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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Madeleine · 41-45, F

@Northwest The essence quality of God is that He is nothing like His creation, otherwise, he's not god. In my description I was referring to the greatness of God and how absurd it is to demand to see God in order to believe in His existence while we can't even look at the sun directly.

I don't wish to debate with you neither. I do respect your freedom to choose. The truth will be revealed once we die.

It depends on how you interpret it. Prayer/salah is a source of comfort to the heart, but it requires commitment.

[Quran 20:132]:

And exhort your people to pray, and patiently adhere to it.

Women struggle physically during their menstruation and puerperal. But the privilege here is not that they don't perform salah, but getting the reward without performing it. They still can pray in their hearts and supplicate whenever they wish. So they are not deprived from communicating with God.

Adultery/fornication is forbidden in Islam. Man can only touch a woman after marriage. So whatever your literal translation is.. the verse is referring to marriage.

Thank you.