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ALLAH'S NAME I START WITH,THE MOST BENEFICENT

THE MOST MERCIFUL

Q. How should we think of Allah Almighty ?A. That He is one and He has no equal. Al-lah created the sky, the earth, the moon, thesun and all of creation. The sun, moon and starsrise and set (fall) by Allah's command. Allahalone is worthy of worship, there is no otherworthy of worship. He has no need of anyone,Nor does He need to rely on anyone, and thewhole of his creation relies on Him. Allah giveseveryone and everything their livelihood.Whether someone is rich or poor, whether theyhave respect or are disrespected is in the con-trol of Allah. Rest, difficulties and life and deathare all done by the command of Allah. There isalways a reason behind Allah's reaction,whether you understand them or not. His favoursand gifts are uncountable. Allah knows and seesall things, whether they be revealed or con-cealed. There is absolutely nothing which isoutside Allah Almighty's knowledge. He is mi-raculous and unique. Allah is completely purefrom all bad deeds such al lies, deceit, oppres-sion, dishonesty, jealousy etc. Anyone whothinks of Allah as impure is definitely a Kafir (In-fidel).

Q. Where is the proof that there is only oneAllah ?A. There is proof in many verses of the HolyQuran of the oneness of Allah. In the 30th chap-ter (Amma) e.g. the verse "Qul Huw AllahoAhad" which means 'oh beloved prophet givethe message that Allah is one.' and in the sec-ond chapter 3rd Rukoo "Wa llahukum Ila humWaahid, La ila ha illaho" meaning 'Your deity isone deity, and beside him there is no other de-ity.' And the 28th chapter, 6th Rukoo"Huwwallazee Lailaha illahowa" meaning 'He isAllah, besides whom there is no other deity.'Q. If there were other Deity (Lords) besideAllah Almighty, what would be wrong with that ?A. If there were more than one lord, onewould say that I created warmth, the other wouldsay that he created the cold, one would say thathe sets the Sun, another would claim that he isin control of the moon. So everything betweenand including the Earth and the Sky would beruined. As explained in the 17th chapter of theHoly Quran 2nd Rukoo "Luwaqana Fee HimaAalihatun illallaho Lafasadata" meaning "if therewere other Lords besides Allah, then they wouldbe ruined' (The things mentioned before i.e. allthings between and including the Earth andSky).

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Q. It is not possible that humans, animals andmountains just evolved by themselves ?A. No, this is impossible because we can seefor ourselves that the tiniest things such as pensand pencils can not make themselves, then howcan the Earth and Sky and other big things comeinto being all by themselves.Q. If a Muslim says that Allah is nothing andsays that the Earth and Sky just came into be-ing and were not created by Allah, what is theruling on this ?A. Whoever says this has stepped outside thefolds of Islam and is deemed a Kafir (Infidel).Q. What is the Islamic ruling of someone whospeaks badly of Allah ?A. It is an act of Kufr to speak or think of Al-lah in this way.Q. Some people say that whatever the oneup there decides will happen, and they say "Al-lah is up there, you are down here" or they say"Allah is up there Creation is down here" is thereanything wrong in saying this ?A. Of course it is wrong and is a misguidedstatement, Muslims should abstain from sayingsuch phrases.Q. Please can you tell me what is the correctphrase one should use ?

A. i) Whatever Allah the respected one de-cides will happen.

ii) Original help is from Allah alone thenyours.

iii) Original support is from Allah thenyours.

iv) Invisibly Allah is the helper, visibly you.

ANGELS (FARISHTEH)

Q. What do Angels do ?A. Angels look after all thing from the Earthto the Skies. They have been created from thecourt of Allah to carry out specific duties. Somehave been sent to look after the needs of theHoly Prophets of Allah and to bring messagesfrom Allah to the Holy Prophets. Some havebeen given the duty to perform rain, some havebeen given the duty of controlling the winds,some have the duty to deliver wealth, some havethe responsibility to create the child's face inthe mothers womb, some have the duty to lookinside the human body, some have the respon-sibility to blow the horn on the day of judge-ment, some have the role of protecting humansfrom their enemies, some angels have the re-sponsibilities of roaming the Earth and attend-ing ceremonies such as Khatam Sharifs, Mehfil-e-Durood, Milad Sharif, Zikr-e-llahi, Zikr-e-

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Rasool and writing down and the attendees andthen being a witness in the court of Allah Ta'alaof this fact. Some angels have the responsibil-ity of writing down the good and bad deeds ofhumans, these are known as 'KiramanKaatibeen'. A lot of angels have been specifi-cally created so they would attend the Holy Courtof the beloved Prophet Sallallaho AlaihiWasallam and some take the Salaat-o-Salaamprayed by Muslims to the court of the HolyProphet. One angel has the responsibility oftaking out the souls and have the role of askingquestions in the grave these are called 'MunkarNakeer. There are many many other dutieswhich angels have been delegated to do.Q. Do angels do anything which is againstAllah Almighty's orders ?A. No, never angels only do what Allah Al-mighty commands and orders. Angels never dothings which go against Allah's commands, nei-ther intentionally or unintentionally. They areAllah's innocent creations who are totally im-mune from committing sins small or large.Q. I have heard that in a town, village or city,where there are two people of the same name,angels sometimes make mistakes when extract-ing a person's soul (Rooh). Is this true ?A. No, this is not possible, angels can never

make this kind of mistake. It is stated in the HolyQuran : YAF ALOONA MA YU'MAROONA'meaning 'angels only do that, which is com-manded of them.'Q. Can angels appear as humans "A. Yes, they appear in whatever form theychoose.Q. What is the ruling on someone who saysthat Angels are no such thing or 'Angels is aname given to strength goodness' ?A. Both these things are act of Kufr (Infidel-ity).

ALLAH TA'ALA'S HOLY BOOKS

Q. Why did Allah Ta'ala reveal His holybooks ?A. Allah Almighty revealed His holy books toteach and show people the right path i.e. so thatpeople will believe in Allah and His Prophetsand do what Allah and His Prophets require.Q. How is it known that Tauret (Old Testa-ment), Injeel (Bible new testament) and Zaboor(book revealed to Hazrat Dawood Alaihi Sa-laam) are Allah's books ?A. There is evidence of this fact in the HolyQuran that these books were revealed by AllahAlmighty.

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Q. How is it known that the Holy Quran is Al-lah Almighty's book ?A. There were people in Arabia who wereagainst the Holy Quran and who said that thiswas not Allah Almighty's book. These peoplewere therefore told that if the Holy Quran wasof Human creation then they should try and writeten similar surats, but these people were notcapable of doing this. So they were told to tryand write on similar Surah, and again thesepeople were not capable of doing this. It was animpossible task for them, and so Allah Almightysaid "You will never be able to imitate even justone Surah of the Holy Quran". Allah also saidthat "if all the humans and all the Jinn joinedtogether they still could not be able to imitatethe Holy Quran. However, many people who areagainst the Holy quran have tried very hard anddespite their fluency in Arabic, they could notimitate even a single Surah of the Holy Quran.For over one thousand and four hundred yearsenemies of the Holy Quran who have been flu-ent in Arabic, to this day they have not beenable to imitate even a single Surah of the HolyQuran. All this evidence proves that the HolyQuran is Allah's book.Q. Was the Holy Quran revealed all in onego, or in parts ?

A. The Holy Quran was not revealed all inone go, but was revealed in parts over 23 years,as and according to the people's needs.Q. How was the Holy Quran revealed ?A. The Holy Quran was revealed in the fol-lowing way :

Hazrat Jibra'eel Alaihi Salaam would bringpassages of the Holy Quran and recite them toour Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallamwho would remember them and in turn recitethe to his beloved companions (Sahaba-e-Kiram). The companions of the Holy Prophetwould then memorise these passages and writethem down on paper, leather, bones etc.Q. Where was the Holy Quran first revealed ?A. In Makkah Mu'azzama (Mecca) there is amountain called 'Hira'. Our Holy Prophet usedto go and offer prayers in a cave on this moun-tain and the Holy Quran was first revealed tohim in this cave.Q. Which is the first passages (Ayat) to berevealed ?A. The first five passages of Surah IQRA (IqraBismi.) were the first to be revealed.Q. Which is the last passage to be revealed ?A. The last Ayat (passage) to be revealed isin the third chapter and it reads 'Wattaku

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Yawman Turja'oona Feehi illallahi' (TafseerKabeer, Part-2, Page-38).Q. Is it necessary to bring faith in all Suratsor passages of the Holy Quran ?A. Yes, it is essential to bring faith in all Suratsand Ayats (passages) of the Holy Quran.Q. What does Islamic law say if someonesays the Holy Quran is not what it was and hashad additions to it or has had some parts takenout ?A. Whoever says this is a Infidel (Kafir) andapostate (murtad).

