| The blessed state of Martyrs as described in Islam | | Think not in anywise of those killed in the way of the Lord, as if they were dead. Yea, they are alive, and are nourished with their Lord, exulting in that which God hath given them of His favour, and rejoicing on behalf of those who have not yet joined them, but are following after. No terror afflicteth them, neither are they grieved. | | | Islam and the origin of namaz (daily prayer) | | It has been said that Prophet Mohammed narrated that the angel Gabriel came to him one night with a four-legged animal bigger than a donkey but smaller than a mule with white colors. I climbed on the animal and traveled to Palestine. I tied the animal and prayed at the Al-Ghesa Mosque. After leaving the mosque angel Gabriel and I flew toward the sky. | | | Editorial By Mario F. Vazquez | | As we enter the last half-decade of the 20th century, in the midst of the most revolutionary technological advances humankind has ever known, we must yet grapple with an unseemly phenomenon still carried on by various societies and countries around the world. By this we refer to social and religious practices that have in common the control over the social behavior of women, even against their will, and by the use of physical violence on occasions. | | | Other Islamic Teachings | "Women are not given the right to instigate divorce because they are prone to emotional and irrational decision making. A husband, however, can divorce his wife at any time he so wishes."
Ayatollah Ali Moghtadai | | | Does quantity command respect? | | On Tuesday, January 7th or in Persian Calendar 17th Dey, I was watching a program on Azadi television on celebration of the Iranian day of the woman. The day the late Reza Shah removed the hijab from the women of Iran in 1936. When one of the panelist began to express her opinion about the oppressive laws of Islam regarding women, another panelist snapped... | |  | | Help Us Stop This Brutality | | The only reward of those who make war against Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be murdered or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom; 005.033 [AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE) HOLY QURAN] | | |  | | More Islamic Justice | | KABUL, Oct 15 (AFP) - Four thieves had their right hands surgically cut off before 500 spectators at Kabul's football stadium Friday amid tighter security imposed by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. A local mullah told the crowd the men had stolen about 50 dollars, a tape recorder, 15 teapots and 18 fruit bowls during a series of burglaries in the capital's suburbs. Agha Jan, Abdul Ahmad, Wali Ahmad and Najibullah (eds: one name) were taken one by one to the centre of the soccer pitch where doctors masked in blue hoods amputated their hands. [...] | | | | Fairy Tales - by Parvin Darabi | | Essays: Apparently God wanted to test Abraham¹s devotion to him so asks him to sacrifice his son Esmael for God. I used to be terrified thinking what if my father would be tested for his devotion to God? Would he kill me? What if the lamb never showed up? I would have nightmare about it. But then I would think that only boys were to be sacrificed and I would feel good for having been a girl. | | | Some Facts About Islam and Prophet Mohammad | | Koran which most Moslems call it Prophet Mohammed's only miracle was written by Ottoman, the third Khalif some twenty-five to sixty years following the death of the Prophet. Therefore, the Holly book of Koran is nothing but a collection of "I heard him say". | | | Mohammad The Pedophile | | Narrated 'Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, BUT the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13) Volume 8, Book 73, Number 151 | | | Mohammad and his treatment of his Enemies | | One of the most telling observations about the character of people is how they deal with their enemies. When we are put under pressure by being challenged and questioned, then it comes out what is really inside us. | | | Humor: World Under Islam | | The state will provide free entertainment every Friday in the form of lashings, beheadings and stonings - G-rated fun for the whole family.... |
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