Islamic Urban Wear - Understanding Modern and Urban Styles

One can find many differences between the Islamic urban wear and the Islamic rural wear. In Asia most people can be found in rural areas, making large difference in lifestyle than in urban area.

In rural areas the life style is simple and not as fashionable when compared to wears in urban areas. In Urban areas people wear highly fashionable and more costly clothes than in rural areas. Also the Islamic urban clothing is different in different countries because life style mainly depends on climatic condition and culture of that country.

In Asia, it is always good to wear cotton cloths as the climatic conditions in Asia are very hot and humid; cotton cloths are more hygienic than many other fabrics. Thuabs are most popular among the Muslim men across the world. Since from many centuries Muslim men used to wore long and flowing cloths. A Muslim man thinks their clothing shows its political, cultural and social value.

Urban wear

In Islamic Urban wear the Thuabs and Jubbahs are more popular than usual urban wears. Most people who follow Islam wear the Thuabs and jubbahs than traditional urban wears. These Islamic urban are easily available at many online trading shops where one can buy beautiful and fashionable urban wear at very low cost than its actual price at outlets. Online shopping help to save time and money and one can buy their favorite cloth in just few clicks but it is important to shop on a famous and trusted site. Almost all of the online shop provide home delivery options and offer easy payment options. One can also buy his/her required urban Islamic cloths from roadside streets. There are some special online and roadside shops that are famous for selling good quality, current patterns and fashionable urban wear at reasonable rates.

Most women wear the salwar-kurta and black Burkha over the face. The clothing of boys and girls are similar to clothing of their parents. Basically these people have simple day to day clothing but for festival and main occasions they wear very highly design beautiful cloths. One can easily notice the difference between urban wearing and typical wearing at rural areas.

As these people are living almost every part of the world and hence their clothing may Changes from place to place and they adopt their life style as per the culture and climatic conditions of that country. Islamic clothing can be differentiae into two main categories Islamic urban wear and Islamic rural wear. Urban wear mainly consists of highly fashionable cloths which are costly and it includes shirt paint with suit and traditional jubbah and pajamas. And Islamic rural wear consists of cotton jubbah and pajamas for men and salwar-kurta and black Burkha over the face.

by Jason Stevenson

Women Rights in Islam –Array (4) the Daughter's Rights

The position of daughter in pre Islamic era:

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The history of human civilization bears evidence that woman was regarded as a personification of shame, misdeed and evil in the world. The birth of a daughter was embarrassing to her family and her father could not raise his head for the dishonour that such girl would be expecting to bring it disgracefully. This merciless tradition was widespread all over the world. The intellectual scholars and the top religious leaders were disputed for generations about the question whether God had granted women a soul like man!In Hinduism, the woman stood debarred, from being educated in the Vedas. Buddhism did not recognise salvation for one having sex relations with woman. Christianity and Judaism looked upon woman as the source of all the evil committed by man in the world. In Greece, housewives were entitled to receive no education, nor training in culture, nor social rights. The condition in Rome, Iran, China, Egypt and other centres of human civilization was not very different.

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Back to the pagan Arabs, the heartless tradition of dispose of daughters by killing them had become widespread and a routine deed among them.The Arabs used to make deep graves in the desert and put their daughters in such graves and burry them alive by sands and stones.

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The girl in this case was called in Arabic "Almoaw-oudah "which means "the daughter which is buried while she is alive".

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How the Quran did forbid this antihuman custom?The Quran did it using five Arabic words:"When the "Almoaw-oudah" is questioned for what crime she was killed" (Surah 81:8 9) That's means in the afterlife:"When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned for what crime she was killed". (Surah 81:8 9)

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Slaying of daughters is such a dreadful crime that on the day of Judgement, Allah would not even talk to their murderer. Allah would simply take a testimony of the girl who was buried alive and would punish her murderer very ruthlessly.

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When the Arabs heard this verse, they cried and stopped immediately this anti-human tradition.

It would be a very promising human success and achievement if it is the only evil custom that had been forbidden by Islam.

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However, Still the Arabs customs about girls ruled but in another way. Although they stopped the bad tradition of "Almoaw-oudah "; however, they generally did not like the birth of daughters and preferred having boys instead.

