Questions ?

[thipps]

Originally Posted by Mason

This is from the link your provided friend:

With this i am still abit puzzled to how she knew,... when was the man allowed to show his interested? Could you (or someone) tell me abit about the 'hijab' (is that the right name?) and when & how, if ever, does she allow herself to be 'hit on'...?
I understand it is different there, to the west's modern christian societies, but i'm not sure what other word to use.

H| mason,
you can check out the following post regarding the concept of hijab:
http://www.comparative-religion.com/...5&postcount=19
hope it helps.

[Friend]

Salaam
Mason, When the person decide to make relation with his/her partner ,he/she can choose according to his personal standard which is different from one to another , so if you are a Muslim man and you hear or see a woman that fit your desired requirement you must go to her family with your family and in her house you can see her before any agreement ....then you may be continuing the issue or not . She also have the right to accept you or not . but everything must be under the eyes of your's families .
Muslim woman wear Hijab outside home but inside home she is free , also only her father ,brothers , uncles , grandfather , the sons of her brothers and sisters can see her without hijab , her beauty only for the one she will choose .and muslims women wear hijab at teen ages.
I hope this could help in answering your question.

[Mason]

Yes, thank you Friend, it does ^_^

[Mason]

Originally Posted by Friend

But everything must be under the eyes of your families.

I was wondering Friend,... I hope you don't think this is a silly question, but do you know what would happen if either the man or woman had no surviving family...?

[thipps]

Originally Posted by Mason

I was wondering Friend,... I hope you don't think this is a silly question, but do you know what would happen if either the man or woman had no surviving family...?

h| Mason,
Shiekh Munajjid says regarding the woman who has no surviving family in this regard that:
The Muslim leader (or his deputy, such as a judge) is the walee [guardian] for any woman who does not have a walee of her own.
And Allah knows best.

[Mason]

^_^ Ok thanks, would it be too much to ask "what if its the man with no family?"

[Friend]

Salaam
No problem my friend , he can bring his friends or anyone from his kins , the wisdom behind this situation to have witnesses to be sure everything is going within the right conditions ,and as i told you before to save their right in the future , and no one deny what they agree about .
and you should know that he can speak and look to her in her house but he can't touch her until they sign the agreement with witnesses and she became his wife .

[Mason]

^_^ Hello, i have another question, it is a religious one this time...

I was wondering what the Ka'aba is?
Why does it look the way it does?
and are Muslims allowed to touch it?

I haven't read up on it very much, but i have often wondered what it is, etc.

[Friend]

Originally Posted by Mason

^_^ Hello, i have another question, it is a religious one this time...

Originally Posted by Mason

I was wondering what the Ka'aba is?
Why does it look the way it does?



I haven't read up on it very much, but i have often wondered what it is, etc.

Salaam



Allah said in Al Quraan which can be translated as :

Behold! We pointed the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer) --22:26

The Kaa'bah is the building towards which Muslims face five times a day, everyday, in prayer. This has been the case since the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) over 1400 years ago.

The kaba is located in the holiest of cities, Makkah, in present day Saudi Arabia. It is the place where Hajar took her son, Ismail (pbuh), and the place where Prophet Abraham(pbuh) and his son Prophet Ismail(pbuh) built the first house of worship. This sacred house, the kaba, has an important meaning for those who understand wisdom.

First, we must understand that the house itself is only a building. It is only stone, and it must be kept like any other house. Even before the Prophet Muhammad(SAS) began preaching Islam to the Makkans, they had a tribe that was responsible for the house. They were the custodians of the sacred house. This noble tribe, the Quraish, was responsible for the upkeep of the house, but they abused that honored privilege. They exploited the house for capital gain. They became wealthy and powerful by housing 360 idols within the walls of the kaba.

Even before they heard the call of Islam, they knew that Abraham(pbuh), who worshipped the one God, built this house, but they closed their hearts to this memory. The allure of this material world (dunya) has the ability to blind us. Thus, the Quraish were blinded to the unity of God by the material gain of the house. They lost the meaning behind the house. They remembered the physical structure, but they forgot the symbolic meaning.

That symbolic meaning contained in that small, cube-shaped house is a symbol of Unity. It is a single house built for the worship of a single God. A single house was built for a single Ummah (nation or community). When we make the Hajj or pilgrimage to this sacred house, we circumambulate it. We all circle it in the same direction praying to the same Creator. We become unified in our cause, in our direction, in our prayers, and in our way of life. The stone itself is insignificant. There is no magic power in the stone. We must comprehend the symbol of Unity that the stone represents.

