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

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Regarding Cloning?

November 29, 2000

Question I’m doing a paper on the Islamic perspective on Human Cloning for my Bio-Medical Ethics Class and I would like your opinion.  Basically Muslim jurist fall into two categories: those who think it should all be banned, from embryo-cloning for therapeutic reasons (like stem-cell research) to actual cloning of humans; and there are those […]

Filed Under: Morality and Goodness, Q & A, Social Issues

Lying When Required

October 20, 2000

Question Is lying (not speaking the truth) allowed in Islam? “Well, of course not”. That will be your first response, but here is a situation. Tell me what your response will be. Here is a weak man, who is being beaten by a gangster and thrown all over the place. The weak man, gets a […]

Filed Under: Morality and Goodness, Q & A

Cruelty to Animals…

October 15, 2000

Question Why Halaal meat? What is the significance of such prescription? Does it not involve avoidable cruelty to the animals? What are Islam’s views on vegetarianism? I am indeed grateful to you for your clear and educative replies. Answer Islam has no objection to voluntary vegetarianism. However, it does not promote it. For explanation of […]

Filed Under: Morality and Goodness, Q & A

Regarding Satan’s Seductions

September 25, 2000

Question Please can you clear me of some ideas that have been causing me confusion?  What role does satan play in tempting mankind through worldly desires.  For example if a man finds a woman attractive, surely, it is Allah, Who has made this attraction.  My confusion arises from reading information saying that the devil makes a […]

Filed Under: Islamic Beliefs, Morality and Goodness, Q & A

Why Has the Qur’an Not Clearly Prohibited Slavery?

September 22, 2000

Question We all imply today that Slave Girls is an institution no longer valid and has no Islamic support. However, I was wondering why has the Qur’an not specifically forbidden this institution to end any ambiguities still arising today in this regard. If this institution was difficult to eradicate in one go, then it could […]

Filed Under: Morality and Goodness, Q & A, Social Issues, Sources of Islam

Community Bathrooms

July 18, 2000

Question A Muslim who serves in the United States military faces many issues.  The troops usually go out to the field for exercises. Sometimes the shower facilities are established, but there is usually no privacy.  Only a few minutes may be allotted for the shower.  In this situation, is it appropriate to shower with a […]

Filed Under: Cleansing and Purification, Morality and Goodness, Q & A, Social Issues

How to Seek Forgiveness for Your Sins?

June 22, 2000

Question What I would like to know about is how to seek forgiveness for your sins in Islam and how it is different from other religions? Answer As I understand it, there is nothing fancy or philosophical about the method prescribed by Islam for seeking forgiveness for one’s sins. This prescribed method is simple and […]

Filed Under: Morality and Goodness, Q & A, Worship and Fasting

Is Heaven Under a Mother’s Feet?

June 10, 2000

Question The question is regarding the famous saying regarding heaven being under mother’s feet, I always understood this to be in regards to respecting your mother, but some times the parents do not train their children well in ways of Islam. How is that dealt with in Islamic laws, and if there is some other […]

Filed Under: Islamic Beliefs, Morality and Goodness, Q & A

Hunting as a Sport

May 21, 2000

Question I want to know about hunting. Is it allowed in Islam as a sport? Answer Hunting really implies taking a life of a living being. Taking a life of a living being (other than humans) is allowed in Islam, if the purpose is to eat the animal. According to Islam, this permission is granted […]

Filed Under: Halal and Haram, Morality and Goodness, Q & A

The Concept of Eternal Punishment

April 20, 2000

Question One of the hardest issues I have had to struggle with is the concept of hell in Islam. I cannot imagine people burning forever and ever for whatever crime or disbelief they committed. If Allah is so merciful, how does he do this to his own creation. There are billions and billions of human […]

Filed Under: Islamic Beliefs, Morality and Goodness, Overview of Islam, Q & A

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