The Education of Islam

Concept of marriage in Islam The most restrictive regulations of Islam are those relating to Nikah  ( marriage ), which institution is in fact, the basic principle of human civilization. Nikah is a Contract  in law that regulates a generative relationship between man and woman, and places the lineage of their progeny on a firm basis and creates civil rights and obligations between them. What is نکاح or زواج? The Arabic word Nikah literally means "Joining together." Nikah in the Qur'an: Nikah in Qur'an has been described as hasan, i.e. fort, meaning "the protection offered to the honour and modesty of the couple." Importance of marriage in Islam: Allah recommends for the total marriage of mankind. The Qur'an refers to this fact in 24:32-33 which reads: And marry those among you who are single and those who are fit among your male slaves and female slaves. If they be poor, Allah will grant them means out of His bounty; and Allah ...

Islam Prohibits all vices viz. wine , gambling. The Quran prohibits intoxicants in 5:90 thus : "O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance,  and sacrificing to set up stones, and the diving arrows, are only uncleanness, the Saten's work. So shun each one of them that you may be successful." The Hadith also prohibits wine and other intoxicants. Al-Bukhari in 64:61 says: " As wine is prohibited on account of its intoxication, it is stated in a hadith that every intoxicant is prohibited. Drugs , like Bhang  ( Cannabis )  Hashish ,   opium , tobacco , cigarettes , Huqqa ( Narghile ) Naswar ( Snuff )  and all other intoxicating thing are, therefore, also forbidden. There is a hadith  (M.38 : 3) according to which one Tariq bin suwaid was ordered by the Prophet not to make wine, and when he said that he made it to be used as a medicine, the Prophet replied that it was not a medicine but a disease .

The institution of Zakat and Prohibition of Interest in Islam Definition of Zakat: The Arabic word "Zakat" assumes vast meaning. It means "purification: growth: giving better part of a thing." Zakat creates Islamic brotherhood of the whole of the world. By establishing the system of Zakat, Allah desires to prepare a society among the Muslims themselves which surpasses in fellow- feeling and Islamic brotherhood. The giving and taking of the Zakat develops the society on a sound footing of love. Allah enumerates countless blessings for the Muslims both in this world and the hereafter who pay Zakat, but for these people who do not pay Zakat, there are horrible torments of Fire for them, as described in the Qur'an. Zakat is the pivot and hub of the Islamic finance. It covers moral, social and economic spheres. In the moral sphere Zakat washes away greed and selfishness of rich. In social sphere Zakat acts as unique measure vouchsafed b...

Concern for the Hereafter in Islam بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم If you were to ask a pedestrian on the road" Where are you coming from and where are you going?" and he annoy us and cannot give us an answer then you will think that he is crazy. Yet in our lives, we are guilty of practically the same heedlessness. We too are neither aware of our beginning, nor are we concerned about our end. We cannot live forever in this world. The death will come to us some day and we will left alone in a Horrible, dark grave. Our house, buildings, business, Money and all luxuries things will all be left behind. The people who Claim to love us so much will bury us under a mound of earth, leaving us alone. It will be a start of other world, the grave is the door to the other world. The day is fast-approaching when every one will be presented before Allah in a state where there will be complete silence and no one will be able to speak except the Lord of the worlds. This day, only truth ...

Social Order of Islam (Islamic Law of inheritance)In the light of Qur'an:Islam divides property between males and females, where man usually gets double than woman. The distribution of property among males or females, sounds the financial position of both the groups. The Qur'an takes up this subject in Surat-un-Nisa The Qur'an in 4:7-13 and 127 says:"For men is a share of that which parents and near relations leave; and for women too is a share of that which parents and near relations leave, whether it be little or much, a determined share.""And when other relation of orphans and the poor are present at the division of the heritage, give them something there from and speak to them words of kindness. And let those who fear Allah, who, if they leave behind them their own weak offspring, would be anxious for them. Let them, therefore, fear Allah and let them say the right words. Surely they who devour the property of orphans unjustly, only swallow fire into the...

The Social Order of Islam (Introduction.) Introduction. Allah created mankind and gave them social order as contained in the only true religion of Islam. Islam guides the whole mankind for success both in this world and the hereafter. This has been its function from the very First Prophet (Adam) of mankind to the Last Prophet (Muhammad) of mankind. The sphere of Islam apart from seeking success in the next world, is strongly concerned with success in this very worldly life. It deals not only with the ways of devotion, with the forms of worship of Allah, with the means which make man attain communion with Allah, but also, and in greater detail, with the problems of the world around man questions of relations of marriage and divorce, inheritance of property and the divisions of wealth, payment of Zakat among poor, the relations between labour and capital, the administration of justice, military organisation, peace and war, national finance, debts and contracts, rules for t...

