Month of Return to Allah

[longknife]

Let's get past all the bull poop. Here's the TRUE meaning of Ramadan:
Ramadan – A Religion of Peace Celebration

10 days into the month and there are already 15 deaths per day, not counting all the maimed and injured.

So far, Ramadan 2017 also includes the twin suicide bombings in Baghdad and a massive vehicle bomb in Afghanistan. There was also a contested terror attack in Manila at a casino hotel. The Baghdad bombings targeted both an ice cream shop and an elderly pension distribution center. The ice cream shop was frequented by families with small children and killed 10. The first bombing killed 12 and nearly 100 were injured between the two blasts. ISIS has called on Muslims worldwide to kill Westerners and Christians wherever they find them.

Just do a Google Search to find out all of them around the world. Just think, only 19 more days to go.

China Banning Ramadan?



“Security checkpoints” and measures to “ensure social peace and harmony” during Ramadan are in place, an official government notice makes clear, according to Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur Service.

That and more appears to be the official stand of the Chinese government on the Islamic celebration. While I haven’t seen anything on it, you can also bet there will be no Ramadan in Japan where there are no mosques and their immigration policy is to ban Muslim immigrants.

More of this story @ Did Chinese Officials Just Try to Ban Ramadan Observance?

 

[irosie91]

you do not understand------it's ALL FOR ALLAH (remember-----the allahuakbarr thing?)

 

[BreezeWood]

It is Islam that scares them, Islam is spreading


- No alcohol


- No discotheques


- No pornography


- No prostitution


- No rape


- No homosexuality, ...


There will be all these things to.


Previously they were against communism and now they are against Islam.

toty5: Previously they were against communism and now they are against Islam.

in the USA

who's they, let me clue you in a little, rightwing fundamentalist are all for your list and are against communism and have always hated islam (and everything else) - so who are you left with that would support your list and were against communism and have not always hated you already ... * no one.

you live in a vacuum, just admit your suckass religion simply appeals to morons and the likelihood of their choosing islam over christianity in this country is about as likely as a snowball passing through hell.

 

[fncceo]

It's not easy to stamp it out in the prison system-----it is
SPREAD BY FORCE

Herpes or Islam?

 

[irosie91]

It's not easy to stamp it out in the prison system-----it is
SPREAD BY FORCE

Herpes or Islam?

BOTH!!!!! you can get this information from prison wardens-----even the
wardens are subjected to intimidation by DUA DOERS. ------but not the herpes
part

 

[Avatar4321]

Islam is the second most widely practiced religion in France after Roman Catholicism by many faithful. With a total estimated 5 to 10 percent of the national population, France has the largest number of Muslims in Western Europe. [1] [2] The majority of Muslims in France belong to the Sunni community. [3]


Islam is the religion that is in perfect harmony with human nature and that preached by all prophets since the dawn of humanity. Other religions today, such as Christianity and Judaism,

original teachings were either altered or lost and what remains today of these religions is a mixture of truths and lies.

Islam

The only religion that has been preserved


Prophets of Islam is the only true religion, which manages all areas of human life, including the religious, moral considerations, the harmonious development of society and the personal development of individuals, and it is the duty of every human being to study this religion to ensure its veracity and to practice it and make it a lifestyle.



The truth about Islam.


Why they demonize Islam?


Why the media took Islam and Muslims targeted?


It is Islam that scares them, Islam is spreading


- No alcohol


- No discotheques


- No pornography


- No prostitution


- No rape


- No homosexuality, ...


There will be all these things to.


Previously they were against communism and now they are against Islam.


You always see in the media:


"war against terrorism"


What terrorism?


Kill innocent people and attack the poorest countries.


The best equipped countries attack the poorest countries and the least equipped and it's called a "war against terrorism" !!!


They fear that Islam is spreading, Islam is everywhere and they fear that Islam is spreading despite everything that happened, and despite the 11.


According to CNN, after September 11, over a period of 9 months, 34,000 Americans have converted to Islam.


Despite all their efforts!


Today they attack women


"Islam does not give rights to women."


2/3 of those who converted to Islam in Europe and America are women.


If Islam is against women, so why do these women come into Islam.


Why do women in Europe-they come in Islam?


This is simply because these people have sought the truth and they found it in Islam.


Despite the media demonization.