THE HOLY PROPHETSALAIHI SALLAM

Q. What are the names of the Holy Proph-ets ?A. All the names of the prophets are notknown, however, here are the names of theprophets that have been mentioned in theQuran;

Hazrat Adam Alaihi Salaam, Hazrat Nooh,Hazrat Ibrahim, Hazrat Ismail, Hazrat Ishaac,Hazrat Yakub, Hazrat Yusuf, Hazrat Moosa,Hazrat Haroon, Hazrat Shoeb, Hazrat Loot,Hazrat Houd, Hazrat Da'ood, Hazrat Suleman,Hazrat Ayyub, Hazrat Ilyas, Hazrat Ilyasa,

Hazrat Zakaria, Hazrat Yahya, Hazrat Isa,Hazrat Yunoos, Hazrat Zoolkifl, Hazrat SaalehAlaihimussalam and our beloved ProphetHuzoor Sayyadana Muhammad MustaphaSallallaho Alaihi Wasallam.Q. Please tell us the grades of the Holy Proph-ets ?A. The Prophets are the beloved servants ofthe Allah Ta'ala. Their grade is of the highestesteem. No matter how high a person's gradeis it will never be a high as a Prophets. They areimmune from sins (Masoom), to obey their or-der is to obey Allah's order. To make a slightestinsult to their dignity is an act of Kufr (infidelity).Allah has give them knowledge of the unseen(ghaib) in other words every little piece on earthand what ever is going to happen they have theknowledge.Q. Can one by praying and being obedientbecome a Prophet ?A. No, never, Prophecy and becoming amessenger of Allah is done at the will of Allah,He has chosen the ones He wants as Proph-ets, praying and obedience has no involvementin it.Q. Can Jinn or Angels also be Prophets ?A. No, Prophets can only be in the form of

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humans and only males can be Prophets, fe-males can not be Prophets.Q. Who is immune from sins (Masoom) ?A. Those are the protection of Allah andtherefore can not commit sins.Q. Can there be other creation except forprophets who are Masoom ?A. Yes, angels are Masoom (Immune fromsins) and other than these two creations thereis no other creation that is Masoom.Q. Are Imams or Walis not Masoom ?A. No, only Prophets and Angels can only beMasoom. However, Allah through his gracious-ness sotps the Islamic scholars and Walis(friends of Allah) from committing sins but onlyAngels and Prophets are Masoom.Q. To show earth follower's (Ummatee) gradehigher than a prophet for the same as a prophet,is this allowed ?A. To show someone as the same rank orhigher than a prophet is Kufr (infidelity).Q. Can a follower become higher than aProphet in deeds (Amal) ?A. No, never, to believe someone to be higherthan a prophet in deeds is incorrect and stupid-ity.Q. Are the Holy Prophet Alaihi Salaam alive ?

A. Yes, of course all prophets are alive in theirshrines.Q. What proof is there that the Holy Prophetsare alive ?A. It is quoted in the Hadith Sharif that theHoly Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam hasstated 'Innallaha Harrana Alalardi An Ta'kulaAjsadal Ambiya'i Fanabiyyullahi Hayyun YurZuk' meaning;

Allah Ta'ala has made it Haram (forbid-den) for the earth to eat bodies of Prophets. Soall Prophets are alive, they are given food(Mishkat Sharif page-211) Hazrat Shaeikh AbdulHaqq Mohaddis-e-Dehlvi Rahmatullah Ta'alaAlaih states Prophets are alive with the samereality that they were alive on earth'.Q. What is the Islamic rule on one who says'that Prophets have died and mixed in the soil ?'A. Those who say this have lost the right pathand are without faith.Q. Is it possible that other than Prophets, Highranking Islamic scholars and other pious peo-ple are not eaten by the earth after death ?A. Yes, other than Prophets, the soil can noteat the bodies of very pious people, highlyranked Islamic scholars, martyrs of Islam,Hafeez-e-Quran (who act upon the teachings

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of the Quran), those who love Allah and hismessenger and those who pray the DuroodSharif continuously and those bodies who havenever committed a sin.

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SAYYADUL AMBIYA

(LEADER OF PROPHETS)Q. Who is the leader of all the Prophets ?A. The leader of the Prophets and the high-est ranking Prophets is our beloved ProphetMuhammad Mustapha Sallallaho AlaihiWasallam.Q. Where is the evidence that our Prophet isthe leader of all the prophets ?A. It is evident from many passages of theHoly Quran and there are many Hadith provingthis fact, and our Prophet has said himself : AnaSayyidu Wuldi Adama Yuwmal Quiyaamati.meaning 'On the day of judgement I will bemaster of the children of Adam.' It is clear thatall the Prophets are descendants of HazratAdam therefore it is evident that our Holy Proph-ets is the master of all the Prophets'.Q. Can you inform us of other great aspectsof our Holy Prophet ?A. In Allah's view our Holy Prophet is the most

respected, most beloved person and is the high-est ranking in the whole of creation. MuhammadSallallaho Alaihi Wasallam is the Prophet of theprophets i.e. All the Prophets are Ummatees(followers). It is stated in the Holy Quran that'KHATAMUN NABIYEEN' which means that heis the last prophet and after him there will be noother Prophet born. Our Prophet has himselfsaid "Anna Khatamun Naiyyeena La NabiyyaBadi" meaning "I am the last Prophet, after methere will be no other Prophet born".

The whole of creation desires the will andpleasure of Allah and that they keep Allah Ta'alahappy and Allah Ta'ala desires that our HolyProphet be happy.Those who are loyal to ourHoly Prophet are loyal to Allah Ta'ala and todishonour and disrespect the Holy Prophet isto dishonour and disrespect Allah Ta'ala. OurHoly Prophet has been given keys to all thetreasures of the world and if our Holy Prophetso desired mountains made of gold would walkalongside him.

Our Holy Prophet used to tell people aboutthe unseen (ghaib). He was shown all thingsabout the earth and the skies. Our Holy Prophetcould see everything in every part of the world,and what will happen until the day of judgementas easily as one can see the palm of the hand.

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Our Holy Prophet saw all things, above, below,ahead and behind. There is absolutely nothingwhich could conceal itself from our Holy Prophet.He knows what is happening underneath theearth. He knows the fear of Allah in people'sheart. He knows what we eat, drink, sit, walk,talk and what we talk about.

Our Holy Prophet was astonishingly beau-tiful and handsome. His beloved face was roundand shone brighter than the moon. He was nei-ther very tall or short but of medium height, how-ever, when he was in a crowd he seemed thetallest. He had a small round bump on his backabout a size of a pigeon's egg, which is callMohr-e-Naboowat (Stamp of Prophethood) andon it the first Kalima was written. Our HolyProphet did not have a shadow in either themoonlight, sunlight or shade. His sweat shownlike a pearl and smelt sweeter than musk.Whichever path our Holy Prophet took that path-way smelt pure. Once a bride scented herselffrom the sweet smelling sweat of our belovedProphet armpits which resulted in generationsafter generations of her children and grand chil-dren smelling of perfume.Q. Which family was our Prophet SallallahoAlaihi Wasallam born into ?A. Our Holy Prophet was into te Quraish fam-

ily which was the highest ranking family in Ara-bia. He was part of the Bani Hashim family. Thisis a branch of the Quraish family which was themost respected from all the branches of theQuraishi family. This is why our Holy Prophet isreferred to as Quraishi-Hashmi.Q. What are the names of our Holy Prophet'sparents ?A. The answer to this has already been givenin Noorani Ta'alim part two, which you shouldhave read. Our Holy Prophet's father was calledHazrat Abdullah and his mother was HazratAmina (May Allah be pleased with them).Q. When did Hazrat Abdullah and HazratAmina pass away ?A. Two months before the birth of our HolyProphet, Hazrat Abdullah passed away inMadinah Munawwara. When our Holy Prophetwas six years of age his mother Hazrat Aminatook our Prophet to Madina Sharif and on theway back to Mecca she also passed away at aplace called Abwa.Q. After Hazrat Amina passed away wholooked after our Holy Prophet ?A. After Hazrat Amina passed away, ourProphet was looked after his grandfather AbdulMuttalib. When our Prophet reached the agedof eight his grandfather also died. After this our

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Prophet was looked after by his uncle (Father'syounger brother) whose name was Abu Taalib.Abu Taalib looked after our Holy Prophet untilhe reached a good age.Q. At what age did our Prophet get married ?A. Our Holy Prophet's first marriage was atthe age of twenty five.Q. What was the name of our Prophet's firstwife ?A. He's first wife's name was Hazrat Khadijah(May Allah be pleased with her).Q. How old was our Holy Prophet when hebecome a Prophet ?A. Our Holy Prophet revealed hisProphethood at the age of Forty. However, hewas a prophet even before Hazrat Adam AlaihiSalaam as stated; "Kuntoh Nabiyyaw Wa AdamuBaynar'rooh'e Waljasad" (Mirqat SharehMishqat, Vol.-5, Page-363)Meaning : "I was a Prophet when Adam wasbetween body and soul" i.e. the body of Adamwas prepared but life had not yet been but intoit.

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SAHABAA-E-KIRAM(BELOVED COMPANIONS)

Q. Who is a Sahabi ?A. A Sahabi is a person who has seen theHoly Prophet with Imaan (faith) and died withImaan.Q. Who holds the highest grade in all theSahabis ?A. Out of the Sahabis the highest position isheld by the first Khalipha Hazrat Abubakr Siddiq(May Allah be please with him). After this thesecond Khalipha Hazrat Umar Farooque holdsthe highest positiion. After the four Khaliphasthe other six sahabis (in total ten) that were giventhe order of Jannat on earth i.e. AshraMubashara are of the highest grade. After theSahabis of Badr and then the Sahabis of Uhudhold the highest grade. After these the Sahabisof Baiate Rizwan (as explained in Surah Fateh)hold the highest position and then the rest ofthe Sahabis (May Allah be pleased with them).Q. Who is known by a Khalipha ?A. A Khalipha is a person who holds the po-sition of the leader of Islam after the HolyProphet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam.Q. Who is known by Ashra Mubashara ?

