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

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Establishing the Khilafah in the Prophet’s (pbuh) Example

March 30, 2011

Question if i was to beleive in the statement of the answerer then where would i place the whole life of prophet (saw) which as per quran is the uswa’a for all. Now if i read this hadith and relate it to the uswa’a hasanah that i get the rightful meaning of the hadith! Yes […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Politics, Sources of Islam

Clarification on “Does Jerusalem Belong to the Muslims?”

August 4, 2005

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 […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Other Religions, Politics

Further Query on Political Da`wah

July 6, 2005

Question Thank you for the reply on above posted on 5 july 2005.I have gone through the articles on political issues. But since they are long it will be difficult to answer the workers of political organization. I would be happy if you could answer specifically on Verse 20:47. Also Muslims in India have played […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs, Politics, Sources of Islam

Hadith on Politics

January 26, 2005

Question Thank you for your reply posted in your site under discussion titled “More on imitating Prophet (peace be upon him) dated 15 Nov.2004.In this reply you quoted a Hadith where Prophet (peace be upon him) said “In worldly matters you are more knowledgeable than I” But Imaam An-Nawawi (Allah’s mercy on him) commented on […]

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The Current Situation of the Muslims and the Qur’an II

October 23, 2003

Question Thank you for your response. Please clarify further the following questions. Q1: Please define a nation? Is nation a country or collection of a religious countries? Are Israelites and Ishmaelites considered nations ONLY? Does Israelites and Ishmaelites nations exist in the present times. You write in your original response, As for the first part […]

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The Current Situation of the Muslims and the Qur’an I

October 11, 2003

Question Dear Brother – Assalam Alaikum, Please define a nation, the directives and blessings of God, and Devine law? Is USA a nation? If so, then is the USA a blessed nation where the people are following the directives of God. I can’t see how the USA and other countries alike that are given the […]

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Isn’t Democracy Against the Islamic Way of Ruling?

June 7, 2003

Question In your earlier response, you wrote that Democracy is the recommended way of Islamic ruling according to the Quran. However, in yet another place, you wrote that a ruler is obliged to rule by Shariah otherwise he will be guilty of kufr. My question is, how will a ruler rule both by Shariah and […]

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Why Does the Shari`ah Not Give Extensive Directives for Selecting Leaders of the Ummah

May 17, 2003

Question Thank you for your reply. I feel I still need a bit of more clarification here. In your reply you said: In matters other than worship, the Shari`ah only gives guidance in those spheres where the human mind was prone to making such errors of judgment which were likely to have a negative impact […]

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The Special Position of the Early Muslims

December 2, 2002

Question I understand what you mean by the concept of Allah granting sovereignty to the early Muslims as a “promise” of sorts to them. I wish to follow up on my question with the following queries: What was the mechanism by which this sovereignty was allowed to manifest? Did Allah give the armies super-human strength? […]

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More Regarding Slavery

August 3, 2002

Question You have written in one of your responses1 In fact, the Qur’an has clearly discouraged making slaves of prisoners of wars and has directed the Muslims to either set them free, as a show of graciousness or by taking money in return of their freedom (Muhammad 47: 4). I have two questions regarding the […]

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