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Giving Your Name to an Adopted Son

Question I have a Muslim friend who is planning on marrying a Catholic woman. The woman was previously married and conceived a boy.  She later divorced the father of the boy. The father is a “dead beat dad”. My Muslim friend loves the mother and the boy very much and they plan to get married and have kids.  … Read more »

Must a Child Be Its Father’s Name

Question: Is there any ayah or any hadith saying that in this world children will be called by their father’s names?   Answer: To give the child the name of his/her father is a social and not a religious tradition. The directive of the Qur’an, given in a somewhat related issue is that a child should not be ascribed … Read more »

Mosque in Stalybridge

Question: Why do you want to come to Stalybridge. We already understand Islam. You stone your women to death, you groom our children for sex, you blow up our trains, buses and buildings. You spread hate across Africa and murder people in shopping centres. What else do we need to know? You make your women … Read more »

Understanding Fatwa (i.e. Religious Opinion)

Question What is the scope of a fatwa? Is a fatwa applicable to the whole muslim ummah or just the muslims residing in a particular region? If it is the latter, then how big is the region? Who is qualified to issue a fatwa? What is the basis of his/her qualification? How binding is it … Read more »

Islam & Equality For Women and Non-Muslims

Question I am a muslim politician for the labour party of the goverment of the united kingdom and my topic is equality between men and women and the shariah law. These days in the west women are equal to men they both have the same rights even though there are rights that niether of them … Read more »

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