be able to resist you in battle, because God is with you.

Of course, there is much to be critical here. By the highlight portion is significant, for later Islamic historians would agree that Muhammad too was a merchant. So, we can generally make the safe assumption that Muhammad indeed was a merchant, though historians may or may not be critical with the assumed quote by Pseudo-Sebeos from the mouth of Muhammad.

Herald, you are rambling, why is this important?

For one, the oft-considered "real" Prophet Muhammad found within traditional Islamic sources only date a century or more after his death, a substantial period of time that saw Muhammad's religious community go from a quasi-polity in the western Hejaz to a wide-spread imperial caliphate, incorporating different cultural and social beliefs of those peoples as much as establishing a coherent Islamic identity. Perhaps a clear example of this can be found in the term Muslim as an identifier of Muhammad's followers, when the Quran utilizes the term as something different.

Now utilized as a term to identity those who follow the Prophet Muhammad's teachings - the usage of the term muslim in the Quran has a distinctiveness that relate to a general identifier of being someone who is a monotheist. In the Quran, it declares Jesus' Disciples as:

3:52: And when Jesus sense rebelliousness in them, he said, 'Who are my helpers from God?'' The apostles [the disciples] said, 'We are God's helpers. We believe in God; bear witness that we mus'limuna [are Submitters].

The Quran also refers to those who accept Muhammad's messages of truth as being "submitters even before it [the Quran]."

And indeed We have caused the Word to reach them, that haply they may reflect. Those unto whom We gave the Book before it, they are believers in it. And when it is recited unto them, they say, “We believe in it; verily it is the truth from our Lord. Truly we were submitters even before it.” It is they who will be given their reward twice over for their having been patient. And they repel evil with good, and spend from that which We have provided them." [28:52-54]

Alongside this, the chronologically late al-Ma'idah also refers to both the Gospels and the Torah as being "a guidance and a light":

"And how is it that they come to you for judgment, when they have the Torah, wherein is God's judgement? Yet even after that, they turn their backs, and they are not believers. Truly We sent down the Torah, wherein is a guidance and a light, by which the prophets who submitted judged those who are Jews, as did the sages and the rabbis, in accordance with such of God's Book as they were bidden to preserve and to which they were witnesses. So fear not mankind, but fear Me! And sell not My signs for a paltry price. Whosever judges not by that which God has sent down - it is they who are disbelievers. And therein We prescribed for them: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds, retribution. But whosever forgoes it out of charity, it shall be an expiation for him. Whosever judges not by that which God has sent down - it is they who are the wrongdoers.

And in their footsteps, We sent Jesus son of Mary, confirming the Torah that had come before him, and We gave him the Gospel, wherein is a guidance and a light, confirming the Torah that had come before him, as a guidance and an exhortation to the reverent. Let the people of the Gospel judge by what God has send down therein. Whosever judges by not that which God has sent down - it is they who are iniquitous. And We have send down unto you the Book in truth, confirming the Book that came before it, and as a protector over it. So judge them between in accordance with what God has sent down, and follow not their caprices away from the truth that has come unto you. For each among you We have appointed a law and a way. And had God willed, He would have made you one community, but [He willed otherwise], that He might try you in that which He has given you. So vie with one another in good deeds. Unto God shall be your return all together, and He will inform you of that wherein you differ." [The Table Spread, 5:43-48]

Why do I touch upon this? Well, if one asks any layman Muslim (and perhaps most modern day scholars), many would argue that the position of Jesus or Moses or Abraham as having "being" Muslim as a point in favor to Islam. That is not what the Quran is seeking to state, and any attempt to associate the thousand year accumulation of theological and scholarly interpretation of Islam as being the same message Muhammad argued for is historical anachronism. The Quran does argue that it is the pristine message from God to Muhammad that had been revealed to Jesus and Moses and Abraham, but no where in the Quran does that negate the Torah or the Gospel as being of divine origins. Indeed, often the Quran commands that those who doubt Muhammad's message to ask "the People of the Scripture" .