Allah says in the Qur'an Surah Al-Imran:


"And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners. "[Qur'an, Surah Al-Imran 3:54]


So they make plans and plot, Allah also plans, plans of Allah are infallible.


Bergdahl Converted To Islam During Captivity

Bold claims. All the prophets eh? What about Joseph Smith?

If you are in harmony with the truth why so much violence?

And if Islam wasn't corrupted why did the first caliphs have to destroy variant versions of the Qur'an? How do you know they destroyed the right versions?

 

[Avatar4321]

I have tried to respond directly to the post but because they are so long and embedded by videos I cannot watch they keep crashing my browser everytime I hit reply.

So here goes. You claim Christians and Jews had religious freedom in al andulus. Please explain the martyrs of Cordoba then. Christians who were murder for practicing their faith

 

[irosie91]

I have tried to respond directly to the post but because they are so long and embedded by videos I cannot watch they keep crashing my browser everytime I hit reply.

So here goes. You claim Christians and Jews had religious freedom in al andulus. Please explain the martyrs of Cordoba then. Christians who were murder for practicing their faith

hubby who was born in ONE OF THE FIRST SHARIAH SHIT HOLES and which is STILL ashariah shit hole-----carries, as a family legacy, the STENCH OF ISLAMIC
DHIMMITUDE,, is right here. You too, toty--DO NOT BE
afraid to face the vile filth that islam imposed on people far superior to the ass lickers
of the dirty rapist pig --of mecca. AVATAR-----please proceed We are lucky that
he survived to TELL IT.......as it was and still is for far too many.-----for the record----the
victims of the STINK are not limited to Christians and Jews---the ass lickers of al nabi---
murdered and raped and pillaged HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS----including also Hindus,
Zoroastrians -----and anyone who refused to lick their nabi's shit

 

[Sunni Man]

Japan where there are no mosques and their immigration policy is to ban Muslim immigrants.

Grand Mosque of Tokyo

 

[irosie91]

Lots of money in Tokyo to be wasted on lots of Ostentatious CRAP

 

[toty5]

The tolerance of Islam

The tolerance of Islam is another factor in the spread of Islam. The British historian Toynbee praises this tolerance towards the People of the Book after comparing it with the attitude of the Christians towards Muslims and Jews in their lands. (A Historian's Approach to Religion, p.246) T. Link attributes the spread of Islam to the credibility of its principles together with its tolerance, persuasion and other kinds of attractions. (A History of Religion) Makarios, Orthodox Patriorch of Antioch in the seventeenth century, compared the harsh treatment received by the Russians of the Orthodox Church at the hands of the Roman Catholic Poles with the tolerant attitude towards Orthodox Christians shown by the Ottoman Government and prayed for the Sultans. (T. Link, A History of Religion)

This is not the only example of preference by the followers of the religions for Muslim rule over that of their own co-religionists. The Orthodox Christians of Byzantium openly expressed their preference for the Ottoman turban in Istanbul to the hats of the Catholic cardinals. Elisee Reclus, the French traveler of the nineteenth century, wrote that the Muslim Turks allowed all the followers of different religions to perform their religious duties and rituals, and that the Christian subjects of the Ottoman Sultan were more free to live their own lives than the Christians who lived in the lands under the rule of any rival Christian sect. (Nouvelle Geographie Universelle, Vol. IX) Popescu Ciocanel pays tribute to the Muslim Turks by stating that it was luck for the Romanian people that they lived under the government of the Turks rather than the domination of the Russians and Austrians. Otherwise, he points out, "no trace of the Romanian nation would have remained." (La Crise de L'Orient)

How did Muslims behave towards the people of the conquered lands?

