/ Dec 05, 2019 06:41 PM / No Comments on Can we gift the Quran to non-Muslims? / 1735 viewsAssalamualaykum. I’m thinking to give a Quran as gift for my non Muslim friends. I want to make it special and also want to let them to have the opportunity to know about Islam/Allah. Even they actually haven’t show any interest with faith or asking me directly about Islam yet. What do you think? Or […]
/ Dec 07, 2019 03:55 PM / No Comments on Can women go to umra without a mahram? / 832 viewsالسلام عليكم Ur timely replies mean so much to so many ppl. I thank u on behalf of them all. My qs is:: 2 middle aged women undertake 4 hr plane journey to saudia for umrah Will sincere& جائز dua made during this visit to Kaaba be considered for acceptance? In my previous qs just […]
/ Feb 18, 2019 01:22 PM / No Comments on If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer? / 1035 viewsLately this hasn’t been making sense to me – I am at a low place in my life where I have no emotional relationships at all and I don’t feel needed/wanted. So when I turn to Islamic advice, I keep reading things along the lines of “You need to pray more because you need God, […]
/ Dec 07, 2019 04:17 PM / No Comments on Can you go to the mosque for prayer without calling first? / 331 viewsAssalamu alaykum, I am the Anglo-American convert that messaged a few days ago about my heartbreak. Thank you for your advice. I have been reading the Qur’an daily again (something I lapsed in doing). I want to get involved with my local community center, but am fearful to be shunned due to the color of […]
/ Dec 08, 2019 03:27 PM / No Comments on Is it permissible for a daughter to dislike her father? / 771 viewsAll fathers do a lot for their daughters even after they get married. In our culture it is a way to keep respect of ur daughter at her in laws. But my father didn’t even give me dowry and now he doesn’t even give a penny after marriage. Even if I tell him u humiliate […]
/ Dec 08, 2019 03:33 PM / No Comments on Is meat from Christians halal? / 651 viewsI’m a revert and my parents always cook non halal meat for dinner (no pork). A somali brother said to me it’s ok as it’s “christian” meat. What can I do? because out of respect and manners I eat it. Doesn’t this invalidate my salah or du’a? Unfortunately meat and poultry from Christians is not […]
/ Dec 26, 2019 08:59 PM / No Comments on How to be hard on yourself and easy on others / 442 viewsSalam, I know there’s an idea that you should be hard on yourself and easy on those around you. How can/do you identify when you’re being too easy on yourself? Should the majority of my life be focused on self improvement? I feel like I’ve dedicated a lot of time to this but it hasn’t […]
/ Dec 26, 2019 09:53 PM / No Comments on Is depression a character flaw or weakness if it interferes with Islamic duties? / 467 viewsAO, on your answer about depression and anxiety, a lot of times I struggle with faith bc depression & anxiety deprives me of motivation & energy and fills my head with all these thoughts, and I feel so guilty because of the way it interferes with my ibadah, I wish I just had the will […]
/ Dec 26, 2019 10:13 PM / No Comments on Islam and nationalism / 490 viewsAsalam Alaikum❗️ Do you have any advice on how to not be a nationalist? Sometimes I feel too proud and have too much love for my country and culture. I feel it is wrong, since I should only be that proud of islam and being Muslim, alhamdulillah 🤲 But sometimes I just forget, and idolize […]
/ Dec 26, 2019 10:15 PM / No Comments on Did God forgive Adam for disobeying Him? / 643 viewsbro prophet Adam (as) was forgiven or punished?I know that Adam AS was created to b sent as khalifa on earth but this verse of Quran: get down [from the Garden to the earth] some of you being the enemies of the other, and there is on the earth your abode and the necessities [of […]
/ Jan 04, 2020 06:13 PM / No Comments on How to stay hopeful when Muslims are so weak and subjugated / 3408 viewsالسلام عليكم و رحمة الله I have been reading through this website a lot recently and they helped me better understand my religion and integrate it into my scientific of thinking . I might not agree with you on everything but you have my thanks and respect Now as for my question : how do […]
/ Jan 04, 2020 06:21 PM / No Comments on On masturbating due to the unavailability of one’s spouse / 13924 viewsi am a married man with children, but are some circumstances that push me into this act. some times my wife does not surrender herself or make herself available when i really need her for sex. secondly, i engage in this act during the breastfeeding period because my wife can never allow to come near […]