Of course, there are also the famous verses of 2:62 and 5:69:

"The Believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians—all those who believed in God and the Last Day and do good will have their rewards from their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve." - 2:62

Now you'll notice - it mentions the Jews and Christians, but who are the Believers? Well, that is Muhammad's followers! In the Quran, whenever it is referring directly to Muhammad's followers, it uses the phrases "believing men and believing women" or "O you who believe". The term in Arabic would be the mu'minun, of which the caliphal title - amir al-mu'minun - takes its origins from. That is is good enough title for Muhammad's followers and goes more onto my point: the term for Muhammad's followers as being muslim or that Muhammad considered the term islam as the term for his own distinct religion simply isn't true. All Believers in Muhammad's revelations are muslim, yet not all Muslims, quranically speaking, are Muhammad's followers. The Quran does and encourages pluralism as a sign of God, and although Muhammad was given the "clear way", devoid of the sectarian influences that it considers the Christians and Jews had fallen into, Christians and Jews are still apart of the primeval conception of islam.

So, why mention this? It is to demonstrate that the early community founded by Muhammad was not the same community that grew out of the massive expansion born from the Arab conquests. The later imperial caliphates of the Umayyads (alongside its rivals the Kharijites and Zubayrids during the Second Muslim Civil War) began a slow process that began to remove the Christians and Jews from being a part of the primeval faith of islam. Importantly, the faith of Muhammad played little reason on why the Arabs expanded - so the idea that the Arabs came to the global scene to "spread Islam by the sword" is purely fictional. As Amira K. Bennison wrote in her the Great Caliphs (2011):

"These conquests [the Arab conquests] were often quite superficial, combing the capture of key settlements or the establishment of garrison towns which deals struck with local rulers - Visigothic nobles, Persian kings, and Turkic warlords - which gave them autonomy in return for recognition and tribute." (Bennison, pg. 20)

And:

"Contrary to popular myth that Islam was spread by the sword, many Muslim Arabs believed that it was their mission to conquer the world, not change the faith of its inhabitants, and saw Islam as theirs, the religion of the ruling elite, not of their subjects. Although they wanted to convert all Arabs, they showed little desire or compunction to convert the peoples of the other lands they had conquered..." (Bennison, pg. 21).

Hugh Kennedy wrote in his the Great Arab Conquests (2005):

"In general, however, conversion to Islam, or offering the opportunity to conversion to Islam, is not widely cited as a reason for fighting. More common is pride in Arabness and pride in tribe." (Kennedy, pg. 63)

Yet, what does the Quran states about fighting? According to the Quran, Muhammad's followers were permitted to fight against their polytheistic oppressors due to:

Permission is granted to those who are fought, because they have been wronged—and truly God is able to help them—who were expelled from their homes without right, only for saying, “Our Lord is God.” Were it not for God’s repelling people, some by means of others, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein God’s Name is mentioned much, would have been destroyed. And God will surely help those who help Him—truly God is Strong, Mighty—who, were We to establish them upon the earth, would perform the prayer, give the alms, and enjoin right and forbid wrong. And unto God is the end of all affairs. [the Pilgrimage, 22:39-41]

So, this differs much of what is touched up - by both Muslims and non-Muslims. That the Arabs came at the direction of the Prophet to conquer and spread his religion (it is entirely unknown if Muhammad had any real hand in directing his followers to attack their northern neighbors, since all mentioned battles hint toward a more southern-focused direction), that they viewed other religious traditions false, and forcefully converted or slaughtered en masse many who refused this new religious is entirely fictitious. Later Muslims writing in the imperial caliphal period [Umayyad, onward] may have adopted such militant thinking to justify and explain their state expanded so rapidly. But that is just it! They were explaining why it happened rather than how it happened; and much of the historical documentation is filled with the narrative historicity born from the traditions of much of the Near East - the historians of the 'Abbasid period were ill-interested in army sizes, logistics, etc., but instead on individual leaders, valor, and moral lessons in which these stories can teach those living in the present. This is a tradition likely adopted from the pre-existing historical culture (what little documentation of the Sasanian sources bare similar results), and these sources themselves are not "primary" in their relation to Muhammad or his companions. They were written by their descendants, who often had a religious or political interest to paint certain areas a certain way (such on what Muhammad did or did not say or do at the time of his death to name a successor).

