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Ibadat (عبادات) is the plural form of ibādah.In addition to meaning more than one ibādah, [7] it refers to Islamic jurisprudence on “the rules governing worship in Islam” [8] or the “religious duties of worship incumbent on all Muslims when they come of age and are of sound body and mind.” [9] It is distinguished from other fields of jurisprudence in Islam, which are usually ...
[3] [6] [7] Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, [8] and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Under British rule missionary work was undertaken by English societies: Baptist, Wesleyan Methodist, the CMS and SPG. [11] The Salvation Army and Jehovah's Witnesses are also present in Sri Lanka. The percentage of Christians has slowly declined from the height of 13%. In 1891, they were 12.6% and numbered were 302,000. In 2012 they 7.4%.
The Sri Lankan Moors are mostly native speakers of the Tamil language while a few of them speak Sinhala as primary language, and follow Islam as their religion. Sri Lankan Moors comprise 9.30% (2012 Census) of Sri Lanka's population, and constitute the largest ethnic group within the Muslim community in the country.
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
The importance of learning the Six Kalimahs is disputed, with some regarding them as essential phrases to be memorised and others arguing that they are not present in the Quran or substantiated by Muhammad.
Ed Husain states that "The first book I read about Islam in English was Islam: Beliefs and Teachings by Ghulam Sarwar" [5] and goes on to state that after only being taught about Islam orally by his family, Sarwars book "filled a gap". As he was taught that Islam and politics do not mix [5] he says that "one part of the book has stayed with me."
Important Sunni Hadith Kutub al-Sittah Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih Muslim Al-Sunan al-Sughra Sunan Abu Dawood Jami` at-Tirmidhi Sunan ibn Majah Important Shia Hadith The Four Books Kitab al-Kafi Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih Tahdhib al-Ahkam Al-Istibsar Hadith Collectors Muhammad al-Bukhari Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Abu Dawood Commentary for Sahih al-Bukhari ...