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A. Ashra Mubashshara are those ten Sahabiswho were given the news about their entrancein Jannat, on earth.Q. Who are these ten Sahabis called ?A. These are :

i) Hazrat Abubakr Siddiq Radi allaho Ta'alaanho

ii) Hazrat Umar Farooq Radi allaho Ta'alaanho

iii) Hazrat Usman Ghani Radi allaho Ta'alaanho

iv) Hazrat Ali Murtaza Radi allaho Ta'alaanho

v) Hazrat Talha Radi allaho Ta'ala anhovi) Hazrat Zubair Radi allaho Ta'ala anhovii) Hazrat Abdul Rahmaan Bin Auf Radi

allaho Ta'ala anhoviii) Hazrat Sa'ad Bin Abi Waqqas Radi

allaho Ta'ala anhoix) Hazrat Saeed Bin Zaid Radi allaho

Ta'ala anhox) Hazrat Abu Ubaida Ibne Jarrah Radi

allaho Ta'ala anhoQ. Apart from these have no other Sahabigiven the order of Jannat ?A. Apart from Ashara Mubashshara, Hazrat

Fatima Zohra, Hazrat Imaam Hasan, HazratImaam Hussain, Sahabi-e-Badr, Sahabi-e-Uhudand Sahabi-e-Baitur Rizwan have all been givenorder of Jannat.Q. Who are Sahabi-e-Badr ?A. Badr is a well, situated approx. One Hun-dred and fifty kilometres away from MadinaSharif. At this place Islam's first major battle tookplace between the Muslim and the infidels ofMecca. The Sahabis that took part in this battleare known as the Sahabi-e-Badr.Q. Who are Sahabi-e-Uhud ?A. Uhud is a mountain situated five kilome-tres from Madina. At this mountain the secondlargest battle took place between the Muslimand the infidels of Makkah. The Muslim that tookpart in this battle are known as the Sahabi-e-Uhud.Q. Who are the Sahabi-e-Baitur Rizwan ?A. There is a velley Twenty Two kilometresfrom Makkah called Hudaibiya. At this placeMuslim took oath by our Holy Prophet to fight ordie for Islam. The Sahabis that took part in thisoath are known as the Sahabi-e-Baitur Rizwan.Q. In total how many Sahabis are there ?A. In total there are approx. One Hundred andTwenty Four Thousand Sahabis.

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Q. Can a pious person or Islamic scholar behigher in rank than a Sahabi ?A. No matter how high or religious a personis, they can never be of similar of higher rankthan a Sahabi.

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AULIA-E-KIRAM

(FRIENDS OF ALLAH)Q. Who is Aulia-e-Kiram ?A. People who have been given by AllahTa'ala the ability to be very close to Allah Al-mighty are known as Aulia-e-Allah.Q. Can a person by his efforts become aWali ?A. No, this position is given by Allah Almightyto whom he desires. However, a person per-forming good deeds is given this position byAllah Ta'ala and some are Walis from birth.Q. How can one recognise a Wali ?A. A Wali can be recognised by firstly hisbeliefs. He must be of the Ahle Sunnat WalJamaat sect. He must be a pious person andperforms Islamic deeds. Therefore a personfrom a bad sect or a person who does not per-form Islamic deeds can not be a Wali.

Q. What is the recognition of true Majzoob ?A. Recognition of a true Majzoob is a personwho will never challenge the Islamic Law(Shariat) i.e. If he was asked to pray Namaz hewould not opposeit. (Almalfooz vol-2, Page-80)Q. If a person who is within his senses doesnot adhere to the Shariat but claims to be a Wali,can this be the case ?A. That sort of person can not be a Wali buta fraud.Q. Can one perform the death anniversary(Urs) of the Aulia-e-Kiram ?A. To perform the Urs of the Aulia-e-Kirammeaning to pray the Holy Quran, perform reli-gious speeches, Milad Sharif and distribute foodis all allowed. To sing and dance is not allowedin any situation and to do this close to a HolyShrine is even worse.Q. Are women allowed to go to the HolyShrines of Aulia-e-Kiram ?A. For women to go to the Holy Shrines ofAulia-e-Kiram is not permitted.Q. Can Aulia-e-Kiram heal Leprosy and curethe blind ?A. Of course Aulia-e-Kiram can heal leprosyand cure the blind, in fact they can cure anyillness. Allah Ta'ala has given them strength to

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perform these duties.Q. Is it allowed to ask for help from Aulia-e-Kiram and call from far ?A. Of course it is allowed to call Aulia-e-Kirami.e. Ya Ali, Ya Ghous, Ya Khwaja etc. asked fortheir help.Q. Are the Aulia-e-Kiram alive in theirgraves ?A. Yes, they are alive in their graves as theywere on earth, in fact, their strength and poweris increased in their graves.Q. Should one become a Mureed (follower)of a Wali ?A. Yes, they should certainly become aMureed of a Wali because there are a lot ofbenefits in the worldly and religious aspects bybecoming a Mureed.Q. What should a Peer be like ?A. A Peer should consists of four things :

i) He should be of the right sect, i.e. AhleSunnah Wa Jamaat

ii) He should be literate upto the extentthat he should be able to read up to importantaspects of Islam from books.

iii) He should not be a wrongdoer i.e. doesnot perform deeds or a Fasiq.

iv) His Silsila (connection) should reachstraight to the Holy Prophet i.e. His Peer thenHis Peer etc. should go straight upto the HolyProphet.Q. If a Peer consisted of three of these thingsand missed one can be Mureed ?A. No, one should not be a Mureed of thissort of a Peer.

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MAU'JIZAA AND KARAMAT

(MIRACLES)Q. What is known by a Maujizaa ?A. An action performed by a Prophet whichwould generally be impossible for a person toperform. This is called a Mujizaa (miracle.)Q. Can you state some Mujizaa of the Proph-ets ?A. There are a lot of Mujizaas performed bythe Prophets, out of which here are some :

Hazrat Saaleh created a pregnant camelfrom a large stone on a mountain and then gavebirth to a camel about the same size whose milkwas enough for all the cities. Hazrat Moosa'sStick turned into an Adder snake so large that itswallowed over one hundred thousand of themagicians snakes. Also Hazrat Moosa Alaihi

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Salaam created birds from soil then blew them,who then flew away. Also Hazrat Eisa used toheal the born blind and those with leprosy andhe also used to bring back to life the dead. Ourbeloved Prophet also had many muajizaas.Q. Can you also state some of our HolyProphet's Maujizaas ?A. Our Holy Prophet's greatest Maujizaa wasMe'raj, when during a short period in the nightour Prophet went from Makkah to BaitulMuqaddas and prayed two rakats Namaz withthe rest of the Prophet's as Muqtadees. Thenwent above the seven skies upto Arsh and thenperformed dialogue with Allah Ta'ala, travellingthrough Jannat and saw Dozakh and then re-turned to Makkah where the rocking chain wasstill moving and the mattress was still warm.Another maujizaa was when the debate with theinfidels lead to the Holy Prophets proving hispoint by splitting the moon far apart and wheneverybody clearly saw it, he put the moon backtogether again, this Maujizaa is called 'ShaqqalQamr'.Q. What is known by Karamat ?A. The miracles performed by Aulia-e-Kiramare known as Karamats.Q. Can you explain some of the Karamatsdone by Aulia-e-Kiram ?

A. The Karamats by Aulia-e-Kiram are count-less. Out of which here are just a few :

Ghouse-e-Pak rubbed his hand over askeleton of a chicken and said Kum Bi'iznillah'meaning 'with the order of Allah become alive'and the chicken became alive. Once Khalifa-e-Mustanjid presented a bag of coins for his 'Ho-liness and asked his Holiness to take the bag,so his Holiness squeezed the bag and bloodcame pouring out. Hazrat Ghous-e-Pak replied"Oh Khalipha, are you not ashamed of suckingother people's blood and then bringing it to me,I swear by Allah if I did not have the respect ofbeing from the family of the Holy Prophet I wouldlet this blood flood the walls of your palace."Once Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz reduced allthe water from a large lake in Ajmer into a smallbowl and it looked as it there had never beenany water in the lake.Q. What is it to reject the fact of Karamat ?A. To reject the existence of Karamat wouldbe misguidance and of the wrong sect.Q. Is it necessary for a Wali to provide aKaramat (miracle) ?A. No, it is not necessary for a Wali to showa Karamat. The case can be that a person maynever perform a miracle all his life but yet stillbe a Wali.

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THE GRAVE

Q. What question do Munkar Nakir ask in thegrave ?A. In the grave Munkar Nakir asks three ques-tions :

1) MAN RABBUKA - Who is your lord ?2) MAA DINUKA - What is your religion ?3) MAA KUNT TAQULU FEE HAZAR

RAJOOL - What do you say about this personpresent ?Q. What will the dead reply to these ques-tions ?A. If the dead is a Muslim he will reply :

1) RABBI ALLA H- My lord is Allah2) DEENIL ISLAM - My religion is Islam3) HUWA RASOOLULLAHI SALLALLHO

ALAIHI WASALLAM - He is the messenger ofAllah.Q. If the dead is not a Muslim but Infidel thenwhat will he reply ?A. If the dead is a Kafir (Infidel) then the an-swer to all the questions will be HAA HAA LAADRI meaning : Shame I know nothing.Q. When the Muslim answers correctly to allthe questions then what will happen ?A. When all the answer are correct a voice

will be heard from the heavens "My servent hassaid the truth, lay a bed from Jannat for him,give him the clothes from Jannat for him, givehim the clothes from Jannat and open one doorfrom Jannat" and all this will be done for him.The width of the grave will then be widened andthe fresh air from Jannat come to the grave andthe dead will rest in the grave.Q. When the Infidel will not be able to answerthe questions what will happen ?A. For the dead Infidel, it will be ordered tolay a bed of fire for him and make him wearclothes of fire and a door from hell will be openfor him whereby the heat of hell will come to hisgrave and this will be done. To Punish this per-son two angels will be ordered who will be blindand death. They will have a hammer on themso strong that if a mountain was hit by this ham-mer the mountain would be smashed into smith-ereens, this hammer will be used to beat thedeed.Q. If the dead is burnt, (cremated) then willthere be any questions after death ?A. Whatever the dead is burnt or thrown intothe sea, the questions will still be asked. Uptothe extent that if an animal eats a person thequestions and answers and the reward and pun-ishment will occur in the animals stomach.

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Q. What is regarded for a person who rejectsthe fact about the questions and answers andthe reward and the punishment in the grave ?A. Question and answers, reward and pun-ishment in the grave is a fact who ever rejectsthis is a misguided person and from the wrongsect.

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THE LARGE SIGNS OFTHE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

Q. Can you inform us some of the big signsfor the coming day of judgement ?A. Some of the big signs of Qayamat (Day ofJudgement) is that Dajjal (great imposter) willbe born. The recognition of Hazrat ImaamMehndi. The coming of Hazrat Eisa Alaihi Sa-laam from the sky. The spreading and destruc-tion done by YAJOOZ MAJOOZ. Dabbatul Ardhwill come out and spread a cool sweet wind.Q. What will Dajjal be like after coming whatwill he do ?A. Dajjal will be blind in one eye. On his headthe word 'KFR' (Kaaf feh Reh) will be written,which all Muslims will see ut infidels will not beable to. He will claim to be the lord. He will haveJannat and Dozakh. However, his Jannat will

really be Dozakh and his Dozakh will really beJannat. Apart from Makkah and Madina he willtravel the whole world. Whoever will bring faithon him, he will put in his Jannat and whoeverwill deny him, he will put in his Dozakh. He willbring back to life the dead and he will grow cropsfrom the ground and perform rain from the skies.He will do many things like this which really arenot miracles but will be magic.Q. Where will Hazrat Imaam Mehndi be rec-ognised ?A. Hazrat Imaam Mehndi will become recog-nised in Makkah Sharif.Q. Can you explain it in some detail ?A. In short the details are so; It will be themonth of Ramadan and great great Aulia willbe performing Tawaaf (circuits) of Ka'aba andHazrat Imaan Mehndi will also be present there.The Aulia-e-Kiram will recognise him an will wanthim to be the leader but he will decline and thenthere will be a voice from the unseen "HazaKhalifatullahil Mahdiyyoo Fasm'oo LahooWa'ati'oohoo" meaning : This is the Khalifah ofAllah, 'Mehndi', listen to what he says and obeyhis orders' After this voice, all people will be-come his followers (Mureed) then he will takeall his people with him and go to Syria.Q. Where will Hazrat Eisa descend on earth

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and can you tell us this story ?A. Hazrat Eisa will come down from the skiesonto the Jamia Mosque in Damascus. The timewill be of Fajr Namaz. Hazrat Imaam MehndiRadiallaho Anho will also be present there.Hazrat Eisa Alaihi Salaam will order him to bethe Imaam and will pray Namaz behind him. Atthis time the cursed Dajjal will be in Syria. HazratEisa will follower him and Dajjal will try to es-cape but Hazrat Eisa will stab a spear into hisback and sent him into hell. Then as per theorder from Allah, Hazrat Eisa will take all theMuslims to the Mountain of Koh'e Toor.Q. Who are Yajooz Majooz ?A. Yajooz Majooz are a group of Humans whostarted eating people, So Hazrat SikanderZulkarnain who was the king at that time whoimprisoned them in a cave between two moun-tains and sealed the entrance with molten iron.Q. When Yajooz Majooz come out ?A. When Hazrat Eisa has taken the Muslimsto the mountain, this group Yajooz Majooz willcome out. They will cause great Destruction inthe world. They will kill people. They will shootarrows towards the sky (intending to aim at Al-lah) to which Allah will cover the arrowheadswith blood and the group will be happy whenthey see this. They will be busy in their destruc-

tion so Hazrat Eisa Alaihi Salaam will perform aprayer for their destruction and Allah will fulfil it.Allah will cause a disease to grow in their throatshence they will all die from it.Q. When will Hazrat Eisa Alaihi Salaam comedown from the mountain of Toor ?A. After Yajooz Majooz will all die off HazratEisa Alaihi Salaam will come down from themountain with his group of Muslims. He will stayon Earth for forty years, He will marry and havechildren and then he will be buried next to theHoly Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam.Q. What sort of creation is Da'bbatul Ardh ?A. Da'abatul Ardh will be a sort of an animal.In whose hands there will be Hazrat MoosaAlaihis Salaam's stick (Asaa) and HazratSulaimaan Alaihis Salaam's ring. With the stickhe will mark a shining light on all Muslim's fore-heads and with the ring a dark mark on all infi-del's foreheads which will never come off.Q. When will the sweet smelling cold wind runand what effect will it have ?A. After the departure of Hazrat Eisa AlaihisSalaam from this world and there will only beforty years of before Qayamat arriving will beleft this wind will run. Which the effect will bethat all Muslim's soul will be taken out of them(they will die). There will be no one left who will

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say the word Allah. Infidels and only infidels willbe that all Muslim's soul will be taken out of them(they will die). There will be no one left who willsay the word Allah. Infidels and only infidels willbe left in this world. For forty years they will haveno children, meaning there will be no one leftunder the age of forty. Now Qayamat will comeon these.

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HASHAR

(THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT)Q. How will Qayamat begin ?A. When Hazrat Israfeel Alaihis Salaamblows the horn the first time all things includingthe earth and skies will be destroyed, upto theextent that even Hazrat Israfeel will himself befininshed. After this when Allah wishes He willbring Hazrat Israfeel back to life and order himto blow the horn again. This time all things willcome back to life and everybody will come outof their graves and take with them the book ofdeeds performed in this world and make them-selves to the ground of Hashar.Q. Where will the ground of Hashar be situ-ated ?A. The ground of Hashar will be situated in

Syria.Q. What will the situation be of the people ofHashar ?A. In Hashar the people will be awaiting topresent their deeds. The ground will be madeof copper and the Sun will be one mile off theground. People's brains will be splitting openwith the heat. People will be sweating to theextent that some will have sweat upto their an-kles. Some will have sweat upto their knees andthe infidels will have sweat upto their heads andwill be gagged by it. They will be drowing in theirsweat.Q. In these difficulties will one's parent or oth-ers not be of any help ?A. No. Nobody will help anybody. Parents,brothers, sisters, wives, children, etc. will all beworried about their own problems. Nobody willbe willing to help.Q. Then how will one be freed from the wor-ries ?A. The situation will be that everyone willbe in search for an intercessor to relieve themfrom these difficulties. People will go to all theProphets but no-one will be prepared to help.Then finally they will go to the Holy court ofthe beloved Prophet Muhammad MustaphaSallallaho Alaihi Wasallam and ask for his

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assistance for intercession. Huzoor will replyANA LAHA meaning "I am present to help".The Holy Prophet will then perform prostra-tion (Sijdah) in the Holy court of Allah and theorder will be "Ya Muhammado Ir Fa RasakaWa Qul Tus Ma' Wasal Tu'tah Wush FaTushaffa" meaning "O Muhammad ! lift yourhead and say your words will be listened andask whatever will ask will be granted and per-form intercession your intercession will ac-cepted". The Holy Prophet will lift his headfrom Sijdah and the accounting will begin. TheJannatees will go to Jannat (Paradise) andthe Dozakhees will go to Dozakh (Hell). TheHoly Prophet will perform Intercession for hisfavourites.

Q. Will nobody else be able to perform inter-cession except our Holy Prophet ?

A. First of all our Holy Prophet SallallahoAlaihi Wasallam will perform intercession, thenall the Prophets, Aulia, The Martyred and Ulemawill perform intercession for their followers.

Q. What is the order for those who rejcet thefact about intercession ?

A. Those who reject the fact that intercessionwill be performed in misguided and from thewrong sect.

MEEZAN &POOL SIRAAT

Q. What is known by Meezan ?A. Meezan is the name given to the weigh-ing scales which will be used on the Day ofJudgement to weigh each person's deeds, goodand bad.Q. What is known by Pool Siraat ?A. Directly above Hell there is a bridge whichis thinner that a hair and sharper than the sword.This bridge is known as Pool Siraat.Q. Who will cross the bridge ?A. Every person will have to cross this bridgebecause this will be the only way to Jannat.Q. When this bridge is thinner than a hair andsharper than the sword then how can one beable to cross it ?A. The Kafirs will not be able to cross it anwill fall into hell. Every other person will crossaccording to their Islamic status and grade.Some will cross faster than lightening, some willcross fast as the wind, some will cross if sat ona very speedy horse, others will cross as if theywere running as fast as a human can, some willcross it walking, some will cross it crawling, somewill cross it very very slowly, some will cross itthe speed of an ant and others will fall into hell.

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Q. Who will be the first person to cross thePool Siraat ?A. The first person will be the Holy ProphetSallallaho Alaihi Wasallam then the rest of theProphets, then the followers (Ummat) of the HolyProphet then the other Prophet's Ummats.Q. What is the order of those who reject theaspect of Meezan an Pool Siraat ?A. The person who rejects Meezan or PoolSiraat is misguided and from the wrong sect.

