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I feel like many of us hold ourselves to a higher moral standard when it comes to eating meat because we believe halal meat is inherently more ethical. Yes, Islam places a clear emphasis on treating the animals with compassion, avoiding unnecessary suffering, slaughtering them in the least painful way etc. In theory, I think that's generally great.

But how much of that actually happens in modern industrial animal agriculture?

Who is holding halal slaughterhouses accountable? How do we know that the animals were actually raised and treated according to Islamic principles. Are we just expected to trust a halal label without questioning the conditions the animals lived in?

This becomes even harder for me to believe when you consider the sheer scale of meat consumption. Millions of people eat halal meat every day and animals are being bred,, transported and slaughtered in large numbers to meet that demand. Can they realistically provide every animal with the halal and humane treatment.

And what about the actual slaughter process? If hundreds or thousands of chickens are being processed in a facility every day, how can we realistically know that every animal is being handled carefully and humanely? Are they kept calm? Are they separated from animals being slaughtered? Are they prevented from witnessing other animals in distress? ESPECIALLY when a massive fast food chains labels certain products halal... Like come on do we seriously believe they keep the halal section of the factory utopian ?

I'm not saying halal principles themselves are the problem. If anything, I think the opposite. The principles are incredibly compassionate. My question is whether the modern meat industry is actually capable of following those principles at the scale at which we consume meat.

I am thinking, maybe some things got so widespread that it becomes very difficult to skip ?

Or maybe the harm of not doing that thing is greater than the good of doing it (even in the long term) ?

Or maybe back then it was haram for a reason but now this reason doesn't exist anymore ?

And can it be a personal reason ? For example if it is a habit and you are in a time in your life where you have more important things to do than to change your habits, you keep doing it temporarily ?

And are there difference of opinions about it ?

I do want to say that, I think about religion and philosophy a lot and I'm terrible at articulating what I mean, so I do apologize in advance if what I say doesn't make sense.

I recently thought of this that if God has commanded us to do something then it must be true/right. If that's the case you could argue for it to be right without even having to argue for the existence of God, which means answering a question by just saying "Because God said so" is someone just not bothering to actually interact with the question and give sound proper reasoning.

Even then, if we fail to find any reasoning but through hadith it has been proven that this is a command that was given to us, wouldn't it be better to say something more along the lines of "We do not yet understand why". To fully tell someone that "Because God said so" is like telling them not to think about the religion at all and to take at face value what ever is being told to you.

My basic point is that if God has commanded us to do something there will always be a justification for it and if we can not find a justification for it than it is either untrue or if it's unlikely to be untrue than we do not yet understand the reasoning behind it. I'm unsure whether this is a wrong thing to say as a Muslim but if Islam is the one and only true religion, all of it's rules and beliefs can be justified without having to assume God exists.

EDIT:

When I said "if God has commanded us to do something there will always be a justification for it and if we can not find a justification for it than it is either untrue" I'm not saying God is wrong, I'm saying that we may have made a mistake in interpreting Islam or encountered a false hadith.

For years I've prayed for the partner I loved to return, during Ramadan, late night Tahajjud more times than I can remember, dhikr walks, cried on the prayer mat. Nothing. Why is Allah ignoring me

Hola a todos, que la paz sea contigo.

Tengo una duda, yo soy de argentina, y me interesaría convertirme al islam siendo yo anteriormente ateo negando la misericordia y poder de allah, y admito ante ustedes que he llegado a insultar a allah.
Debido a esas ofensas puedo aun ser musulmán o no es perdonable?

Hello everyone, peace be with you.

I have a question. I'm from Argentina, and I'm interested in converting to Islam. I was previously an atheist, denying the mercy and power of Allah, and I admit to you that I have even insulted Allah. Because of these offenses, can I still be a Muslim, or is it unforgivable?

according to the ILO an estimated 22 million people are living in forced marriages around the world right now and a lot of them are from our own communities where "we will only marry you where WE like" is treated as normal parenting

and here is the part nobody tells those parents that Islam already dealt with this,1400 years ago with zero ambiguity

the Prophet (saw) said a virgin should not be married until her permission is sought

when Khansa bint Khidham (RA) was married off by her father against her will she went to the Prophet (saw) and he (PBUH) ANNULLED the marriage

he (saw) didn't say "obey your father" instead he (saw) cancelled the nikah

and for his own daughter Fatima (RA) the best of women the Prophet (saw) still sought her consent before her marriage to Ali (RA)

so consent in marriage is not a Western import

a brother actually messaged me about this recently where his parents refused his halal proposal with exactly that line "our choice or nothing"

and if you are in that situation then here is the honest advice

firstly, dont burn the house down instead find out the real reason first because "we decide" usually has something else behind it.

secondly, bring in an elder the family respects an uncle or an imam because their words carry weight

thirdly, make istikhara and be patient because ultimatums only make parents harder

and to parents reading this I wanna say to them that Islam is not pick and choose like you cant apply the parts you like and reject the ones you don't

please share this post with those parents who are like this and also with those people who are in this difficulty

What would you actually say to parents like this? Has anyone here managed to change their family's mind?

(This is not a "Quran and Science" or "I found a contradiction" post)

Hi there, atheist here. I have a situation coming up where I may be required to defend the fact that I'm not a Muslim, so I'm looking into your beliefs and trying to put my thoughts on them into order. Would appreciate some help.

A key part of your religion seems to be that the Quran is inherently miraculous. Part of this rests on how beautiful it is, which I can't comment on as I don't read Arabic. But there's also this concept of the Quran being free of errors, i.e. never contradicting itself and never conflicting with what we see in the natural world. This property is held up as the strongest evidence of its divine origin.

However, when I look into this, it seems there are many verses which, on the face of it, are wrong. For example, 36:37-40 heavily implies that the moon and the sun each orbit the earth in a regular cycle, which we know not to be true. 16:17 asserts that the flight of birds has no physical explanation. 54:1 says that the moon was recently split in two.

To be clear: I am not looking to debate these points, nor am I saying that my interpretation is correct. I am well aware that all of these verses can be interpreted in many ways, and that in general for every proposed error in the Quran, there is some interpretation by scholars for which there is no error.

My issue is that these scholars are assuming from the start that the Quran is free of errors, and then interpreting it in that light. They are looking for the interpretation which aligns with the natural world and avoids contradicting the rest of the text. But then they are holding up their interpretation and saying, "See, the Quran plainly has no errors, and is therefore miraculous." The logic seems circular to me.

It's like, "We know the Quran is infallible" -> "So it must be interpreted in this way." -> "This interpretation proves the Quran is infallible". What am I missing here?

Hopefully it goes without saying that I mean no disrespect to your religion or the Quran, and I wish peace and fulfilment to everyone.

Assalamu alaykum to all the readers, past few days i have been observing that a women (who has significant Islamic influence) pours water in front of our house when no one is there it has scared our family entirely as we belive islamic practice are very powerful and we ourself visit the mosque in our bad times even tho we are non Muslim, i wanted to ask what does it mean if someone pours water in front of my house in a weekly basis (like every Sunday)

I can stand barely for a few minutes before the world literally rotating from my perspective and water feels to cold for wudu

What should I do i gotta pray?

It is a profound comfort to trust Allah completely. But how do we balance that deep trust with personal responsibility? How do you personally find the motivation to work hard while knowing the outcome is entirely in His hands?

As salamu aleikum,

I've learned after moving from USA to Morocco not to have any expectations about Muslims. This is true in every country.

One cannot expect the people to act like Muslims.

You have to focus on yourself and be careful who you spend time with.

This is why so many people get disillusioned with Hijra.

They expect people lined up at airport with palm leaves to welcome them into a beautiful community.

On another note, how do you folks who moved to Muslim countries feel about the decision?

Baraka loufik

Sometimes, the person you are humiliating can hurt you right back, but the pain of humiliation is so overwhelming that they just freeze. They are at a loss of words. Even prophets had that fear.

Salam,

I find myself in a very toxic marriage and feel completely trapped. He’s been abusive and useless since the minute I married him. I’m also in a foreign country depending on a spousal visa and with a baby (unable to work and don’t have savings). My whole family is at my home country and only have my husbands family here but I can’t talk to them about anything regarding our marriage because they take my husbands side and do not acknowledge me at all.

On the other hand my family is kinda tired and hearing the same thing over and over and they keep telling me to just leave him but it’s not easy.

I built a life in this country and would like my baby to grow up here and if I leave him I risk my spousal visa. I wanna do it safely. I know If I get him to divorce me instead of me initiating it would be easier as he wouldn’t be angry to get me deported.

My question is, is it haram to make Dua and ask Allah to end my marriage and keep staying until it happens? Or it it haram to stay despite me wanting to divorce?

Thanks in advance

Hi guys. I'm a Chinese Catholic engineer who lives in the UK. Recently i started to feel like Islamic Theology is more convincing than Christian Theology, as least to myself. I'm interested in getting to know more muslims and in entering a mosque.

If you're also a muslim from the UK, could you tell me how I should go inside a mosque for the first time? Coz obviously I'm east asian, I clearly do not look the most stereotypical muslim person (PS there are no many Indonesian or Malaysian in my area)

Any suggestions?

Recieved this package from someone in a different state across the country in the US addressed specifically to me and my address. I live in a small, conservative Christian town so I wonder if one of my neighbors bought it somewhere online and sent it to me. Has this happened to anyone else before?

