What successful women have to say?

The most important thing about Hijab is that it gives you an identity of a Muslim. Moreover, it is another way of obedience to Allah's (s.w.t.) command. People often gives me due respect which I would have not got without a Hijab. Travelling among men has become easy for me as it makes me feel safe and protected. It also gives me a lot of confidence and last but not the least this has brought me one step closer to Allah (s.w.t.). Therefore, I consider Hijab as a blessing from Allah (s.w.t.)

The Angel of Death, Azrael (A.S.) said "Obedience to Allah's (s.w.t.) Commandments is better than compassion to the earth". Initially I felt I would be looked down upon in society, but after wearing Hijab, I realized that people do not give you as much importance as you feel they should. The nearness, which I felt to Allah (s.w.t) by obeying His commandment, is beyond expression. Moreover wearing Hijab has created an aura of respectability in my environment and has enabled me to remember Allah (s.w.t.) more often. Mrs. S.A. Vakil (House Wife)

I feel that at present when demoralisation is increasing in the society, every woman should wear Hijab, It is the only thing which protects a woman and makes her feel secured.


the modern society of today, a woman has always been looked upon as just another sexual object for the men. Why should one display one's beauty for unwanted eyes to feast upon? The Hijab protects a woman's honor and doesn't arouse unwanted passion from the opposite sex. I feel if the women were to universally adopt the Islamic code of dressing, the rate of incidences of eves teasing, molestation, rape, etc. would be negligible







1)The stylish coat can be worn in many different patterns; it loosely falls from the shoulders and reaches the knees.
2)A loose long coat falling from the shoulders and reaching the ankles can also be worn with a scarf covering all the hair. The scarf can also have a veil attached to cover the total face (Nakab).
3)A scarf covering the hair fully, can be worn along with a loose shirt falling till the knees as trousers. (Hair should not be seen from below the scarf).
4)This hijab commonly known as the "Chaadar" is a single piece of material which falls from head and is draped on the shoulder. A scarf too can be worn inside it, to cover all the hair.


HIJAB SUPPLEMENT
Allah (s.w.t.) states in Qur'an: "Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between! If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)." Holy Qur'an (21:16)

The above surah amply emphasizes the seriousness with which Allah (s.w.t.) created this world and everything that exists therein, including the human beings. Allah (s.w.t.) created us for a specific and important purpose and it is the duty of every Muslim to lead a disciplined life, realizing the seriousness of this purpose.

Human beings must distinguish themselves from animals by decent and disciplined behavior. But how many of us take this life with the seriousness it deserves? All of us originated from one father and one mother and belong to one big family, but it is unfortunate that many of us live without any sense of collective responsibility. We are one community and the action of one-person will not only reflect on other individuals but also the whole community.

Allah (s.w.t) states in the Holy Quran: "If anyone slew a person, unless it be for murder or spreading mischief in the land, it would be as it he slew the whole people."

When Allah (s.w.t) commanded our sisters to observe Hijab, it was because of the universal damages that would be caused by refusing to observe It. It is not a matter of individual behavior, as many people may think. A woman going out exposing her charms attracts men, which sets off a chain of undesirable events, causing lot of harm to several people. Thus, the indecent behavior of one person affects the community as a whole. Although the person, who originally caused the damage, is to be blamed for all the consequences, other members of the community are also responsible to some extent for allowing such a thing to happen. Therefore, it becomes a collective responsibility of all of us to ensure that such damages are not caused.

For example, some people were sailing in a boat, which they jointly owned when one of them stated making a hole in the place which was allocated to him in the boat. When others tried to stop him, he argued that it was his part of the boat and he was free to do whatever he wished. But if he was allowed to continue, the boat would sink and all of them would be drowned.

Discarding Hijab will harm not only one's own self but also millions of others. Exposure of physical charm of our women may destroy many homes and cause innumerable rapes and murders for which we all are responsible.

It is pertinent to relate one of the several heart-breaking stories caused by discarding Hijab: A young innocent man, who saw the photograph of an attractive woman, was immediately infatuated by her physical charm. Unfortunately, he had neither wealth nor position to get closer to her. To fulfill his desire, he though of getting money quickly by any means and resorted to stealing.

Finally, he ended up in prison for robbing a few people and killing one.

Who is to be blamed for all the consequences but the person who caused them? Had that woman observed Hijab and refrained from displaying her attractions, these crimes would not have taken place.

Our Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w.) has said that on the Day of Judgment, such people would be brought forward for trail on charges of quasi-crimes in which they had a share of responsibility. They would plead that they did not commit those crimes, but then they would be told that they removed their Hijab and attracted this person, which made him indulge in those crimes.

"And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take". Holy Qur'an (26:227)

LIBERATION OR SEXPLOITATION
Today in some societies, particularly in the West a woman can walk semi-naked in public, swim topless, patronize bars and clubs, smoke, drink, dance in discos and have sex with anybody she feels like.

She can even serve her boyfriend, like an unpaid prostitute, and be free to murder her unborn baby if she falls pregnant. She can also compete in the business world by using her body to promote commercial commodities.

At the end of the day she will be regarded as a truly 'liberated' woman!

In Islam, however, Liberation of women is far more serious, noble and dignified than just the burning of bras as is done in the so-called permissive societies where the fair sex is regarded as no more than a sex object. Today the West is very quick to condemn Islamic laws, which protect purity of purpose and the intermingling of the sexes at all levels of society.

Look at the glossy cover of any magazine or advertisements on TV and newspaper, you will find that most of these advertisements have scantily dressed women in alluring poses to attract the attention of men. This proves that the Western society considers woman only as a sex symbol.

The liberation of women in Islam is far superior to Western liberation as it allows women to live with respect, dignity and equality in society.

Equality does not mean aping and behaving like men or dancing to their carnal tunes; that would be an act of inferiority in the face of one's own femininity.

A truly liberated woman always dresses decently and modestly. A true woman will never degrade her body and sell her dignity to the highest bidder. No woman is truly liberated if she is still the slave of her wayward conscience, bodily lust or infidelity.

However, in Islam, women, whatever their role as mothers, wives, sisters or daughters, command respect and have a constructive role to play in society. The Hijab itself gives an aura of freedom to the womankind, facilitating their movement and protecting them from provocation and wanton greed of the human wolves. Removal of the Hijab makes you vulnerable to the lust of men.

By removing your Hijab, you have destroyed your faith. Islam means submission to Allah (s.w.t.) in all our actions. Those who refuse submission cannot be called Muslims.

WHAT IS HIJAB?
There are many sisters who have failed to understand the actual meaning of Hijab. Hijab technically means covering. Islam desires the preservation of social tranquility and familial peace. Hence, it asks women to cover themselves in their inter-actions with men, whom they are not related to.

WHY IS HIJAB NECESSARY?
The dangerous consequences of the Western culture of nakedness and permissiveness are before us. We should think twice before blindly trying to imitate Western life-styles.

HOW SHOULD WOMEN OBSERVE HIJAB CORRECTLY?
Basically, the dress of ladies should cover the whole body except the face and hands (i.e. palms & fingers). Hair should not be exposed because Islam considers it as half of the total beauty of women. The Hijab could be of any form and color, a one-piece chader or a three-piece ensemble, as long as it is not tight fitting and does not attract people's attention.

BASELESS OBJECTIONS AGAINST HIJAB:

* It seeks to imprison women: Those who feel that Hijab imprisons women should refrain from living in houses because it is nearer to a prison than Hijab.
* It subordinates women: In fact, culture, which promotes nakedness, takes people nearer to the culture of animals. Wearing the Hijab, on the contrary, liberates women from the trap of Western fashion and maladies. It gives them greater, rather than less freedom and mobility.
* Why only women? Science has confirmed that visual stimulation plays a predominant role in the physiology of men compared to women. The fact that the sex-industry in the West is targeted towards the male-market confirms it.
* Victims of Ridicule: Some of our sisters come up with the excuse that the non-believers laugh at them if they observe Hijab and they feel degraded. They may laugh for a little while but after some time they will have no choice but to respect the Muslim women observing Hijab for their discipline, which could not be shaken, by their little laughs.
* Let us not forget the famous phrase: The one who laughs last laughs the longest".
* Beauty is meant to be appreciated: True! But only by the husband. Hence women who truly love their husbands would never wish to be seen in public without Hijab.

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF DISCARDING HIJAB?

* Becoming an easy target of anti-social elements.
* Causing great stresses, insecurity and suspicion in the minds of husbands, ultimately disturbing the familial harmony.
* Instigating young people to deviate towards the path of lust and immorality.
* Giving rise to cases of divorce, adultery, rape & illegitimate children.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF OBSERVING HIJAB?

* Confidence in social participation as human being and not as sexual commodity.
* Guarding one self from the lustful looks of men.
* Not diverting people's attention from constructive social work.
* Improving the moral character of the society.

In conclusion, women can achieve true dignity and experience true emancipation by observing Hijab and not by discarding it.

HIJAB ALSO FOR MEN
Say to the believing man that they cast down their glance. Allah (s.w.t.) is aware of the things they do. Holy Qur'an (24:30) To cast down one's glance, means not to look in a fixed way, not to stare. The sentence means, "Tell the believers not to stare at or flirt with women."

Allah (s.w.t.) has given equal rights to both men and women; He forbids either sex claiming supremacy over the other. Allah (s.w.t.) states in the Quran: "The most honored of you in the sight of Allah (s.w.t.) is (he who is) the most righteous of you." Holy Qur'an (49:13)

Why is it necessary to Wear HIJAB

Until the Imperialists invaded Muslim Countries and the Muslims started mixing with non-believers, all our Muslim women walked in this world with great respect and dignity. The non-believers were finding it very difficult to come anywhere near the border of our Muslim sisters purity. The Hijab did not only protect them from those evil eyes of non-believers but also gave them freedom and independence from being misused by them.

