Question: What was the need of Islam when everything including laws and spiritual methods to cleanse your souls were present in both Judaisim&Christianity together.Kindly read my premise below carefully and then give your answer. “Well, we have to think about religions as a thing that nobody can dismiss. The pagans have their own gods, the … Read more »

Question In some of your answers you write “… the Shari`ah is silent on this subject …” Does this mean that Islam is not the complete way of life? Reply Islam has not given us extensive guidance regarding all issues and aspects of life. On the contrary, the nature of Islamic directives is solely in … Read more »

Question Does Islam claim to be the only true divine religion in the world? Reply The statement “Islam claims to be the only true Divine religion” is sometimes misconstrued as Islam’s non-recognition of Divine revelation to anyone before Muhammad (pbuh). Islam recognizes not only the fact that God revealed His message to Adam,Noah, Abraham,Ishmael, Isaac,, … Read more »

Question I have chosen to study Islam for an assignment for college where I am asked to write about how religious beliefs may affect relationships between parents and children. I needed to know about the principal teachings such as basic concepts, writings, holy books and figures etc [of Islam]. Thank you, for taking the time … Read more »

Question I was recently thinking about the idea of eternal bliss, as my philosophy teacher posed the following (completely arbitrary) question on an exam: “Do you find the idea of eternal bliss appealing or repellant? Why?” My immediate answer to this was that it is appealing, especially considering the immense suffering that flesh is heir … Read more »

Question In a dialogue I had with an atheist over the summer, we discussed the story of the Trust mentioned in Chapter 33. I explained that the Trust represents the test of this life, in which, if we succeed, we are rewarded and if we fail, punished. He mentioned that this was an aspect of … Read more »

Question I have heard that besides Shirk, cold-blooded murder and not dividing inheritance properly are two other sins that can send one to hell forever. Is this true? Reply There are, indeed, a few other crimes – besides Shirk – mentioned in the Qur’an, as entailing the fearsome potential of subjecting a person to the … Read more »

Quran The Qur’an clearly states that knowledge of the Final Hour rests with the Almighty alone. While the idea that Judgment Day is coming soon is neither essential to nor a part of Muslim belief, does the termination of the institution of prophethood indicate that God’s Judgment is near? What I mean is that it … Read more »

Question When the Qur’an says that two trumpets will be sounded, does it mean that they will herald the Day of Judgment itself or only the events leading up to Judgment Day, such as “children being rendered white-haired,” the Sun and moon fusing together, the mountains being tossed like carded wool, etc.? If you have … Read more »

Question The concern I’m about to relate may at first come off as irrelevant to Islam, but I have been sharing it with a number of people and am still troubled. Since I decided to become a practicing Muslim, I feel as though God has showered His Love and Mercy on me, even though I … Read more »