Understanding Islam

Question Lately I've been thinking about the creation of the inanimate parts of the universe (which as we all know is quite the majority of it). Allah (praise Him) made us to serve Him, but why did He make things that aren't sentient and lack the power of choice, and therefore cannot decide to serve anyone? A lot of the inanimate matter of the observable universe seems ... Read more...

Question Can you please help me calculate Zakat?   I want to pay the appropriate amount. I am not trying to be cheap, but I have read wildly varying methods of calculation that could impact my payment by several thousand US dollars each year. I suppose I am asking for a full overview of zakat calculation, but I will provide a few questions that have been particular ... Read more...

Question The first murder occurred between Ha bee l and Kabeel: the first siblings. Habeel spoke to Kabeel that Allah Almighty will accept the offering only from person having "takwa" But any kind of dilect developed in this world millions of years after the creation of man.Can you explain the contradiction?Question from IndiaAnswerIf I were to tell you a story in En ... Read more...

Question I have a friend who recently confessed of having done sex with a number of male individuals. She claimed that she was unable to say no the individuals and thus committed this grave sin. Now at present time she is asking for forgiveness and offers 5 times a day and is doing everything in her power to get the forgiveness from ALLAH..but what my question is that ... Read more...

Question In a website named www.submission.org they acclaimed that wearing hijab or any kind of veil to cover women's hair is not at all mandatory since it has not been expressed explicitly anywhere in the holy Quran or in the Shari'ah. Would you please help me regarding this with all the detail information. On the other hand I know that if the Imams of the present ... Read more...

Question I went through a few pages of your website and it was amazing to find that how many of my misconception were cleared. There was this one particular question about shaving pubic hair. I am certain that we need to shave them but what is unclear to me is that what is the pubic hair. In many other Islamic websites they say it is the hair from beneath the navel, and whi ... Read more...