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In this section you can find many ideas about the topics of your project. They are divided into several categories and subcategories. You can click to the ‘+’ button in order to see concrete topics. Each of them is a specific sunnah in the beloved Prophets’ life. The topics are chosen in such a way that you can find both religious and scientific information.
Home related topics
Going to bed
- Going to bed after I’sha prayer.
- Going to bed after applying kuhl (Surma) three times in each eye.
- Comb your hair before going to bed.
- Taking ablution before going to bed.
Sleep
- Sleeping on the right side with your right hand resting on your right cheek.
- Washing the face and hands when waking from sleep.
- Perform Ablution after waking up.
- Rubbing the mattress three times before sleep.
Cleanliness
- Make sure that there is complete privacy whilst relieving one’s self.
- Put on shoes and cover the head when enter in toilet.
- Enter the toilet with left foot.
- Safeguard yourself from the drops / splash / sprinkling of urine.
- Exiting the toilet with right foot.
Personal Care
- Trimming nails every Friday.
- Trimming the mustache and beard.
- Taking shower every Friday.
- Taking ablution 5 times a day.
- Using the Miswak, brushing the teeth before each meal.
Health related topics
Dietary principles
- Balanced diet/Eating two times a day
- Eating in moderation/ Eating 1/3 food, 1/3 water, 1/3 air.
- Having only one type of food on the table
- Eating fresh food
- Hydration/ Drink water before eating
Healthy habbits
- Cleanliness/ Washing hands before and after eating
- Regular exercise/Prophet used to practice archery and horse riding
- Proper sleep/Separating the night in 3 parts, for family, for yourself and for God
- Oral hygiene / Using miswak before and after eating or drinking something
- Removing toxins / Making hiyama
Food related topics
Fruits
- Dates
- Figs
- Grapes
Liquids
- Zamzam water
- Milk
- Olive oil
- Vinegar
Main food
- Meat
- Barley
- Greens
- Pumpkin
- Olive
Other Foods
- Mushrooms
- Halva
- Black seeds/ Kalonji
- Honey
Prohibited foods
- Not eating meat of pig
- Not eating died meat of an animal
- Eating the meat of an animal that has not been slaughtered in an Islamic way
- Not drinking alcohol
- Not eating carnivores animals/birds
Food ethics related topics
Sharing & saving
- Inviting others to dinner
- Not eating alone
- Share what you are eating with someone else
- Not wasting food
Eating ethics
- Standing on the right leg and sitting on the left leg
- Eating with your right hand/not with the left
- Eating without leaning on something
- Washing hands and wiping them with a towel before and after eating
- Rinsing the mouth 3 times after a meal
- Thanking the one who cooked the food
Mindful eating
- Not to eat without being hungry
- To eat 7 olives in the morning
- Having vegetables/fruits on the table,
- Having vinegar on the table
- Eating sweets after a meal
- Starting a meal with something salty
Not to do
- Not to eat burnt food
- Not consuming and bloat in very hot food
- Not lie down directly after eating
- Not eating things that disturb others (like garlic)
- Not neglect eating dinner
- Not to eat or drink while standing
Cultural sensitivity
- Eating the food in front of you
- Eating food on a plate
- To sit well at the table
- Not selecting the food
- Not to use cracked dishes
- Not smelling food while eating
Drinking
- Drink (water or any other liquid) with the right hand.
- Drink while sitted.
- Drink water while taking three breathing pauses (two or three sips/gulps).
- While drinking, do not blow or exhale your breath into the glass.
- Do not drink directly from a water pitcher.
Good manners related topics
Acts of love
- Tell someone you love
- Offering gifts
- Kindness to children
- Forgiveness and tolerance
- Smiling
Kindness rules
- Gentleness in teaching.
- In case of coughing/sneezing, cover the mouth with hands/tissues.
- Quiet talking in crowded areas (not to speak loudly).
- Wait for our turn in line.
- Usage of discrete speech (not tell bad things to people’s faces).
- Visiting the sick people.
Understanding differences /embracing diversity
- Respect for differences
- Respect individual circumstances
- Have love for our brothers
- Avoid backbiting and imitation
- Adapting to changing circumstances
- Maintaining/respecting personal space
Small gestures
- Turn with full body to answer
- To be punctual/not to get late
- Not to play with the hands while speaking
- Avoid self-righteousness
- Avoiding harshness
- Not to step down in front of elders
Talking
- Pay attention to the tone and volume
- Choose simple, concise words
- Talking to everybody according to their level of understanding (child, adult, etc.)
- Speak when it’s your turn, don’t interrupt someone’s speech
- Listen actively to the person
- Speak good or remain silent
Verbal communication
- Start /end with greeting of peace
- Shake hands with people/Musafaha
- Avoid using unsuitable words.
- Stay away from argumentation
- Asking about personal wellbeing and family members
Relationship with people related topics
Relatives
- Maintaining family ties
- Maintaining inheritance rights
- Inviting to goodness
Family members
- Obeying parents
- Being affectionate towards and joking with the members of the family
- Helping in Housekeeping and the Kitchen
- Spending Quality Time
- Expressing Love
Neighbors
- Visiting the neighbor.
