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Is Islam a male dominant religion?

Question I have recently become very curious with the Muslim faith after gaining a very special friendship with a Muslim man.  But as a woman, I have been skeptical of the religion. From what I know, which is little, it seems to be very male-dominant.  I am trying to learn in an unbiased way, but … Read more »

What was God’s purpose of giving life?

Question According to Islam, what’s the basic purpose of life? What’s the point of this whole exercise? God already knew everything so He didn’t need to experiment with the world. Reply According to the Qur’an, God created the heavens and the earth (which apparently implies the physical universe) – Hu’d 11: 7 – and created … Read more »

Why Islam-after Judaisim&Christianity?

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 »

Is Islam not a complete code of life?

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 »

Is Islam the only divine religion?

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 »

A brief introduction of Islam

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 »

Evaluating Islam as a religion based on divine revelation

Question I am a doctor of internal medicine, and I have always considered myself to be an intelligent seeker of truth. I started college as an atheist with a strong attachment to logic. However, after a long rational investigation, many debates with friends on both sides, and several classes in philosophy, I came to the … Read more »

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