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ALLAH’S MESSENGERS & PROPHETS
“Wa Rusulehee” (And I believed in His [Allah's] Prophets)

Q 1: What is “Rasul”(Messenger)?
A. The Messengers (Rasul pl.Rusul) are those servants of Allah whom He chose to transmit His messages to His creatures for their guidance. The Messengers are a link between Allah and His creatures and invite them to the straight path.

Q 2: What is the difference between Nabee and Rasul?
A. Both the words Nabee (Prophet) and Rasul (Messenger) are usually spoken and understood in the same sense. However, “Nabee” is that chosen servant of Allah who received divine revelations to guide humanbeings. Rusul(Messengers) are also among the angels. Some Islaamic sages and scholars maintain that Rasul is that chosen servant of Allah who brought new Shariat (divine law).

Q 3: What is the difference between the Prophets and other humanbeings?
A. There is tremendous difference between Allah’s Prophets and other humanbeings. The Prophets and Messengers are chosen and impeccable servants of Allah. They are taught, brought up and looked after by Allah Himself. They are free of every major and minor sins. They are descendants of the noblest and religious families and are so perfect in physique,
character, nature, intellect and wisdom that no scientists, scholar, physician and philosopher of the highest calibre can even think to compete with them. Allah bestowed on them all necessary perfect and scrupulous qualities and created them free from every sort of imperfection and diseases like leucoderma and leprosy which are repugnant to human nature.

Q 4: Do the Prophets have knowledge of the unseen?
A. The Prophets are sent by Allah Almighty to communicate the news of unseen. They tell people about reckoning, paradise, hell, reward of good actions and nemesis of evil deeds, Doomsday, angels and etc. All these things are unseen and other humanbeings can not comprehend them. This knowledge of the unseen has been granted to the Prophets by Allah Almighty.

Q 5: What is the status of the Prophets in the sight of Allah?
A. The Prophets are the exalted and chosen servants of Allah. They are the greatest and highest of all creatures. Even no angel can attain to their status. The greatest saint is also no match of that Prophet who possesses the lowest rank in the sight of Allah.

Q 6: What about that who does not respect the Prophets?
A. It is incumbent upon every believer to respect and revere the Prophets. This religious binding on the believers is higher than other obligations. To speak low of any Prophet what to talk of derogatory words, is tantamount to disbelief. Thus he who says anything which directly or indirectly insults any Prophet or subjects him to innuendoes, is a disbeliever.

Q 7: Can anyone become Prophet by worship and prayer?
A. No, absolutely not. The Prophethood is a highly exalted rank. Nobody can become Prophet by worship and prayer even if he fasts and prays (worships Allah) throughout his life and spends all his wealth in Allah’s way. The Prophethood is an exclusive divine gift which Allah Almighty confers on the servant whom He chooses.

Q 8: What is the total number of the Prophets?
A. It is not fair to fix any particular number for the Prophets. We should maintain this belief that “we believe in all Prophets of Allah”.

Q 9: Are the angels and genies Prophets?
A. No, the Prophets are only in humanbeings and that too the males only. No angel, genie or female is Prophet.

Q10: Is someone else also “Ma’soom”(impeccable) besides the Prophets and angels?
A. No one is impeccable besides the Prophets and angels. To consider anyone impeccable like that of the Prophets is a grave error.

Q11: Are Allah’s saints (Wali pl.Auliya) also not impeccable?
A. Allah’s saints and “Ahle Bait” (posterity of the Holy Prophet) are also not impeccable, but Allah Almighty protects them against sins. It is also not impossible for them to err.

Q12: Did any Prophet hide any command of Allah?
A. No, all Prophets sincerely and scrupulously communicated Allah’s commands to mankind. If any one says that any Prophet did not communicate or hid any command of Allah for fear of anybody or expediency, he is a disbeliever.

Q13: Can we call those Prophets who have passed-away “dead”?
A. All Prophets are as much alive in their graves as they were in the mortal world. They eat, drink and go where they want to. The death had touched them only for a moment. But all these facts are beyond the comprehension of a common man.

Q14: Which Prophet came first to the world?
A. Hadrat Adam(peace be upon him) was the first Prophet who was sent into the world. Before him there was no humanbeing, that’s why he is called “the father of mankind”. All humanbeings are his progeny.

Q15: Who was the first Rasul (Messenger)?
A. The first Rasul who was sent down for the guidance of unbelievers and disbelievers was Hadrat Nuh [Noah] (peace be upon him). He preached for 950 years but disbelievers who were stone-hearted and obstinately insolent remained clung to thier disbelief. At last, Prophet Noah prayed to Allah Almighty and a dreaded deluge overtook them. All disbelievers on the earth were eliminated. A few believers and a pair of every animal which boarded Noah’s boat were safe.

Q16: Which Prophet came in the last?
A. The Prophet who was sent in the last for the guidance of whole world is our Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him). In him the institution of Prophethood attained its highest glory. He is the Last Prophet and no prophet will succeed him in whatsoever way.

Q17: Are all Prophets equal in rank or superior to one another?
A. All Prophets have their respective ranks in the eyes of Allah. The highest of all is our kind master Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa(may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him). Therefore, he is called “Saie-yidul Anmbiyaa” (the leader, chief of all Prophets).

Q18: Who is next to our Prophet in rank?
A. Hadrat Ibraaheem Khaleel-ul Laah [Abraham] (peace be upon him) is next to Hadrat Muhammad (may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him) in superiority. After him Hadrat Musa(Moses), Hadrat Isa(Jesus) and Hadrat Nuh(Noah) are superior to other Prophets. All these chosen servants of Allah are best of all humanbeings even of angels.

REVEALED BOOKS:
“Wa Kutubehee” (And I believed in His[Allah's] books).

Q 1: What does the revealed book mean?
A. Revealed book means that book which Allah Almighty has sent down for the guidance of mankind so that they may know Allah and His Messengers and carry out their commands.

Q 2: How many books has Allah Almighty sent down?
A. Allah has sent down books and Sahifa pi: Suhuf (little books) to many Prophets, the exact number of which is only known to Allah and His Beloved Prophet. Of all these heavenly books four are very prominent i.e. Torah which was revealed to Prophet Moses, Zabur (the original Psalms) to Prophet David, Bible (new Testament) to Prophet Jesus and the last one which is the highest and best is the Glorious Qur-aan which Allah Almighty has gifted to His Darling Elect Hadrat Muhammad (may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him).

Q 3: Are the revealed books, besides Holy Qur-aan, still available with original texts?
A. No other heavenly books than the Qur-aan are available with the original texts because the mischievous elements in the nations of the past Prophets distorted and interpolated the original Torah, Zabur and Bible at their sweet will to gain their nefarious ends.

Q 4: How should we believe in the present Bibles (old and new testaments)?
A. We should testify only that text or portion of the bibles which conform to the teachings of the Glorious Qur-aan and disapprove of that which is (are) inimical to the Holy Qur-aan believing that this “interpolation” is the work of the mischievous elements who claim to be the followers of the said books.

Q 5: What about that if nothing conforming or unconforming to the Holy Qur-aan is found therein?
A. In such situation we shall neither approve nor disapprove but shall say “Aamantu Bil-Laahi wa Malaaa-ikatehee wa Kutubehee wa Rusulehee” (I believed in Allah, His angels, His books and His Messengers).

Q 6: Can the Holy Qur-aan be interpolated?
A. No, absolutely not. Since Islaam is ever-living and ever-lasting religion, Allah Almighty has taken up the responsibility of its protection Himself. It is free from being interpolated even if all its enemies strive jointly to do mischief to it.

Q 7: What about that man who believes that addition or omission can be made in the Qur-aan?
A. He who says that even a single letter, has been added to or omitted from or replaced in the Holy Qur-aan, remains no more in Islaamic fold and is, ipso facto, disbeliever.

Q 8: What is Sahifa?
A. Sahifa pl:Suhuf are little books or leaves which Allah Almighty sent down, before the Holy Qur-aan, for the guidance of humanity at large. These Suhuf contained good tidings, admonitions and guidelines to regulate life.

Q 9: How many Suhuf were sent down and to which Prophets given?
A. The exact number of Suhuf is known to Allah and His Choicest Prophet only, but what we know is that some Suhuf were revealed to Prophet Adam, some to his son Prophet Shit, some to Prophet Abraham, some to Prophet Idris and some Suhuf were also revealed to Prophet Moses.

Q 10: Is there any book like that of the Holy Qur-aan?
A. No, absolutely not. The Glorious Qur-aan is an unparalleled book which was endowed to the unparalleled Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him) whose title was “Ummi” (unlettered). This “truthful” (the Holy Prophet) challenged the Arab nation that was stubbornly proud of their eloquence, magniloquence and rhetorics in poetry and oratory to bring or produce ten chapters and even a single chapter like it, but all proud and arrogant ones were stupefied. If they were capable of producing a thing like it they would have definitely done that and not faced abject disgrace of the proclamation that they and their false gods would be consigned to hell. The Holy Qur-aan is the ever-living and ever-challenging miracle of the Last Prophet of Allah.