- Take care for the neighbor (He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry)
- Helping the neighbor if they need financial aid
- Be kind to the neighbors (Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not harm his neighbor)
Engagement with others
- Maintenance of harmonious relationship among Muslims, hadith
- Respect people of different Faiths
- Not showing any difference between the rich and the poor
- Not gossiping for the others
Appearance related topics
Shoes
- Beginning with the right foot
- Cleanliness and Modesty in Footwear
- Avoiding harmful or impure object in shoes
- Wear sandals
Hair
- Combing of the hairs
- Dying the hairs with olive oil
- Dyeing gray hair with henna
- Part the hair in the middle
- Covering the hair for women
Clothing
- Wearing clothes/shoes from the right side and taking off from the left
- Covering private parts
- Wearing white clothes
- Wearing modest clothes
- Wear clothes in good condition
Clothes to avoid
- Avoid tight clothing
- Avoid extravagance
- Not wearing terry clothes for men
- Not wearing gold accessories for men
- Not wearing silk for men
Attitude related topics
Walking
- Walk briskly with fast steps
- Grateful and balanced walk
- Walking in a gentle and relaxed manner
Sitting
- Sitting down on Cross-Legged
- Sitting on his Knees
- Sitting on the ground
- Leaning on a Cushion or something soft
Fasting related topics
Fasting ethics
- Breaking the fast with water
- Breaking the fast with dates
- Eating Suhur (Pre-down meal)
- Breaking the fast as soon as possible
Fasting preferred times
- Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
- Fasting of Daud a.s
- Fasting 6 days of Shewal after Ramadan
- Fasting 3 days in the middle of the month
- Fasting of Ramadan
Benefits of Fasting
- Fasting teaches empathy for the needy
- Fasting educates the ego
- Fasting teaches economy
- Fasting teaches patience
- Fasting teaches to be thankful
Worship related topics
Zakat
- Giving Zakat purifies the wealth
- Wealth doesn’t decrease because of Charity
- Zakat as a bridge between wealthy and poor people
Sadakah
- Giving Sadakah (The upper hand is better than the lower hand)
- Sadakah erases our sins just like the water that extinguishes the fire.
- Sharing of everything good you have is sadakah (knowledge, advice, smile, help, time, patience over difficult time, stop from evil, forgive, guide someone on the right way etc)
Prayer
- The virtue of consistency
- The virtue of night prayer
- Avoiding haste(hurry) during prayer
- Prayer ensures peace of mind
- Prayer ensures social equality
- Praying in congregation strengthens relationships
- Pray and invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over
Meditation
- Meditate over creation
- Reflecting and gratitude
- Mindfulness in worship
- Meditate over death
- Reflection on Ones deeds
- The importance of positive thinking
Qurbani (The sacrifice)
- Akika Qurbani /Eid Qurbani
- The effect of distributing Qurbani meat in social life
- The effect of making qurbani in our spiritual life
- Reaching the obedience and sincerity by making Qurbani
Wudu related topics
Wudu - Ablution
- Washing the hands three times
- Rinse the mouth
- Wash nose three times with water by putting water in it
- Wash the face three times.
- Wash forearms up to the elbows three times.
- Wiping over one’s head by passing one’s wet hands over the head from front to back and so forth.
- Wash feet up to the ankle three times.
Wudu ethics
- Running wet fingers between the fingers and toes.
- Using little amount of water for ablution.
- Washing each part properly/perfectly (Perfecting the ablution).
- Taking ablution sometimes with cold water and sometimes with warm water.
- Using tooth stick (Miswak, Siwak) before each ablution
Moral related topics
Moral of the Prophet as
- The Messengers moral was Quran
- The best among you are those who have the best manners and character
- Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise
Mildness and patience
- The Messenger of Allah never took revenge for his own sake.
- The Messenger of Allah helped people.
- The prophet never said any word expressing dissatisfaction, neither “Uf”.
- The prophet never laid hands over a servant nor a woman, except when he was fighting in the cause of Allah.
- The prophet was gentle and calm while speaking
- The prophet Tranquility during prayer
Modesty
- Prophet modesty in speech and behavior
- Prophet modesty in personal dress
- Prophet modesty in interactions
- Prophet modesty in seating arrangements
- Prophet modesty in expressing gratitude (Look at those who are beneath you and do not look at those who are above you)
Generosity
- Prophet was carefully in hospitality of guests
- Prophet used to gift his personal belongings
- Prophet provided for people in need and adviced it
- Prophet showed care in reciprocity in giving gifts
Loyalty
- Trustworthy people will be in the shade of Throne on the Day of Resurrection
- Prophetic trustworthiness in Trade
- Prophetic trustworthiness with property
- Fulfill the given promises/keep the word
- Prophetic trustworthiness as a key to success
- Save/protect the entrusted items
Consultation
- Prophet advised to consult our heart and rely upon Allah
- Prophet applied consultation in Governance and advised it
- Prophet used to consult with his friends, wives etc and advised it
Knowledge
- Sharing knowledge
- Seeking knowledge
- Apply knowledge
- Study regularly
- Respect for teachers
Other topics
Work
- Honest in Trade and Commerce
- Fair Treatment of Workers
- Teaching the value of work to Children
- Respect for all professions
Entering and exiting the mosque
- Going early for the Prayers and praying in the first row.
- Walking to the Mosque with calmness and solemnity.
- Going to the masjid on foot and shorten your steps swiftly to get more merits out of the number of steps towards masjid.
- Entering the Masjid/Mosque with the right leg/foot.
- Exiting the mosque with the left leg/foot.
Resources
The Messenger: Prophet Muhammad and His Life of Compassion
Prophet Muhammad As Commander
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