Questions tagged [islamic-countries]
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What does the muezzin call from a minaret outside of prayer time?
I am currently in Indonesia/Java and the muezzin/minaret/mosque calls go on for much longer than what I've experienced before. I've been to a couple of Muslim countries and they've done the calls 5 ...
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How do Muslims know what other people around them are Muslim?
When visiting a mosque, it matters if the imam is really a Muslim. Otherwise, why would one listen to his speeches? When celebrating an important islamic day, it matters if the people around you are ...
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Please help me verify this/ find source
Assalamualaikum, I recently heard a sheikh give a speech, he said Prophet (Saw) sent letter to Oman from Amr Ibn al aas, and the two kings: abd and jayfar converted willingly. I have found this to be ...
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Does any one know meaning of alayina [closed]
Does any one know meaning of alayina or elaaina i want to give this name to my daughter.
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Do Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei have influence outside of Iran?
There are two Iranian Grand Ayatollahs, Khomeini (former) and Khamenei (current), a title which Wikipedia describes as:
...a label provided to the highest level Shia authority...
See also: Are ...
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Am I commiting a sin by living in the UK?
In the Qu'ran, it says
“Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), ...
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Does Islam have to be political?
It seems to me that there is no country with a muslim majority where Islam is not used for political reasons. All of them have at least a few laws forbidding sex before / out of marriage, alcohol, ...
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Why Muslim countries not well developed in science&technology?
Why are not now Muslim countries well developed in science & technology whereas this was not the case in era between 8th-12th centuries after BC?
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Are women required to cover their face and palms in Islam?
While there is also another related question on the website, my question is however different:
In many countries, Muslim women don't cover their face and palms, although they cover their hair, ears, ...
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What is the appropriate response of someone outside a Muslim country during a war? [closed]
I have seen this question on the Judaism.StackExchange: What is the appropriate response of someone outside Israel during a war?
Jewish people living outside Israel feel responsibility to help the ...
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