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Herein, the Quran personalizes this Arabic first choice:"When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? AM what an evil (choice) they decide on!" (Surah 16:58 59)

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The Qur'an draws a very dramatic picture of the pagan Arabs on the birth of a daughter. According to the Qur'an, if any one of them receives the news about the birth of a daughter, his face turns black and he is furious. He keeps himself away from his people because of the `evil news'. He asks himself: "Should I put up with this insult and keep up with it or should I bury it alive." The Qur'an declares their thinking as evil and brought to an end this nasty custom.

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Also, Some Arabs used to kill their daughters because of the poverty and they could not afford spending on them.

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Also, the Quran stopped this custom and forbid it:"Kill not your children for fear of poverty: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you: Verily the killing of them is a great sin". (Surah 17:31)

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The daughters were considered to be an economic load and the poor families used to dispose of them by killing them. The Qur'an made the infanticide a great sin and commanded the parents not to do so, since Allah who provides them sustenance would also provide for their children.

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Generally, the Quran told the Arabs that there is no difference between the birth of boys or girls because it is the will of Allah to give the parents boys or girls."To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills (And plans). He bestows (children) male or female according to His will (and Plan), or he bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will: For He is Full of Knowledge and Power". (Surah 42:49 50)

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For that reason, no body should feel embarrassed of or offended on the birth of a daughter; neither should he hold responsible his fortune or anybody else for causing the birth of daughters. Birth of a daughter is a blessing according to the Prophet of IslamWhat did the Prophet Mohammad say about daughters?

• "Whoever maintains two girls till they attain maturity, he and I will come on the Resurrection Day like this; and he joined his fingers."
• "Whoever suffers for any thing on account of these daughters and (still) treats them with kindness, they will be a shield for him from Hell."
• "If anybody has got a female child, and then does neither bury her alive, nor treats her unjustly, nor prefers his children (meaning male children) to her, Allah will admit him in Paradise."
• "Shall I not teach you the best form of charity? (maintaining) your daughter who has been returned to you, who has got no earning member except you.

"Then listen to how the Prophet Mohammad used to deal with her daughter "Fatimah":"Whenever she came to him, he used to stand up for her and then take her by the hand, kissed her and would make her sit in his seat."

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In addition, Islam gives the daughter her lost Rights:e.g., her parents can not marry her to anyone without her own consent; she has the rights for education and she is a complete member in her society etc.

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Moreover, the Prophet Mohammad gives us a golden advice to rise up our kids when he said:"If your kids (boy and girl) become mature, do not let them sleep together in the same bed".If we apply such an advice, many of the domestic girls' abuse would have been avoided.

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By Safaa Abdel-Aziz

Women Rights in Islam –Array (3) the Wife's Rights

There is a chapter in the Holy Qur'an entitled "The Women" (Surah No.4), the major portion of which is devoted to the rights and obligations of women, law of inheritance, family life etc. In addition, many other Surahs in the Noble Quran e.g. Surah No. 2, 24, 33 and 65 also deal with subjects relating to women and family life to an enormous scope.

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On the other hand, there is no chapter in the Holy Qur'an entitled "The Man"As a wife, she is the supply of soothe and peace for her husband and similarly her husband is a source of comfort, relieve, peace and protection for her. Allah has created love and affection between them (Surah 30:21). Allah blesses the men with children through their wives (Surah 16:72).

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In Islam the rights of wife are well established and protected both lawfully and socially. Unfortunately however, a greater number of husbands and men-folk in general, are either ignorant of these rights, or willfully violate them. A lady enters the marriage contract through her absolute free choice. No marriage is honored without her consent.

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While husband is assigned by Allah the right to divorce, wife has the right to seek separation and divorce. If husband does not agree to separation, it can and should be enforced through court’s intervention.

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The household expenditure is to be met by husband, as a rule. Wife is not obliged to take or share this burden, even if she is rich. She may, but that will be a favor from her. She has the right to own property, received through various sources of inheritance, earned or enhanced through gainful investment. She may ask for a maid/servant to do household chores, and cannot be compelled to do these jobs herself as an obligation.

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Legally, she cannot be compelled even to breast-feed her baby. That arrangement is the responsibility of father. But she can never deny bed-sharing unless it was physically not possible. This is one area in which Islam asks her to comply with her husband’s desire.