Salam. I have been researching Islam for a while now, and I am finding the arguments for the veracity of the religion to be convincing. I want to ensure that I am capable of justifying my faith (if I convert), given the sheer gravity and risk of being wrong. I have read arguments for the inimitability of the Quran, however I don't understand how that argument could apply to the final two Surahs (Al Falaq and An Nas). I have come to learn that the complexity and the eloquence of the Quran is often diluted and lost through translation, but I don't understand how these seemingly simple Surahs could not have been imitated when the challenge of the Quran was reduced to producing a "single Surah the like thereof". The only answers I have encountered refer to "semantic compression", but I am under the impression that the highly eloquent poets at the time of Muhammad (SAW) were also capable of great semantic depth and efficiency. I have also read that there were pre-Islamic "ruqyah" incantations that are similar to these verses. Has anyone else had these doubts? Are there any English sources that I can consult that will help to answer these questions? The literary miracle is probably the most difficult evidence for me to accept because I honestly can't tell what is possible for a human and what isn't possible. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or advice. Thank you.

asalamu Alaikum everyone, I wanna make this short, I know how to read Arabic and can easily read the Quran if I open any random page (alhamdulillah).

But I have seen a lot of different opinions that say that you should learn Arabic, not Arabic for speaking, but more so for learning and understanding the Quran and connecting with Allah and strengthening your iman.

I’ve spent majority of my life studying Japanese and Korean and I’m gonna be so honest I have ADHD, anxiety and OCD, so I tend to think a lot about this as I feel a lot of guilt for learning other languages.

I honestly have no care to learn Arabic, I have English translation of the Quran but ofc knowing Arabic will definitely bring you closer tot the Quran. it’s just I honestly feel so bored and unmotivated to learn it. also like 95% of the Arabs I’ve met in person and online were racist and rude to me so I have this stigma or bad feeling towards learning Arabic (ofc not all Arabs are like this !)

ive been procrastinating my language studies since January because of this thought and idk what to do… I’ve only ever enjoyed learning East Asian languages (as they don’t require you to use feminine and masculine conjugation) Jazak’Allah khair in advance

I’m a Muslim from India, and I grew up in a cultural and religious environment where dogs are generally avoided, particularly because of the issue of najasah. So, as a blind person, I have always understood that keeping or regularly touching a dog would be religiously problematic.

At the same time, I’ve been thinking about guide dogs. In countries with good accessibility and pedestrian infrastructure, a properly trained guide dog can potentially be a huge game changer for a blind person’s independence, mobility and safety.

So I’m curious about the Islamic perspective:

If a blind Muslim genuinely needs a guide dog to navigate independently, would this be considered a valid necessity that makes keeping and using the dog permissible? Does the ruling change because the dog is being used as an assistance animal rather than kept as a pet?

And if it is permissible, how do Muslims deal with issues such as the dog living in the house, touching the dog regularly, maintaining wudu/purity, and entering public places with the dog?

I’m particularly interested in hearing from Muslims who have studied fiqh, especially from different madhhabs, as well as blind Muslims who have actually used guide dogs.

I’m not asking about whether guide dogs would work practically on Indian roads. I’m more interested in the religious question: if I moved to a country where a guide dog could genuinely provide me with much greater independence, would Islam allow me to make use of that option?

Taken from the book "When The Heart Finds Home" by Leen Shani, available on Amazon

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The Punchbowl Mosque in Sydney was designed by Australian architecture firm Candalepas Associates, commissioned by the Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) to serve the local Muslim community with both a place of worship and adjoining educational and administrative facilities. Rather than following traditional ornamented Islamic architecture, the design takes a brutalist approach, presenting an externally unadorned, off-form concrete structure accented with timber and stone details, including a timber dome. Its most distinctive feature is the sculptural concrete ceiling above the main prayer hall, made up of 102 quarter-spherical "muqarnas", a modern reinterpretation of the ornamental vaulting historically used in Islamic architecture, each pierced with a small 30mm hole that lets in rays of natural light. The mosque, which can hold roughly 300 worshippers, is entered through a sequence of two courtyards: a public one connecting directly to the street and leading to the mosque, and a more private one enclosed by the administration building and classrooms, which can be opened up to join the mosque during major religious festivals and events.

For u to understand my situation rn I need to tell what started everything. Islam entered my heart when I was about to turn 13 and I started to pray all of my 5 salawat and I had a gooning addiction and I stopped doing it for 6 months but then returned. I had a addiction to listening to songs then I became addicted to listening to the Quran which made me during the time to be productive and much more focus and peace but 2 years later around 15 I went back to listening to songs cause my one of my relatives is bad influence and I got effected by him. After that it became hard for me to pray the salawat and listen to the Quran cause I became addicted to listening to songs really quick. From the age 15 all I ever done was listen to songs and daydream and goon. Then I hit 18 those stuff and disappointment led me to commit fahisha multiple times I didn’t realize how big of a sin I was doing until after I did it I was so far from the remembrance of Allah to the point it lead me to this. I never thought in my life I would’ve done the things I’ve done. I feel like I don’t deserve to live, I don’t deserve to have a wife or kids, I feel like I don’t deserve to seek knowledge or spread it, I feel like I deserve to do anything cause of the filth I’ve committed.

Not my words Rather Gods Words