Holy Quran chapter 19,verse 16-40

16. And mention in the Book (the Qur'an,O Muhammad,the story of) Maryam (Mary),when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing east.

17. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her Our Ruh [angel Jibrael (Gabriel)],and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects.

18. She said: 'Verily! I seek refuge with the Most Beneficent (Allah) from you,if you do fear Allah.'

19. (The angel) said: 'I am only a Messenger from your Lord,(to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.'

20. She said: 'How can I have a son,when no man has touched me,nor am I unchaste?'

21. He said: 'So (it will be),your Lord said: 'That is easy for Me (Allah): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah),and it is a matter (already) decreed,(by Allah).' '

22. So she conceived him,and she withdrew with him to a far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem).

23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said: 'Would that I had died before this,and had been forgotten and out of sight!'

24. Then [the babe 'Iesa (Jesus) or Jibrael (Gabriel)] cried unto her from below her,saying: 'Grieve not! Your Lord has provided a water stream under you;

25. 'And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you,it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you.'

26. 'So eat and drink and be glad,and if you see any human being,say: 'Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.''

27. Then she brought him (the baby) to her people,carrying him. They said: 'O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariya (an unheard mighty thing).

28. 'O sister (i.e. the like) of Harun (Aaron) [not the brother of Musa (Moses),but he was another pious man at the time of Maryam (Mary)]! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery,nor your mother was an unchaste woman.'

29. Then she pointed to him. They said: 'How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?'

30. 'He ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah,He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;'

31. 'And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be,and has enjoined on me Salat (prayer),and Zakat,as long as I live.'

32. 'And dutiful to my mother,and made me not arrogant,unblest.

33. 'And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born,and the day I die,and the day I shall be raised alive!'

34. Such is 'Iesa (Jesus),son of Maryam (Mary). (it is) a statement of truth,about which they doubt (or dispute).

35. It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allah,by saying that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing,He only says to it,'Be!' and it is.

36. ['Iesa (Jesus) said]: 'And verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That is the Straight Path. (Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism which He did ordain for all of His Prophets).' [Tafsir At-Tabari]

37. Then the sects differed [i.e. the Christians about 'Iesa (Jesus)],so woe unto the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah] from the meeting of a great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection,when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire).

38. How clearly will they (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) see and hear,the Day when they will appear before Us! But the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) today are in plain error.

39. And warn them (O Muhammad ) of the Day of grief and regrets,when the case has been decided,while (now) they are in a state of carelessness,and they believe not.

40. Verily! We will inherit the earth and whatsoever is thereon. And to Us they all shall be returned,


We can draw lessons from the past,but we cannot live in it.

Islam is not a religion.It's a custom.....complete with beliefs as exemplified in Hadidh (Hekaya)......a way of life......


Guka wa bijuti...

@danny6: this is called restroom etiquette.

- Everyone should be encouraged to adopt habits that have less chance of urine splashing onto one's body or clothes.

- After using the toilet,one should perform the cleansing with water.

- Water is prefered for the purpose of cleaning oneself.

- Tissue can be used as long as it does not absorb the feces or urine and cause the hand to come in contact with it.



@adept: I just wanted you to think about those things.

What do they really mean? Are they God's teaching or human creation?



@jitetee: I think that's more political than way of life,which we're discussing here.



@njunge: you're right. It's religion and way of life. Both are merged into one.

Other people are only religious on a particular day. The other days,they do their own things.



@all: it's about the belief.

@AlphaDoti,

Back to Danny's quetion.......and what does the Quran say about the next best choice after water?......where there is no water?.......in the desert?


Guka wa bijuti...

@alph,when using water,dont u come in contact with the waste? Which is more hygienic/disgusting-water or tissue? That kahabit meks me wanna puke,and I feel its too old fashioned like the bibilical old testament! Then afterwards u guys prefer eating na mkono! Damn!

Truest proverb: Mwenda pole hajikwai