In life you are either a believer or a non-believer.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSix Articles of Faith\u201d required by a Muslim believer:<\/span><\/p>\n Life on earth is directly related to the afterlife. Our actions in this life will determine our placing in the life beyond. To live as a believer and have a shot at paradise, we must accept all articles of faith, especially the belief in an afterlife. To deny afterlife is to deny all other articles. Also, to have a faith in life after death motivates us to live a life free of sin, a life that we will be rewarded for in paradise.<\/span><\/p>\n We live as both a body and a spirit. Just as our body is a seed that grows, so is our spirit as we develop our faith.<\/span><\/p>\n Salar wife and baby from Xunhua. Rev. Claude L. Pickens Jr. 3 December 2013.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Sin and Forgiveness<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A sin is defined by an act that is forbidden by Allah in the Qur\u2019an.<\/span><\/p>\n Committing sins regularly will darken and trouble the heart and make purifying it again a grueling mission.<\/span><\/p>\n Allah promises that he will make amends of someone\u2019s minor sins if they avoid the major sins. He also promises admission into Paradise to whoever avoids these major sins.<\/span><\/p>\n There is controversy about the amount of major sins. Some say there are only seven owing to the Prophet\u2019s saying and others say there are a total of seventy.<\/span><\/p>\n Seven Major Sins<\/span> Seventy Major Sins<\/span> Hajj 2008<\/span> 8. Showing disrespect to one’s parents<\/span> Beers<\/span> 20. Gambling<\/span> Stop Stealing<\/span> 24. Highwaymen who menace the road<\/span> Handshake<\/span> 46. Believing fortunetellers and astrologers<\/span> Water Ball<\/span> 62. Stinting when weighing or measuring out goods<\/span> There is no alternative for a sinner except to feel regret for his actions and to ask Allah for forgiveness. This can be done at anytime of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Stop whatever the sin is.<\/span><\/p>\n Stop Sign<\/span> 2. Regret deeply and truly for the sin committed.<\/span> Muslim Prayer Beads<\/span> 4. Make a strong, conscious effort never to commit that same sin again.<\/span> A<\/strong>fterlife<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Day of Judgment<\/span><\/p>\n The Quran says that there will be a day (Last Day) when Allah destroys the world and raises all the dead.\u00a0 Although the deceased are not raised immediately after they die, it is Islamic belief that the souls of the dead will immediately feel what their destiny will become. On this day, Allah will judge the dead based on what they did while they were alive and the balance between the good and evil deeds which they did.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Judgement Day<\/span> The judgment takes place on a bridge (sirat) at which people will either be able to cross or fall. With this said, there are two exceptions: warriors who fought for God automatically enter Paradise and enemies of Islam automatically fall to Hell.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Horemachet from Moskva, Russian Federation. Abu Zayd al-Hilali. 1 December 2013.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Paradise<\/span><\/p>\n Paradise is said to be similar to a garden with many different pleasures such as mansions, shade, virgins, and delicious food and drink. The Quran also mentions there are seven different heavens, with one being the greatest and reserved for the most righteous.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Unknown. Mohammed Visiting Paradise. 1 December 2013.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Hell<\/span><\/p>\n Hell is described to be one of the most torturous places imaginable with eternal pain coming from boiling water, fire, and smoke. Similar to Paradise, Hell also has different levels based on the severity of how evil one\u2019s acts were, with the lowest level containing the tree Zaqqum and a boiling pitch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Tree of Zaqqum<\/span> Death<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n When death is close, all the people closest to the individual must be with them. The individual is encouraged to recite the \u201cshahada,\u201d which states that there is only one God, Allah.<\/span><\/p>\n Once the individual has passed, all those in attendance must say, \u201cInna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un\u201d (we belong to Allah, and to Him shall we return\u201d).\u00a0 They must also pray for the sins of the dead individual.<\/span><\/p>\n Rudolf Jettmar. Building of Bridge from Earth to Paradise. 1 December 2013.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Eyes and jaw of the dead are closed and the body covered in a white sheet.<\/span><\/p>\n The body of the deceased is buried shortly after death. Muslims do not believe in cremation for the body must go through a ritual before burial. Autopsies and embalming are also forbidden for they do not follow the ritual and are seen as a violation to the vessel of one\u2019s soul. Islamic funerals include funeral service and burial.<\/span><\/p>\n Islamic Child\u2019s Grave<\/span> Preparing the body for its burial:<\/span><\/p>\n Everything is done on an odd number (washing, shrouding etc.).