Welcome to Gaia! ::

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So what's this whole FAQ thing about?

What does "Islam" mean?

Why do you call yourselves Muslims?

Are you a Sunni or a Shitte?

What's up with your "schools of thought" (madhabbs)? Are you a Hanafi, Hanbali, Sha'afi, Maliki, or Salafi?

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What's your testimony, and why do you say that?

How do you pray?

Why do you have to face Mecca and pray in Arabic? Isn't your God everywhere, and can't He understand languages besides Arabic?

What are the benefits of prayer?

Why do you give to charity?

How much do you give to charity?

Why do you fast?

How do you fast? Won't you starve if you go without food for 30 days?

Why do you go around that black box?



What do you believe about God, and why?

Do you believe in angels or demons, and why?

What do you think about the Bible, and why?

Who do you believe to be Prophets?

Do you believe that we'll be judged someday for our actions?

What do you believe heaven and hell will be like?

Do you believe in predestination?

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In Islam, what's the purpose of life?

How does Islam view the family?

How are you supposed to treat your parents in Islam?

How are you supposed to treat your children in Islam?



Are women oppressed in Islam? Is the status/position of women in Islam lower than men?

How come women have to wear the hijab and men don't have to?

Are women supposed to wear the face veil?

Are men allowed to beat their wives in Islam?

Why are men allowed to get more than one wife, and women aren't allowed to get more than one husband?

Why do women have to pray behind men?

Why doesn't Islam give women the right to choose if she wants an abortion?

Does Islam forbid women to drive?



Are you against the West? Or the USA?

Can a totally democratic society be an Islamic society as well?

Are the Muslim countries today with monarchies and such true Islamic societies?

What is the Khalifah?



What is with all these Muslim suicide bombers?

What is jihad?

Are for killing all non-Muslims?

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Who was Muhammad?

How do you know he was a prophet of God?

What was he like?

How did he treat his wives, children, friends, neighbors, and enemies?

Why did he get to marry over 4 women?

Why did he marry a girl when she was 6 and consummate the marriage when she was only 9?

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I believe that the category of Women in Islam should be done by a female, since this address's a female's issue's.

I would like to help in this idea.

Also I think that this site will be very helpful when doing you're research:

www.alislam.org

It has a whole category on what you are researching when you scroll down on the front page.

finally...someone has time to do this....=) thanx bahira.....