Metro.co.uk is launching a new video game that has the characters of prophet Muhammad, prophet Jesus and budha in a death struggle, the game is called faith fight, A spokesman for the Organization of the Islamic Conference Observatory on Islamophobia said in a statement:
This game has provocative and offensive content for both Christians and Muslims (...) and would only encourage intolerance".
He urged the website managers to take measures to remove the game from the internet.
Anti-Islamic Cartoons, Ahmed and Salim.
Ahmed and Salim are a series of cartoons created by 2 Israelis tom Trager and Or Paz, the cartoon portrays 2 Muslim children that are sent by their father to carry out terrorist missions that always go awry, Ahmed and Salim go around town trying to blow up buses, incinerate crowded cafes, and shoot Jewish people.
"What they do is strengthen old stereotypes of the Arabs and Muslims as radical and stupid and terrorists," said Yizhar Be'er, the executive director of Keshev, an Israeli media-monitoring group. "These episodes are so full of hatred that if an Arab did this about Jews, immediately the Anti-Defamation League would make big noise about it."
"I despise all religion, but no other religion would do that over a cartoon. That's why we're passionately more aggressive towards the Muslim faith." said Trager, a self-described atheist.
It's very interesting that if the case was reversed and the cartoons were made by Muslims they would be called anti-Semitic, would these cartoons then be called anti-Islamic you think?
"What they do is strengthen old stereotypes of the Arabs and Muslims as radical and stupid and terrorists," said Yizhar Be'er, the executive director of Keshev, an Israeli media-monitoring group. "These episodes are so full of hatred that if an Arab did this about Jews, immediately the Anti-Defamation League would make big noise about it."
"I despise all religion, but no other religion would do that over a cartoon. That's why we're passionately more aggressive towards the Muslim faith." said Trager, a self-described atheist.
It's very interesting that if the case was reversed and the cartoons were made by Muslims they would be called anti-Semitic, would these cartoons then be called anti-Islamic you think?
Becoming A Better Listener Is Key To A Healthy Relationship.
Listening is a vital part of interpersonal communication; it allows us to share feelings, express concerns, communicate wants and needs, and let our thoughts and opinions be known.
Improving your speaking and listening skills, will enhance your relationships, improve your grasp of information, and allow you to interpret more effectively what others are saying.
We as humans listen best when:
1. We Believe the message is important and somehow relevant to us.
2. The speaker holds our attention through humor, dramatic effect, and use of media.
3. We are in the mood to listen and free of distractions and worries
When we make an effort to understand what people are thinking and feeling from their perspective, we are listening effectively. We not only hear the words, but also understand what is being meant by them. How many times have you been caught pretending to listen when you were not? After several moments of nodding and saying “huh”. Sometimes these distractions are due to lack of sleep, stress overload, being preoccupied.
Here are some of the tips that will make you a good listener:
MAKE EYE CONTACT:
Be sure to look at the speaker in the face most of the time, especially look at her/his eyes. If you forget to make eye contact, the speaker might think that you are bored, withdrawn, or simply not listening. Also be culturally sensitive: some individuals may be uncomfortable with too much direct eye contact.
1. TAKE A LISTENING POSITION:
Sit or stand in a comfortable position with your body aimed towards the general area where the speaker is. Try to be in a relaxed position. Face the speaker and make appropriate eye contact. Be aware of other non-verbals: placement of arms, leaning forward when necessary, head nodding, degree of personal space, smiling.
2. PARAPHRASE THE SPEAKER’S MESSAGE:
Paraphrasing means stating in your own words what someone has just said. Some common ways to lead into paraphrases include:
What I hear you saying is…
In other word...
So basically how you felt was…
What happened was…
Sounds like you’re feeling…
The speaker then has a chance to know you have understood what she/he has said. This also gives the speaker the opportunity to try to make the message more clear if she/he doesn’t think you really understood. Also be sure to reflect feeling words.
3. ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING:
If the speaker says something unclear to you, ask her/him a question to get more information. Such questions make you an active, interested listener; the speaker can tell that you’ve been listening enough to have a question and care enough to ask. Ask open ended questions when you need more information, “Could you give me an example of when you’ve had difficulty talking to your professor?” Avoid the overuse of closed questions; these are questions that just require a yes or no response and tend to halt communication.
4. MAKE COMMENTS, ANSWER QUESTIONS:
When the speaker stops or pauses, you can be a good listener by making comments about the same subject. If you change the topic suddenly, she/he may think you weren’t listening. If the speaker asks a question, your answer can show you were listening. Also, use silence to your benefit versus attempting to fill the conversation with constant talk.
5. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FEEDBACK:
Your speaker is likely to be interested in your opinions and feedback. Feedback should always be given in an honest and supportive way.
6. EMPATHY:
Recognize that everyone is trying to survive, get through school or work successfully, build a support network and deal with the demands of outside life. Sometimes it can be difficult to be empathic if we have had different life experiences or tried unconventional solutions.
7. OPENNESS:
Listen with openness. Be a supportive, but neutral listener. This provides safety for self-disclosure and talk of emotional states. Be careful of judgments and stereotypes you have that block openness. Attempt to put yourself in the other person’s shoes without becoming consumed with their difficulties. Incorporate your own self-care so that you do not burn out.
8. AWARENESS:
Be aware of your own biases. We all have biases, this is part of human nature. The key is to not let them get in the way of what others have to say. Try to fully understand the person and their context versus relying on just your personal experience to guide them.
The Pretty Woman With The Veil.
A man was walking through the marketplace one afternoon when, just as the muadhdhin began the call to prayer, his eye fell on a woman's back. She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face, and she now turned to him as if somehow conscious of his over-lingering regard, and gave him a slight but meaningful nod before she rounded the corner into the lane of silk sellers.
As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way - wasn't it time to pray? - but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow. He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks, breathing from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instance at the far end of the market, many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievous smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil, as she - was it his imagination? - beckoned to him again.
The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He quickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants', now the leather sellers'; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town.
The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected, stranger places than this had seen a lovers' tryst.
There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulchre. A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state, there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her.
Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor.
"Lock the door behind you," she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, "and bring the key." He did as he was told. She gestured carelessly at the well. "Throw it in."
A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment through the clouds over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses.
"Go on," she said laughingly, "You didn't hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?"
He said nothing.
"The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well," she said with gentle mockery. "Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don't you?"
He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension.
"It is time to see me," she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines.
"See me well," she said.. "My name is Dunya. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome."
At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out,
returned to the darkness one by one.......
As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way - wasn't it time to pray? - but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow. He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks, breathing from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instance at the far end of the market, many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievous smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil, as she - was it his imagination? - beckoned to him again.
The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He quickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants', now the leather sellers'; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town.
The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected, stranger places than this had seen a lovers' tryst.
There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulchre. A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state, there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her.
Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor.
"Lock the door behind you," she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, "and bring the key." He did as he was told. She gestured carelessly at the well. "Throw it in."
A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment through the clouds over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses.
"Go on," she said laughingly, "You didn't hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?"
He said nothing.
"The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well," she said with gentle mockery. "Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don't you?"
He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension.
"It is time to see me," she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines.
"See me well," she said.. "My name is Dunya. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome."
At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out,
returned to the darkness one by one.......
A Muslim Woman To Serve As Adviser To President Obama.
Dalia Mogahed an Egyptian American who heads the Gallup American center for Muslim studies, a non governmental research center providing data-driven analysis on the views of Muslims worldwide, was appointed by the Obama administration to be a part of a new advisory in the white house comprised of 25 religious and secular representatives in an effort to realize the key role religion plays in solving problems and civil right issues.
Dalia Mogahed is the first Muslim woman to be appointed for a position in the white house, Dalia Mogahed said in an interview with AL Masry Al Youm that her loyalty goes to the united states first.
