Islamic Topics Explained in Detail
I begin in the name of Allah who revealed the Quran so hearts would not fill with affection for anything else and appointed a Prophet so tongues would not fill with salawaat for anyone else. Music is a common topic of debate and discussion among Muslims today. The dominant legal position in Islamic history was …
Introduction Many common questions people have about Islam today are related to the perceived contradiction between some Islamic text and scientific knowledge. Dealing with these apparent contradictions requires a good understanding of scientific knowledge, observation, language, and hadith theory. An example of such a perceived contradiction is the statement attributed to the Prophet (SAW), “All …
1. Hadith and Its Explanation The Prophet (SAW) said: لاَ تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ، فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُهُ، فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ Do not exaggerate in praising me like the Christians exaggerated in praising (Jesus) Ibn Maryam, because I am only Allah’s slave, so call me: slave and messenger of Allah. Sahih Bukhari One …
Someone asked: You Muslims claim Paul was a deviated person who taught something other than Jesus’s message, but the Quran says ⟪And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it – When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened them with a …
The hadith by Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree about the sun setting is well-known, but there are a few variants. In general, the variants all show the Prophet (SAW) asking Abu Dharr during sunset whether he knew where the sun goes then telling him the answer of where it goes. All variants of the hadith note part …
A questioner asked: Assalamu alaikum. Sunnis believe in the way of authentic hadith, which they base their religion on. An essential part of the foundation of this belief is that, according to Sunnis, they have comprehensive information about all the transmitters of the authentic hadiths. This allows them to determine the authenticity. However, in the …
Bismillah, praise belongs to Allah. [What we will prove] Islam can be condensed in its simplest form to two statements: 1) that there is one God, and 2) that Muhammad (SAW) was a prophet sent by that one God. These are essentially the statements of the testimony of faith which is what people say if …
I received the following question: I grew up in a predominantly Christian country, and as a Muslim, I have received several Islamophobic comments related to terrorism and similar topics. Initially, I wasn’t offended because I knew they were ignorant about Islam. However, over the past few years, I’ve begun to realize that these jokes are …
Bismillah (In the name of Allah). 1. Introduction A first time reader of the Quran can be startled by the unique organization of topics that are discussed by God in His book. The modern reader often expects non-fiction chapters and books to have an introduction, middle, and conclusion. A story is expected to have an …
This article will discuss several topics related to how Sunni Islam treats rulers. The article will discuss most of the major texts relevant to this topic, and it will discuss some wrong interpretations people have made of some of those texts. The correct position, in summary, is that: We are commanded to obey Muslim rulers …