Subject: How do we begin? |
Bible Note: Peace be upon you Nolan, When we greet each other this is the greeting we bestow on one another. Muslims pray five times a day at specific times. This is done to maintain the discipline of living true to our beliefs. In order to pray we must be clean in body and mind so in order to pray we must remain so. Allah is the Arabic word for God. We all pray to one Creator. We do not follow the teachings of any one man. We follow the teachings of Allah as given to ALL of his prophets. Muhammad(PBUH) doesn't hold a higher place than any of the other prophets. The only difference is that we include Muhammad(PBUH) as a prophet and Jews and Christians discount him. The fight that has been going on is actually for land that was originally the Muslim holy city and was taken over by Jews. Not Christians. As for the Wives Tale(smile) Muslim men are expected to carry the responsibility of caring for their families. They must pay the bills, and provide all necessities for their wives and children. The women are not expected to contribute to the care of the family. When a man dies leaving a wife and family uncared for, it becomes the responsibility of one of his male relatives to care for his widow. If this doesn't happen it then becomes the responsibility of one from the community to do it. This is how the many wives thing got started. It is per missible for a man to have more than one wife if he can afford them and can treat them equally favoring none. However, it is best if he has only one and that is what the Quran says. The first wife also must agree to accept another wife into the fold. This is not as common as you may imagine. As for the "Afterlife", I imagine that all of us will have to answer for our actions no matter what our religious affiliations. It is best to always treat others as you would be treated. We stress respect and love for our fellow man. That may not be true of all but just as with any other religion, there will always be greater and lesser believers. Questioner |