Islamic Finance Has topped $800 billion in Assets.
The global financial collapse, as well as the erosion of the conventional financial markets have pushed investors worldwide into seeking refuge in more conservative arenas and the Islamic financial sector has proved to be a excellent candidate with Saudi Arabia having four Ipos in April 2009.
The middle east and north African markets have enormous cash reserves, governments in the region have also adopted many measures to encourage foreign capital such as substantial investments in education, consolidation of regulatory processes, and strengthening of accounting standards and market research that will in turn improve transparency and efficiency.
The recent study done by Arthur D Little looks at ten Islamic markets in the region: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
The Sharia compliant assets market has topped over $800 billion and is expected to reach $4 trillion by 2015 growing at an annual rate of 10% to 20%. The study split the countries into three categories the big 4, the challengers, the newcomers.
The big 4.
Malaysia with a 92% capitalization over GDP ratio, Kuwait with a 76% capitalization over GDP ratio and a 21% concentration of Islamic finance assets, KSA has the largest concentration of Islamic finance assets 40% while the UAE has 20% concentration. Other competitive advantages of these markets are initiatives taken by the government and financial institutions to promote education and diversify products. Opportunities in these countries are mainly in sukuk which have seen an erosion in investor confidence lately, making investors gravitate toward alternatives such as syndicated lending and project financing.
The challengers.
Qatar with a market capitalization of $77 billion was the fastest growing economy in the middle east in 2008 but the concentration of Islamic finance assets is still at a low 5%.
Bahrain has 15% concentration of Islamic finance assets but a low diversification of its products, things might shift with the co-founding by bank bakara of the largest pure sharia conform bank with an initial $10 billion capital.
Oman with a relatively small market capitalization, however it enjoys great accessibility to foreign capital and benefits from a well regulated financial services industry.
The newcomers.
In 2007 morocco and Tunisia authorized Islamic finance products, while Egypt followed suit in 2008, while the Egyptian Islamic finance industry is the most developed out of the three and the Tunisian government is encouraging the flow of foreign capital, morocco remains the biggest in terms of market capitalization but the government is still conservative about the industry.
Ignorance Is The Enemy Of A Muslim Woman, part 1
Ignorance in muslim women has proved to be one of the main factors of deterioration of the muslim society, the ignorance that is meant here is ignorance about the shariaa and the deen (religion) of ALLAH.
Ignorance has been the cause of innovations in worshiping ALLAH, Ignorance has been the cause of marital problems, Ignorance has been the cause of social problems, Ignorance has been the cause of living a miserable and confused life, Ignorance is the one that introduced false ideologies into our communities and made us lose the sweetness of performing acts of worship, Ignorance has made us transgress the rights of ALLAH, his messenger, and the people.
Ignorance is the most dangerous enemy to muslim women and muslim men as well, for this purpose learning is one of the essentials of islam and is something that ALLAH has made obligatory upon us. ALLAH has commanded the mothers of the believers in the QURAN saying: "and recall that which gets narrated in your homes from the signs of ALLAH (QURAN) and the wisdom (SUNNA of the prophet)".
It is compulsory on muslim women and muslim men to learn the deen of ALLAH and they are both equally responsible.
A woman came to the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) seeking knoweldge and said: O' messenger of ALLAH, the men have taken all of your narrations, make for us a day that we can come to you to teach us from what ALLAH has taught you. The messenger of ALLAH (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: gather on such and such day at such and such place, then the prophet (may peace and blessing be upon him) came and taught them what ALLAH has taught him.
Ignorance has been the cause of innovations in worshiping ALLAH, Ignorance has been the cause of marital problems, Ignorance has been the cause of social problems, Ignorance has been the cause of living a miserable and confused life, Ignorance is the one that introduced false ideologies into our communities and made us lose the sweetness of performing acts of worship, Ignorance has made us transgress the rights of ALLAH, his messenger, and the people.
Ignorance is the most dangerous enemy to muslim women and muslim men as well, for this purpose learning is one of the essentials of islam and is something that ALLAH has made obligatory upon us. ALLAH has commanded the mothers of the believers in the QURAN saying: "and recall that which gets narrated in your homes from the signs of ALLAH (QURAN) and the wisdom (SUNNA of the prophet)".
It is compulsory on muslim women and muslim men to learn the deen of ALLAH and they are both equally responsible.
A woman came to the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) seeking knoweldge and said: O' messenger of ALLAH, the men have taken all of your narrations, make for us a day that we can come to you to teach us from what ALLAH has taught you. The messenger of ALLAH (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: gather on such and such day at such and such place, then the prophet (may peace and blessing be upon him) came and taught them what ALLAH has taught him.
A Muslim Woman Gets $400,000 In A Death Threat Case.
The Washoe County School District in nevada agreed to pay Jana Elhifny $400,000.
Jana Elhifny was a freshman student at North Valleys High School, where she received death threats from fellow students for wearing her religious headscarf.
Jana Elhifny informed teachers and administrators about the death threats but unfortunately they have taken no action to address the matter, jana dropped out of the school, filed a lawsuit and left the country.
Stephanie Hart also a former student at North Valleys High School was ostracized for being the friend of a muslim woman who wears a religious headscarf, she will also get $50,000 as a settlement for her civil case.
"The district did an incredibly thorough investigation," Cox told FOXNews.com in a phone interview. "They could never identify the person who perpetrated these acts. ... The district did everything it could do to try to help this young woman who is an Egyptian and of the Islam faith."
It's interesting to see that the school district sounded very confident in their investigation and findings, yet agreed to pay $400,000 to settle the case.
Jana Elhifny was a freshman student at North Valleys High School, where she received death threats from fellow students for wearing her religious headscarf.
Jana Elhifny informed teachers and administrators about the death threats but unfortunately they have taken no action to address the matter, jana dropped out of the school, filed a lawsuit and left the country.
Stephanie Hart also a former student at North Valleys High School was ostracized for being the friend of a muslim woman who wears a religious headscarf, she will also get $50,000 as a settlement for her civil case.
"The district did an incredibly thorough investigation," Cox told FOXNews.com in a phone interview. "They could never identify the person who perpetrated these acts. ... The district did everything it could do to try to help this young woman who is an Egyptian and of the Islam faith."
It's interesting to see that the school district sounded very confident in their investigation and findings, yet agreed to pay $400,000 to settle the case.
Is It Lawful For The Muslim Woman To Cut Her Hair ?
Cutting the abundant hair for the muslim woman is lawful if it is intended to reduce it, as it was reported that the wives of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) have cut their hair to reduce it after his death, so it is lawful to do it for that particular intent not trying to resemble men or what the disbelievers do in fashion.
A Question About Shaking Hands.
A sister asked: is it lawful to shake the hands of men that are not a Mahram knowing that traditionally there, men stand up for women out of respect and shake their hand ?
It is not lawful for a woman to shake the hand of a man that is not a Mahram to her and it is not lawful for a man to shake the hand of a woman who is not a Mahram to him because touching the skin of a woman that is not a Mahram is Haram, it is like gazing or worse in terms of Fitna, but if the woman is from his acquaintance and he shaked her hand through an object that blocks skin contact, there is no harm in that, but if they fear the Fitna, he should not do so even with a blocking object and to resume this: a man shaking the hand of women that are a Mahram to him is lawful and shaking the hand of women who are not a Mahram even if they are an acquaintance is Haram except through a blocking object with making sure that no Fitna could arise from that.
