Question Asalaamualaykum You mentioned in one of your articles that the prophet(SAW) was infallible in matters of religion, however you mentioned that he (SAW) could make mistakes in worldy matters. Where do you make the distinction when the Prophet(SAW)refers religious matters or worldly matters when there is no separation in islam between the profane and […]
Are Lot’s (pbuh) People the First Homosexuals According to the Qur’an?
Question Asalaamualaykum Does the Quran and hadith mention that the people of Nabi Lut (AS) were the first people to practice homosexuality or sodomy? Doesn’t this contradict reason and historical research which indicate that these practices must have been on some scale since the beginning of man? Answer Wa Alaykumu Salam And Lot (rhetorically) questioned […]
The Fatwas (Religious Opinions) of www.Understanding-Islam.com
Question I find it fascinating some of the answers given, a woman asked about working on an album for another religion and she was answered nothing in sharia prohibits that?? ”Cooperate in piety but do not cooperate in sin……” Quran 5:2 would you not see cooperating spreading kufr as a sin? Is there a bigger […]
Chain Emails and God’s Help
Question Assalamualikum, I received the following email: START EMAIL… Send these 5 names to 11 Muslims; believe me your biggest problem will be solved, Insha Allah. Ya ALLAH Ya KARIM Ya AWWAL Ya AKHER Ya MUJEEB END EMAIL…… I think it becomes shirk in believing that some problem can be solved by forwarding such an […]
Are Men With Beards More Accountable?
Question Assalamu’Alaikum WR WB, I was having a discussion with a friend. I thought if there is a person with a beard and he pretends in society that he is a very practicing muslims and yet he does a sin. Now, if a similar sin is committed by a person who hasn’t got a beard, […]
The Wali & Our Allegiance
Question Salam, First of all I would like to congratulate your team on the excellent website and the immense benefits it brings to the ummah. Many thanks. I have a question on sufism, and in particular following the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order, headed by Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani. This is his wikipedia entry: Nazim Al-Haqqani. One […]
Explanation of the Concept of Taqiyya
Question Please explain Al-Takeyya as a concept, where it originates from, and its modern application? Also, please explain any relevant interpretations of the concept. Many thanks. Answer The Qur’an establishes the concept of Taqiyya to protect its believers from harm just for being adherents to the faith: Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, […]
Noah’s (pbuh) Ark
Question Does the Ark Name came in Quran ? realy the boat which was made by Noah Named Ark ? is Ark a good name in islaam . I want to make a company by the name of Ark as a muslim can I name my company by this name? Answer You asked: Does the […]
The Transformation of Men To Monkeys
Question q7:163-6 Salaam, how should one read the above? As evidence of metamorphosis,as an expression current at the time or as a shift of meaning due to translation? Answer In footnote 106 for Surah al-Baqarah 2:65 in the Qur’an translation on this site we state: Although most of the commentators of the Qur’an have taken […]
Dog Business
Question Earning money by the dog business is haraam or halaal? Answer The forbiddence of selling dogs, as reported in some Ahadith, should not be seen as: a definite evidence of selling dogs being Haram a general rule that applies at all times and all cases. I appreciate that a detailed answer was requested for […]
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