20 Great Tips in Helping New Muslims

Note: This list was advice forwarded to a Muslim from a Qur'an teacher, it gives great advice on how to help our dear revert Brothers and Sisters. Although the note says 'he', this of course also applies to new Sisters in Islam.

1. You should give the new Muslim the feeling that Islam is a perfect religion, its source is divine, and it is totally inclusive. You have to emphasize that there is no truth but the truth of this religion.

2. You should clarify to the new Muslim that Islam erases every sin before it. Otherwise, he will keep thinking about his previous sins. You should make it clear for him that the moment he converted to Islam, his records became clean,

3. Assure him that the only reference for Islam is quraan and sunnah, not the wrongdoings of Muslims. Only Quran and Sunnah can define what is right and what is wrong.

4. Advise the new Muslim to read Quran, Hadith and Seerah (life of the Prophet Salalahu Alayhi wa Slaaam) as often as possible.

5. Advise him to take care of his personal cleanness in all its types, (Ablution, Ghusal etc.)

6. He should perform prayers in time, and you should point out the importance of praying in Jamaat Congregational Prayer-For Sisters it's more reward at home, but if you wish to pray at the Masjid, you are free to do so).

7. It is very important that the new Muslim lives in an Islamic environment. This will help him to obey Allah, mainly by keeping him away from sins, and wrongdoings.

8. Take the new Muslim to a nearby mosque. It is better to have someone from the neighborhood accompanying him and following his progress.

9. Let the Imam of the mosque know about this new Muslim, and remind the Imam to take special care of him.

10. Advise him to read and learn more about Islam. It is better if he can dedicate some of his time to do that, whether by himself, or with a group.

11. It is very important for the new Muslim to ask about everything he does not know or can't understand. He should try to contact scholars or at least ask anyone he trusts.

12. Try to know about his financial status, and help him as much as possible to make him feel friendlier. It will be more encouraging to have his salary raised a little, if you are in a position to make that possible.

13. You should make it clear to him, that his conversion to Islam would cause him some problems. Allah is testing his faith by these problems. He can always handle these problems by referring to Quran and Sunnah.

14. You should emphasize the importance of Monotheism and Islamic belief basics. You can provide him with a book that explains these important things in a simple way.

15. Try to keep him away from his previous atmosphere, and to involve him in an environment that suits, and helps his development as a Muslim.

16. Try to engage him in some Islamic activities, and provide him with important books and recorded lectures.

17. Try introducing him to group from his nationality. The communication between them will be easier; he can also have lessons with them.

18. He should feel that he is important and loved by everyone, because of his conversion to Islam. Giving him a gift would be a good start

19. Make it clear to him that the problems he faces have occurred to every new Muslim, so they are expected. Try to follow-up with his problems, and help him solving them, so that he can handle them without doing something terribly wrong.

20. There should be a simple approach that helps him to learn Arabic language (reading and writing), In order to be able to read Quran by himself and understand it.

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Wish we had done more to please Allah

Once, a group of people were traveling on rocks at night... a voice came from the sky that whosoever picks up the rocks will regret and whosoever doesn’t pick up the rocks will regret. Now, the people were confused.
How can this be? Whether you pick up the rocks or not, you will regret!

Anyway,some people picked up the rocks and some didn’t. In the morning when they reached their homes, they saw that the rocks turned into Diamonds. Now,
those people who didn’t pick up the rocks started regretting saying “If only we had picked up some rocks.” Those people who did pick some rocks also started regretting saying “Why didn’t we pick up more rocks?” Both sides ended up regretting.

Dear Muslims, this same incident will take place with us on the Day of Judgment. Those people who spent their time in useless things will start regretting by looking at those who achieved a great position in Paradise by spending their time in the way of Allah. Now, those who did achieve a position in Paradise will start regretting by looking at those who did more than them and are higher in status.

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Beautiful Words

When you speak do you speak beautiful words/phrases that touches someone's heart, reaches their very soul and brings out the best in them?  Do your words make a positive impact and make them productive and pro-active?   Are your words encouraging and powerful?

Look around you and notice the very special  people in your life who are positively changing your life only by the language they use each day. Listen to their beautiful words - listen and learn.

Start your own beautiful vocabulary list today, be that special someone for people around you, make a difference.  Go on do it now....

