Welcome to Dr. Elzeiny Islamic Studies Class
1. This is a site for translation of the
Holy Quran using easy English.
2. This is a site for Meaning of
Quran in Pictures.
3. Books about the Names of
Allah ﷻ [Book 1] [Book 2] [Brief Meanings]
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live?
Table of Contents
Lesson [2]: The Knowledge of Allah ﷻ.
Lesson [3]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wakeel (The One we depend on) Part 1
Lesson [4]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wakeel (The One we depend on) Part II
Lesson [5]: Sweet and Sour Mercy
Lesson [6]: Believe in the Unseen World
Lesson [7]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in Allah ﷻ.
Lesson [8]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in Angels.
Lesson [9]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in the Books, the
Prophets the Day of Judgment and the Qadar
Lesson [11]: Pillars of Islam – Zakah, Fasting and Haj.
Lesson [13]: Reply to "Muslims are terrorists
and Islam is the religion of terror"
Lesson [14]: Reply to “Islam Spread by the Sword”
Lesson [15]: Reply to “Sharia (Islamic Law) is too
Harsh”
Lesson [16]: Reply to “Sharia (Islamic Law) is too old”
Lesson [17] Reply to Hijab Issues.
Lesson [19]: Reply to “Islam Allows Men to have four
wives - Women can’t be leaders”.
Lesson [20]: Reply to “Islam Allows Slavery”
Lesson [21]: Reply to “Islam is not an American Religion
and Mohamed ﷺ is not an American Name”
Lesson [24]: Scientific Miracles of the Holy Quran.
Lesson [25]: Why We are being Tested - The Wisdom
of Fitnah and Trials for The Believer.
Lesson [26]: Hadeeth of Intentions. You must have a
sincere intention to Allah ﷻ
Lesson [27]: Sunah and Bida’a (Innovations) - Legal and
Illegal Changes.
Lesson [28]: Enjoin Good and Forbid Evil - Speaking
Truth to Power
Lesson [29]: The Hadeeth Collections: Hadeeth of
Intentions Part I:
Lesson [30]: Doing Business with Allah ﷻ
Lesson [31] Lessons from COVID-19 Crisis – By Sheikh Dr.
Yasir Qadhi.
Lesson [32] The American Dream – By Sheikh Dr. Yasir
Qadhi.
Lesson [35]: Modern Challenges – Speech to the
Muslim Youth by Dr. Yasir Qadhi.
Lesson [36]: 7 Wisdoms of pain and suffering –
Shaikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi
Lesson [37]: – The Day of Judgment [1] (Lecture No.
1). By Shaikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi
Lesson [0] Preparations
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Lesson [1]: Our Enemies.
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Homework:
[Part I]: If you have not done this already,
send me an email to hw@zeiny.net telling me about yourself. What you
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anyone. If you are using your parent’s email, you may print it out and give it
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[Part II]: Listen to the audio recording of
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1. Why did Allah ﷻ
create in General?
2.
Why did Allah ﷻ create humans and Jinn kinds in
particular?
3.
Why didn’t he create just angels and trees that would cause no
corruption and blood shed?
4.
Who are our four enemies (evil motives)? Give examples.
5.
Why did Allah ﷻ create the Shytan and his other enemies?
6.
If there is no meanness, would kindness exist? Explain why?
7.
Can we have free will if we don’t have evil motives? Give an
example of a creation of Allah ﷻ that has no evil motives at all. Are they
being tested?
8.
Can things happen without Allah ﷻ making them happen? Is Allah ﷻ
responsible of evil?
9.
What are the tests of submission? Explain and give examples.
10.
After the Shytan starts the temptations, would he be able to make
it grow? Explain.
11.
If no one can avoid the startup of temptations in his/her heart,
how can we fight temptations then and how come we are held responsible of what
we will do as result?
12.
Mention the story of the son of Adam who committed a monstrous act
due to the temptations of jealousy. What was his name and who was his victim?
13.
What are the good motives? Explain each motive and show why it is
good for us.
14.
When believers ask bad people to give charity to the poor and
needy, they reply and say that we are not going to feed them. Allah ﷻ is
the one that should feed them not us. How would you reply to this argument?
15.
If the engineers design a bad airplane and it fell down kill 400
passengers. Was it the responsibility of Allah ﷻ to stop this tragedy? Why doesn’t Allah ﷻ
stop this from happening?
16.
Why does Allah ﷻ allow evil, pain and suffering, such as
Holocaust and 911? Was it the responsibility of Allah ﷻ to stop them from happening?
17.
Why does Allah ﷻ let bad things happen to good people?
Board Notes:
Lesson [2]: The Knowledge of Allah ﷻ.
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Allah ﷻ knows everything that happen and would
happen in the future. Allah ﷻ guides whom so ever he wills and misguides
whom so ever he wills. Allah ﷻ seals the ears of the bad guys so that they
can’t hear the truth. Allah ﷻ blinds their eyes so that they can’t see
the truth. Allah ﷻ locked their hearts from understanding the truth. Allah ﷻ
already wrote everything that will happen in a book.
1.
What
is the ridiculous understanding of these statements?
2.
How can I know your answer ahead of time without forcing you to
follow my answer? Explain using the metaphor of prediction and example of the
cows who fly on their own.
3.
What is the opposite of the statement "Allah ﷻ
guides whom so ever he wants and misguides whomsoever he wants”? Prove that
this statement is true by proving that the opposite is impossible.
4.
Can
good exist without evil? Explain why?
5.
Can
good deeds exist without bad deeds? Explain why?
6.
Why
doesn’t the Shytan repent knowing that he will be burning in hell without end?
7.
Is
it possible for us to have a free will if bad deeds don’t exist?
8.
If
it is already written, then how come we have freedom of choice?
9.
He
already wrote our deeds. We have no choice. How come he is punishing the wrong
doers?
10.
Allah
ﷻ
doesn’t want to guide me. It is not my fault. How do you reply to that
ridiculous argument?
11.
Why
did Allah ﷻ create evil people knowing that they will end up in hell?
12.
Explain
how Allah ﷻ is helping out the believers for choosing to believe in him and
submit to him. Give examples.
13.
Explain
how Allah ﷻ would misguide the people who chose evil.
14.
The names of Allah ﷻ (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. Use the
example of the story board.
15.
Explain how Allah ﷻ controls the time and he does not change
or age with time.
16.
Allah ﷻ made the time able to age everything else. Explain the previous
statement and use that to explain how Allah ﷻ contains time and everything else is
contained in time.
17.
Mention the story of Omer RA with the guy who was arguing that he
stole because it is the decree of Allah ﷻ and it is not his fault. What was the
reply of Omer RA?
18.
Is our will superior to Allah ﷻ's will? Mention the relevant Ayat from
Surat Takweer [29:28-29] and from Surat Al-Insan.
Explain them.
19.
The knowledge of Allah ﷻ is surrounding knowledge. What does that
mean?
