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Books about the Names of Allah [Book 1] [Book 2] [Brief Meanings]
Week [32] May 22, 2016.
CAIR Presentations about Civil Rights and Elections.
Homework:
Click here to listen to the presentation and summarize it in no less than 600 words essay.
This is the last homework. The Deadline is Sunday May 29, 2016. After that the final grades will be sent (ISA).
Week [31] May 15, 2016.
Story of Prophet Mosa and the Righteous Slave of Allah.
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
Mention the story of Prophet Mosa and the Righteous slave of Allah.
What are the two types of knowledge? Explain.
What are the two types of mercy?
In the first event, which was damaging the boat, who was the one who made the decision? Which type is this mercy?
In the first event, which was killing the boy, who was the one who made the decision? Which type is this mercy?
In the third event, which was fixing the wall of a ruined house, who was the one who made the decision? Which type is this mercy?
Explain how is that you may pray for something, which is bad for you, or hate something, which is good for you. Give few examples.
Mention few lessons that you learned from the story.
Notes:
Week [30] May 8, 2016.
Pillars of Faith
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
What is the difference between a Prophet and Messenger.
Did each Prophet teach the same faith about Allah? Why? Explain.
Each Messenger came with different Sharia laws. Give three examples of differences between the Sharia laws of the Messengers.
What are the three motivations that will motivate someone wake up very early in the morning and go to Fjar?
What are the three spiritual motivations?
Because Prophets are teachers, what do they need to teach from?
What are the benefits of having books (scriptures) while the Prophets are alive? What is the use of these books after the Prophets die.
What are the main differences between Prophet and Messenger Mohamed SAW and the previous Messengers?
All books now have been changed due to translations and manipulations except the Quran. Why did Allah declare that he will be guard the Quran from being lost, manipulate it or changed until the day of judgment?
What is the English language meaning of the world Muslim.
If there is no day of judgment, then good guys and bad guys end up equal. Explain how they are the same.
If there is no day of judgment, then it will make no sense for us to fight our temptations and lower desires. Explain why.
What would you say about a judge who makes good guys equal to bad guys?
Who has been writing our books when we were children? What happens as you grow older?
How to reconcile the fact that we have been writing our own books with the six pillars of faith (Al-Qadr)?
Allah knows about what we will be written in our books. How do you reconsolidate this with the fact that we are writing our own books and that we have the free will to write in our books?
What are the decisions that have been made by Allah and we have no choice over? Can we question Allah, reject or change any of these decisions?
What is the story of the parents who accidently left their children to die in the garage due to carbon dioxide coming out of their running car? What did they do after the accident to be able to handle with the harsh reality?
In the grief management classes, what is the fist thing they teach? How is that related to the sixth pillar of faith in Islam?
Some people are born with all the fame and wealth they need, while others are deprived? Are we born to equal rights? Are we born to equal opportunities? Explain.
If our provisions and shares of life have been divided among us by Allah, then what is our responsibilities towards them?
Mention the story of the man who kept begging the Prophet SAW to pray to Allah to grant him wealth.
Notes:
Week [29] May 1, 2016.
Jeopardy
Week [28] April 24, 2016.
Miracles of the Holy Quran
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
How do you reply to the argument that we are already believers, why do we need to learn about the miracles of the Quran. Use the example of Prophet Ibrahim in Surat Al-Baqara (Cow 2:260)
How come Allah has been asking questions even though he already knows the answer?
What happens to us when we see a miracle? How does it affect our faith?
What is the problem with all the Prophets' miracles that happened in the past? Is it the same when you hear about a miracle versus witnessing it yourself?
Because Prophet Mohamed with the last messenger, Allah gave him a lasting miracle that everyone can examine at any time. What is this lasting miracle?
What is the problem of all other scriptures related to its language? How come this problem doesn't apply to the Quran?
Is it possible for anyone to change the text of Quran nowadays? Explain.
The Arabic language and the Quran preserved each other. Explain?
Using the example of the telephone game, explain why the translations of the scripture would change with multiple translations.
Explain in details the miracle of the Iron. You may refer to the power point presentation.
Explain in details the miracle of the stars. You may refer to the power point presentation.
Explain in details the miracle of the expanding universe. You may refer to the power point presentation.
Explain in details the miracle related to the sun and the moon? You may refer to the power point presentation.
In the bible, in the book of Genesis (click here), there is a problem related to the sequence of creation of the heaven, earth, day and night. Explain the problem. Mention the bible verses that highlight the problem.
Mention the linguistic miracle of the Quran that we talked about in the class related to the music of the text and the meaning. Give couple of examples.
