Question The people of Palestine are pure Arabs and original semites. It is Muslims who are the inheritors of Musa (Allah’s Mercy be upon him) and the inheritors of real Thourath that has not been changed. Muslims believe in all of the Prophets including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammed (Peace and blessings be upon all […]
What is the View of a Muslim Woman Marrying a Christian Man?
Question If a couple love each other and decide that they would like to marry and spend the rest of their lives together what are the obstacles to that union? The christian man (myself) respects completely the beliefs of his prospective wife and she would without question continue as a muslim and I would be […]
Who Propagates Incest I?
Question I’ve a comment regarding the incest! in the West people do not usually accept the marriage between first cousins (which is allowed in Islam) and they consider it as incest! but they do not consider adultery a sin any more leave alone nowadays there is a good news for the homosexuals (gays) that their […]
Who Propagates Incest II?
Question Alsalamu Alaikum. I’ve a comment regarding the incest! in the West people do not usually accept the marriage between first cousins ( which is allowed in Islam) and they consider it as incest! but they do not consider adultery a sin any more leave alone nowadays there is a good news for the homosexuals […]
Can We Even Determine Who the Polytheists Are?
Question Even if it is accepted that polytheists alone are not to be allowed to come in the vicinity of the Ka’bah, the argument remains unanswered. Because at the end of the day, it would still be us humans who would be judging others as ‘Mushrikun’. For example, we would certainly suggest that Hindus, for […]
Your Interpretation of ‘Nasaaraa’
Question As mentioned earlier that I am in discussion with one of my brother in Islam regarding eating of meat presented by the Ahl e Kitab on which God’s name has not been pronounced at the time of Slaughter. The third question put to me was that whether this definition of ‘Nasaaraa’ can be substantiated […]
Syed Qutb’s Explanation and God’s Law Relating to Messengers
Question Sayyid Qutb writes in his book “Milestones” that according to Ibn Qayyim (rh)’s Sa’ad-al-Ma’adh, the people of Arabia were divided into three categories after the revelation of the initial verses of Surah At-Taubah. They are: The polytheist who breached the treaty with the prophet (pbuh); The polytheists who were true to the treaty with […]
Further Clarification on the Divine Law Relating to Messengers
Question Thank you for your response. I would like you to clarify my following doubts. Was the divine law relating to messengers applicable to Magians, Sabians etc and other creeds which ascribed to polytheistic beliefs in Arabia? What was their fate after the revelation of Surah At-Taubah? Could you provide evidences that the Divine law […]
Does the Bible Support Non-Exclusive Ownership of Jerusalem?
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 […]
How Does the Islamic Conception of Faith and Works Compare to the Protestant Conception?
Question Martin Luther, the founder of Protestant Christianity, argues that no one is justified before God by works alone (Galatians 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9). A person must have faith in God (and the Messiah) first, and from good faith, good deeds naturally follow. Indeed, good deeds MUST spring from faith, otherwise such faith is dead (James […]