Mharramat
(The Forbidden Things)

First: Forbidden Foods:
5) Dead Meat:
These are the dead bodies of animals which died naturally, falling from
ahigh place, or by bieng partly eaten by wild animal, and were not slaughtered
before being dead.
6) Also, those
animals slaughtered by other than Muslims, Jews or Chris-tians.
7) But the
meats of dead sea animals are not forbidden.
8) Blood poured
forth.
9) Flesh of
the Pig (pork meat).
10) Meat which
has, when slaughtered, had the name of anything or anyone other than Allah
invoked upon it, or that was slaughtered to glorify any one other than
Allah.
11) The meat
of beasts of prey, such as lions, dogs...etc. and those of prey-ing birds
that attack their claws, such as eagles,vultures....etc.
12)The meat
of domestic donkeys and asses.
13)The meat
of animals that feed on filthy things,except if they are isolat-ed
and fed clean food for sufficient time.
14) Any food
spoilt by filth until it is cleaned by water if it is possible.
15) Wine and
all kinds of intoxicants.
16) Foodstuffs
containing toxic elements which are harmful to our bodies.
Second:Forbidden Deeds:
Allah Hates these deeds and their doers and punish them:
17) To associate
(in worship) anything or anyone with Allah.
18) To be disobedient
to our parents.
19) To give
false testimony.
20) To kill
a person whom Allah has forbidden to, except by Low (Legally).
21) Adultery
and fornication.
22) To steal.
23) To take
anything, unjustly, from the property of an orphan.
24) To desert
the battle-field while fighting unbelievers.
25) To falsely
accuse with adultery or fornication a chaste Muslim woman or man.
26) To uncover
"Awra" in front of anybody.
27) To take
others' wealth illegally, by means of bribery, robbery trickery, or deceit.
28) To bribe
in order to take others' properties illegally, or to get what you have
no right to.
29) To marry
mother, daughter, sister, paternal aunt, mateernal aunt, brother's daughter,
sister's daughter, were they of blood or foster rela-tionship, your father's
wife, your son's wife's, your wife's mother or daughter.
30) A Muslim
man is not premitted to marry a non-muslim woman unless she becomes Muslim;
but he can marry aChristian or a Jewish woman.
31) A Muslim
woman is not permitted to marry a non-muslim man, even a Christian or a
jew, unless
he becomes a muslim.
AD'IYA
(SPECIAL
SUPPLICATIONS)
1) Before you
start eating or drinking say: (bismi l-iahi) meaning " (I start) in the
name of Allah ".
2) Eat with
your right hand.
3) When you
finish eating or drinking say: (al-hamdu Lil-Lahi) meaning: ''All praise
is due to Allah".
4) When you
meet any brother in Islam, shake hands with him, smile at him and greet
him, saying: (as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatul-lahi), meaning " Peace be upon
you and Allah's mercy".
5) And when
a muslim brother greets you first, answer his greeting by saying: (wa
'alaykumu s-salamu wa rahmatu i-iahi wa barakatuh) which means: "And upon
you (too) be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings".
6) When yo
see the dawn breaking or the fall of evening, say: (Asbahna (or Amsayna)
ala fitratil-Islam)
"We enter the
morning (or evening) with our Islamic nature pure", (Wa kalimatul Ikhlas)
"And with the
statemant of sincere faith ".
(Wa deeni nabiy-yina
Muhammad)
" Adhering
to the Path of our Prophet Muhammad",
(Wa millati
abina Ibrahima hanifan musliman)
" And to the
Path of our father Abraham, true in faith, a Muslim"
(Wa ma 'ana
minal mushrikina)
"And, certainly,
I am not a polytheist".
7) When you
see the now moon, say:
(Hilala Khayrin
wa rushdin)
"(You be) a
moon of goodness and straight forwardness",
(Allahumma
ahillahu 'alayna bilyumni wal Iman)
"O Allah! Make
it dawn on us with blessing and belief".
(Wa s-salamati
wal-Islam)
"And with safety,
and submission!"
8) When you
visit a sick person, say:
(Bismillah)"In
the name of Allah"
(Allahumma
adh-hibi L-basa rab-ban -nasi) "O Allah! Take harm away,
Lord of mankind!"
(Allahumma-shfi
wa 'antash-shafi) "O Allah! Heal (him)! Your are (really) the
healer,"
(la shifa 'illa
shifa'uka) " (In fact) there is no healing but the healing you give."
(Shifa'an
la yughadiru saqaman) "Grant recovery that leaves
no ailment behind!"
9) When you
enter the mosque say:
(bismi-l-lahi)
" In the name of Allah "
(Was-salatu
was-salamu 'ala rasulil-lahi) "Blessings and peace be upon Allah's
Messenger."
(Allahumma
'ghfir li dhunubi) "O Allah! Forgive me my sins,"
(wa ftah li
abwaba rahmatika) " And open for me the gates of your mercy"
10)When you
go out of the mosque, say the same, but, instead of the last portion, say:
(wa ftah li
abwaba fadlika) "And open for me the gates of your grace!"
11) When you
go to your home, say:
(Al-hamdu li
l-lahi-lladhi 'at 'amana wa saqana wa 'awana)
"Praise be
to Allah Who provides us with food, drink and shelter!"
(Fakam miman
la kafiya lahu wala mu'wiya)
"So many are
there who have no-one to give them provision or shelter."
12) Repeat
whenever you can these favourite phrases of glorification:
(Subhana l-Lah)
"Glory be to Allah!"
(Wa l-hamdu
li-l-lah) "Praise be to Allah!"
(Wa La'ilaha
'illa-l-Lah)"No (true) god except Allah!"
(Wal-Lahu akbar)
"Allahg is the Greatest!"
(Wa la hawla
wa la quwwata'illa bi l-lahi)
"There is no
power nor strength save by Allah!"
13) Also, repeatedly
send your prayers of blessings to Prophet Muhammad -Salla 'Allahu alaihi
wasallam-, particularly when you hear his name uttered, or when you utter
it; you will say: (Salla l-Lahu 'alayhi wa sallama) "Allah may give him
blessings and peace!"