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30th March 2018, 12 Rejab 1439H Animals in Quran and Hadith Surat Luqmān  (Luqman), 31:10 " He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature . And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind." (Quran 31:10) Surat An-Naĥl  (The Bee), 16:66 "And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers." (Quran 16:66) Animals mentioned in the Quran It is forbidden for us to worship any animals or make animals into idols, because all animals are Allah's creations and belong to Him. We are forbid to worship any creations. Allah created the animals for us to use as helper or as food. There are animals that we cannot eat, not because it the animals are sacred, but because as subm

14 March 2018, 26 Jamadilakhir 1439H Jihad  ( جهاد ) The definition:  جهاد Jihad means "struggling" or "striving" to shift from one condition to a better condition for the sake of Allah. For example: 1.  Diplomatic Deal with the tyrant ruler Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah bepleased with him) reported : The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The best type of Jihad (striving in the way of Allah) is speaking a true word in the presence of a tyrant ruler." [ Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi ] . Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best fighting (jihad) in the path of Allah is (to speak) a word of justice to an oppressive ruler. [ Sunan Abi Dawud 4344 ] 2.  Protect our own land and family from enemy. 3. T aking care of our parents One should not go for Jihad without the permission of the parents Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?"

2nd March 2018, 14 Jamadilakhir 1439H Places of Worship : Mosque Characteristics of a mosque: Ablution (Wudu') Room (men and women separately) Mihrab Minbar Prayer Hall (men and women separately) Minaret Others: Funeral Management Room Shoe Rack Lecture Rooms Library References: Hadith on Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer,  https://sunnah.com/muslim/5 , viewed 3rd march 2018. Beautiful Mosques Gallery, https://www.beautifulmosque.com/ , viewed 3rd march 2018.