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okay im adding infoand answering yur questions.

Regarding the veil is actually a requirement for muslim women to cover they whole body except their hand (from the wrist) and their face expcept with mahram and same gender

For muslim men. They only require to cover from above his belly-button till underneath his knees.

For your question I make it simple as i can.

yes Allah is God and He has other 99 other names in the Asmaul Husna

He is the only one. The only 'power' is Him. He will forgive and love anyone THAT have faith in Allah, follow his 'order'.

about forgiving

In islam only Allah can forgive our sin..it is up to Allah to accept our redemtionnot some guy in robe...we dont have power to redeem but we have dua...asking forgiveness from Allah

He does love individuals who do not follow Islam. How can a father not love his children? He is he most Merciful and Forgiving.

People who do not follow the religion of Islam, if they have lived their lives piously and done many good works, they will also go to heaven.

But, if there was a person who heard the message of Islam, converted or just believed, and then turned away, Allah will question him on the Day of Judgement. This person will lose many blessings that Allah has given him/her in this world, but that is their own fault.

And the loving Muslims thing.......
Allah does not love all Muslims, because all Muslims are not good. True Muslims are good, but there are the hypocrites too who are just Muslim by name and have no faith.



Yes. History: During the time of Muhammed (saw) the Arabs used to assign the name Allah to their God.....so this practice has been carried on by Muslims because at that time Allah was the name Arabs related to. Today all Muslims relate to the name Allah.



No. What is being said is that there are many sins that others can view publicly. But, there are also sins that you keep locked up in your heart that no one else knows about. These inner sins can not be hidden by God though, because Allah knows everything.

If you ask for forgivness from Allah and try to change yourself then Allah will definetly forgive you. But, if you only say "I repent" but don't change your actions then He will not. But, He will question every action on the Day of Jugdement whether he has forgiven you or not, as a test.

An example: (I don't know if this was a hadith or what.....but I heard this some where)
There was a prostitute (that is a sin) that one day saw a thirsty dog, and she took off her shoe and filled it with water and gave it to the dog to drink from. Allah forgave all her past sins.
But, there was a sinless man who seeing a starving child chose not to feed him, and thus sinned.

So, I guess a message you can get from this also is: sometimes you don't have to repent. Your good actions get all your sins forgiven. But, you should still fear Allah's punishement and watch yourself.



Yes. But, that does not mean you cannot ask for forgiveness. Muslims must also "practice what they preach" and strive to find Allah and peace.


I hope that helped!

He does love individuals who do not follow Islam. How can a father not love his children? He is he most Merciful and Forgiving.

People who do not follow the religion of Islam, if they have lived their lives piously and done many good works, they will also go to heaven.

But, if there was a person who heard the message of Islam, converted or just believed, and then turned away, Allah will question him on the Day of Judgement. This person will lose many blessings that Allah has given him/her in this world, but that is their own fault.

And the loving Muslims thing.......
Allah does not love all Muslims, because all Muslims are not good. True Muslims are good, but there are the hypocrites too who are just Muslim by name and have no faith.



Yes. History: During the time of Muhammed (saw) the Arabs used to assign the name Allah to their God.....so this practice has been carried on by Muslims because at that time Allah was the name Arabs related to. Today all Muslims relate to the name Allah.



No. What is being said is that there are many sins that others can view publicly. But, there are also sins that you keep locked up in your heart that no one else knows about. These inner sins can not be hidden by God though, because Allah knows everything.

If you ask for forgivness from Allah and try to change yourself then Allah will definetly forgive you. But, if you only say "I repent" but don't change your actions then He will not. But, He will question every action on the Day of Jugdement whether he has forgiven you or not, as a test.

An example: (I don't know if this was a hadith or what.....but I heard this some where)
There was a prostitute (that is a sin) that one day saw a thirsty dog, and she took off her shoe and filled it with water and gave it to the dog to drink from. Allah forgave all her past sins.
But, there was a sinless man who seeing a starving child chose not to feed him, and thus sinned.

So, I guess a message you can get from this also is: sometimes you don't have to repent. Your good actions get all your sins forgiven. But, you should still fear Allah's punishement and watch yourself.



Yes. But, that does not mean you cannot ask for forgiveness. Muslims must also "practice what they preach" and strive to find Allah and peace.


I hope that helped!
Yes, very much so~

I have a few more questions, though XD I heard somewhere that Christians only have a limited amount of time to convert to Islam before Allah permits the killing of them~ Also, would Christians go to Heaven, even though we don't follow Muhammad (PBUH) but do good works?

And also, what is your take on radical Islamists? (Ex - Osama BinLaden, etc.?) I know every religion has/had radicals, look at Christianity, a few churches say "HOMOS GO TO HELL," and "GOD HATES YOU!" And now people beleive most Christians are condemning, rude people. Also, I've heard that the only, definitive way to be administered into Paradise is through Jihad, which could be suicide bombings, wars with non-beleivers, is this true?

Sorry for so many questions XD But thanks for all the help!

That is a false teaching you have heard. But, the majority of sects do believe this. They believe that the Promised Messiah (Jesus as) will descend on the white minaret of Damascus from heaven and with the aid of an Imam and will kill all non-Muslims. But, according to them if at this moment the non-Muslims convert then they will be saved.
This thinking is illogical......and that is why the Muslim countries of today are falling behind the west in everything! My sect does not beleive this.

Firstly, the killing of vast numbers of people is against the teachings of Islam and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (saw), even if they have done a lot against you, to hurt you. It is also aganst the teachings of EVERY SINGLE Prophet before the Holy Prophet (saw).
It is said that the Holy Prophet (saw) used to be persecuted very severly in Mecca. Therefore, he had to migrate to Medina. When finally the Muslims conquered Mecca and the Holy Prophet (saw) returned there, he ordered that anyone who asks for forgiveness from Allah should not be killed, and should be allowed to live their lives peacfully. This is what the Prophet (saw) said about the people who had so severly persecuted him! He forgave them without a moments hesitation! So, how can this same Prophet say or write in the Holy Qur'an that on the Day of Judgement many Christians will be killed? It's against common sense.

Secondly, even on the Day of Judgement if the non-Muslims proclaim that they believe.....why should Allah care? Islam was not sent down by God so that others would be forced to convert against their wills! Islam was sent down so that people's hearts change and become purer....not so the numbers of Muslims can increase! No force is supposed to be used.....and hearts are supposed to be changed. This is what my sect teaches.



If the Christians have heard the true message of Islam and don't convert then they will be questioned by Allah, and may go to hell. But, that is up to Allah to decide and not man to say who will go to heaven and who will not.
If the Christians (or people of other faiths) have not heard the message and teachings of Islam, they cannot be blamed for not converting, and if they did do good works then they will definetly go to heaven.



It is sad that radicals are born. These people do not care about Islam and its teachings, even though they say they do. All they really care about is money, power, and honour. They do not realize that this lifetime is very short and that the wrath of Allah will descend upon them.
But, it is not only there fault that they become like this. A large part is played by the west in creation of Islamic radicals. Just look at the history of the Gulf War. It is said that the amount of bombs that were rained down by the U.S. on Iraq in the very first week of the war, was more then they rained down in the 8 year war of Vietnam or the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

I am not saying that what the radicals are doing is right....but until the west starts using justice to serve the third world countries, radicals like these will countinue to be born.



No, it is not true. There is more then one definitive way to go to heaven. Some that I can think of are 1) If you are told directly by Allah (ex. through revelation or dream); 2) If you are martyred just because of your religion; 3) If you die as a child......and can't think of ay more at the moment.

The question of Jihad. Suicide bombers will go to hell this is definite. In the Qur'an Allah has said that the act of suicide is despicable and the person who does suicide will not go to heaven. And he question of war with non-believers, Allah loves those who practice peace and do not create discord in the lands. Only if a people are being oppressed because of their religion, do they have a right to carry out a DEFENSIVE war.
Jihad means stuggle. This could be a struggle to gain freedom from oppression. Today no such oppression exists.....so an Islamic Jihad (in the defensive war sense) is not required. Anoter type of Jihad, which is very much alive, is the Jihad within oneself. The Jihad (or struggle) against the temptations of the devil.



No it's good you're asking them! I just hope that I am able to answer the properly for you (according to my sect of Islam). I still have A LOT to learn about my own faith.....and I was born a Muslim.