Question Why does Islam, which is against Idolatry, direct Muslims to kiss the black stone, circumambulate Ka`bah, throw stone on Satan during Hajj? Answer The practices mentioned in your question are rituals of Hajj (pilgrimage) and cannot be even remotely compared to idolatry.  No knowledgeable Muslim can even think about worshiping the Ka`bah or the Black Stone. All these practices are … Read more »

Question: When one makes the hajj pilgrimage what sins are forgiven? Are all sins – both minor and major – forgiven? Or are just minor ones forgiven? I hear a lot of disagreement among my colleagues on this topic. Answer: One of the prime requirements for the forgiveness of major sins is the sincere desire … Read more »

Question Please clarify the difference between Non-Muslims & Kafirs. Which peoples are Non Muslims & Kafirs. Please tell me in detail in the light of Quran & Sunnah. Thank you very much Answer From the perspective of the life of this world ‘non-Muslim’ is primarily a legal term implying a person, who does not ascribe … Read more »

Question Should Christians be considered as Mushrik because they worship the person of Jesus Christ, and there is no forgiveness for that as Allah has told us [in the Qur’an ]. Or Kaafir because Allah tells us that everyone who attributes a son to God is a Kaafir. Answer Before we answer your specific question, … Read more »

Question: Please explain the message/directive of Al-Baqarah 2: 62. Answer: The referred verse reads as: “Indeed those who have believed [now] and those who [previously] became Jews and the Christians and the Sabeans, whoever [truly] believed in God and the Final Day and was pious in his actions, shall get his reward with God. He … Read more »

Question: Regarding Eternal Punishment in Hell for Crimes Other than Shirk: The verse 4:48 says that God will forgive any sin for anyone, but you wrote that there are other sins which may lead a person to Hell forever. Is this not a contradiction? Could you please explain the following Hadeeth from Bukhari, which tells … Read more »

Question: An oft-repeated argument by Missionaries and those who seek to malign Islam is the issue of the authorship of the Qur’an. They ask how Suratul Fatiha can be considered God’s words when it does not start with “say” yet it contains phrases like “thee alone do we worship”. Obviously, these are not the words … Read more »

Question: I have recently come to know that there are 7 different versions of Quran. A learned, scholarly person said it in a conference at some university . He also said that the differences are of minute nature but they do exist, the Quran we study today is one of these 7 versions and that … Read more »

Question: In the Qur’an , it says that Allah challenges the non-believers to produce a verse such as one in the Qur’an . Although it makes sense that a chapter being reproduced would be difficult, I would think that a verse would not be that hard. What is the actual meaning of this ayah[1]? Answer: … Read more »

Question: In the Qur’an , it says that Allah challenges the non-believers to produce a verse such as one in the Qur’an . Although it makes sense that a chapter being reproduced would be difficult, I would think that a verse would not be that hard. What is the actual meaning of this ayah[1]? Answer: … Read more »