Week [27] April 17, 2016.
Scientific Miracles of the Holy Quran
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
What is the name of the person who started examining Quran in the light of modern science? What was the name of his book?
The mountains have two miracles: one is related to its shape and the other is related to its function. Explain both. Relate to the applicable Ayat in the Quran.
What is the theory of tectonic plates? Explain the subduction zone? Compare this to the applicable Ayat that Allah said he is decreasing the land from its borders.
What is the miracle related to diving very deep in the oceans or the seas? Relate it to the applicable Ayat of the Quran that speaks about that miracle.
How come the two seas are not mingling with one another? Explain. Relate the applicable Ayat in the Quran.
How come the two bodies of water (one palatable and the other salty) don't intermingle together? Explain. Relate the applicable Ayat in the Quran.
How come breathing becomes difficult when we fly up? Explain and relate to the corresponding Ayah of the Quran.
Which part of the brain responsible of generating wicked plans? Explain and relate to the applicable Ayat in the Quran.
What determine the gender of the baby? Is it the man or the woman? Relate the applicable Ayat in the Quran.
The baby's formation in its mother's womb happens in stages. Mention two of them and relate to the applicable Ayat in the Quran
During the production of the fetus for tube babies, it has to happen in the darkness. What is the Ayah that speaks about this and what are the three veils of darkness?
Is the universe expanding, shrinking or the same? Relate to the applicable Ayah that speaks about this phenomenon.
[26] April 3, 2016.
The Identity workshop
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Homework:
Write no less than 600 words essay to summarize the workshop.
[25] March 27, 2016.
Pillars of Faith - Belief in the Angels
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
1.
Why is it not appropriate to Allah to do all tasks by himself? Give examples of
tasks that it is not appropriate for Him to do.
2.
What is the Royal way of getting something done?
3.
Give examples of different angels doing different tasks.
4.
Because of the coupling between our bodies and souls, the body is limiting the
soul. Explain that statement in details.
5.
What happen when we die, are we going to be limited to the five senses? Are we
going to be able to see the world of unseen? Explain in details.
6.
After death, the angels Monkar and Nakeer wil ask us 3 questions? What are the
questions? Can we lie to the angels? Why not?
7.
How many worlds we have? What world that we live in
now? Who lives in each world? Give examples. To which world belong the things
that we can feel using any of the five senses?
8.
About the example of the people who live in 2D, can we see them? Can they see
all of us? What would they see if you place your finger in their 2D plane? Use
the example of the people who live in 2D to prove that we are seen and accessed
from a higher dimension.
9.
Give an example of how Jinn and angels can go through walls.
10.
Complete: In order for Jinn to be seen by us, they have to ............, and
they will be controlled by our laws of ....................
11.
Explain how do get rewarded or punished in the grave using the example of sleep.
12.
What is the interface between the body and the soul? How can the soul control
the body? How can you split them apart so that you don't feel the pain during
surgery?
13.
Which Angel blows in the trumpet? What happen after he blows the first time and
what happens when he blows the second time?
14.
What is the job of the Guardian Angels? Do they do their job with both good and
bad guys or only good guys?
15. Describe the Shytan’s access to us? Can he have physical access to us?
[24] March 20, 2016.
Pillars of Faith - Belief in Allah
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
How did Allah explains himself to us? What do we have that will make us able to understand Allah's nature?
How many names Allah has given us? How can we use them when we are making Dua'a?
From an Islamic perspective, what is the difference between to know and to believe?
How come Allah doesn’t show himself to us so that we all know he exists? Mention six reasons and explain in details.
How come that Allah doesn’t even let us feel or hear things from the unseen world such as the screams of the people being punished in the graves? Mention at least five reasons and explain in details.
When the angels ask you the three questions right after death, how come you can't lie and give the correct answers?
What is the interface between the soul and the body?
How to give pain to the soul in this life, in the grave and in the day of judgment?
Compare the punishment in the grave with dreams.
Compare the joy in the grave with dreams.
With few exceptions, how come Allah doesn't show us miracles?
Mention the story of the dining table and what happen to the people who ask for it?
What happened when Allah gave Prophet Issa so many astonishing miracles?
[23] March 13, 2016.
Pillars of Islam Part II
Paying Zakat
Fasting Ramadan
Making Haj
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
What are the tests of Islam (tests of submission)? Why are we being given these tests? Explain how Ramadan is a test to us.
Why Ramadan is a training camp? Mention four of the most important benefits of fasting Ramadan (the ones mentioned in class).
If people convert their cash money into other forms (like diamond for example) for the purpose of evading Zakah. Would they be exempted from Zahah or what?