Q 11: Is there any revealed book with Hindus?
A. No, Hindus have no heavenly book. “Veid” (Hindu scripture) which they claim to be a revealed book is not “Kalaam Allah” but a collection of poems of the ancient Hindu poets.

ANGELS
“Wa Malaaa-ikatehee” (And I believed in [Allah's] angels).

Q 1: What are Angels?
A. Angels are the obedient, worshipping and chosen servants of Allah. They have “Noori” (ethereal, luminous) existence. They are innocent and commit no sin. They do what they are commanded. They neither eat nor drink but subsist on worship and remembrance of Allah.

Q 2: Why are the angels called “innocent”?
A. Because Allah has created them free of the instinct of committing sins thus they can not disobey Allah. The Prophets of Allah are also innocent like the angels.

Q 3: What is the exact number of angels?
A. Of all creatures of Allah, the angels are the most plentiful. Their exact number is known to Allah Almighty or to His Beloved Prophet (whom Allah has endowed with such knowledge). Their creation is a continuous process. Innumerable angels are created daily. Saints and sages say that the good words and good works of the believers are transformed into angels which take off to the skies, heavens.

Q 4: How many “prominent angels” are there?
A. Four angels of Allah are very prominent and choicest ones:
a. (Hadrat) Gibrail who conveyed Allah’s messages to His Apostles, Messengers and Prophets.
b. (Hadrat) Michael who is detailed to provide subsistence and rain to His creatures.
c. (Hadrat) Israfeil, he will make “Soor” i.e. blow trumpet on Doomsday.
d. (Hadrat) Izraeel, his duty is to take soul of humanbeings. A countless number of angels work under his supervision to this effect.

Q 5: What are the duties of other angels?
A. All angels have their (respective) assigned jobs. Some angels are posted in paradise and some in Hell. Some record good and bad actions of humanbeings. Some angels develop and shape foetus in mothers’ wombs. Some question the dead ones in graves and some torment unbelievers and sinners. Some angels are stationed on the hallowed grave of Allah’s choicest Prophet Hadrat Muhammad (may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him) and some convey or carry “Salaat-o-Salaam” (invocation of Allah’s blessings on the Holy Prophet) of the believers and present to the Holy Prophet. Some angels are detailed to attend Islaamic meetings and gatherings where remembrance of Allah is made or “Meelaad Shareef” is held i.e. where the greatness and excellences of the Holy Prophet are explained.

Q 6: What is the name of those angels who record good and bad deeds?
A. They are called “Kiraaman Kaatibeen”. The angels of goodness are separate from those who record evil deeds and the angels for night and day are also separate.

Q 7: Which are those angels who question the dead in grave?
A. Questioning angels are called “Munkar” and “Nakeer”. They have dreaded appearance.

Q 8: Can human beings see angels?
A. We can not see angels but those ones can see whom Allah wills like His Prophets who also speak to them. However, at the time of death the believers may see the angels of goodness and unbelievers see the angels of torment.

Q 9: What is about he who does not believe in angels?
A. He who denies the existence of angels or says that “will power of doing good deeds” is angel otherwise there exists no angel, is a disbeliever.

OUR GOD – AL-LAAH: “Aamantu Bil-Laahi” (I believed in Allah).

Q 1: What should be the belief of Muslims about Allah?
A:
1. It should be the firm belief of Muslims that Allah is One; He has no partner whatsoever; He alone is worthy of worship; neither He begot nor He is begotten and none is comparable or equal to Him in any way.

2. Allah possesses every kind of superiority and every attribute of perfection and no defect and deficient attribute whatsoever exists in Him.

3. He is all free and independent and all the worlds are subservient to Him.

4. He is “Eternal in the beginning and Eternal in the end” when there was nothing He was
and when there will be nothing He will be. His attributes are also eternal like His “Eternal Person”.

5. He is “Haie-yu Qaie-yoom”. He is eternally immortal and keeps His creatures alive. He gives life and causes death as and when He wills.

6. He is “Qadeer” i.e. All Powerful (Omnipotent) and has absolute dominion over everything. He does what He wills. There is none to dominate Him.

