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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:21 am |
The Dress of Ihram
Question: Why it is necessary that the cloth of the Ihram should be such that is not worn usually and should be unstitched?
Answer:
Hajj is a social worship, which should be performed with complete
independence. To keep this purpose in mind during Hajj wearing of a two
piece of clothâs is enough, and prohibition of wearing casuals and
formal dresses is there because they are distinguishing and create
differences and sometimes are signs of pride and show-off and thus this
desire of the human beings has come out practically, that one day the
human beings will have to remove all the factors of pride and show off.
In
other words Hajj in the eyes of Allah is the best way of showing that
human beings are equal and thus it is necessary to remain aloof from
all the formal and casual clothes, due to which differences arise and
they should wear a two piece cloths and all people should look alike in
this grand ritual.
Question:
What is the purpose of Sacrifice in Mina, whereas much of the
sacrificial meat is are not used properly and has to be buried?
Answer:
As we know, on the 10th of Zilhajj in the rituals of Hajj it is
obligatory to slaughter an animal in Mina. This is one of the duties to
be performed and one of its aims is that it reminds us of the sacrifice
of Hazrat Ibrahim (âa).
The
incident of Hazrat Ibrahim (âa), the friend of Allah is that for the
perfection of Ibrahimâs soul and to prove his sacrifice and show his
position Allah commanded him to sacrifice his dear son in an
extraordinary way on the land of Mina. Without any doubt this was an
examination and its purpose was to prove the capability of this man.
Ibrahim (âa) carried out the order and later thinking that he has
slaughtered his son, when he removed the blindfold he saw a slaughtered
sheep in the place of Ismail (âa).
The
obedience of Hazrat Ibrahim proved spirit of sincerity. Obedience,
courage and the spirit of sacrifice was so strong and powerful in
Hazrat Ibrahim that he was able to control his fatherly love and
emotions.
The
pilgrims of the House of Allah by sacrificing an animal commemorate
Hazrat Ibrahimâs sincerity and strong faith and his sacrifice
enlightens the hearts; and in this way gives us the lesson of sacrifice
and practically says that those who sacrifice everything in the way of
Allah are the godly people, as that elderly person did, this is one of
the secrets of sacrifice on the day of Eid.
Now we will see what is the view of Islam on the meat of sacrifice. Is there any responsibility of the Muslims on this issue?
To
answer this question we will see what Quran is says about it and
whether it also applies to all the Muslims who sacrifice animals on the
day of Eid in Mina:
âThen eat of them (sacrificed animals) and feed the distressed one, the needy.â[27]
And also says:
âEat of them and feed the poor man who is contented and the beggarâ[28]
It
is a verdict in Practical Laws that pilgrims of the house of Allah
should divide the meat into three parts: one part should be used
personally, one part be given to the Mo-mineens and one to the needy.
It
is clear from these orders that the purpose of the sacrifice is not
only spiritual benefits but also that it should be used in such a way
that it is not wasted.
Now
it is the duty of Muslim pilgrims and the Islamic government that they
should make such arrangements that this meat is not wasted. In the
present time such refrigeration should be provided to protect the meat
from being buried in the ground and slowly should be utilized for food
purpose as the holy Quran has said.
In
the past when the number of Hajis were not so many, the meat of
sacrifice was properly used. As due to convenient transport, number of
Hajis has increased, that is why with the help of modern amenities, the
meat should be protected from wastage and the welfare of the Hajis, and
the Islamic purpose should be kept in mind and that is the duty of the
Islamic governments and Muslim intellectuals that they should give
Islam a practical appearance and should stop all kind of wastage and if
any problem arises, then it is not the deficiency of divine law. The
fault lies with the Muslims.[29]
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:18 am |
What is the purpose of Jizya?
Question:
The purpose of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet (saw) was to guide
the people and show them the right path which is connected to
spiritualism, whereas on the other side we see in the Islamic laws that
it is not according to the real purpose of Islam (to guide the people
on the right path) as it is revealed:
If Christians and Jews are ready to pay the Jizya, then free them. Whereas Jizya itself is diverting towards materialism.
Why does Islam gives such a permission that they remain on their false religion?
Answer:
From the things of pride for Islam is that it doesnât force anyone to
accept this religion without having liking and half-heartedness, As
Quran says:
There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error;[26]
The
philosophy of this great verse is also clear. As Islam has invited
towards itself through logic and proof and it is war against foolish
and superstitious things, its only weapon is to explain the truth and
express in a general way. Why after having such a strong weapon, which
can attract an open mind and logical people, it should force the people?
Basically
for real faith some special things are required if a person doesnât
acquire them through perception and far sightedness, then it is
difficult for them give it a place in the heart and if forcibly faith
is thrust upon them. So it is limited to the tongue and would not have
taken them with their heart and whenever factors of enforcement are not
there, a person may revert to his earlier condition.
Such
type of faith is not profitable to Islam. Islam wants to give such
training to the people that they should remain attached to the
principles of Islam uptil their death and should not be strayed for a
moment also, and such type of faith cannot be achieved without logic,
proof and open mindedness.
The
purpose of Jihad in Islam defense from enemies is itself a topic, which
should be discussed separately, whereas Jizya was a fixed tax was paid
by the People of the Book (Ahle Kitab) every year to the government.
The reason to levy this tax was, as the administration was under the
Muslims and the unbelievers were in minority the Islamic government was
forced to take care of their protection, their administration and
safety. It was necessary for those who had not accepted Islam, to take
a justified tax from them and spend it on their life and safety of
their wealth. To protect the life and wealth of people the Islamic
government was forced to keep the army on strategic points, which
accrued huge expenses. To meet this expense the only way was to acquire
money from the people and spend it for their own welfare. Especially
when there was war against the enemies, the non-Muslims did not send
their men.
We
have many historical facts, from which we come to know that this tax,
which is generally less was not to put pressure on the non-Muslims, but
its purpose was to give peace and for safety measures. We give some
examples for it:
When Ibada bin Samat invited the commanders of Egypt towards Islam, he said to them:
(1) It
depends upon your wish that after studying and pondering accept Islam
and if you donât want to become Muslim then give the Jizya and live
under the protection of the Muslim government. Till we are there and
you are there, we will behave with you in such a way that each other
will be happy. We promise you that we will protect your lives, wealth,
property and land and whoever will cross the border, we will fight
against them.
(2) When
the Muslims were victorious over the Romans and many parts of Shamat
came under their control, the people of Hamas accepted to pay the
Jizya. Afterwards, the Muslims due to some reasons the treaty, which
was signed between them and Christians of Hams after the agreeing of
both the sides, cancelled it. That is why one of the elder person of
Muslims addressed the people of Hams in this way: âWhatever we had
taken from you, you take it back from us and whatever agreement we had
made, make us free from it.â The people of Hams answered: âWe will
never separate from you. Your way and style is much better than the
Romans. (If you accept) we will fight against the Roman army by joining
the Islamic army.
(3) The
quantity of Jizya applied by the Holy Prophet (âs) for the Christians
of Najran clarify our stand, because it was decided that they will give
yearly three thousand Hilla (the price of each Hilla was forty
dirhams), to be paid in two installments. Two thousand Hilla in the
month of Safar and one thousand Hilla in the month of Rajab. In the
same way the Holy Prophet (âs) had a treaty with the people of Izrah
on the condition that they will pay one hundred Dinars every year.
For the safety of the life, wealth and property of the enemies, this tax was nothing for them.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:17 am |
Why an unbeliever is impure?
Question:
What is the logic behind the Islamic point of view that followers of
other religions, and in short the Kuffar are impure and they cannot
keep social contacts with Muslims although in cleanliness they are
ahead of some Muslims? Apparently it is wrong to reply that mixing with
disbelievers might misguide a Muslim and with their discussion and
sayings they might deviate the Muslims and boycotting them would bring
them towards Islam. This should be removed as Islam is the religion of
broad-minded, it is a religion in which eyes and ears are closed.