THE FACT ABOUT JANNAT

Q. What is Jannat (Paradise) ?A. Jannat is a beautiful place which has beenmade specially for the ones with faith by AllahTa'ala.Q. What is Jannat like ?A. Jannat is so unique that an example of ithas never been seen by one's eye, never beenheard by one's ear nor has any mind ever hadan imagination of it.Q. How many grades are there in Jannat ?A. Jannat has one Hundred different grades(levels), and the gap between two levels in thesame as the gap from the earth to the sky. Eachlevels doors are so big that to get from one sideof the door to the other it would take a fast horse

seventy years to reach.Q. What is Jannat made of ?A. The walls of Jannat are constructed frombricks made of gold and silver and are laid inalternate position i.e. one gold, one silver, onegold etc. The cement is made from sweet smell-ing musk and the stones are of pearls and dia-monds.Q. Can you explain other qualities of Jannat ?A. There are many qualities of Jannat whichcan not even be explained, out of which hereare some :

i) Jannat has oceans of water, milk andhoney. The streams of these oceans will go uptothe Jannatees houses and will be sweet smell-ing.

ii) The women of Jannat are so beautifulthat is one was to be shown in this world, fromthe earth to the skies would be brightened. Theirbangles are so shiny that the sun's rays woulddisappear like the stars with the sun's rays.

iii) When the Jannatees will eat and drinkbut they will not perform excretion or urine, theywill also be clean from saliva and mucus. Theirsweat will be sweet smelling. Their food will becompletely digested.

iv) The Jannatees will have all kind of fruit

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and food. If one desired to eat some meat thatwould be presented to them straight away. Ifthey desired to drink something that would bethere straight away in a glass.

v) If the Jannatees wanted to meet witheach other they would straight away be pre-sented in from of the guests. Their carriagewould get to their destination straight away.

vi) Jannatees will always stay healthy andfree from illness. They will never become ill, theywill always remain alive, they will always remainyoung and never grow old. They always remainin luxury and never face difficulties.

vii) The Jannatees from the lower gradeswill have Eighty Thousand servants and sev-enty two wives.

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THE FACTS ABOUT DOZAKH

Q. What is Dozakh (Hell) ?A. Dozakh is a place made for Kafirs (Infi-dels), Wrong sects and sinful Muslims and ismade of fire.Q. What is the fire of hell like ?A. The fire of hell was fired up for a thousandyears then it went red, it was then heated foranother thousand years and it went white then

for another thousand years it was heated and itwent black. It is now completely black with nolight whatsoever.Q. Is there any light in Hell ?A. No, Dozakh is completely dark.Q. How hot is the fire of Dozakh ?A. The fire of Dozakh is seventy times hotterthan fire in this world.Q. How deep is Dozakh ?A. Only Allah knows how deep it is, but it isquoted in the Hadith Sharif that if a stone wasthrown inside it after seventy years it would stillnot hit the bottom.Q. What food and drink will be given to theDozakhees ?A. The puss that will come out of theDozakhees will be given to them to drink and toeat they will be given a fruit with thorns which ifa part of it comes into the world with it's heatand bad smell the whole world would suffer.However, the Dozakhees will eat it without anychoice and it will get suck in their throats. Toobtain relief from this they will ask for water andwill be given boiling hot oil to drink, which afterdrinking their insides will burn out.Q. Can you explain some other details ofDozakh ?

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A. i) There is fire in the hell is every directionand everything is made from fire of Dozakh isso strong that if a pin-point of it was thrown intothis world everything would die with it's heat.Also if one link from the chains of the Dozakheeswas to be put on top of the mountain, the moun-tain would shake and the link would sink in.

ii) The face of the guard of Dozakh is soscary that if it was seen on earth all the peoplewould die of fright.

iii) In hell there will be snakes the size oflarge camels and scorpions the size of largedonkeys whose bit sting would have the painfuleffect of upto forty years.

iv) The last punishment given to the lesssinful is that they will be shoes of fire to wear,which with the heat will boil the wearer's brainand his head will blow open like a pan's coverblows open.Q. What is the order for those who do notbelieve in Jannat or Dozakh ?A. The one does not believe in Jannat orDozakh is an Infidel (Kafir). [Bahare-e-Shariat]

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SECTION-2 AAMAAL (ACTIONS)

FACTS ABOUT WUZU (ABLUTION)

Q. What is the best way to perform wuzu ?A. First of all make the intention to performWuzu then pray 'Bismilla Hirrhma Nirrahim' thenat least three times perform Miswak (rushing ofthe teeth with a stick) on the top of the teethand bottom teeth width ways, to the right sidefirst then left side. After this wash both handsupto the wrist and flow water through the fingergaps washing your right hand first then left handensuring all parts get throughly wet. After thisperform gargle three times ensuring that waterreaches all the teech and between all te gapsand if you are not fasting then always gargleyour throat. After this by using your index fingerand the thumb of your left hand clean both nos-trils out with water sucking it up with your breathupto the soft part of your nose. Then wash yourface fully, one side of the right ear to the otherside of your left ear and from the top of yourforehead to the bottom of the chin ensuringwater reaches all the parts. After this wash botharms upto and including elbows, beginning withyour right arm from your fingernails to the top of

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your elbow flowing water and ensuring the skingets wet, this is to be done three times on yourright arm then repeat on your left arm. Thenperform a masah (wiping) of the head. This isdone by wetting three fingers on both hands,that is except your thumb and index finger andthen wet your head starting from the top of yourforehead to the back of your hair with the frontside of your fingers. Then wet the sides of yourhead by using the palm of your hands bringingyour hands from the back to the front. Thenclean your index finger inside and use yourthumb to clean your ears outside. Then usingthe back of your hands wet your neck. After thiswash both your feet upto the ankles three times.Starting from the front to the back cleaning themthoroughly. Cleaning the toes on your right footfrom your little toe to the big toe, flowing waterthrough freely. Then your left foot from your bigtoe to te little toe again ensuring all parts arewet. It is also recommended that wehn wash-ing every part you pray the Durood Sharif.Q. What if there wasn't enough water avail-able to perform Wuzu according to the aboveinstruction ?A. If there isn't enough water to wash all partthree times then wash them twice. If there isn'tenough to wash them once then only wash your

face, elbows and feet once. However, if thereisn't enough to wash these items then performTayammum and pray Namaz.Q. What is meant when said washing a part ?A. Washing a part means ensuring that wa-ter reaches all part and then to massage thewater like oil and not just to run water over it.[Bahar-e-Shariat]Q. How many items in Wuzu are compulsory ?A. There are four items that are compulsory :

i) To wash the face. From top of the fore-head where the hair starts growing, down to thebottom of the chin. Also from one earlobe to theother earlobe. Making sure that all of the facegets wet. Upto the extent that if your nose ispierced and the gap is small then it is compul-sory to take out the nose ring and wash it and ifthe gap is large that the water get to all theplaces then you can wash without removing it.

ii) To wash both arms above the elbows.That is to wash both arms fro the fingernailsupto and including the elbow and ensuring thatwater reaches all places so that not even a hair-point is left dry otherwise the Wuzu will not count.Upto the extent that if bangles or rings are wornand are tight so that the water does not get be-hind these articles then it is compulsory thatthese articles are removed so that water is

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reached to all parts of the arm. If the items areloose then ensure that water gets behind them.

iii) To perfom masah of the head upto aquarter is compulsory.

iv) To wash both feet upto the ankles en-suring that all the foot is washed completely sothat not a pin-point is left dry, between the toesand upto and including the ankles. Otherwisethe Wuzu will not count. [Fatawa Alamgiri]

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TAYAMMUM

Q. What is the routine of performing theTayammum ?A. First of all perform the intention to doTayammum. Then with both hands spreadingyour fingers wide hit them on the floor. If a lot ofsand or earth gets on them then hit them to-gether to see the excess material is shaken off,then rub your hands all over your face (masah).Then repeat by hitting your hands on the floorand with your left hand rub your right arm andwith your right arm rub your left arm. YourTayammum is now complete.Q. How is the Niyyat (intention) performed fora Tayammum ?A. Niyyat means to make a firm intention.

When you start a Tayammum make the inten-tion that I am performing this to cleanse fromimpurity and gain cleanliness, this is the Niyyatfor Tayammum.Q. Is it necessary to say the Niyyat with yourtongue ?A. No, it is not ncecssary to say the Niyyatwith your tongue, however,it is better.Q. If you say the Niyyat with your tongue thewhat should you say ?A. Say :- 'Nawayto An AtayammamaTakarruban Ilallahi Ta'ala'.Q. In Tayammum does one not perform aMasah of the head and feet ?A. No, the masah of the head and feet is notperformed in Tayammum.Q. Is this routine of Tayammum used whenone wants to perform instead of Wuzu or Ghusl(bath) ?A. This routine is used for both Wuzu andGhusl.Q. How many actions are compulsory inTayammum ?A. Three actions are compulsory inTayammum :

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that no part is left out. Even if a hair is left outthen the Tayammum will not count.

iii) To rub all your arm for both hands sothat not one small bit is left out otherwise theTayammum will not count. If a ring is worn thenit must be removed and the skin underneath itis fully covered. If a woman wears bangles orother jewellery then they should also be removeand masah is done on the skin underneath thosejewellery items otherwise the Tayammum willnot count. [Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. With what items is it allowed to performTayammum with ?A. Clean earth, stone, sand, raw or bakedbrick, chalk etc. is allowed to performTayammum with. Diamond or oyster is not al-lowed. [Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. With what items is it not allowed to per-form Tayammum ?A. Gold, silver, copper, brass, iron, wood, alu-minium, clothing, ash, rice, wheat and any typeof material that would melt when heated or burninto ashes when heated can not be used to per-form Tayammum.Q. When is it allowed to perform Tayammum ?A. When water is not available or can not beused then it is allowed to perform Tayammum.

Q. What is the definition of when water is notavailable or can not be used ?A. It means when a person is so ill that byusing water to perform Wuzu or Ghusl they defi-nitely know that their illness will get worse orthey are in a place where there is no sign ofwater for distance of one and a half square kilo-metres. Or one has such a bad cold that by us-ing water they will die or get severely ill and arecompletely sure about this. Apart from thesethere are other situation of not being able to usewater which you will find detailed in large books.Q. If water was not available so one prayedthe Namaz by performing Tayammum and thenthere was still time left and water was found thenwhat is the rule ?A. The Namaz is completed and there is noneed to pray it again. However, the Tayammumhas now broken. [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar-e-Shariat]Q. With what things does a Tayammumbreak ?A. With all the things that break a Wuzu ormake necessary to perform a Ghusl theTayammum breaks, with the addition of waterbeing available the Tayammum would break.