Mention the rules of Zahat of cash, gold and other valuable things.
Mention the rule of Zakah for farming for both cases of irrigation (by rain or by effort).
Mention the rules of the Zahah for oil and other mines.
The Prophet SAW said "I swear by Allah the charity does not decrease the wealth".
Why did the Prophet chose to swear by Allah?
What is the story of the guy who used to say "Ya Allah I disobey you so much and you never punished me"
If you have $1000 and donate $200 the remaining is $800. Explain in details and thoroghly how come your $800 be better than the $1000 of a person who did not do the Zakah. I expect the answer to this question to be no less than 500 words because it took almost than half of the class time.
People travel and go to crowded places for ......................................... Muslims travel to Haj for .........................
How come that Allah would let the Masjids, his houses on earth, burn and would let the people doing Haj to his house die?
Notes:
Ramadan: War on Eating, Drinking and Other Temptations
Zakah: War on the love of money.
[22] March 6, 2016.
Pillars of Islam Part I
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
From a language perspective, is the word Islam verb or noun? How about in reality is Islam verb or noun? Why? Explain.
Did the Arab lords hate Prophet Mohamed before he brought Islam? What did they use to call him before he brought them the package of La Ilaha Ila Allah?
The first pillar of Islam, the Shihada, Why did the Arab lords did not like it? What did it mean to them? (The answer to this question is long. Make sure to cover all reasons and explain them well).
Using the example of a father who sent his son to study in a far away college, explain the following:
Concept of Salah? What is the phone number you need to call on Allah?
Concept of natural means? Who to thank for the check?
Evolution? hint Do you have a father and a mother.
Mention the problem of racism we face if we believe that we developed from monkeys.
Is Allah an abstract or we can embody him? Explain. Mention the problem of racism we face if we try to draw Allah?
Explain the curve of time against remembrance of Allah. What are the words of remembrance that you use when you wake up and when you sleep?
While we are in class, what kind of angels attend with us? What would they be doing? What happen if they see Awrah (such as the hair of a young woman).
Focusing in the prayer as a problem. In what case it would be forgiven and in what case it will not.
Mention the joke about focusing in the prayer and explain what does it mean. Would Allah forgive the guy in the joke for not focusing in his prayers? Why or why not?
What happen to the Satans in the beginning of Ramadan and then in the night of Eid Al-Fitr?
Notes:
[21] February 28, 2016.
Communications between Heavens and Earth
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
In
the Day of Judgment, the sun will be one mile away. People will
be drowned in their own sweat. It is a very tight gathering.
However, there are seven categories of people who get to enjoy
the shade under the Royal Throne of Allah. Mention the kind we
talked about in the class and explain why is it impressive.
What is the Hadeeth book of Imam Al-Nawawi?
How many articles does it contain?
Mention the story of the second Hadeeth of Imam Al-Nawawi? What
happened and what was said? What was the reaction of the
companions of the Prophet?
Rank
the following in terms of quality from low to high; Iman, Ihsan,
Islam. Use a simplified example, such as the one used in class,
to describe Ihsan.
Allah wants us to be representatives on hearth. Explain how?
What
are the heavenly values and what are the earthly values? Which
one Allah wants us to follow?
Describe the cycles that has been happening since the creation
of Adam until today?
Why
did Prophet Mohamed select to seclude himself in a cave?
Why
was Prophet Mohamed observing the nature? Explain how the
product will tell you about the maker?
Why
Allah made Angel Gabriel hugs Prophet Mohamed SAW? What is the
significance of the hug?
Why
was the hug so painful? What is the significance of the pain in
the hug?
What
is the relationship between the names of Allah and life? What
are the glasses of Iqra'a that we talked about in class?
Explain the views regarding the issue of creation using the
glasses of Iqra'a and without.
How
many rounds do we have? Which one is more important? The true
winners are the ones who win which round?
If
you see a criminal thug was successful in killing a Prophet,
without using the glasses of Iqra'a , who is the winner and who
is the loser? How about when you wear the glasses of Iqra'a ?
Explain in details.
Is
the story of cave men and women true? Why or why not? Were
Prophet Adam and Eve cave people? Explain.
Notes:
[20] February 21, 2016.
Hadeeth of the Intentions Part II.
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
1. How come Allah blamed the Jews who fought Prophet Mohamed SAW for the mistakes of their predecessors? How is that fair? (hints: hearts and intentions).
2. Two people, one has the intentions of doing evil and he/she did it, while the other desires and wishes to do the same thing but he/she couldn’t. Which one of them is worse?
