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

Payment of a Fixed Profit on Government Securities

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The fifth among these questions was: The Government of Pakistan and some institutions under its control acquire loans […]

The Process of Eliminating Riba from the Economy

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The eighth among these questions was: If you are of the view that all the forms of interest […]

“Riba” in Relation to Loans from Muslims and/or Non-Muslims and the Issue of Payment of “Riba”

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The fourth among these questions was: Is there any difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim in the […]

Does the Prohibition of Riba Apply Only to Interest on Personal Loans?

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The second among these questions was: What is the true scope of the transactions to which the bar […]

The Arrangement of ‘Buy-back on Mark-up’

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The third among these questions was: The Pakistani banks and some financial institutions finance their clients on the […]

Abolishing Riba & Honoring Past Committments

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The ninth among these questions was: If all the transactions are held to be violative of the Islamic […]

Garden or Gardens?

Mr. Katz in one of his writings has stated: How many gardens are there in paradise? ONE: 39:73, 41:30 [the Garden], 57:21 [a Garden], 79:41 [the Garden], or MANY: 18:31, 22:23, 35:33, 78:32 [each time: “Gardens”]? The plural “Gardens” has to refer to at least three because if it/they were two, then the Arabic would […]

Where is Allah (swt)?

Mr. Katz in one of his articles has stated that some of the verses of the Qur’an, regarding where Allah is, are mutually contradictory1. The verses of the Qur’an upon which Mr. Katz has based his objection are reproduced below: Al-Hadeed 57:4 reads as: هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْ‌ضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى […]

What Was Man Created From?

Mr Katz, in one of his articles has stated that the Qur’an has given contradictory statements regarding the material from which man was created1. He states: What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], “sounding” (i.e. burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied […]