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’
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 […]
A Further Clarification of the Verses on Fasting…
Question Here is the translation by NJD (N.J. Dawood) for the verses 186 and 187 of the second Surah: If My servants question you about Me, tell them that I am near, I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls to Me; therefore let them answer My call and put their trust in […]
What if the Number of Fasts Exceeds 30 or Remains Less Than 29?
Question It is right that if a man changes place and celebrates Eid with the locals and the number of days of fast are less than 29, after Eid a fast should be observed to bring the number to 29 at least. But I was told by a learned man that the fasting should be […]
Are Children Faced With the Same Test as Adults?
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 […]
How Can the Non-Muslims Be Forgiven for Their False Beliefs
Question What I know is that there are two basic parts of our religion. One is Beliefs and the other is deeds, i.e. Ai`tiqaad (Faith) & Aa`maal (Deeds). What we believe is that Ai`tiqaad & Aa`maal are correlated to each other. A person’s good Aa`maal will be accepted only if he has the true Ai`tiqaad, […]
A Further Clarification on Celibacy…
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. […]
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