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As mother, she enjoys priority over her husband to be looked after and served by their children.

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Having listed some of the rights as above, it is admitted that women in our society are deprived of what Allah granted them.

The Qur'an states: "And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may live in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between you; Verily, in that are signs for people who reflect." (Surah 30:21)

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Marriage is therefore not just a physical or emotional necessity, but in fact, a sign from God! It is a relationship of mutual rights and obligations based on divine guidance. God created men and women with complimentary natures, and in the Qur'an, He laid out a system of laws to support harmonious interaction between the sexes. "...They are your garments and you are their garments." (Surah 2:187)

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The second right of a wife is maintenance. Despite any wealth she may have, her husband is obligated to provide her with food, shelter and clothing. He is not forced, however, to spend beyond his capability and his wife is not entitled to make unreasonable demands. The Qur'an states: "Let the man of means spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him." (Surah 65:7)

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The commandments of the Holy Qur'an regarding the rights of woman as wife are:"Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allah knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves: But He turned to you and forgave you"(Surah 2:187)

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"Your wives are as a tilth unto you: so approach your tilth when or how ye will: but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah, and know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter) and give (these) good tidings to those who believe."(Surah 2:223)

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"And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise." (Surah 2:228)

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"There is no blame on you if ye divorce women before consummation or the fixation of their dower: but bestow on them (a suitable gift) the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means; A gift of a reasonable amount is due from those who wish to do the right things." (Surah 2:236)

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"O mankind! reverence your Guardian Lord, Who created you from a single Person, created, of like nature, his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; Reverence Allah, through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you); for Allah ever watches over you." (Surah 4:1)

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"And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, take it and enjoy it with right good cheer." (Surah 4:4)

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"In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but, if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child. But if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts." (Surah 4:12)"

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O ye who believe! ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may take away part of the dower ye have given them, except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good." (Surah 4:19)

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"But if ye decide to take one wife in place of another, even if ye had given the latter a whole treasure for dower, take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander and a manifest wrong?" (Surah 4:20)"

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If ye fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if they wish for peace, Allah will cause, their reconciliation: for Allah hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things." (Surah 4:35)

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"It is He Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord, (saying); "If Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." (Surah 7:189)

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"And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for Allah's favours." (Surah 16:72)

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"And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts):Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect." (Surah 30:21)

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"Let the women live (in 'iddat), in the same style as ye live, according to your means: Annoy them not, so as to restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs), then spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give them their recompense: and take mutual counsel together, according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in difficulties, let another woman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf." (Surah 65:6)

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The role of the husband evolves around the moral principle that it is his solemn duty to Allah to treat his wife with kindness, honor, and patience; to keep her honorably or free her from the marital bond honorably; and to cause her no harm or grief. Allah says: "…consort with them in kindness, for if ye hate them it may happen that ye hate a thing wherein Allah hath placed much good." (Surah 4: 19)

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The Wife's Rights; The Husband's Obligations:According to the Quran and the Sayings of the Prophet Mohammad,Which commanded kindness to women; it is the husband's duty to:

1. Consort with his wife in an evenhanded and kind conduct. Allah says, "… and consort with them in kindness." (Surah 4: 19)
2. Have responsibility for the full maintenance of the wife, a duty which he must discharge cheerfully, without reproach, injury, or condescendence.

Allah says: "Let him who hath abundance spend of his abundance, and he whose provision is measured, let him spend of that which Allah hath given him. Allah asketh naught of any soul save that which He hath given it. Allah will vouchsafe, after hardship, ease.‏" (Surah 65: 7)

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What is meant by Maintenance? Maintenance entails the wife's incontestable right to lodging, clothing, nourishing, and general care and well-being.

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It should be emphasized that:

1. The wife's residence must be adequate so as to provide her with the reasonable level of privacy, comfort, and independence. The welfare of the wife and the stability of the marriage should be the ultimate goal.
2. What is true of the residence is true of clothing, food, and general care. The wife has the right to be clothed, fed, and cared for by the husband, in accordance with his means and her style of life.

