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

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A Query on God Knowing the Result

April 23, 2003

Question In your response to a question you write … it does not matter if God knows about the ultimate result of an individual’s test or not. What matters is that… I have just one query in this regard and I would request you to please clarify it for me. It matters a lot to […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs

Regarding Shahaadat – Martyrdom

March 10, 2003

Question What are the types of shaheeds or should I say kinds of shaheeds? There are ones who die in holy wars and then there are some who are innocent and are killed in some accidents or are murdered. I am really confused about their grades or positions (‘darjaas’). Please enlighten me on Shahadat and […]

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

Regarding the Illnesses of Children…

March 3, 2003

Question Okay, even if it is accepted that little kids are compensated by eternal bliss, when inflicted in this world by illnesses like cancer, what about relatively minor sufferings like flu, colds, coughs, et cetera? I do not disagree that such instances are tests for the adults, but look at it from the perspective of […]

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Can We Even Determine Who the Polytheists Are?

March 3, 2003

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 […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs, Other Religions

Further Exchange on Reciting or Using Part of a Verse of the Qur’an

March 3, 2003

Question Jazakallahukhairan for your informative reply. I have further inquiries regarding the subject: If we were to recite the Quran while doing some chores & sometimes we bow to pick up or search for something, etc. – would that be regarded as ruku & do we have to stop reciting at that moment? Could you […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs, Sources of Islam, Worship and Fasting

‘Closing of One’s Mind and Heart’ & ‘Khatm al-Quloob’

January 27, 2003

Question Thank you for your responses on ‘Closing of one’s Mind and Heart’ & ‘Khatm al-Quloob’. Referring to the two responses from your side on the subject: ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS/QUERIES (being sent on 27 January 2003): ‘Quran’ refers to human “A’ql” which is understood to be human mind/intellect. ‘Quran’ also refers to human […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs

Further Exchange on ‘Is the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) the Most Exalted Prophet?’

December 16, 2002

Question In response1 to my question regarding the status of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) you replied that from the Quran we cannot access if he (PBUH) is the greatest Prophet or not? In that case, in the light of the Holy Quran, how can we access that his Sunnah and his teachings are exalted above those […]

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

Clarification on Renouncing Faith at the Time of Death

December 9, 2002

Question I would like you to clarify my point of view regarding the faith at the time of death. It is said in Al-Nisaa 18: And repentance is not for those who go on doing evil deeds, until when death comes to one of them, he says: ‘Surely, now I repent’; nor (for) those who […]

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Clarification of the Phrase ‘Wrath of God’

December 9, 2002

Question In response to the question “The ‘Wrath’ of God” you wrote: As for God’s directive to humans to forgive others, even when they are angry, it relates to the fact that humans can lose their balance in anger. God, on the other hand, never loses His balance. Even when wrathful, God would not subject […]

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More on the Vision of Sultan Noor Ud Din Zangi…

November 25, 2002

Question If someone is guided by the Prophet in vision to perform some task then what should he do? Whether should he follow the referred sultan? Answer The first thing that such a person must understand and remember is that for a Muslim, the Qur’an is the ultimate criteria of deciding between right and wrong. […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Islamic Beliefs

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