Question Jazakallah ker for your response on the issue of women covering their heads. Although I am in agreement with you, I do have some questions, which I would like to ask to clarify my understanding on this issue. You made it clear that the requirement for the head covering is assumed, but from my […]
Archives for December 1998
Garden or Gardens?
Mr. Katz in one of his writings has stated: How many gardens are there in paradise? ONE: 39:73, 41:30 [the Garden], 57:21 [a Garden], 79:41 [the Garden], or MANY: 18:31, 22:23, 35:33, 78:32 [each time: “Gardens”]? The plural “Gardens” has to refer to at least three because if it/they were two, then the Arabic would […]
A Further Exchange on ‘About Wahhabis…’
Question Jazakallah ker for your response concerning the Ahl-e-Hadith. However, there were some concerns that I had with the response. You had stated that for the most part you felt that they were close to the Qur’an and Sunnah in their practices. However, although they may have been utilizing the Qur’an and Sunnah to point […]
Where is Allah (swt)?
Mr. Katz in one of his articles has stated that some of the verses of the Qur’an, regarding where Allah is, are mutually contradictory1. The verses of the Qur’an upon which Mr. Katz has based his objection are reproduced below: Al-Hadeed 57:4 reads as: هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى […]
Mr. Jochen Katz’ and Mr. Jacque Weddle’s Comments…
Question The First Comment The problem is that you might convince some or even a good number of already peacefully inclined Muslims, but will this “automatically” lead to change? No, if everyone waits for somebody else to take up political action then very little will be done and the field is still left to those […]
About Wahhabis…
Question What can you tell me about Wahabis? I have heard they have some strange practices? Answer The term “Wahabi” is used (especially in the Sub-Continent) as a derogatory label for the Ahl-e-Hadith by those who are against them. This obviously means that such a label should be avoided. This term was coined because of […]
Riba, Interest & Inflationary Adjustment
Question Is Riba the same as modern day interest? Does not Riba mean the “inordinate” exploitation of a person? Like a person lends $100 and just wants $10 each month for an unspecified period of time which when totaled may be many times the original. Also if I ‘lend’ a bag of rice to someone […]
The Last Prophet & The Last Messenger?
Question I understand that Islam teaches that Muhammad is the LAST MESSENGER. I know that the Qur’an teaches that Muhammad is the last prophet. IS THERE A VERSE IN THE QURAN THAT STATES THAT MUHAMMED IS THE LAST MESSENGER? Answer The Qur’an has called Mohammad “Khaatam al-Nabiyee’n” which means ‘seal of the prophethood’. Muslim scholars, […]
Further Exchange on ‘Is it Obligatory for Women to Cover their Heads’ – 2
Question I have read your response to the above question, and maybe I missed something, but I’m still not certain that covering the head is obligatory. If I understand you correctly, you’ve said that it can be inferred from Al-Noor 24:31 that it is natural and desirable, but this is not necessarily obligatory. To what […]
What Was Man Created From?
Mr Katz, in one of his articles has stated that the Qur’an has given contradictory statements regarding the material from which man was created1. He states: What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], “sounding” (i.e. burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied […]