Question Can women offer their prayers (Sala’h) with nail polish on their nails? Answer In my opinion, there is no harm if women offer their prayers with nail polish on their nails. The directive of the Shari`ah in this respect (related to ablution) is that when preparing for prayers, a person should wash his/her hands […]
Archives for September 1999
Islamic Directive Regarding Beard
Question What are the directives regarding growing and keeping beards for Muslim men. Please explain in the light of sayings of Prophet (PBUH). I know that Qur’an is silent about this matter. Answer The two sources of the Shari`ah – the Qur’an and the Sunnah – are silent as far as the matter of beard […]
Names of the 26 Prophets Mentioned in the Qur’an
Question What are the names of the 26 Prophets of Islam? Answer Before I answer your question, I would like to clarify that the following is a list of the prophets mentioned in the Qur’an. It should not be referred to as an exhaustive list of the prophets of Islam, but rather a list of […]
Why Wear a Turban?
Question What is the purpose of the turban? Answer Turban or any other part of the dressing has nothing to do with the Shari’ah. A person’s dressing is a cultural issue, rather than a religious one. The Shari`ah does not interfere in the style of our dressing. The directives of the Shari`ah in this regard […]
Does the Qur’an Contain Solutions to All Our Daily-Life Problems?
Question There is something with regard to Islam that I have wanted to know for a long time. We are often told that the Qur’an (and hence Islam) contains the solution to all of our problems. I would please like to know if there is any method for solving one’s daily life problems according to […]
Regarding Revenge
Question What does Islam say about revenge for someone who caused you or your family harm? Answer Revenge is a natural human desire. This fact can only be fully appreciated when one has truly been physically, psychology or emotionally hurt by another person. Though there may be exceptions to this generalization – and these exceptions […]
Regarding Suicide
Question What does Islam say about suicide? Answer Islam’s philosophy of life and the values that it wants to promote are all based on a particular point of view regarding the life of this world. Islam holds the life of this world as a temporary testing time for humans. For as long as one lives […]
Regarding the Death Penalty
Question What does Islam say about the death penalty? Answer According to the Islamic injunctions, death penalty can be administered in two cases only. Firstly, if a person is physically harmed or injured by another, Islam directs the state to provide justice to the individual (or his relatives) by letting him/them harm or injure the […]
Why Does Islam Not Allow Polyandry?
Question Why are four marriages still allowed for men and not women? That is unfair. Please answer my question. Answer It should be clearly understood in the beginning that nowhere in the Qur’an does it refer to the practice of polygamy. Polygamy, as is quite well known, was a cultural norm of the Arab society. […]
Regarding Male & Female Circumcision
Question What is the true Islamic perception on circumcision? How do we see female circumcision? Is circumcision associated with the culture or is it supported with Qur’an/Sunnah. Please give an explanation. Answer Circumcision is a practice transmitted to us through the practical perpetuation of the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) and every subsequent generation after […]
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