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

Addressees of the Qur’an

Question Who are the direct addressees of the Qur’an, either the people of Arabia as stated or all three groups of people such as the people of Arabia, Jews and Christians (A Further Exchange on ‘Authenticity of the Prophet’s Experience of Revelation’) or the people of the Book (Muslims, Jews, Christians). If all the three […]

Further On Homosexuality

Question Thank you for the reply to my question about “Homosexuality” dated 23 Dec 2004. I have the following problems regarding your response: In the first paragraph you have written, “however, in none of the monotheistic religions is there an allusion as to whether this is acquired or an in-born condition”. The fact that the […]

Woman Imam – Women Leading Prayer

Question Would you please comment on the following web site link? http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/18/muslim.prayer.ap/. Women (Dr. Amina Wadud) Lead Muslim prayer in a mixed gathering in New York. If it was a general practice of the Prophet (pbuh) for men to lead the prayers, does it not mean that this is a Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)? […]

A Further Exchange on the Proof of Qiyas

Question In your response to my question about qiyas and the proof of it from the Quran and Sunnah, you said that Qiyas was a common sense principle that the ulema derived to be able to deduce fiqh issues. Another question I have regarding this issue: does qiyas produce certainty? Also, are there any issues […]

The God of Albert Einstein

Question This is not exactly related to the questoin but well to a comment you make that Albert Einstein did believe in God.I am not too sure about this myself but recently I came across this article in The News, Lahore which quoted an excerpt from an article written by Einstein some 15 years before […]

Regarding Imam Bukhari Being Married

Question As-Salamu `Alaykum. I read the following about Imam Bukhari. al-Bukhari, did indeed get married. However, he did not have any male children, as mentioned by al-Hakim in Ma`rifah `Ulm al-Hadith. I wonder how authentic is this source. Jazzakallah khairun Answer It is generally held that the great scholar of Hadith did not marry. It […]

Comment on “Marriage Between a Muslim Woman and an Agnostic

Question I think, the lady just asked for the shariah rulings regarding the issue under consideration. As her fiance has not openly renounced his faith, there should be no objection towards the marriage. Answer The Shari’ah (i.e. Islamic Law) does not mention such a marriage, hence there is no prohibition. Since her fiance has not […]

Further Discussion on Qur’anic Oaths

Question Before I ask my question i would like to know the difference between swearing on created things and swearing by created things through a islamic perspective. Allah swears BY created objects in the Qur’aan and no one in his/her right mind believes that these objects are Allahs authority or another greater god compared to […]

Further Clarification on a Verse From Al Ma’idah

Question You wrote that the verse 5:32, which restricts the death penalty only for two cases are still applicable on Muslims as well. The verse 5:33 states the punishment for those who oppose God and His messenger and the verse 2:178 deals with Qisas. I am still not clear how these verses prove that 5:32 […]

Prayer Timings Coordinated With Fast Timings

Question Can you please clarify further as to what does beginning of night mean? Does this mean the time when maghrib prayer timing starts. And how does starting time of fast is coordinated with fajar time. Can you please elaborate in detail with due references as the general practice is to start and end the […]