The Muslim's attitude towards the people of the conquered lands is quite clear in the instructions given by the rightly-guided Caliphs may Allaah be pleased with them:

Always keep fear of God in your mind; remember that you cannot afford to do anything without His grace. Do not forget that Islam is a mission of peace and love. Keep the Noble Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) before you as a model of bravery and piety. Do not destroy fruit-trees nor fertile fields in your paths. Be just, and spare the feelings of the vanquished. Respect all religious persons who live in hermitages or convents and spare their edifices. Do not kill civilians. Do not outrage the chastity of women and the honor of the conquered. Do not harm old people and children. Do not accept any gifts from the civil population of any place. Do not billet your soldiers or officers in the houses of civilians. Do not forget to perform your daily prayers. Fear God. Remember that death will inevitably come to everyone of you some time or other, even if you are thousands of miles away from a battle field; therefore be always ready to face death. (Andrew Miller, Church History)

A historical episode which Balazuri, a famous Muslim historian, tells about how pleased the native people were with their Muslim conquerors is of great significance:

When Heraclius massed his troops against the Muslims, and the Muslims heard that they were coming to meet them, they refunded the inhabitants of Hims the tribute they had taken from them, saying: "We are too busy to support and protect you. Take care of yourselves." But the people of Hims replied: "We like your rule and justice far better than the state of oppression and tyranny in which we were. The army of Heraclius we shall indeed, with your help, repulse from the city." The Jews rose and said: "We swear by the Torah, no governor of Heraclius shall enter the city of Hims unless we are first vanquished and exhausted." Saying this, they closed the gates of the city and guarded them. The inhabitants of other cities - Christians and Jews- that had been capitulated did the same. When, by God's help, the unbelievers were defeated and Muslims won, they opened the gates of their cities, went out with the singers and players of music, and paid the tribute. (Futuh al-Buldan)

Islamic History of Europe
Islamic History Of Europe - BBC Documentary


An Islamic History of Europe - BBC Documentary - Veoh

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www.veoh.com/watch/v742754pfGhKfwn




It is a common misconception with some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of adherents all over the world, if it had not been spread by the use of force.

The following points will make it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid spread of Islam.

Islam has always given respect and freedom of religion to all faiths. Freedom of religion is ordained in the Quran itself:

“There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong.” (Quran 2:256)



The noted historian De Lacy O’Leary wrote:[1] “History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated.”

The famous historian, Thomas Carlyle, in his book Heroes and Hero worship, refers to this misconception about the spread of Islam: “The sword indeed, but where will you get your sword? Every new opinion, at its starting is precisely in a minority of one; in one man’s head alone. There it dwells as yet. One man alone of the whole world believes it, there is one man against all men. That he takes a sword and tries to propagate with that will do little for him. You must get your sword! On the whole, a thing will propagate itself as it can.”



If Islam was spread by the sword, it was the sword of intellect and convincing arguments. It is this sword that conquers the hearts and minds of people. The Quran says in this connection:

“Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.” (Quran 16:125)

The facts speak for themselves

• Indonesia is the country that has the largest number of Muslims in the world, and the majority of people in Malaysia are Muslims. But, no Muslim army ever went to Indonesia or Malaysia. It is an established historical fact that Indonesia entered Islam not due to war, but because of its moral



message. Despite the disappearance of Islamic government from many regions once ruled by it, their original inhabitants have remained Muslims. Moreover, they carried the message of truth, inviting others to it as well, and in so doing endured harm, affliction and oppression. The same can be said for those in the regions of Syria and Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, North Africa, Asia, the Balkans and in Spain. This shows that the effect of Islam on the population was one of moral conviction, in contrast to occupation by western colonialists, finally compelled to leave lands whose peoples held only memories of affliction, sorrow, subjugation and oppression.

• Muslims ruled Spain (Andalusia) for about 800 years. During this period the Christians and Jews enjoyed freedom to practice their respective religions, and this is a documented historical fact.




• Christian and Jewish minorities have survived in the Muslim lands of the Middle East for centuries. Countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan all have significant Christian and Jewish populations.

• Muslims ruled India for about a thousand years, and therefore had the power to force each and every non-Muslim of India to convert to Islam, but they did not, and thus more than 80% of the Indian population remains non-Muslim.

• Similarly, Islam spread rapidly on the East Coast of Africa. And likewise no Muslim army was ever dispatched to the East Coast of Africa.



• An article in Reader’s Digest ‘Almanac’, yearbook 1986, gives the statistics of the increase of the percentage of the major religions of the world in half a century from 1934 to 1984. This article also appeared in The Plain Truth magazine. At the top was Islam, which increased by 235%, while Christianity had increased by 47%. During this fifty-year period, there was no “Islamic conquest” yet Islam spread at an extraordinary rate.

• Today the fastest growing religion in America and Europe is Islam. The Muslims in these lands are a minority. The only sword they have in their possession is the sword of truth. It is this sword that is converting thousands to Islam.




