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

Archives for September 2011

Prayerful But Lacking Piety

Question How our Salah is related to Haya? People pray 5 times a day & still have no Haya why is that? Answer Prayer is the spiritual exercise that develops the soul and cultivates character. It is supposed to be the constant reminder of who we are, what we are supposed to be doing and […]

Reliance on God

Question How Can I increase my tawakkul or how can I make my tawakkul powerful to ALLAH and our Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam Answer Tawakkul is reliance on God. There is no method or practice to it. In fact, Tawakkul strengthens as one’s conviction increases. If the spiritual self is nourished then the […]

Is Cyrus the Great Dhul Qarnayn?

Question in this article you imply – Who is the Prophet Zulqarnain? cyrus the great is Zulqarnain but can’t have been him since he tolerated religion in his policy which is not allowed in islam and he respected polythiests which muhammed (pbuh) never did and even built temples and statues of the gods of the […]

Is the Concept of Riba (Interest) Misunderstood?

Question My quetsion is regarding Interest (riba). It is unanimously accepted that interest is haram in Islam. I have heard various scholars who give references to various verses of the Holy Quran to support this notion. However I disagree with the interpretation of such verses. In the time of Holy Prophet (PBUH) interest was used […]

What Does “Lam” Indicate in Al Talaq 65:4?

Question Assalamu Alikum, Javed Sb in his explanation of verse no 4 of surah talaq says”The Qur’anic words are”wal laati lam yahzin”. In the Arabic language, the word “lam” is used for total and strong negation. Hence the expression cannot connote those girls who have not started to menstruate; it can only connote girls who […]