7. He is Samee’ (All Hearing). He hears voice of His every creature even the sound of creeping of an ant and of the movement of wings of a mosquito.

8. He is “Baseer” (All Seeing). He sees everything regardless of big or small, near or distant and in light or in dark. Nothing is hidden from Him.

9. He is ‘Aleem (All Knowing, Omniscient). He knows each and everything irrespective of what is happening, what has happened and what will happen. He knows our words, deeds, intentions and what is hidden in our breast. Even the tiniest particle of dust is not beyond His Omniscience.

10. All men and matter are subservient to His will. Each and everything happens according
to His will and nothing takes place against His will. Even no bird can fly and particle of sand move without His will.

11. He alone is the Creator of everything. What we do is all the creation of Allah. He is the Sole Creator of all the worlds and of whatever they contain irrespective of big or small. If He wills to create anything He simply says “Kun” (be) and that immediately comes into being.

12. He is “Razzaaq”(Provider of Subsistence). He provides subsistence, livelihood and all necessary things to His creatures regardless of mankind and animals and big or small to sustain them. He alone is the Sovereign Lord of all the universes. He also speaks. All the revealed books including the Glorious Qur-aan are His “Kalaam” (speech, words).

Q 2: With which thing(s) does Allah Almighty see and hear?
A. The attributes of Allah are as much unique and subtle as He is Himself. Undoubtedly, He sees, hears and speaks but unlike humanbeings since He is free of the organs of sight, hearing and speech and so is His “Kalaam” which does not need letters and sounds.

THE RELIGION OF ISLAAM

Q 1: On how many things does Islaam base?
A. Islaam is based on five things:
1. To testify that there is no true deity except Allah and that Hadrat Muhammad(may Allah’s choicest blessings & peace be upon him) is His chosen servant and true Messenger.
2. To establish/offer prayer five times a day.
3. To pay poor due.
4. To perform Hajj.
5. To observe fasts in the holy month of Ramadan.

Q 2: What are the testifying words of Islaam?
A. “Ashhadu Allaaa Ilaaha Illal Laahu wa Ashhadu Anna Muhammadan ‘Abduhoo wa Rasooluh. (I bear witness that there is no true god save Allah and I bear witness that (Hadrat)Muhammad[peace be upon him] is the chosen servant and (true) Messenger of Allah).

Q3: Is it enough to say Kalimah-e-Shahaadat by the tongue only to be a Muslim?
A. Mere expression of Kalimah-e-Shahaadat is not enough to become Muslim but to testify and confirm it and all other essentials of Islaam with all heart is the prerequisite to be a Muslim. He must also believe in the fact that Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) is true in all his words and deeds. His no action and word should smack of any insolence or blasphemy against Allah Almighty and the Holy Prophet.

Q 4: How a dumb man should express his embracing of Islaam?
A. Since a dumb can not speak, he should communicate by gesture that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His chosen servant and true Messenger and that Islaam, through and through, is the truth.

Q 5: What are the prerequisites of Islaam without believing therein one can not be a Muslim?
A. The prerequisites of Islaam are well-known like belief in “Tauheed”(Oneness of Allah),Prophethood of all (true) Prophets, Paradise, hell, Doomsday, resurrection of dead etc. and to firmly believe in Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the Last Prophet and that there will be no Prophet after him.

Q 6: Is he Muslim or not who claims to be a Muslim but denies any of the essentials of Islaam?
A. No, such a person who claims to be a Muslim but denies any of the essentials of Islaam or has beliefs unlike the beliefs of Islaam is neither Muslim nor he belongs to Muslim community.

Q 7: What is “Nifaaq” (hypocrisy)?
A. To claim to be a Muslim by the tongue but to deny Islaam at heart is “Nifaaq”. It is stark infidelity. Such people will be consigned to the worst torment in hell.

Q 8: Can anyone be called “Munaafiq”(hypocrite) in the present time?
A. We can not identity or say anybody “Munaafiq” with certainty. However, a sort of “Nifaaq” is found in the present age that some disbelieving and misguided people claim to be Muslim but deny the essential (s) of Islaam.

SOME GOOD SUPPLICATIONS.

1. On getting up from sleep: “Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahil Lazee Ahyaanaa Ba’da Maaa Amaatanaa wa Ilaie-hin Nushoor” (All praise is due to Allah Who has given us life [made us wake up] after death [sleep] and every one has to return to Him).

2. Before taking meal:”Bismil Laa Hir-Rahmaanir Raheem. Allaa-hummaa Baarik Lanaa Feehi wa Abdilnaa Khaieram Minh” (Allah, in whose name I begin, the Most Affectionate, the Most Merciful. O1 Allah! Give us blessing in it and feed us better than it.

3. After finishing meal: “Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahil Lazee At’amanaa wa Saqaanaa wa Ja’alana Minal Muslemeen” (All praise is due to Allah Who has blessed us with food and drink and made us Muslim).

4. On putting on new dress: “Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahil Lazee Kasaanee Haazaa wa Razaqaneehi Min Ghaiere Haulim Minnee wa Laa Quwwah”(All praise is due to Allah Who has clothed us and blessed us despite our helplessness).

5. On looking into mirror: “Allaa-humma Baie-yid Wajhee Yauma Tabyaddu Wujoohoon wa Taswaddu Wujooh” (O’ Allah! grace my face with light on the day [Doomsday] when some faces will be full of light and some dark).

6. On applying antimony (collyrium) to eyes: “Allaa-humma Mat-ti’nee Bis-Sam’i wal Basar” (O’ Allah! bless my hearing and sight faculties).

7. Repeat Kalimah Tay-yib or Kalimah Shahaadat after every prayer, it will earn you a great reward.

8. If you like or love any thing of your own or of your Muslim brother say “Tabaarakal Laahu Ahsanul Khaaleqeen. Allaa-humma Baarik Lahu Feehi wa Laa Tadurrah” (O’ Allah! bless him in it so that it may not harm him), or say “May Allah bless you” it will save him from evil eye.

9. Recite this Du’aa on seeing a thing which you dislike or consider “bad omen”:”Allaa-humma Laa Ya’til-Hasanaati Illaa Anta wa Laa Yadfa’us Saie-ati Illaa Anta wa Laa Haula wa Laa Quwwata Illaa Bil-Laah” (O’ Allah! there is none except You Who could give us good and there is none but You Who could save us from evil and there is no might and power but in Allah).

10. Recite this Du’aa when you see one in affliction or ill: “Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahil Lazee ‘Aafaanee Mimmabtalaaka Bihee wa Faddalanee ‘Alaa Kaseerim Mimman Khalaqa Tafdeelaa” (All praise is due to Allah Who has saved me from the affliction which you are faced with and favoured me over many of His creatures).

MODE OF OFFERING PRAYER:

Q 1: What is the correct mode of offering prayer?
A. Having performed Wudu and put on pure and clean dress, one should stand upright at a clean place orientating himself towards the Qiblah with his feet four toes apart. He should express intention (in the heart as well as by the tongue) for whichever prayer he has to offer. He should raise his hands upto the lobes of the ears in such a way that the palms face the Qiblah and that the fingers remain in their normal condition (neither separated nor close together) and then bring them down saying “Allaah-o-Akbar” and put them below his novel. The right hand should be placed on the wrist of the left hand with the thumb and the little finger encircling the wrist and the remaining three fingers resting on it. Now recite “Sanaa” (Subhaana Kal-Laahumma wa Bi-Hamdeka wa Tabaarakasmuka wa Ta’aalaa Jadduka Walaaa Ilaaha Ghaie-ruk) followed by “Ta’awuz”
(A’oozu Billaahi Minash Shaietaa-nir Rajeem) and “Tasmiyah”( Bismil Laahir Rahmaa-nir Raheem) and then recite “Surah Faateha” (say Ameen at the end of it in a low pitch) followed by any Surah or three small verses. After this he should go into “Rukoo” saying “Allaah-o-Akber” i.e. bow down placing hands on the knees with the fingers well-spread thereon and grasp the knees. The back and the head should be straight in level and the eyes pinned on to the toes.