Answer:
Firstly it is true that Islam is broad-minded faith and not of where
eyes and ears are closed, but if the purpose is that Islam belongs to
only one group, then naturally it is not so because Islam is the
religion of the whole mankind and if the purpose is that broad minded
and intellectuals are more acquainted with Islam, then it is true. But
this cannot become its proof that Islam turns a nelsonâs eye towards
people with less knowledge or educated people and should not consider
their state.
Now
we are coming towards the real question. As it has been pointed
unbelievers are unclean by a type of spiritual impurity, whose body is
also unclean and they are impure, it is to protect the beliefs of
people, who very soon accept the effects of others and get astrayed and
this is not something new. Preachers have always recommended to the
common people to keep away from polluted and astrayed people and after
all Islam has announced that unbelievers are impure.
We
do consider that Islam under certain conditions gives the permission
for economic, business relations but has not given the permission for
eating together or in other words Islam wants that Muslims may keep
relations with them and make profit and side by side remain protected
from their beliefs and ethics, which can reach to the people while
intermingling with them.
Here
it should be not misunderstood. We are not saying this that broad
minded and educated people, who do not fear that by socializing with
the unbelievers there will be no danger of going astray, or spoil their
ethics, they can stay with them completely and are exempted from the
above rule. No, it is not like that. The orders of Islam do not have
any special angle for anyone and to be sure that the limits of Shariat
are protected. It is necessary that for the generalization of this
order be maintained, because if it is not like that, then every person
will assume himself to be educated and maintain relations with
unbelievers and the laws and orders of the Shariat will be subverted.
(Think for a while.)
Many
unbelievers do not refrain from impure things like blood, pork and
alcoholic drinks; and naturally their whole life is unclean. To remain
keep from those impurities Islam has announced that they are najis, so
that those Muslims who by intermingling with them have the possibility
of becoming impure may remain safe.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:15 am |
The Harmful effects of Pork on the Health of a person
Question: What is the harm in eating pork, that Islam has prohibited it, whereas Christians consume it with delight?
Answer:
The present age has realized that pork has many unimaginable dangerous
effects. One who eats pork is affected in a dangerous way. It is also
bad from the ethical point of view, which comes into existence with the
Hormones, and also many more health matters. Here we will point to one
harm, a disease called Trichinosis; whose cure has not been found and
it is interesting to know that whatever you are going to read below, is
an article from an American research center which was sent to us
through Dr. Muhammad Gufrani.
A dangerous disease caused by pork
The
doctors of Health centers have received reports from patients who have
trichinosis and now this report shows that this disease has spread a
great deal and the incidence of this in the society is much more than
it was thought.
Trichinosis
is a common disease caused due to a small hair-like worm, which itself
is a type of earthworm. This worm lives in pigs and other animals. It
is possible that those who give milk to their young ones, by eating
pork may contract this disease. But in this case human beings are more
prone to this disease. For example bear by eating the intestine of the
pig gets this disease and hunters who use the meat of bear also get
this disease.
Generally
when a person eats meat that is not cooked properly he gets infected by
this disease. No one can say surely that pork used by him was properly
cooked as now also we see the incidence of those who are using it.
Before consuming pork, it was prepared with some ingredients to remain
safe from the worms, the writer of the article has pointed towards it
in the end.
From
the above said article we come to know that two and half crore people
are ingesting these worms into their body. Only one group from them has
been diagnosed, but there are thousands of incidences, which are not
known to the doctors.
It
is expected that two and half crore people are infected with this
disease and 16,000 have publicly announced their illness, from which 5%
have died due to the severity.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:14 am |
Why illegitimate children are kept away from some posts?