In Hajj there are Tawaf ( Moving around Kaba 7 times),during Towaf, the person prays to Allah (swt )and asks for forgiveness, mercy and guidance

and are Muslims allowed to touch it?

Yes ,Muslims can touch it .

You can read more here

http://www.submission.org/hajj/kaaba.html

[thipps]

Originally Posted by Mason

^_^ Hello, i have another question, it is a religious one this time...

I was wondering what the Ka'aba is?
Why does it look the way it does?
and are Muslims allowed to touch it?

I haven't read up on it very much, but i have often wondered what it is, etc.

h| Mason,
Just thought i should make a few other things clear since we are on the topic. i'll take this opportunity to remove a few misconceptions.
Often it is not understood that if Islam is against idol worship why do the Muslims bow down to the Ka'bah in their prayer. Its like this:
The Ka'bah is the Qibla i.e. the direction towards which Muslims pray.
Muslims do not worship the Ka'bah in the Salaah [prayer]. Ka'bah is the Qibla that is the direction we face towards. We worship & bow down to no one but Allah in the Salaah. Islam always believes in unity. for example, If Muslims want to offer Salaah, some may say lets face north, some may say east. Therefore, for the sake of unity, Muslims are asked to face only in one direction i.e. towards the Ka'bah. If they live in the west they face the east; if they live in the east they face the west; if they live in the north they face the south; if they live in the south they face the north.
When the Muslims go to Masjid-e-Haram [The Sacred Mosque] in Makkah, we do tawaf round the Ka'bah i.e. circumambulate round the Ka'bah to indicate that as every circle has one center, similarly there is only one Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) worthy of Worship. One more point to be noted is that, at the time of the Prophet (pbuh), people even stood on top of the Ka'bah and gave the Azaan [Call to prayer].
Hopefully, this has cleared any misconceptions about the Ka'bah that might or might not have been present. If anything, it helps to increase the reader's knowledge about the matter.
and Allah knows best.

[Friend]

Salamu Alyckum

thipps ,Thank you for your clarification, they are very important and useful information .
وجزاكم الله خيراً

[Mason]

Thank you, both for your replies, and the link Friend. I will look at that more, when i find some time.

^_^

[Mason]

I am puzzled about something (not related to my previous questions), I'd like to know if this is seen as sinful or maybe it's excepted... I'm rather in to sculpture, mostly classical greek/roman style sculptures that often portray nudity. I was wondering how would most muslims see this, i mean for instance 'Rodin's The Kiss', both male and female are nude, do muslims refuse to see this kind of art?

[PluckyAli]

Originally Posted by Mason

I am puzzled about something (not related to my previous questions), I'd like to know if this is seen as sinful or maybe it's excepted... I'm rather in to sculpture, mostly classical greek/roman style sculptures that often portray nudity. I was wondering how would most muslims see this, i mean for instance 'Rodin's The Kiss', both male and female are nude, do muslims refuse to see this kind of art?

Salaam mason,
Nudity of any kind is forbidden in islam,because nudity stimulates sexual harmones.It is not allowed no matter if it's in the form of internet pics,books,or some other source.For more information of check out morality in media link.

http://www.moralityinmedia.org/index...rnsEffects.htm

I am not sure if muslims refuse to see this kind of art.Just like wine is forbidden in islam,but therer r muslims who drink wine.Adultery is prohibited in islam but some muslims even do that.It's personal choice,but it's not allowed in islam.So an ideal or true muslim would be one who don't do anything against the teachings of Allah/God.

[Mason]

Thanks for your reply PluckyAli.
I do understand what your saying,... though

Adultery is prohibited in islam but some muslims even do that.

That to me atleast, is extremely different to looking at some finely carved stone, and could never be compared.

Anyway, so seeing carved stone depicting a nude human is against the teachings of Allah.... *noddes slowly*
_

I started asking questions about Islam because i was curious to see if it was something that could be a part of my life.... (sadly) Its seems the more i understand about it, the more it seems that it can't.

Though good things happen here to, as i have many a decision to make and if i choose to.... forget about Islam, then i'm only one step closer to having no more hard choices to make.