HeyJaredHamed Alalamat Faith Matters
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OPINION | Hamed Alalamat: How the Muslim community prays for rain | Arkansas Democrat Gazette (opens the original)
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The Muslim community in Northwest Arkansas recently prayed for rain. Salah Istiska (Sa-lah Is-tis-ka) is a special prayer that prophet Muhammad performed whenever rain was delayed or in drought. Muslims believe water is one of God's greatest blessings, and God determines when and where it falls. Sins are a main cause of drought and lack of rain. Salah is usually translated as prayer. But it has a broader meaning in Islam. It could be an invocation (when someone asks God for something) or a type
OPINION | Hamed Alalamat: Muhammad was an orphan who became a universal leader | Arkansas Democrat Gazette (opens the original)
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Muslims around the globe celebrate these days the birth of Muhammad, the messenger, prophet and apostle of God. To them, Muhammad is a source of guidance and a role model that leads to God's acceptance and pleasure. Muhammad ranks number one in the book "The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History" by Michael H. Hart, an American author, astrophysicist and political activist. Muhammad was born around 570 CE in Makkah, the capital of Islam, near the Abrahamic mosque. Muhammad is
OPINION | Hamed Alalamat: Paradise and hell are blind to race, language or ethnicity | Arkansas Democrat Gazette (opens the original)
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In my recent pilgrimage to Mecca (the spiritual capital of Islam), I saw thousands of people from different backgrounds. Africans, Arabs, Europeans and Asians of all ages and colors came together with the same intention to worship their creator. They all stood shoulder to shoulder, in rows, to perform their daily prayers, and they walked side by side around the holy Kabah, forming a beautiful mosaic. None of these Muslims has the right to consider himself better than anyone else because of his r
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