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

Archives for April 2005

Is Jesus (pbuh) Alive?

Question Correct me if I am wrong, but I think according to your site Jesus (peace be upon him) is dead. But according to the Quran he (peace be upon him)is alive and raised up. Allah says”….but they killed him not nor crucified him, but the resemblance of Jesus(peace be upon him)was put over another […]

Definition of Sunnah

Question Why do you define the sunnah the way you do? Answer A definition for Sunnah has been given by Moiz Amjad as follows: the term Sunnah refers to those actions of the Prophet (pbuh), which the Prophet (pbuh) initiated, performed and promoted among ALL his followers, as a part of God’s religion. A close […]

Khalifah

MONDAY, 25 APRIL 2005 03:20            FARHAN KHAN           HITS: 1178 The Arabic word “Khilafa’h” should be taken in its literal meaning which is ‘Rule’ or ‘Government’ . It’s not the specific term of the Shari’ah. However, nowadays, this word implies to the common leadership as in […]

Error in the Qur’an

Question According to 3:104 – Let there arise out of you a group enjoining good and forbidding evil-means a group among Muslims should do this duty, but according to 3:110 – You are the best people for mankind enjoining good and forbidding evil-means the whole Muslim Ummah should do this duty. According to my friend […]

Query on Whether the Believers Will See Their Lord in the Hereafter

Question Assalamu Alaikum, For my previous query on whether the believers will see their Lord in the hereafter or not,you asked me to provide reference.Here are the hadith that mentions that the believers will see their Lord just as they see the full moon. Volume 9, Book 93, Number 529: Narrated Jarir: We were sitting […]

Who is Allowed to Clean a Mosque?

Question Is non Muslim janitorial staff allowed to clean the mosque and do repair work or only Muslims can do this job. Answer Verse Al Tawbah 9:17 of the Qur’an has only prohibited maintenance/repairing of mosques by Mushrikeen.Mushrikeen are those who clearly ascribe partners to God. Therefore there is no reason to believe that those […]

Regarding the Anti-Christ

Question Christians believe in anti-christs. Do we muslims believe in that? Does Al-Quran tell anything about this? Did Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) say anything about this? Please give me details regarding this. Answer There is nothing in the Qur’an about the notion of Anti-Christ or Dajjal. As such, believing in this notion cannot be considered as an […]

How Sudden Will the Day of Judgment Be?

Question I have a few confusions with matters regarding the suddenness of the day of judgment. The problem is that if the answer to either of my questions that follow is ‘yes’ then is the day of judgment a sudden event that we don’t know the time of? Is Jesus (pbuh) going to come back […]

Hadith Regarding the Edibles of Ahl Al Kitaab

Question Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi mentions in this connection a Hadith which tells us that the Prophet’s companions put to him the question that they might have meat but they would not know if God’s name was invoked at the time of slaughter. He told them to mention God’s name and eat it. Someone mentioned this in […]