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THE REMAINING QUALIFIERS OF NAMAZ

Q. What is meant by the clothes being clean ?A. The clothes worn by the person prayingNamaz i.e. shirt, trousers, jacket, topi, amamaetc. must be clean from impurities i.e. If any oneof these articles had an impurity Ghaliza greaterthan the size of a 50p piece then it is compul-sory to clean it, so if a Namaz is prayed withoutcleaning it then the Namaz will not count. If aNamaz is prayed like this on purpose then it isalso a sin. If an impurity of the same size as a50p piece is present then to clean is wajib (nec-essary). If a namaz is prayed without cleaning itthen the Namaz will become Makrooh-e-Tahrimiand therefore it is Wajib for one to repeat theNamaz again and if it is prayed on purpose thenit is a sin. If the impurity is less than the size ofa 50p piece then to clean is Sunnat and if Namazis prayed without cleaning it the Namaz wouldbe counted but against the Sunnat and is betterto repeat. [Bahar-e-Shariat].

Q. If the impurity Khafifa becomes presenton the clothes then what is the order of clean-ing it ?A. If an impurity Khafifa becomes present onwhatever part of the clothing or body and is less

than a quarter of that e.g. less than a quarter ofthe sleeve, or less than a quarter of the front, orless than a quarter of the trouser leg then it isnot necessary to clean. If it is the same size asa quarter of that part or greater than a quarterthen it is compulsory to clean, otherwise theNamaz will not be counted. [Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. What things are Impurity Ghaliza ?A. Whatever excretion which comes out of ahuman which makes the Wuzu or Ghusl neces-sary is Impurity Ghaliza. Like faeces, urine, run-ning blood, puss, mouthful vomit, water from apainful eye etc. Also excretion from Haram ani-mal like dogs, tigers, wolfs, cats, mice, donkeyetc. their stool (toilet), urine and a horse's dung.All Halal animal dung like cow's dung, goat orcamel's dung, chicken's turd etc. Also elephant'strunk saliva, dog's saliva, all these are ImpurityGhaliza. Also a milk drinking child's (boy or girl)urine is also Impurity Ghaliza. [Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. What thing are Impurity Khafifa ?A. Whichever animal's meat is Halal, like cow,goat, lamb, sheep, chicken their urine is Impu-rity Khafifa and whatever birds meat is Haramtheir dropping like, cow, eagle etc. is also Impu-rity Khafifa.Q. If you get impurity on your clothes howmany times does one have to wash for it to be-

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come clean ?A. If the Impurity is solid like faeces, turd etc.than there is no limit of how many time one hasto wash it but it is necessary to clean it com-pletely from impurity. If by cleaning it once itbecomes clean then once would be enough, ifby cleaning it five or six times it becomes cleanthen it must be cleaned as many times. If it takesless than three times to clean it is still better toclean it three times. If the impurity is of liquidnature like urine etc. then one must clean it threetimes and each time wringing the cloth with yourfull strength, this will be sufficient for it becleaned.Q. What is the third Namaz qualification whichis the cleanliness of place ?A. The third qualfication 'cleanliness of place'means that where the Namazee is standing theplace under his feet the place where his handsare placed and the place where he performsprostration is completely clean from impuritiesotherwise Namaz will not count.Q. What is the meaning of the fourth qualifi-cation 'Satr-e-Aurat' (to cover the body) mean ?A. 'Satr-e-Aurat' means for men it is compul-sory to cover their body from and including thenavel to and including the knees. If it is a womanthen all her body except her face, her feet be-

low the ankles and hands below the wrist. Oth-erwise her Namaz will not count.Q. What is the meaning of the fifth qualifica-tion which is 'time' ?A. The fifth qualification which is time, meansthat whatever Namaz you are praying must beprayed within that time. If Namaz is prayed be-fore that time then it will not count.Q. What is meant by sixth qualification whichis 'Facing towards Qibla' ?A. This means that when praying Namaz it iscompulsory that the Namazees face towards'Qibla' (Ka'aba Sharif) otherwise the Namaz willnot count.Q. What is meant by the seventh qualifica-tion of Namaz 'Niyyat' (Intention) ?A. Intention means that is it compulsory tomake the intention of what Namaz you are pray-ing for what time, e.g. When praying the tworakat Farz Namaz of Fajr it is compulsory tomake the intention that "I am praying TwoRakats Farz for Fajr" otherwise even if the timeis correct the Namaz will not count.Q. Is it compulsory to say the Intention withyour tongue ?A. No, it is not necessary to say the Niyyat,simply make the intention in your heart. How-

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ever, it is better to also say it.

AZAAN

Q. Is it compulsory (Farz) or Sunnats to saythe Azaan ?A. For the Farz Namaz prayed via Jamaat ina Mosque it is Sunnat Maukidaa to pray theAzaan. However, it's order is defined as neces-sary. Meaning if Azaan was not prayed then allthe attendees will be responsible and would besinners.Q. When shoud the Azaan be prayed ?A. When the time has arrived for Namaz itshould be prayed. It is not allowed to pray itbefore time, if it is prayed before time then it isnecessary to repeat it.Q. Except for the Farz Namaz is there anyother time that Azaan is prayed ?A. Yes, in a child's or person in deep worry'sear. A person who has continuous nose bleeds,in an angry or bad tempered person's ear, dur-ing a huge fight or when something has caughtfire, after burying a dead person, when a Jinn isteasing someone, when a person is lost in ajungle and there is nobody to show them thecorrect route. In all these situation it is advisedto pray the Azaan.

Q. What is the best way to say the Azaan ?A. To stand at a high point, facing the Qibla,put both your index fingers into each ear andpray the Azaan loudly, slowly and clearly, donot rush it. When praying 'Hayya Alas Salah'turn your face to the right and when praying'Hayya Alal Salaah' turn your face the left.Q. What is the rule about answering theAzaan ?A. The rule about answering the Azaan is thatwhoever hears the Azaan should answer backthe same words as the Azaan itself. The onlyexceptions are when the person praying Azaansays 'Hayya Alas Salaah' and 'Hayya AlalFalaah' the person listening should answer 'LaHawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah'. Also in FajrNamaaz when hearing the words 'AssalaatKhairum Minan Naum' the answer to this is'Sadaqta Wa Bararrta Wa Bil Haqqi Nataqta'.[Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. What is the rule about answering theAzaan of Khutba ?A. For the Muqtadees to answer to the Azaanof Khutba with one's tongue is not permitted.Q. What is the rule of praying Takbeer or oth-erwise known as Iqamat ?A. To pray Iqamat is also Sunnat-e-Maukkida

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and more emphasis has been put on to praythis than the Azaan.Q. Should the person who has prayed theAzaan also pray the Iqamat and no other ?A. Yes, only the person who prayed theAzaan prays the Iqamat and without his per-mission no other person prays the Iqamat. If oneprayed the Iqamat without the permission of theone has prayed the Azaan and are not happyabout this then it is Makruh-e-Tahrimi. [Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. What is the rule of staying standing duringIqamat ?A. To stay standing during Iqamat is not al-lowed. One must remain seated until the per-son praying Iqamat gets upto 'Hayya AlalFalaah' then all should stand in rows. [Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Shami etc.]

Q. What is the rule of praying Salaat betweenAzaan and Iqamat ?A. To pray Salaat meaning 'AssalaatoWassalamo Alaika Ya Rasoolallah' is allowedand advisable. This Salaat according to theShariat is called Tasweeb', and to pray Tasweebin all the Namaz's except Maghrib is advisable.(Alamgiri)

THE WAY OF PRAYINGNAMAZ

Q. What is the way of praying Namaz ?A. The way of praying Namaz is as follows :

After performing Wuzu face towards Qiblaand stand with a gap of four fingers betweenthe feet. Then take both hands upto the earsand touch the earlobes with your thumbs andkeep the fingers slightly apart but not toostretched apart but as normal. Face the palmsof your hands towards Qibla and perform Niyyatand whilst saying Allah-o-Akbar lower yourhands and join them together below your na-vel. The way to join them is that the palm ofyour right hand is on top of your left wrist, withthree fingers straight on the wrist and the littlefinger and thumb grasping the wrist like a brace-let. Then pray Sanaa. 'Subhanak AllahummaWabehamdeka Watabarakasmoka Wa Ta'alaJaddoka Wa Laa Ilaaha Ghairok;

Then pray Ta'awwoz : Aoozo Billahi Mi-nas Shaitaanirrajeem

Then pray Tasmiyya : BismillahirrahmanNirrahim.

After this pray Surah Fatiha and upon com-pletion say Ameen quietly. After this pray anySurat of the Holy Quran or at least three small

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verses (ayats). After this say Allah-o-Akbar andgo into Rukooh. Ensure that both hands graspthe knees so that the fingers are stretched apartnot one thumb on one side and four fingers onthe other side nor all of the thumb and fingerson one side. Make sure that your back is straightand your head is level with your back, not tiltinglower or rising higher. Then pray 'SubhanarabbiYal Azeem' at least three times. Stand up fromthe Rukooh whilst saying 'Sami Allaho LimanHamidah' and If one is praying Namaz on theirown also pray 'Rabbana Lakal Hamd'. Then gointo Sijdah by first of all your knees touchingthe ground, then between your hands place yourhead with your forehead touching the floor thenyour nose. Your forehead and nose must bothbe firmly placed on the ground not just your fore-head and the tip of your nose but the bone ofyour nose also. All your toes must have theirbase flat on the floor so that the toes are facingthe Qibla and your hands also flat with your fin-gers pointing towards Qibla. Then pray at leastthree times 'Subhana Rabbi Yal Aala'. Thenwhilst saying Allah-o-Akbar sit up with your rightfoot staying upright with all toes still firmly onthe ground and pointing towards the Qibla andyour left foot is to be laid flat on it's side andfirmly sit on it. Place your hands on your kneesand your fingers pointing towards Qibla. Say Al-

lah-o-Akbar again and repeat the Sijdah. Thenwhilst standing back up say Allah-o-Akbar andput your hands on your knees and stand up-right.

