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Yes, riba is interest/usury. Islam forbids it as it is viewed as making money in an illegal way. Haram just means prohibited. Ulamma refers to the religious leadership.

:) This is a great debate and I encourage you to watch it:

Problem many have is that they view Islam by the practice of few. Islam is no more violent by the actions of some of its followers as is Christianity or any other faith. For example, KKK interprets Christianity in a racist manner. Does this mean Christianity is teaching and promoting racism and...

As much as Muslims are diverse not only in the way they practice sometimes but also culturally, are there different Eid customs as well? In my native Bosnia customarily the Eid starts with early rising: everyone wears the best clothes, men go to pray Eid prayer, women prepare home for...

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Thank you all for your support. I think that non-Arabic natives are definitely in disadvantage. Not that Allah SWT demands we only pray to Him in Arabic. No. He understands ALL languages, of course. I think we get stuck with the fact that the best understanding and the most close to Qur'an one...

Assalamu alaikum everyone: Question: do you find that by the standards of Ulamma, most Muslims are disadvantaged in terms of their choice of profession in the West? For example, many scholars/imams advise people to steer away from the financial sector professions in the West due to Riba...

Sevdalinka song genre: typical of Bosnian Muslims, and later adopted by Christians of former Yugoslavia. The "sevdalinka" comes from Turkish "sevda" which originates from Arabic "sawda." In Turkish "sevda" originally referred to being in love hopelessly, while earlier Arabic uses referred to...

Eid Mubarak to all brothers and sisters in Islam. May Allah SWT give you health, peace, happiness and all the good of this and the next world. Ameen. Here is a Bosnian nasheed/religious song:

Thank you, Farhan and everyone. I wanted protection duas because my family and I have had some experiences in the past that were not so pleasant. As I embrace Islam more, I want to learn more. Arabic is proving to be difficult for me partially because I sometimes do not get it very well and...

Salaam! I had no idea! Goes to show it is good to ask questions. I was looking for beneficial duas for myself and stumbled upon the dua I posted above, thinking it is a positive thing. I speak no Arabic and only understand what is said in regular prayers. I try to either memorize the meaning...

Bosnians have a saying: a pride/spiteful worship site. That is what many refer to this church because there are really no Serb worshipers. It is a symbol of hatred against another, a symbol meant to provoke. Whether a mosque or a church, a spiteful worship place is illegal and it should not be...

Can someone help me translate and transliterate this prayer? Thank you.

Ramadan Kareem to all Muslims!

Ahmad salaam: Thank you for your explanation. My mom is my special someone, my best friend and my everything in this world: greatest gift Allah SWT gave me. And I do not exaggerate :) I do not call her by her name, I call her mom, but I am so proud of her that I do not feel the need to hide her...

Nick the Pilot, hi! I do not think people would be better off without religion. They would still fight wars for land, natural resources, xenophobia, etc. Politicians would find a way to make people fight no matter what. Proof is in the 20th century. We saw the rise of communism, an atheistic...

I personally cannot individually judge the Old Testament. What I am told by my religious scripture about the Old Testament is: a. It is the Revelation from God Almighty SWT b. People have corrupted it to an extent Perhaps the verses of laws you cite are the corrupted parts of the OT? I do not...

Well, a person may not feel like they need God because of all the materialistic things he/she has. The person gets blinded. However, there are many spiritual/religious people living in the rich nations. Although not all of them would bow down to God in a monotheistic, religious sense, but many...

I am definitely cautious of "dates" and any info predicting dates I dismiss because if Allah (God) SWT would to reveal dates to anyone, it would have been the Messengers and His Messiah. So… dates I do not believe :) However, I do find it interesting that concept of the whore of Babylon, etc. A...