• Islamic law protects the privileged status of minorities, and that is why non-Muslim places of worship have flourished all over the Islamic world. Islamic law also allows non-Muslim minorities to set up their own courts, which implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves. The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether they are Muslims or not.

Conclusion

It is clear, therefore, that Islam did not spread by the sword. The “sword of Islam” did not convert all the non-Muslim minorities in Muslim countries. In India, where Muslims ruled for 800 years, they are still a minority. In the U.S.A., Islam is the fastest growing religion and has over six million followers.

In his book The World’s Religions, Huston Smith discusses how the prophet Muhammad granted freedom of religion to the Jews and Christians under Muslim rule:




The Prophet had a document drawn up in which he stipulated that Jews and Christians “shall be protected from all insults and harm; they shall have an equal right with our own people to our assistance and good offices,” and further, “they shall practice their religion as freely as the Muslims.”[2]

Smith points out that Muslims regard that document as the first charter of freedom of conscience in human history and the authoritative model for those of every subsequent Muslim state.\\\\\\\\\\\




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The entire Quran was however also recorded in writing at the time of revelation from the Prophet’s dictation, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, by some of his literate companions, the most prominent of them being Zaid ibn Thabit.[1] Others among his noble scribes were Ubayy ibn Ka’b, Ibn Mas’ud, Mu’awiyah ibn Abi-Sufyan, Khalid ibn Waleed and Zubayr ibn Awwam.[2] The verses were recorded on leather, parchment, scapulae (shoulder bones of animals) and the stalks of date palms.[3]


The codification of the Quran (i.e. into a ‘book form’) was done soon after the Battle of Yamamah (11AH/633CE), after the Prophet’s death, during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr. Many companions became martyrs at that battle, and it was feared that unless a written copy of the entire revelation was produced, large parts of the Quran might be lost with the death of those who had memorized it. Therefore, at the suggestion of Umar to collect the Quran in the form of writing, Zaid ibn Thabit was requested by Abu Bakr to head a committee which would gather together the scattered recordings of the Quran and prepare a mushaf - loose sheets which bore the entire revelation on them.[4] To safeguard the compilation from errors, the committee accepted only material which had been written down in the presence of the Prophet himself, and which could be verified by at least two reliable witnesses who had actually heard the Prophet recite the passage in question[5]. Once completed and unanimously approved of by the Prophet’s Companions, these sheets were kept with the Caliph Abu Bakr (d. 13AH/634CE), then passed on to the Caliph Umar (13-23AH/634-644CE), and then Umar’s daughter and the Prophet’s widow, Hafsah[6].


The third Caliph Uthman (23AH-35AH/644-656CE) requested Hafsah to send him the manuscript of the Quran which was in her safekeeping, and ordered the production of several bounded copies of it (masaahif, sing. mushaf). This task was entrusted to the Companions Zaid ibn Thabit, Abdullah ibn Az-Zubair, Sa’eed ibn As-’As, and Abdur-Rahman ibn Harith ibn Hisham.[7] Upon completion (in 25AH/646CE), Uthman returned the original manuscript to Hafsah and sent the copies to the major Islamic provinces.


A number of non-Muslim scholars who have studied the issue of the compilation and preservation of the Quran also have stated its authenticity. John Burton, at the end of his substantial work on the Quran’s compilation, states that the Quran as we have it today is:


“…the text which has come down to us in the form in which it was organized and approved by the Prophet…. What we have today in our hands is the mushaf of Muhammad.[8]


Kenneth Cragg describes the transmission of the Quran from the time of revelation to today as occurring in “an unbroken living sequence of devotion.”[9] Schwally concurs that:


“As far as the various pieces of revelation are concerned, we may be confident that their text has been generally transmitted exactly as it was found in the Prophet’s legacy.”[10]


The historical credibility of the Quran is further established by the fact that one of the copies sent out by the Caliph Uthman is still in existence today. It lies in the Museum of the City of Tashkent in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.[11] According to Memory of the World Program, UNESCO, an arm of the United Nations, ‘it is the definitive version, known as the Mushaf of Uthman.’[12]


This manuscript, held by the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, is the earliest existent written version of the Quran. It is the definitive version, known as the Mushaf of Othman. Image courtesy of Memory of the World Register, UNESCO.