/ Jan 19, 2020 12:16 PM / 6 Comments on The Quranic and hadith evidence for prohibiting touching non-mahrams / 71774 viewsAssalamualaikum I came across a hadith on Facebook which says that touching any non- mahram woman is harām. I wanted to ask if that Hadith is authentic, and if it is so, then to what extent does this rule apply in our life. I mean I have female relatives who are quite elder to me( […]
/ Jan 04, 2020 06:51 PM / No Comments on On getting close to Allah / 3055 viewsAssalamualaikum How can we get closer to Allah? I was am a firm believer in Allah and I follow almost all Islamic duties except praying all five times (due to laziness) . I know it’s very important to pray but whenever I resolve to pray regularly I do so just for a few days and […]
/ Oct 28, 2019 02:42 PM / No Comments on Difficulty in praying due to a mental block / 892 viewsI don’t know how to word this properly, but for a really long period of time, I just feel when troubles come up in life, I get extremely emotional and overly sensitive. I can’t focus on school and my worth ethic drops and I spend all my time crying or distracting myself. A lot of […]
/ Oct 28, 2019 02:22 PM / No Comments on How to pray when classes get in the way / 689 viewsالسلام عليكم I live in Finland where in the winter the days are very short and because of that we have to pray duhur, asr, and maghrib within short hours of one another. My school is far from home and while we do have a place to pray there’s often many of men there and […]
/ Jun 09, 2019 04:24 PM / 6 Comments on Why People Dislike Middleman Minorities: A Fix for Thomas Sowell’s Blind Spot / 5424 viewsOn most days of Ramadan, fasting makes it impossible for me to do my usual programming and writing work. For this reason I spent most of the daytime hours of this Ramadan reading books, finishing over 20 books (mainly audiobooks). For years I have been aware of Thomas Sowell as perhaps the greatest living African […]
/ Aug 27, 2019 06:03 PM / No Comments on Question on her having a male friend / 313 viewssalam Alaykum, I have this friend who is a guy. but we are just friends. no more than that. we don’t like each other. we talk about the people we find attractive. and we are there for each other when we need to talk. is this okay? wishes the best thank you Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah, […]
/ Jun 07, 2019 03:30 PM / 1 Comment on She wants to convert to Islam while enjoying her bisexual lifestyle / 895 viewsHello, possible convert here. I have one issue and it’s this. I’m a bisexual teenage girl, I’ve enjoyed a relationship with another girl and I don’t want to suppress that part of me or rule out the possibility of marrying a girl. I’ve read some of your articles on LGBT+ stuff in Islam and that’s […]
/ Jun 07, 2019 04:17 PM / No Comments on Productivity tips / 398 viewsAssalamualaikum, i was wondering if you have any productivity tips regarding reading and doing our daily work? Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah, I used to read many articles and follow many websites that were dedicated to increasing personal productivity. But I realized at some point that it was all irrelevant to me. For example having a clean […]
/ Jun 13, 2019 06:37 PM / No Comments on Converting to Islam against parents’ wishes / 475 viewsI want to take my shahada infront of an imam but my parents do not support me. I tried going to church and I felt like I died inside and I cried for days before going to church( I know it sounds dramatic but my heart only belongs to Allah). My parents are also open […]
/ Jun 16, 2019 03:26 PM / No Comments on On political correctness / 344 viewsWhat do you think of ‘Political Correctness’? I consider it an extremely harmful thing. Political correctness simply means that an unelected elite decide for the rest of society which truths they are allowed to speak and which truths they are not allowed to speak. In the United States this basically means that those who own […]
/ Jun 28, 2019 10:22 PM / No Comments on On fearing loss of faith in a non-Muslim country / 353 viewsAssalamualaykum. I’m a bit worried now. I’m applying for an internship in a non-muslim country. Even I already lived there for a year, but the worries still there. It’s all about how can I survive as a Muslim in a secular society who tend to think logically about everything. I used to hear a question […]