It is not lawful for a woman to shake the hand of a man that is not a Mahram to her and it is not lawful for a man to shake the hand of a woman who is not a Mahram to him because touching the skin of a woman that is not a Mahram is Haram, it is like gazing or worse in terms of Fitna, but if the woman is from his acquaintance and he shaked her hand through an object that blocks skin contact, there is no harm in that, but if they fear the Fitna, he should not do so even with a blocking object and to resume this: a man shaking the hand of women that are a Mahram to him is lawful and shaking the hand of women who are not a Mahram even if they are an acquaintance is Haram except through a blocking object with making sure that no Fitna could arise from that.
Translation of the answer of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen.
The Jurisprudence Of Marriage In The Light Of The Quran And The Sunna By Dr Salih Ibn Ghanim Asadlan, Introdution 2.
All praises due to ALLAH and may peace and blessings be upon whom there is no prophet after, on his family, pious predecessors and on those who follow him until the day of judgement.
As to what follows:
There was an era of time when the woman had no stability nor tranquility, she was subdued, oppressed, with no rights or confident will.
The roman husband had the authority to sentence her to death, the Greek husband viewed her just a property of his, the Jew humiliated her considering her an impurity, while the christian was confused whether she is a human being or just a soul, and the ignorant Arab would bury her and be pessimistic about her aura.
After all these trials, tribulations and suffering the woman endured throughout the ages, Islam rises and shines its light on these dark oppressions, establishing the balance of justice and giving the woman her full rights, raising off of her the burden of humiliation, granting her equal status as a human being, giving her qualification to full social and civil rights, protecting her from the misuse of lusts and the trials of enjoying her body in an animalistic fashion, finally making her an effective member and participator in constructing and advancing societies.
From the main pillars of elevating the woman and giving her full rights in Islam, the rights she has upon her husband and the rights her husband has upon her. From these rights, the Mahr (dowry) which is her private possession and her right that is intended to honor, elevate and make her happy. And it doesn't mean that the woman is a merchandise with a price attached to it, on the contrary it is a way to elevate her status and deepen the love and mercy she feels, keeping also in mind the nature of the woman in wanting nice things to be offered to her especially from the person that is soon going to be her life partner.
For all these noble reasons the Mahr (dowry) was prescribed and from its traits, was ease and availability in the society regardless of time and place, but when Iman has grown weak and the practices of customs and traditions has become widely spread, people innovated and introduced matters that have no basis in Islam.
From these innovations, what happens in the stages before the marriage, such as sitting alone without a mahram with the fiancee, the high costs of the mahr (dowry) and wedding expenses that cause social problems and financial hardships that could result in canceling the marriage all together.
From these innovations also, the wasting and extravagance that go on during weddings, the unlawful practices such as music and dancing, and the unislamic customs such as the honeymoon.
The reader will find in this book with the help of ALLAH the almighty, all these matters dealt with from the light of the QURAN and the SUNNA, and the sayings of scholars from the past and present with proofs and clarifications of stronger positions and why they are so.
The book chapters will be as follows:
The mahr (dowry).
The announcement of the neekah (marriage).
The Walima (marriage banquet)
The congratulations for the marriage.
Warning and Treatment.
Etiquette of the night of the wedding.
As to what follows:
There was an era of time when the woman had no stability nor tranquility, she was subdued, oppressed, with no rights or confident will.
The roman husband had the authority to sentence her to death, the Greek husband viewed her just a property of his, the Jew humiliated her considering her an impurity, while the christian was confused whether she is a human being or just a soul, and the ignorant Arab would bury her and be pessimistic about her aura.
After all these trials, tribulations and suffering the woman endured throughout the ages, Islam rises and shines its light on these dark oppressions, establishing the balance of justice and giving the woman her full rights, raising off of her the burden of humiliation, granting her equal status as a human being, giving her qualification to full social and civil rights, protecting her from the misuse of lusts and the trials of enjoying her body in an animalistic fashion, finally making her an effective member and participator in constructing and advancing societies.