Here is my growing list of beautiful positive vocabulary words/phrases from our beautiful religion:

Bismillah  (in the name of Allah) - Say Bismillah at beginning of every task you do. Say it loudly and softly so others hear you and copy you as well.

Assalamu Alaykum (Peace be with you) - This beautiful greeting which we’ve been gifted with. The greeting that Allah & His Messenger (Peace be upon him) ordered us to use. The greeting of every pious Muslim and one that creates love between Muslims. You go anywhere in the world and just say these 2 words and you’ll immediately positively connect with your brother/sister in Islam.

Subhan-Allah (Glory be to Allah) - Our mode of exclamation in the Ummah! We glorify Allah when we exclaim instead of  saying “Oh My Goodness” or “Dear Me!” or other exclaiming phrases in any other language. Use SubhanaAllah often - it’s beautiful when everything in our life we refer it back to Allah. 

Al-hamdulillah - The most beautiful words to be kept on the tongue. Al-hamdulillah in good times and al-hamdulillah in bad times. It means ‘all praise and thanks are due to Allah’. Just this one phrase relieves you from the day’s anxieties, make you feel happier and more satisfied. If you seek contentment in your life regardless of your situation, keep saying Al-hamdulillah.

Allahu Akbar - Our victory cry! Allahu Akbar in every moment of success! Allahu Akbar whenever the deen of Allah rises above all .

Inna-lillahi-wa inna ialyhi-raji'oon  (To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return) - In moments of great sadness, especially when we lose someone near or far, these words should be uttered. Allah says in the Quran:

O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
"And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah. "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.
Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere,
Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-
They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance."

MashaAllah -  Whenever you exclaim at something beautiful, instead of saying “wow” use MashaAllah. This is also said to ward off the evil eye. It means “What Allah wills” i.e. this beautiful thing you love or was amazed by, is what Allah willed. Isn’t this a great meaning?

Hasbi Allahu Wa-ni-maal Wakeel (Allah is sufficient for me) - If you worried about the next exam coming up, or a difficult situation you’ll face during the day - say Hasbi Allah Wa Nimaal Wakeel. Turn to Allah, and tell your worries to Allah and remember that Allah is sufficient for you. I guarantee you, you’ll find so much happiness instantly and your worry will be taken care of.

JazakAllahu Khairan (may Allah reward you) - the Muslim version of “thank you!” - It has a greater meaning that just thanking the person, you’re taking a step further and actually praying for them. What a super way of thanking a person!

InshaAllah  - A Muslim recongizes that nothing he does in this world is in his control. We plan and Allah plans and Allah is the best of planners. Allah said in the Quran:
"Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"-
Without adding, “If Allah wills (InshaAllah).”

La ilaha illaAllah - the key to paradise, and the reason why heaven and hellfire were created, messengers were sent, Books were brought to earth, nations were destroyed and others prospered. Renew your faith with la ilaha illa Allah each day and keep your tongue wet with this remembrance.

Astagh-furullah - 2 simple words with deep meaning and deep positive effect on the person. It means: O Allah forgive me. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) used to say it more than 70 times in one sitting. It’s a blessing, and one of the keys of sustenance and removing anxiety. 

I’ve noted that people who constantly use the above words/phrases in their day to day language lead a positive life and have a positive impact on others.

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Test for the Best

Nothing on earth is created in vain, but rather with wisdom. Understanding this fact depends on the wisdom of people themselves. One whose faith and consequently whose wisdom and prudence increase, will happen to grasp this reasoning much better in time.

One of the most important precepts is that we are being tested throughout our whole lives. 
Allah tests our sincerity and our faith on different occasions. He may give favours to test whether we are grateful to Him or not. He may create difficulties, for us, to reveal whether we behave with patience or not:

“Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. To Us you will be returned.” (Surat al-Anbiya, 21:35)

We are to be tested in various ways. This is explained in the Qur’an in the verse below:

“Be sure we shall test you with fear and hunger, someloss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.” (Surat al-Baqara, 2:155)

Our lives have indeed been planned with the mystery of our being tested. First of all, we are being tested in our physical beings. The Qur’an states that : 

“Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts of) hearing and sight.” (Surat al-Insan, 76:2).

  

Consequently, everything we hear and see is actually a part of the test. In all kinds of situations, we will be tested to see whether we behave in accordance with the Qur’an or with our own vain desires. Allah tests the steadfastness of the believers with various difficulties. One of the most important of these is the oppression of the believers by the unbelievers. All these misdeeds, like verbal attacks, mocking, physical oppression and even torture and murder attempts, are only a means of trial for the believers. In one of the verses; it is said:

“You shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions and in your personal selves; and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship many gods. But if you persevere patiently, and guard against evil, then that will be a determining factor in all affairs.” (Surat Aal-e-Imran, 3:186)

The most important point to comprehend is that all of these deprivations and misadventures are created by Allah as a special kind of test. One who does not understand this will become very superficial. The Qur’an cites a pertinent tale of certain Jews.

“Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea; when they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath, their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads, but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We made a trial for them, for they were given to transgression.” (Surat al-A’raf, 7:163)

Only the individual who has wisdom can realize that he is being tested, and can succeed in these tests by again using his wisdom. Therefore, a believer should not forget that he is being tested throughout his life. These tests cannot be passed or the heaven cannot be attained simply by saying ‘I believe’.

“Do men think that they will be left alone on saying ‘We believe’, and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.”(Surat al-Ankaboot, 29:2-3)

 And in another verse Allah says:  
“Did you think that you would enter Heaven without Allah testing those of you who fought hard (in His Cause) and remained steadfast ? ” (Surat Aal-e-Imran, 3:142) .

Patience is among the obligations of the heart. It is of three kinds:

1- Patience in performing what Allah made obligatory.

2- Patience in avoiding what Allah made unlawful.

3- Patience with hardships and calamities.

One should refrain from objecting to Allah and should be content with Allah's Decree and Will.

Quality of Showing Patience in Hardship and calamities is one of the best signs of a Muslim so Insha Allah we shall implement this in our life to the best possible.

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Travelling to the Past… Between Science and Quran

In this article, we’ll learn about an important fact in the Qur’an, that is, every one of us will see his actions, present in front of him, t the Day of Resurrection, and this truth has been denied by atheists, and we will see how modern science confirms the possibility of seeing the past, but it cannot be changed…

·         What a lot of objections made by polytheists through which they deny the Day of Resurrection! They didn’t imagine how Allah will resurrect them after they become dust, did not imagine how Allah will hold them accountable for their actions, what is more, how they will see their job!

·         The Qur’an is a book of the facts, every verse of its verses includes a scientific fact that must be discovered, as long as we meditate and contemplate and think over them. And in one of these verses Allah says: (And the Book was placed; and thou see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they will say, “Ah! Woe to us! What a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!” And they found all that they did, present in front of them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.) (Sûrat Al-Kahf  verse 49).

·         What drew my attention is that the verse speaks about the Day of Resurrection, which is an event will occur in the future, however, we find that the verbs came in past tense!!! (And the book was placed), (And they found all that they did, present in front of them), these acts done in the past even though the speech is about the Day of Resurrection, so what is the secret?

After thinking long, I found that the Qur’an is the Book of absolute truths, and therefore Qur’an is talking about absolute things. Time, for us we humans, is divided into past and future, but for Allah Almighty, the Creator of time, there is no past or future. And Allah sees the past and future. Why not, and he is the creator of them?

 Therefore, when the Qur’an says (And the book was placed), it means that this has occurred but we did not live these moments yet, and when the Qur’an says (And they found all that they did, present in front of them), it means that the atheist will live these moments; furthermore, he HAD lived them, but does not know that!

·          And the question is: Is there any scientific proof of the sincerity of this speech?

 We muslims really don’t require it but we do have a scientific proof.

Today, Scientists are talking about the possibility of traveling to the past! Relativity theory developed by Einstein in the early twentieth century confirms that the time does not pass in blink of an eye, but it is moving quickly at a cosmic speed (i.e. the speed of light) which is 300 thousand kilometers per second, and it is the maximum speed that can be reached in this real world.

·         When the speed of any object reaches this cosmic speed, the time will stop at this speed. That is, we live the present moment only, and we don’t see the past or the future. But when we move faster than the speed of light we can see the past, and that’s what is confirmed by scientists, today.

·         Therefore, one could see his past but cannot change it! The praise to Allah! The Quran speaks this fact accurately and says: (And they found all that they did, present in front of them) means that every person will see his work as if it occurs at the moment, but he cannot changed it, and this is what scientists say today when they talk about travel to the past, that man can see the past but cannot change it!

