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

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What is of More Value, Understanding or Memorizing the Qur’an?

December 31, 2011

Question So my parents are people who believe I and my siblings should memorize the Quran, however I don’t know a word of Arabic, much less olden day Arabic. And whenever they talk about (it appears to look more like boasting, really) a child of a friend of theirs who “finished” the Quran, they look […]

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Where Does the Sun Set, Hadith Error?

December 26, 2011

Question Assalaamu alaikum Some critics of Islam use the following hadith to prove that the Quran teaches that the Sun sets in the murky water. Sunan Abu Dawud 3991—Abu Dharr said: I was sitting behind the Apostle of Allah who was riding a donkey while the sun was setting. He asked: Do you know where […]

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Is the Qur’an Stuck in a Time Warp?

October 3, 2011

Question Some people say that the Quran is trapped in a time machine and need to be modernise…and that a lot of things that the Quran or Hadith said are only applicable at their time and not at our time. for example the Sewak, and that a lot of people are using it as Sunnah […]

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What Does “Lam” Indicate in Al Talaq 65:4?

September 1, 2011

Question Assalamu Alikum, Javed Sb in his explanation of verse no 4 of surah talaq says”The Qur’anic words are”wal laati lam yahzin”. In the Arabic language, the word “lam” is used for total and strong negation. Hence the expression cannot connote those girls who have not started to menstruate; it can only connote girls who […]

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Is Eternal Suffering in Hell Just?

August 30, 2011

Question Asslamoalikum, I am very confused about the concept of eternal Hell. Suffering in an eternal Hell creates a confusion about divine justice, since eternity does not seem to be equal to evil committed during a limited life span of a human (lets say an average of 60-70 years). While reading the Quran I came […]

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Cain & Abel Contradiction

August 28, 2011

Question The first murder occurred between Ha bee l and Kabeel: the first siblings. Habeel spoke to Kabeel that Allah Almighty will accept the offering only from person having “takwa” But any kind of dilect developed in this world millions of years after the creation of man.Can you explain the contradiction? Answer If I were […]

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Question on the Authenticity of A Hadith on Combining Prayer

May 19, 2011

Question Selam Is this hadith autentic becuse hanafi schoolars juse it as a prove that you can only combine salah during hajj. ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, Radi-Allahu anhu, relates: I never observed the Messenger of Allah perform any prayer out of its time except at Muzdalifa. He combined Maghrib and ‘Isha at Muzdalifa (Sahih al-Bukhari 1:227, […]

Filed Under: Q & A, Sources of Islam, Worship and Fasting

Does “People Of The Book” Refer Only To The Time Of The Prophet’s (pbuh)?

May 18, 2011

Question I wish to marry a Christian lady of good moral. I am meeting opposition from my friends who say this is not permitted to me. They tell me that even though Holy Qur’an tells me that it is permissible this refers to Christians and Jews at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) and that […]

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A Clarification Of Surah Al Sajdah

May 9, 2011

Question And We have given Moses the scripture. So do not be in any doubt about meeting Him. And We made it a guide for the Children of Israel. Al-Quran 32:23. Kindly could you pls explain what does this verse exactly mean and why do prophet (pbuh) doubt about meeting him? To whom does “him” […]

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How Many Animals Were On Noah’s (pbuh) Ark?

April 19, 2011

Question Asalaamualaykum Is there any mention in the Quran or Hadith as to how many animals Nabi Nuh(AS) had on the ark? As it would have been inconceivable to have had all the animal species on earth? Answer There is no exact number to be ascertained. Moreover, how many there were has no relevance to […]

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