Islamic Books in general Reviews
Newest Review: ... there is not much information on his early life, it is thought that he was an orphan by the age of 7, his father having died before Muhammad was born. Muhammad was cared for after his mother died by his grand father and uncle. When he was about 25 years of age he married an older, wealthy woman called Khadija. They had several children but Muhammad out-lived all of them except Fatima, his daughter. MUHAMMAD'S CALLING BY GOD About 15 years after he married Khadija, Muhammad claimed that he was visited by the angel, Jibril (Gabriel), who commanded him ''in the name of Allah'' to recite. Muhammad was an unlettered man, illiterate and actua... more
Customer Islamic Books in general Reviews (3)
by - written on 10/09/06, updated on 01/10/06 (Useful, 254 readings)
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ISLAM means ''peace''. The word is derived from the hebrew (the sister language of Arabic) word for peace, ''shalom''. The word Qur'an is derived from the Arabic word for ''recitation''. The founder of the religion we know as Islam was Muhammad, although it is often argued that ABRAHAM was the founder of worship of the ONE TRUE GOD. This is probably true, but Abraham's religion was never Islam in the modern sense that this review refers to. MUHAMMAD He is thought by tradition to have been born in the year A.D.570, the son of a well respected family in Mecca. Mecca was a relatively well-off town, but the family into which Muhammad was born were by no ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/03/06 (Useful, 116 readings)
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ISLAM = SURRENDER TO PEACE I dedicate this review to (Sam1942) She is a good guide on this site. She encouraged. I am giving below some common questions and answers relating to ISLAM 1-Why do muslims copy jews in their greetings ? We dont copy jews, Quran says we should say Salam Alaikum as greetings, salam means peace. 2-What is this peace anyway ? To follow commandments in QURAN, it says dont steal, dont kill, dont lie, dont take interest, dont do injustice, dont fornicate, dont worship except ALLAH etc., 3-So basically muslims follow book written by MUHAMMAD ? Mohammad lived upto 63 years and died without ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/10/02, updated on 09/03/05 (Very useful, 784 readings)
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I entered the ballroom of the five-star Jakarta hotel where the Saudi Embassy was celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. There was Tommy Suharto surrounded by his bodyguards. There was Megawati, standing alone. There was me, being stared at. I had wandered onto that side of the room reserved for the women. I made a hasty retreat and headed towards a man I took to be the Minister of Welfare. I began talking about mentally backward people and was given a puzzled look by the elderly gentleman. I had made another mistake. The man I was talking to was the Chairman of the Ulemas Council (an expert on Islam). I retreated to the ... Read the complete review
