Explaining Islam in Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ‎)

Archives for May 2002

Further Exchanges on Khilafah & the Need to Establish It

Question I read your explanation that Khilafah means only a political authority and does not mean a singular political authority. I have some doubts with regards to this and more questions on Khilafah. Immediately after the death of the Prophet (pbuh), there was some dispute concerning who should be the Khalifah for the Muslims. Ansars […]

The Obligatory Religious Practices of Islam

روي أنه قال رجل من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: نهينا أن نسأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن شيء فكان يعجبنا أن يجيء الرجل من أهل البادية العاقل فيسأله ونحن نسمع. فجاء رجل إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أهل نجد ثائر الرأس يسمع دوي صوته ولا يفقه ما […]

Contradictory Information Regarding the Events With Banu Qurayzah…

Question In your response your write: Even then, had the Banu Qurayzah sought forgiveness for their betrayal, the Prophet (pbuh) may have given them respite, as he did so in the past. However, in Ibn Hisham’s abridged version of Ibn Ishaq’s biography of the Prophet (p), he writes: [After the Muslims had defeated the Banu […]

Working for the Lottery

Question I have a friend who works in the television industry. He does various technical jobs (i.e. camera, audio, etc…) for the broadcast. One of the shows that he works on happens to be the daily lottery. He does not gamble, participate in the money transfer, solicit any funds or customers, etc…  All he does […]

Some Objections on ‘Jihad Not Possible Without the State’

Question I read many articles in your site which argues that Jihad is not possible without a politically recognized state. I encountered many objections in a discussion on this topic. Some of the objections are listed below. How do you define a politically recognized state? Is it a state politically recognized by UN, US or […]

Suppression of Sexual Desires – Islamically Ideal?

Question By becoming more pious, or at least making an effort to become more pious, I have found that my libidinal desire, which was so intense in my early teenage years, has been driven inward, suppressed, and no longer a source of mental pleasure. Since we are not allowed go even near lewdness according to […]

Wearing a Stitched Garment While in Ihram

Question Men are required to wear two non-stitched woven sheets. I have read that whatever else they may wear should also be non-stitched. I think the prohibition was for the apparent garment only. Even though it was allowed to wear trousers if a person can not get a (Izar) lower garment in ihram. Narrated Ibn […]

Marriages and Children of Moses (pbuh), Ibn Taymiyyah and Bukhari

Question I asked the Imam in our mosque regarding the children of Prophet Moses (sws). He said that he had two wives but no children. Then I read an article “The Prophethood of Muhammad (sws)” by Dr. Khalid Zaheer on the web site http://www.renaissance.com.pk. He wrote Prophet Moses (sws) had children. He did not mention […]

Authenticity of the Prophet’s Experience of Revelation

Question Assalam-u-alaikum, Can you demonstrate how the Prophet (p) tested the voices that brought him the revelation to be genuinely from God? The implication of course is that the voices could have been from some other outside/metaphysical source, which is usually an argument some Christian groups use as reason to reject the Qur’an as revelation. […]