20.
How many books Allah ﷻ has? What are they
and what is the difference between them?
21.
Why did Allah ﷻ prescribed 50 prayers initially knowing
that it would be five at the end?
22.
How do you increase your wealth and life?
23.
What is the story of the person who used to say “O Allah ﷻ I
disobeyed you so many times and you never punished me”? Explain
24.
What was the story of the bird who stole meat?
25.
Believers are always thinking about their deeds and link them to
the events happening. How about the nonbelievers? Why did the Prophet ﷺ
said that they are like camels?
26.
Describe the Knowledge of Allah ﷻ using the metaphor of oceans and trees?
Use [Cave 18:109] and [Lowman]
Board Notes:
Lesson [3]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wakeel (The One we depend on) Part 1
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1.
What is the meaning of the name Al-Wakeel?
2.
Explain the word "Tawfik توفيق".
Who does control Tawfik?
3.
Since we cannot expect Allah ﷻ to vacuum your carpet and wash your
dishes, then how do you depend on Allah ﷻ in both of these tasks? What could go
wrong?
4.
How do you reply to the one who says "If I do my part, then
there is nothing left for Allah ﷻ to do".
5.
Depending on Allah ﷻ is the job of the heart. Doing your part
is the job of the brain and muscles. Explain this sentence with examples.
6.
If a person studies for a test, why does he need to depend on
Allah ﷻ? What could go wrong?
7.
In the case of a Muslim student who did not study because he is
claiming that he “depends” on Allah ﷻ and non-Muslim student who studied who
doesn’t know Allah ﷻ. Who would pass the test and why?
8.
Is Tawfik granted only for believers or for anyone? Explain why?
9.
Is Tawfik granted only for the ones who depend on Allah ﷻ or
for anyone? Explain why?
10.
Explain the probability of failure?
11.
Mention the story of tying the camel and how did Prophet Mohamed ﷺ
comment on this?
12.
How do you reply to the ones who say "I tied the camel, what
is left for Allah ﷻ to do"?
13.
How do I depend on Allah ﷻ to heal my
sicknesses? What are the two extremes regarding this issue? Explain how is
Islam in the middle?
14.
What did Omar Ibn Al-khatab say
regarding the people who stayed in the Masjid claiming that they depend on
Allah ﷻ to bring them sustenance? Explain?
15.
The engineer who built Titanic said "Even God cannot sink
it". What happened and how did Allah ﷻ make him fail?
16.
Explain how was the arrogance of the captain in terms of speed and
life boat.
17.
Why the evil Arab Lord couldn’t kill the Prophet ﷺ before the
event of Hijrah? What did they do to make killing of the Prophet ﷺ
possible?
18.
Explain in detail the plan of immigration of the Prophet ﷺ
from Macca to Medina.
a.
Direction of travel.
b.
Asmara flock of sheep.
c.
Food and water supplies.
d.
Spying.
e.
Sleep in bed.
f.
Returning the trusted things.
g.
Hiding for the first few days.
h.
Routing.
i.
Who was the companion of the Prophet ﷺ during his immigration?
j.
Who was the woman of the two belts? How did she get this name?
What was her relationship to the Prophet ﷺ and Abo Bakr?
What was her role during the Prophet ﷺ migration to Madina?
k.
Who was the person who was spying on the Arab Lords? How? What was
his relationship to Abo Baker Al-Sidiq?
19.
The plan of the Prophet ﷺ failed three time? Explain the three times
and how did Allah ﷻ save him?
20.
About why Alawsat saved the Prophet ﷺ three times:
a.
What is the meaning of the concept of being desperate? How is it
related to this subject?
b.
What was the first miracle that Allah ﷻ saved his Prophet ﷺ with? What
happened to the assassins that were surrounding the house of the Prophet ﷺ?
What did the Prophet ﷺ do to them before he leaves? Why?
c.
What was the second miracle that Allah ﷻ saved his Prophet ﷺ with?
d.
Who was the guy that was trying to capture the Prophet ﷺ
for a prize? What was his name? And what was the prize? The Prophet ﷺ
promised him something. What was it? Why did the Prophet ﷺ promise him?
When did this promise become true, i.e. after what battle?
21.
Failure to plan is a plan to fail. Explain this statement and how
is it related to the subject of how to depend on Allah ﷻ?
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Lesson [4]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wakeel (The One we depend on) Part II
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1. Explain the law of “be
and its”? Hint: (36:82)
2. Did Allah ﷻ
create and has been governing the universe using the laws of “be and its”?
Explain in details.
3. For anything to exist in
reality, it had to exist in the knowledge of Allah ﷻ first. Why?
4. If Allah ﷻ
will excuse anyone from using the laws of nature, who would be exempted?
5. Regarding the unseen
soldiers sent from Allah ﷻ to save you.
a. Mention the three times
the Prophet ﷺ became desperate and what were the unseen soldiers sent from
Allah ﷻ to save him?
b. When does Allah ﷻ help you with unseen soldiers? Are they available for
anyone? How do you qualify for them? (Hint Faith | desperate | this link).
6. About the incident of
Isra and Mirag:
a. What was the destination
of each trip?
b. What were the means of
transportation of each trip?
c. Why did not Allah ﷻ
take his Prophet ﷺ straight from Makkah to his final destination? Why did he stop
by in the middle at the Aqsa Masjid?
d. What are the three
sacred Masjids in Islam? List them in the order of importance.
7. In the comparison
between the immigration of the Prophet ﷺ Mohamed ﷺ to Madina and his
Isra’a trip:
a. What was the difference
between the Isra’a and the Higra?
b. Which trip was
dangerous?
c. In which trip the
Prophet ﷺ was in desperate need of miraculous transportation? Why?
d. Why did Allah ﷻ
make the Prophet ﷺ follow the laws of nature in his
immigration to Madina but in the Isra’a he gave him a
miraculous mean of transportation?
e. How is this related to
the topic of depending on Allah ﷻ?
8. About the fruit basket Allah ﷻ sent several times from Jannah to Mariam
in her worship place:
a. What was so special
about the fruit basket?
b. What did Allah ﷻ
ask Mariam to do after she gave birth to Prophet ﷺ Isa?
c. In comparison to her
condition after labor, which condition she was in more need of food?
d. Why did Allah ﷻ
ask Mariam to use the means available to her after labor to get food? Why not a
fruit basket gift from Jannah?
e. How many people are
needed to shake a palm tree hard enough for the dates to fall?
f. How is this related to
the topic of depending on Allah ﷻ?
9. Regarding the escape of
Prophet Musa and the children of Israel from Egypt:
a. What happened when the
children of Israel while escaping?
b. What was the response of
Prophet Musa to their cry?
c. What did Allah ﷻ
ask Prophet Musa to do? What tool did he use to do the task?
d. Why did Allah ﷻ
require him to use this tool to part the sea? Why not part the sea right away?
e. How is this related to
the topic of depending on Allah ﷻ?
