Belief & Doctrine

Beliefs of Islam, known as `Aqidah (creed or doctrine) or the Aspects of Iman (faith). All that pertain to the Unseen: Allah (God) and His Divine Attributes, Angels, revealed books of Allah, Prophets of Allah, the Hereafter, Destiny (the Divine Decree) and Resurrection after death.

Attending a Church Funeral

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa

Question: I am a young Scandinavian woman and I embraced Islam five years ago and none of my family members is a Muslim. One of my relatives died and I was wondering if it is permissible for me to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Halal & Haram | Tagged adab, akhlaq mahmuda, da`wah, funeral, funeral prayer, good character, good conduct, good manners, goodness to parents, relatives, silat ar-rahim | Comments Off

Making Du`a for non-Muslims

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa

I am a German Muslim and my father died recently but he was not a Muslim… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Halal & Haram | Tagged adab, agnostic, Divine Mercy, ethics, funeral, funeral prayer, good conduct, grave, kafir, Mercy to all the worlds, polytheist, unbeliever | Comments Off

Characterization by starsign

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

I’ve a question about the starsigns. Some mureed of another Shaykh reads into the character signs of the starsigns. For example, when they met me… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged astrology reading, celestial signs, horoscope, shirk, zodiac | Comments Off

Birthday of Prophet Isa (as)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I recently attended a grand Milad Un Nabi gathering in which I heard a statement made by the leader of a local religious organisation for which I require some clarification… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged fiqh of Muslim minorities, holiday greetings, Merry Christmas, Sayyidina `Isa (as), secular holidays, tahana | Comments Off

Photos of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam)?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

I am a murid of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and some years ago another murid gave a photo to me and… Continue reading →

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Explanation of Makruh

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

In the recent past I heard from various personnel that they say “There is no Makruh as such” there is only haram and halal… Continue reading →

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Having only sons

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Is it true that if you have a daughter first, your marriage is more blessed than having a son first? Continue reading →

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A non-Muslim’s question regarding Islam

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My older sister is going to marry someone who is willing to revert to Islam and become a Muslim. But before that he has a question… Continue reading →

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Imam Bukhari’s view on Allah’s Voice