The non-believers planned to destroy their barrier through removal of Hijab and unfortunately, many of our sisters, without realizing what shame and destruction they were bringing to themselves, removed the Hijab and exposed themselves.

When imperialists invaded China, they were not faced with Hijab but were confronted with other obstacles and the Chinese refused to co-operate with them. In order to crush this resistance, the imperialists flooded China with opium and made it available to the Chinese free of charge. Once the Chinese were addicted, free distribution of opium ceased and it was given only to those who fulfilled their demands.

HijabRemoval of the Hijab had exactly the same effect. At one time, you were independent and lived with dignity, but now you are nothing but a slave of your evil desire and behave worse than a kafir. By removing your Hijab, you have destroyed your faith. Islam means submission to Allah (s.w.t.) in all our action. Those who refused submission cannot be called Muslims. Allah states in Qur'an: "And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss." Holy Qur'an (24:31)

Also, Imam Jaffer Sadiq (a.s.) says: Modesty is the symbol of faith and whoever has no modesty (Hijab), has no religion.

There are many sisters who have failed to understand the actual meaning of Hijab.

To observe proper Hijab is to dress up oneself modestly and appropriately covering all parts of body except face and forearms, without showing one's figure or curves and without using any sort of make-up.

Allah (s.w.t) has given equal rights to both men and women; He forbids either sex claiming supremacy over the other.

Allah states Qur'an: "Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you." Holy Qur'an (49:13)

Hijab is one of the righteous deeds and it is a sign of honor and equality with men and stands as a shield of protection against evil man.

The woman in Islam is bestowed with respect and honor and a Muslim gives great importance to his wife. Our Prophet Muhammad's (s.a.w.) Hadith says the best of you are those who are best in resting their wives.

The status of wife is so respectable that she is not bound to do any house-hold work unless she does it willingly and with affection; but if her husband forces her to do any work, he will have to answer to Allah for his conduct. Also, she is not bound to earn and maintain the house of her husband. Her work shall always conform to the laws of Shariat. Unlike the Western world, the Muslim wife is a queen in her husband's house. The first thing a husband does for his wife is to provide a servant and a cook according to his ability and when she becomes a mother, she receives greatest respect from her husband. Contrary to this, is considered a sin by Allah (s.w.t.)

One of the most common phrases in Islam is the 'Paradise lies at the feet of the mother'. And Allah (s.w.t) states in Qur'an: Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. Holy Qur'an (17:23)

Allah (s.w.t.) has given great impedance to women and for that reason He orders their children to address them in terms of honor.

What kind of dignity a non-believer has by the way they conduct their life and expose themselves. They have removed the shield of protection, that modesty of Hijab and left themselves unprotected and that is the cause for the assault, which takes place once every ten seconds in rape and murder around the world. But those true Muslims who observe proper Hijab are protected from such assaults and not one ease or this type is ever heard of.

Moreover Hijab also gives the women an air of authority, dignity and respect, which a non-believer can never claim to possess. Only those who are well behaved can expect admiration and high esteem from others and definitely, those who try to attract men can never be called a well-behaved person.

Those who reject Hijab and wish to attract men are suffering from inferiority complex. They believe men are superior and in order to overcome this feeling, they use their feminine charms. But why should a Muslim woman have such a feeling when she is fully aware of her equality with men?

Hijab, therefore, has such benefits as a guard against any assault, equality with men, air of respect and honor and most important of all, obedience to Allah (s.w.t.) which is equivalent to blood of martyr. Hijab requires women to avoid any sort of attraction to men.

We have many Muslims sisters who are more concerned to please themselves and their non-believer friends than Allah (s.w.t.). Let us not forget the purpose of our existence, which is to cultivate love and affection for Allah in our heart and not for anything else. How can we create that love when we disobey Him? Adoration and affection come from the heart and those who truly love Allah (s.w.t.) will not do anything contrary to this.

Some of our sisters come up with the excuse that the non-believers laugh at them if they observe Hijab and they feel degraded. They may laugh for a little while but after some time, they will have no choice but to respect the Muslim women observing Hijab for their discipline and principles which could not be shaken by their little laugh.

Let us not forget the famous phrase: He who laughs last laughs the longest.

A Muslim sister lives for the future and not for the day; we can all look forward to be in Heaven for believing and obeying Allah (s.w.t.)

Hijab is one of the commandments of Allah (s.w.t.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) said that those women who do not observe proper Hijab are blatantly defying the commandment of Allah (s.w.t.). Ahl-e-bait (a.s.) suffered hardships and offered unparalleled sacrifices to bring original Islam to us. Discarding Hijab puts their sacrifices in vain. And the pleasure of Allah (s.w.t.) is the greatest bliss. But for those who disobeyed, what punishment is awaiting them but Hell-Fire!

Upload cell phone videos

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2. Create a mobile profile. Once you have successfully verified your email address, create your mobile profile. Go to your "Account" page, and click the grey button that says "Create Mobile Profile". You will be asked for your phone number and mobile service provider. Once you submit this information, you will instantly be given an email address which you will use to send your videos to (it will look like this: 9853564550@mms.youtube.com).

3. Upload Your Videos To YouTube! All you have to do is email the video to the address you were given upon creating your mobile profile in step 2. Once you have uploaded your video, you may login to your YouTube account and edit information pertaining to the video.

Hair quick fixes

You are ploughing through loads of file work and suddenly your boss announces, "We will have a business lunch at the Hyatt. Leaving in 5 minutes."
Flustered you head to the washroom and rush meets disaster! Your hair looks frizzy and it's all over the place. You scream, "Heeeeeeeeeeellllppp!"

We heard your cry, read on…

For short hair

If you have short hair, but long enough to tie up, back comb it. Stand before the mirror with your head bent forward and comb it from back to front. It will give your hair an after-shampoo kind of bounce.

If your hair is very short, just comb it in wide outward strokes.

For medium-length hair

If you have shoulder length hair or slightly longer, use a wooden comb so your hair doesn't get unnecessarily frizzy due to plastic triggered static.

Keep a small bottle of dry shampoo in your office drawer always, for days like these. This miracle potion will dispel limp and dull-looking hair. Quickly apply the dry shampoo. It will soak all the greasiness and you don't even need to wash your hair after applying it.

If your hair is wavy or curly, just wet it and dry it out with your fingers, not combing it while you dry. It will settle into curls naturally.

Long tresses

Long hair on a bad hair day is perhaps the most troublesome. If you think it's too unmanageable, clip it up on top of your head, like you do when you go for a bath.

If that is not an option, use an anti-frizz cream or serum (keep one along with your hair dryer at work) to smooth out rough strands.

If you have a few extra minutes, blow-dry your hair, combing it straight and curling it slightly at the ends. The effect will be much better than you'll expect.

Alternately, keep a compact hair-straightening iron handy. Pass your hair through it for a well-groomed appearance.

Who says a bad-hair day can pull you down? With these quick fixes, you can flaunt your mane, come what may!

10 tips to dress slimmer

Do you often ask your friends or boyfriend, "Am I looking fat?" Out of sheer courtesy or fear of bearing the brunt of your anger, they just reply politely, "No darling."

But you refuse to believe them. Not so pleasant thoughts about your body image keep niggling at the back of your mind.

Now, you don't have to ask anyone for an opinion. We give you some tips to create that perfect illusion of being slim-trim.

Boat necks

Don't shy away from boat necks and V-necks if you are well-endowed. These make your upper body appear slimmer.

Wear your hair right

Some of us have been adding on the pounds to our face. For a slimmer look, get a sexy haircut and flaunt your tresses. Tie up your hair in a high pony and let some strands loose on your face. This makes the face appear slimmer.

The pear-shaped figure

This is the classic Indian body shape and to balance out the weight, wear pants that aren't totally body hugging. Flared hems and boot cut styles also having a balancing effect.

The apple shaped body

Some of us have a belly bulge we'd like to hide and to do that make sure you don't wear pants with pleats or with any extra material around the waist such as elastic or draw-string waists.

Wear tops that don't just skim the top of your pants but cover at least a couple of inches. This hides your belly well and elongates your torso too.

Vertical stripes

It's a long known fact that as opposed to horizontal stripes, vertical ones have slimming and lengthening effect. But ensure the stripes are not bold or else it will have the opposite effect!

Low-waisted pants

Wear your pants so they sit low on your hips. This makes your hips and belly decrease in size and both the apple and the pear shaped body appear more slender.

Flat front pants and ones with side zippers are good too.

Clothes that fit

Some of us seem to have an illusion that if we wear clothes that aren't the perfect fit will make us look slimmer.

Clothes that are too tight make you look like you squeezed yourself into an outfit; clothes that are too loose are shapeless and make you appear bulkier.

Single colour

Black always makes anyone appear slimmer but don't avoid color altogether. Wear a single color on the top and bottom for a long lean look.

Get wrapped

Wrap-around tops and dresses are foolproof fashion saviours for a sexy hour-glass bode. Get a few empire-line blouses and pretty frocks to hide the flab and bring on the girly you.

A for accessories

Get those long waist-length (well almost) neckpieces and interesting pendants. Long chains give the illusion of a lean frame. And, high heels are a must; if you can't walk in high heels, even a one inch heel would do as long as you appear taller and slimmer.

Once you know which part of your body is the problem area, you can dress accordingly. Lastly, wear a smile as you put a stylish- foot forward!

Why girls love shoes?

In the Top 10 list of un-comprehendible female behaviour, a woman's relentless, unsatiated love for shoes is a chartbuster!
Who says shoe fetish is a...umm...fetish? Shoes and more shoes are a necessity for the survival of a fashionista's closet. A woman's shoe fetish can have the men nodding their heads in their typical 'I give up on you' sort of way.

But that doesn't mean, you have to give up on that whim of buying another pair. We give you enough reasons to get that much coveted pair.

'Step into my shoes'

Tell that to your man the next time he says something like 'not again' when you've gone shoe shopping. After all, isn't the footwear the final make or break factor?

Studies show that most women think their shoes speak volumes about their personalities. So, it's only natural to put your best foot forward.

Shoe stopper

There are also tons of studies in which women have admitted to buying shoes that don't even fit them or like runaway brides, their passion for a particular pair fizzles out while it is still wrapped in its plastic.

Hot this season, are kitten heels in offbeat colours like peach and mauve. A pair of pencil heels with delicate straps will be a good buy too, apart from slip-ons that have come back with a bang!

Absolutely flat slip-ons are popular these days. Tie-ups have faded out, so we'd suggest you leave those out for a few months.

Miss goody two shoes

A pair of Pretty woman kinda boots is a must-have in your shoe rack. You never know when you might want to wear a short dress and look a little retro. Basic black spiky heels are as quintessential as the LBD and will never go out of vogue.

High heels in at least four different colours is every woman's birth right! Have a couple of pairs that are absolutely crazy and might not even match any outfit from your wardrobe. These are for those I, me, myself days. Wedges keep coming and going so a pair or two in classic creams or browns won't hurt either.

So, now you know why all of we women have shoes, shoes and more shoes on our shopping list!

Adios acne

Is acne making you feel miserable? Get rid of your misery with these home remedies:

Orange peel
The peel of orange has vitamin C, which reduces acne. Pound the orange peel with little water and apply on effected areas. Leave on for 20 minutes and wash off.

Lemon juice

Applying lemon juice on your skin will sting since it is very high in vitamin C but it's a good cure for unwanted acne. It reduces oiliness of the skin, making your face glow naturally. Apply for 10 minutes.

Garlic

Eating raw garlic purifies the blood stream, and will lead to glowing skin. You can also rub raw garlic on the acne affected areas every day. Crush garlic and dab the juice on ugh pimples to reduce them. Leave it on for 15 minutes and wash off.

Tomato pulp

Tomatoes are high in antioxidants. Apply tomato pulp on your face 30 minutes before showering. It removes impurities from the skin and gives it a new glow. Don't remove the seeds.

Egg white

This tightens your skin and reduces pimples because of its zinc content. Beat egg white and apply on your whole face. Keep this mask for 20 minutes and wash off.

Tea tree oil

Tea tree oil has anti-inflammatory properties, which helps reduce acne. Apply very little oil on the affected areas. This is not recommended for people with super oily skin.

Aloe vera

This has anti-bacterial properties and needs to be applied topically. It's also an astringent that tightens your pores. Apply for 20 minutes.

Methi seeds

Crush a handful of methi seeds and apply the paste on your face. Leave on for 10 minutes and wash off. Fenugreek is known to have anti-inflammatory properties.

Neem leaves

Neem removes bacteria and cleans your skin as it is an antiseptic. Apply a paste made from neem and leaves this on your face for 15 minutes before washing off.

Now that you know about these home remedies, look no further than your kitchen cabinet to get rid of acne!

Islam - Muslims and non muslim friends

I was reading the qu'ran and came across a passage saying that muslim shouldnt take christians or jews as friends so my question is can muslims have non muslim friends?


Allah Almighty commanded the Muslims to be kind and just with non-Muslims: "Allah forbids you not, With regard to those who Fight you not for (your) Faith Nor drive you out Of your homes, From dealing kindly and justly With them: For Allah loveth Those who are just. (The Noble Quran, 60:8)"

Just because a person might be a non-Muslim it doesn't automatically make him an enemy to the Muslims. Peace-loving and innocent non-Muslims are to be treated with justice and kindness, otherwise the Muslims would be committing a sin and violating Allah Almighty's Holy Commands, "For Allah loveth Those who are just".

"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). (The Noble Quran, 5:5)"

Allah Almighty made lawful for Muslim men to marry Jewish and Christian women. How is this supposed to agree with the theory that Islam prohibits Muslims from making Jewish and Christian personal friends?



Does Islam really order Muslims to not take Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims as friends?

The sections of this article are:

- Does Islam really order Muslims to not take Jews and Christians
as friends?
- Muslim men are allowed to marry Jewish and Christian women.
- Allah Almighty loves some of the Jews and Christians and will
grant them Paradise.
- Why did Allah Almighty prohibit making alliance with the Jews and
Christians?
- Conclusion.

Let us look at the Noble Verses that address this issue:

"O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors; they are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust. (The Noble Quran, 5:51)"

"O ye who believe! Take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport - whether among those who received the Scripture (i.e., the Bible) before you, or among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have Faith (indeed). (The Noble Quran, 5:57)"

"Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with God. (The Noble Quran, 4:139)"

"O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) To people on whom Is the Wrath of Allah. Of the Hereafter they are Already in despair, just as The Unbelievers are In despair about those (Buried) in graves. (The Noble Quran, 60:13)"

In the above Noble Verses, the Arabic word for "friends" is "Awliyaa", which has four literal meanings: (1) Allies; (2) Friends; and (3) Guardians. In Noble Verse 60:13, the Arabic word used was "tatawallu", which is derived from the root word "Awliyaa".

"Waliy" which is the singular of "Awliyaa" means "Guardian" as your parents were your guardians when you were a kid. So as you can see, the Arabic word "Awliyaa" has different literal meanings.

Important Note: In Noble Verse 60:13 above, Allah Almighty said "la tatawallu qawman", which literally means "take not as allies a tribe (or a community)", which further proves my point that "Awliyaa" in the Noble Verses above is meant for "alliance" and not personal "friendship".

*** There is nothing wrong with developing a personal friendship with a non-Muslim to help him/her understand and appreciate Islam and to ultimately embrace it if they chose to. As clearly shown in the introduction above, Allah Almighty commanded all Muslims to treat with kindness and justice all of the good non-Muslims.

The English translation of the Noble Verses above is not accurate, because the use of the word "friends" is really out of context. The word "Allies" is the correct one, because in all of the Noble Verses above Allah Almighty was talking to the Muslims as a group taking A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR COMMUNITY as "Awliyaa", which fits perfectly with "alliance" than with just personal "friendship" on an individual level.

Another example of inaccurate English translation is the following Noble Verse:

"As to those who turn (For friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (Fellowship of) Believers - it is the Fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph. (The Noble Quran, 5:56)"

The Arabic word for "Fellowship" of Allah is "hizb", which literally mean "Alliance", as in "Hizbullah" in Lebanon, which means "The Alliance of Allah". Hizbullah are the guerrillas and the warriors that fought the Israelis long battles in southern Lebanon and finally were able to drive them out. Also, the "Northern Alliance" in Afghanistan against the Taliban are called "Hizb Al-shamal".

Hizb is mistranslated as "Fellowship" instead of "Alliance". Noble Verse 5:56 clearly states that Muslims must form their alliances only with Allah Almighty, Prophet Muhammad and the Believers. Any alliance other than Allah Almighty is a losing one. That is exactly what the Alliance with the Jews, Christians and Pagans against fellow Muslims will result in: Eventual loss at this life, and Severe Punishment at the Day of Judgement.

So the Noble Verses above don't suggest that Muslims can not have personal friends with non-Muslims. It suggests that Muslim countries are prohibited from forming alliance with the non-Muslims against other Muslims.

Noble 5:57, however, clearly states that Muslims should avoid having personal friendship with anyone (Muslim or non-Muslim) who disrespects Islam and take it for a "mockery". So the translation of "friends" for "Awliyaa" seem to be a correct and accurate one.

The use of the word "friends" for Noble Verses 5:51 and 4:139 as a translation is ambiguous. It is not clear from the Noble Verses that Allah Almighty meant for "Awliyaa" to be only personal "friends". Certainly Noble Verse 5:56 above clearly shows that Allah Almighty is concerned about the Alliance that Muslims commit themselves to, and not personal friendships.



Muslim men are allowed to marry Jewish and Christian women:

Another proof that the above English translation of the word "friends" is wrong, and the correct word is "Alliance" is, how can Allah Almighty prohibit for any Muslim to form personal friendship with any Jew or Christian, when He the Almighty allowed for Muslim men to have friendly relationships with Jewish and Christian women like they do with Muslim women (without sex before marriage of course) that could lead to marriage?

"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book [Jews and Christians] is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). (The Noble Quran, 5:5)"

One has to ask himself a very simple question here: How can a Jewish or Christian woman marry a Muslim man without loving him? And how is it possible for this love to happen without prior friendship or even just warm feelings between the Muslim man and the woman?




Allah Almighty loves some of the Jews and Christians and will grant them Paradise:

Another proof that the above English translation of the word "friends" is wrong, and the correct word is "Alliance" is, how can Allah Almighty order Muslims not to have personal friendships with Jews and Christians when He Himself Loves some of them and will Grant them Paradise? This means that some Jews and Christians are actually better in the Sight of Allah Almighty than some Muslims:

"And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book [Jews and Christians], those who believe in God, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to God: They will not sell the Signs of God for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in account. (The Noble Quran, 3:199)"

"Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book [Jews and Christians] are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of God all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous. (The Noble Quran, 3:113-114)"

The above Noble Verses clearly speak about the righteous Jews and Christians who believe in Allah Almighty and do righteousness and will have their Great Reward and enter Paradise. Why would a Muslim be prohibited to form a personal friendship with these people from the Jews and Christians whom Allah Almighty loves dearly.




