Question: Please clarify for me if Muslim women can touch and recite the Holy Quran during their periods? Answer: Salaam sister In the established sunnah of prophet Muhammad(sws) only three religious rituals are prohibited for women during their menstruation cycle:praying,fasting and circumambulation(tawaf) of Kaa’ba.Regarding reading or touching Quran during menses the opinion of scholars is … Read more »
Question: I do not understand the concept of Hifz – the Arabic memorisation of Quran by young children who themselves do not choose to memorise the word of God but are forced to do so by their parents/religious mentors. What is the significance of this in today’s world of technology where Quran need not be … Read more »
Question: My question is regarding the explanation of Ayah 86 of Surah Al Kahf with respect to the scientific point of view. i.e. thu al-Qarnain reaching the west and finding the sun is setting in a “black or muddy water”. Non-Muslims use this Ayah as a claim that there are scientific errors in the Qur’an… … Read more »
Question: Assalamu Alaikum In the Quran 3:61, Allah asks the Prophet to tell the Christians to summon Muslims and Christian’s sons & women and invoke curse on those who lie. The children are generally innocent and unaware of anything about the dispute. Why are they to be involved in the curse? Mohammed Answer: Salaam brother … Read more »
Determining The Addressees of the Qur’anic Verses The First Question I have read many of your articles, queries and exegesis, which identify the particular addressee, which seems to be contextually limited. However, can you explain in general principles, when and how does one determine the applicable nature of a verse and its’ directives to all … Read more »
Question: Is it wrong or acceptable or recommended to read the Qur’an in another language when trying to gather its meaning? Is it sinful or sacrilegious? Must one only read it in Arabic? Regards Fareena Reply: The Qur’an is a book of guidance for mankind, not for the Arabs only. If a non-Arab wants to … Read more »
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 … Read more »
Question Interpreting Qur’an without the Required Qualification Time and time again, you maintain that every Muslim has the right to subscribe to whatever interpretation of anything contained in the sources of Islam, which he/she finds to be most rational and compelling. Very well, but does Islam require that we constantly assent to the opinions of … Read more »