\u00a0 The body is washed three times (Ghusl) and covered (Kafan). Same-sex family members or spouses are usually the ones to do the washing. Washing starts on the upper right to left and continues downward, right to left. If the deceased is a woman, her hair is washed and braided into three braids.<\/span><\/p>\n The body is then placed on three white sheets, one on top of the other. The body is positioned as if in prayer. Sheets are folded over the body (Kafan) and ropes are then tied around body, one above the head, two on the torso and one of the ankles. The body is then transported to the mosque for funeral prayer (Salat-al Janazah).<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\n 1. Worshiping others with Allah<\/span>
\n 2. Sorcery<\/span>
\n 3. Taking a life which Allah has made sacred except in the course of justice<\/span>
\n 4. Devouring usury<\/span>
\n 5. Appropriating the property of the orphan<\/span>
\n 6. Fleeing from the battlefield<\/span>
\n 7. Charging believing women unmindful through innocent, with adultery<\/span><\/p>\n
\n 1. Ascribing associates To Allah<\/span>
\n 2. Murder<\/span>
\n 3. Sorcery<\/span>
\n 4. Not performing the prayer<\/span>
\n 5. Not paying Zakat<\/span>
\n 6. Breaking one’s fast during Ramadan without an excuse<\/span>
\n 7. Not performing the Hajj when able to<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Al Jazeera English<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 9. Severing the ties of one’s relatives<\/span>
\n 10. Adultery<\/span>
\n 11. Sodomy<\/span>
\n 12. Accepting usurious gain<\/span>
\n 13. Wrong consuming an orphan’s property<\/span>
\n 14. Lying about the Prophet<\/span>
\n 15. Fleeing from the battlefield<\/span>
\n 16. The leader who misleads his followers<\/span>
\n 17. Arrogance, pride, conceit, vanity and haughtiness<\/span>
\n 18. Bearing false witness<\/span>
\n 19. Drinking Alcohol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Jeremy Noble<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 21. Accusing a woman of adultery<\/span>
\n 22. Misappropriating spoils of war, Muslim funds or Zakat<\/span>
\n 23. Theft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Nisha A.<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 25. The Engulfing Oath<\/span>
\n 26. Taking people’s property through falsehood<\/span>
\n 27. Collecting taxes<\/span>
\n 28. The consumption of Haram<\/span>
\n 29. Suicide<\/span>
\n 30. Telling lies<\/span>
\n 31. The Dishonest Judge<\/span>
\n 32. Bribery<\/span>
\n 33. Imitating the opposite sex<\/span>
\n 34. The one who permits his wife to fornicate<\/span>
\n 35. Marrying solely to return to the previous husband<\/span>
\n 36. Not freeing oneself of all traces of urine<\/span>
\n 37. Showing off in good work<\/span>
\n 38. Learning sacred knowledge for the sake of this world or concealing It<\/span>
\n 39. Breach of faith<\/span>
\n 40. Reminding recipients of one’s charity to them<\/span>
\n 41. Disbelieving in destiny<\/span>
\n 42. Listening to the people’s private conversations<\/span>
\n 43. Stirring up enmity between people<\/span>
\n 44. Cursing others<\/span>
\n 45. Breaking one’s promise<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Tobias Wolter<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 47. A wife rebelling against her husband<\/span>
\n 48. Picture-making<\/span>
\n 49. Loudly lamenting for the dead<\/span>
\n 50. Excess against others<\/span>
\n 51. Overburdening and arrogance against others<\/span>
\n 52. Hurting one’s neighbor<\/span>
\n 53. Hurting or reviling Muslims<\/span>
\n 54. Harming the Servants of Allah<\/span>
\n 55. Dragging the hem of one’s garment out of conceit<\/span>
\n 56. Men wearing silk or gold<\/span>
\n 57. Fleeing of the slave<\/span>
\n 58. Slaughtering in other than Allah’s name<\/span>
\n 59. Falsely claiming someone is one’s father<\/span>
\n 60. Arguing, picking apart another’s words, and quarreling<\/span>
\n 61. Withholding excess water from others<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by @Doug88888<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 63. Feeling secure from Allah’s devising<\/span>
\n 64. Despairing of the Mercy of Allah and losing of hope<\/span>
\n 65. Forgoing the Congregational Prayer to pray alone without a legal excuse<\/span>
\n 66. Constantly missing the Friday and Congregational Prayer without a valid excuse<\/span>
\n 67. Bringing loss to the bequest<\/span>
\n 68. Deception and evil schemes<\/span>
\n 69. Spying on the Muslims and revealing their weaknesses<\/span>
\n 70. Disparaging the Companions of the Prophet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Steve A. Johnson<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 3. Pray to Allah for forgiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by mrehan<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
\n 5. If the sin has an impact anyone else, give back the right that was affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
by Rama<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>
by Shahhh<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a>
by Samuli Lintula<\/a>, used under <\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
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