These rights are to be exercised without extravagance or miserliness.In short, a husband is commanded by the law of Allah to:

1. Treat his wife with equity.
2. Respect her feelings, and to show her kindness and consideration.
3. Not to show his wife any aversion or to subject her to suspense or uncertainty.
4. Not to keep his wife with the intention of inflicting harm on her or hindering her freedom.
5. Let her demand freedom from the marital bond, if he has no love or sympathy for her.

By Safaa Abdel-Aziz

Women Rights in Islam –Array (2) the lost Rights of our first Mother

Eve in the Bible:

The fall of Eve is the most significant of all the falls of human being.
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As a result of Eve's fall, all mankind was affected.The Bible describes Eve's fall in six successive steps"

1. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2. And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat" (Gen. 3).

It follows that Eve Listened, looked, desired, sinned and failed to accept the responsibility for her sin.
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Eve Listened. It is evident from the text that Eve listened to what the devil told her. Before there is a fall, there is first attention and listening to the appeal of the devil.
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Eve looked. The Bible says "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes…" (Gen. 3: 6). It follows that, Eve looked and was soon hooked.
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Eve desired. Eve's response to the smooth words of the devil was, "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise…." (Gen. 3: 6), i.e. the devil had awaken her desire.
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Eve sinned. "…she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat…." (Gen. 3: 6).Not only did Eve sin, but she was not satisfied until she had persuaded Adam to also sin."…and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat" (Gen. 3: 6).
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Eve was deceived, but Adam was not. Eve was not remorseful and never asked God to forgive her and she looked typically like an impenitent sinners, she blamed another for her sin. "And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat" (Gen. 3: 13). Eve did not submit to God and she also failed to resist the devil..
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Eve failed to accept the responsibility for her sin. Eve did not submit to God and she also failed to resist the devil. Eve never asked her God to forgive her.These are the Biblical teachings.
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Eve in the Quran:
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In the Quran it is clear that both Adam and Eve sinned, and both together were responsible for the first sin Then did Satan make them slip from the (Garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling place and your means of livelihood for a time." Surah 2:36It means that Satan deceived both Adam and Eve.

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It is not logic to accept that Adam and Eve never submitted to God and asked Him to forgive both of them.The Quran says that they did and God forgave both of them and gave them and us also a golden advice to live in success in this life and in the afterlife.

[23] They said: "Our Lord! we have wronged our own souls: if Thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost."

[24] (Allah) said: "Get ye down, with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood for a time."

[25] He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)."

[26] O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness, that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!

Surah 7: 23-26

To conclude, according to the Bible Eve was the responsible for the first sin while the Quran says that both Adam and Eve were responsible. The Bible says that Eve and also Adam never submitted to God and never asked God to forgive them for their sin, while the Quran says that they did and God forgave them and gave them and us the rule for success and happiness in this life and in the afterlife.

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By Safaa Abdel-Aziz

Women Rights in Islam - (1) Mothers' Rights

Islam has greatly emphasized the topic of affectionate, caring, devoting and respecting the parents, the mother and the father. In our babyhood and childhood, we essentially required the defense, feel affection, development and cultivation from our parents. On the other hand, when our parents become old, they need us to look after them and take care of them.

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For more than 1400 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad said:" The paradise is under the feet of the mothers".

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"Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship (anyone) but Allah and that you be kind and good to the parents. If either or both of them reach old age while they are with you, say not to them a word of contempt, (so much as) 'Ugh' nor chide them, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor and generous words. And, out of kindness and mercy, lower for them 'the wings of humility' out of mercy; and pray; and say 'O my Lord! Bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood. " (Surah 17:23-24).

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This means not saying anything that may contain the slightest hint of irritation. [The word ‘uff’ (like 'Ugh') in the verse, translated here as ‘a word of disrespect’] comes from the word ‘aff’, which is similar to the word ‘taff’; both words refer to the dirt that collects under fingernails, and [in Arabic] when one is annoyed and fed up with something, one says ‘uff!’ to it.

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Mother' Rights is three times than father'!

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Nevertheless, out of the two parents, the mother has been given superior preference as far as compassion and sympathy is concerned.

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This story illustrates that:

A man came to the Prophet Muhammad and asked:

The man:" To whom should I be kind?"

The Prophet replied, "Your mother."

The man asked, "Then to whom?"

The Prophet said, "Your mother."

The man asked, "Then to whom?"