 

·         What is the theory of relativity?

·         Most of us hear about the theory of relativity, but we may find a large number of people do not know what is this theory? Very briefly, everything in this universe is relative; for example, we live in a land we see fixed, but in fact it rotates very rapidly on its axis, and spins faster around the sun. And it’s washed rapidly along with the solar system. And the solar system, including land and us, are moving at high speed with the galaxy in a specific direction that Allah has ordained. And the galaxy is also moving with a group of galaxies around very quickly….  And also, a number of movements that we do not realize or watch, but science has exposed it to us.

·         There is no object that we can compare the speed with. Everything is moving and walking in a specific and calculated path and this is what we find a reference to, in Qur’an when it says: (and all swim along, each in its rounded course) (Sûrat Al-Anbiya’ verse 33).

·         The laws governing the movement of things will change when its speed approaches the speed of light, and therefore laws are relative, and depend on the speed of the moving object. If we assume that a spacecraft was able to travel at speeds close to the speed of light, all the laws that we know will change, and time will slow down so that a person living in this spacecraft will live long for thousands of years (this is science fiction of course).

·         There is an important thing in the theory of relativity, which is, we cannot see any incident occurring now at the same moment, but it takes time related to how far the incident is to us. If a star exploded away from the Earth thousand light years away, if exploded now, we will not see this explosion before a thousand years and that is the time required for the light to travel from the star to the Earth.

·         Types of time

Accordingly, all what we see is in the past, so we do not see the present moment as long as there is a time separating us from it, even if small, so on the Day of Resurrection this law will disappear and we’ll see things around, as it is happening now: (And they found all that they did, present in front of them).

·         In order to see the present moment we must be moving at light speed, but if we want to reflect the direction of time we’ll just have to be faster than the speed of light to see the past!

·         Allah sees these three times at the same moment, so we find the Qur’an often speaks about the future in the past tense! For example, Allah Almighty says: (To the righteous, the Garden was brought near * and to those straying in Evil, the Fire was placed in full view * and it was said to them: “Where are what ye worshipped”) (Sûrat Ash-Shu’ara’ verses 90-92).

·         Although the verses are talking about the Day of Resurrection, that is, the future time, it came on the past tense: (was brought near, was placed in full view, was said). We, humans, wait until these things occur, but Allah does not wait, but sees everything has happened really, so Allah Almighty says: (Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment) * Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty there-anent; nay, they are blind thereunto!) (Sûrat An-Naml  verses 65-66).

·         A galaxy away from us millions of light years, we see in this picture, the shape of the galaxy before millions of years, and no one knows its current form but Allah, and the galaxy might exploded and died millions of years ago, but we do not see this, because the ray of light that comes to us from this Galaxy cut billions of kilometers until it reached the earth. Scientists, therefore, stresses that if we walk faster than the speed of light, we will catch this ray of light and outrun it and see the past!

·         The reference ESO

·         Laws will change on the Day of Resurrection

·         This talk does not mean that people would move faster than the speed of light on the Day of Resurrection to see their past, but the Day of Resurrection will have its own laws that we do not realize, but we emphasize that this is scientifically possible.

·         The proof that the Day of Resurrection has its own laws that differ from the world’s laws is the saying of Allah Almighty: (One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the heavens, and they will be marshaled forth, before Allah, the One, the Irresistible ;) (Sûrat Ibrahim verse 48). And He says: (Thou wast heedless of this; now have we removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!) (Sûrat Qaf verse 22).

·         Since the way of vision is sight and light rays, the vision of an event takes time, as we said, this is in the world, and on the Day of Resurrection It’s totally different because the laws will change and alter, and then a person can see things that cannot be seen in this world, and that is the meaning of the verse (and sharp is thy sight this Day).

·         The miracle of Mi’raj (the tortuous rising)

·         Here, too, we remember the incident of Mi’raj, when the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, ascended the sky and saw the fire torturing its companions, he saw them in reality, but unbelievers denied this idea, because their limited minds didn’t imagine it.

·         Therefore, Allah Almighty said about this miracle: ((His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! * For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!) (Sûrat An-Najm verses 17-18). And this indicates that the Holy Prophet had seen ,really seen, the miracles in the sky at the night of Mi’raj, in contrary to what some claim that he has seen it in a dream!

·         It is strange that there is a scientific miracle in the word (Mi’raj), it was unnamed “ascend” or flight “or otherwise, but the Holy Prophet called this miracle Mi’raj (i.e. the tortuous rising), because the movement of objects in space can never be straight, but they have to be tortuous, because of the dense gravitational fields around galaxies and its groupings.

·         I have in mind in this attempt by some skeptics of the Book of Allah, in this attempt they wanted to write a book like the Qur’an, but the errors appeared directly even in the title of this book! Because they called it: “The True Criterion”, according to language dictionaries, the word (Criterion) means “that which distinguishes between right and wrong, and therefore we may not say: “True Criterion” or “False Criterion” because the word “Criterion” by itself is to distinguish between true and false!

·         Look, dear reader, how these people made a mistake in the title of the book, and they have the techniques of the twenty first century, scientists, money and digital computers. And the question is: How could an illiterate man in the seventh century compose a big book (as claimed by atheists) like the Qur’an without committing any scientific or linguistic error, if he wasn’t the Messenger of Allah?

·         Clarification 

                                                                                                                                                                                              
The information contained in this article absolutely doesn’t mean that scientists will be able to see the future. No one knows the unseen except Allah who says: (With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that no one knows but Him. He knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read)) (Sûrat Al-An’am verse 59).

·         But scientists can imagine that the knowledge of the unseen is possible, but reaching this knowledge is not necessary, just as they can imagine that the vision of the past is scientifically possible, they don’t have to see it, therefore this research is an evidence that the Qur’an does not talk about things that are not logical , but the Qur’an’s speech is within scientific logic, and this is an evidence of the sincerity of Allah’s saying about his book: (Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy) (Sûrat An-Nisa’ verse 82).

·         Here we have to pause

·         If the Holy Prophet had brought things from himself, then he could have made mistakes in naming the Mi’raj miracle, why did he call it “Mi’raj” (i.e. the tortuous rising) in line with the universal truth, that is, the tortuous movement of the objects in space?

·         If the Prophet wanted to invent falsehood against Allah as some skeptics claim, why does he attribute everything in this Qur’an to Allah? Why is he talking about the future in the past tense? And how did he make sure that people will accept from him this new uncommon style?

·         If Muhammad, peace be upon him, wanted to lie to people, how would he be aware of that he will be last of the prophets? How did he assure that no prophet will come after him, if he wasn’t truly the prophet of Allah? And how did he assure that Islam will spread to all parts of the world: (It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it)) (Sûrat As-Saff verse 9).

·         Finally

·         We ask Allah to give the best reward to all who contribute in providing a new idea through which we can provide useful and helpful article, and one of those people, dear brother “Mohammed Lujain zein” which drew our attention to this idea, and we would like to ask all readers to contemplate the Qur’an thoroughly and try to write articles about the wonders of the Quran, or at least provide useful ideas, in order to receive reward from Allah. Because it’s him who said: (And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah) (Sûrat Al-Baqara verse 110).

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·         By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel

·         References:

·         1- McGowen, Tom. Radioactivity: From the Curies to the Atomic Age, Watts, 1986.

·         2- Robinson, M.R. Our Universe, Scientific American, 1993.

·         3- Jespersen, James, and Fitz-Randolph, Jane. From Quarks to Quasars, Atheneum, 1987.

·         4- http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rma6878/theory.html

·         5- http://www.allaboutscience.org/theory-of-relativity.htm

·       6- http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SpeedOfLight/speed_of_light.html

·         7-http://www.particle.kth.se/~fmi/kurs/PhysicsSimulation/Lectures/08A/Examples/relativisticSim/instructions.html

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150 Kinds of germs on the hand palm

A study confirms that the human skin, especially the hand palm, contain many kinds of germs which differs between men and women …

A study confirms that the human skin, especially the hand palm, contain many kinds of germs which differs between men and women. We might realize why Allah, the Almighty ordered us with ablution, let us read:

A new scientific research verified that germs are extensively found in the human skin and they live and multiply permanently. Some of these germs are beneficial; others are harmful and must be eliminated. This news was released by BBC, we shall review and comment on it, show how to read this news faithfully and what benefits we shall gain as Muslims.