Why did Allah Almighty prohibit making alliance with the Jews and Christians?

When Islam was still fresh and partial, and Muslims were just beginning to understand Islam; Allah Almighty's True Divine Religion, a group of hypocrites from the Jews and Christians tried to deceive the Muslims by pretending to accept Islam and then deserting it later, thus creating the impression that Islam was not a religion worth adopting.

Let us look at Noble Verse 3:72 "A section of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) say: Believe in the morning what is revealed to the believers (Muslims), but reject it at the end of the day; perchance they may (themselves) turn back (from Islam)."

Since then, the Muslims became very wary from the Jews and Christians, because they proved themselves to be hypocrites.





Conclusion:

It is clear that Islam doesn't prohibit personal friendships with Jews and Christians or any other people. Islam however clearly prohibits forming alliance with the Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims. The only alliance a Muslim is allowed to form is with Allah Almighty, our Prophet peace be upon him (when he lived 1400 years ago), and the Muslim Believers

Does Islam permit critical thinking?

Many believe that Islam has banned critical thinking and introduced a kind of stagnation in the field. So, I want to answer the common question "Does Islam permit critical thinking?"

People state, "Most Muslim schools focus on rote memorization of religious texts and discourage independent thinking". There are two different things; critical thinking and rational or independent thinking. There are categories where the mind should play its role and where it should not poke its nose. The clear and apparent meanings of the Glorious Qur'aan and the Hadith, which are called "Mansusaat" or 'Nusoos-e-Qatiyah' in Islamic terms, have no place for criticism. Here, rational thinking to find out the depth is not only permissible but also encouraged in Islam. The principle beliefs, obligatory practices are from this category where the human mind is allowed to explore the reasons and the facts of the matters, but it is not allowed to criticize since the mind has its own limitation as other human faculties have.

For instance, what the hearing faculty can do the smelling faculty cannot, and what the eyes can see the others cannot. As we see a plane flying in the sky, looks very little, if we use only our eyes and not mind, it will be that the plane is small like a bird. But here, we use our mind and say 'no' since the plane is at a certain height that is why we see it small otherwise it is huge. As in this example, there comes one point where the boundary of eye's action ends and the boundary of mind's action begins. Likewise, there is one point where certainly the human mind fails. This is a common idea every sane believes in.

But ahead of this, there is difference between Muslims and others. Muslims believe in 'Wahy', which can be translated as 'revelation' which is by Allah almighty to his messengers and prophets through different ways. The action of 'Wahy' begins from where the action of human mind comes to an end. The 'Wahy' tells us specially about the things which generally a mere human mind cannot find out. The existence of Allah, His attributes, the hell, the paradise, Day of Judgment etc are known only by 'Wahy'. Since, these matters are out of the reach of human mind so the human beings are asked just to believe in. The issue of 'wahy' is based on a principle that every action of human being is poised with error, it is only Allah and His Messengers who are free from human mistakes. That is why there is no possibility of error and criticism in their matters. The human body is temporal and mundane so the parts of the body are also mortal. They cannot have the feeling of things which belongs to another permanent and eternal world. This even we observe in our day-to-day life that if a villager is told about the facts of astronomy he nearly denies all the same.

Besides, Islam allows critical thinking in other matters. The four major schools of thought in Islamic Fiqh i.e. Hanafi, Shaf'ee, Maliki, Hanbli are the clear proof of the claim. The scholars, having deep knowledge of the Glorious Qur'aan, Hadith and Islamic sciences, discussed the matters, which were not explicitly mentioned in the Qur'aan and Hadith, and they perform Ijtihad. In this course, they many times contradicted each other and had different opinions about same issue. But, after all, there opposition was barely not an opposition to play down the other but sincere and concrete opposition based on proofs and evidences. That is why today nearly all of the Ummah follows any of the four schools and none of them deny the other, each of them believes that all are on right path.

Likewise, in Islam 'Amr bil Maroof' (enjoining the right) and 'Nahy anil Munkar' (forbidding from wrong) are the basic rules of a social life, which Allah almighty has counted in one of the characteristics of this Ummah as He states:

"You are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. You enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and you believe in Allah." (Surah Ale-Imran, 3:110)

This is emphasized by other verses and holy Hadiths, as for example a Hadith says:

"If any of you sees an evil done he/she should stop it by his hand, if he/she cannot he/she should protest against it, if cannot then at least he/she should repulse it by heart, and this is the weakest from of faith." (Sahih Muslim, V 1 p 51)

As another Hadith assets "The best form of Jihad is to utter the truth before an oppressor ruler". You might know the story of a common person who stood before Hazrat Umar Farooq while he was delivering a sermon and said if you will go wrong we will rectify you by our swords, in reply Hazrat Umar thanked Allah that his caliphate enjoys persons determined for truth and justice. Here, one thing should be kept in mind that, though Islam has allowed criticizing, it sternly prohibits backbiting and hurting others.

"O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by (insulting) nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil doers. O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful." (Surah Al-Hujrat, 49: 12, 13)

So, this means that criticism should not be for the sake of criticism, and on personal basis but it should be with a good intention, i.e. 'Islaah' based on social etiquettes.

All these things prove that Islam has never discouraged independent thinking and criticizing, it has allowed human mind to function in areas where it can work. Not only this that Islam has allowed independent thinking, but it is The Glorious Qur'aan which has set the tradition of thinking in the creation of Allah and asked its followers to reflect on the natural phenomena. For example the Glorious Qur'aan praises people who think:

"Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the difference of night and day are tokens (of His sovereignty) for men of understanding. Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou created not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire" (Surah Ale-Imran, 3: 190, 191)

Before Islam, nearly every religion, which existed then, adopted creatures as God. This concept stopped them to think in the reality of the creatures of the heaven and earth. When Islam came it concentrated the human belief only in Allah and regarded the entire universe as the servant of the human beings. Thus, Islam opened the door of independent thinking in Muslims and it led them to a grand era of science.

It is not correct to write: "they (students) are not allowed to learn about modern scientific ideas such as evolution, secular histories of other nations, or anything which would conflict with the religious tenants of Islam." There is a vast difference between believing and learning. Islam has fully allowed Muslims to learn scientific education but not to believe in the matters that contradict with established Islamic beliefs. Because, the science is ever-growing and ever-changing. For example, the scientific facts of Newton in 17th century known as 'Gravitation Laws' were so widely believed that those who denied were called as insane. But, later in 20th century Einstein came and the entire theory of Newton turned up side down. So, as a Muslim, one should think whether one is going to change one's beliefs which are told by All-Knowing Allah to the notions that have no concrete ground.

Some one wrote "Some of the religious schools (madrasas) merely propagandize militant Islamic beliefs and indoctrinate little boys into becoming warriors for the next Jihad." I do not know any madrasa, specially in India, where so called 'militant Islamic beliefs' are 'propagandized', and I do not even understand what this 'militant Islamic beliefs' mean. Likewise, the one who made this statement should point out in which madrasa little boys are indoctrinated to become 'warriors for Jihad'. I will be highly thankful to the one who wrote this to provide me correct information. Otherwise, let me very plainly say that the above statement is a lie and some people became habitual to believe in wide spread lies. They have closed their sights and hearing and blocked their minds and now believe blindly in what's being spread by some anti-Islamic elements.

Allah knows the best!

sAy No To vAleNtInE's dAy

Saudi Religious Police Say No To Red & Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is upon us. This ‘day of love’ is celebrated around the world on February 14th, not for its Christian religious roots, but because it’s a great way to let those you love - family, friends, husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends - know how much you appreciate them. People traditionally exchange Valentine cards, flowers, chocolate, with the predominant color being red. But not in Saudi Arabia, where the ever - present, ever ready to rain on any parade religious police are on the look out for anything of that color, or anything else for that matter, that could potentially be given as a gift. Apparently they’re okay at any other time of the year, not just around February 14th.

Why?

Because Valentine’s Day is banned in Saudi Arabia.

Why?

Because it is viewed as a Christian religious holiday, and as we all know the oh - so tolerant Saudi Kingdom doesn’t allow anyone to publicly celebrate any religious holiday other than Islamic ones. The bizarre thing is no-one, anywhere, attributes any religious connotation to the holiday, these days. I actually forgot it was also called Saint Valentine’s Day because it’s a term that is rarely used, opting for the more secular term Valentine’s Day. Although it’s probably consumerism at its worst, it’s a relatively harmless holiday, and certainly not religious.

But, prior to the 14th, fatwas are issued, and people are warned:

“As Feb. 14 approaches, newspapers reprint a fatwa or religious edict issued by scholars a few years ago, declaring “eid al-hob,” Arabic for the feast of love, a “Christian, pagan feast” that Muslims should not celebrate. Teachers remind students they must not mark the festival, and girls are warned against wearing anything red. “

And stores begin to remove their red items, fearing the religious police might haul them off to jail, which apparently happens:

“My colleague spent a night in jail last year because of the color red,” said one salesman, who insisted on anonymity, fearing his colleague’s fate.

What people do is stock up prior to the 14th, like Abdul-Aziz al-Shammari who

“bought his girlfriend 10 red roses—one for each month he’s known her—five days before Valentine’s Day and stored the bouquet in his refrigerator to keep it fresh.”

“I don’t consider it a day venerating (St.) Valentine,” said al-Shammari, a 24-year-old student. “I see it as an international day of love.”

Indeed, it’s an international day of love, which our world desperately needs more of.

I guess the Saudi religious police don’t feel the same.

Party poopers!