3. Two people, one has the intentions of doing good and he/she did it, while the other desires and wishes to do the same thing but he/she couldn’t. Which one of them is better?
4. Allah reduces evil by limiting ………………………………. For example, Pharaoh and Hitler…………………
5. Who was the immigrant of Um Kayse? Mention his story related to the intentions behind the immigration.
6. Do the angels on the left and right, who write our deeds, know about our intentions? If not, then who knows the intentions?
7. Are we allowed to judge the intentions of others? Why or why not.
8. Many people have evil intentions. Would Allah allow all of them to do what they intended? Why or why not.
9. Explain the rule of combining intentions. If someone intends to go to the Masjid to pray and to buy milk on the way back, is this a sincere intention or a bad intention? Can someone intends to go to the Masjid to pray and to show off? Can we combine two good intentions in the same deed? Can we combine bad intentions with good intentions in the same deeds explain.
10. Mention and explain the two jokes mentioned in class and explain what was funny about them.
11. What are the three motivations that motivate us to do good deeds?
12. The intentions of the believers are better than their deeds. Explain.
13. Why would Allah send believer to Jannah for everlasting life when they have worshiped Allah for a limited time period?
14. Why would Allah send bad guys to hell for everlasting life when they have disobeyed Allah for a limited time period?
15. Are we judged for mistakes, for forgotten, and for innocent errors? Mention the story of Ammar Ibn Yassir, his father Yassir and his mother Sumayah as an example.
[19] February 7, 2016.
Sunnah of the Prophet + Hadeeth of Intentions Part I.
Use the following document as a reference: The HADITH - How it was Collected and Compiled.
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
1.
The
word Sunnah has different meanings. What are they? Explain each"
2.
Were the Sunnah / Ahadeeth of the Prophet written when he was alive? Why?
3.
Who was the first Imam that started collecting the Ahadeeth (or Sunnah) of the
prophet?
4.
Give examples of things that will make Imam Bukhari reject a Hadeeth?
5.
Explain how Imam Bukhari authenticated the Ahadeeth of the Prophet? Mention the
example of the person who cheated the camel?
6.
If forty people who did not know each other narrated one Hadeeth, Would it be
accepted as authentic? Explain.
7.
Using this link,
what is the first hadeeth and what is the last hadeeth in the book of Bukhari?
8. Talk about the life of Imam Bukhari. You can use this link or your own sources.
9. Explain why the intention's hadeeth is 1/3 of Islam that the other 2/3 are no good without.
10. Do angels know the intentions? What do they record?
11. Mention and explain the Hadeeth of the four people who go to hell first (Teacher of Quran, Teacher of Islam, martyer and a generous donor).
12. Explain the Hadeeth of the four categories of people. Relate them to the intentions.
13. In what situation the person is not judged for wrong doing? Explain?
Notes:
[18] January 31, 2016.
Islam and Philosophy.
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
Who brought in the philosophy to the Muslim world and what was his intentions?
Why did the clowns of the entertainment industry at that time welcome the philosophy? How did they use it?
What was the conflict between Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal and the clowns of the entertainment industry about? Why was it so important to stop these clowns from messing with the Quran or the names of Allah?
Define an innovation. Is going to the Masjid in a car is innovation because the Prophet SAW used to walk? Is putting your hand behind your neck during the prayer is an innovation? Explain why or why not?
Define legal differences in Islam? What would make a certain difference legal and what would make it illegal?
Describe the Hadeeth about praying Asr in Bani Qoraiza incident? What was the reaction of the Prophet SAW?
If you see people saying Ameen loudly behind the Imam and some don't say it or say it silently, is that a legal difference? Why or why not?
Give five examples of Bida'a (innovations) and give five examples of soemthing new but not Bida'a. (hint: at the time of the Prophet, people used to pray on small stones with their shoes on. Praying on a carpet as compared to praying on stone at the time of the Prophet SAW, praying without shoes as compared to praying with shoes on at the time of the Prophet).
How many ways the Quran can be read? Mention two ways of saying the Ayah مالك يوم الدين in surat Al-Fatiha? Compare both meanings and see if they complement each other or conflict with one another?
In Surat Al-Shamis, the last Ayah has two ways to read it one with waw and the other with Fa. Explain why they are different and the meanings of both ways.
Notes:
[17] January 24, 2015.
Defending Islam against Stereotypes:
Reply to: Islam is a non American religion (Imported from outside of the US) and Mohamed is not an American Name.
Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
How do you reply to the ones who say that Islam is not an American Religion and Mohamed is not an American Name. Cover the following points:
The birth area of the three religions.