/ Jun 30, 2019 03:07 PM / No Comments on Making up fasts after repentance, missed due to lack of knowledge / 788 viewsAO, what is the verdict for covering missed fasts? I grew up a Muslim but was never taught to pray & when I was young my parents discouraged me to fast bc they thought I couldn’t handle it. Also they use to think swallowing saliva broke the fast so it felt impossible for me. For […]
/ Jul 04, 2019 04:07 PM / No Comments on How to have barakah (blessings) in all aspects of our life? / 319 viewsHow to have barakah in all aspects of our life? I believe the way to do that is to avoid sins and to dedicate a certain amount of time everyday to extra worship, such as reading the Quran for an hour everyday. Reading the Quran helps you avoid sins, correct character defects, and recognize the […]
/ Jul 05, 2019 05:45 PM / 6 Comments on The Problem with Quranism / 1751 viewsWhat do you think about Quranism? (The idea that we should rely on the Quran, augmented by reason and experience, for our spiritual and ethical lives, and not the Hadith? It makes a lot of sense to me that God would want us to follow his message, with the aid of the gifts of feeling […]
/ Jul 17, 2019 08:15 PM / No Comments on Answers about Islam and misogyny / 805 viewsHey assalamu alaikum I’ll forward some messages here from previous conversations with someone who gave me worse explanations Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah, I broken up your question to address them individually. there’s something called child support he pays money to support his family not to pay his supposed to be wife I feel worse about myself […]
/ Jul 23, 2019 08:02 PM / No Comments on She has difficulty resisting masturbation / 11156 viewsI am a girl I have suffered from masturbation for a very long time ever since I was a child and I didn’t even know what I was doing and yet I was addicted to it as I grew up I tried very hard to abandon this but every month or so I reach a […]
/ Aug 27, 2019 05:52 PM / No Comments on Being a Muslim, tomboy and lesbian / 508 viewsI’m Muslim, tomboy, lesbian and I hate myself I tried to be normal but I just can’t what should I do? I understand the difficulty of your situation. My advice is to accept yourself as you are; you didn’t ask to be this way. My second advice is to carry out your Islamic duties as […]
/ Sep 05, 2019 05:45 PM / No Comments on She is attracted to a married man / 652 viewsI have feelings for this guy but he’s married. I do not think he feels the same way as I do. He’s also a non Muslim. I can’t stop thinking about him. What would you suggest I do? You should treat it like any other temptation. We are generally not able to control how we […]
/ Oct 21, 2019 04:01 PM / No Comments on They keep worrying about a dream they had / 609 viewsSalaam, I had a dream where someone I know (have known for years) and trust was hurting someone I really love and care about. The person being hurt is a child and I’m now always worried about them. I don’t know what the dream meant but I wish there was a way to forget or […]
/ Sep 11, 2019 05:41 PM / No Comments on Dealing with life’s stress and fast pace as a Muslim / 314 viewsAssalamualaykum. How to slow down in this fast pace life? I mean, I rush with almost everything. I lost my consciousness and awareness about myself, what I’m doing, my surroundings, even with my prayer and my relation to Allah. I’ve realized time just passed by without barokah in it. I’m afraid I’ll die with such […]
/ Sep 11, 2019 05:46 PM / No Comments on Avoiding self-pity as a Muslim / 1206 viewsSalam! Do you have advice on how to not pity oneself. I didn’t realize how much I actually do this and how it goes on to affect the way I interpret my daily life and past. Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah, I believe the cure is to have a very firm belief in the fact that God […]
/ Sep 11, 2019 06:04 PM / No Comments on Caught between Catholicism and agnosticism / 372 viewsDo you have any advice on getting through a religious dilemma? I grew up in a somewhat Catholic household, for years I have prayed and went to church quite regularly, but in my early 20s, I have became an agnostic person due to my scientific studies, but now I don’t think science and religion is […]
