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

Slavery in Islam

Question Assalaam-u-Alaikum, I have read your responses to slavery in Islam and slave girls. I have a question on Maria Qibtia, the slave girl that our beloved Prophet (pbuh) possessed and was given by the ruler of Egypt. If Islam was trying to gradually remove slavery (since it was part of deep social roots) and […]

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 […]

Should I Get A Divorce?

Question I married a convert but he does not seem to beleive any longer. He does not pray or learn about islam. I am worried that he will not be a good father. He does not know much about islam and no longer cares what are the rules and regualtions. I have only ben married […]

Nikah in Absence of Parents Will

Question asalaam alaikum, I am a muslim aged 28. My father is against my Nikah and my mother died a year ago. Before she died she had chosen a suitable marraige partner for me and discussions were ongoing. Unfortunately she died before anything could be finalised. The problem I am facing is my father, he […]

Regarding Head Covering for Women

Question You wrote: According to my understanding of the related prescription of the Qur’an (in Surah Al-Noor), the Shari`ah has not made it obligatory upon Muslim women to keep their heads covered. You also wrote in one of your earlier discussion titled “Further Exchange on ‘Is it Obligatory for Women to Cover their Heads“ The […]

Further Queries Regarding Head Covering for Women

Question In your response you conclude: In my opinion, even if there can be a difference of opinion as to whether or not head-covering for women is an essential part of the directives of the Shari`ah related to the interaction between males and females, yet no one can challenge the fact that head-covering for women […]

Keeping the Nikah Secret for a Period of Time

Question Is it permissible to have secret nikah, where it is only secret to the woman’s parents? i.e. going to the “hakim”, her brother is there to be her guardian and there are 2 witnesses? As the pair fear of performing fornication? however this is done due to special circumstances where the woman’s parents would […]

Factors That Adversely Affect One’s State of Mind

Question Thank you for your previous responses on ‘Closing of one’s Mind and Heart’ & ‘Khatm al-Quloob’. Further queries, regarding the factors against the sate of one’s mind ie the factors against the state of one’s ‘Open Mindedness’, are as follows: i). What ALL factors adversely affect one’s ‘open mindedness’? ii). What factors that adversely […]