A facsimile of the mushaf in Tashkent is available at the Columbia University Library in the US.[13] This copy is proof that the text of the Quran we have in circulation today is identical with that of the time of the Prophet and his companions. A copy of the mushaf sent to Syria (duplicated before a fire in 1310AH/1892CE destroyed the Jaami’ Masjid where it was housed) also exists in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul[14], and an early manuscript on gazelle parchment exists in Dar al-Kutub as-Sultaniyyah in Egypt. More ancient manuscripts from all periods of Islamic history found in the Library of Congress in Washington, the Chester Beatty Museum in Dublin (Ireland) and the London Museum have been compared with those in Tashkent, Turkey and Egypt, with results confirming that there have not been any changes in the text from its original time of writing.[15]


The Institute for Koranforschung, for example, in the University of Munich (Germany), collected over 42,000 complete or incomplete ancient copies of the Quran. After around fifty years of research, they reported that there was no variance between the various copies, except the occasional mistakes of the copyist which could easily be ascertained. This Institute was unfortunately destroyed by bombs during WWII.[16]


Thus, due to the efforts of the early companions, with God’s assistance, the Quran as we have it today is recited in the same manner as it was revealed. This makes it the only religious scripture that is still completely retained and understood in its original language. Indeed, as Sir William Muir states, “There is probably no other book in the world which has remained twelve centuries (now fourteen) with so pure a text.”[17]


The evidence above confirms God’s promise in the Quran:


“Verily, We have revealed the Reminder, and verily We shall preserve it.” (Quran 15:9)


The Quran has been preserved in both oral and written form in a way no other book has, and with each form providing a check and balance for the authenticity of the other

 

[toty5]

Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
Committed to agreement
Whether with Jews or Christians
Example

In an effort and campaign by the West to tarnish the image of Islam, including the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him), some misguided individuals or groups have spared no effort to find issues that would ignite the public sentiment against Islam and its Prophet.





Like many former Prophets, Prophet Muhammad faced severe resistance and persecution at the hands of the inhabitants of Makkah, namely the Quraysh, after he declared his prophethood and the message of monotheism and condemned all and any kind of idol worshipping.


The most important provisions of the treaty were the following:

1. The Jews of Bani ‘Awf are one community with the believers. The Jews will profess their religion and the Muslims theirs.

2. The Jews shall be responsible for their expenditure, and the Muslims for theirs.

3. If attacked by a third party, each shall come to the assistance of the other.

4. Each party shall hold counsel with the other. Mutual relation shall be founded on righteousness; sin is totally excluded.

5. Neither shall commit sins to the prejudice of the other.

6. The wronged party shall be aided.

7. The Jews shall contribute to the cost of war so long as they are fighting alongside the believers.

8. Madinah shall remain sacred and inviolable for all who join this treaty.

9. Should any disagreement arise between the signatories to this treaty, then God, the All-High and His Messenger shall settle the dispute.

10. The signatories to this treaty shall boycott Quraysh commercially; they shall also abstain from extending any support to them.

11. Each shall contribute to defending Madinah, in case of a foreign attack, in its respective area.

12. This treaty shall not hinder either party from seeking lawful revenge.

Madinah and its suburbs, after the ratification of this treaty, turned into a coalition state, with Madinah proper as capital and Prophet Muhammad as ‘president’; authorities lay mainly in the hand of the Muslims, and consequently it was a real capital of Islam. To expand the zone of peace and security, the Prophet Muhammad started to enter into similar treaties with other tribes living around ‘his state’.

Unfortunately many of the Jews did not spare any effort to annoy Muslims even after this treaty. As they disbelieved in Jesus in the past, now they disbelieved in Muhammad – and had no intention to live in total peace with the Muslims. Had they done so, no harm would have befallen them, but a wise reader would see how the events unfolded after the peace treaty between the Muslims and the inhabitants of Madinah and how the Jews brought misfortune upon themselves. (Al-Ghazali, Fiqh Al-Seerah)

To begin with, they continuously belittled the message of Islam and denied the prophethood of Muhammad, even though they were given full authority to practice their own religion with no obligation to convert to Islam. God exposes their thoughts saying:

