Question Is it a valid reason for a Christian man to convert to Islam because he falls in love with a Muslim girl? What do the two have to do? Answer In our present day life style, religious affiliations and ascriptions, in most cases, are merely an inherited property and a bequest for an individual, […]
Archives for October 2002
A Further Exchange on the Vision of Sultan Noor Ud Din Zangi…
Question In principle you seem justified as regards your answer. But one question arises that anyhow the dream came true and the sultan in fact picked up the conspiracy and finally saved the Prophet (pbuh) as desired by him (pbuh) in the vision? Answer It is one thing to acknowledge that a particular vision or […]
Conscious Times: Wake up Muslims!
SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2002 15:24 HABEEB HITS: 1446 Media misrepresenting Islam. Despite the fact that Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in Guyana, it is generally poorly understood. Consequently, media reporting may unwittingly perpetuate misinformation and stereotypes. One letter writer said Islam enslaved Africa. For sure Muslims may be […]
The Muslim Conquest of India…
Question How do Muslims, today, interpret the Muslim conquest of India? Some of historians have recorded mass killings of the native populations of the subcontinent. K.S. Lal claims the Hindu population fell by 50 or even 80 million during the Islamic rule over the Sub-Continent. How much of this is true? Or are these over-inflated […]
Punishment for Asking Another Person’s Wife Out…
Question Bismiallah, My wife is in another country waiting for her Visa, so we can be together. After we were married, another Muslim asked her out. This Muslim was at our wedding. My wife declined. I am very upset over his actions. What is the punishment for such behavior??? Answer Asking another person’s wife out, […]
Having Food at Your Non-Muslim Relatives’ Who Take Riba
Question My fiance is a non-Muslim, her dad is into business but what he does is that he puts the money in the bank also. He takes the interest. He also gives large amounts for charity. So can we have food or anything from my in laws?? At least can my fiance have anything from […]
Regarding the Responsibility Towards Children
Question I live in New York and have two teen age daughters. Unfortunately, even though we tried to raise both of them with Islamic values but they think there is nothing wrong with going out with boys and even dating them because everyone is doing it. They do not listen to us at all and […]
The Vision of Sultan Noor Ud Din Zangi: Is the Prophet (pbuh) Still Alive?
Question It is mentioned that Sultan Noor Ud Din Zangi had a vision in which he saw the Prophet asking him to save him (pbuh) from the conspiracy of two men also shown to him in the vision. He saw this vision repeatedly and immediately returned to Medina where scrutiny of the matter ultimately transpired […]
Regarding the Prophets’ Immunity to Sin
Question All the messengers of God were specifically chosen and appointed by God to not only deliver His message upon the nations, but also to manifest the truth absolutely and completely, such that no excuse for rejection could be left. God must have chosen the people because of their well-pleasing, exceptional faith and conduct prior […]
Motivation to Be the Best
Question During the European dark ages, the contemporary Islamic civilization flourished in all respects; the sciences, arts, in architecture, etc… Do you think this was so because the Muslims of that time followed a work ethic that was intrinsic to the deen that they practiced? I want to know where in Islam is it required […]