10. Does depending on Allah ﷻ (Tawakul) related to the future or the past? When do we say
“In Sha’a Allah ﷻ” and when do we say “Masha’a
Allah ﷻ”?
11. For
the following list of benefits gained from Tawakul, explain each one in details. You may use your own examples.
a. In the incident of
Prophet Mohamed ﷺ traveling using his donkey and there
was a young youth setting behind him. What did the Prophet ﷺ advised him
regarding things that would come to him and things that wouldn’t come to him?
b. Dependence on Allah ﷻ makes a person fearless and worriless. How?
c. Spiritual Tawakul can’t be on other than Allah ﷻ?
Explain.
d. A person missing the bus
that got in an accident. Who delayed that person?
e. Mention the story of the
guy who was laid off from his job. Was he happy and what happened to him?
f. Sometimes we ask Allah ﷻ
for things that we desire so much but they are bad for us. Would Allah ﷻ
give them to us? Comment.
12. When a calamity happens and we become sad.
a. Are we allowed to be
sad? Can we stop ourselves from being sad?
b. How to handle our
sadness the right way and the wrong way? Give example that explain your answer.
13. When something good happens and we become
happy.
a. Are we allowed to be
happy? Can we stop ourselves from being happy?
b. How to handle our
happiness the right way and the wrong way? Give example that explain your
answer.
14. When we worry about something and we become
worried.
a. Are we allowed to be
worried? Can we stop ourselves from being worried?
b. How to handle our worry
the right way and the wrong way? Give example that explain your answer.
Lesson [5]: Sweet and Sour Mercy
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1.
In your own words, mention the story of Prophet Moses (Mosa and
the Righteous slave of Allah ﷻ. Hint use Quran 18:60-82
2.
What are the two types of knowledge? Explain.
3.
What are the two types of mercy?
4.
In the first event, which was damaging the boat, who was the one
who made the decision? Which type is this mercy?
5.
In the second event, which was killing the boy, who was the one
who made the decision? Which type is this mercy?
6.
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?
7.
Compare the type of mercy that comes directly from Allah with the
type of mercy that comes from his creation.
8.
Explain how is that you may pray for something which is bad for
you or hate something which is good for you. Give a few examples.
9.
Mention a few lessons that you learned from the story.
10.
When something bad happens to you, are you allowed to feel sad and
cry? You should change your sadness to what?
11.
When something good happens to you, are you allowed to feel joy
and happiness? You should change your Happiness to what?
12.
When you are worried, you should change your worry to what?
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Lesson [6]: Believe in the Unseen World
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Possible life in higher dimensions
1. Use the metaphor of the people
who live in 2D to show that we are being seen and accessed from higher
dimensions. Can we see them? Can they see all of us? What would they see if you
place your finger in their 2D plane?
2. Do we see everything in
existence? Mention few examples of things that exit but we don’t see them.
Mention the relevant joke about the smart kid and his atheist teacher.
Possible life in higher frequencies:
1. What is the frequency
our bodies and the solid objects around us?
2. Comparing the ones with
higher frequency with the ones they have lower frequency. Which one is more
powerful and why?
3. From what angels were
created and from what Jinn were created?
4. It is believed that the
nature of Jinn is a body of energy. How can they make us see them? How can the
angels make us see them as well?
5. What is the theory of
relativity e=mc2 and how is it related to the story of the
throne of the Queen of Sheba?
6. Which creation would
have more frequency, the Jinn or the angels?
7. Is it possible that
higher frequencies creations occupy the same space we occupy as the same time?
Is it possible that they can reach our entire bodies?
8. If the Jinn make us to
see them by altering their frequency to the visible spectrum or convert their
energy into mass. What laws are they bound to, our laws of nature or their
laws?
About the importance of believing of the world of unseen
1. What are the two worlds
that we have? To which one Allah ﷻ, his angels and life after? What
world that we live in now? To which world belong the things that we can feel
using any of the five senses?
2. Mention the Ayah where
Allah ﷻ praised the ones who believe in the Unseen. For what reason
Allah ﷻ praise them?
3. From an Islamic perspective,
what is the difference between to know and to believe? Use the metaphor of the
furnace.
About the relationship between death and sleep
1. How would death open the
door to the unseen world? Mention the Ayah in the Quran that explains this.
2. What are the Ayat and
Hadith that mention the relationship between death and sleep?
3. Is lying more difficult
or saying the truth?
4. Lying takes a lot of
brain work and good memory. Mention the joke of the teacher who quizzed the
four students about the flat tire.
5. When the angels ask you
the three questions right after death, how come you can't lie and give the
correct answers?
6. Compare the punishment
in the grave with nightmares.
7. Compare the joy in the
grave with sweet dreams.
8. If you want to torture
someone in this life, which part (Body or Soul) you can apply the torture non?
How about in the grave? How about in Hell fire?
9. Explain the metaphor of
the body and soul as compared to the car and the driver? Explain when is the
soul going to be alone and when is the soul is coupled with the body?
10. How can the soul control
the body? What is the interface between the body and the sould?
11. During the time we were
in our mother’s womb the universe to us was that tight place. After birth the
universe became very huge. How about the relationship between the seen universe
and the unseen universe?
Board Pictures:
Lesson [7]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in Allah ﷻ.
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Theology:
1. Mention the Hadith where
Angel Gibriel came in a form of a man and asked him questions?
Mention only the part related to the pillar of faith.
2. Allah ﷻ is One
(Wahid) and He is Unit (Ahad). What is the difference between these two
attributes of Allah ﷻ?
3. Which Surah known to be
one third of the Quran? Why?
4. What did Allah ﷻ
provide us with to see him with our brains?
Why having One God is mercy to us?
5. Many Gods lead to what according to Surat Al-Anbya’a (21:22)
6. Many Gods lead to what according to Surat Al-Moemnon (23:91)
7. Explain the disasters that would result from
having many Gods? which God we and the entire existence are required to submit
to God A or God B or God C?
8. The ultimate purpose of all creation is to
submit to which God?
9. What is the Name used in the Arabic Bible to
refer to God?
Various Arguments
10. Logical argument about the existence of God.
a.
How many of the people on earth deny the existence of God?
b.
What is the meaning of the statement “God did not create man, man
created God”?
c.
What is the watch maker argument?
d.
Explain the metaphor of the ship that leaves India and reach New
York. How is that metaphor related to Allah ﷻ, the sun and the moon?
e.
Why must we have a big boss?
f.
When we see beautiful painting of nature, how does this make us
feel about the artist who drew the picture and about Allah ﷻ?
11. Denying the existence of Allah ﷻ, the creator,
seems unreasonable. What caused the atheists to don’t want to admit the
existence of the Creator?
a.
Religions are wrong and don’t make sense. So, ……...
b.
Atheist who rejected religions are essentially have rejected
Christianity and then assuming that ………...
c.