{They who disbelieve say: ‘You are no messenger [of Allah].’ Say, Allah and whoever has true knowledge of the Scripture are sufficient witness between me and you.’} (Ar-Ra’d 13: 43)

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Narrated Abu Hurayrah: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." (Bukhari 2:37)

The month of forgiveness has arrived. This is the month of abstinence from the worldly pleasures, the defiance of desires and the month of pure intentions. Allah granted us this month to purify our wayward hearts from the blackness of sins we have inflicted upon it. It is a month to renew and refresh our life to start worshipping Him. It is a month where we should return and repent to Him and beg Him for salvation
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What is Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting for Muslims. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam; the others are confession of faith, five daily prayers, Zakah (almsgiving) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).
Ramadan starts upon the sighting of the moon.


Why Muslims Fast

Fasting in Ramadan is a main pillar of Islam that helps Muslim grow closer to the One God, Allah. According to the Qur’an “Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may learn self-restraint”. Fasting, which is recognized for its health, spiritual and psychological benefits, is considered by Muslims as a means to improve their moral characters and provides an opportunity for a spiritual renewal.

Purpose of Fasting

The real purpose of fasting is not to make us hungry and thirsty, or to deprive us some of our comfort and conveniences but to be conscious of Allah. It is to do one's best to live by His commands and to avoid His prohibitions, fear of Allah, worship of Allah, sincerity in faith, and avoid the disobedience to Allah. Fasting is an invisible act. Only Allah and the person who is fasting know whether he or she is fasting or not. Fasting teaches how to control and discipline our desires. During fasting we learn how to say "no" to things that are otherwise permissible and good, but are forbidden during fasting. When one learns how to say "no" to that which is generally permissible, then one can easily control oneself to avoid that which is forbidden. Through fasting we taste—to some extent—the pain and suffering of those who are poor and destitute. Fasting teaches empathy and sympathy, and it takes away some of our selfishness and self-centeredness.
How Muslims Fast

Muslims fast from early dawn to sunset every day throughout the month (approximately 17 hours a day). The fast requires Muslims to abstain from food, drink, marital relations and ill-conduct during the fast.
Who Fasts

Fasting in Ramadan is compulsory on all physically and mentally healthy and mature Muslims. Those exempted from fasting are the sick, old, pregnant and menstruating women and travellers. Pregnant and menstruating women and travellers make up the missed days by fasting at a later time.

Kissing - Hugging & Intercourse One's Spouse While Fasting? Dr.Zakir Naik | HD |







Is Ramadan Taraweeh 8 or 20 Rakats? - Dr. Zakir Naik | HD |

 

[fncceo]

Does Allah take returns with a receipt?

 

[fncceo]

Japan where there are no mosques and their immigration policy is to ban Muslim immigrants.

Grand Mosque of Tokyo

Pretty sure that's Tokyo Disneyland.

 

[irosie91]

The Prophet had a document drawn up in which he stipulated that Jews and Christians “shall be protected from all insults and harm; they shall have an equal right with our own people to our assistance and good offices,” and further, “they shall practice their religion as freely as the Muslims.”[2]

^^^^^roflmao--------the pig of mecca ordered that the Arabian peninsula be
COMPLETELY ethnically cleansed of its considerable population of Christians and jews. The city of YATHRIB which had been a jewish city
for more than 1000 years before the pig was born-----was completely devastated----pillaged----its population either murdered or enslaved. The
cemeteries, synagogues and yeshivas all defiled and destroyed------
same was true of Christian institutions thruout arabia. None survived
by the first century after the death of the pig. Some escaped.
My very own hubby is from a community that escape the filth There are always survivors------the idiot statement that muslims make "we COULD HAVE FORCED EVERYONE INTO ISLAM if we WANTED TO"-----
is actually hilarious-------there were times in the history of that filth that
muslims were desperate to MAINTAIN a non muslim population for the sake of forced tribute (jizya) and an exploited underclass ----(which is
why hindus did ok in the moghul empire) Economically, the "caliphate"
cannot get along without an exploited underclass. It NEEDS both an
underclass of artisans and ----ALSO ----slaves. THERE ARE ALWAYS
SURVIVORS TO TELL THE STORY------there were survivors from Auschwitz and even from Yathrib before that city was defiled by the implanting therein of the carcass of the rapist pig of mecca and its name changed to Medina

PS----the "document" that toty described-----does not and never did exist. Muslims made policy depending on their own interests at any given time-------thruout the middle east
and in the MOGHUL EMPIRE ---(southeast asia) For a time they even "legalized" Hinduism-----
(when they needed the hindus) "EQUALITY" never existed in any lands ruled by muslims

 

[Mudda]

the ninth month of the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of the new moon.