Question:
Whereas we know that the children born due to illegal relations have no
role in their illegitimacy and have not committed any sins, then also
according to Islamic traditions they are not treated fairly. And they
are not allowed to take the important posts like that of a judge,
Imam-e-Jamat and Maraja etc.
Why
a person who has not committed any sin, just because the fault of his
parents, should be ill-treated and kept away from important posts in
the society?
Some
people also say that such children will neither go to Paradise nor see
any goodness. Is it right? Whereas we also know that Allah will not
write one personâs sin in another personâs account?
And no soul earns (evil) but against itself, and no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of anotherâŚ[25]
Answer:
Before we give the answer it is necessary to discuss the following
points which are the basis of this topic and then we can conclude from
it.
(1) Due
to illegal relationship, the relation between father and son is
finished from the point of view of law and economics and thus it cuts
off the family relationship and sentiments, which is the basis of a
society. Sometimes the female doesnât know that from the sperm of
which man she had become pregnant. In this way a child does not know
his father, grandfather, grandmother and relatives. And generally many
ethical, psychological, social, training, family, financially and
sentimental defects come into existence because of it. This is the
reason that the Holy Prophets (âs) and laws makers of the society
prohibited things, which are against sanctity, the Shariat also
prohibits the illegal relationship.
(2) In
every community there are rules of marriage; that is why to establish
illegal relationships is against the law. This is the reason that the
person doing this type of deed feels guilty due to this, which stems
from the sinful soul and has bad results, which arise from this type of
deed. And when a person repeats this deed or due to other factors the
guilt of the person becomes less or if the fornicator does not have the
feeling of guilt, then also there is a thief present in his inner self,
and he become ill mannered, breaks the law, and deviates.
(3) According
to the law of inheritance, like the other physical effects, inner
qualities and thinking of the mother and father is also transferred to
the children. In the same way the special traits of the parents are
transferred to children like the color of eyes, hair, shape of the
eyebrows etc.
In
reality inheritance is the base for a personâs future and makes the
personality of an individual and prepares the ground for them for their
good or bad fortune.
From these points we can derive the following results:
Illegitimate
children inherit bad manners, breaking of laws, and sins from their
parents. For them the ground for sins and crime is more feasible. As
compared to others they are more prepared for sins and if they
personally get wrong training or if the environment is not good, then
it is enough for them that their polluted soul, like sparks beneath the
ash become fire and burn their good fortune.
As
for the question about social posts for illegitimate persons, it is a
logical precaution for the protection of social good on the basis of
whatever is said above about their psychological state. Islam gives
much importance to persons who are supposed to take these social posts,
for acquiring the confidence of the people. Therefore those families
which have some defects or whose past is not praiseworthy have been
deprived of posts that require spiritual purity.
But
we should not be that a person of illegitimate birth has the license to
commit all sins and go against the Shariat, and that he be deprived of
true Islamic teachings and training, and he by following the right
principles cannot be fortunate â No, it is not like that.
Illegitimate
children also like natural and lawful children are free to choose the
right or wrong path. They also with their intentions and powers can
choose the path of righteousness and goodness and acquire salvation and
be one of the Heavenly people. It is not that they are born criminals
and at any cost cannot be freed from the web of crimes and sins, but as
Imam Sadiq (âa) has said:
When
an illegitimate child is prepared to perform his duties and able to do
work of training, if his deeds are good he will get rewards for it and
if he does bad he will be punished.
Although
the rebellious nature of illegitimate children (which have more
interest and are more inclined to break the laws and commit sins) makes
it difficult for them to avoid sin, and it is also difficult for them
to perform their duties, but if they go against their desires and
follow the orders of Almighty and right principles they will be given
the best of the rewards.
That
is why Islam reproaches illegitimate children. It is so, to make them
aware that they are facing a dangerous situation, they should fulfill
their duties, remain away from sins and take precautions. It doesnât
mean that knowledge and training has no effect on them and they will
certainly go to Hell.
