Question Some people say that the Quran is trapped in a time machine and need to be modernise…and that a lot of things that the Quran or Hadith said are only applicable at their time and not at our time. for example the Sewak, and that a lot of people are using it as Sunnah […]
Soul Searching
Experiencing some loss is a taxing time of a person’s life. It reminds him of a great reality he often forgets and ignores: trials and tribulations are a part and parcel of life; they change form but as long as a person breathes they can come anytime, more so when least expected. But when they […]
Prayerful But Lacking Piety
Question How our Salah is related to Haya? People pray 5 times a day & still have no Haya why is that? Answer Prayer is the spiritual exercise that develops the soul and cultivates character. It is supposed to be the constant reminder of who we are, what we are supposed to be doing and […]
Reliance on God
Question How Can I increase my tawakkul or how can I make my tawakkul powerful to ALLAH and our Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam Answer Tawakkul is reliance on God. There is no method or practice to it. In fact, Tawakkul strengthens as one’s conviction increases. If the spiritual self is nourished then the […]
Is Cyrus the Great Dhul Qarnayn?
Question in this article you imply – Who is the Prophet Zulqarnain? cyrus the great is Zulqarnain but can’t have been him since he tolerated religion in his policy which is not allowed in islam and he respected polythiests which muhammed (pbuh) never did and even built temples and statues of the gods of the […]
Is the Concept of Riba (Interest) Misunderstood?
Question My quetsion is regarding Interest (riba). It is unanimously accepted that interest is haram in Islam. I have heard various scholars who give references to various verses of the Holy Quran to support this notion. However I disagree with the interpretation of such verses. In the time of Holy Prophet (PBUH) interest was used […]
Is Visiting a Fortune Teller Kufr?
Question I was told that going to a fortune teller and believing what they say will make you a kafir then i found this hadith – Whoever went to a fortune-teller and asked him about some matter (i.e. of the unseen) and believed him, will have his prayer rejected for forty days. some scholars maintain […]
What Does “Lam” Indicate in Al Talaq 65:4?
Question Assalamu Alikum, Javed Sb in his explanation of verse no 4 of surah talaq says”The Qur’anic words are”wal laati lam yahzin”. In the Arabic language, the word “lam” is used for total and strong negation. Hence the expression cannot connote those girls who have not started to menstruate; it can only connote girls who […]
Does a Second Marriage Modify the Contract for the First Marriage?
Question Hi – regarding this question, I have always felt that the requirement for husbands to be fair to all his wives to be treated lightly in most muslim countries, with no sufficient legal provision to compel errant husbands or ex-husbands (for child support) and no enthusiasm to correct the injustice, nor is there social […]
Is Eternal Suffering in Hell Just?
Question Asslamoalikum, I am very confused about the concept of eternal Hell. Suffering in an eternal Hell creates a confusion about divine justice, since eternity does not seem to be equal to evil committed during a limited life span of a human (lets say an average of 60-70 years). While reading the Quran I came […]
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