10 Tips to Maintain Beauty and Health

Beauty , health , and nutrition are all integrated. If you eat a balanced diet you will be able to maintain your physique and glowing beauty externally and good health internally. A balanced diet is one that provides all the nutrients you need, the right amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat.
To achieve goals you need to ensure a good balance in your diet, introduce variety into your meals, and practice moderation. The basis of nutrition lies in your height, weight, dimensions, and your daily energy needs. Once you know this, you can compute what your daily calorific needs are and set goals for weight maintenance, gain, or loss. By regulating your diet you can be active as well as happy.
You must:

1. Eat sensibly. Include a variety of foods in your diet such that all nutrients that are required by your body are present. Make use of a food pyramid and calorie chart to prepare tasty and nutritious meals.

2. Eat plenty of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. They will supply you with essential vitamins, minerals, and protection from several diseases.

3. Maintain your weight at a healthy level. Successful weight management is one of the golden keys to good health. By doing this you will considerably reduce the risk of many diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, cancer, and osteoporosis.

4. Learn self control, eat moderate portions. The secret lies in eating everything but in small portions.

5. Make a time-table for your meals and how many calories you will be taking in each meal. Never fast, starve yourself, or skip a meal. Eat when your body demands sustenance but not huge quantities.

6. Practice moderation. Good health does not lie in eliminating carbohydrates or fats. Include all your favorite foods but balance them with the rest of your diet.

7. Be sure your meals each day include all the food groups.

8. Plan to exercise every day. Either walk or take up aerobics, dance, or join a gym. Exercise will not just burn calories but put a glow into your skin, tone your muscles, and strengthen your bones. Exercise also removes accumulated toxins from your body.

9. Maintain a dairy in which you record your goals, and what you eat each day. Review your week objectively and create a table that shows at a glance what you did right and what you did wrong. This will help keep you on the right track.

10. Celebrate each victory. Give yourself a present or take yourself out every time you achieve a goal.

By eating healthy, one can live a complete and rounded life without diseases, reduce stress greatly, look and feel great, be happy from within , age well, produce healthy progeny, and live life to the fullest.

Beauty Foods That Will Keep You Young and Healthy

You’ve heard that old saying: True beauty comes from within. Well, now nutritional experts have confirmed that you really are what you eat.

Forget French fries and fatty hamburgers. If you want to look beautiful and feel young and healthy, you’ll eat a generous variety of super foods that have been proven to work wonders on the human body.

Whether you’re on a low fat diet, low carb diet, or no diet, adding these super foods to your plate should become as second nature to you as putting your lipstick on in the morning. These are the type of foods you should eat;

* For Healthy Skin
blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, currants, purple grapes, pumpkin, carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes

* Healthy Eyes
broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, bok choy, kale, spinach, romaine lettuce, mustard greens, turnip greens

* Strong Bones
yogurt, kefir, soy, tofu, Drink: skim milk

* Reduce Stress
beans (navy, pinto, red, black, etc.), green beans, sugar snap peas, green peas, chick peas

* Boost Immune System
turkey, skinless chicken breast, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, spinach, Drink: black or green tea

* Sun Protection for Skin
tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit

Good luck :-)

Teeth Whitening: At-Home Tray Whitening Is Safe And Effective

Everybody is born with a wonderful set of white teeth, which add to your beauty when they are exposed by your smile, while talking or eating. Depending upon our lifestyles, upon what we eat and how and with what we brush our teeth, changes occur and the teeth become dull, yellow, grey or even black (this is particularly when the person smokes a lot as nicotine tents to deposit itself on the back and sometimes even on the front of the teeth). There are indeed many ways by which teeth can be whitened.

There are home teeth whitening products that work very well if you can't afford to pay the costs related with a dentist. Teeth may stain because of intrinsic stains or due to independent factors. Intrinsic stains happen from inside the teeth and are not removable by merely brushing or flossing and even bleaching may be ineffective. External staining may be due to smoking cigarettes, cigars, or, drinking coffee as well as consuming particular spicy foods. You might be able to remove such stains through constant brushing or through professional cleaning.

Ever since the mirror was first invented, which gave man the opportunity to take a look at his eroding teeth, people have become obsessed with having whiter teeth. Over the period of the last century more and more dental products have begun to hit the market and it is always improving. There are many teeth whitening products out there on the market now yet some of them are completely useless.

Several Choices to Consider

‘Nite White and Day' is an example of a teeth whitening system that will improve your teeth by bleaching them to help lighten discolorations. Teeth whitening is an operation of bleaching that eliminates or lessens marks as well as expunges stains from the teeth's enamel and dentin. One may work a mild solution kept in a convention held appliance and, wear this over the teeth while sleeping or during the day. A polyethylene tray can be made to fit on a person's teeth where, bleaching agents are placed inside the tray after slipping it into place. The benefit of such trays is enormous. There are many teeth whitening gels on the market that contain some extremely strong bleaching agents that can work wonders for people who have discolorations in their teeth.

People also go for teeth whitening and bleaching system before they marry for the same reasons. The whitening of the teeth makes one more confident and happy about oneself. The beautiful set of teeth makes the smile dazzling in the real sense of the word. Hence, the attraction between the husband and wife will be enhanced too.

How to Take Care of Your Eyes

Most of us plan on having our eyesight for the entire span of our lives. There are many ways we can make sure we are practicing proper eye care. Here's a few tips to help you make sure your eye care regime is doing what it needs to do.

First, make sure you are providing your eyes with the proper protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Common sense eye care dictates that you make sure to wear eyewear that is blocking out as much of the harmful rays as possible. Your choice of eyewear may include sunglasses, contact lenses, or clipons if you wear prescription eyeglasses. Do not make the mistake of thinking you can go without some sort of protection just because the day is not sunny and bright. We are constantly being bombarded with ultraviolet rays when out of doors, even in cloudy or rainy weather.

Another great way to promote proper eye care in your daily routine is to wear some sort of headgear when in the sun. Whether you choose a wide brimmed hat or a simple baseball cap, the brim will help provide the protection you need. While not considered a great fashion accessory in all situations, wear a hat with some sort of a brim outside whenever possible.

A word about smoking. If you do not smoke, do not start. If you do smoke, consider that proper eye care is yet another good reason to quit. Just as tobacco has an adverse effect on a number of body organs, they also can cause problems with the proper functioning of the eyes. In addition to the damage smoking can do to you internally, the smoke itself can irritate and over time cause damage to the surface of the eye.

Alcohol, while not something to completely avoid, should be consumed in moderation. Some physicians suggest that as part of your eye care program, do not consume more than a few drinks a week. While alcohol can have some positive benefits for the body, too much of a good thing can lead to permanent damage, even to your eyes.

A solid eye care regime also includes watching how you eat. Make sure you are getting plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. Many vegetables are an excellent source of beta-carotene, considered by many to an essential mineral for strong eyes. A few suggestions of vegetables to include in your diet are broccoli, green peas, and any type of lettuce. Spinach is another good source of nutrients for proper eye care. Green leafy vegetables that many of us love to eat cooked, such as collards, turnip greens, and kale also fill the bill.

Good eye care also promotes limiting foods that are high in saturated fats and cholesterol. If you enjoy chicken, remove the skin before cooking. Stay away from fatty foods as much as possible and focus more on lean meats. Just as with vegetables, some meats contain vitamins and nutrients that help promote eye care. Some examples are liver, seafood, and lean ground beef.

Practicing responsible eye care does not have to be a hard task. Much of what you should eat will benefit your overall health, as well as promoting good eyes. Do yourself a favor, and eat well even as you use proper protection to ensure the best possible health for your eyes.

Social Relationships in Islam *

Social Relationships in Islam *

Friendship is a significant part of the social system, not only from the Islamic perspective, but from the sociological perspective too.


Friendship has an important role in molding an individual's mind, thinking, and attitude. In addition to these, friendship can also shape the extent of an individual's spirituality and moral well-being; it follows therefore that the well-being of society as a whole depends on the wisdom with which each individual selects his friends.


From the Islamic point of view, if friendship is based on love of God and commitment to the faith, then it will be blessed; however, if it is based on trivial factors, then it is not likely to last. In addition to this, both the Qur'an and the Prophetic tradition contain warnings against friendship with people who may take the believer away from the straight path of truth rather than help him to become a better believer.


Prophet Muhammad said, "Individuals follow the same way of life and thinking as their close friends, therefore let each of you be careful about who he is taking as his close friend" (At-Tirmidhi).


The Qur'an warns that many of the disbelievers will be in anguish on the Day of Judgment because they will realize that they had allowed themselves to be led away from the right path by friends.

[The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger! Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me!" Ah! the Evil One is but a traitor to man!] (Al-Furqan 25:27-29)


Islam is not a faith for individualists, even though it does specify in detail the relationship that should exist between an individual and Allah. Islam teaches that Muslims should not be totally detached from what is going on in the world.


Prophet Muhammad condemned monasticism, because although at first sight it appears to be spiritually uplifting to live in a monastery and to sacrifice one's life to worship God, this is not the ideal because it is an attempt to achieve individual salvation without changing society.


In contrast to this, Islam encourages people to interact and to mix together, it also encourages collective actions and co-operation between believers who should get to know one another.


Many of the pure acts of worship in Islam are designed to inculcate a community spirit like Friday and `Eid Prayers that must be performed in congregation. It is recommended that the normal daily Prayers should also be performed in congregation, even if the "congregation" consisted of just two people!


It is clear from both the Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad that any friendship that stems from the love of Allah is on a sound basis. In contrast to this, friendship that is based on a particular benefit to be gained, on clubs, on social class, or on ethnic group cannot be regarded as a sound basis for a friendship.


