Understanding Islam

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

A Further Exchange on ‘Some Verses of Aal Imraan’

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Question First to the clarification of my question about Zacharias’ surprise! To begin with it is a very simple question. The question is that first Zacharias prays for upright descendants and then asks God that how can I have a child when I am old and my wife is barren (facts I presume known to […]

A Further Exchange on ‘Some Verses of Aal Imraan’

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Question Interestingly you have made no mention of the verses 3: 38-40. So I am quoting them again with some doubts that you may not have received them altogether. Verses  3:38-40 Thereupon Zacharias prayed to his Lord, saying: ‘Lord, grant me of Your own grace upright descendants. You hear all prayers.’ And as he stood […]

Are Children Faced With the Same Test as Adults?

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Question Firstly I want to thank you for your kind and informative replies. Secondly, as you have mentioned the three situations and said that those who fall in the last category can be forgiven. Do children and young people up to the age of around 15 or 16 also fall in this category? They don’t […]

A Further Clarification on Celibacy…

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Question Your reply was very enlightening but one point about which I want to be further clarified is that, is there any religious binding to get married or not. What I have gathered from the sayings of the holy Prophet is that although it’s not compulsory but a lot of stress is laid on it. […]