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

Eating Food With Christian Blessings

Question I am hoping you can help me come up with a solution. My sister has become a Muslim. I am a Christian. Our family has always enjoyed family gatherings and meals together. Since she has become Muslim, she has indicated it would be inappropriate for her to eat a meal that we have said […]

Marriage to a Christian

Question I recently read your article regarding interfaith marriages in which you stated that there was nothing stated in the Quran that forbids women from marrying a christian or jew. I have a friend who has decided to marry a christian and she is rather confused about how the marriage can take place. Can they […]

Converting to Islam

Question I am a Romanian Orthodox young lady, 21yrs old. I am in love with a Turkish Muslim man. If the situation arises, I would like to know the benefits of converting. I would do it fro love, and also I have read about it, and there are a lot of beliefs which make sense […]

Should Hindus Be Killed?

Question You state, “It may be mentioned over here that this punishment was only for those who were not polytheists by belief. As far as the polytheists were concerned, their punishment for the non-acceptance of God’s truth was nothing less than death (Al-Taubah 9: 5). “.  So does that imply that Hindus should be killed […]

Descendants of Prophet Ibrahim (as)

Question Aim doing some research on Islamic History and need your help. As we know that Prophet Ibrahim (as) had two sons, Prophet Ismail (as) and Prophet Ishaq (as). Jews are the descendants of Prophet Ishaq (as) and Arabs are the descendants of Prophet Ismail (as). I want to know that how come Jews who […]

Did the Prophet (pbuh) Discourage His Companions From Reading the Bible?

Question Recently as I was searching something about Christianity, a friend prohibited me from doing so, saying it to be unislamic. The idea seemed ridiculous. He pointed out a hadith in which the Prophet(pbuh) expressed his indignation over Hadhrat Umar (r.t.a) for reading the Bible. He didn’t give any source. I was just wondering if […]

Ishmael or Isaac (pbut)?

Question The Islamic version states that the covenant between God, Abraham, and his only son Ishmael was made and sealed when Ishmael was supposed to be sacrificed. On the very same day, Abraham, Ishmael, and all the men of Abraham’s household were circumcised. At that time, Isaac had not even born: And Abraham was ninety […]

Regarding the Injeel

Question In a previous article you stated: Although they [the Nazarenes] accepted the divinity of Christ and his supernatural birth, the Nazarenes also maintained strict observance of Jewish laws and customs, a practice that had been dropped by the majority of Jewish Christians. They used a version of the Gospel in Aramaic called the Gospel […]