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The Islamic views on tobacco vary by region. Though tobacco or smoking in general is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran or hadith, contemporary scholars have condemned it as completely harmful, and have at times prohibited smoking outright (declared it haram) as a result of the severe health effects that it causes.
Islam, as with other Abrahamic religions, views suicide as one of the greatest sins and utterly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. The Islamic view is that life and death are given by Allah. The absolute prohibition is stated in the Quran, Surah 4:29 which states: "do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you."
A study of young Muslim Arab-Americans found that Islamic influences were correlated with some diminished smoking. [20] Conversely, an Egyptian study found that knowledge of an anti-smoking fatwa did not reduce smoking. [21] Overall, the prevalence of smoking is increasing in Islamic countries.
Fasting does not only refer to food and drink during Islam’s holy month
Haram (/ h ə ˈ r ɑː m, h æ ˈ-, h ɑː ˈ-,-ˈ r æ m /; [1] [2] Arabic: حَرَام ḥarām [ħɑˈrɑːm]) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'. [3]: 471 This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct contrast, to an evil and thus "sinful action ...
The crime of "robbery and civil disturbance against Islam" inside a Muslim state is referred to in Quran 5:33: [7] Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land.
In orthodox Islamic law, jihad is a collective religious obligation on the Muslim community, when the community is endangered or Muslims are subjected to oppression and subjugation. The rules governing such conflicts include not killing women, children or non-combatants, and leaving cultivated or residential areas undamaged.
A 21-year-old porn star, one of the world's most followed, is receiving death threats because she is Muslim. A dispute that began between Mia Khalifa, of Florida, and her parents has exploded onto ...