This time only pray'Bismillahirrahmannirrahim' and then pray SurahFatiha and another Surat and repeat Rukoohand Sijdah then after the second Sijdah remainseated with again your right foot staying uprightand your left foot flat on the ground. Now prayTashahhud :-

'Attahiyato Lillahi Wassalaw ToWattayyibaato Assalamo Alaika AyyohannabiyoWarahmaatullahi Wabarakaatohoo AssalmoAlaina Wa Ala Ibadillahis Saaliheen, AshhadoAn Laa Ila Ha Illallaho Wa Ashhado AnnaMuhammadan Abdohoo Wa Rasooloh'.

Whilst praying tashahhud when you ap-proach the word's 'Laa Ilaha' circle your thumbwith your middle finger and touch the rest ofyour fingers with your palm except your indexfinger, which is to be raised from the words 'Laa'and keep raised until 'Illallaho' then straightenyour hand back to normal immediately. Now ifyou are praying a three or four Rakaat Namazthen stand back up and complete the remain-ing Rakaats. However, in the Farz Namaz it isnot necessary to pray surah after 'Alhamdu' for

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the third and forth rakaats. Now when you cometo sit back down for your last 'Qaida', afterTashhhud also pray Durood-e-Ibrahim :-

'Allahumma Salle Ala SayyedinaMuhammadin Wa Ala Aale SayyedinaMuhammadin Kamaa Sallayta Alaa IbraheemaWa Ala Aale Ibraheema Innaka HameedumMajeed, Allahuma Barik Ala SayyidinaMuhammadin Wa Alaa AaleSayyedinamuhammadin Kamaa Barakta AlaIbraheema Wa Ala Aale Ibraheema InnakaHamidum Majeed'.

Then pray Dua-e-Masoora : 'AllahumaghFirli Wa Liwa Lidayya Wali Ustaadi Wal Jameeil Mu'mineena Wal Mu'meenat Wal MuslimeenaWal Muslimaat Be Rahmatika YaArhamarrahimeen'.

If one does not know this dua then prayany other dua. After this turn your head towardsyour right shoulder and say 'Assalaamo AlaikumWa Rahmatullah' and then turn your head to-wards your left shoulder and repeat. AfterNamaz perform dua for all your needs from Al-lah.Q. If one prays behind an Imaan then doesthe same rule apply or is there a different or-der ?A. The rule is that one does not pray Ta'wwuz

or Tasmiyya nor does he pray Surah Fatiha orany other Surat but stays completely silent. Af-ter standing up from Rukooh one does not alsopray 'Sami Allah Hu Liman Hamida' but the restthey pray as normal.Q. How is the Witr Namaz prayed ?A. Witr Namaz is prayed the exact same wayas the other Namaz but in the third Rakat afterpraying Surah Fatiha and other Surat raise yourhands to your ears and fold them again belowyour navel, and pray Dua-e-Kunoot. The rest ofthe Namaz, like Rukooh, Sijdah etc. are thesame.

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TEXT OF ISLAMIC LAW

Q. What is Farz (Compulsory) ?A. Farz is that aspect which, to not performon purpose is a grave sin and if that aspect is arule in a particular worship then without perform-ing it the worship will not count.Q. What is Wajib (Necessary) ?A. Wajib is that aspect which, not to performon purpose is a sin. If missed in Namaz then itwould necessary to repeat the Namaz and if leftout by mistake then one has to perform 'Sijdah-e-Sahwa'. To leave a Wajib once on purpose is

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a 'Sagira' (small) sin and to make a habit of leav-ing it out become a 'Kabira' (large) sin.Q. What is Sunnat-e-Ghair Mukida ?A. Sunnat-e-Mukida is that aspect which, toleave out is a bad thing and to perform is a goodthing. To leave out by mistake an offence re-sulting in a warning and to make a habit of leav-ing it out is a punishable act.Q. What is Sunnat-e-Ghair Mukida ?A. Sunnat-e-Ghair Mukida is that act which,to perform is a good thing and to leave out evento make a habit of leaving out does not obtain awarning. However, to leave out continuously isdisliked in Shariat.Q. What is Mustahab ?A. Mustahab is that act which, to performcarries reward and not to perform has no im-pact and there is not sin.Q. What is Mubah ?A. Mubah is that act which, to perform or notto perform is the same.Q. What is known as Haram (forbiden) ?A. Haram is that act which, to perform evenonce on purpose is totally forbidden and is agrave sin and to abstain from it is compulsoryand holds reward.Q. What is meant by Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ?

A. Makrooh-e-Tahrimi is that act which, toperform makes the worship incomplete and toperform on purpose is a sin even though it holdsless in than a Haram act.Q. What is meant by Makrooh-e-Tanzeehee ?A. Makrooh-e-Tanzeehee is that act which,to perform is disliked by Shariat and to abstainfrom is advisable and holds Sawab.Q. What is meant by Khilaf-e-Oula ?A. Khilaf-e-Oula is that act which, to performis disliked by Shariat but to perform carries nosin nor is there a warning against it.

THE FARZ ASPECT OFNAMAZ

Q. How many aspects in Namaz are Farz(Compulsory) ?A. There are six aspects within Namaz thatare Farz :

i) Qayaamii) Qira'atiii) Rukooiv) Sijdahv) Last Qaida (Sitting)vi) Khuroojeh Besuneehee (To finish the

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Q. What is meant by Qayaam ?A. Qayaam means to stand and pray Namaz.Q. What is the rule of Women who sit andpray Namaz ?A. It is compulsory for wormen also to standand pray Namaz. All the Farz and Wajib Namazthat they have prayed without any valid reasonthey must perform Qaza and Tauba (repent-ance).Q. It is also compulsory to pray Nafl Namazstanding up ?A. No, it is not necessary to pray Nafl Namazstanding up, one can pray Nafl Namaz withoutany valid reason sitting down.Q. What is meant by Qiraayat ?A. Qiraayat means to pray the Holy Quran.Q. How much of the Holy Quran does onehave to pray in Namaz ?A. To pray at least one Aayat is compulsory.To pray the whole of Surah Fatiha is Wajib andin Farz Namaz in the first two rakats and Wajib,Sunnat or Nafl Namaz all rakats to pray oneSurat or one large Aayat or three small Aayatsafter Surah Fatiha is also Wajib.Q. In which Namaz should the Holy Quranbe prayed loudly ?A. In the first two Rakats of Maghrib and Isha.

In both Rakats of Fajr, Juma, and Eid Namazand during Ramadan all Rakats of Witr Wajiband Tarawih it is necessary to pray the HolyQuran loudly.Q. In which Namaz should the Holy Quranbe prayed quietly ?A. In all four Rakats of Zohar and Asr thirdRakat of Maghrib and last two Rakats of Ishathe Imaam and the Munfarid (one who praysNamaz on their own) must pray quietly. Also inWitr Namaz the Munfarid should pray quietly.Q. What is the minimum category of prayingthe Holy Quran loudly ?A. The minimum category of praying the HolyQuran loud is that people nearby can hear.Q. What is the minimum category for prayingthe Holy Quran quietly ?A. The minimum category for praying the HolyQuran quietly is that one hear himself praying.If this does not happen then the Namaz will notcount.Q. What is the minimum category of perform-ing Rukooh ?A. The minimum category for a Rukooh is thatthe hands reach the knees and the proper wayis that back is level and the head is also level,not too high or too low.

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Q. What are the facts about Sijdah ?A. When the forehead touches the floor thisis Sijdah. One of the other qualifying factor (forthe Sijdah in Namaz) is that at least one toe ofeach foot has its base flat on the floor. If some-one perform a sijdah that both feet stay aboveground level then Namaz will not count or evenon the tip of the toes touch the floor not all thebase then Namaz will not count. [Durr-e-Mukhtar,Bahar-e-Shariat]

Q. What is the proper way of performingSijdah ?A. The Proper way is to ensure that both theforehead and the nose are touching the ground.And keep away the arms from the body and thethighs from the stomach and ensure all toes fromboth feet are lying flat on the ground.Q. What is in Sijdah the nose does not touchthe ground ?A. If the nose does not touch the ground theNamaz will become Makrooh-e-Tahrimi in otherwords one must pray Namaz again. If he doesn'tthen he will be regarded as a sinner.Q. What is the meaning of the last Qaidah ?A. When all the Rakats of the Namaz arecomplete and to sit upto 'Attahiyyat.... Warasooloohoo' is compulsory.

Q. What is known as 'KhuroojehBesuneehee' ?A. After the Last Qaidah, to perform an ac-tion to finish the Namaz like Salaam is called'Khuroojeh Besuneehee'. However, to performanything else except salaam on purpose to fin-ish the Namaz would mean that the Namazwould have to be repeated.

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THE WAJIB ASPECTS OFNAMAZ

Q. Can you inform us the things that are Wajibin Namaz ?A. The following things are Wajib in Namaz :

1. To say the words 'Allaho Akbar' inTakbeer-e-Tahrima.

2. To pray Alhamdo.3. In the first two Rakats of Farz Namaz

or in all four Rakats of all other Namaz.4. To pray at least three short Aayats

or one long Aayat.5. Alhamdo to be prayed before a Surat

or Aayat.6. To pray Alhamdo before a Surat in

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7. After Qirayat to perform Rukoohstraight away.

8. In sijdah to have three toes from eachfoot to be placed flat with their base firmly touch-ing the ground.

9. To pause between actions.10. Quwma meaning to stand up straight

after Tashahhud.11. To pray full Tashahhud in every

Qaidah.12. To say the word Assalaam twice.13. To pray Dua-e-Kunoot in Witr.14. To pray Takbeer i.e. Allaho Akbar

before Dua-e-Kunoot in Witr.15. All six Takbeers in Eid Namaz.16. To perform Takbeer in Eid second

rakaat before Rukooh.17. In all loud Namaz to for Imaam to

pray Qirayat loud.18. In all quiet Namaz for Imaam not to

pray loud.19. For all Wajib and Farz to be within

their time.20. To perform only one Rukooh in all

Rakats.21. To have two Sijdahs in all Rakats.

22. Not to perform Qaidah before thesecond Rakat.

23. Not to have a Qaidah in the thirdRakat on a four Rakat Namaz.

24. When praying a Sijdah Aayat to per-form Sijdah Tilawat.

25. Not to have a gap of more than threeTasbeehs between two Farz acts or a Farz andWajib act.

26. When the Imaam is performingQirayat whether loudly or quietly for theMuqtadees to remain silent.

27. Except for Qirayat to perform allWajibats behind the Imaam.

28. Except for Farz and Wajib aspectseverything else in Sunnat or Mustahab whichyou will read in larger books.

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ASPECTS THAT BREAKTHE NAMAZ

Q. What things break the Namaz ?A. To speak, whether it is done by mistakeor on purpose, whether with your happiness oron someone's demands in all cases the Namazwill break. To greet someone with salaam withyour tongue, on purpose or by mistake it breaks

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the Namaz. To reply to someone sneezing'Yarhamokallah' or in happiness to say'Alhamdolillah' or in appreciation to say'Subhanallah' or when hearing bad news to say'Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Ra'Jioon' in all thesecases the Namaz will break. If one sneezes him-self then you should stay quiet however, if youdo say 'Alhamdolillah' your Namaz will not break.If one gives a 'Luqma' to anyone else exceptfortheir Imam then Namaz will break. In thesame way for a Imaam to take a 'Luqma' fromanyone else except their Muqtadee then theNamaz will break. If one gives a wrong 'Luqma'then the Namaz will break for the person givingthe 'Luqma' instead of Allah O Akbar to sayAalahoakbar or to say Allahoaakbar or Akbaarthen the Namaz will break. Instead of Nasta'Eenone prays Nastaa'Een or instead of An'Amta onepray An'Amto then the Namaz will break.

To use phrases like AAH,OOH, OOF,TOOF etc. when in pain or to cry loudly will allbreak the Namaz, However, if an ill person usesthe above phrases without even realising thenthe Namaz will not break. Just like this thesounds that automatically come out when onesneezes, coughs, yawns, burps etc. then theNamaz will not break. If there is some food stuckbetween the teeth and whilst praying Namaz itcomes out and goes down the throat and it is

less than the size of a rice grain then the Namazwill become Makrooh but if it is larger then thatthen the Namaz will break. A woman is prayingNamaz and a child suckles her breasts and ifmilk comes out then the Namaz will break. Towalk in front of a person praying Namaz will notbreak the Namaz whether the person walkingis a women or man. However, the person walk-ing across is committing a great sin. It is quotedin the Hadith Sharif that if a person knew howmuch of a sin they are committing they wouldprefer to be buried in the ground rather thanwalk across.Q. If the large toe of the right foot moves fromit's place would the Namaz break ?A. No, it will not break. The general view thatpeople have if the right foot toe moves theNamaz will break is incorrect. [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar-e-Shariat]

ASPECTS THAT MAKE THENAMAZ MAKROOH

Q. What are the Makrooh aspects withinNamaz ?A. To play with your clothes, beard or body.To pick up your clothes e.g. when going intoSijdah to lift your trouser legs. To hang yourclothes e.g. to put a piece of cloth on your shoul-

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der or round your head where both ends dan-gle down. To fold any part of the clothing that isworn more than half it's length. To turn up yourtrouser legs or shirt sleeves. When in desper-ate need to go to the toilet for bowl movementor urination or to hold wind back when in des-perate need to release will all make the NamazMakrooh. For a male to tie back their hair. Tomove stones whilst praying Namaz, however, ifthey are preventing you from performing aproper Sijdah then to move them in one move-ment then it is allowed but if you can refrain fromdoing so then you should. If the stones are pre-venting you from performing any Wajib acts thenit is Wajib to move them. To twiddle with yourfingers or to cross the fingers. To look here andthere whilst moving your head. To lift your sighttowards the sky. Whilst in Tashahhud or Sijdahto sit like a dog. For a male whilst in Sijdah tolay the arms flat on the floor. To pray Namaz infront of someone's face i.e. facing you. To hideyour body in your clothes that all the body hideseven the hands. To leave a gap on top of yourhead so that the topi shows when one is wear-ing an Amama. To hide the nose and face. Toclear your throat or go Ahham without reason.To yawn without cause, if a yawn comes auto-matically then there is no fault. To pray Namazwhilst wearing clothing with a photograph on it.

To have a photograph above a Namazee's heador on their side or in front of them or behind orwhere they are performing Sijdah. To pray theHoly Quran backwards. To shorten a Wajib acte.g. Not to perform Quwma or Jalsa properlyand going straight into the next act. To pray theHoly Quran in any other act except Qayaam. tofinish the Qirayat in Rukooh. To go into Sijdahor Rukooh or to come out of Sijdah or Rukoohbefore the Imaam. All these acts are Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Raddul Muhtar, Bahar-e-Shariat]Q. If a Namaz a Makrooh-e-Tahrimi act isperformed by mistake then what is the order ?A. If a Makrooh-e-Tahrimi act is performedin Namaz then one must pray the Namaz again.If they don't then they have committed a sin.[Durr-e-Mukhtar]

MEHFIL-E-MILAD

Milad Sharif meaning to organise an oc-casion to celebrate the Nativity (birthday) of TheHoly Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam. Alsoto perform speeches highlighting the HolyProphet's Graciousness and his miracles is al-lowed and is a good thing. To call it 'not allowed',or 'Bid'at' is a misguided act and from the wrongsect. Also during this occasion to stand up andpray 'Salaat-o-Salaam' and to distribute food is

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also allowed. Just like this to organise an occa-sion during Moharram and to perform speechesabout the martyrism of Hazrat Imaam Hussainfrom well known Islamic books is also allowed.To fictionise and make up stories aboutMoharram or Milad Sharif is not allowed andrather than gain reward one would actually ob-tain sin from doing this.

One should definitely attend these Mehfilsof Milad or Moharram and obtain spiritual gainand auspiciousness. When one attends theyshould not attend without properly being clothedor without Topi on their heads as this would beagainst the respect of these occasion. If possi-ble one should also put scent on. If you reachone of these Mehfils and there is a speech be-ing performed, you should not perform salaamloudly but quietly sit in a vacant position andlisten to the speech carefully and not to drop offto sleep. One should not cause disruption whenobtaining food but quietly remained seated andif given food take it otherwise quietly get up andleave.

VISITING THE GRAVES ANDSHRINES

To visit graves is Mustahhab. At the leastvisit the graves once a week. To go on Friday,

saturday, Monday or Thursday is better. It is alsoto go on holy nights like 'Shab-Meraj', 'Shab-e-Barat' or 'Shab-e-Qadr'. Like this it is also gooddays like Eid or Baqri Eid. to travel and visit HolyShrines of great Aulia is also allowed. To callthis Shirk or Kufr is a great misguidance andtotally wrong. The routine of going to the gravesis to enter from the feet end and stand near thehead of the buried. Then say 'Assalamo AlaikumAhla Daareh Quwmin Mu'mineeha Antum LanaSalfuw Wa Inna Insha Allaho BekumLaahiqoona Nass'allaha Lana Walakumul AfwaWalaafiyata'. When going to Holy Shrine don'trub your hands over it or kiss it or perform Sijdahbut stand with respect like one would if they werephysically alive and pray Fatiha. [Alamgiri] Thenafter praying Fatiha leave walking out back-wards with respect.

EASY WAY OFPRAYING FATIHA

First of all pray Durood Sharif three, fiveor seven times. Then whichever way you canpray Surats or Aayats from the Holy Quran. Atleast pray Quls (Kafiroon, Huwallaho, Falaq andNaas) pray Surah Fatiha and Alif Laam Meemupto Muflihoon. Then at the end pray DuroodSharif three, five or seven times. Then raise your

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hands for Allah and make this Dua : 'Oh Allahwhatever Durood Sharif we have prayed andwhatever parts of The Holy Quran we haveprayed (If food is distributed then also mentionthe food) please send the sawab of the Fatihato the Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallamas a donation from us. Then with the Wasilah(assistance) of The Holy Prophet please sendthe Sawab to All the other Prophets AlaihimusSalaam an to the Sahaba-e-Kiram and to theAulia-e-Kiram and to all the Ulema-e-Kiram.Then if there is a particular Aulia that you areperforming Fatiha for then mention their name,e.g. say 'In particular to Hazrat Ghouse-e-PakRadi Allaho Anho or Khwaja Gharib Nawaz RadiAllaho Anho etc, then please send the Sawabto All the Muslims souls. If Sawab is to be sentto particular person then mention their name e.g.'Please send this Sawab to my late Mother orFather, Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle, etc.then to All Muslim Men and Women's Souls.

Aameen.

Aameen Ya Rabbal AalameenBeramatika Ya Arhamarrahimeen

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