Marriage of Prophet Muhammad (saw) with Hazrat Ayesha (ra)
The following video refutes the claims of islamophobes regarding the marriage of Prophet Muhammad(saw) with Hazrat Ayesha(ra). It investigates whether there was an element of pedophillia or not in the most perfect marriage. Do take time to watch the video:
The Hijab for the Men and Women
The Hijab for the Men and Women
By Ebrahim Saifuddin
It is important to first understand whether the hijab is a command from Allah (swt) or not. We should also have an idea of what is meant by the hijab and whether it is only the women who are given this command or not. When one reads the Quran it is seen that the women and men both are instructed to practice the Hijab. Men are given their specific instructions and women are given theirs. Prophet Muhammad (saw) taught his Ummah how to observe this Hijab. He told us what it includes and what it excludes. The order for hijab for the women is found in Surah Nur 24:31.
Hijab for the Women
The transliteration of the Ayah Surah Nur 24:31:
Wa qul li al-mu’minat yaghdudna min absarihinna wa yahfazna furujahunna wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa maa zahara min haa wal-yadribna bi khumur ihinna ala juyubihinna; wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa li bu’ulatihinna aw aba’ihinna aw aba’i bu’ulatihinna aw abna’ihinna aw abna’i bu’ulatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw bani ikhwanihinna aw bani akhawatihinna aw nisa’ihinna aw maa malakat aymanu hunna aw at-tabi’ina ghayri ulu’l-irbat min ar-rijal aw at-tifl alladhina lam yazharu ala awrat an-nisa wa laa yadribna bi arjulihinna li yu’lama maa yukhfina min zenatahinna. Wa tubu ilaAllahi jami’an, ayyuha al-mu’minun la’allakum tuflihun
Translation is as follows:
And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. – [Yusuf Ali 24:31]
Prophecy regarding the Roman Victory in the Quran
Prophecy regarding the Roman Victory in the Quran
By Ebrahim Saifuddin
The verses dealing with the prophecy is as follows:
The Roman Empire has been defeated-
In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious-
Within a few years. – [Quran 30:2-4]
When one checks the historical records we see that the defeat which the Quran talks about is the defeat faced by the Romans at the hands of the Persians who conquered parts of Syria and Anatolia. When Emperor Heraclius came to power in 610CE, Khosrow II who was the ruler of Persia was attacking the Roman Empire. 613 and 614 were bad years for the Romans as they lost Syria and Jerusalem respectively.
Some scholars suggest that this verse of the Quran was revealed in 615CE and from Islamic traditions we learn that the “few years” mentioned in the Quran refers to a time period of 3 to less than 10 years.