Explain how is the Christian religion was used as a slave mind
management system? What was the response of the smart slaves?
d.
Explain how people deny the existence of God when they see
tragedies. Example the holocaust. What would be their arguments?
e.
Man (victims) says where are you God? God replies …………..
f.
How do we reply to the ones who said “Shall we feed the ones whom
Allah ﷻ should have fed” Yasin (36:47)?
g.
Tell the joke about selling parts of the paradise by the church in
the old days.
12. Theory of evolution.
a.
Are Muslim against the entire theory of evolution? What is the
part that we disagree with?
b.
Why the racist people draw monkeys to describe black people? How
does this relate to the theory of evolution?
c.
Why theory of evolution (Darwin’s theory) would justify the
killing of the “less developed humans.”
d.
What is the Arian race? Who promoted its superiority over all
other races? Explain the disaster that resulted from that.
13.
People attempt to ignore the presence of God. What is the name of the people
who just ignore the presence of Allah ﷻ? Summarize their beliefs.
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Lesson [8]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in Angels.
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1.
Why is it not appropriate to Allah ﷻ 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.
Angels could be a body of energy made of what? Can they take the
form of humans? Did Gibril came to the Prophet ﷺ in a form of a man? What did the man look
like?
4.
In the Hadith of Pillars of faith, the Hadith that we are studying
now, who was talking to the Prophet ﷺ?
5.
Angels don’t ever disobey Allah ﷻ? Why?
6.
Do angels go to hell or heaven? Why?
7.
Mention the names and the role of 11 angels. of different angels
doing different tasks.
8.
Complete: The wandering angels. Don’t enter a house that has a
………. Don’t attend a lecture or a talk where a woman is ………. or a man who is not
………...
9.
What is the job of the Guardian Angels? Do they do their job with
both good and bad guys or only good guys?
10.
Regarding the angels on the right and left, who is in charge of
the other? Why?
11.
Who are the two Angels that were converted to humans and sent to
earth? Why did Allah ﷻ do that to them? What happened at the end?
12.
Who taught black magic? Is it Halal or Haram? The sorcerer Kafir?
Why?
13.
How does the sorcerer please the Jinn? How is this communication
would make of the condition of the sorcerer?
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Additional Material
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_Islam
Muslims believe that
angels, or malaikah,
were created before humans with the purpose of following the orders of Allah ﷻ and communicating with humans. Muslims believe that
angels, like all other creatures, were created by God. In Islamic belief,
angels communicate messages from Allah ﷻ to humanity.
The
Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have]
the believers. All of them have believed in Allah ﷻ and His angels and
His books and His messengers, [saying], ‘We make no distinctions between any of
His messengers.’ And they say, ‘We hear and obey. [We seek] your forgiveness,
our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.’ (Qur’an 2:285)
Muslims also believe that angels are with them
at all times. They have two angels, which sit on either shoulder and are known
as Al-Kiram and Al-Katibun.
One of the angels records the good things the person has done and the other
records the bad things the person has done. Allah ﷻ will judge each person based on these
deeds, deciding whether they are worth of Paradise (Jannah or Hell
(Jahannam).
Lesson [9]: Pillars of Faith - Believe in the Books, the Prophets the Day of Judgment and the Qadar
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Belief in Books and Prophets:
1. How many Prophets and
how many messengers were sent by Allah ﷻ?
2. What is the difference
between a Prophet and Messenger? Explain how the messenger is sent to
non-believers but the Prophet is sent to believers. Explain in detail.
3. Since no more Prophets
will be sent, Allah ﷻ substituted the Prophet with what? Explain how and why?
4. Did each Prophet teach
the same faith about Allah ﷻ? Why? Explain.
5. Each Messenger came with
different Sharia laws. Give three examples of differences between the Sharia
laws of the Messengers.
6. What are the similar
things between Sharia laws for each messenger?
7. Explain why the three
heavenly “religions” teach that the only acceptable religion and way of life is
their version of religion. What would happen if they didn’t teach that?
8. Who are the people of
the book? Explain do we consider them the best Non-Muslims.
9. Because Prophets are
teachers, what do they need to teach from?
10. What are the benefits of
having books (scriptures) while the Prophets are alive? What is the use of
these books after the Prophets die?
11. All books now have been
changed due to translations and manipulations except the Quran. Why did Allah ﷻ
declare that he will be guard the Quran from being lost, manipulate it or
changed until the Day of Judgment?
12. Explain the telephone
game and how it affected the authenticity of previous scriptures?
Belief in the Day of Judgment:
13. If there is no day of
judgment, then good guys and bad guys end up equal. Explain how they are the
same. Is it fair?
14. If there is no day of
judgment, then it will make no sense for us to fight our temptations and lower
desires. Explain why.
15. What would you say about
a judge who makes good guys equal to bad guys? How this is related to belief in
the Day of Judgment?
16. What are the three
spiritual motivations that will motivate someone wake up very early in the
morning and go to Fajr?
17. How many rounds we have?
The true winner is the one who wins which one of them? Explain.
18. Prove logically that the
society that has faith gives more charity than the society that doesn’t have
faith.
19. Briefly describe what
will happen in the Day of Judgement?
Belief in the Qadar (fate):
20. Who has been writing our
books when we were children? What happens as you grow older?
21. Allah ﷻ knows about
what we will be written in our books. How do you reconcile this with the fact
that we are writing our own books and that we have the freedom to write them?
22. What are the decisions
that have been made by Allah ﷻ and we have no choice over? Can we
question Allah ﷻ, reject or change any of these decisions?
23. 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?
24. In the grief management
classes, what is the first thing they teach? How is that related to the sixth
pillar of faith in Islam?
25. Why bad things may
happen to good people? Isn’t it cruel to make good people suffer? Relate to the
story of Musa (AS) and the righteous slave, ruining the boat and killing the
boy.
26. 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? Who controls the
distribution of wealth?
27. If our share of wealth,
health and whatnot, were pre- assigned. Then what is our role in obtaining
them? Explain and mention the story of the camel of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RAA)
Lesson [10]: Pillars of Islam – After Faith, there is No Deity Except Allah ﷻ and Mohamed ﷺ is His Messenger Must be Established First Before any Thing else. Establishing prayers.
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1. What is the difference between the 6 pillars of
faith and the 5 pillars of worship? Which one must come first?
2. Prophet Mohamed ﷺ was the most loved and respected by his
people. He was Al-Amin (the most trust worth) and then he became the most
despised and the most liar who lies about God himself. Why? What happened?
3. Why did the Arab lords reject La Ilaha Ila Allah
ﷻ
and Mohamed ﷺ is Rasol Allah?
4. How many years the Prophet ﷺ lived?
How many years was he a Prophet? How many years in Makkah? How many years in
Al-Madina? What was the purpose of the Makkah era and what was the purpose of
Al-Madina period?
