Islam to be the largest religion by the end of the century

The US-based Pew Research Center has predicted that the number of Muslims is expected to exceed the number of Christians by the end of this century.

Based on research about Muslims it has compiled in recent years, Pew Research Center estimated that there were 1.6 billion Muslims in the world in 2010 – roughly 23% of the global population. But while Islam is currently the world’s second-largest religion (after Christianity), it is the fastest-growing major religion. And if current demographic trends continue the number of Muslims is expected to exceed the number of Christians by the end of this century.

Pew Research Center also stated that while many countries in the Middle East-North Africa region are heavily Muslim, the region is home to only about 20% of the world’s Muslims. A majority of Muslims globally (62%) live in the Asia-Pacific region, including large populations in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Turkey.

Indonesia is currently the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, but Pew Research Center projects that India will have that distinction by the year 2050 (while remaining a majority-Hindu country), with more than 300 million Muslims.

The Muslim population in Europe also is growing, according to Pew, which projects 10% of all Europeans will be Muslims by 2050.

Michael Lipka, a senior editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center, said: “There are two major factors behind the rapid projected growth of Islam, and both involve simple demographics. For one, Muslims have more children than members of other religious groups. Around the world, each Muslim woman has an average of 3.1 children, compared with 2.3 for all other groups combined.

“Muslims are also the youngest (median age of 23 years old in 2010) of all major religious groups, seven years younger than the median age of non-Muslims. As a result, a larger share of Muslims already are, or will soon be, at the point in their lives when they begin having children. This, combined with high fertility rates, will fuel Muslim population growth.”

He added: “While it does not change the global population, migration is helping to increase the Muslim population in some regions, including North America and Europe.”

ISIS Lies

The Western world is being suffocated by a gigantic lie. A falsehood far worse than the fantasy that Brexit will make Britain rich, or that Mexico will pay to wall itself off from Donald Trump.

It is a lie that has and continues to kill - and one endorsed by every shade of the political rainbow. It's a porky even bitter enemies share.

The fantastic fib is this: "Islamic terror is a threat to the West."

It isn't.

Not even the murderous nastiness of the Belgium bombings, the Bataclan massacre, the Nice atrocities. Not the mass casualty attacks that have been headed off in Britain or even the doomsday fantasies of the so-called Islamic State's best brains are strategic problems.

And our leaders know this.

Proof, unusually, lies in the headlines.

Last weekend Max Hill, the new independent reviewer of terror legislation, spoke to The Sunday Telegraph which echoed his view with the thundering headline "UK faces terror threat from Isis 'not seen since IRA bombings'" as news.

And it is. But not as The Telegraph understood it. That headline was intended to frighten. To me, it was reassuring.

Now it's not good news that today's mostly hapless thugs high on Islamic extremist agitprop may have reached the capabilities of the highly skilled Irish Republican Army of the 1970s. That would be a bad thing, obviously.

But back then, the IRA was what the Army calls an "embuggerance". It was not a strategic threat to the United Kingdom, it could not disrupt our way or life or shift our industrial base, nor could it cause poverty or famine.

It was a nasty organisation seeking publicity (successfully) for its republican aims. Just like so-called IS.

It suits both the leaders of the so-called Caliphate and the West to agree, though, that the danger posed by hard-line Islamist extremism is far worse than it is.

It allows the Government in Britain to introduce legislation that allows it unprecedented snooper powers on our communications. The UK now has Orwellian scales of surveillance protecting us against an enemy that is no match for conventional methods of defence.

In America, the Islamist bogey is being used as camouflage for a more subtle desire to "restore" a melting-pot nation to a homogenous Judeo-Christian culture it, arguably, never had under President Trump's Svengali Steve Bannon.

The death cult that is Islamic State is now under heavy pressure in Iraq and Syria. Its pretentions to statehood may be destroyed this year - three years after it was spawned.

Britain has a handful of aircraft in the coalition forces ranged against it, and a small number of Special Forces soldiers on the ground. America's contribution of 5,000 men and scores of aircraft is far bigger.

But the whole package aimed at ridding the world of the IS threat we're being told to greatly fear simply reveals how frightened we should not be.

The US has, and had, the capacity to bomb IS infrastructure, its oil terminals and power stations, its training camps and barracks into dust in a matter of weeks.

Instead, the Caliphate is being slowly taken apart in small bite-sized chunks.

That's a tactical response to a tactical problem. Pretending that Islamic State is a strategic threat is a lie - one can only hope that the West's leaders don't believe their own nonsense. Because there's something nasty in Vladimir Putin's woodshed.

Haqq Dawah Media Presents: Glad Tidings Season 3 Ep. 10 Avoid Nullifying Your Islam (Show Notes)

AsSalaam Alkuim,

How to avoid the 10 Nullifying your Islam.

The best way to avoid a situation or downfall is to know what it is, and what are the consequences of the decision. Islam is a beautiful way of life that Allah has chosen us to live, but there are actions that we can do that could take us out of fold of Islam. Today’s episode I pray that I will be able to cover 10 ways to avoid nullifying your Islam, so you can be aware, and avoid them all.

