FAQs
Children’s rights in Islam are corresponding to different stages of their lives:
1- From conception to birth: Emotional and respectful relations between parents and also mental relaxation of the mother are really important at this stage. The mother should try her best to keep herself occupied with religious acts such as reading the Quran, praying and keeping away from fruitless activities which will not benefit her or the child growing inside her, etc. See: What are Children’s rights in Islam?: From Conception to Birth
2- From birth to age seven: Choosing a worthy name for the child, breastfeeding it, giving the child religious training gradually are among the rights of the children at this stage. See: What are Children’s rights in Islam?: From Birth to Age 7
3- From Middle Childhood to Adolescence: Providing the child with education (reading and writing lessons) including religious training, involving them in decision making situations, helping them get married when they are old enough, etc. See: What are Children’s rights in Islam?: From Middle Childhood to Adolescence.
Islam views rights as being inherent in human beings, i.e. according to Islam, God has granted humans with certain rights since the very beginning of creation.
If we have a closer look at the Islamic traditions, we realize that not only they have addressed the human individual and collective rights in some great detail, but also gone beyond our ‘modern’ definition of rights of humans! They have introduced something much more valuable, that is, ‘human dignity’! The holy Quran, looks upon human as one endowed with dignity. Human beings’ dignity refers to their advantages. This means that God has endowed them with sublime traits.
“Certainly We have honoured the Children of Adam ….. and preferred them with a complete preference over many of those We have created” (17:70).
So, Islam dignifies and honor human beings by recognizing all the rights they deserve.
Although Jews have their certain rules of slaughtering that has many similarities to Islamic rulings, but as there are minor differences in slaughtering of Jews and Muslims, therefore kosher meat in not lawful (Halal) for Muslims:
“For every nation We have appointed a rite so that they might mention Allah’s Name over the livestock He has provided them” (22:34).
All Muslims face the house of Allah (Kaaba) located in Mecca when they pray.
The daily prayer of Muslims has to be performed five times a day in a set form which has been taught to them based on the prophetic traditions. But apart from that, Muslims can pray and supplicate whenever they feel like it and in their own language. This is called Dua, which is highly recommended in the religion of Islam.
A Muslim woman who does not wear Hijab is a Muslim, but not a practicing one. So, having faith in the only One God, the Prophethood, Afterlife and the other Islamic axioms, See: [The Islamic Axioms | Salam Islam] makes one a Muslim even though they are ignorant of some Islamic principles.
Men and women have undoubtedly “equal” rights -meaning fair rights- in Islamic ideology but the point is that their rights are not “similar”; in some conditions, women are given more rights while in other cases men have more rights based on their capabilities and nature. See:[ Are Women Inferior to Men in Islam?]
Quran says: “who created you from a single soul, and created its mate from it” (4:1), (7:189). This demonstrates that women and men are of the same origin, so neither of them is superior to the other and their social rights are equated in the matters related to self-worth and individual value.
Men and women are equated in the matters related to their self-worth and individual value. It is repeated in the holy Quran that men and women are created of the same essence: “who created you from a single soul, and created its mate from it” (4:1), (7:189)
See: [Are Women Inferior to Men in Islam?]
However, Islam considers fair -not similar- rights for each gender because they have different capacities and capabilities.
Quran says: “Indeed, the faithful, the Jews, the Christians and the Sabaeans—those of them who have faith in Allah and the Last Day and act righteously—they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they will have no fear, nor will they grieve” (2:62).
(See: The Unity of All Monotheistic Faiths)
So, based on this verse, the believers who have not had a chance to reach the completed and updated truth, or those who are exposed to intense propaganda against Islam and think it is impossible that such a religion (distorted image of Islam) might be the right way to salvation, or even those Christians, Jews or any other believers who have searched enough and have been convinced, based on reasons, that their beliefs are right (even if their reasons are invalid and wrong in the eyes of Muslims) will reach salvation.
Any music that does not include Ghina is Halal. But it is up to you to distinguish between Halal and Haram Music. Here are a few other characteristics that help you decide whether a song is Halal: (See: Is Music Prohibited in Islam?)
-If it is not mutrib music (immaterial)
-If it is not lahwi music and suitable for carouses (Irrespective of whether it contains the element of excitement or engenders in the listener a state of melancholy and crying.)
-If it does not contain ghina in its singing
-If it does not contain vain and useless concepts that create distance between us and God.