Islamic Topics Explained in Detail
General articles about Islam.
General (‘ām) and unrestricted (mutlaq) statements occur commonly in the Quran and Sunnah. General statements are defined as those statements that describe or attribute something to an unenumerated group. Enumerated or singular statements do not count. Words like “people”, “men”, “the believers”, and “man” are general. If there is a plural or a singular which …
Definition of Major Sins Major sins are referred to as kabāir in Arabic, which is the plural of kabīrah. The word kabīrah literally means “big (something).” The phrase usually used in the Quran to refer to the major sins is kabāir al-ithmi wal-fawāhisha, which means “major sins and immoralities.” They are sins that are huge …
Recently, a statement signed by many speakers and scholars, “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” was released about the Islamic stance on the LGBT movement. The response to this statement was diverse, and this is an article analyzing the statement and the reaction to it: “Navigating Defilement: Thoughts on the Navigating Differences …
In the name of Allah, the most Merciful and most Compassionate. The greatest name of Allah (al-Ism ul-A’zam) is said to be a name of Allah that will guarantee the acceptance of a dua that is asked with it. This concept is not mentioned in the Quran. It is, however, referenced in some ahadith of …
Introduction There is a lot of discussion on how to reconcile the creation of Adam (AS) as mentioned in the Quran and the theory of evolution that scientific observation (supposedly) leads to. The scientific observation that proves evolution can be summarized into four major categories of proofs: Fossil record Similarity in: Physical attributes DNA Vestigial …
The Prophet (SAW) said: That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful matters …
Punishment of any kind is to fulfill one or more of six purposes: 1) restoration, 2) retribution, 3) deterrence, 4) prevention, 5) interception, and 6) reformation. A crime for the purposes of this article is any violation of the rights of people or any violation of morality in general. There are three parties to consider …
I begin by praising Allah who distinguished and legislated good from evil and moral from immoral, then gave us a heart to incline us, a book to guide us, and a law to supervise us. However, the sad state of affairs is that many people in this world have only taken the first of God’s …
Definition of Ruling A ruling is to attribute a predicate to a subject. An example is to say a car is red. Another example is to say drinking alcohol is haram. In both of these cases, you attribute one thing (being red or being haram) to another thing (the car or drinking alcohol). Rulings are …
A lot of the doubts in many different topics arise due to a conflation of justice with equality. Allah is Completely Just and Fair. One of His names is al-Adl. On the other hand, there is never a guarantee in the Quran or Sunnah of equality. That means: Islam guarantees justice, but it does not …