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Blessings of Allah be upon His messenger, his family and all of his companions. Isra wal Ma'raj was Allah's special treat to His beloved Messenger. Although, the date of 27 Rajab is not authentic. Allah and his messenger have declared two days of Eid which the messenger and his companions celebrated and nothing beyond that.
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Sall: In response to your posting in the Jews topic. you are right when you say he brought the same religion - Islam. You erred when you said he was born jew. "Every human being is born with the "fitra" of Islam but it is the parents of the child who turn them to a jew or Christian." Hadith of prophet Mohammed SAW. Maryam AS was not Jew, she was a believer just as Quran puts it.
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please don't speculate, read, reflect and relate before making stements.
Let's stop it here and focus on the topic. If anybody interested in discussing about the religion of Jesus PBUH, let's do it in a new topic. Sorry Mr. Nice Guy, your topic is very interesting. I never thought there will be a debate on a small but very fundamental point.
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Definitely there is ajr in fasting for the sake of Allah. The amount of Ajr is only known to Allah, If Allah has not revealed that information via His messenger, we leave the matter to Him without assuming anything or passing judgment on His behalf.
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I agree wid yah nik but look at the flip side of it too. Media and government has overplayed it but it doesn't mean its true either. Hatred against Muslims in the west being fanned too. Just see who is the beneficiary of this whole drama.
There will be more theatrics as elections draw closer in US and especially when ruling party will see loosing hold on the power. Don't forget how just days before 2004 elections OBL's tape came out. Loud mouths in US trumpeted that to the advantage of one party by spreading paranoia of terrorism which swung neutral votes in their favor.
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I respect your opinion and you don't have to agree with me. I only present what is recorded in the authentic traditions of the prophet. Messenger of Allah SAW fasted on that day. Jews fasted on that day also because prophet Musa was given victory over firoun on that day. Upon knowing this Prophet said, We have greater right on Musa AS then the Jews so we will fast either 9th and 10th or 10th and 11th of Muharram from next year. Additionally, before fasting in the month of Ramadhan was prescribed, fasting on the 10th of Muharram was required and observed.
Again, this is the knowledge I have based on my learning from the traditions of the prophet. There is no compulsion on any one to agree with it.
I am however unaware of any prophetic traditions equating fasting in rajaab to fasting in Ramadhan. Please enlighten us with authentic traditions.
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you are exactly right Badal, I have had first hand experience with that. Now for Jahiliyah, I personally think its the first attempt to disqualify one source of knowledge and discredit sayings of the prophet of Allah. Yet on the other hand they will not have courage to say the same to people of other religions who wrote books with their own hands but attributed them to God almighty. I am sure our members got the point.
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Please state some of the significance of this month, like you mentioned of Isra wal ma'raj.
Prophet SAW increased his fasting in the months of Rajb and Shaban. It is however, not known in any traditions that fasting in the month of rajb are as great as fasting in Ramadhan. The only other days of fasting that could come close would be in the first 10 days of Muharram, particularly 9th & 10th or 10th & 11th. Fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hajj is also known as virtous from the prophetic traditions. Fasting 6 days of Shawwal after fasting the whole month of ramadhan termed equivalent to fasting the whole year in authentic traditions.
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CB, this is serious corner, meaningless hummmmmmmmmmms are not permitted here. Please post your views after thinking. Pleae don't think loud on this forum. Thanks
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SRK, He was a muslim, christ was his title and his followers called themselves chritians. Quran says all prophets were believers and brought the same message. He was a messenger sent to the Jewish community. Mohammed SAW was sent to pagans, that didn't make him a pagan. He was a believer.
Lets not duel on a fact that is well established. Lets focus on a nice topic Mr nice guy has put up.
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To put it in simple words, almost all divisions (sects) originated from difference in opinion on isses of fiqh. Only few were based on differences in aqeedah (creed) or faith. The real tragedy has been lack of leadership - a bonding and uniting agent like Salahuddin Ayubi. His success has been attributed to his ability to unite the foes under one banner. We need a leader who is deeply religious but visionary to overlook minor differences for achieving greater gains.
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Danie, I have met and dealt business with indians on many levels. So please don't make assumptions. The topic is not about how good people are accross the borders in subcontinent. The topic here was the influence of Hindu culture on Pakistani society. We got side tracked on other issues.
It is a matter of personal observation, experience, and view point. One may agree or disagree with other but can't prove anyone wrong, especially without having a first hand experience.