In
other words those children who are illegitimately born are like those
children who are born to the parents having diseases (T.B, and sexual
disorders). These children have more chances of contracting these
diseases and if they are not cured as early as possible they are more
likely to get these diseases. This is the reason that to protect the
interest of the people, those children who are possible to contract the
disease of T.B. should not be given whatever food and other things are
available.
Like
the ill parents, illegitimate children are also prepared to break the
laws and fall into crime if their training and studies are not provided
in the right environment and healthy intentions. It is possible they
may fall into a great depth and ally with the criminals. For those
reasons, in order to protect the social cause, precautions should be
taken that they remain away from some posts.
Although
it is wrong as some people think that illegitimate children will never
be happy, lucky and acquire salvation. They can also be fortunate and
happy like other people, but as we have told earlier their inner self
in comparison to others is not favorable for this; that is why they
should be stricter and take more precautions. Just as it is not
necessary that consumptive personâs son should also be consumptive;
may be he follows the rules of health becomes stronger than other
people and may remain away from the diseases. The result is that the
ground for sins is not necessarily proof for doing them but with strong
intentions and good training it can be avoided.
It
is important to mention that such illegitimate children if they remain
staunch on the good path can acquire higher positions and a better life
because they have practiced more self control.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:13 am |
What is the Philosophy of bathing the dead body and bath for touching the dead body?
Question:
What is the philosophy behind bathing the dead body and the bath for
one who has touched the dead body? What is the reason that when a
person dies he should be given a bath in a special way and before being
bathed if a person touches the dead body he also has to take a ritual
bath (Ghusl)?
Answer:
As we have told many times the logics behind some laws are not clear to
us, but due to the passage of time and due to intellectual advance of
mankind and progress of knowledge some logics are cleared to us and it
is possible that in future as knowledge increases the Islamic laws will
become clearer to us.
As
for the point raised in this question: We can say that the necessity of
ritual bath to the dead body, one of its reasons could be that as all
communities respect the living people the same respect is accorded to
their dead.
Although
Islam has removed all superstitions about the dead from the past people
and Ummah, it accords respect to the dead by bathing, shrouding and
burial. In this way bathing the dead body is a kind of respect.
In
other words Islam gives importance to the extraordinary value of a
person and it has doubled the value of the person due to its different
resources and sayings, and this status remains for a person after his
death also and according to Islam no one can insult the dead body of a
Muslim, so much so that no one should even insult the grave of a Muslim.
To
give bath, shrouding and burying a dead body is the sign of a respect
for him, such a respect in which there is no superstition.
According
to Islamic point of view, death is not the complete end of the life of
a person but it is a new world, new life, and it is one of the doors to
reach the merciful Allahâs. That is why He orders to clean the dead
body and make him wear a simple and clean cloth and bury him under the
Earth, so that this action becomes the sign of the eternity of the real
life and a sign of continuity. This is the philosophy of the ritual
bath (Ghusl-e-Mayyit).
Now the bath of a person who touches the dead body: Before we give its real answer, it is necessary to mention some points:
(1) When
a person dies, there is sadness and depression in the near and dear
ones and they cannot see their relations cut off from them suddenly.
The relatives who have love and attachment to the dead person, after
his death also they like to kiss him and take him on their lap.
(2) This
point is also clear that due to illness or due to the end of defensive
power, different types of poison are released, generally the dead body
is mixed with different types of bacteria and to go near the dead body
has some effects on the health of a person.
(3) Islam
has never waged a war against emotions and feelings of a person and
never turned a nelsonâs eye to a personâs natural movements. Islam
has guided towards a special way.
After pondering on the above points we can conclude the following:
To
save all the people especially all the relatives from different types
of bacteria and diseases, which can penetrate to the people from the
dead body and side by side if Islam prohibits to touch the dead body,
it will hurt the feelings of the relatives, Islam has put a condition
on them, it means that those who come in contact of a dead body, should
take a bath.