The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting.

Allah prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole of the month of Ramadan,

Exempted from the fast are the very old and the insane. On the physical side, fasting is from first light of dawn until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. On the moral, behavioral side, one must abstain from lying, malicious gossip, quarrelling and trivial nonsense.

Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are menstruating, pregnant, or nursing are permitted to break the fast, but must make up an equal number of days later in the year. If physically unable to do so, they must feed a needy person for each day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayers) from puberty, although many start earlier.

In addition to the fast proper, one is encouraged to read the entire Quran. In addition, special prayers, called Tarawih, are held in the mosque every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Quran (Juz') is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire Quran has been completed. These are done in remembrance of the fact that the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was begun during Ramadan.

(Laylat al-Qadr). To spend that night in worship is better than a thousand months of worship, i.e. Allah's reward for it is very great.
Some Tips for A Blessed month of Ramadan (Dr Zakir naik)! ...
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Why is Ramadan called the month of forgiveness - Zakir ...
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So when do they exchange presents? What about a lit up tree or pile of rocks? Do they break the fast with a traditional stuffed camel dinner?

 

[Mudda]

What is wrong with being honest, avoiding gossip, violence, and trivial things all year around?

Muslims avoiding violence? Good luck with that.

 

[irosie91]

the ninth month of the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of the new moon.

The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting.

Allah prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole of the month of Ramadan,

Exempted from the fast are the very old and the insane. On the physical side, fasting is from first light of dawn until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. On the moral, behavioral side, one must abstain from lying, malicious gossip, quarrelling and trivial nonsense.

Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are menstruating, pregnant, or nursing are permitted to break the fast, but must make up an equal number of days later in the year. If physically unable to do so, they must feed a needy person for each day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayers) from puberty, although many start earlier.

In addition to the fast proper, one is encouraged to read the entire Quran. In addition, special prayers, called Tarawih, are held in the mosque every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Quran (Juz') is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire Quran has been completed. These are done in remembrance of the fact that the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was begun during Ramadan.

(Laylat al-Qadr). To spend that night in worship is better than a thousand months of worship, i.e. Allah's reward for it is very great.
Some Tips for A Blessed month of Ramadan (Dr Zakir naik)! ...
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Why is Ramadan called the month of forgiveness - Zakir ...
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So when do they exchange presents? What about a lit up tree or pile of rocks? Do they break the fast with a traditional stuffed camel dinner?

mud a pile of rocks?------that wasn't rocks in your stocking---it was
lumps of coal. At sundown you can have a date ((the kind that
grow on palm trees))-----because muhummad liked to eat a date every
time he slit a throat.

""In addition to the fast proper, one is encouraged to read, the entire Quran."" <<<< not likely since the majority of muslims are illiterate
in Arabic------in fact illiterate....period. Until fairly recently there were
few translations of the Koran-------an Urdu speaker told me way back
when I was young that there was no translation into Urdu---and since he
did not know an aleph from a bais in ANY language.....that "read the Koran
was a "no go" (not that he cared) I am not sure that anyone slaughters
camels in the USA for CONSUMPTION or that it is even legal. One
CAN get kosher Bison now------in upstate new York. Most muslims claim
that they can eat kosher ------which does confuse me------A JOOO DONE IT. I

A muslim can slit the throat of a jew on Ramadan---
AND eat an animal that had its throat slit by jew HOW POETIC

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Ah, the "tolerance" Islam.

You might s well file that one on the shelf right next to "The gentleness of Piranhas".

 

[Avatar4321]

Enough with the cutting and pasting and embedding videos.

If Muslims protected Christian religious liberty in al andulus, why were the martyrs of Cordoba executed for practicing Christianity?

How is Islam compatible with post Mohammad Christian prophets?

What evidence do you have that the versions of the Qur'an the caliphs collected were the originals and that it was the variants that were destroyed?

Specific answerable questions that you don't need to cut and paste a book to answer.