The way of succeeding in this world Majority of people do not consider Islam as a way of life, but treat it like a "religion", and that is why instead of teaching Islam as a way of life, we are still teaching Islam as " Islamiyat ". Instead of Islamization   of modern knowledge many of the scholars of the past and even present continued teaching it as "Islamiyat". Due to this fact, slowly and gradually Islam got pushed back from the front office to the back office and with this, Deen and Duniya became two different truths. The generation that emerged due to this blunder forgot that the Deen came for Duniya (i.e. World). Deen is the way of life, the way of succeeding in this world, then how could it either be excluded or be separated from the world?. Don't you hear all that slogans, that "let's keep the Islam out of politics" , or "what Islam has to do with medicine" and " at present, our challenge is to make our...

Human Rights In Islam All people are equal in their birth and they have equal rights. USURPATION AND DENIAL OF RIGHTS. (79:24) I' am your Lord, Most High" the proclamation of Pharaoh is the root cause of the usurpation and denial of human rights. This is the desire of all dictators, oppressors, suppressor,suppresses, exploiters and usurpers. This is the source of all usurpation, oppression suppression, exploitation and injustice. The persons who have this desire take the place of a God (ilah) and (Rabb) deprive others of their rights. This desire cannot be fulfilled without depriving people of their social, political, economic and other rights. This desire is the source of negation of all civil liberties.        This is the source to deprive by governments persons of their lives and liberties, their detention in custody without information and lawful authority, denial of the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of choice. ...

Basic systems of Islam Outline: 1. Concept of responsibility: 2. Mutual Relationship of members of family: 3. Relationship: 4. Mosque: 5. Respected Traditions 6. Education System: 7. Limits and legal Codes: Concept of Responsibility: Ahmad-shah-mosque-Malaysia Islam gives the concept of fulfilling some responsibilities to propagate good deeds, to deter evil deeds and to help each other. The Holy prophet Said “that the man who lives among others and shows patience on the misdeeds done to him by others is better than that that does not live among the people and is not patient over excesses done him”. After these instructions Islam has also given a system of basic human rights which includes rights of brothers, family members, relative’s neighbours, common men and minorities. Even the rights of animals and plants are determined in Islamic system. After the brief comprehension of Islam's different systems it is must to know that what are those rules and regu...

Welfare Environment in Islam The atmosphere of the society must be developed on the basis of welfare, cooperation, help, share in sorrow, sacrifice and brotherhood. When the people meet they must pray for each other's salvation. Every man must wish for his brother what he likes for himself. All the evils must be avoided. Cooperation must be rendered in good deeds.      Quran says: "Help ye one another unto righteousness and pious duty. Help not one another unto sin and transgression." (5:2) At another place says: Be thou kind even as Allah hath been kind to thee, and seek not corruption in the earth. (28:77) At another place Quran Justifies: O ye who believe! Let not folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride)  women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. (49:11) Moreover Quran says: And spy not, neither backbite one a...

Basis for social system in Islam Outline: Equality. Fraternity. Wedding Bond. Equality: The first and most important basis of an Islamic society is that all the human being are from the same pedigree. All the mankind is the children of Adam A.S. Colour,language,forefathers,tribes, brotherhood, countries and other natural thing are only for the sake of introduction with each other. But to make these differences the basis of distinction between each other is totally wrong. Because at all levels. In Qur'an it is said: O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another, Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is knower, Aware. (49:13)  At another place in the Qur'an it said: O mankind! Be careful of duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. (4:1)...

Social System of Islam Outline: 1.  Introduction 2.  Every man affects the life of other. 3.  Islamic mode of life. 4.  Social reformation.  Introduction.   Man is a social animal. His nature is always inclined to love that's why he likes to live collectively with other people. Man is helpless in this regard forever. ALLAH has given man wisdom and intellect only to live with a society. When a man is born he always looks forward to the people who look after him. When he comes to an age he stands in need of necessities of life. He always remains in need of someone or something and if he is cut off from all these things he will be totally a man for nothing. Every man affects the life of other. It is very easy to grasp the idea that every man affects the life of the other and get affected in his case too. But it is not a logic to think a man naturally in lovable, therefore, a group is depended upon persons and any loss to a single ...