In this posture say “Subhaana Rabbi-yal Azeem” (Glory be to my Nourisher, the Most Great) at least thrice and stand erect reciting “Tasmee’”(Sami ‘Allaahu Liman Hamedah) and also say “Tahmeed” (Allaa-humma Rabbanaa wa Lakal-Hamd or Rabbanaa Lakal Hamd) and then go into “Sajdah” i.e. prostrate in such a manner that first the knees should be placed on the ground then the hands and thereafter the nose and the forehead be placed firmly between both the hands. The arms should be off the sides, the belly aloof from the thighs and the thighs apart from the calves. All the toes of both the feet should be set firmly on the ground facing the Qiblah. Palms should rest on the ground with the fingers pointing towards the Qiblah. In this position say “Subhaana Rabbi-yal ‘Alaa” (Glory be to my Nourisher, the Most High) three or five times. Then he should rise reciting “Takbeer” and sit in “Jalsah” i.e. raise first his head then the hands and then sit upright with his left foot under him and the right foot standing (resting on the insides of the toes facing Qibla). He should put his palms on the thighs near the knees with fingers facing the Qibla. Now he should perform second “Sajdah” reciting “Takbeer” on the style of the first one. After having observed second Sajdah he should rise (stressing on his tiptoes and placing hands on the knees) and stand erect. Do not place hand(s) on the ground for support except for any disability. Now, he is in second Rak’ah. He should recite Tasmiyah, Surah Faateha followed by any other Surah and then perform Rukoo and Sujood like that of the first Rak ah and observe “Qa’adah” i.e. sit spreading the left foot under him and the right foot standing on the pattern of “Jalsah” and recite “Tashah’hud” and when he reaches the word “Laa” raise the index finger of the right hand (method:join the middle finger with the thumb to make a circle with the little and ring fingers bent towards the palm) and lower it on uttering “Illal Laahu” and then let all the fingers rest straight like that of the left hand, followed by Durood Shareef and Du’aa. And then say “Salaam” i.e.”As-Salaamu ‘Alaiekum wa Rahmatul Laah”(peace be on you and Allah’s mercy) turning his face first towards the right side and then towards the left. Now two Rak’ahs’ prayer is over.

Q 1: How to offer three or four Rak’ahs prayer?
A. If one is to offer more than two Rak’ahs then he should stand up from Qa’adah after having recited Tashah’hud (Attahyaat) and offer the remaining Rak’ah(s) which he has to say. He should recite only Surah Faateha in the remaining Rak’ah(s) of Fard prayer, but in case of Sunnat, Nafil and Waajib, Surah Faateha has to be followed by any other Surah or three verses.

Q 2: What is the difference between the prayer of Imaam and Muqtadi?
A. What mode of offering prayer has been delineated in this book is meant for Imaam as well as male individual, but in Jamaa’at, Muqtadi has not to recite Surah Faateha and any other Surah or verses and even not to recite Ta’awuz and Tasmiyah. He has only to recite Sanaa and then to be quiet. While rising from Rukoo he should say “Allaa-humma Rabbanaa wa Lakal-Hamd or Rabbanaa Lakal Hamd”.

Q 3: What about he who performs Sujood without firmly placing the insides of his toes on the ground?
A. Placing the inside of at least one toe of each foot firmly on the ground while performing Sajdah is Fard (obligatory) and placing the insides of three toes of each foot is Waajib(essential). Prayer is invalid if one only touches his toes with the ground or keeps them off the ground. Unfortunately most of us are not alive to such essentials of prayer.

Q 4: Which Du’aa is made after Fard prayer?
A. After Fard prayer the following Du’aa is made:
“Allaa-humma Antas-Salaamu wa-Minkas-Salaamu wa Ilaieka Yarji’us-Salaam. Tabaarakta Rabbanaa wa Ta’aa-laieta Yaa Zal-Jalaale wal-Ikraam” (O’ Allah! You are Peace and peace is from You and peace turns towards You. O’ our Sovereign Lord! You are the Most Blessed and the Most Sublime. O’ possessor of all honour and awe).

WORDS OF SALAAT (PRAYER)

SANAA
Subhaana Kal-Laahumma wa Bi-Hamdika wa Tabaarakasmuka wa Ta’aalaa Jadduka Walaaa Ilaaha Ghaie-ruk.
O’Allah! All glory is due to You, I praise You, Your name is the Most Blessed, Your Majesty is highly exalted and there is none worthy of worship You.

TA’AWUZ
A’oozu Billaahi Minash Shaietaa-nir Rajeem.
I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil.

TASMIYAH
Bismil Laahir Rahmaa-nir Raheem.
Allah, in whose name I begin, the Most Affectionate, the Most Merciful.

SURAH FAATEHA
Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Alaameen. Ar-Rahmaanir Raheem. Maaleke Yaumid-deen. Ei-yaaka Na’budu wa Ei-yaaka Nasta’een. Ihdenas Siraatal Mustaqeema Siraatal Lazeena An’amta ‘Alaie-him Ghaieril Maghdoobi ‘Alaie-him Walad Daaaleeen.
All praise is due to Allah, the Sovereign Lord of all the universes. The Most Affectionate, the Most Merciful. The Owner of the Day of Retribution. O’ Allah! You alone do we worship and You alone do we beseech for help. Guide us to the straight path. The path of those whom You have Favoured. Not of those who earned Your wrath and nor of those who went astray.