The relations with the other religious groups within Arabia (and possible Levant if Muhammad was a merchant who did preach northward to Roman Christians and Jews) is multifaceted and complex, with an underlying influence of political considerations tied with disagreements with religious doctrines of Islam's sister religions (such as Jesus as God or God's son). Much criticism toward these groups should always be read as these groups among the Christians and Jews, rather than a wholesale brush that condemns them to hell.

Now, onto the Qunari, in part 2.

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"If you find men engaged in a homosexual act - kill the active one as well as the passive one."

Don't start asking: "Are you active or passive?" Just kill both.

The companions of the Prophet Muhammad unanimously agreed that homosexuals should be killed, but they had disagreements about the method of killing.

Some said that they should be burned alive. That was (the Caliph) Ali. Abu Bakr supported this ruling. Others said that they should be thrown off a high place and this should be followed by stoning. Yet others said that they should be stoned to death. Both Ali and Ibn Abbas agreed on this.

With regard to girls - people ask if the same ruling applies to lesbianism. The Islamic scholars have said, unanimously, that lesbianism is prohibited.

Some of them say: "I am not homosexual, I'm gay." They want it to sound nice. No! You are a homosexual, a sodomite, and a lesbian.

https://quranx.com/Hadith/AbuDawud/USC-MSA/Book-38/Hadith-4447/

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Sulaiman b. Bilal from 'Amr b. Abi 'Umar. And 'Abbad b. Mansur transmitted it from 'Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas who transmitted it from the Prophet (ﷺ). It has also been transmitted by Ibn Juraij from Ibrahim from Dawud b. Al-Husain from 'Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas who transmitted it from the Prophet (ﷺ).

https://web.archive.org/web/20130331091657/http://www.hudson.org/files/pdf_upload/Excerpts_from_Saudi_Textbooks_715.pdf

Homosexuality is one of the most disgusting sins and greatest crimes. God did not afflict any people with this before [He afflicted] the folk of Lot, and He punished them as He punished no one else. It is a vile perversion that goes against sound nature, and it is one of the most corrupting and hideous sins.

Homosexuality is forbidden. It is a great sin. The Qur’an and the majority opinion [of scholars] confirm the prohibition on it. The Qur’an states: “We also (sent) Lut: he said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds." [7:80-81] God the Most High said about His prophet, Lut: And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people. [21:74]

Muslims have been unanimous in prohibiting this practice.

Punishment

The punishment for homosexuality is death. Both the active and passive participants∗ are to be killed whether or not they have previously had sexual intercourse in the context of a lawful marriage. The Qur’an and the unanimous opinion of the Prophet’s companions show this.

The companions of the Prophet were unanimously agreed upon killing [those who commit this sin]. Ibn Qudamah said, “The companions of the Prophet were unanimous on killing, although they differed in the description, that is, in the manner of killing.”2 Some of the companions of the Prophet stated that [the perpetrator] is to be burned with fire. It has also been said that he should be stoned, or thrown from a high place. Other things have also been said.

I wonder whether the "Queers for Palestine" prefer to be burned alive, stoned to death, or thrown off a high place and then stoned?

🤔

Happy Pride.

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Umayyad Dynasty

The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE), the first dynasty to take the title of Caliphate, was established in 661 CE by Muawiya (l. c. 602-680 CE), who had served as the governor of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate, after the death of the fourth caliph, Ali in 661 CE. The Umayyads ruled effectively and firmly established the political authority of the Caliphate, rebellions were crushed with brute force, and no quarter was given to those who stirred uprisings.

