50 Question about Islam
Question 25 :  Will another prophet ever come?
Answer 25 :  No. The Prophet Muhammad (may be peace and blessing of Allah be upon him!) is the Last Prophet.  No more prophets will ever come.

Question 26 : Does a prophet always bring a holy book or message?
Answer 26 :  Every Messenger is a Prophet, but every Prophet is not a Messenger. A Messenger is one whom Allah has given a law. A Prophet is one who follows another Messengers law.

Question 27 :  Are we born in sin?  What does Islam say about this?
Answer 27 :  No.  We are born sinless.  But we can become sinful if we do not take Allah’s advice and pray for help.  A sin is to disobey Allah.  How has a new born baby fresh out of the womb of it's mother disobeyed Allah? The baby has obeyed Allah's command to entered into this world.  We are born with the potential to sin if we refused to obey our Creator.  The human being does not inherit sin like a child inherit money from it's parents. Almighty Allah has created the human being sinless.

Question 28 :  Was the good woman, Mary, the Mother of God?
Answer 28 :  No. The good woman Mary was not the Mother of God.  She was the mother of the Prophet Jesus.  Allah has no mother.

Question 29 :  Does a Muslim believe that Jesus is God or a part of God and that he took the shape of a man and came down to die for our sins?
Answer 29 :  No. A Muslim believe that Jesus was a Prophet of Allah. Allah created Jesus like he created Adam. Allah is not apart of his creation. Allah is not in the creation but he exist above the creation on his thorn. Allah has never taken the shape of a man. Allah is not our father, he is our creator. Allah does not have children he has servants. Allah has no needs whatsoever. We cannot see Allah in this life but we hope to see him in paradise, Insha Allah, (God willing)

Question 30 :  Does our Holy Book, the Quran, mention Jesus and his mother, Mary?
Answer 30 :  Yes.  With great respect the mother of Jesus is mentioned, but only as a good woman, not as one to pray through.  Jesus is mentioned in the Quran more times than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Question 31 :  If I pray to Allah, does He benefit by it?
Answer 31 :  Allah does not benefit by your prayer.  It is you who benefits.  But Allah is happy that you turn to Him and seek Him out in prayer, asking His help in daily life.  But always remember, it is you who need Allah, and please do not forget this.  Allah can and do exist without you, but you cannot exist without Allah and His help.

Question 32  :  How many times a day is a Muslim asked to pray?
Answer 32  :  Five times a day :  (1) at daybreak to sunrise; (2) in the afternoon;  (3) in the late afternoon; (4) at sunset; and (5) before retiring to bed.

Question 33 :  Does a Muslim say a prayer before and after meals?
Answer 33 :  Yes.  A Muslim says a prayer before he starts to drive his car, before he starts a journey or any job.  He says: Bismillah.  This is an Arabic sentence which means in English  “In the name of God (Allah)”,  A Muslim thank Allah at the end of his job with the words Alhamdulillah, which means in English “God be thanked”.

Question 34  :  Are there any statues or figures made in marble or in any other kind of stone and wood which a Muslim has such as the Catholics have?
Answer 34 :  Not at all.

Question 35 :  Are Muslims called to prayers by bell ringing?
Answer 35 :  No.  A “human cry” (Azan) brings the followers to prayers.  This cry is much better than a bell.  A man calls out to his fellow men to come to the prayers in the name of God.  Any man can make the call. The one who does it on a regular basis in the Mosque is called a Muezzin.  You may wonder why I say that a human call is better than a bell.  Think for yourself a minute.  This man who makes the call has a heart; he feels happy to be calling others to come and praise God.  But the bell is just a piece of metal.  It has no emotion.  The following call is heard from the mosques and Muslim places of worship all over the world:  “Allah is Great! Allah is Great!  I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.  I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.  Come to prayers!  Come to prayers!  Come to success!  Come to success!  Allah is Great!  There is no god but Allah.”  When calling Muslims for the dawn prayer, these words are added at the end of the call:  “Prayer is better than  sleep.”

Question 36  :  Does an Imam wear a certain kind of robe like a clergyman in England?
Answer  36 :  No.  There is no special dress like the Clergyman has,  no laces and embroidered robes as in the High Church.