From the main pillars of elevating the woman and giving her full rights in Islam, the rights she has upon her husband and the rights her husband has upon her. From these rights, the Mahr (dowry) which is her private possession and her right that is intended to honor, elevate and make her happy. And it doesn't mean that the woman is a merchandise with a price attached to it, on the contrary it is a way to elevate her status and deepen the love and mercy she feels, keeping also in mind the nature of the woman in wanting nice things to be offered to her especially from the person that is soon going to be her life partner.
For all these noble reasons the Mahr (dowry) was prescribed and from its traits, was ease and availability in the society regardless of time and place, but when Iman has grown weak and the practices of customs and traditions has become widely spread, people innovated and introduced matters that have no basis in Islam.
From these innovations, what happens in the stages before the marriage, such as sitting alone without a mahram with the fiancee, the high costs of the mahr (dowry) and wedding expenses that cause social problems and financial hardships that could result in canceling the marriage all together.
From these innovations also, the wasting and extravagance that go on during weddings, the unlawful practices such as music and dancing, and the unislamic customs such as the honeymoon.
The reader will find in this book with the help of ALLAH the almighty, all these matters dealt with from the light of the QURAN and the SUNNA, and the sayings of scholars from the past and present with proofs and clarifications of stronger positions and why they are so.
The book chapters will be as follows:
The mahr (dowry).
The announcement of the neekah (marriage).
The Walima (marriage banquet)
The congratulations for the marriage.
Warning and Treatment.
Etiquette of the night of the wedding.
Profiles Of Diamonds: The Story Of Meriem (the virgin mary) Part 2.
To hun'a great surprise the born child was a female, and she has already vowed what's in her womb to ALLAH to be of service to AL QODS (Jerusalem). Huna turned to ALLAH the almighty saying "O' ALLAH i have given birth to a female and i have named her meriem (the virgin Mary)", which meant a worshiping woman and she seeked refuge in ALLAH for her as well as her offspring from the shaytan (Satan). Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) said that all children are touched by the shaytan at their birth except Meriem (the virgin Mary) and her son Issa (Jesus).
Fulfilling her vow to ALLAH, Huna took Meriem (the virgin Mary) to AL QODS to present her to the worshipers of the children of Israel who instantly welcomed her with great honor because she was the daughter of their imam IMRAN. They were all debating who will have the privilege to watch over and take care of her. Finally she was given to ZAKARIA the prophet of the children of Israel, due to him being the husband of her sister.
When ZAKARIA used to enter to check on Meriem (the virgin Mary), he would always find foods and fruits that are not from the current season, prepared and served in a fashion that is beyond a human being's ability and so he would ask O' Meriem (the virgin Mary) who sends you this food and prepares it in this fashion, she would respond: "it has all come from ALLAH the almighty, he sustains who he wishes with with no account". Meriem (the virgin Mary) has lived as a pure and righteous woman in the company of Prophethood. ALLAH has chosen Meriem (the virgin Mary) and favored her over all women in the world, ALLAH says in the QURAN: " And the angels said, verily ALLAH has chosen you, purified and favored you over all the women of the world"
Fulfilling her vow to ALLAH, Huna took Meriem (the virgin Mary) to AL QODS to present her to the worshipers of the children of Israel who instantly welcomed her with great honor because she was the daughter of their imam IMRAN. They were all debating who will have the privilege to watch over and take care of her. Finally she was given to ZAKARIA the prophet of the children of Israel, due to him being the husband of her sister.
When ZAKARIA used to enter to check on Meriem (the virgin Mary), he would always find foods and fruits that are not from the current season, prepared and served in a fashion that is beyond a human being's ability and so he would ask O' Meriem (the virgin Mary) who sends you this food and prepares it in this fashion, she would respond: "it has all come from ALLAH the almighty, he sustains who he wishes with with no account". Meriem (the virgin Mary) has lived as a pure and righteous woman in the company of Prophethood. ALLAH has chosen Meriem (the virgin Mary) and favored her over all women in the world, ALLAH says in the QURAN: " And the angels said, verily ALLAH has chosen you, purified and favored you over all the women of the world"
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