5. What is the difference between the Ayat of the
Quran that was revealed in Makkah and the ones that was revealed in Al-Madina?
6. Using the metaphor of building a foundation, which
one comes first removal of the dirt or establishment of foundation? How is this
related to the topic?
7. Did La Ila Allah ﷻ come first or the moral values, or the
rules of Halal and Haram? What did Aisha RA said about obeying the rules of dos
and don'ts? Were these rules come first or last? Why?
8. How many easier ways the Prophet ﷺ
could have used to establish Islam? Summarize all of them.
Explain how the intended objective of each way was achieved after the
establishment of {La Ilaha Ila Allah ﷻ. Mohamed ﷺ Rasool Allah}.
9. What are the tests of Islam (tests of
submission)? Why are we being given these tests? Explain how Ramadan is a test
to us.
10.Using the metaphor of the father who sent his son to study in a
faraway college, relate to the following:
· Concept of Salah? What is the phone number you
need to call on Allah ﷻ?
· Concept of laws of nature? Who to thank for the
check? How is that relevant to the law of nature?
· Evolution? hint I have no father or mother.
11.Describe the remembrance of Allah ﷻ curve with time to show the relationship
between prayers and the remembrance of Allah ﷻ.
12.Focusing in the prayers is a problem. In what case it would be
forgiven and in what case it will not?
13.What is the name of the Shytan whose job is to make people
unable to focus during the prayer?
14.Mention the joke about the guy who insisted that the Imam
prayed Zuhur two Raka instead four Raka?
Notes:
Lesson [11]: Pillars of Islam – Zakah, Fasting and Haj.
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1. What do we mean by the
spiritual muscles? How is this related to Ramadan?
2. Why Ramadan is a
training camp? Mention four of the most important benefits of fasting Ramadan
(the ones mentioned in class).
3. What is the Hadith Qudsy and how is it different than regular Hadith or
Quran?
4. In the Hadith Qudsy, Allah ﷻ said that all the worship of the children
of Adam to him except fasting it is to me and I am the one who would reward for
it. Explain the meaning of this Hadith.
5. If people convert their
cash money into other forms (like diamond for example) for the purpose of
evading Zakah. Would they be exempted from this Zahah or
what?
6. Mention the rules
of Zahat of cash, gold and other valuable things.
7. Mention the rule
of Zakah for farming for both cases of irrigation (by rain or by
effort).
8. Mention the rules of
the Zahah for oil and other mines.
9. Regarding
paying Zakah on jewelry, boats, cars and homes. In what situation do
we have to pay Zakah on them and in what situation we don’t have to
pay Zakah on them.
10.If you loan someone money, do you have to
pay Zakah on the loan?
11.What are the lifelong loans, such as
mortgage, is it allowed to deduct the loan amount from the Zakatable money?
12.In Surat Yasin 36:47,
Allah ﷻ mentioned that bad people argue that they shouldn’t feed the
poor and needy because if Allah ﷻ wants them to be fed,
then he should feed them himself. How do you reply to this argument?
13.Does Allah ﷻ provide the share of wealth of the poor
people directly to them? Explain.
14.About the Hadith of the Prophet Mohamed ﷺ saying
that I swear in the Name of Allah ﷻ that the charity
doesn’t decrease the wealth. Explain how and use the example of someone having
$1000 and donated $200 to explain how this $200 charity did not decrease his
wealth when compared to someone that has $1000 and didn’t donate anything.
Explain how the money left after donation ($800) is worth more than the
original $1000.
15.How do you reply to someone who says that the
Haj trip is dangerous because it is so crowded? Hint. Fill the blanks. People
travel and go to crowded places for .........................................
Muslims travel to Haj for .........................
16.Click here to watch
the video of Malcom X and explain how Haj changed his views of racism?
17.Click here to watch
the video about the Haj. Briefly summarize the Haj rituals.
18.Does everyone required to do Haj? Who are the
exempted ones, if any?
19.How do you reply to someone who says that how
come that Allah ﷻ would let the Masjids, his houses on earth, burn and would let
the people doing Haj to his house die?
Lesson [12]: Reply to "Quran Says: Kill them where ever you find them". Does the Quran Really Sanction Violence Against 'Unbelievers'?
Defending Islam against Stereotypes.
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1. Regarding the
expressions “infidels” and “holy war”. Do they exist in Islam? What were the
unbelievers called in . See Surat Al-Kafiron [109].
2. See Surat Al-Kafiron [109] gives a message of tolerance. How?
Explain?
3. Write Ayat Quran (2:190 to 192) that
include the statement "Kill them where ever you find them". Explain
the Ayat and then explain the deception of those who quoted this part of Ayah
to stereotype Islam.
4. What were the
instructions given by the Prophet ﷺ to the armies before they left to battle?
5. Quran (5:5) Proves
that Islam is very tolerant with other religions. Explain in details.
6. If Muslim men can marry
non-Muslim women, then why Muslim women can't marry non-Muslim men?
7. Explain the rule in (Quran 60:8-9).
Show the tolerance in these Ayat.
8. Why 911 is considered to
be an evil act in Islam? Explain how the name of Islam was hijacked in 911?
9. Do radicals kill
non-Muslims only? Explain. Why do they kill Muslims?
10.Vigilantism is prohibited in Islam. Explain
why and relate to 911.
11.We and the people of the book
worship the same God Quran [29:46]. How do we reach to God and how do Christians
reach to God?
12.How do we Muslim view trinity?
13.Do Muslims honor Jesus? How is Jesus viewed
in religions other than Islam and Christianity?
14.Bin Laden said, it is either with us or you
are a hypocrite. George W. Bush said, you are either with us or with the
terrorists. Do you agree with these statements? What is your position from
these statements?
Lesson [13]: Reply to "Muslims are terrorists and Islam is the religion of terror"
Defending Islam against Stereotypes.
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The example of Hitler
1. How do you reply to the
ones who say Bin Laden shares the same religion as yours?
2. What religion was
Hitler? How many people did he killed?
3. Is it right to blame
Hitler’s acts on his religion?
4. Do we need to tell the
Cristian people that Hitler doesn’t represent Christianity or they already know
that?
5. Do we need to tell the
Cristian people that Bin Laden doesn’t represent Islam or they already know
that?
The example of Anti-Abortion Terror
1. What is the Christian
Army of God?
2. What was its motives?
3. How many kinds and
counts of violence it did?
4. Was the Christian Army of
God motivated by Christianity?
5. Is it okay to blame
Christianity for it? Why or why not?
The example of IRA
1. What is the IRA? What
was its religion?
2. What did it do to be
considered an Army of terror?
3. What was its motives?
4. How many kinds and
counts of violence it did?
5. Was the Christian Army
of God motivated by Christianity?
6. Is it okay to blame
Christianity for it? Why or why not?
The example of Timothy McVeigh
1. Who is Timothy McVeigh?
What religion he was?
2. What did McVeigh do? How
many were his victims?
3. What was the motive
behind McVeigh acts?
4. Can we say that McVeigh
acts represent America? Why or Why not?
5. What was the end of
McVeigh?
The example of Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Use information from this link to answer the questions below
1. What is the KKK? What
was its religion?
2. What was its motives?
3. How many kinds and
counts of violence it did?
4. Was the KKK motivated by
Christianity?
5. Is it okay to blame
Christianity for it? Why or why not?
Other Arguments:
1. What is the point of
mentioning these examples?
2. All American citizens were
hurt once, but we American Muslims were hurt twice. Why? Explain.
3. When a Muslim commits a
crime, the media says a Muslim committed a crime. But when a Christian commit a
crime, the media mention the name of the criminal only and no mention of his
religion. Why and what have been the motives of the media for doing this?
4. Mention the joke about
the Muslim who saved a little girl from being killed by a dog.
5. Was the intent of 911
just to damage the building and kill people? What is the other reason, which
related to unity? Did the terrorist achieve these objectives?
6. Who was Saddam Husain?
Was it appropriate for the media to go to the Masjid inquire about Sadam Husain
and Bin Laden? What is the right place to inquire about them? Why?
7. Use math to prove that
the Al-Qaeda is an extreme radical exception? Would the exception prove the
rule to be true or false? Can you have an exception if you don’t have a rule?
6. Do people who take Islam
seriously be considered radicals? Why?
7. Watch this video about
interview of the news to me and my family right after 911 and mention my
arguments and concerns, and if you agree or disagree.
8. Visit this site and write what do you think about
what is mentioned. Are all terrorists are Muslims?
9. Who are the ones who
carried the largest number of acts of terrorism in US?
10. What was the deadliest
act of terrorism within the United States prior to the September 11
attacks?
11. Summarize the arguments
by President Obama regarding Islam in this video clip.
12. How Hollywood is giving
Islam a bad name? See
this video.
13. In Islam, do we build
coalitions based on justice or religion? Do you prefer to have a bad Muslim
friend or a good non-Muslim friend?
Lesson [14]: Reply to “Islam Spread by the Sword”
Reply to stereotypes:
1. Islam is a religion that
spread with the sword.
2. Islam is a religion that
doesn’t tolerate other religions.
3. In a Muslim state, you
have to either give up your religion or get killed.
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A. What made people say that about Islam?
B. Summarize the following replies to the
Stereotypes that Islam spread by the sword (violence).
1. Muslims made the invaded county better than it was.
2. When the British occupied Egypt, did they make Cairo better
than London? When the French occupied Algeria, did they make Algeria better
than Paris. When Gorge Bush occupied Iraq, did he make Bagdad better than
Washington or worse than Tijuana?
3. Indonesia.
4. The sword opens a land not a heart.
5. Did the Islamic law accommodate non-Muslim minorities living in
Muslim countries?
6. Non-Muslim worship places are preserved intact.
7. Quran said that "No compulsion in religion" Quran
(2:256).
C. What is the difference between liberation and
occupation.
D. (optional) What is the story of the Coptic
guy and the son of Amro Ibn Al-As عمرو
بي العاص.
E. What is the inquisition? What religion was
the one who did the inquisition? where and when did it start? What was the
purpose? How long did it last? Did Muslims do any inquisition?
Notes:
Answers:
1) From the Quran: The following verses from the Quran forbid
imposing the religion on people. See Quran 2:256 [There is no compulsion in religion], 50:45 [Can’t force them to believe] and 10:99 [Your Lord could have made all people on
earth believe. Who are you (Mohamed ﷺ) to compel them against the will of God].
2) The sword opens a land
and doesn’t open a heart. In other words, the sword was used to expand the
empire not to expand the religion.
3) In Islamic law (Sharia),
any declarations, consent, marriage, divorce, contractual agreement, decision,
testimony imposed by force is invalid.
4) Using force to compel religion
produces nothing but hypocrisy. The person who is under the threat of the sword
will not love or practice Islam nor will teach it to his/her children.
5) Unlike the history of
Christianity that has 400 years of inquisition;
the history of Islam doesn’t have any form of inquisition.
Ugly History: The Spanish Inquisition - Kayla
Wolf (5:41min YouTube Video)
What Punishment Was Like During The Spanish
Inquisition (11:13 min YouTube Video)
6) The person who loves and
practice Islam, as well as teach Islam to his children is not the one under the
threat of the sword.
7) The largest population
of Muslims in the entire world is Indonesia. Islam
came to it without any military interaction. It was because Muslim merchants
came in the country to do business.
8) The difference between
occupation and liberation is that occupation makes the invaded country worse
than it was while libration makes it better than it
was. Muslims made the invaded countries better than it was, even better than
their own home land. An example of this fact is Spain. Click here to see how Muslims made Spain better
than the homeland they came from, including Mecca and Madina.
9) Muslims protected the
worship places of other religions. See the pictures of 2000 year old churches
in Muslim courtiers that have been protected by Muslims during the Islamic
rulings.
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.
10) Muslim states had many
minorities that have been living safely for hundreds of years and their places
of worship are protected by the
Islamic state.
11) The Islamic Law (Sharia)
has a well established law that protects the rights
of people of other faith that live in a Muslim state. The Christians and the
Jews are called the people of the book in the Islamic Law. In
addition, Other non Muslims are called the people of Dhima in the Islamic Law.
12) Islam allows a Muslim
man to have a wife who is Christian or Jewish Quran 5:5. This is the highest level of tolerance when
the most beloved person to your heart and the mother of your children is from a
different religion.
13) Islam allows Muslims to
have relationships with Non Muslims who are not
fighting against the religion of Islam Quran 60:8 & 9 [It basically says that God doesn’t
mind if you have non Muslim Friends and loved one but
he doesn’t want you to have relationships with enemies of the Religion]
14) The reason people entered
Islam after the Muslims used the sword to open the land was because they ﷺ
the difference between the old government and the new government. They have
seen what Islam brought them and they liked it.
15) What Happens to the
Muslims who Denounce Islam Publicly.
• Islam has a policy that says that if you don’t
harm the religion, the religion will not harm you.
• At the time of the Prophet ﷺ, enemies of
Islam used to embrace Islam in the morning and then denounce it in the evening
announcing publicly that Islam is a bad religion. It was a tactic to drive
people away from Islam. The Quran mentions this fact Quran 3:72.
• To stop people from doing this, the Prophet ﷺ
order that the ones who embrace Islam and then denounce it publicly be given
three days chance to correct themselves publicly or get killed.
• If people denounce Islam privately, nothing
happens to them.
• During the three days all what the person has to
do is to declare publicly that he was wrong and then he/she will let go. It is
an easy way out.
• This rule applies only in Muslim countries.
Lesson [15]: Reply to “Sharia (Islamic Law) is too Harsh”
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
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1. There are two kinds of
laws regarding the source of the law. What are they?
