Prohibition of Riba (Usury or Interest) in Islam

Prohibition of Riba (Usury or Interest) in Islam Allah says in the QURAN: O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains (due to you) from Riba (usury) (from now onward), if you are (really) believers. And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger but if you repent, you shall have your capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums), and you shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums). [Al-QURAN 2: 278, 279] Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: Allah's Messenger cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two...

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Cleaning the front and back passages and avoiding impurities

Cleaning the front and back passages and avoiding impurities Islam emphasizes cleanliness and makes it one of the conditions of prayer, which is repeated five times a day, being valid. The first step in this cleansing is the spotlessness of the two passages via which bodily waste, which contains a huge number of micro organisms and harmful toxins, is expelled. The Lawgiver calls this waste Najasah (impurity) and enjoins washing the front and back passages with water to remove any trace of impurity that may cling to the body or clothes. In the Hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in which he told of a man who was...

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PAIN RECEPTORS PRESENT IN THE SKIN

PAIN RECEPTORS PRESENT IN THE SKIN It was thought that the sense of feeling and pain was only dependent on the brain. Recent discoveries prove that there are pain receptors present in the skin without which a person would not be able to feel pain. When a doctor examines a patient suffering from burn injuries, he verifies the degree of burns by a pinprick. If the tolerant feels pain, the doctor is happy, because it indicates that the burns are outward and the pain receptors are intact. On the other hand if the patient does not feel any pain, it indicates that it is a deep burn and the pain receptors have been destroyed. The QURAN gives...

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GENERAL SCIENCE – FINGERPRINTS

GENERAL SCIENCE – FINGERPRINTS According to holy QURAN: “Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.” [Al-QURAN 75:3-4] Unbelievers argue regarding day of judgment taking place after bones of dead people have disintegrated in the earth and how each individual would be identified on the Day of Judgment. Almighty Allah answers that He can not only assemble our bones but can also reconstruct perfectly our very fingertips. Why does the QURAN, while speaking about determination of the identity of the individual, speak specifically about fingertips? In 1880, fingerprinting...

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SENSE OF HEARING AND SIGHT

SENSE OF HEARING AND SIGHT The first sense to build up in a developing human embryo is hearing. The fetus can hear sounds after the 24th week. consequently, the sense of sight is developed and by the 28th week, the retina becomes sensitive to light. Consider the following QURANIC verses related to the development of the senses in the embryo: “And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding).” [Al-QURAN 32:9] “Verily We created Man from a drop Of mingled sperm, In order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), Of Hearing and Sight.” [Al-QURAN 76:2] “It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) Hearing,...

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EMBRYO PARTLY FORMED AND PARTLY UNFORMED

EMBRYO PARTLY FORMED AND PARTLY UNFORMED At the mudghah stage, if an incision is made in the embryo and the internal organ is dissected, it will be seen that most of them are formed while the others are not yet completely formed. According to Prof. Johnson, if we describe the embryo as a complete creation, then we are only relating that part which is already created. If we describe it as an incomplete creation, then we are only relating that part which is not yet created. So, is it a complete creation or an incomplete creation? There is no better description of this stage of embryogenesis than the QURANIC description, “partly formed and partly...

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FOETUS PROTECTED BY THREE VEILS OF DARKNESS

FOETUS PROTECTED BY THREE VEILS OF DARKNESS “He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness.” [Al-QURAN 39:6] According to Prof, Keith Moore these three veils of darkness in the QURAN refer to; (i) Anterior abdominal wall of the women (ii) The uterine wall (iii) The amniochorionic membrane ...

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