The Prophet replied, "Your mother."

Then the man asked the fourth time that, "Then to whom?"

The Prophet replied, "Your father."

This give you an idea about that the right of mother upon the children is three times more than the rights of father as far as kindness, compassion and sympathy are concerned.

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The indispensable mother,Listen to Imam Ali Ben Hussein, the great-grandson of the Prophet, who said: "Coming to the rights of relatives, it is the right of your mother that you:

• Should appreciate that she carried you (in her uterus) as nobody carries anybody,
• And fed you the fruits of her heart which nobody feeds anybody,
• and protected you (during pregnancy) with her ears, hands, legs, hair, limbs, with her whole being, gladly, cheerfully and carefully; suffering patiently all the fears, pains, difficulties and sorrowfulness (of pregnancy), till the hand of Allah separate you from her and brought you into this world."
• "Then she was most happy feeding you, even if she herself had no clothes; giving you milk and water; not caring for her own thirst; keeping you in the shade, even if she had to suffer from the heat of the sun; giving you every comfort with her own hardship; lulling you to sleep while keeping herself awake."
• "And remember that Her uterus was your home, And her lap your refuge, And her breast your feeder, And her whole existence your protection; It was she, not you, who was braving the heat and cold of this world for your safety."

"Therefore, you must remain thankful, grateful and indebted to her accordingly".

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What a piece of art that should be taught and educated to all the kids in schools! You will be asked about wombO mankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single Person, created, of like nature, his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; fear Allah, through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (the uterus that bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. (Surah 4:1),This means that you are going to be asked about what you have done to the uterus which gave you the life (i.e. your mother).

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What if the mother is nonbeliever or agnostic?

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Allah says: “And Allah have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years

• give thanks to ME and to your parents,
• unto Me is the final destination.

But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to ME will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do.” (Surah 31:14-15) Allah has obligated the good treatment of parents that are agnostic. Giving them respect and kindness, in spite of the heinous sin which they are telling their child to commit, which is the crime of associating something in worship with Allah. What then do you think is the case with Muslim parents, especially if they are righteous?

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By Allah, their rights are among the most important and most certain rights, and fulfilling these rights in a proper manner is one of the most difficult and most important duties. The one who is guided to do this is truly guided, and the one who is not helped to do this is truly deprived. Be devoted to your parentsAllah has commanded us to treat our parents well and He has linked this to the command to worship Him and the prohibition of associating anything in worship with Him. The rights of the mother in this regard have been emphasized more than those of the father.

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"And remember We took a Covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; And practice regular charity. Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now).” (Surah 2:83].

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This means treating them with respect and kindness, and lowering the wing of humility to them, not answering them harshly or glaring at them, not raising one's voice to them, but being as humble towards them as a slave towards his master. You have to be patient with your mother and put up with the harsh treatment on her part, which at times maybe upsetting to you. By treating her with respect and dealing with her kindly, you will earn her good pleasure and love. Try to avoid things that will provoke her and make her angry, even if they are in your interests, without causing harm to yourself. The mother’s rights over her childThe mother has rights throughout her life and also when she diedThe mother has many major rights over her child.

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These rights are innumerable, but we may conclude her the following:

1. Love and respect, as much as possible, because she is the most deserving of people of her son’s good companionship.
2. Taking care of her and looking after her affairs if she needs that; this is a debt that rests on the child’s shoulders. Did she not take care of him when he was a child and stay up with him at night and bear it all with patience?"We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says: "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee) in Islam.” (Surah 46:15)
3. Not offending her or saying or doing anything that they dislike.If Allah has forbidden us even to say “uff” [paraphrased as “a word of disrespect” in the translation of the meaning of the verse] to our parents, then how about someone who hits them?!
4. Spending on her if she is in need and does not have a husband who can spend on her or if her husband is poor; for the righteous, spending on one’s mother and feeding her is more precious than feeding their own children.
5. Obeying her when she tells you to do something good. But if she tells you to do something bad, such as shirk, then there should be no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience to the Creator.

However, still the mother has rights after her death

1. After one’s mother dies, it is essential to fulfill any vows that she had made, and to give charity and perform good things on her behalf.
2. After she dies, it is also mandatory to honor her by maintaining ties with those whom she used to keep in touch with, such as her relatives and friends.And herein is the golden saying about the mother' rights in few words,The mother is your way to the heaven

For more than 1400 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad said:" The paradise is under the feet of the mothers". These are the mothers' rights in Islam.

