EveryMuslim

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Category: Prohibitions & Disliked Actions

Muslims and Christian Festivals

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Muslims and Christian Festivals

One of the most widely celebrated festivals in the world, Christmas – the annual festival commemorating the ‘assumed’ birth of Îsa Alayhis Salâm – is the most awaited and triumphant day of the Christian calendar. Christmas has become more synonymous to great economic activity than to it’s religious aspects and rituals….

Taking body of deceased to native country for burial

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Taking body of deceased to native country for burial

When a man or woman dies in our community the body is taken to our native country following the bathing, shrouding and funeral prayers. A committee system has been established to undertake this, and this practice has been around for some time. However, some newly graduated Muslim scholars have started to oppose this practice. What is the correct position in this matter?

Indecent Publications

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Indecent Publications

Nudity and nakedness has always been a feature of the many publications in this country. Pictures of semi-naked women in commercial advertisements and news articles, for example, are almost universal in our newspapers and magazines, including many innocent ones meant for domestic consumption….

Are Women Allowed to Travel Alone?

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Are Women Allowed to Travel Alone?

Muslim women are required by the Shari’ah to remain indoors unless the need arises to leave the home, like going for Hajj, visiting her parents and relatives, visiting the sick, etc. The permission leaving home for the legitimate reasons mentioned, is subject to the condition of fully covering herself……