Allah has made it clear that for mankind to be successful he or she must follow Islam. He has done this with his book The Quran and the Sunna of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). By declaring La Illha Illlaha ( there is no deity worthy of worship besides Allah), we identify that there is none who should be worshipped or put before Allah. The Creator not the creation.

Furthermore we also state that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is that last messenger of Allah and is trusted to deliver the message of Islam to mankind. Prophet Muhammad isto followed and obey, it is ordained in The Quran by Allah. 59:7.

The 10 Nullifyiers of Islam and how to spot them:

1. Shirk in the worship of Allah, associating anything or anyone in the worship of Allah.

“Verily Allaah forgives not setting up rivals in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases other sins than that.” (Qur’an 4: 116)

    How to avoid the 10 Nullifying your Islam.

    2. Setting up intermediaries between a person and Allah is unbelief. Calling on someone or            something to to intercede on your behalf is not permissible in Islam.

     The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) was asked: ‘Which sin is the Gravest? He said: “That you set up rivals unto Allaah (despite the fact) that He has created you.”

How to avoid the 10 Nullifying your Islam.

    3. To believe those who commit shirk are not unbelievers or doubting their unbelief .

       “And if any amongst you who take them (wholeheartedly) as friends, then surely he is one of them.”(Qur’an 5: 51)  

    4. The belief that guidance by someone other than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is better or the   ruling by others than the rule of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is better, this is unbelief.  The rule of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the rule of Allah.

      “But no, by your Lord, they can have no true Faith (al-waajib: which is dutiful upon them), until they make you judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against your decisions, but accept (them) fully with submission.”(Qur’an 4: 65)

    5. Hating any command or anything The Prophet’s (PBUH) message despite practicing it is   unbelief.

       “That is because they hate that which Allaah has sent down, so He has made their deeds fruitless.” (Qur’an 47: 9)

       6. Mocking any part of Islam or any of Allah’s names,  or any of His names or Attributes is a non believers.

“Was it at Allaah, and His signs, and His Messenger that you were mocking? Make no excuse, you have disbelieved (became Kufar) after you had believed.”(Qur’an 9: 65-66)

    7. Involvement in magic. Considering it permissible to practice that art of black magic. This sways man from good things or practices he may do. Magic reduces influence man to what is disliked and is bad for him. Magic sows discord between man and his wife.

“Solomon did not disbelieve but the devils disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels (put coma after the word angels) Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said: We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning the magic from us).”(Qur’an 2: 102)

    8. Standing by the mushrikeen (  a person who associates partners with Allah). Supporting and helping them against the Muslims.

“And he amongst you who take them as friends (WHOLEHEARTEDLY), then surely he is one of them.” (Qur’an 5: 51)

   9. Believing that some special people do not have to follow Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).  Be doing this you negate the second part of the Shahada.

“And whoever desires a religion other than Islaam, it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.” (Qur’an 3: 85)

10. Completely turning away from the relgion of Allah. Not trying to learn  or live it.

“And who does wrong than the one to whom are recited the Aayat (proofs, evidences, verses, revelations, etc.) of his Lord, then he turns aside therefrom? Verily, We shall exact retribution from the Mujrimin (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners etc.)”(Qur’an 32: 22)

   

      

Haqq Dawah Media Presents: Glad Tidings Season 3 Episode 9 Tawbah

AsSalaam Alkuim,

The word tawba is a Quranic Arabic word translated as “ a retreat” or “a return”. In the Quran and Hadith both tawba is referred to as an act of leaving what Allah has prohibited and a return to what Allah has commanded.

A sincere repentance.

The Quran and Hadith both repeatedly mention the act of atoning for one’s misdeeds. Denoting the act of repentance of one’s misdeeds, atoning for one's misdeeds,and having a strong determination to forsake these misdeeds.

Tawba is regarded as a major way to rectifying one’s life.

Tawba is mentioned several times in the Quran:

Surah 66:08, 24:31, 2:222, 4:17-18, 25:60-71 and Surah 9 is named Tawbah.

Examples of Tawba in The Hadith:

Allah's apostle said, "Every son of Adam sins, the best of the sinners are those who repent."

—  Sunan al Tirmidhi Hadith no. 2499

Allah's apostle said,"By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them."

—  Sahih Muslim 37:6621

Allah's Apostle said, "Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which he had lost in the desert."

— Sahih al Bukhari 8:75:321

Tawba should only be made to your Creator Allah. Being a Muslim we understand that no man, woman, child or creation can be prayed to for forgiveness. Repenting to any other besides Allah is forbidden and is referred to as Shirk.

Conditions for Tawba:

1. To regret one’s past evil deeds;
2. To carry out Divine duties (fard, wajib etc.) that were missed;
3. To return the rights/properties of others that were usurped unjustly;
4. To ask forgiveness of a person who has been wronged by him, physically or verbally;
5. To make a firm resolve of avoiding the sin in future; and
6. To employ oneself in Allah’s obedience, as he previously employed himself in Allah’s disobedience.

Haqq Dawah Media Presents; Glad Tidings Season 3 Episode 8 Fact about The Quran (Show Notes)

AsSalaam Alkuim,

Haqq Dawah Media Presents:Glad Tidings season 3 Episode 8

Facts about The Quran

1. There are 114 Surahs (chapters) in The Quran.
2. The Quran is broken into 30 Juz (sections).
3. Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran. 113 times in the beginning of the surah and one time in the context of Surah Al Namel. Surah Tawbah is the only surah that does not begin with Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem.
4. Al Baqarah is the longest surah.
5. Al Kawther is the shortest surah.
6. Milk is the best drink spoke of in The Quran.
7. Honey is the best food spoke of in The Quran.
8. Ramadan is the best month spoke of, and Laylat al Qadar is considered the best month.
9. The most dislike but halal action in The Quran is divorce.
10. Surah Yassen is called the heart of The Quran.
11. Surah Al Ikhlasis considered ⅓ of The Quran.
12. The Quran was revealed over 23 years. 13 in Mecca and 10 on Medina.
13. Surah Al Nissa speaks about the laws of marriage.
14. Whoever reads one letter of The Quran gets 10 rewards.
15. Reading one verse of The Quran In Ramadan is equal to reading tje entire Quran in normal months.
16. Ramadan is spoken of as the Spring of The Quran.
17. The Qur'an will intercede for the one who reads it on the day of judgement, and witness against those who did not read it.
18. The term Quran means recitation.
19. When The Quran was first revealed, it was written on bones, skins,and tablets by scribes.
20. The smallest animal spoken of is the mosquito.
21. Abu Baker (A) was the first to collect the written forms of The Quran after the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
22. Utham (RA) was the 1st to organize a committee to compile an authorized version of The Quran.

Please listen toour show @  blogtalkradio.com/hdmedia

Haqq Dawah Media Presents; Glad Tidings Season 3 Episode 8 Fact about The Quran (Show Notes)

AsSalaam Alkuim,

Haqq Dawah Media Presents:Glad Tidings season 3 Episode 8

Facts about The Quran

1. There are 114 Surahs (chapters) in The Quran.
2. The Quran is broken into 30 Juz (sections).
3. Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran. 113 times in the beginning of the surah and one time in the context of Surah Al Namel. Surah Tawbah is the only surah that does not begin with Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem.
4. Al Baqarah is the longest surah.
5. Al Kawther is the shortest surah.
6. Milk is the best drink spoke of in The Quran.
7. Honey is the best food spoke of in The Quran.
8. Ramadan is the best month spoke of, and Laylat al Qadar is considered the best month.
9. The most dislike but halal action in The Quran is divorce.
10. Surah Yassen is called the heart of The Quran.
11. Surah Al Ikhlasis considered ⅓ of The Quran.
12. The Quran was revealed over 23 years. 13 in Mecca and 10 on Medina.
13. Surah Al Nissa speaks about the laws of marriage.
14. Whoever reads one letter of The Quran gets 10 rewards.
15. Reading one verse of The Quran In Ramadan is equal to reading tje entire Quran in normal months.
16. Ramadan is spoken of as the Spring of The Quran.
17. The Qur'an will intercede for the one who reads it on the day of judgement, and witness against those who did not read it.
18. The term Quran means recitation.
19. When The Quran was first revealed, it was written on bones, skins,and tablets by scribes.
20. The smallest animal spoken of is the mosquito.
21. Abu Baker (A) was the first to collect the written forms of The Quran after the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
22. Utham (RA) was the 1st to organize a committee to compile an authorized version of The Quran.

Please listen toour show @  blogtalkradio.com/hdmedia

The importance of Suhoor

A suhoor(pre-dawn meal) is more important than Iftaar (breaking of the fast)because it helps the fasting person persevere through the fast.

Suhoor is so called because it happens at the time of sahr, which is the end of the night.

‘Amr Ibn al-Aas reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “The distinguishing feature between our fast and the fast of the People of the Book is in the eating at the time just before dawn.” [Muslim]

‘Abdullah Ibn Haarith said that one of the Sahabah (companion) said: ‘I entered the house of the Messenger (SAW) whilst he was taking the Suhoor (pre-dawn meal), and he (SAW) said: “Indeed it (the Suhoor) is blessing that Allah has given to you so do not leave it out.” [An-Nasaaee and Ahmad]

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree said that the Messenger (SAW) said: “Eating the Suhoor is blessed. Do not neglect it even if you take a gulp of water, because Allah and His angels invoke blessings upon those who partake in the pre-dawn meal.” [Ahmad].

It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1923; Muslim, 1095.

It was narrated from Jaabir that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever wants to fast, let him eat something for suhoor.” Narrated by Ahmad, 14533; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 2309.

What to eat during suhoor

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best suhoor for the believer is dates.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2345); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Suhoor is a blessed meal, so do not omit it, even if one of you only takes a sip of water, for Allaah and His angels send blessings on those who eat suhoor.” Narrated by Ahmad, 11003; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3683.

The best time for suhoor

It was narrated that Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “We ate suhoor with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then he went to pray.” I [the narrator] asked, “How long was there between the adhaan and suhoor?” He said, “As long as it takes to recite fifty verses.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1921; Muslim, 1097.