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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.
Fasting does not only refer to food and drink during Islam’s holy month
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.
The diya for Muslim women in insurance claims, such as the loss of life in automobile accidents, is equal to that of a Muslim man, but is half of a Muslim man's in all other cases. [5] In Pakistan, the diya is the same for Muslims and non-Muslims, [6] [7] [8] while in Saudi Arabia it differs depending on the religion of the victim. [3]
Ijarah, (literally "to give something on rent") [119] is a term of Islamic jurisprudence, [120] and a product in Islamic banking and finance resembling rent-to-own. In traditional fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), it means a contract for the hiring of persons or services or " usufruct " of a property generally for a fixed period and price. [ 121 ]
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
Fiqh (/ f iː k /; [1] Arabic: فقه) is Islamic jurisprudence. [2] Fiqh is often described as the style of human understanding and practices of the sharia; [3] that is, human understanding of the divine Islamic law as revealed in the Quran and the sunnah (the teachings and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions).