Questions about Islam

[bazarov]

The thread Bazarov mentions has been closed because of constant references to current politics and certain personal comments.

I would like to repeat my last reminder in that thread here as well:

To All> This thread remains open only in good faith of the moderators because its subject matter is very sensitive and can be easily corrupted/turned into a political discussion, which is not permitted on our Forum. We still would like to believe the genuineness of the initial inquiry and the informative replies it will get as we are all here to share and learn from each other. Off-topic and political posts will lead to thread closure.

I know, so I would ask her to send me PM so nobody gets offended.
Sorry

[Nightshade]

I will talk more about the arabic language only for more info.
The arabic language existed before Prophet Ibraheem peace be upon him. Prophets Hood and Salih peace be upon them were arabs but they didnt talk the "pure" arabic language that we talk now, the tribes that were talking arabic before Ibraheem peace be upon him are called Alarab Albae'da (its like the vanished arabic people). The first who talked the "PURE arabic" was prophet Ismaeel peace be upon him. The hebrew language as i know is derived fromt eh arabic language, thats why we find alot of similiraty between them and you can ask me i talk it so good, same thing aramic but hebrew is so poor language. Infact one of the most incient language would be the Syriania (as i remember), and looking at words in both arabic and syrianic we will find that there are alot of words comon in both. Hebrew and arabic language are not similar because Ismael and Isaac peace be upon thme were brothers but because both hebrew and modern arabic derive from same father which is the arabic language of Alarab Albae'eda the first form of arabic alot of years before Ibraheem peace be upon him.
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Well thats actually what I meant, that is they spoke a smiliar languge as both languges had the same roots. But all in all thats really interesting to know

[B-Mental]

Please forgive me, if this has been asked before. Can someone explain the crescent moon's place in Islam. I understand its called the Hilal. Thanks for any help on this topic.

[Amra]

Muslim use the lunar calendar instead of the solar one. The calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar. Hilal is the crescent moon used to determine the beginning of a new month. The total number of months in the lunar calendar is 12.

[ashley3554]

The moon in Islam

1) The moon is prophet's Mohammad miracle; it was separated in to two separate equal peaces as a proof to his message which is Islam.

2) As dear Amra said :

Muslim use the lunar calendar instead of the solar one. The calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar. Hilal is the crescent moon used to determine the beginning of a new month. The total number of months in the lunar calendar is 12.

[Turk]

That's not true. Bible seller missionare website is lying. Before Muhammed SAV Arabs were believing Allah. Because it was Abraham's religion (they accept Abraham as ancestor of Arabs too). So there was a supreme God. But they were worshipping for some idols too (like Lat, Uzza, Men'at, Hubal) and claiming those idols making them closer to Allah.

At all, those claims that you've posted means nothing. Allah is the name we know our God. But he doesn't need names, specialities, and anything. WE NEED NAMES! If you are capable to understand this, then you realize the claims of missionare-christian people are completely meaningless.

And one last thing, Hz. Muhammed's flag didn't have crest symbol on it. In fact first flag of Muslims was a plain black with no symbols on it.

[Jamilah]

ALLAH is the Arabic word for God. The First, The Last, The Eternal. Muslims are sure to use this word when referring to God so as not to confuse Allah with deities also called "God." Allah has 99 names the three listed above come from that list. The list of 99 names is verified in the Qur'an and used by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). It's interesting to note that in Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus (PBUH), the word for God is Eloh. This is natural since both Aramaic (now a dead language) and Arabic are both semitic tongues. Allah (SWT) is also referred to as The Source of Peace, The Guardian, The Witness, The Sovereign, The Majestic, The Hidden and The Bestower of Forms and Shapes. It's wonderful reading. I recommend it highly.