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Qur’an & Tafsir
Ayat ash-Shifa (Six Quranic Verses of Healing)
Six Quranic Verses of Healing: Ayat Ash-Shifa…[fr]Six Quranic Verses of Healing: Ayat Ash-Shifa[/fr] Continue reading
Meaning of Iyyaka Na`budu wa Iyyaka Nasta`in
Question: Salam alaykum: The question I have is on the explanation of an aya in Suratul Fatiha. To whom is: ‘Iyakka Nacbudu wa iyaka nastacin‘ referring? In other words, who is addressed? Answer: wa `alaykum salam Allah Most High is … Continue reading
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Tagged addressee, assistance, help, language, mukhatib, prayer, seeking aid, worship
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Dalils for Awliyaullah in Quran & Hadith
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I was recently speaking to a friend and was telling them about awliya Allah and that Allah has special people who he has sent on earth to help and guide people to the right path. My friend does not believe in this and sees no reference of this in either the Qur’an or Hadith. Continue reading
Posted in Hadith, Qur'an & Tafsir, Sufism (Tasawwuf)
Tagged awliyaullah, citations, hadith, proofs, Quran
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Interpretation of “Ma Khalaq” in Surat al-Falaq
Q: One particular part that stuck out on me which, for me, tainted this book and I could be wrong is when he mentioned the verse from Surah Falaq “min sharri MA khalaq” which is usually translated “from the evil He has created”. Continue reading
Disobedience of the Jinn Before Adam (as)
Question: Please can you answer for the following question? I have heard the below statement in the khutbah of Imam just before juma prayer at the Mosque, “Before Allah swt created Adam as He swt created jinns and they were … Continue reading
Posted in History, Qur'an & Tafsir
Tagged bloodshed, disobedience, fire, freewill, human beings, iblis, Ibn `Abbas (r), Imam ar-Razi, jinn, kufr, Sayyidina Adam (as)
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Non-Muslims Handling Quran
Q: I am not Muslim, but I own a fine printing of the Qur’an which I received as a gift from a Muslim student…
A: The story is told of a man named Bishr who was coming home drunk one rainy night and who saw apiece of paper with some writing on it in the mud. Upon closer examination he saw that the writing was the name of God in Arabic, ALLAH…. Continue reading
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Tagged clean, non-Muslim, pure, Quran
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Kissing the Qur’an
Question: Is it Bid’ah to kiss the Holy Qur’an when opening and closing it? Answer: No, it is not a Bid’ah. Imam an-Nawawi reported that when `Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to see the Holy Qur’an, he … Continue reading
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Tagged kiss, Quran, respect, Shaykh Metwalli Darsh, Suyuti, veneration
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