Prophet Muhammad said, "Allah said 'My Love is due to those who love one another for my sake (not only to benefit from one another), who sit with one another for my sake, who visit one another for my sake, and who spend on one another for my sake'" (Muwatta' Malik).


Nourishing Friendship


There are specific measures that nourish friendship according to the Qur'an and the tradition of Prophet Muhammad:

* Avoiding corruption, hypocrisy, and egotism because they can change hearts and destroy friendships.
* Practicing social courtesies, such as asking fellow Muslim their name and from where they came from.
* Expressing one's feelings of love for the sake of Allah for their brethren in faith.
* Visiting one's close friends. The glad tidings of Paradise are given to a person who visits a friend for no other motive than concern and friendship.
* Exchanging gifts.
* Reciprocating kindness with kindness.
* Accepting invitations for a meal.
* Avoiding unselfishness: Prophet Muhammad said, "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself" ( Al-Bukhari), particularly if that brother is in need.
* Being thoughtful in the presence of your friends: If three or more people are together, it is wrong for two of them to have private conversations together, particularly in a language that the other(s) do not know.

Protecting Friendship:

* Don't belittle or mock your friends.
* Refrain from taunting your friends and hurting their feelings.
* Refrain from using nicknames or titles that your friends hate.
* Avoid backbiting and spying on your friends.
* Be humble and avoid snobbishness.
* Avoid attributing evil motives to the actions of your friends.
* Be the first to try to make peace if disputes do arise.

Names 4 Muslims

Aaban


آبان
8th Persian month, angel of iron



Aabdar


آبدار
Bright, like glass.



Aabis


آبص
Lucky.



Aadheen


آدھین
Obedient, submissive.



Aafiya


عافیه
Good health; Bin Ayyub had this name; he was a narrator of Hadith



Aali


عالی
High, tall.



Aalim


عالم
Scholar Plural is ulama normally used for religious scholors



Aamil


عمل
Doer, Work man.



Aaqil


عاقل
Intelligent.



Aarib


آرب
Handsome, healthy.



Aariz


آریز
Leader, ruler, leader of nation.



Aarzam


آرزم
War, battle, quarrel.



Aas


آس
Hope.



Aashir


عاشر
Living; spending a life.



Aatiq


عاتق
Free; liberated; independent; name: Aatiq Ali; Muhammad Aatiq



Aatish


آتش
Fire.



Aazim


عازم
Intending; determining, resolved on, applying the mnind to an undertaking.



Abadiya


عبادیه
Ibn al Abadiyah was an author known for his eloquent literary style.



Abahh


عباح
Al-Abahh was the nickname of al Hasan Ibn Ibrahim, an astrologer of Al Mamun



Aban


ابان
Old Arabic name.

B


Baadi


البادی
Distinct, evident, plain, clear.



Baahi


الباھی
Glorious, magnificent.



Baahir


باھر
Prevailing.



Baaligh


بالغ
Major.



Baar


بار
Just, Pious.



Baare


بارع
Brilliant, superior, outstanding.



Baari


باری
Originator, creator.



Baariq


بارق
Shining, lightning, bright, illuminating.



Baasir


باصر
Seeing, wise.



Babar


ببر
Tiger.



Badeeh


بدیح
Wonderous.



Badi


بدیع
Wonderful, marvelous, unique, amazing.



Badiul Alam


بدیع العالم
Unique in the world.



Badiuz Zaman


بدیع الزماں
Genius of the time.



Badr


بدر
Full moon.



Badr-e-Alam


بدر عالم
Full moon of the world.



Badran


بدران
The most beautiful.



Badrud Duja


بدرالدجٰی
Full moon of the dark.



Badruddin


بدرالدین
Full moon of religion (Islam).



Baghawi


بغوی
Resident of Bagh or Baghshur in Khurasan.

D


Daanish


دانش
Wisdom, Learning, Science.



Dabir


دابر
Root, origin, ultimate, bygone.



Daboor


دبور
Morning breeze.



Dafiq


دافق
Jubilant, buoyant, active.



Daghfal


دغفل
Ibn-Hanzalah had this name and he was the first genealogist of Islam.



Dahbal


دھبل
This ws the name of Wahb Ibn Zamai; who was a very noble, generous man.



Dahhak


ضحاک
One who laughs much.



Dahi


داحی
Lion, rapid.



Daib


داعب
Happy fellow.



Daiyan


دیان
A mighty ruler, judge, guard, protector.



Dakhil


دخیل
Foreigner, stranger.



Dalaj


دعلج
A mufti of Baghdad, Ibn Ahmad al-Sajazi, had this name, he was a very generous person.



Daler


دلیر
Brave, valiant.



Dalil


دلیل
Guide, model, leader, example.



Dana


دانا
Wise, learned.



Daniyal


دانیال
A Prophet of Allah.



Dara


دارا
Possessor, sovereign.



Darab


داراب
The one with grace and personality,



Darab


دراب
Big gate, a name: Justice Darab Patel



Darakhshan


درخشاں
Bright, shining, pearl-like.

E


Ehsaan


احسان
Favour, good.



Ehtisham


احتشام
Modesty, decency.



Ejaz


اعجاز
Miracle, wondrous nature.



Ekhlaq


اخلاق
Character



Elias


الیاس
Name of one Prophet

F


Faaiz


فاﺋز
Victorious, triumphant, successful.



Faateh


فاتح
Conqueror



Fadi


فادی
Redeemer.



Fahd


فھد
Leopard, lynx.



Faheem


فھیم
Intelligent, judicious, learned, erudite.



Fahmi


فھمی
Intelligent, intellectual.



Faid


فاﺋد فاید
Benefit, advantage, gain, worth, welfare.



Faiq


فاﺋق
Excellent, outstanding, distinguished, superior.



Faisal


فیصل
Umpire, arbitrator, decisive, sword, a judge.



Faiz


فیض
Super abundance, effluence, plenty, generosity, grace, favour, bounty.



Faiz-e-Rabbani


فیض ربانی
Possessing divine surplus.



Faizan


فیضان
Benefactor



Faizi


فیضی
Endowed with superabundance.



Faizul Anwar


فیض الانوار
Abundance of light or graces.



Faizullah


فیض الله
Abundance from Allah.



Fajr


فجر
Dawn, rise, beginning, start.



Fakeeh


فکیه
Cheerful.



Fakhir


فاخر
Excellent, superior, magnificent, honourable, precious, proud.



Fakhr


فخر
Glory, pride, honour.



Fakhr-ud-Dawlah


فخرالدوله
Glory of kingdom/state.

G


Gauhar


گوھر
Gem, jewel, noble.



Ghaffar


غفار
Most forgiving, one of the names of Allah.



Ghafur


غفور
Most forgiving.



Ghais


غیث
Rain.



Ghaiyyas


غیاث
Helper, reliever, winner.



Ghalib


غالب
Conqueror.



Ghallab


غلاب
Ever victorious, triumphant.



Ghani


غنی
Rich, wealthy, prosperous, all-sufficient, one of the names of Allah.



Ghanim


غانم
Successful.



Ghannam


غنام
Shepherd; Name of a companion who took part in the battle of Badr.



Gharib


غریب
Poor, need, humble; stranger.



Ghassan


غسان
Prime, vigor (of youth).



Ghaus


غوث
Help, aid, rescue, succor.



Ghaylan


غیلان
Great, Fat; One of the companions of the Prophet PBUH bin Salamah As-Saqafi had this name.



Ghayoor


غیور
Self-respecting.



Ghazalan


غزلان
Spinner



Ghazanfar


غضنفر
Lion, title of Caliph Ali.



Ghazawan


غزوان
Warrior, a companion of the prophet PBUH had this name.



Ghazi


غازی
Conqueror, hero, gallant soldier.



Ghazzal


غزال
Name of a reciter of Quran, Ibn Khalid.

H
Haafiz


حافظ
Title of a man who has memorized the whole Quran; guardian, protector, attribute of Allah.



Habab


حباب
Aim, goal, end.



Habash


هباش
Guinea hen, Guinea fowl;, turkey; A tabaee (successor of the companions) was so named.



Habeel


ھابیل
Name of one of the sons of Sayyidina Aadam AS; his sacrifice wias accepted by Allah but that of Qabeel, his brother rejected.



Habib


حبیب
Beloved, dear, friend.



Habibullah


حبیب الله
Friend of Allah, dear to Allah.



Habis


حابس
Ibn Sad al-Taiy had this name; he ws a narrator of Hadith; a companion, Al-Tamimi RA also had this name.



Hadaya


ھدایه
Gifts, presents, pl. of Hadiyaa.



Haddad


حداد
Blacksmith, Iron Smith; An Egyption jurist and judge who was a disciple of Al-Tabari, Muhammad Ibn-Ahmad was named ibn Al-Haddad



Hadi


ھادی
One who leads to the right path, guide, one of the names of Allah.



Hadrami


حضرمی
There have been notable men with this name, for isntance, (i) Abdullah ibn-Abi Ishaq, a Quran reciter of Basrah.



Hafeez


حفیظ
Guardian, protector.



Hafizullah


حفظ الله
Remembrance of Allah



Hafs


حفص
Collecting, gathering.



Haidar


حیدر
Lion, Title of Caliph Ali.



Haji


حاجی
Title of someone who has performed Hajj.



Hajib


حاجب
Doorman, janitor, bailiff, eyebrow, edge, covering; Ibn Hajib was the name of the director of the Bureau of the Sawad under Muizz Al-Dawlah



Hajjaj


حجاج
Orbit, eye socket; Orgument, debate; Ibn-Yusuf the well-known ruler of Iraq had this name.



Hajveri


هجویری
Of Hajver, a saint's name.