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By Safaa Abdel-Aziz

Understanding Islam

I had talked about the five existence dimensions of the human to you in my previous articles. The human gathers on himself all the physical and chemical features of the matters world in first dimension, all the physiological features of the plants world in second dimension, all the psychological features of the animals world in third dimension. He also gets a humanistic personality different from the other creatures with the thinking, deciding and adjudicating ability in fourth dimension.

Certainly the wonderful benefactions have been provided to himself until the human comes this level. Now, try to think only the physiological dimension. Thousands of chemicals perform their parts in this mechanism. Think to not do only one enzyme or only one hormone it's act. How distressed days human lives.

Try to remember the benefactions at your psychological dimension. Think to weaken your attention, to be absent your memory, or to lose your consciousness. Imagine that you are afflicted with mental deficiency. How bad case for you!

Now, think to be destroyed your mind benefaction. Everybody treat you like dirt, for you can not think and for you can not be possessed of the power of deciding and responsibility. You can not manage yourselves. You can not manage your wares and properties. Your relations with the society in which you live completely breakdown. You can not sign an agreement and a contract. You can not vote. Even, if you bring any information, nobody believes this news. This is how much bad case.

The human, here, in his first four dimensions, has attained measureless benefactions of his creator Almighty God (Allah) who has possession of mercy and compassion. But, I'm sorry to say, the majority of the humans are not aware of these benefactions.

My dear brother,

The Almighty Allah (God), who is the creator and the greatest conservator of the human, has equipped with such measureless benefactions the human up to fourth mind dimension. And He also wishes to complete His benefactions and favors on the human by carrying him to the vertex of the maturities for rendering him much more precious and excellent in fifth dimension after this point.

"Allah does not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favor to you, ..." (Qur'an, Maide, 6)

But these favors that will be realize after this phase has been rendered dependent on the own will of person. Namely, for this, it is necessary that person must abandon his own personality, his own arrogance, and his own egoism; and he must completely submit and subject to his creator's volition. This submission is called, briefly, as Islam.

I had tried to expound the human in the previous articles. In this article, I'll try to explicate Islam.

My dear brother,

Islam is an Arabic originated word and it means "submittal, to lay down one's arms". Its meaning as a religious term is submission and being subject to the volition of The Almighty Creator that He has not a match, a partner, a similar and an assistant; He has created the physical and metaphysical worlds; He keeps them in existence by supplying their needs; He provides necessary power, force and energy for them; He arranges and organizes them in wise which He wills; He renders present or absent every things who wills, at the time He wills; He is real owner the whole property and is only one sovereign on the worlds. Islam is to live according to the orders, the wishes, and the rules of this Almighty Creator, but not according to the wishes of person's own ego. Briefly, Islam is to live as Allah wills, but not as his own self desires.

Certainly, this is realized only by belief. Can it be under discussion to be subjected to God's volition, without believing and not being accepted His existence? For this reason, the religion erudites have accepted that the belief is the fundamental of the religion.

My precious brother,

Religions are the systems in which divine schooling becomes fact. Divine mercy turns into well behaviours in the personality of the human owing to religions. By means of the religions, the human gets a clean and mature divine personality, escaping from the bad and egoist humanistic personality.

The Almighty Creator sees proper the name Allah for Himself in His Last Book. This name gathers all nice attributes of Him on own self. For this reason, I'll prefer to use this name.

"The Religion before Allah is Islam." (Qur'an, Al-i Ýmran, 19)

Islam is to appear the Rab (educator) nice attribute of Allah on the human. Allah taala has given Islam name for own schooling system that will bear away the human to the peaks of the maturities. Islam is a doctrine. It is the name of an educating and schooling system notifying by a prophets chain be ranging to Muhammed aleyhissalaam from Adam aleyhissalaam.

The essence of all the celestial religions is Islam, though there are some differences between their sharia. Islam is an ego educating system. Islam means to live a person according to The Almighty Creator's wills, but not his ego's wills. Islam means that submittal of the human to the rules of Allah by witnessing the existence of Allah taala who is the creator and pedagogue of him; to prefer the wishes of Allah rather than his own wishes; delimitating his own wishes by the wishes of Allah; not exceeding the limits being notified by Allah taala.