There
is no doubt that this condition restricts the living to come in direct
contact of the dead body, at the same time it is not hurting the
sentiments of the people. And due to this religious condition, if
people touch the dead body then perform the bath by which the possible
bacteria will be removed, which is a simple and best way.
It
is possible that some people may object that due to the touching of the
body, Ghusl becomes wajib and its purpose is to stop diseases and
impurities, then why after giving the Ghusl to the dead body, Ghusl
mas-e-mayyat, doesnât become wajib? But this objection seem to be
very baseless and its answer is crystal clear, because the dead body is
given bath with water mixed with berry leaves and then with water mixed
with camphor and finally with plain water, itâs a way to clean the
dead body from its contagious effects and due to this the dangers which
were there before giving the bath are not present any more. After
sometime the dead body is buried and there is no possibility of new
bacteria coming into existence and penetrating into the human body.
Whatever
is said about the bath to the dead body and bath for touching the dead
body is one side of the philosophy. It is possible there may be other
points also, which at present are invisible to us.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:11 am |
What is the difference between Perspiration and Urine?
Question:
Urine and perspiration, both are released from the body which is in
excess, then why one of it is najis and the other pure? Whereas, it is
said that both have similar chemical composition?
Answer:
We should keep in mind that though both urine and perspiration similar
in chemical composition in some aspects, they are also different in
some aspects and it is possible that due to their difference in some
chemicals two different commands are given about them. Because as we
shall see there is a poisonous substance in urine which is absent in
perspiration. We shall explain it as follows:
The following things are present in Urine:
Urea Ă Calcium
Uric acid Ă Potassium
Creatinine Ă Phosphate
Ammonia Ă Sulphates
Sodium Chloride
Whereas the components of perspiration are much less:
Incidentally
perspiration that comes out from the pores of the skin, soon
evaporates, and this evaporation stops the growth of bacteria on the
skin, whereas it is very much possible that different types of bacteria
remain in urine. On this basis it is understood why Islam has
considered perspiration pure and urine impure. Its reasons are as
follows:
(1) The
colored matter which is present in the chemical composition of urine,
in it the poison is much more than in perspiration and such a substance
is not present in perspiration.
(2) The urea in urine, which has poison in it, is much more than urea in perspiration.
(3) As perspiration evaporates from the skin, it doesnât leave any scope for growth of bacteria.
(4) From
many aspects the density of urine is more than that of perspiration. It
may be ten times denser than perspiration. That is the reason that one
is harmful and the other harmless.
It
is very difficult to avoid perspiration and it will create a lot of
difficulties, whereas it is not difficult to control urinating, and
this itself is a difference between them.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:10 am |
Why
are Alcoholic drinks impure?
Question: Why have the Ulamah (learned) declared that
alcoholic drinks are najis, whereas it cleans many things from the effects of
contagious disease and kills many bacteria then what is the reason of it being
impure?
Answer: Basically those things in Islam which are declared
as najis have different reasons:
From them some are najis due to their ingredients and
because of them many disease take place (for example Urine and Blood) that is
why Islam has considered them najis and instructed to refrain from them.
In the other sphere come those things, which are not
apparently bad but are inertly bad and that is why Islam has stated them to be
impure. For e.g. infidels it is possible that a Kafir may be clean and tidy,
as it is told in the answer of the seventeenth question that they are deviated
according to faith; that is why he is impure on a spiritual basis, which cannot
be removed by apparent cleanliness. To safeguard the beliefs of Muslims, Islam
has stated the infidels to be impure, that Muslims can be stopped from
intermingling with them and save their spiritual cleanliness. If the infidels
were not considered impure and it was allowed to intermingle with them it was
possible that many people who do not have strong faith would have been
impressed from their sayings and thinking.[23]
Free intermingling with infidels would result in their
penetrating into Islamic societies so restricting intercourse with them would
protect the Muslims from any possible danger from them.
Thirdly are those things in which the above impurity is not
there, but they are source to many social and personal problems for e.g. the
alcoholic drinks.
