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Archives for January 1998

A Further Comment on ‘The Time of Adam (pbuh)…’

January 24, 1998

Question How many years (approx..) have passed since Adam and his wife lived in this world? According to religion it shouldn’t be more than a few thousand years ago. Ten thousand or at most 20 thousand. But geologists have found skulls and parts of other human beings of many millions years. So who’s right? Is […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Personalities

Memorizing the Qur’an

January 23, 1998

Question I was wondering about something concerning memorizing the Qur’an. A brother told me recently that it was expected in the Prophet’s time that everyone memorize the Qur’an.  Is this true?  If so it doesn’t make sense because why then would Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar have asked Hadhrat Zaid bin Thabit to collect […]

Filed Under: Q & A, Sources of Islam

The Qur’an on the Bible

January 22, 1998

Question Can you please give me a list of ayahs (verses) that clearly state that the Bible was changed by the Jews and the Christians? Answer The Qur’an has blamed the Jews basically of two things: Sometimes they altered the words, sometimes the contexts of these words and sometimes the meaning and interpretation of these […]

Filed Under: Other Religions, Q & A, Sources of Islam

A Qur’anic Reference – Regarding the Jews (Al-Tawbah 9:30)

January 22, 1998

Question Can you tell me which group amongst the Jews believes that Uzair is the Son of God? Answer As a matter of principle, it should be understood that wherever the Qur’an has referred to any wrong beliefs of any peoples, it is basically of those peoples, which existed and lived in the immediate environment […]

Filed Under: Other Religions, Q & A, Sources of Islam

Time of Adam – According to the Qur’an Vs. According to Archaeological Data

January 18, 1998

Question The creation of Adam as described in the Holy Book is so non-scientific that it totally leaves me sinking in a deep sea of confusion. Was Hadhrat Adam really the first man on earth? If that is true, then the evolution of man on this planet dates to about 10000 years back, as some […]

Filed Under: Q & A, Sources of Islam

The Word ‘Muslim’ in the Qur’an

January 17, 1998

Question I was reading the Qur’an recently and passed over the word “Muslim“, as one often does while reading the Qur’an.  The term’s English definition, to my knowledge, is “one who submits to God”.  Now does this mean that the term Muslim encompasses all the individuals who submit to God including other People of the […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Issues, Q & A, Sources of Islam

Are the Difference Between Shiites & Sunnis Major or Trivial?

January 4, 1998

Question What are the fundamental differences between Shi`ahs & Sunnis authentic notions? Whether the differences are basic and threatening to faith (Iman) or just trifle? Answer There are a number of differences in the Shi`ah (Shiite) and the Sunni Juristic opinions. However, not all these differences can be termed as the “basic differences” in these […]

Filed Under: Muslim Sects, Q & A

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