A new study conducted by a team of researchers from University of Colorado at Boulder in USA discovered that the hand palms of women have wide spectrum of different germs comparing to the hand palms of men and that the hands of human beings attract large numbers of bacteria much more than what was used before. Moreover, added that a total of 150 kinds of germs and microorganisms live on the hand palms of the normal person in both men and women.

The researchers of the study, which has the name “Facts and records of the National Academy of Science meetings” had used sophisticated techniques for the study of genetic sequence, said that they hope that the search results will help scientists in establishing medical base to study the kinds of bacteria living in the human body. Such base will also help scientists in determining which of these organisms are involved in certain types of disease not others.

Dr. Noa Ferrer, the head of the research team of the study, said that mere knowledge of the number of bacteria detected in the hand palms of the participants is surprising. Also the bacterial diversity found on the palms of the participated women is not of less importance. This study detected and identified more than 4700 different kind of germs living on 102 hand palm of people participated in the study. Only five kinds of the detected bacteria were found in 51 participants.

The other attention drawing matter revealed by the study is that both left and right palms of the same person are having only 17% of the same germs and bacteria. Dr. ferrer explained the higher diversity detected in the women palms by referring to the fact that men tend to have more acidic skin which forms more hard and repellant environment for the germs. Presence of differences in other aspects like perspiration, oil glands and hormones production are contributing factors in attracting or repelling germs, there is another factor that men and women tend to use different types of cosmetics and detergents, like skin moisturizing cream.

Electronic microscope magnified photo for germs on the hand palm, Dr. Ferer said that the study had concluded that washing hands had only sheer simple effect on bacterial diversity between palms of men and women participated in the study. A group of germs showed the ability to be removed from hands whereas other group showed the opposite and remained stuck into the skin. However, it should be noted that washing hands using antibacterial detergents stays the effective way in killing germs in both gender as long as these detergents specifically target the harmful bacteria which reduce risks of disease incidence.

Another search results published in the British Medical Journal, verified through revision of 51 studies that washing hands is the effective way, at the individual level, in preventing the spread of viruses of respiratory tract and they are even more effective when taken at the same time.

The study viewed that the diversity percentage on the hand palm is three times higher than that on fingers and wrist; it also seems to be higher than the percentage of bacteria present in the mouth and large intestine. Dr. Ferer confirms that ” we know that the bacteria linked skin is likely to have more impact in our health than other skin but actually we do not know how can these bacterial clusters affect the health of the skin itself and whether certain types of bacteria are more useful than others.

Dr. Valerie Carits, the director of the Health Department at the Collage of London for Health and Tropical Medicine, says: “the science still has many runs to route about how the germs interact with the human body, as it is thought that such clusters of microorganisms in our hands might be useful”.

What benefits can we obtain from this study?

1. Washing hands is essential to get rid of some types of germs, noting that there are types of germs that are beneficial to the human being. So, have ablution several times a day permits removal of large number of germs and what remains will be beneficial to the man because Allah, all praises to Him, chose a natural system for protecting us by creating useful and harmful bacteria. In another search, the scientists verified that merely washing hands several times daily contribute in removal of many harmful germs from the skin.

Ablution is the washing of hands, face and feet which means washing the exposed and most vulnerable parts to germs clusters. This make us realize a new wisdom of ablution which is that Allah, the Almighty wanted us to keep our health and stay away from different diseases as with every ablution there is considerable number of germs and viruses are removed from hands, mouth, face, nose and legs.

2. The result of this study reminds me with a noble verse in which Allah, the Almighty says: “And the male is not like the female” (36: Al Imran). I should say glory to Allah that created males and females different from each other even in the kinds of germs living on their skin, see how precise are these divine expressions as everything is different between males and females then how they can be equal while Allah, the Almighty, created them different?

3. There is a remark, to which one of the honorable brothers brought my attention, which worth mentioning, that the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, used to put his hand when he yawn, of course not the palm of the hand but the other side where the number of germs is less because the surface of the hand is more exposed to air and less used than the palm of the hand, this might have scientific wisdom and Allah is the best knower.

“Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.”

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References:

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/sci_tech/newsid_7708000/7708831.stm
• Hand washing: A simple way to prevent infection, http://www.cnn.com/.
• http://www.physorg.com/news130684840.html
• http://www.genome.gov/27026477

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