Archives for March 2005

Narrative Regarding Man’s Potential of Goodness After Accepting Islam

March 31, 2005

روي أنه قيل لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا رسول الله، من أكرم الناس؟ قال: أكرمهم عند الله أتقاهم لله. فقالوا: ليس عن هذا نسألك. فقال: فأكرم الناس يوسف نبي الله بن نبي الله بن نبي الله بن خليل الله. قالوا: ليس هذا نسألك. قال: فعن معادن العرب تسألون. الناس معادن في الخير والشر، […]

Scholars of Islam: Al-Zamakhshari & Al-Razi

March 31, 2005

Question Who were Ar-Razi and Zamakhshari? Were they great scholars of Islam? I have heard some negative things particularly about Ar-Razi. The reason I ask is that I am reading the translation of Muhammad Asad and he quotes Ar-Razi and Zamakhsari numerous time? Please comment and is Muhammad Asad’s works an acceptable translation? Thank you. […]

Qur’an and Fairytales

March 31, 2005

Question Many people criticse the Qur’an by saying that its so fantasy style and unrealistic. Like stories of talking ants, sun moving around a cave, Sulaiman’s army of men, jinn and talking birds, a dead man being hit by a piece of dead cow meat and coming to life by it etc. They say that […]

Qarza-e-Hasana and Zakat, and Inheritance by an Apostate

March 30, 2005

Question Dear Brothers in Islam, Assalam-o-Alaikum Is it allowed to use Zakat Funds for giving Qarza-e-Hasana to a needy person for setting up or expanding a small business so that the he/she can earn a reasonable income to support his family? Also, if Qarza-e-Hasana is not paid back, is it allowed for the lender to […]

Questionable Hadiths

March 30, 2005

Question Bukhari Volume 4, Book 55, Number 611: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay; and were it not for Eve, no woman would ever betray her husband.” This hadith seems to be blaming the jews ridiculously, and blaming women as well. Volume 4, Book 54, […]

Message of the Qur’an and the Previous Scriptures

March 30, 2005

Question What was the main message/guidance of the Qur’an and the previous scriptures (Torah, Gospel, and Psalms) all together? What is the main common denominator of the message for all scriptures including the Qur’an? Thank you. Answer In essence all the Divine messages consist of the basic elements of righteousness, honesty, kindness and goodness. However, […]

Permanent Abode in Hell

March 29, 2005

Question Abide in Hell PERMANENTLY Would you please provide a verse(s) of the Qur’an that specifically states that Hell is a PERMANENT (EVERLASTING) place for the one that rejects faith, shirk, and indulged in sins, fornication and murder or for the one that is judged to be doomed for ever based on his deeds on […]

Addressees of the Qur’an

March 29, 2005

Question Who are the direct addressees of the Qur’an, either the people of Arabia as stated or all three groups of people such as the people of Arabia, Jews and Christians (A Further Exchange on ‘Authenticity of the Prophet’s Experience of Revelation’) or the people of the Book (Muslims, Jews, Christians). If all the three […]

The Meaning of the Word ‘Salah’

March 28, 2005

Question What is the English word that we can use for the word “Salah” ? Is it true that the word “Prayer” is not even close to the meaning of the word “Salah”? Please explain….. Regards, Answer Salah (صلاة) literally means one’s calling upon one’s God (in a respectful and humble way). It is very […]