Mohamed is not a Christian name but it is ............
In case of differences between Muslim American and their fellow Non Muslim Americans, the Non Muslims say go back to your country.
Immigrant Muslims accepted to be American citizens (naturalized) when......
In a case of differences between main stream Americans, they do not say to each other go back to your country. Why?
Love it or leave it is not American. The American spirit is .....
You are either with us or with the terrorists (Bush). You are either with us or with the US (bin Laden). We are ........
Difference between propaganda and journalism (decent media).
In a similar manner the American media insults the intellectuals because .....
Natural differences intended by our creator.....
Allah judges us for what we choose to be not what he chose for us.
Are we democratic or constitutional republic? Explain the difference between both.
Notes:
Week [16]: January 17, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Women are not Equal to Men
Islam allows girls to marry young.
Islam does not allow boys and girls to mate before marriage.
The share of inheritance is that the boys are twice the girls.
The testimony of two men or one man and two women in business contracts.
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
Islam allows girls to marry when they are young:
·
Difference between a pregnant teenager in US and Muslim country. Which one is
more descent?
·
What is the proof that many teenage girls are ready to mate?
·
The alternative does not have to be arranged marriage. Explain.
·
Comment on arranged marriage, independent marriage without any regard to
parent’s opinion and Islam
·
Can a girl be forced to marry a person without her consent?
Islam does not allow boys and girls to mate before marriage:
·
Is it moral?
·
Girls are taken advantage of. How?
·
Explain the meaning of why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free.
·
In Muslim countries would a girl would give herself up to a guy without
marriage? Explain why not? Why would this make girls precious?
·
Why would a girl wear clothes showing her body when it is freezing cold?
·
Islam wants to make sure that the brains fit together before consummating the
marriage. Explain the stages of getting married in Islam.
·
Consummating the marriage fast (fast Zawag) is it wise? Why or why not?
Inheritance
·
Who has the Financial burden, men or women?
·
Are women required to spend money on anyone else?
·
Before Islam women used to be inherited (not inherit but get inherited).
Explain.
·
Can we apply part of Sharia and leave parts. Explain how Sharia laws will not
make sense if this happened. Use the issue of inheritance as an example.
·
Baqra 282 is the longest Ayah in the Quran. What was it about? What does it say
about witnesses in business contracts?
·
Why at least one man is a must? Explain how women might be less familiar than
men in business terminology? Relate that to the requirement of why do we have to
have at least one man.
·
Stay home mothers might not be very well familiar with business terminology.
There are women who are involved in business and there are women who stay home.
Explain how is that related to the requirement of at least one man.
·
Are two men allowed to testify in the same room or together? Why or why not?
·
Are two women or more testify in the same room or together? Why or why not?
·
Explain how women tend to forget due to shortage of iron during the period,
during the pregnancy and after the delivery. Explain the relationship between
this fact and requiring more than one woman to testify together.
Testimony
·
Baqra 282. The longest Ayah in the Quran.
·
The two men are placed in different rooms.
·
The two women have to be together.
·
One man is a must.
·
Multiple women are considered one testimony regardless of how many. They are all
testify together but the men testimony is not together.
·
Women tend to forget due to shortage of iron during the period, during the
pregnancy and after the delivery.
·
Stay home mothers might not be very well familiar with business terminology.
There are women who are involved in business and there are women who stay home.
Week [15]: January 10, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam is not a civilized religion [Part II]
Muslims are not civilized people.
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 600 words. Address the following:
Criteria to Judge Civilizations are
Week [14]: December 20, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam is not a civilized religion [Part I]
Reply to: Muslims are not civilized people.
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Homework:
Listen to class and summarize it in no less that 300 words. Address the following
Notes:
Week [13]: December 13, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam Allows Slavery
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Homework:
Listen to the class and then in no less that 600 words summarize the class in detail the way they it was explained in class. Cover the following questions. You are allowed to add your own points. Short answers are not accepted. Send me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net
Read this article in Wikipedia about Islamic Views on Slavery. Then listen to class and summarize it in no less that 300 words. Use the following talking points;
(1) When Islam came, was slavery already existing or did Islam introduced it to the soceinty?
(2) Islam has introduced a tactic to reduce the number of slaves in a Muslim Society. What was this tactic? Use the example of water tank to explain the tactic.
(3) What are the four possibilities in handling prisoners of war? Rank them in terms of best to worst.
(4) To prisoners of war, slavery is an alternative to prisons. What are the advantages of slavery over prison?
(5) The modern example of handling prisoners of war is in Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Compare slavery to Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Click here to learn about Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp from Wikipedia.