 Islam IS THE RELIGION OF MANKIND 2 4. Islam keeps balance in human life. 5. Miracle of spread of Islam.         Islam keeps balance in human life. Islam alone among such man-made religions as Christianity and Judaisam , keeps a balance between life both in this world and life in the Hereafter. The Jews have minimised their false religion through the ages. It is they who had challenged the prophet and killed more or less six thousand Prophets without any fear of the Hereafter. The Christians have crippled to the other extreme and made the Prophet Isa A.s their God and wrongfully believe that he has atoned for their sins. Islam on the other hand, embraces life in its totality. It takes this world and the Hereafter, soul and body, individual and society. equally into consideration. It is Islam alone that makes man a responsible being and answerable to Allah in the Hereafter. It is Islam alone that (vide Al-Qur'an 79:34-41) says: "When the G...

     ISLAM-THE ONLY RELIGION OF MANKIND 2 Outline 3. All prophets were Muslims. All prophets were Muslims. All the prophets viz. Adam Nuh, Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq,Yaqub, Yusuf, David, Sulaiman, Yahya, Idris, Iliyas, Yunus, Musa, Isa,etc and Muhammad S.a.w were the followers of the religion of Islam and were Muslims. Allah establishes here and there in His Book....the Quran....That all the prophets who have been mentioned and those who have not been mentioned there were followers of Islam, and were Muslims. Ibrahim A.s whom the Jews and the Christians wrongfully call as Jew or a Christian was also a staunch Muslim and followed Islam and followed Islam. This fact has been clarified by Allah in the Quran 3:67-68 which reads thus: Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright Muslim, and nor was he of the Mushiks (associators). The nearest of mankind to Ibrahim ( i.e. the religion of Ibrahim) are those people who followed his religio...

ISLAM-THE ONLY RELIGION OF MANKIND Outline:  1.   Meaning of Islam. 2. Everything of the universe is "Muslim"  1.   Meaning of Islam. The Arabic word Islam mean Mankind's complete obedience to ALLAH'. Islam and enjoins man's complete submission and obedience to ALLAH not merely in belief and mode of ' ibadat ' (worship), but also in ethics and morality, culture and social behaviour, in politics and laws, in economic and social set-up and in all the individual, national and international affairs of man alike. Islam is a comprehensive concept of life. It establishes firm relations between man and ALLAH, and between man and man. It regulates both thought and action. Islam develops Tau-heed and abandons Shirk associating partners with ALLAH. It attaches utmost value to the life in Hereafter which is Eternal and sole purpose of mankind's creation whereas the worldly life is quite temporary and is merely for the test of this w...

Concept of democracy in Islam Outline 1. Islam is against the rule of one man over the others. 2.Main mission of Prophet S.A.W was to relieve human beings from oppression and worshipping self-made gods. Make them bound to a system of life full of justice where a human being was neither the worshipper nor the worshipped but all human beings obey one God (ALLAH). 3. ALLAH is the supreme authority and others are his subjects. 4. Khilafat is the foundation of democracy in Islam. 5. No non-Muslim can be appointed as Ameer or Head of state.       What is the status and character of democracy in Islam? some people label apparent forms of Islamic system as democracy while others are keen to prove anything which becomes popular to be present in Islam and feel that they are doing great service to the religion. This state of affairs is not acceptable at any cost. It needs to carry out a literary research to ascertain the actual political con...

Position of Women in Islamic Culture.   1.Introduction. Muslim women Every Sensible and Learned Person knows that all the religions have laid great stress on chastity. Islam, being the Divine Religion, has immense emphasis upon purity , chastity, modesty and morality. The Holy Qur'an has shown the luminous and righteous path to all the Muslims and it contains faultless and perfect precepts for the guidance of all believers. Manifold proofs are available to show the efficacy and truthfulness of these divine tenets. The Islamic history bears ample testimony to this fact. Islam cannot allow its followers to lead an immoral life. The Holy Qur'an ordains that Purdah or seclusion of women is the protector and saviour of the honour, modesty and chastity of the fair sex. When any person transgresses the laid down restrictions and limits, he suffers physically as well as spiritually. Islam has therefore Quite prudently and wisely ordained the Muslim women to observe secl...