Question In your article “Does Jerusalem belong to the Muslims?,” you write that the land currently known as Israel was originally given to Isaac’s (pbuh) descendants (the Jews). Then, after the Jews, as a nation, transgressed repeatedly, God transferred his blessings to the other chain of the Abrahamic seed, the Ishmaelites. You further write that […]
Further Exchanges on Khilafah & the Need to Establish It
Question I read your explanation that Khilafah means only a political authority and does not mean a singular political authority. I have some doubts with regards to this and more questions on Khilafah. Immediately after the death of the Prophet (pbuh), there was some dispute concerning who should be the Khalifah for the Muslims. Ansars […]
Contradictory Information Regarding the Events With Banu Qurayzah…
Question In your response your write: Even then, had the Banu Qurayzah sought forgiveness for their betrayal, the Prophet (pbuh) may have given them respite, as he did so in the past. However, in Ibn Hisham’s abridged version of Ibn Ishaq’s biography of the Prophet (p), he writes: [After the Muslims had defeated the Banu […]
Fate of the Jews
Question Why were the Jews not subjected to punishment of death after rejecting Jesus (pbuh) as the prophet of Allah? Answer While explaining the law relating to the messengers of God, I had mentioned in one of my earlier responses: An important point to remember here is that, according to the Qur’an, it is the […]
Death for Pagans and Protection for Places of Worship – A Contradiction?
Question On thread referring to Jizyah, you said this is “divine” punishment for those whose creeds are monotheist but reject the truth as manifested by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). But pagans could expect nothing less than death. Then another thread you said Islam’s position on desecrating other religion’s holy places or whatnot i.e. the Buddha statues […]
Is Surah Al-Faatihah the First ‘Complete’ Surah to Be Revealed
Question From what I know, a lot of the Qur’anic Surahs were revealed at different stages. Is it not possible that a part of Surah Al-Alaq was revealed followed by the revelation of other surahs and then Surah Al-Alaq, completed at a later stage? This explain your following analysis Surah Al-Alaq clearly relates to a […]
A Comment on the Explanation of the Incident of Karbala
Question Assalaamu alaikum I read your response to a question about the Incident of Karbala, which was posted quite some time ago, and I have to wonder about your sources. Even the most biased sources that were against Imam Husayn and the Prophet’s family (a.s.) do not report that Husayn and his followers led a […]
A Comment on the Event of the Worship of the Golden Calf
Question We turn to Surah Aa`raaf, it says Musa (AS) chose seventy people out of the group. Musa (AS) then asks God for forgiveness, and begs to God not to punish them based on the fact of what the weak-minded did. So I think this also gives support to the fact that not everybody partook […]