(6) What are the rights of slaves in Islam? Compare them with the rights of African American Slaves.
(7) How does Islam handle Female Prisoners of War? How did the American Society handled female African American slaves? Compare.
(8) The modern example of handling female prisoners of war is what happened in Bosnia, explain what happened. Click here to learn about Rape Camps in Bosnian War from Wikipedia (Systematic Rape by Armed Forces).
(9) Islam elevated the female prisoners of war who are owned by men from being a slave to being a wife. Explain how? What happens if she gets pregnant?
(10) Who was Malcolm X? Why his last name is X? Briefly talk about his impact on civil rights. Use this link to read more about Malcolm X.
Notes:
Week [12]: December 6, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Islam Has Double Standards when Dealing with Men and Women
Issue of Hijab
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Homework:
In no less that 600 words summarize the class in detail the way they it was explained in class. Cover the following questions. You are allowed to add your own points. Short answers are not accepted. Send me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net
1.
What made people say
that Islam has double standards when dealing with men and women in Hijab issues?
2.
What made people say
that Hijab is a form of oppression
3.
Is Hijab a Fard? Write and explain the three Ayat that that prove that Hijab is
mandatory not an option? The Ayat numbers are 24:31, 33:59 and 24:60.
4.
Hijab is a Fard is proven by Ahadeeth. One of them is the Hadeeth of Asma. What
is the Hadeeth of Asama when the Prophet SAW saw her without Hijab?
5.
Hijab is also proven by continuous practice since the days of the Prophet.
Explain?
6.
The Nature of women = Feminine side and professional (talent) side. Explain.
Which side is for business and which side is for family life?
7.
Can the Feminine part (Physical appearance) be used for business?
8.
Women and girls can be spreading unethical temptations by physical appearance.
Explain how?
9.
The Shitan uses the feminine side to generate chemistry. Explain.
10.
Islam wants to hide the chemistry. Explain.
11.
Commercials use Chemistry to promote product. Explain.
12.
Islam prohibits the use of feminine side in business. Explain.
13.
Mention the story and the reply of the Muslim women who was told that why would
employers hire you instead of men who have fewer excuses? What was her reply?
14.
A
pretty woman reporter gets an award. Her male coworkers wanted to put her down.
What was the story?
15.
Because of Chemistry, pretty women are promoted over talented ones. Explain.
16.
How do you reply to the one who says that my talent is my look?
17.
Women are being looked at as a Chemistry objects. Explain.
18.
What is the message communicated in high school culture regarding the physical
appearance?
19.
In a liberal relationship, girls are the losers. Why? Explain.
20.
There are four lines of defense against adultery or fornication. What are they?
Explain why each one of them is necessary?
21.
Is it okay for a man to be alone with a woman in a private place to teach her
Quran?
22.
When meeting with a marriage prospect, do you have to wear the strict Hijab that
you wear outside? Why?
Notes:
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Lines of defense against adultery or fornication are four:
Week [11]: November 22, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam Has Double Standards when Dealing with Men and Women
Issue of Divorce
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1. What
made people say that Islam has double standards regarding men and women in
divorce issues?
2. If
the man tells his wife that you are divorced (direct divorce), at what period of
time this statement counts as a divorce? Can the wife move out of the house
right away? Is it a must or a choice for her to move out? Explain what happens
next.
3. After
how long the woman has to stay with her husband before moving out to her family
house?
4. How
many divorces that can take place? What happens next after the maximum number of
divorce is reached? Can the wife move out right away after the maximum number of
divorces has been reached? Can they remarry again? How to reset the counter of
divorce back to zero?
5. If
a man says to his wife you are divorced during the time where divorce is
permissible, who pays for wife's support and housing?
6. If
a woman goes to the judge and proves that her husband is abusive or bad and the
judge orders the divorce, who pays for the wife's support and housing?
7. What
if the husband was decent person but his wife does not like him, can she divorce
him? If this happens, then who pays for the wife's support and housing? What
would happen to the gifts and dowry that he brought her? Why does it have to be
this way?
8. What
happen to the person who accuses a woman of committing adultery without brining
four witnesses?
9. After
a divorce, the couple has how long to back out of the divorce without a new
marriage contract and another dowry as if it is a brand new marriage?
10. Explain
the difference between direct divorce, indirect divorce, separation and
permanent termination of marriage. Can women have the right of direct divorce?
if yes, then how?
11. Who
suffers financially in the following cases: divorce, separation and permanent
termination of marriage?
a. Direct
divorce by saying the divorce word to his wife. (2 times only)
b. Separation الخلع
c. Permanente
termination if there is accusations.
