Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Hijab is Freedom not Oppression

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

To Curious...

What is the real reason of the rules of 'tutup aurat' (cover all bodies with clothes and wear veil which cover chest and ribs) ?

First of all, your question is a very good question because this matter is stated directly in the Quran and shows the importance for us to obey them. To answer your question, we will use Tafsir Ibn Kathir (as explained later) because the Quran cannot simply be translated. Ones need wide range of knowledge (ex: where the ayat revealed, why it was revealed etc) to get the real meaning of Quran and certain ayat only Allah The All-Knowing knows the true meaning of them as in first ayat in Surah Al-Baqarah which consist of only 3 letters


which is in roman alphabet A,L,M.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Black Stone Is Just A Stone

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

To Durriyyah...

What is the function of aswad stone in one of the corner in kaabah?

Hajarul Aswad or Black Stone located at the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba. The Stone is roughly 30 cm (12 in.) in diameter, and 1.5 meters (5 ft.) above the ground. We touch or kiss it in order to honor us with association with the great Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. We don’t exaggerate in our love for it. We do kiss it because our Prophet Muhammad s.a.w did so.

There are various reports concerning the origin of the Black Stone, but most of them are of doubtful origins. In Islam, we should not base our belief on sources which we cannot verify one hundred percent. The only fact that we can certainly establish is that it was put there by Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them both) by the order of Almighty Allah, and the purpose of it was to indicate the beginning of tawaf (Circumambulation of the Ka`bah).

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