Hakam


حکم
Arbitrator, judge.

I


Ibn


ابن
Son.



Ibn Sina


ابن سینا
Sina was the father of Abu Ali Ib-e-Sina, the celebrated physician Avicenna.



Ibrahim


ابراھیم
Kind father, (combination of Abu, father and Rahim, kind) a Prophet's name.



Ibtisam


ابتسام
Smiling, smile.



Idrak


ادرک
Intellect, perception, achievement, attainment.



Idris


ادریس
A Prophet, the biblical Enoch/ Henoch.



Iftikhar


افتخار
Honour, grace, glory, pride, repute.



Iftikhar-ud-Din


افتخار الدین
Pride of the religion (Islam).



Iftikharus Sadat


افتخارالسادات
Pride of the chiefs.



Ihsanul Haq


احسان الحق
Kindness of the Truth (Allah).



Ihtiraam


احترام
Honour, hold in honour.



Ijaz


اعجاز
Miracle, inimitability, astonishment, wondrous nature.



Ijazul Haq


اعجاز الحق
Inimitability of the Truth (Allah).



Ijlal


اجلال
Glorification, exaltation, honesty, integrity, fidelity, faithfulness.



Ijli


عجلی
This was the name of the makes of astrolables.



Ikhlas


اخلاص
Sincerity, purity.



Ikhtiyar


اختیار
Choice, preference, selection.



Iklil


اکلیل
Crown, garland.



Ikram


اکرام
Honouring, glory, esteem, respect, veneration.



Ikram-ul-Haq


اکرام الحق
Glory of the Truth (Allah).

J


Jabal


جبل
Mountain; ibn Yazid, who lived and held hight office during the reigns of Al-Mansur and Al-Mahdi, had this name.



Jabalah


جبله
Name of Ibn Harisah a companion of the Prophet PBUH. And one who had participated in the Badr Battle.



Jabbar


جبار
Powerful, mighty.



Jabir


جابر
Consoler, restorer, comforter.



Jabr


جبر
Compulsion name of a companion, Ibn Ateeq; also bin Habib and bin Nawf.



Jad


جعد
Curly, Frizzled; ibn Dirhim had this name, he ws the tutor of Marwan.



Jadwal


جدول
Brook, rivulet.



Jafar


جعفر
Spring, rivulet.



Jah


جاه
Rank.



Jahan


جھان
World.



Jahangir


جھانگیر
World conqueror.



Jahangir


جهانگیر
World conqueror, global, king.



Jahdami


جھضمی
Abu Amr Nasr, an authority for Hadith had this name.



Jahdari


جھدری
Abu al Mujashshar had this name; he was an authority for the Quran.



Jaheer


جهیر
Handsome man, high sound.



Jahid


جاھد
Diligent, hardworking, striving.



Jahm


جھم
Sullen, Ibn Huzafah Al-Adawi had this name; he helped conduct the funeral of Sayyidina Usman RA.



Jalal


جلال
Majesty, grandeur, glory.



Jalal-ud-Din


جلال الدین
The majesty of religion (Islam).



Jaleb


جالب
Attainer


K


Kab


کعب
Fame, honour, high rank.



Kabaark


کبار
Noble, dignatories.



Kabir


کبیر
Great, grand, magnificent, senior, Allah's epithet.



Kafi


کافی
Sufficient, Al-Kafi, one of he names of Allah.



Kafil


کفیل
Guarantor, surety, sponsor, responsible.



Kaif


کیف
State, condition, mood.



Kaisan


کیسان
Wise; A companion of the Prophet PBUH. was known by this name. He was Ibn-Jareer Al-Awami RA.



Kajji


کجی
Name of Ibrahim Abdullah of Basrah, an authority for the Hadith at Baghdad.



Kalam


کلام
Speech, conversation.



Kalan


کلاں
Greator, bigger, senior.



Kalbi


کلبی
Name of Muhammad Ibn Saib an authority on genealogy and the Quran.



Kalim


کلیم
Interlocutor, speaker, one of the two conservators.



Kalim-ud-Din


کلیم الدین
Spokesman of religion



Kalimullah


کلیم الله
One who conversed with Allah. An epithet of Prophet Moses.



Kamal


کمال
Perfection, completion, integrity.



Kamaluddin


کمال الدین
Perfection of religion (Islam).



Kamil


کامل
Perfect, consumate, thotough; Abu Bakr Ahmad was Ibn Kamil; he studied with Tabari and was a judge at Kufah and a scholar of Hadith.



Kamran


کامران
Lucky, happy, success.



Karam


کرم
Generosity, bounty.



Karamat


کرامت
Karimah is dignity, honour, respect. Name of a companion of the Prophet PBUH.

L


Labib


لبیب
Intelligent, reasonable, rational, wise.



Labid


لبید
A companion



Laham


لهام
Intuition, conjecture, wisdom.



Lahi'ah


لھیعه
Bin Uqabah al-Misri a narrator of Hadith had this name.



Laiq


لاﺋق
Worthy, deserving, capable, decent.



Lais


لیث
A famous jurist had this name. bin Saad bin Abdur Rahman



Lajlaj


لجلاج
A companion of the Prophet PBUH al-Aamiree RA had this name.



Laqeet


لقیط
Bin Sabirah RA was a well-known companion of the Prophet PBUH.



Laraib


لاریب
Faultless, pure, intact.



Laskhar


لشکر
Soldier, army.



Latif


لطیف
Kind, gracious, courteous, gentle, friendly.



Layeeq


لٔیق
Worthy, capable, clever, sensible.



Layyin


لین
Tender, resilient.



Lazim


لازم
Fitting, compulsory, needed.



Liaquat


لیاقت
Decorum, decency, competence, worth, capability, merit.



Limazah


لمازه
Ibn Zabbar had this name; he was a narrator of hadith.



Lisan


لسان
Tongue, language.



Lisanuddin


لسان الدین
Language of religion (Islam).



Lodhi


لودھی
A famous Afghan tribe.



Luqman


لقمان
The sage Luqman.. is the type of perfect wisdom, Lokman.

M
Ma'dan


معدان
Name of the tutor of the family of Ziyad ibn Abih at Basrah and then at Kufah; he was called al-fil because of the elephant his master had given.



Ma'mar


معمر
One who lives long, an edifice or a building.



Ma'n


معن
Examine closely; accept the truth.



Maad


معد
An old Arabian Tribe's name.



Maali


معالی
Noble, sublime, Excellency.



Maalik


مالک
Owner, proprietor, master, lord. Allah's epithet.



Mabad


معبد
A place of worship; Many of the prominent people had this name including the companions ibn Khalid al-Juhanni and ibn-Hawzah RA.



Mabruk


مبروک
Blessed, prosperous.



Madani


مدنی
Urbane, civilized.



Madhat


مدحت
Praise, lauding.



Madih


مدیح
Praised, commendable.



Mahasin


محاسن
Pl. of Mahsana, beauty, attraction, virtue, merit.



Mahboob


محبوب
Dear, beloved.



Mahbubullah


محبوب الله
Beloved of Allah.



Mahdi


مھدی
Rightly guided.



Maheen


مھین
Fine or thin texture, feeble voice (also; despised, contemptuous).



Mahfuz


محفوظ
Safeguarded, well-protected, preserved, secure.



Mahfuzur Rahman


محفوظ الرحمٰن
Protected of the Beneficent



Mahib


مھیب
Majestic, dignified, magnificent.



Mahir


ماھر
Skilled, skilful, proficient.

N
Naabih


نابه
Noble, famous, eminent, distinguished, brilliant.



Naase


ناصع
Clear, pure, white.



Nabi


نبی
Prophet sent by Allah for the guidance of mankind.



Nabi Bakhsh


نبی بخش
Gift of the Prophet.



Nabigh


نابغ
Distinguished; talented; man of genius, brilliant person.



Nabih


نبیه
Famous, noble, outstanding, eminent, distinguished, brilliant.



Nabil


نبیل
Noble, high born, honourable, intelligent, dexterous, one skilled in archery.



Nabil


نابل
Archer, Bowman.



Nabiullah


نبی الله
An epithet of the Prophet Nuh.



Nadeem


ندیم
Intimate friend, boon companion, courtier.



Nadir


نادر
Extraordinary, rare, dear, exceptional.



Nadqid


ناقد
A critic; a reviewer; a fault-finder.



Naeem


نعیم
Happiness, comfort, ease, tranquil, felicity, peaceful, bliss, pleasure, bounty, anything given as gift.



Naeemullah


نعیم الله
Grace of Allah, bliss of Allah.



Naef


نیف
Excess, surplus.



Nafasat


نفاست
Refinement.



Nafi


نافع
Beneficial, advantageous, profitable.



Nafis


نفیس
Refined, pure, choice, exquisite, precious, invaluable, costly.



Nahyan


نهیان
Stopper, the one who says to avoid.



Naib


ناﺋب
Deputy.

P


Pamir


پامر
Helper, constant perfect.



Parsa


پارسا
Piousr.



Parvez


پرویز
Victorious, fortunate, happy.



Pasha


پاشا
Lord, honorific title.



Pir


پیر
Saint, spiritual guide, wise.



Pirzada


پیرزاده
A son of pir (Sufi), a souvenir of leader.



Purdil


پردل
Brave, fearless.

Q


Qabil


قابیل
Son of Adam.



Qabool


قبول
Accepted, accreditec, appreciated.



Qadeer


قدیر
Able, powerful, mighty, one of the names of Allah.



Qadim


قدیم
Ancient.



Qadir


قادر
Able, capable, powerful, might. One of the names of Allah.



Qahir


قاھر
Conqueror, subduer.



Qaid


قاﺋد
Leader, commander.