12. Crooked
women can cheat men. Explain how and what Islam did to protect men.
Notes:
Week [10]: November 15, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam Has Double Standards when Dealing with Men and Women
Reply to: Having more than one wife
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What made people say that Islam has double standards regarding men and women?
What are the reasons for which two women testimony in court is equal to one man?
What are the reasons for which a woman cannot have multiple husbands?
Is it illegal to have one wife and unlimited number of girl friends? What if is he caught with another woman, then he might be treated like criminal or not criminal, explain how?
Not allowing man to have multiple wives make women lose their rights. Explain?
How many wives the bible say about Prophet Ibrahim and Soliman?
What are the reasons when have multiple wives is necessary?
What is the story of the single woman who were lonely?
What is the norm regarding having many wives? Whey?
What about the ratio of born baby boys to born baby girls? Who is more likely to survive?
Wars take the lives of which gender?
Why is it nice to have a co-wife? What are the advantage of this?
What happen to the one who is not fair when dealing with his wives?
Number the exceptional situations where having a second wife is almost a must?
What are the rules of combination? Can you combine two sisters? Mention the remaining rule?
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Week [9]: November 8, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Sharia (Islamic Law) is too Old
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How come Sharia laws still apply now after 1400 years when it was revealed to the Prophet SAW?
Today's societies are different than the societies 1400 ago. How come the Sharia must apply to both?
What is the fixed part of Sharia that does not change with time and place and what is the variable part that changes with time and/or place?
What is Riba? Explain the equation of Riba as the equation of Sharia. How are they different? How is the Sharia equation is superior to Riba equation?
Give an example how the Capitalism laws change with time and place. Comment on that. Which value is controlling? Moral values controls the economy or the economy is controlling moral values in Capitalism?
Capitalism is based on selfishness and greed. Give examples?
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Week [8]: November 1, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Sharia (Islamic Law) is too Harsh
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Week [7]: October 25, 2015
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
Reply to: Islam is a Violent Religion Spread by the Sword.
Reply to: The Muslim God is a War God (Warrior)
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A. Summarize the following replies to the Stereotypes that Islam spread by the sword (violence).
B. What is the difference between libration and occupation.
C. What is the story of the Coptic guy and the son of Amro Ibn Al-As عمرو بي العاص.
D. What was the difference between the Roman Catholics and the Coptic Christians in Egypt? How did the Catholic Romans treat the Coptic breasts? What Surah in the Quran replied to these difference and what did it say?
E. Bin Laden proves that Muslims are peaceful. How? Use numbers and explain their meanings?
F. Who made Bin Laden and Sadam Husain? If you want to know more about them, do you go to the Masjid or somewhere else? What is the place and why?
Notes:
These pictures will show how Muslims made the land they invaded better than their own homeland. As a result people were impressed about Islam, what Islam had to offer them and the way Islam improved their lives. Many of those people became Muslims and others chose to keep their religion. The ones who chose to keep their religion are called "The people whom Allah and his Messenger trusted us with (أهل الذمة، أي ذمة الله ورسولة)
Very Old Churches in Egypt still exist and respected to date
Church of Nativity in Bethlehem where Jesus was born still exist and respected to date in Palestine
Crying Wall for Jews still exist and respected to date in Palestine
Week [6]: October 18, 2015
Hijra and the Unseen Soldiers
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Who was the woman of the double scarf? Why did she get this
name? What was her relationship to the Prophet and Abo Bakr?
What was her role during the Prophet migration to Madina?
Who was the companion
of the Prophet during his immigration?
Who was the person
who was spying on the Arab Lords? How? What was his relationship
to Abo Baker Al-Sidiq?
Who was the guy that
was trying to capture the Prophet SAW for a prize? What was his
name? And what was the prize? The Prophet promised his
something. What was it? Why did the Prophet promise him? When
did this promise become true, i.e. after what battle?
What is the meaning
of the word desperate?
When does Allah help
you with unseen soldiers? How do you qualify for them?
How many times the
Prophet SAW plan of Higra failed and what were the unseen
soldier that Allah helped him with? Explain in details.
What happens when two evil powers fight together? What happens
if one good army fights one bad army but the good army is
outnumbered?
How long did Allah take to create heavens and earth? How long it
will take uses the command “exists" and it will exist? Why did
not Allah use the command "exist".
Why pre-Islamic Arabs were so bad? Mention four things.
Historians were amazed of how the Prophet is able to establish a
righteous super power in 23 years. What was their explanation
and what are your explanations?
Without Islam and Quran, what could have happened to the Arab
and to their language?
Explain the relevant lesson we get from the following
Ayat: 8:65-66.
Why did Allah make the Prophet follow the laws of nature in his
immigration to Madian but in the night journey he gave him the
miraculous animal called Al-Borak? Why? What is the difference
between both the night journey and the Higra?
Allah sent fruit basket from Jannah to Marium when she was in
her room worshiping Allah. After giving birth to Prophet Isa,
why did Allah ask her to shake the palm tree to get dates to eat
and did not provide her with a fruit basket from Jannah?
Is
the story of the spider web and the bird nest true or made up?
What actually did happen then?
What happened to the 40 guys that were surrounding the house of
the Prophet SAW? What did the Prophet do to them before he
leaves? Why?
What is the name of the cave where is the Prophet was hiding in?
Why did he hide and did not go straight to Makah?
Who is the Khalifa that conquered the two super powers: the
Persian Empire and the Roman Empire?
How did soldiers of the Muslim army deal with the war elephants?
Failure to plan is a plan to fail. Explain.
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Week [5]: October 11, 2015
Allah's Name Al-Wakeel
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What is the meaning of the name Al-Wakeel
Since we cannot expect Allah to vacuum your carpet and wash your dishes, then how do you depend on Allah in both of these tasks?
How do you reply to the one who says "If I do my part, then there is nothing left for Allah to do".
Explain the word "Tawfeeq توفيق". Who does control Tawfeeq?
Explain the probability of failure?
Mention the story of tying the camel and how did Prophet Mohamed comment on this?
How do you reply to the ones who say "I tied the camel, what is left for Allah to do"?
How do I depend on Allah to heal my sicknesses?
What did Omar Ibn Al-khatab say regarding the people who stayed in the Masjid claiming that they depend on Allah to bring them sustenance? Explain?
The engineer who built Titanic said "Even God cannot sink it". What happened and how did Allah make him fail.
What did prevent the Pagan Arab Lords from killing the Prophet SAW? How did they get around this?
When the Prophet SAW was immigrating from Makkah to Madinah, did he make plans? If yes, then list and explain the seven items in his plan and the wisdom behind each item in the plan?
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Week [4]: October 4, 2015
The Knowledge of Allah
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(1) Allah has written our deeds in his book before we even exist. If this is the case, then how come we have freedom of choice? What is the ridiculous understanding of this statement.
(2) Allah blocks the hearts of the bad guys so that they don't appreciate the truth. Allah blinds the eyes of the bad guys so they don't see the truth. Allah seals the ears of the bad guys so that they hear the truth. Allah guides and misguides. If this is the case, then how come he is judging the bad guys for being bad? Do we still have freedom of choice. Explain. Use the example of flying cows.
(3) The names of Allah (الأول) means the first without start and the twin name of this name is (الآخر) which means the last without end. Explain this in terms of time. Explain how Allah controls the time and he does not change or age with time. On the other hand, he made the time able to age everything else. Elaborate on the previous statement and use that to explain how Allah contains time and everything else is contained in time.
(4) How can I know your answer ahead of time without forcing you to follow my answer? Use the cow examples.
(5) What is the opposite of the statement "Allah guides whom so ever he wants and misguides whomsoever he wants". Prove that the opposite doesn't make any sense.
(7) In order for humans to know the future, they need .......complete
(8) Mention the story of Omer with the guy who was arguing that he stole because it is the decree of Allah and it is not his fault.
(9) Is our will superior to Allah's will? The following Ayat in Surat Al-Takweer [29:28-29] have the answer. Explain them.
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Week [3]: September 20, 2015
Being Tested
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(1) How can you tell that the evil idea is coming from the Shitan or from the evil soul?Notes:
Week [2]: September 13, 2015
Our Enemies
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(1) What are the sources of guidance? Explain with examplesNotes:
Week [1]: August 30, 2015
The names of Allah Explaining Life
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(1) Why did Allah create?
(2) If he wants to create, why not creating angels and trees that will not kill,
commit crimes and spread corruption?
(3) What are the names of Allah applicable to the answers of the previous
questions?
(4) What are the tests of Islam?
(5) You can be Muslim to Allah or Muslim to temptations. Explain and use Ramadan
as an example.
(6) What happens when you make mistakes ask Allah for forgiveness? What if you
make the mistake over and over again and then ask for forgiveness? When would
Allah stop forgiving you?
(7) Give example of the guy who killed 99 persons. What happened when he died?
Explain why Allah made it happen this way.
(8) Mention the story of how many prayers should we pray every day. Why did
Allah make it happen this way.
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