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How does Islam see sin and evil? On the Day of Judgment will we be held accountable for what our ancestors did? What is demanded from us as humans?

The Concept of Sin in Islam

How does Islam see sin and evil? On the Day of Judgment will we be held accountable for what our ancestors did? What is demanded from us as humans?

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Now a Muslim, why am I obliged to pay zakah? Why has it been prescribed at all? If it is about charity, shouldn’t I have the choice to give it or not?

Zakah: Great Wisdom and Many Reasons

Now a Muslim, why am I obliged to pay zakah? Why has it been prescribed at all? If it is about charity, shouldn’t I have the choice to give it or not?

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As a psychological, social, spiritual, mental and naturally instinctive human attitude, prayer in Islam is an institution of worship. How did Islam solve the mystery of prayer?

Prayer: The Islamic Form of Association

As a psychological, social, spiritual, mental and naturally instinctive human attitude, prayer in Islam is an institution of worship. How did Islam solve the mystery of prayer?

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Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The other four are the declaration of one's belief in God's oneness and in the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him), regular attendance to prayer, payment of zakah (i.e. obligatory charity), and the pilgrimage.

A Blessed Month of a Special Nature

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The other four are the declaration of one's belief in God's oneness and in the message of Muhammad (peace be upon him), regular attendance to prayer, payment of zakah (i.e. obligatory charity), and the pilgrimage.

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What does hajj in essence mean and what is it meant to instill in man? How do the adherents of various faiths mark and perform it? Do their books say something about Hajj?

Pilgrimage: The Journey of Different Religions

What does hajj in essence mean and what is it meant to instill in man? How do the adherents of various faiths mark and perform it? Do their books say something about Hajj?

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Affiliation to Islam means to set your beliefs, aims, relationships, transactions, worship and hopes according to Islam, a simple meaning of being a Muslim as Islam means submission to the will of Allah in all walks of life.

Fruits of Hajj? (2/3)

Affiliation to Islam means to set your beliefs, aims, relationships, transactions, worship and hopes according to Islam, a simple meaning of being a Muslim as Islam means submission to the will of Allah in all walks of life.

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Millions of Muslims converge yearly to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious peaceful devotion. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have started to leave the Kingdom after peacefully performing the journey rituals.

Hajj 2013: In Pictures

Millions of Muslims converge yearly to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious peaceful devotion. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have started to leave the Kingdom after peacefully performing the journey rituals.

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A new Muslim now, the once strident Islamophobe, who produced an offensive film about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, was among the great Muslim gathering of Hajj this year.

Former Anti-Islam Advocate, Arnoud van Doorn, in Hajj

A new Muslim now, the once strident Islamophobe, who produced an offensive film about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, was among the great Muslim gathering of Hajj this year.

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Back from Hajj? What should and shouldn’t you do? How do you develop the goodness Hajj instilled in you? How do you maintain God’s blessings granted to you?

For an Accepted Hajj and Lasting Blessings

Back from Hajj? What should and shouldn’t you do? How do you develop the goodness Hajj instilled in you? How do you maintain God’s blessings granted to you?

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Read what Malcolm X had to say after he performed Hajj in Makkah and how hajj changed his way of thinking.

Malcolm X’s Letter from Makkah

Read what Malcolm X had to say after he performed Hajj in Makkah and how hajj changed his way of thinking.

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