They ruled over a large empire, to which they added vast newly conquered areas such as that of North Africa (beyond Egypt), Spain, Transoxiana, parts of the Indian subcontinent, and multiple islands in the Mediterranean (but most of these were lost). Although the empire was at its ever largest size during their reign, internal divisions and civil wars weakened their hold over it, and in 750 CE, they were overthrown by the Abbasids (r. 750-1258 CE, a rival Arab faction who claimed to be descended from the Prophet's uncle Abbas).

Prelude

After the death of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (l. 570-632 CE), Abu Bakr (r. 632-634 CE, a senior companion of the Prophet) took the title of the Caliph, hence forming the basis of the Islamic Caliphates (intermittently: 632-1924 CE). Abu Bakr was the first of the four initial caliphs referred collectively by the mainstream Sunni Muslims as the Rashidun Caliphs, while the Shia Muslims only consider the fourth one of these, Ali (a close companion and son-in-law of the Prophet), the sole legitimate candidate for the Caliphate.

In the Rashidun period, the armies of Islam launched full-scale invasions into Syria, the Levant, Egypt, parts of North Africa, the islands of the Greek archipelago, and the whole of the Sassanian Empire. These conquests were initiated by Abu Bakr and successfully carried on by his successors Umar (r. 634-644 CE) and Uthman (r. 644-656 CE). Uthman, however, was not a strong ruler and was murdered in his own house by rebels in 656 CE. His death marked the breaking point in the history of the Islamic empire: his successor Ali (r. 656-661 CE) was pinned between handling a disintegrating realm and people insisting that justice be served to his dead predecessor.

Ali was faced with opposition, most notably from the governor of Syria, Muawiya (l. c. 602-680 CE). Muawiya was a cousin of Uthman; he refused to settle for anything less than the execution of his kinsman's assailants. Civil war erupted, the First Fitna (656-661 CE), which ended with Ali's murder at the hands of an extremist group called the Kharjites. These zealots had made an attempt on Muawiya's life as well, but the latter survived with only a minor injury.

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This post mentions slavery, misogyny, psychical abuse, stalking and sexual abuse

Terfs and radfems get the fuck out

Originally, hijab has been borrowed from Mesopotamia. It was meant to represent respectability and high status.

The Qur'ān commands women to veil so "they will be recognized":

(O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them) to cover their necks and bosoms ((when they go abroad). That will be better, that so they may be recognised) as free women (and not annoyed) and not be harmed by the fornicators. (Allah is ever Forgiving) He forgives what they have done in the past, (Merciful) He shows mercy on them regarding that which they will do in the future. (Ayah Al-Azhab 59)

Commentaries on this verse:

(In this verse, Allah ordered the free women) to draw their Jilbabs over their bodies, so that they will be distinct in their appearance from the women of the Jahiliyyah and from slave women ... said about the revelation of this verse 33:59 that the mischief-mongers among the people of Madīnah would come out on the streets at dusk and get after the women. The houses of the people of Madīnah [in those days] were very small in size and at nightfall the women would go out on these streets [making their way to the fields] to relieve themselves. These evil people would tease and molest these women. While if they saw a woman who would be wearing a Jilbab (cloak/outer garment), they would say she is a free woman [and not a slave] and would abstain [from molesting her] and if they saw a woman who would not be wearing a cloak, they would molest her by saying that she is a slave woman. And Mujahid said that those women would wear cloaks [in the way prescribed by the Qur'ān] so that it be known that they are free women and the mischief-mongers would not then harm or molest them. - Tafsir Ibn Kathir

"When the holy prophet came to Medina, he had no house in Medina. He and his wives and other women used to go outside at evening to relieve themselves. And men used to sit on the streets and used to recite poetry (to tease and molest the women). Upon that Allah revealed the verse of Hijab (33:59) so that free women could be differentiated from the slave women." - Abu Saleh

Al-Hassan al-Basri (died 110 Hijri year) said: Slave women in Medina used to be called with specific names (i.e. they were molested) when they went outside. One day, some ignorant people approach women and harm them, thinking they were slave women. This was because free women would also go out, and they would be mistaken for slave women, and people would approach them and cause harm. The Prophet (peace be upon him) then commanded the believing women to bring their outer garments closer to them (i.e. to take the Hijab). This was to ensure that they would be recognized as free women and not be harmed." - Tafsir Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanani

Ibn Abbas said about the verse 33:59, the free (Muslim) women used to dress same as the slave women. Upon that Allah ordered them that they let down upon them their over-garments (Arabic: Jilbab), and letting the outer-garment means to cover their faces and to tie it on their foreheads. - Tafsir Ibn Jarir

Regarding the phrase "to bring their outer garments closer to them" (Quran 33:59), it means that they should wear veils that clearly indicate they are free women, so that no immoral person would harm them or have any doubt about their status. - Mujahid

This Ayah was revealed when Umar (companion of Muhammad) harassed Sauda (one of the wives of the Prophet)

Narratied `Aisha: The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqi` at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. `Umar used to say to the Prophet (ﷺ) "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam`a the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) went out at `Isha' time and she was a tall lady. `Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes). - Sahih al-Bukhari 146

This is how hijab started. But this does not stop here. Umar Ibn Khattab, the second Caliph, used to beat the slave women with a stick if they ever attempted to take Hijab (Jilbab) off.

Companion Anas reported: "Umar saw one of our slave girls covering herself with Muqna (which is an outer garment like Jilbab and was used to cover the breasts and body), so he struck her and said, 'Do not resemble the free women. - Sheikh Albani

Umar once saw a young girl leaving the house of Hafsa (his daughter), adorned with a cloak (i.e. Jilbab) — or, from one of the houses of the Prophet’s wives. Umar entered the house and said, “Who is this girl?” They said, “A slave of ours” — or, a slave of someone’s family. He became enraged at them and said, “Your slave girls left with their adornment, and created discord (by taking Jilbab) amongst the people (while they were unable to distinguish her from the free Muslim women).” - Abdur Razzak

Remember how I said hijab has been borrowed from Mesopotamia? Surprisingly, there's a law that promotes Umar's actions in Mesopotamia.

17) "If the wives of a man, or the daughters of a man go out into the street, their heads are to be veiled. The prostitute is not to be veiled. Maidservants are not to veil themselves. Veiled harlots and maidservants shall have their garments seized and 50 blows inflicted on them and bitumen poured on their heads." - The Code of the Assura

The 1400 years of history of Islam also consists of this shameful act against humanity, where Muslim men forced those women/girls to become half naked by exposing their breasts, and then forced them to stand in front of thousands of men in the Islamic Bazaars of slavery, who not only looked at them with lust but they were also allowed to touch their private parts (as if they were sheep and goats).

Nafe’e narrated that whenever Ibn Umar wanted to buy a slave girl, he would uncover her leg and place his hand between her breasts and on her buttocks. - Imam Bayhiqi

Anas bin Malik said: ‘The female slaves of Umar were serving us with uncovered hair and their breasts shaking” - Imam Bayhiqi

Slave women were standing in the mosques with naked breasts during prayers.

“He (Abu Hanifa) was not shy to say that a slave woman can pray naked and the people can observe her breasts and waist. A free woman can purposely show the parts of her vagina during prayers and can be observed by whosoever enters and leaves the mosque.” - Imam Ibn Hazm

OP claimed that *checks notes* Islam isn't a misogynistic religion. Let's see...

Women can't divorce freely. The right of Li’an (a way of divorcing) isn't given to women. And women who seek Khul (another way of divorcing) are seen as hypocrites.

Women are seen as deficient.

Women are seen as misfortune.

Women are seen as impure.

Women can't refuse sex if their husbands command them to.

Men can beat up or rape his wife if she doesn't disobey.

Infertile women are seen as unworthy.

A free man won't be punished for killing a woman.

#ex muslim #ex islam #ex religious #leaving islam #leaving religion #religious deconstruction #deconstructing religion #deconversion #apostate #feminism #intersectional feminism #womens liberation #womens rights #woman rights #women rights #women liberation #misogynoir

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