/ Sep 14, 2019 03:48 PM / No Comments on How to focus better on dhikr or prayer / 5482 viewsSalam alaykum, how does one do dhikr so they are engaged with it and not bored? I want to fix this part of my ibadah but I find with the repetitions my mind wanders and am surprised to find myself in the middle of planning my grocery list while my tongue is saying the words […]
/ Sep 22, 2019 02:01 PM / No Comments on Raise children as Muslims, or let them choose their own path? / 504 viewsSalam, brother. I hope you are in a good health. I have this thought passing through my mind and I’m deeply thinking about it and concerned if one day when I am married and have children, of what should I do in that situation. And so, I have a rather personal question for you related […]
/ Sep 22, 2019 02:06 PM / No Comments on How should a moderate Muslim treat conservative, liberal and Islamist Muslims? / 396 viewsSalaam. Brother, do you have any advice on how a moderate Muslim should behave towards the conservative, the liberal, and the Islamist Muslims? I seem to see them in a negative light and I know it’s not the right attitude towards those who have different perspective in faith and life in general. Also, I hope […]
/ Sep 22, 2019 02:07 PM / No Comments on Curing jealousy in Islam / 401 viewsSalam alaykum. For a long time I’ve been tested with jealousy. I am deeply insecure with myself physically and spiritually, and jealousy makes me feel uglier. My spouse in the past use to look at other women and that really made me more insecure and jealous. He has changed now. But jealousy is still something […]
/ Oct 02, 2019 11:08 PM / 1 Comment on Is it permissible to read the Quran without wudu and when menstruating? / 2951 viewsShould I perform wudu before reading from it? Can I read when I’m going through menstruation? Reading the Quran without wudu is permissible, but touching a book of Quran without wudu is considered impermissible by most scholars. I’m not entirely convinced by their arguments but just to be safe it is best not to touch […]
/ Oct 15, 2019 05:16 PM / No Comments on Building social skills / 304 viewsWhat would you recommend to someone who lacks social skills? How can they improve themself? Any suggestions? As far as I know the best way is to place yourself in a lot of situation situations, such as getting a job where you have to deal with people a lot, such as a store cashier.
/ Oct 21, 2019 03:57 PM / No Comments on She wants to pray but cannot make herself / 368 viewsI don’t know how to word this properly, but for a really long period of time, I just feel when troubles come up in life, I get extremely emotional and overly sensitive. I can’t focus on school and my worth ethic drops and I spend all my time crying or distracting myself. A lot of […]
/ Oct 21, 2019 04:00 PM / No Comments on Advice on missing someone after a breakup / 4144 viewsSalam. The first and only time I had done something haram with a guy was two years ago, this is someone who I had mutually feelings for. I think he lost feelings for me, or got bored. I’m not sure, I never got closure. But I can’t help but always miss him and be sad […]
/ Feb 19, 2019 02:18 PM / No Comments on Is Iran a truly Islamic government? / 957 viewsWhat you think about Iran? I mean about the Iranian Islamic government,do you think is that real Islam? Forcing woman’s to wearing hijab and forcing people to worship? The Shias have their own “contract” with God and are responsible for the truth as they know it. I believe all humans have a conscience (what some […]
/ Dec 30, 2018 02:46 PM / 1 Comment on The Islamic ruling on building new churches in Muslim lands / 6891 viewsIdeally, Muslims should treat Christians in Muslim-majority lands the way they want Muslims to be treated in Christian-majority lands. The following fatwa by the widely respected Islamic scholar Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi finds it unproblematic for Christians to build churches in Christian-majority villages and cities where they have a need for it. He also supports the […]
/ Feb 17, 2019 10:03 PM / No Comments on If God is responsible for guidance, why are humans punished for being misguided? / 10417 viewsAssallamualeykum! I was wondering if there is any proper answer for this question I was asked the other day: “If it is God who decides whether the person believes in Him or not, why would He still send people who don’t believe in him to hell, isn’t that decision made by Himself already?” And then […]
