Question My question is pertaining to marriages between shi’ites and sunnis. I have read many things about it online but i wanted to ask somebody MY question. I am a sunni girl he namewanting to marry a shia guy and his parents are fine but my parents are against it, because they believe Shias are […]
Further on Following the Majority
Question Regarding your answer to “are the Muslim majority the saved sect”, I encountered the following on a discussion forum: “Hadith 1 The holy Prophet(Sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said “The Jews split into 71 groups; one will enter Paradise and 70 will enter Hell. The Christians split into 72 groups; 71 will enter Hell and […]
More Clarifications Regarding “Where is Allah (swt)?”
Question Thank you for your reply. I think what the scholars mean when they say “Allah is above seven heavens” is that they mean that Allah is distinct from the creations. The creation of Allah is assumed to include earth and the seven heavens. Hence the Creator should be distinct from the creation i.e., he […]
A Query Regarding Mu’tazilite Beliefs
Question I read about the belief of Mutazilites that the Quran as created. What lead them to have such a belief? Do you consider their belief to be rigtht? Please explain in detail. Regards Answer The exact reason as to how the Mu’tazilites came to believe that the Qur’an was created is unknown to me. […]
Regarding al-Takatuff (Folding of Hands During Prayers)
Question I have researched the Takatuff issue. The hanbali, shafii and hanafi recommend it while the Maliki discourages it. The twelver shia’a rejects it because they argue there are no authentic hadith that proves that al-Takatuff is a Sunnah. However, there is a narration that proves that it is a bida’a (innovation) from al-Jawahir al-Kalam: […]
Some Questions on Determining Sunnah/Bid`ah
Question In one of your earlier response1, you wrote that even the Shia version of Salah is acceptable and should be seen as within the allowable limits of Islam. I would like to list below some of the observation made regarding the various methods, acts that Muslims do during Prayer. There is no consensus among […]
Are Shiites Kafir?
Question Does believing in the superiority of H.Prophet & his Progeny; condemning the actions of Yazeed & Moawiyah make a person NON MUSLIM or Kaffir. Answer Thank you for your comments. Moiz Amjad January 16, 2002
Spiritual Significance of Prophet’s (pbuh) Wives
Question Do the prophet’s wives according to u have a spiritual significance, despite the vs of Quran chap. 66:5 & not his own Holy Children. Answer I really do not know what you imply by “religious significance”. What I have implied in my previous responses is that, in view of the directive of the Qur’an, […]
Lineage of Prophet (pbuh)
Question H. Prophet Muhammad(SYED) FATIMA ZEHRA (SYEDA) + Ali HASAN, HUSSAIN, ZAINAB, UMME-KULSOOM( ALL OF THE CHILDREN ORIGINATING FROM FATIMA ZEHRA (basically P.Muhammad)define the LINEAGE OF PROPHET thus SYEDS. Any of Ali’s children through his other wives are not Syeds. Prophet Mouhammad (saw) is SYED or leader of ALL PROPHETS, Fatima Zehra is Syeda-tun-Nisail-Alimeen. Hasan […]
Shiite Belief – Right or Wrong?
Question Shias basically believe in the superiority of H.Prophet & His Progeny, which begins with His daughter also called Khatoon-e-Jannat, one of The Four Best Women of this world. For whom The Prophet has left innumerable Ahadiths. The Imams are Her huband ALI, her sons Hasan & Hussain. The 4th Imam starts from the CHILDREN […]