2. Manmade laws made to be
biased towards few? Explain the favored people in Capitalism and Communism.
3. Why Sharia is not biased
to the favor of anyone?
4. When the name of the
Islamic Law (Sharia) is mentioned, people think about the law of punishment for
criminals, why? Isn’t Sharia much more than that? Explain.
5. If we assume that what was
meant by Sharia is the law of punishment for criminals, then
a. Why they say that Sharia
is harsh. Mention the punishments of the examples given in class and you can
add your own as well.
b. Is Sharia really harsh
on criminals? Why?
c. Justice to the favor of
criminals (easy punishment) versus justice to the favor of victims (harsh
punishment). Explain how and why Sharia is kind to victims.
d. How does Sharia reduce
the total number of victims and criminals?
e. Explain the benefit from
a crime / cost of punishment ratio, i.e., the worth of a crime. Explain how
Islam keeps this ratio low? Give some numerical examples to explain the point
like the table below?
6. According to Surat
Al-Maeda (Maeda 5:44-45), the laws
of life for a life …etc. were mentioned in which book? What is the meaning of
this law?
7. What is the meaning of
the Ayat (Shura 42:39-43) and how
is it related to the subject?
8. The Ayah in (Shura 42:40) talks about
justice in punishment. It says that the punishment is equal to the offense.
Explain how? Hint: talk about is equal means the same? If someone raped a
victim, then would the punishment be a reverse rape! ....
9. Is Sharia intended to
protect the public space or the private space?
10. Does Sharia allow spying on the people in
their private places? Mention the story of Umar and the drunk people.
11. Difference between the rich thieves and the
poor thieves in terms of how harsh the punishment in both cases?
12. When
did OmarRAA stop cutting the hands of
the poor thieves?
13. In the Islamic law, what is the value of a
bottle of Alchol?
14. Explain how the Sharia allows
the freedom of Halal but not the freedom of Haram.
15. What are the five objectives of Sharia?
Briefly explain each one with examples. Use this link.
Notes:
Worth of a crime =
(100% - Chances of getting away) × amount of stolen money
Five objectives of Sharia
1. Protection of religion.
2. Protection of human life
3. Protection of intellect
4. Protection of progeny
5. Protection of wealth
Use
this link for explanation.
Lesson [16]: Reply to “Sharia (Islamic Law) is too old”
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
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1. How old is the Islamic
Law (Sharia)
2. Is there any country
without laws?
3. If we reject the divine
laws, what is the remaining alternative?
4. Who is the only one that
can make fair laws and why? What happen when humans make laws?
5. 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?
6. Do the Ten Commandments
still apply till today? Do they change with time and place?
7. Explain the difference
between Hallal and Haram versus wise and unwise?
8. Does Sharia allow
freedom for Haram or corruption? What freedoms the Sharia provides?
9. If Sharia allows freedom
between Hallal alternatives, how do you select which alternative to use?
10.Give an example how the Capitalism laws
change with time and place (Lake Tahoe for example). Comment on that. Which
value is controlling? Moral values control the economy or the economy is
controlling moral values in Capitalism?
11.Capitalism is based on selfishness and greed.
Give two examples.
12.Mention three haram things in doing business?
13.What is the difference between 13 years old
pregnant girl in US vs Sharia country? Which one is better and why?
14.What is Riba? Explain the equation of Riba as
the equation of Sharia. How are they different? How is the Sharia equation
being superior to Riba equation?
15.Do the five objectives of Sharia change
with time and place? Why?
Notes:
Last Year Notes:
Lesson [17] Reply to Hijab Issues.
Defending Islam against
Stereotypes
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3. Watch the following
video about Hijab and use it to as well to answer the
questions below as well.
Homework:
Listen to the audio recording of the class or
watch the video, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.
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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?
a. 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.
b. 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 ﷺ her without Hijab?
c. Hijab is also proven by continuous
practice since the days of the Prophet ﷺ. Explain.
4. The Nature of women =
Feminine side (physical appearance) and professional side (talent).
a. Explain.
b. Which side is for
business and which side is for husband family life?
c. Can the Feminine part
(Physical appearance) be used for business?
5. Women and girls can be
spreading unethical temptations by physical appearance. Explain how?
6. The Shytan uses the
physical appearance to generate haram lust. Explain.
7. Why does Islam want to
hide the physical appearance? Explain.
8. Some commercials use the
body of the women to promote product.
a. They appeal to what
attributes of women to promote their products and ideas?
b. Aren’t they lust?
Explain.
c. 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?
9. Because of physical
appearance, pretty women may be promoted over talented ones. Explain.
10.How do you reply to the one who says that my
talent is my look?
11.Women may be looked at as lust objects.
a. Explain. How
b. What happens when a
teacher said that the beautiful secretary is part of the fixed cost of doing
business? What was the response of the female students?
c. A pretty woman reporter
gets an award. Her male coworkers wanted to put her down. What was the story?
d. An almost naked girl was
used for the commercial promoting buying certain kind of bulldozers. What is
the relationship between the body of the women and this construction machine?
What is the implied message?
12.What is the message communicated in high
school culture regarding the physical appearance?
13.There are five lines of defense against
adultery or fornication.
a. What are they?
b. Explain why each one of
them is necessary?
c. Did Allah ﷻ
say don’t commit adultery or don’t approach adultery. What is the difference
d. Is it possible to avoid
adultery if these lines of defense don’t exist? Use the edge of the cliff
metaphor.
e. Is it permissible for a
man to be alone with a woman in a private place to teach her Quran? Mention the
Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ regarding this.
14.The metaphor “Why buy the cow if you can’t
get the milk for free”
a. What is the meaning of
this metaphor?
b. In a haram romance, who
is the loser? Explain why?
c. In a haram romance, who
is taking advantage of the other side, the boy or the girl?
d. Why the divorce causes
bankruptcy to men?
e. Why do men prefer to
have Haram romance over marriage?
15.An advertisement against haram romance shows
a boy and a girl having fun together. Then what happens? Mention the rest of
the advertisement. What is the message being sent?
16.When meeting with a marriage prospect, is it
necessary that you wear the full Hijab that you wear outside? Why? Mention the
Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ to the ones who were getting married.
Notes:
Lines of defense against adultery or fornication are five:
Lesson [18]: Reply to “Women are not Equal to Men - Islam allows girls to marry young - Islam does not allow boys and girls to date before marriage.
Defending Islam against Stereotypes
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Homework:
Listen to the audio recording or watch the video
recording of the class, read the notes, and answer the following questions
thoroughly. Short answers are not accepted. You must submit your homework
via email hw@zeiny.net
Status of women before Islam in Early
Christianity
1. What is Misogyny?
2. Why did early
Christianity refer to marriage as the “filth of marriage”? Get the answer by
summarizing http://plainislam.blogspot.com/p/filth-of-marriage-devils-gateway.html
3. Is the bible Misogynic?
Get the answer by summarizing https://members.bib-arch.org/biblical-archaeology-review/43/2/7. Or Christianity,
Religion and Women: Misogyny in the Bible.
4. Why do the following
verses in the bible be considered as the source of misogyny? Genesis 3:6 to 8. See Sexist Bible Verses
5. Why do we Muslims
consider verse Genesis 3:9 to be a low image of Allah ﷻ?
6. Read and comment
on why women need freedom from religion
Status of women before Islam in the world
7. Why would pre-Islamic Arabs
burry their baby daughters alive?
8. In the pre-Islamic
Arabian society, could women inherit or get inherited? Explain.
9. In the pre-Islamic
Arabian society, could women own or be owned? Explain.
10. In the
old Indian Hindu society, what happens to the wife when her husband dies?
Status of women in Islam
11. Islam
views that the product of a woman is a human being but the product of a man is
much less value. Explain.
12. What
did Islam do to correct the status of women?
13. Why
would Prophet Mohamed ﷺ and Islam be considered revolutionary in women rights at the
time?
14. Was
Prophet Mohamed ﷺ a feminist, like modern day feminists? Explain why.
15. Um
Salama used to ask the Prophet Mohamed ﷺ about women. Allah ﷻ would respond
to her questions directly.
a. The good deeds for both
genders are equally appreciated [Omran 3:195], [Women 4:124] and [Bees 16:97].
b. Listing doers of good
deeds for both genders [Ahzab 33:35]
Equality versus Equity
16. Explain
the differences between Equity and Equality? http://sgba-resource.ca/en/concepts/equity/distinguish-between-equity-and-equality/activity-equity-or-equality/
17. Give
example of a case where equity is justice and another case where equality is
justice.
18. Why
men and women not compete together in the Olympics?
19. Briefly
summarize https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/09/equality-is-not-enough/
Islam allows girls to marry when they are young
20. Difference
between a pregnant teenager in US and Muslim country. Which one is more
descent?
21. The
alternative does not have to be arranged marriage. Explain.
22. Comment
on arranged marriage, independent marriage without any regard to parent’s
opinion and Islam
23. Would
Islam allow a girl to be forced to marry a person without her consent?
24. Why
Islam does not allow boys and girls to date before marriage? Is it moral?
25. Girls
are taken advantage of. How?
26. Explain
the meaning of why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free.
27. In
Muslim countries would a girl would give herself up to a guy without marriage?
Explain why not? Why would this make girls precious?
28. Why
would a girl wear clothes showing her body when it is freezing cold?
29. Islam
wants to make sure that the brains fit together before consummating the
marriage. Explain the recommended stages of getting married in Islam.
30. Consummating
the marriage fast (fast Zawag) is it wise? Why or why
not?
Notes:
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here for the written notes.
Lesson [19]: Reply to “Islam Allows Men to have four wives - Women can’t be leaders”.
Reply to: Women can’t be leaders
Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan.
Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh.
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Homework:
This video is the
introductory video presented in the class.
Listen to the audio recording or watch the video
recording of the class, read the notes, and answer the following questions
thoroughly. Short answers are not accepted. You must submit your homework
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1. What is justice? Is
equality always justice?
2. Are men and women being
identical? Are they equal?
3. In the Olympics, do men
and women compete together? Why.
4. Is polygamy allowed in
the bible? How many wives the bible say about Prophets Ibrahim, Yaqob, Dawod and Soliman?
5. What are the main
differences between polygamy allowed by Islam and polygamy allowed by other
traditions, such as the bible, the book of Mormon, ...etc.
a. The number is limited to
???
b. Men are not allowed to
marry the followings (women 4:22-23): ???
c. Justice between wives
must be enforced (Women 4:3). If you have
doubts of being just, then???.
d. What
happen to the one who is not fair when dealing with his wives?
6. What is serial polygamy?
How is it related to the subject?
7. Is it illegal to have
one wife and unlimited number of girl friends?
8. What if a man caught
with another woman that is not his wife, is it a crime?
9. What if a man caught
with another woman that is his 2nd wife, is it a crime?
10.Is it illegal for a married man to have a
relationship with another married woman?
11.Not allowing man to have multiple wives make
women lose their rights. Explain?
12.What are the reasons when have multiple wives
is necessary?
13.What is the story of the single woman who
converted to Islam in Canada and was lonely?
14.What is the norm regarding having many wives?
Whey?
15.Who is more likely to survive, baby boys or
baby girls? Why? Hint see this. Male Mortality
is ??% ??????? than female mortality.
16.Wars take the lives of which gender?
17.Why is it nice to have a co-wife sometimes?
What are the advantages of this?
18.What happen to the one who is not fair when
dealing with his wives?
19.What are the reasons for which a woman cannot
have multiple husbands?
20.What is the Cervix cancer and
how is it related to girls who have more than one boyfriend?
Women can’t be leaders
21.Did the US ever have a female president?
22.How would you reply to the ones who say that
Islam doesn’t allow women to be leaders?
Notes:
Three set of notes are
shown below.
Notes (1):
Notes (2):
Notes (3):
Lesson [20]: Reply to “Islam Allows Slavery”
Defending Islam against Stereotypes.
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1. Introductory videos
· Islam and Slavery — Condoned or
Condemned? (9 minutes) By Anne-Marie Ionescu
2. Other sources are:
· Slavery in Islam (11
minutes).
· Slavery in Islam Really
good, comprehensive and very intellectual by Professor Jonathan Brown (1 hour, 52 minutes).
· Documentary on How
Slavery Dominated America (1 hour, 22 minutes).
· Wikipedia article.
History of slavery in the Muslim world.
Homework:
Listen to the audio recording or watch the video
recording of the class, and read the notes and read this article in Wikipedia about Islamic Views on Slavery. Then answer the following
questions thoroughly:
1. When Islam came, was
slavery already existing or did Islam introduce it to the society?
a. Is slavery allowed in
the Bible?
b. Were any the founding
fathers in the US were slave owners? Hint describe George Washington’s slave
women and slave children.
c. Is it reasonable to
compare the 6th century Arabia with the 21st century
America?
2. The Islamic slavery was
in no way comparable to the American slavery. Actually, the American slavery
can’t be called slavery because ……?
3. Islam upgraded the
status of slave-master relationship to be closer to employer-employee
relationship. How?
4. Islam has introduced a
tactic to reduce the number of slaves in a Muslim Society. What was this
tactic? Use the metaphor of water tank to explain the tactic.
a. Source of slavery is
only ……. ???. Outs are
i. Killing by accident
(Nisa 4:92)
ii. …???
iii. …???
iv. …???
v. …???
vi. …???
vii. ... ???
b. It led to the gradual
freeing of slaves. Freeing all slaves at once would create …..?.
5. All Muslim countries
paned slavery at ….???
6. What are the possibilities
in handling prisoners of war? Rank them in terms of best to worst.
a. Free them, but they
would come back to …???
b. Slavery<