SURAH IKHLAAS
Qul Huwal-Laahu Ahad. Allaa-hus Samad Lam Yalid Walam Yoolad Walam Yakul Lahoo Kufuwan Ahad.
Say, He is Allah, the One. Allah is All Independent. Neither He begot anyone nor He was begotten. And none is equal to Him in any way.

TASMEE
Sami ‘Allaahu Liman Hamidah.
Allah listens to him who praises Him.

TAHMEED
Rabbanaa Lakal-Hamd.
O’ our Sustainer! All praise is due to You alone.

TASHAH-HUD
Atta-hee-yaatu Lillaahi was-Salawaatu wat-Taie-yi-baat. As-Salaamu ‘Alaieka Aie-yu-han Nabeeyu wa Rahmatul Laahi wa Barakaatu. As-Salaamu ‘Alaie-naa wa ‘Alaa ‘Ibaadil Laahis-Saaleheen. Ash-hadu Allaa Ilaaha Illal Laahu wa Ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan ‘Abduhu wa Rasoolu.
O’ Allah! You alone deserve all veneration, worship and glory. O’Prophet! Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and on virtuous servants of Allah. I bear witness that none is worthy of worship save Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His chosen servant and His Messenger.

DUROOD-E-IBRAAHEEMI
Allaa-humma Salle ‘Alaa Saiey-yidinaa Muhammadin wa ‘Alaaa Aale Saiey-yidinaa Muhammadin Kamaa Salaieta ‘Alaa Saiey-yidinaa Ibraaheema wa ‘Alaaa Aale Saiey-yidinaa Ibraaheema Innaka Hamee-dum Majeed. Allaa-humma Baarik ‘Alaa Saiey-yidinaa Muhammadin wa ‘Alaaa Aale Saiey-yidinaa Muhammadin Kamaa Baarakta ‘Alaaa Saiey-yidinaa Ibraaheema wa ‘Alaaa Aale Saiey-yidinaa Ibraaheema Innaka Hamee-dum Majeed.
O’ Allah! Send blessings on our master (Hadrat) Muhammad (peace be upon him) as You did send on our master (Hadrat) Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) and the progeny of Ibraaheem(peace be upon him). You are, indeed, Praised, Glorified. O1 Allah! Bless our master (Hadrat) Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the progeny of Muhammad (peace be upon him) as You did bless our master (Hadrat) Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) and his progeny. Undoubtedly, You are Praised, Glorified.

DU’AA
Allaa-humma Innee Zalamtu Nafsee Zulman Kaseeran wa Innahu Laa Yaghfiruz-Zunooba Illaa Anta Faghfirlee Maghfiratam Min ‘Indika Warhamnee Innaka Antal Ghafoorur Raheem.
O’ Allah! I have oppressed my soul and undoubtedly there is no forgiver of sins but You alone. O’ Allah! Forgive me and have mercy on me. Undoubtedly, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Or this one:

Allaa-humma Rabbanaa Aatinaa Fid-Dunyaa Hasanah, wa Fil-Aakhirate Hasanah, wa Qinaa ‘Azaaban-Naar.
O’ Allah! Our Sovereign Lord, grant us good in this world and the world hereafter and protect us. from the torment of hell.

DU’AA-E-QUNOOT
Allaa-humma Innaa Nasta’eenuka wa Nastaghfiruka wa Nu’minu Bika wa Natawakkalu ‘Alaieka wa Nusnee ‘Alaiekal Khaier. Wa Nashkuruka walaa Nakfuruka wa Nakhla’u wa Natruku Maien Yafjuruk. Allaa-humma Ei-yaaka Na’budu wa Laka Nusallee wa Nasjudu wa Ilaieka Nas’aa wa Nah-fidu wa Narjoo Rahmataka wa Nakhshaa ‘Azaabaka Inna ‘Azaabaka Bil-Kuffaare Mulhiq.
O’ Allah! We implore You for help and beg forgiveness of You and believe in You and rely on You and extol You and we are thankful to You and are not ungrateful to You and we alienate and forsake him who disobeys You. O’ Allah! You alone do we worship and for You do we pray and prostrate and we betake to please You and present ourselves for the service in Your cause and we hope for Your mercy and fear Your chastisement. Undoubtedly, Your torment is going to overtake infidels.