Islam means to be subject to His rules by beleiving only one Creator that He has not a match, a partner and a similars; He has created the universe and all the worlds; He holds them in existence; He provides all the needs of them by His mercy and His kindness. They are called as "Muslims" the persons who are subject to the rules of Allah taala in this wise. The Arabic originated word "Muslim" means "the submitted person to Allah".

The religion being notified by all the prophets since Adam aleyhissalaam is Islam.

Each one of the prophets did not bring different religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Mohammedanism that the majority of people such suppose; contrarily, all the prophets have notified only one religion Islam. The people has nicknamed afterward as Judaism, Christianity. All the prophets were Muslims. All of them were sent to introduce Allah Taala who has not a match, a partner and a similar; to teach to the people to behave according to the rules of Allah, but not according to the wishes of their ego; to point the correct way to them. All of them also baded to not kill the men unmeritedly; to not do harm the humans' body and goods; to not live intercourse out the marriage, namely to not fornicate. All of them also advised to love each other; to not do spitefulness; to not tell lies. Today, all merits being possessed by the humans, either prayerful or ateist, have arrived up to us by means of the prophets of Allah.

But it is existing that, each one of the profets brought partially different rules according to the conditicons of that time. The each one of these is called as sharia. The last prophet Mohammed aleyhissalaam has also notified the rules that both to correct the false comments coming out at previous times, and to keep its currency along all times for maturing all the humans eternally.

For this reason, a man finds the right by subjecting to a whichever prophet, on condition that he must subject to essence of religion. A person who subjects to previous sharia must take attention the abolishing rules by the following sharia. Subjecting to the last prophet Mohammed aleyhissalaam is also a completely maturity. It likes to prefer the latest model auto to arrive at the destination.

My dear brother,

I'll try also to tell you Islam at my latter articles. Islam is the perpetual happiness way of the human who is a precious creature. The walking men in this way attain the salvation both in this and the other world. But also somes turning aside by subjecting to their disdainful ego go heresy for own themselves harm.

Be trusted to Allah.

By: Ismail Ulukus

Islam - Basic Beliefs And Concepts

Islam is the most growing religion on earth, There is more than 2 Billion humans all over the world called Muslims.

Islam Based on the Submission of human will to One God who is called in Arabic "Allah" The only One, The Superior and The Only Creator Of This Universe with no partners and all the existence under his own Control.

Islam was the religion given to Adam The first Man on Earth who was created by God, not as fallen being. all The Prophets & Messengers of God "Allah" to humankind on Earth were Muslims! including Adam, Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Jacob, Jesus and Mohammad. they have the same basic Message to Mankind:"La Ilaha Illa Allah" which means no God worth of worshiping Except Allah and anything else is his servant and creation.

Although those prophets came with different books, practices and methods of worshiping, Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him and all other prophets) was the last Messenger of Allah On earth Before the Day of Judgment.

The Basic Message of Islam is the absolute Unity of Allah 'God' and he is not independent on anything or anyone else or even alike, he is not three on one nor father and son, Muslims beliefs on Jesus as Allah's Prophet and Messenger and his servant just like all other prophets Including Mohammad and Moses.

Islam believes that God and his creations are completely different entities, Allah is not his creation nor he is a part of it, Islam believes that his essence and his great knowledge are everywhere on his creation.

Islam calls the human away from the worshiping of the creation of Allah and invites him to the worshiping of the creator -- Allah himself, because the greatest sin of humanity is the worshiping of the creation.

Among the basics of Islamic Religion, the most important part is the belief in one God 'Allah' and He is the only Creator, Ruler, Lord, Administrator and Master of all that exists, And this Universe exists and functions because the will of Allah alone.

Allah responds to man's prayer and He is the only one who has the power to accept or reject it. He is the Master of man's destiny, no one ever else can interfere with the fate of others or even with his own fate!

All the human's hopes and fears should be only directed to Allah. he is the object of fear & source of favour.

That's the bedrock and most fundamental aspect of Islam religion, May Allah guide all of us to the truth and thank you for your time.

By: Mohamed Elsaied