DID YOU KNOW ? : 01. That The Islamic calender is based on the phases of the moon, with it being approximately 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the year in the Georgian calender. Hence, the dates of our festivals (Eid -ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha) move through the year. 02. That Adam (peace be upon him) was approximately 30 Ziraa tall. Ziraa is a measurement and one Ziraa is approximately half a metre. 03. That The Majority of Muslims do not live in the Middle East. The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia, the 4th largest country in the world with approximately 184 million Muslims. There are more Muslims in India than the combined population of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and the whole of the Arabian Peninsula 04. That The Ummah of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) are more than that of all the Ummahs of all the previous prophets and messengers put together. 05.that Quran was revealed in a period that spanned over 23 years: 13 in Mecca and 10 in Madina 06.that Whoever reads one letter of the Quran gets 10 Rewards.Surat Al-Ikhlas is considered 1/3 of the Quran. 07.that Mathematically,the number of times the word “man” appears in the Koran is 24. The number of times the word “woman” appears in the Koran is also 24. 08.that Islam is the FASTEST growing religion according to many sources. It is projected that Islam will be the #1 religion by the year 2030. 09..that The 10 Swahabah who were promised Paradise during their lifetime were Abubakr Siddique, Umar bin Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Talha Bin Ubaidullah, Saeed Bin Zaid, Abu Ubaidah Bin Jarrah, Zubair bin Awwam, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas, and Abdur Rahman Bin Auf. RadiAllahu Anhum Ajmaeen. 10.that Abdullah Ibn Zubair (RA) was the first baby boy to be born after Hijrah. His Father was Zubair (RA) and his mother was Asma (RA). His aunt (mother’s sister) was none other than Ummul Mu’mineen Aaiysha (RA) and his grand father was Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) 11.that At least one of Prophet Muhammad’s wives was African. Her name was Maria the Copt.she was the mother of ibrahim .(one of the prophets sons ) 12.that Albania is the only European country whose population is over 90% Muslim. It is on the Adriatic Sea, and borders Greece and Yugoslavia. 13.that The grand doors of our prophet’s Masjid in Medina weigh 2 and half tonnes each! Enormous quantities of “sag wood” was gathered from all over the world and shipped to the United Kingdom to be dried in computerized furnaces (the traditional drying process would have taken many years!). Even then , it took 5 months to dry the wood! The wood was then shipped to Barcelona, Spain, where the main body of the doors where made and finally the French paid their little part, ams the brass ornamentation was carried out in the city of Roi. Next time you visit the holy asjid, keep this entirely in mind! 14.that Milk is the best drink mentioned in the Quran while, Honey is the best food thing mentioned in the Quran 15.Interestingly, the inside of the Kaaba is empty. WA ATHA SALAAM ALAIKUM WARAHUMATULLAH .
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 07:55:12 +0000
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