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What was the secret message that the Prophet (PBUH) confided in one his wives?
66:3 with tafseer. There are different interpretation of it, some interpretation deals with Maria, other with Abu Bakar, Umar and then some regarding Ali (RA). What is the correct interpretation of this verse?
And when the prophet secretly…
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Which is the most appropriate place to store or keep the Qur'an?
I have heard people say to keep it at a height and not at a very low place.
See the diagram below.
3, 4, 5 would obviously be permissible (provided my hands reach 5) but can I keep at 1 & 2? Won't that be low?
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Are there any Qur'anic verses that address atheists?
The Qur'an contains many verses that are either addressed to or intended for various categories of people.
Some examples:
Mankind in general
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ
O mankind! Fear…
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What is the authenticity of the du'a "O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha‘baan, and let us reach Ramadan"?
Many Muslim scholars or at least Imams of Jumu'ah prayer use to say this du'a (supplication):
O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha‘baan, and let us reach Ramadan
اللهم بارك لنا في رجب وشعبان وبلغنا رمضان
in Rajab and Sha'baan (the two months right…
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What is the proof of the names of 4 great angels?
The name of Jibril (also know as "Gabriel" in English) and Mika'il are indeed written in Quran. But the names of Azrael and Israfil are not. How do we know actual names of these angels? Did we Muslims imported angel names from other religions?
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Will inhabitants of Jannah still learn?
Will they learn things in jannah like for library or wanting to know histroy of things happen in earth and known prophets and unkown prophet's and things like secret of universe or why Allah created this and that.
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Am I commiting a sin by living in the UK?
In the Qu'ran, it says
“Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what (condition)…
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Must you always pray towards Mecca (Is your prayer invalid if you don't?)
I understand that Muslims are supposed to pray 5 times a day, and every time you are supposed to do the Salat and face towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
I'm wondering, is it essential to pray towards Mecca? In Catholicism, when we go to church we pray…
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Why did God create the illusion of Jesus's crucifixion?
in the quran it says about Jesus' crucifixion:
And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah ." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble…
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Degrees of sinfulness
There are different levels of sinfulness associated with different acts; there are minor sins (sagha'ir), major sins (kaba'ir), and destructive sins. I'm wondering whether there is some comparison to be made between them with regards to which is…
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How does dream interpretation distinguish itself from fortune telling?
I sporadically encounter "Islamic dream interpretation", e.g., there are tools online such as MyIslamicDream.com, eDreamInterpretation.com, Islamic-Dreams-Interpretation.com and more can be found using Google.
This surprises me, as (a) there seems…
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Is it necessary to follow a particular madhab?
As a new muslim, people tend to ask me which madhab do you follow... are you Hanafi, Maliki , Shafi or Hanbali?
What do I answer?
Why do some get annoyed if I say I am just a Muslim and since all the Imams followed the Prophet (PBUH), I follow all…
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Will Allah punish those who die while on their way to converting to Islam?
Will Allah punish those who died while they were on their way to converting to Islam? Would he punish those who were studying Islam and trying to find the truth among all the religions that exist but died before they could officially convert?…
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What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?
It is accepted that not all ahadith are authentic. One example is: What did Prophet Muhammad mean by “Seek knowledge even as far as China"? It is sensible, therefore, to reject some ahadith. Some Muslims go so far as to reject all ahadith,…
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To what extent is "thinking for myself" forbidden in Islam?
In the comments to this question, I expressed a desire to "think for myself" when it comes to deciding whether or not to perform an animal sacrifice during Eid ul-Adha. It was suggested this might be (or is) haram.
This took me by surprise, as I've…
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