Question 37 :  Are there any nuns in Islam?
Answer 37 :  No.  We  believe in Islam that a woman should marry and have children. She can still say her prayers like a good person should. 

Question 38 :  Are there monks in Islam?
Answer 38  :  No.

Question 39  :  Does a baby have to be christened in Islam?
Answer 39 :  No.  But we do call the call to prayers softly in a baby’s ear, when it's only a few days old, which is best thing for the baby to hear. Should something happen to the baby, the call will not pave the baby's way to heaven.  As I said before, a baby is sinless and Allah willing, will always go to heaven, prayer or no prayer.  But we like to let the sound of the call to prayers reach a baby’s ear.

Question 40 :  What does a Muslim do before he says his prayers?
Answer 40 :  A Muslim washes himself, and this is what he does:  If he is clean and does not need a bath, then he starts with washing the right hand and up to the wrist three times.  Then he washes the left hand three times, followed by rinsing the mouth three times, preferably brushing the teeth before rinsing the mouth.  Then he should clean his nose by sniffing water up three times.  This is to be followed by washing the face three times and arms up to the elbows three times, first the right arm and then the left.  After this he should pass his wet hands over the head, starting from the front with the inside of the wet hands, passing down to the back of the neck (using the inside of the hands).  He should now turn his hands over and use the back of them, wiping the neck all around the back and the back of the ears with the thumbs from the lobe of the ear upwards.  He should then put the forefinger of each hand into each ear and work the finger around the grooves of the ears.  Last of all, he should wash his feet up to the ankles three times, first the right foot and then the left.  The Arabic word for this washing process is Wudhu’.

Question 41  :  Does a Muslim say his prayers standing?
Answer 41 :  Yes, some parts of the prayer is said standing up.  But if he is ill, he can say his prayers in any position best suitable to him.  But if he is strong and healthy, he has to follow a set form of postures.  A Muslim starts his prayers standing, then he kneels, bows down and places his forehead on the ground so that the nose also touches it.  No position is too humble when one is before God.  In our prayers we stand, kneel, and place our foreheads touching the ground many times.  This is also the same way that the Bible says that Jesus prayed.

Question 42  :  Can a Muslim say his prayers anywhere or only in a mosque?
Answer 42 :  A Muslim can say his prayers anywhere, in a church, in a park or in a train; in fact, as I have said, everywhere.  Any clean place can be a place of prayer.  Our Prophet once said,  “The whole earth has been made a mosque for me”.

Question 43  :  Does a Muslim keep Sunday as his Sabbath?
Answer 43 :  Every day is holy to a Muslim.  We do meet on a Friday for congregational prayers soon after mid-day, when we have a short sermon and then prayers.  A man then leave the mosque and go to work as usual.  A Muslim does not believe that Allah rested on the seventh day, because our Holy Book says:  “Allah is He besides whom there is no god .... sleep does not overtake him ... His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them both tires Him not …”  If God had to rest, that would indicate a deficiency in him.

Question 44  :  Are women mentioned in the Muslim’s Holy Book (the Quran)?
Answer 44  :  A woman is mentioned every time a man is mentioned.  Here is one example:  The fasting men and the fasting women, the patient men and the patient women, etc.   Never is the woman left out.

Question 45 :  In Islam can a women have her own property or do she have to wait as in England until recently to get her rights by a Law passed in the British Parliament?
Answer 45  :  A woman was given her rights in the time of our Prophet over 1,400 years ago.  Her property did not become her husband’s when she married.  It is true a woman does not inherit the same as her brother from her parents.  But it is argued that a male has more responsibilities and uses that money to provide for the family. Whatever the woman inherits she can kept for herself even after her marriage.

Question 46  :  Which is better, prayers fasting or good deeds?
Answer 46  :  We do not like to make comparisons, because prayer, fasting, and all good deeds will be judged by Allah. 

Question 47 :  Does one need a rosary to say prayers?
Answer 47 :  No.

Question 48  :  What is the Hadith?
Answer 48 :  It is a record of the saying of the Last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).  There are many collections of our Prophet’s sayings.

Question 49  :  Is the Prophet Muhammad an historical figure?
Answer 49  :  Yes.

Question  50  :  What did our Prophet say about mothers?
Answer 50 :  He said, “Paradise lies at the feet of mothers”.


Sources taken from e-rujukan.