I Am Enjoying Being A Muslim

Studying is Jihad.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

"If anyone travels in a road in search of knowledge, God will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise."

What is Jihad?
Smiling in tough moments is Jihad. Keeping patience in hard times is Jihad. Struggling for good deeds is Jihad. Taking care of old parents in a loving way is Jihad. Forgiving is Jihad. Jihad is not what the media promotes, but what the Quran says, to Strive and to Struggle.

You want a real Jihad?
Smile to your parents when you come home. Pray on time. Control your tongue, your eyes, and your thoughts.
Declare your Jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see - egosim, arrogance, conceit, selfishness, greed, lust, intolerance, anger, lying, cheating, gossiping, and slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then you will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

"The real Jihad is to battle your own soul, to fight the evil within yourself."

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Northwest · M

@Madeleine: Believing in the unseen, is the essence of every single religion, not just Islam.

Atheism is about recognizing that no one has answers to the puzzle of life, and that indeed, something did come out of nothing.

I am not trying to change your opinion, I'm simply stating mine, and to say that religion does not offer an answer either. I have no quarrel with people who choose religion. It's as good an answer as any. I do, however have a problem with people who think that their religion IS the only acceptable answer. I have a bigger problem, with people who resort to violence, to enforce the latter.

In my opinion, accountability, is not as familiar a concept, as most believe. People get lost in their own little worlds, and refuse to accept responsibility for their actions.

What I really don't buy into, is laws and rules that give preferential treatment to one gender over another. There may have been a time period, when this was acceptable, but that's not acceptable in the 21st century.

Being a mistress, is something I never understood, as it involves lying and cheating. In that case, I don't see how religion can fix the problem. A man, can be married to 4 different women, and still have mistresses. I also don't understand where, in the Qur'an, it's clear that a man can have up to four wives, as long as he treats them all the same.