Islam

1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it.

2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity.

3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in akhirah (hereafter).

4. Our Hearts: Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah, and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and contentment. In it's place, our hearts are filled with something or someone else.

Question:

How do Muslims treat the elderly?

Answer:

The following are tips for the attainment of happiness as offered by Sheikh `A'id Al-Qarni (The author of La Tahzan / Do not Be Sad Book):

1.  Know that if you do not live within the scope of today, your thoughts will be scattered, your affairs will become confused, and your anxiety will increase. These realities are explained in the following hadith:

A child is a gift from Allah, and hence parents must welcome this wonderful divine gift in a most fitting manner. There are certain rituals associated with child birth to be performed; these are intended to give thanks to the Creator, to share the joy with the family and friends and to reinforce the Islamic creed of Oneness—the axis of Islamic way of life.

The rituals associated with childbirth are the following:

1. As soon as the child is born, adhaan should be called in its right ear in a most gentle tone and voice.

2. A tiny piece of date should be chewed well by the father or a pious person and then fed to the infant.

This book is a brief guide to understanding Islam. It consists of three chapters. The first chapter, “Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam,” will show you scientific miracles in the Holy Qur'an and miracles perform by Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

The second chapter, “SomeBenefits of Islam,” will show you some of the benefits that Islam provides for the individual such as: the door to eternal paradise, salvation from Hell Fire, real happiness and inner peace and forgiveness for all previous sins.

The third chapter, “General Information on Islam,” will show you general information on Islam, corrects some misconceptions
about it, and answers some commonly asked questions such as: what does Islam say about terrorism and what is the status of women in Islam.

About Shroud of Turin

Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth 14 feet 3 inches long by 3 feet 7 inches wide, bearing the highly distinct Image of a Crucified Man. Since the sixteenth century, the Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Christ, has been kept in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy. From August until October 2000, the Shroud was displayed publicly -- for the last time -- in Turin, Italy. The previous public exhibition was in 1998 and, prior to that, 1978 and even before that, 1933, 1931, and 1898. And next exhibiton will be held in the Spring of 2010.

Question:

One of my Christian friends raised the issue of why Islam dictates that converters from Islam to Christianity be killed while Christians can freely convert to Islam. Can you please comment on this so as to convince people about the Islamic point of view?
Also, can you please comment about minority rights in Islamic communities such as practicing their religion and building churches?
Finally, can you please comment about Christian rights to make outreach for Christianity as Muslim do outreach (da`wah)
for Islam? In other words, do they have the right to make an effort to spread Christianity among Muslims as Muslims are instructed to spread Islam among Christians? Thanks a lot.