It is correct that alcoholic drinks clean the contagious
effect, but alcoholic drinks cause many evils. To stop those evils Islam has
declared it impure. People would thus remain away from it, because it is
natural that by not using something made from alcohol will creates hate towards
it and this itself is war against alcoholic drinks.[24]
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:09 am |
Why should women cover themselves in Prayers?
Question:
When Allah is aware of all the hidden and apparent things, why it is
necessary for women to cover themselves during Prayers?
Answer:
There is no doubt that Allah is aware of everything and all conditions
and hidden and apparent are not applicable to him. He is not a stranger
to His servants. We human beings while worshipping feel that we are in
the presence of God, we talk to Him, and supplicate Him. The person
should wear the most appropriate clothes and it is obvious that the
appropriate and perfect dress for women is that which befits their
chastity and which gives the best reflection of themselves. During
worship such type of clothes are best suited. For men also it is not
that they could pray naked, it makes the prayer invalid and is against
the spirit of worship and respect of Allah, but it is better that along
with necessary clothes we should pray with clothes that show respect,
for example it is not good to pray just with an undergarment. One
should also wear shirt etc. over it.
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| Posted: Jan.09.2007 @ 9:08 am |
What is the purpose of Prayers of Ayaat?
Question: Why should one perform Prayers of ayaat at during lunar and solar eclipse, earthquake, storms or thunder?
Answer: Performing Prayers of ayaat during lunar and solar eclipse is due to two main reasons:
(1)
Usually the Sun, Moon and their working is astonishing for man. The
shining (golden) rays of the sun give life to all the animals and
plants. The moon moves according to its accurate and disciplined way
and with its first ray reduces the darkness on the Earth and brightens
it for us.
These
great and surprising things had a great effect on the past people and a
belief was created in their mind that apparently if these (Sun and
moon) have power on animals, plants and trees they also affect the
destiny of people and they are their creators; and from that time
worship of Sun and Moon came into existence and people started having
faith in them. They accorded divinity to the Sun and the Moon while it
belongs only to the Lord Who actually is the absolute Creator of this
whole Universe.
The
greatest blow dealt by Hazrat Ibrahim (a) on these false beliefs was
that all the planets and heavenly bodies were subservient to the law
and system of the universe.[21]
The
setting of those shining bodies and their going away in darkness is the
biggest proof of their limitations; and when a thing itself is limited
and subservient to other things and does not have the power to
continuously give light to the Earth it proves that it in not God and
it is itself a creature.
The
eclipse of Sun and Moon is a sign that they are creatures and to be
limited in front of the Creator is itself a proof and from this we come
to know that these planets that give light to other creatures, do not
have much power. That is the reason that sometimes some things come and
stand in front of them and stops them from performing their duties.
That is why the Solar and Lunar eclipse is the best proof of their being creatures and being limited before the Almighty Allah.
When
we see the Solar and Lunar eclipse (an incident which shows that these
bodies are under a strong and supernatural power, such an incident
creates faith about the real Creator in our hearts, in Whose power the
Sun and the Moon and the whole Universe is under Him) so it is
necessary for us at that time to convert this faith into practice and
by praying the ayaat prayers put our forehead in the holy court and
show our inner beliefs.
That
is why Hazrat Ibrahim (a) on the setting of those luminary bodies
concluded what we conclude from the solar and lunar eclipse, and
promptly said:
Surely
I have turned myself, being upright wholly to Him who originated the
heavens and the earth, and I am not of the polytheists.[22]
(2)
Whenever there are some heavenly phenomena and extraordinary things
occur, many people try to find refuge and to remove the effects of
these incidents, think some way out.
Islam
has made it compulsory to perform the ayaat prayers during Solar and
Lunar eclipse so that people may remain away from superstitions and
divert their attention and intelligence towards the fact that He is the
source of all the phenomena in the Universe. This Prayer gives one
peace of mind against such incidents.
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