Q 1: What should one recite in case he has not learnt Du’aa-e-Qunoot by heart?
A. He should recite “Allaa-humma Rabbanaa Aatinaa Fid-Dunyaa Hasanah, wa Fil-Aakherate Hasanah, wa Qinaa ‘Azaaban-Naar” until he commits Du’aa-e-Qunoot to his memory.

Q 2: What is “standing-upright posture after performance of Rukoo” called?
A. Standing erect after performing Rukoo is called”Qaumah”.

Q 3: What is “sitting posture between two prostrations” called?
A. A pause while sitting between two prostrations is called “Jalsah”.

Q 4: What is “offering prayer jointly” called?
A. Prayer offered in congregation is called “Jamaa’at”. He who leads the prayer is called “Imaam” and those who follow Imaam in prayer are called “Muqtadi”.

Q 5: What is he called who offers prayer by himself?
A. He who does not say prayer in Jamaa’at but offers by himself is called “Munfarid”.

Q 6: How much reward does one get by saying prayer in Jamaa’at?
A. Prayer in Jamaa’at carries 27 times more reward than offering by oneself.

Q 7: Which supplications (Du’aa) should be recited while entering and stepping out of mosque?
A. When one enters into mosque should put his right foot first and then the left and recite: “Allaa-hummaf-tah Lee Abwaaba Rahmatik” (O’ Allah! Open the gates of Your mercy for me), and when he steps out he should take his left foot out first and then the right and recite: “Allaa-humma Innee As-aluka Min Fadlik” (O’ Allah! I beseech You for Your grace).

Q 8: What should we do in mosque?
A. Having entered into mosque say “Salaam” to those present there. Offer prayer with Jamaa’at. If there is no time of appointed prayer or you have offered prayer then busy yourself in recitation of the Holy Qur-aan, remembrance of Allah, recitation of Kalimah or Durood Shareef. Do not indulge in worldly talks as it is strictly forbidden in mosque. Do not walk,pass in front of those who are offering prayer. Do not snap fingers.

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OF “WUDU” (ABLUTION)

Q 1: What is “Wudu” (ablution)?
A. To wash the face from the forelock down to the lower portion of the chin and from the lobe of one ear to the other, to wash hands up to the elbows and the feet up to ankles and passing wet fingers of both the hands over the head is called “Wudu” (ablution). It is forbidden to offer prayer without ablution.

Q 2: What is the method of performing Wudu?
A. Sit at a clean elevated place facing the Qibla to perform ablution and then recite “Bismil Laa-hir Rahmaa-nir Raheem” (Allah, in the name of, the Most Affectionate, the Most Merciful) with the intention of gaining reward and carrying out the command of Allah Almighty; wash both hands up to the wrists and then apply “Miswaak” (soft tooth stick) to the teeth, if available, otherwise rub the teeth with the forefinger; rinse the mouth thoroughly thrice and also gargle if not observing fast; sniff up water into the nostrils with the right hand three times ensuring that the water reaches the soft spot of the nose and wash the nose with the left hand; wash the face well thrice in such a way that no spot from the forelock down to the lower portion of the chin and from the lobe of one ear to the other remains dry (the water should flow on each spot of the face); wash both the hands (first right hand and then the left) up to, inclusive of, the elbows three times (no spot even nails should remain dry); do “Masah” of the head, ears and neck with wet hands only once and then wash the feet (first the right foot and then the left) inclusive of the ankles thrice.

Q3: How to do Masah?
A. Having the hands wet with fresh water join three fingers (excluding the forefingers and thumbs) of both the hands and pass them over the head from the forelock up to the nape of the neck and then bring them back similarly to the forehead; (the palms should not touch the head); wipe the inner sides of the ears with the tips of forefingers and wipe the outsides of the ears with the insides of the thumbs and the neck be wiped with the back of the fingers. It is undesirable to do Masah of the throat.

Q 4: What should be recited after Wudu?
A. Having performed Wudu recite: “Allaa-hummaj ‘Alnee Minat-tawwaabeena waj’alnee Minal Mutatah-hareen”(O’ Allah! make me of those who have repented and make me of those who have been purified by You).

Drink a little of the rest of ablution’s water (standing upright). Recite Kalimah-e-Shahaadat raising index finger towards and looking to the sky and also recite Surah Al-Qadr which will earn the believer a great reward.