Qaim


قاﺋم
Upright, independent, one who performs.



Qais


قیس
Measure, measurement, firm, example.



Qaiser


قیصر
Caesar.



Qalandar


قلندر
One who lives in solitude.



Qamar


قمر
The moon. Al-Qamar: title of 54th sura of Quran.



Qamaruddin


قمرالدین
Moon of the religion (Islam).



Qani


قانع
Content, Satisfied.



Qanit


قانت
Obedient, submissive, humble, God-fearing.



Qareeb


قریب
Near.



Qaseem


قسیم
Distributor



Qasid


قاصد
Messenger, courier.



Qasidul Haq


قاصدالحق
Courier of the Truth i.e. Allah.



Qasim


قاسم
Distributor, divider.

R


Raafe


رافع
A companion



Raashid


راشد
Major, Adult, Orthodox, Guided, Intelligent.



Raazi


راضی
Satisfied, contended, well-pleased.



Rab


رب
Lord, master. One of the names of Allah.



Rabah


رباح
Gain, profit.



Rabbani


ربانی
Divine, from Allah.



Rabees


ربیس
Powerful, fearless, dauntless.



Rabi


ربیع
Spring, springtime.



Rabia


ربیعه
Fem. of Rabi.



Rabih


رابح
Winner, gainer.



Rabit


رابط
Binding, Fastening.



Raem


راﺋم
One who has a desire and searches.



Rafaqat


رفاقت
Friendship, closeness.



Rafi


رفیع
High ranking, noble, eminent, exalted, sublime.



Rafi-ud-Din


رفیع الدین
Noble (person) of the religion (Islam).



Rafid


رافد
Tributary stream, affluent, helper, supporter, aide.



Rafif


رفیف
Glittering, shining, gleaming.



Rafiq


رفیق
Associate, intimate friend, companion.



Rafiqul Islam


رفیق الاسلام
Friend of Islam.



Ragheed


رغید
Comfort, opulence, affluence.

S
Sa'dan


سعدان
Happy, fortunate.



Sa'id


صاعد
Ibn Al-Hasan Ar. Raba'ee a narrator of Hadith.



Sa'irah


ساﺋره
Walking.



Saad


سعد
Good luck, good fortune, success, happiness, prosperity, lucky.



Saadat


سعادت
Prosperity, happiness, good fortune, auspiciousness.



Saadi


سعدی
Happy, lucky, blissful fortunate, name of a great Persian poet.



Saaduddin


سعدالدین
Success of the religion (Islam).



Saadullah


سعدالله
Joy of Allah.



Saafi


صافی
Pure, clear, crystal.



Saami


سامی
Eminent, exalted, high-minded, sublime.



Saamir


ثامر
Fruit-bearing, fruitful, productive.



Sabah


صباح
Morning.



Sabahat


صباحت
Beauty, Grace, Handsomeness.



Sabaque


سباق
One who surpasses or excels.



Sabat


ثابت
Firmness, stability, certainty, endurance, boldness, truth.



Sabeeh


صبیح
Beautiful, handsome, one with a fair complexion.



Sabeer


صبیر
Patient, tolerant.



Sabih


صابح
Coming or arrival in the morning.



Sabiq


سابق
First, winner.



Sabir


صابر
Patient, tolerant.

T
Taafeef


تعریف
Praise, hymn of God, definition, recognition.



Taahid


تعاهد
To console, to guard.



Taai


طاءع
Obedient, willing.



Taalim


طالم
Sky.



Taban


تابان
Resplendent, Glittering.



Tabarik


تبارک
To be magnified greatly.



Tabassum


تبسم
Smile.



Tabbah


طابه
Another name of madina city.



Tabbar


تبار
Family, caste, race.



Tabeed


تابید
Glitter, curve, shine, brightness.



Tabeen


تابین
Followers, those who believe, fans.



Tabish


تابش
Heat, Brilliancy.



Tabnak


تابناک
Hot, bright.



Tafazzul


تفضل
Courteousness, favour kindness, beneficence.



Tafazzul Husain


تفضل حسین
Favour of Husain.



Tafheem


تفهیم
Undersanding, knowledge, know-how.



Taha


طه
Mystic letters at the beginning of Surat Taha, from which the sura derives its title.



Tahawwur


تھور
Rashness.



Tahbeer


تحبیر
Decorate, beautify.



Taheer


طهیر
Pure.

U


Ubadah


عباده
Name of a prominent Sahabi i.e. companion of the Prophet Muhammad.



Ubaid


عبید
Diminutive of Abd, small servant, servant of lower rank.



Ubaidah


عبیده
Servant of God.



Ubaidullah


عبیدالله
Lowly servant of the Allah.



Ubayy


ابی
Bin Kab RA had this name.



Uhban


اھبان
Ibn Aws al-Aslani RA, a companion of the prophet PBUH, had this name.



Ukkashah


عکاشه
Web, Cobweb, Spider web.



Ula


علیٰ
High rank, prestige, glory.



Ulfat


الفت
Love, affection, familiarity, intimacy.



Umar


عمر
The meaning of 'Umar' is linked with 'Aamir', prosperous, full of life, large, substantial.



Umarah


عماره
An old Arabic name.



Umayr


عمیر
Residents, Populace.



Umayyah


امیه
Bin Bistam al-Eeshi, a narrator of Hadith was known by this name.



Umdah


عمده
Support.



Umdatuddawlah


عمدهالدوله
Support of the state.



Unays


انیس
Friendly.



Unsar


عنصر
Root, element, resolution.



Uqaab


عقاب
Eagle.



Uqba


عقبه
Name of an illustrious Sahabi i.e. companion of the prophet Muhammad.



Urmia


ارمیا
A Biblical Prophet

W


Waali


والی
The Governor; He who directs; manages; conducts; governs; measure.



Wabisah


وابصه
Bin Ma'bad RA had this name.



Wadi


ودیع
Calm, peaceful.



Wadood


ودود
Lover, warm-hearted, affectionate, friend, beloved. Al-Wadood, the All-loving: one of the names of Allah.



Wafa


وفا
Faithfulness, fidelity.



Wafadar


وفادار
Faithful.



Wafai


وفاێ
Associated with faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, faith.



Wafaqat


وفاقت
Friendship, closeness.



Wafi


وفی
True, trustworthy, reliable, perfect, complete.



Wafiq


وفیق
Companion, friend, successful.



Wahab


وھب
Gift, grant, donation.



Wahb


وھب
Donation, grant, gift, inherent.



Wahban


وھبان
related to Wahb.



Wahdat


وحدت
Unity, oneness, state of being one.



Wahdat


وحدت
Unity, oneness, state of being one.



Waheed


وحید
Unique, matchless, singular, unparalleled.



Wahhab


وھاب
Donor, grantor. Al-Wahhab, the All-giver: one of the names of Allah.



Wahhaj


وھاج
Shining, illuminated.



Wahib


واهب
Forgiver, tolerant.



Wahid


واحد
One, unique, matchless. Al-Wahid, the one: one of he names of Allah.


Y


Ya'la


یعلاء
Hight.



Yaamin


یامین
Blessed, auspicious.



Yaasoob


یعسوب
Ali's Title



Yaeesh


یعیش
Bin al-Jahm was a narrator of Hadith.



Yafi


ےافع
Bin Aamir had this name; he was a narrator of Hadith.



Yaghnam


یغنم
bin Salim Bin Qamber (Qanber) a narrator of Hadith had this name.



Yahya


یحییٰ
To love, will live. A Prophet, the biblical John, son of Prophet Zakaria.



Yakta


یکتا
Unique.



Yamak


یماک
A king.



Yamin


یمین
Right, right side, right hand.



Yaqana


یگانه
Unique, unprecedented.



Yaqeen


یقین
Belief.



Yaqoob


یعقوب
A Prophet, the biblical Jacob, son of Prophet Ishaq.



Yaqoot


یاقوت
Ruby, sapphire, topaz.



Yaqzan


یقظان
Vigilant, awake, on the alert.



Yar


یار
Friend.



Yar Muhammad


یارمحمد
Friend of the Prophet Muhammad.



Yasar


یسار
Prosperity, wealth, affluence, ease.



Yasha


یاشا
Long line, prosper.



Yasin


یاسین
The opening letters of the first verse of surat Ya Sin (36:1). An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.

Z
Za'ir


زاﺋر
Visitor, guest.



Zaabit


ضابط
Clever man, one who remembers.



Zaad


ضاد
Victory, success.



Zaahir


زاھر
A blooming flower, a bright and shining colour, lofty.



Zaakir


ذاکر
Rememberer of Allah



Zaarib


ضارب
One who beats, stricker.



Zabba


ضبه
Latch, door lock; Name of some people for instance, of ibn-Mihsin, a memeber of the exedition of Abu Musa.



Zabrij


زبرج
Beauty, decoration.



Zaeem


زعیم
Guaranter, Rich, healthy, leader, ruler.



Zafar


ظفر
Victory, triumph.



Zafeer


ظفیر
Of firm and resolute intention.



Zafir


ظافر
Victorious, winner.



Zaheer


زھیر
Blooming, shining, luminous.



Zaheer


ظھیر
Helper, supporter, protector, patron.



Zaheeruddawlah


ظھیرالدوله
Helper of the religion (Islam).



Zaheeruddin


ظھیرالدین
Helper of the religion (Islam).



Zahhaak


ضحاک
A person who laughs most. Name of a Sahabi who participated in the battle of Badr.



Zahi


زاھی
Beautiful, brilliant, glowing.



Zahid


زاھد
Devout, ascetic. One who renounces the world and is fully devoted to Allah.



Zahil


زاهل
Calm.