Question I have heard that some Sahaba or Sahabi1 swore upon the holy Qur’an that Shab-e-Qadr is always on the 27th of Ramadhan… Is it true? Answer The Prophet (pbuh) is said to have mentioned a few signs of Lailatul Qadr. Among these signs was that on the morning of this night, the sun rose […]
Archives for December 1997
Deciding About Somebody’s Position in the Hereafter
Question Just recently a situation occurred on campus concerning the Ismaili faction of Islam. There are quite a few Ismailis (Agha Khanis) on campus and they have become active members in our Muslim Students Association where I think that a lot of them have learned a lot and also corrected some of the wrong things […]
Declaring Someone Non-Muslim
Question I read with interest your reply to the question “Should We Call Ahmadis ‘Muslims’?” Your answer, as I understand it seems to be that this is an issue to be decided by the Ijma` of the Muslim Ummah. However, I would appreciate it if you would answer the question in the light of the […]
What is the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)
Question My question concerns the idea of Sunnah. I am not sure if people misuse the term or not. Many people define Sunnah as the way of life of the Prophet (pbuh). For this they incorporate the way the prophet did certain things and his likes and dislikes as well as what he actually ordered […]
Is the Bible Corrupted?
Question The following article appears at a Christian web site. Many Muslims claim that the Bible has been tampered with and corrupted. Any event in real life reality with human agents has certain characteristics and conditions attached to it. Any such act is done by one or more particular persons, at one or more specific […]
Are National or Cultural Affiliations Against the Teachings of Islam?
Question Someone told me that the Prophet once said that “nationalism and pride in one’s culture is not right”. I was wondering whether the issue of being a Pakistani and having Pakistani culture can co-exist with being a Muslim. In the time of the Prophet did people still stick to some of their cultural traditions […]
Trading in Pig Skin
Question Is it haraam to deal in the trade of Pig skins? It is same trade as the trade of Cow Hides. Silly question!! But there is a lot of money in it these days and people need to know. We are forbidden to trade in Wine. Is this not the same? But then dealing […]
Reverence of the Night of 15th of Sha`baan
Question I came to know that people fast on the day of Mairaj. I looked up in Hadith books but no mention of it. Scholars here in Saudi Arabia believe it is Bid`ah as there are no authentic Hadith proving its validity. Answer The reverence which the Muslims, mostly of the sub-continent, give to the […]
Regarding Lailat al-Qadr
Question My question concerns Lailat-ul-Qadr. I know that it is in the last ten days of Ramadhan and that it is on one of the odd nights (nights of the even days). However, many people have made it into the night of the 27th. Now they say that if you come and listen to a […]
The Length of God’s Days
One of the objections levied against the Qur’an by Mr. Jochen Katz is: Does Allah’s day equal to 1,000 (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 years (Sura 70:4)? Observe how similar 32:5 and 70:4 are worded (in English – I don’t know the Arabic) “ascend unto him in a day the measure whereof is [fifty] thousand […]