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Do I need to learn Arabic to become a practicing Muslim?
I am an American who recently converted. But I only know English and I have a Qur'an that is English only. I have memorized most of the everyday sayings in Arabic. But I was wondering if I have to ...
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How should I spell "Quran" in English? [closed]
At least Koran, Coran, Quran, and Qur'an are alternate English spellings for the name of the religious texts.
Is there a preferred spelling, and if so why? I've seen, for example, some discussion ...
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Are the English translations of the Qur'an practical to read with the purpose of understanding?
Are the English translated versions of the Qur'an "safe" practical to read and understand the true lessons within? I'm confident that there are things in Arabic that can only be expressed in that ...
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Is it acceptable to perform istakhara in English? If so, how?
I am not good at learning and speaking Arabic and few matters has arisen in life, where I need guidance from Allah.
Is it possible to do istakhara in English or just listen to the dua for istakhara? ...
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Is it haram to transliterate Arabic in English?
I have been told that it is haram to write Arabic in English like e.g. "Assalam O Alaikum" and "JazakALLAH".
So is transliterating Arabic in English actually haram?
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Married by Islam but husband divorced me by saying it in English
Hi me and my husband are married by Islam if he says in English 3 times he divorces me and puts my name at the end when he says I divorce you and then my name dose that mean we are divorced
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Why are Quran translations written in old-fashioned English with difficult vocabulary?
The Qur'an itself has a very simple vocabulary and grammar and is very easy to read. However, translations often use very formal, old-fashioned English with a lot of words that are seldom used in ...
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Can I pray in English? If not, how do memorize the Arabic?
i'm a very recent convert to Islam and I'm having trouble praying. I want to pray five times a day, I want to worship God, but the Arabic is very hard to memorize. Can I pray with the English ...
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Can I make dhikr in English?
I make Dhikr (Subhanallahi, al adheem, wa bihamdihi) 112 times morning and evening everyday.
I am a non-native speaker who does not understand Arabic. I do understand what the above dhikr means, "...
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English books on the Seerah (biography of the Prophet sallallaahu aleyhi wasallam)
I'm looking for an English Seerah book that fits (at least some of) the following qualities:
written in narrative form
gives significant consideration to authenticity (not a compilation of unverified ...
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English Translation of the Quran with contextual explanation?
Through Google search, I've found a couple of English translations of the Quran recommended by scholars. Some editions are also easily available online. The ones I found are basically sentence-by-...
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Why does ALLAH say that you "may be" successful in 22:77? Why there is not a guarantee?
O believers! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord, and do ˹what is˺ good so that you may be successful. (22:77)
Why does Allah say "may be successful" rather than saying "...
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What are the accurate English translation of degrees of good/bad deeds?
In Islam any action can be classified in on of the following categories:
Haram حرام
Makrooh مكروه
Mubah مباح
Mostahab مستحب
Wajeb واجب
What are the accurate English translation of each category?
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Can I make Dua in English, must it be a Surah from Quran? [duplicate]
I don't speak Arabic, therefore if I'm making dua to Allah does it always have to be a surah from the Quran or can I make dua in English anytime too? For example: “O’ Allah please help me to do well ...
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Can I perform the 5 daily prayers in English? [duplicate]
I am new to Islam but since I began my journey turning to and submitting myself to Allah two months ago I've been having trouble with starting to pray. I was raised Catholic then became an Atheist for ...
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Why do some groups transliterate Arabic words in a lengthy way? [closed]
It seems to be with the Salafi groups: Islam is Islaam, Qur'an is Qur'aan, Abu is Aboo, Salah is Salaah etc. You get the picture. Is it just to be more precise in English. You know if you are reading ...
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Meaning of "if you only knew" in english translation of 2:184
I am not a muslim, so I apologize for any mistake I might make while writing this question. I have recently started reading an english translation of the Quran, and there is a recurring phrase I am ...
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Can I make dua in English?
I am a non arabic speaking Muslim. I’ve memorized all of the recitations in arabic for the salah but I’m just wondering if it’s required to make the dua at the end of prayer in arabic also or can I do ...
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Are there any free Online Urdu Qur'ans?
I should like to learn Urdu, but I am having problems trying to find an online Urdu Qur'an -- I know of no other book that I can pick and be sure that most of the words are translated about as closely ...
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Why Allah said himself as "he" instead of "I"?
Bismillah,
Peace be upon you all.
In below verses of Holy Qur'an why does Allah uses "he" instead of "I" when referring to things Allah has done.e.g he has subjected and he makes ...