The most controversial issue circling around the Holy Prophet (saw) is the age of Ayesha (ra) at the time of her marriage with the Holy Prophet (saw).

Detractors of Islam have blown this out of proportion and used it as much as they can to tarnish the image of the Holy Prophet of Islam.

Here is an article which along with using some of our research goes into more detail as to the real age of Hazrat Ayesha.

Anil sent in an interesting question asking

First of all Muslims look in the Holy Quran. There may be a specific instruction or prohibition such as fast or perform Haj or do not drink or do not back bite etc. Failing that there may be general principles laid down in the Quran which a Muslim can use to find what to do such as the instruction in the Holy Quran which says that it is only lawful for Muslims to eat those things which are good for them. Smoking is not good for us so although the Holy Quran does not have a specific instruction prohibiting smoking this instruction can be used to show that smoking is prohibited by Islam.

If there is nothing in the Holy Quran then a Muslim turns to the practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This is called the Sunnah, or the example. There are many things which are laid down in the Holy Quran in principle and the Holy Prophet showed by his practice how this is to be put into practice. For example the Holy Quran tells us to pray and the practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) shows us how to pray.

If there is nothing in the practice of the Holy Prophet then we look at his sayings called the hadith. For example, the hadith tells us that if we are selling something we must point out the bad points of our product as well as good. In another example, Muslims asked the Holy Prophet how to pray in those places where the day or the night last for six months. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said that there is nothing magical about the sun which makes us say the early morning prayer 1.5 hours before sunrise and mid-day prayer when the sun is directly overhead etc. This was just a convenient means of fixing the time which was visible to all. So when people see the sun directly overhead they know it is time for the mid-day prayer. He then added that if this is not possible then the community should gather together and decided on some other means of knowing when to gather for prayer.

If a Muslim does not find any guidance in any of the above sources then he uses ijtihad. This is using one’s own knowledge, understanding, commonsense etc to try and find a solution to a problem. Muslim scholars have been doing so down the centuries.

Another way is the ijma of the community. This is the consensus of the whole community. So Muslims gather together and discuss a problem and the different options open to them and then agree upon a solution or course of action.

Modern day government has borrowed these techniques from Muslims. Look at the way laws are made in your own country and you will find these Islamic principles being used to formulate laws.

The Holy Quran and the Hadith speak of the ascension of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

In this khutba we discuss whether the Miraj was physical or spiritual and its significance for the Muslims community.

It signifies the glory of Islam that a man through his own efforts can achieve nearness to God by following the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet and that they Holy Prophet was the last Prophet.

After the attacks on their mosques in Lahore the Qadiani Amir for Pakistan gave a TV interview in which he said that they believe in the finality of prophet and only believe in Hazrat Mirza sahib as the Messiah.
He also said that he even regards those who call them Kafirs as Muslims.
This khutba deals with the first assertion that Qadianis only believe in Hazrat Mirza sahib as the Messiah and nothing more and shows that this is a lie – they do believe in him as a fully fledged prophet.

We look at the evidence from the Holy Quran which shows that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the mujaddid whom the Holy Prophet called the Messiah.

Verses of the Holy Quran which describe the signs of the Messiah’s coming were discussed and explained.

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) was a spiritual healer.

Just like a healer of physical ailments whose diagnoses depends on the patient’s physical condition his diagnoses of spiritual ailments depended on people’s spiritual ailments.

Unable to discuss and debate with Lahori-Ahmadis on principles, non-Ahmadi Muslims have started saying that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad could not be the Promised Messiah because he suffered from migraines and diabetes.

A Hadith of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is given to refute this objection.

A speech by one of the long standing women of our UK Jammat.

As it was the month of the Holy Prophets birth (peace be upon him) Mrs Fauqia Aziz’s speech talks about the morals and manners of the Prophet (pbuh) with extracts taken from Maulana Muhammad Ali’s book ‘Muhammad the Prophet’.

Lars Vilks has followed in the footsteps of others in recent times of producing a cartoon which depicts the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a derogatory way. This had led to a predicable uproar from extremists, with numerous arrests of people who had directed death threats at Vilks.

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad prophesied that three generations after he passed away, whether Muslim accept his claim to being the Promised Messiah or not, they will accept his interpretation of Islam.

This article shows that this is happening.
Insult and abuse of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is nothing new. It started when he made a claim to prophethood and continues till this day. So we don’t have to wonder how we should react to it, we have the Holy Prophet’s example to guide us. (continue reading…)

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