Category: Q and A
Mental Depression and Suicide
Q. It is said that suicide is forbidden in Islam and that the person who commits suicide is destined to go to hell. Suppose a person is suffering from [...]
Muslim Women and Leadership
Q: Can Women be Leaders according to the Qur'an?
A: According to the Qur'an, women can be leaders and administrators and judges. Allah creates His se [...]
No Compulsion in Religion
Q: Are Muslims compelled to force people from other faiths to convert to Islam?
A: There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned. Right guid [...]
Islam and Human Rights
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes
that you may know one another. (Qur'an, 49:13)
Q: What exa [...]
Conflict and Fanaticism
Q : We see that all over the Muslim world, two rival groups are always in conflict: One attracts highly educated people who believe in reason and logi [...]
Begging in the Muslim Community
Q: Giving alms and charity and feeding the poor is highly recommended in the Qur'an and the Hadith. Does it not encourage pauperism in the community? [...]
Birth, Life and Death: Feeling of Helplessness
Q: May I start by saying that I adhere to Islamic teachings as much as I can. However, I am bothered by the thought that I have no choice as to the ve [...]
Can Women go out for Dawah alone?
Sir,
My question is : Can ladies as individuals or in group be allowed to step out of the house for giving dawah? Or for conducting ijtemas or other I [...]
Religion as a Cause of Conflict and War
Q: A new thinking is gradually developing which suggests that hatred and fighting between different types of believers are due to religion and sects. [...]
Knowledge of the Unknown
Q: People in the sub-continent go to a person addressed by the title "Baba Ji". This title refers to a person who is honest and respectable, loves Al [...]