/ Jul 01, 2018 03:37 AM / 2 Comments on Why did Imam Malik forbid living in non-Muslim countries? / 1252 viewsQuestion in response to The Problem with the IslamQA.info Website: I’m wondering why did Imam Malik Say we can’t live in non Muslim country? SubbhanAllah I thought that imam Malik had balanced views. isn’t it the fact that westerns are converting due to the fact that we Muslims live in the West and that there are […]
/ Apr 15, 2018 07:19 PM / No Comments on Why is seeking knowledge important in Islam? / 641 viewsWhy is seeking knowledge important in Islam and how does seeking knowledge not only religiously brings us closer to Allah swt? The Quran says: 25. If they disbelieve you, those before them also disbelieved. Their messengers came to them with the clear proofs, with the Psalms, and with the Enlightening Scripture. 26. Then I seized those […]
/ Apr 15, 2018 08:09 PM / No Comments on On giving up a sinful relationship / 668 viewsI was and still am in a “friends with benefit” relationship with a senior in my uni, it wasn’t intimate one but making out and I fell in love with him but he doesn’t love me back. I’m a revert and he happens to be a Qatari. I know we both have sinned but we […]
/ Apr 21, 2018 06:01 PM / No Comments on On raising the hands during salah as a Hanafi / 805 viewsAs a Hanafi would it be wrong for me to raise my hands during salah? The Hanafi opinion is that you shouldn’t do that, so if you respect the Hanafi school and try to follow their opinions then you shouldn’t raise your hand. You may also research the topic yourself and follow the opinion that […]
/ Apr 22, 2018 04:54 PM / No Comments on On rejoining Islam after a sinful life / 502 viewsI am a Muslim but in my past, I have done terrible things. I have sex with multiple women, went to clubs, did drugs and drank alcohol. I have always wanted to repent and now I think I have found my calling. But, I don’t know if I am still considered a Muslim after what […]
/ Apr 24, 2018 05:55 PM / No Comments on On Islamic prayers for fertility / 819 viewsI have been married for 1.5years. There are some issues with fertility. Is there any help/duas that can help? Sometimes i lack faith, but i remember this is a test from Allah swt of sabr and imaan. Please could you help in terms of duas? Jzk. I do not believe in the superior power of […]
/ Apr 27, 2018 04:32 PM / No Comments on Living as a Muslim and a homosexual / 2325 viewsI wanted to ask a q about being gay. I’m a gay Muslim that has never been intimate with another man, I love Islam & want to get into jannah inshallah, But I don’t know how one can live a life without being able to love, what should I do in this life? I did […]
/ Apr 30, 2018 04:51 PM / No Comments on The types of touching between spouses or strangers that nullify wudu / 2830 viewsI recently went to a Mastura group and was told that women’s wudu is invalidated if she so much so touches her husband but when you sleep it isn’t invalidated. So if you go to Makkah again if you touch a non Mahram it’s not invalidated because of the crowds and circumstances. Things like this […]
/ Jun 27, 2018 06:07 PM / No Comments on A postmodern critique of postmodernism / 893 viewsThe postmodern mode of critique is to try to “read between the lines” to discover what structure of power the text is supporting. A person who reads the Bible and sees in it support for a patriarchal society might actually be “reading patriarchy into the Bible” rather than “reading patriarchy out of the Bible”. Humans are often hopeless […]
/ Jun 29, 2018 06:19 PM / 4 Comments on Beauty as Pointer: An Islamic Theory of Aesthetics / 6941 viewsThere is something special about beauty, as has been recognized by philosophers in the recent centuries. If someone says the above piece of architecture is ugly, I would judge them either liars or somehow morally corrupt. When we appreciate beauty, we feel morally uplifted. This is very strange. Why should appreciating some design have any […]
/ Jun 28, 2018 09:41 PM / No Comments on Porn is destroying my life, I’m not able to control the urges / 1333 viewsPorn is destroying my life, I’m not able to control the urges. It has lead me to do things that I can’t even say. My life is being destroyed and I’m just not able to control myself in those moments. Slowly I feel like I’m falling into an abyss of depression likes the one I’ve […]
/ Jul 02, 2018 09:59 PM / No Comments on Is “halal” nail polish really halal? / 2934 viewsI’ve recently came across ‘halal nail polish’ that is apparently water permeable and therefore we can perform our prayers as usual. What are your thoughts on this? (Since we cannot pray with normal nail polish on) I hope you can answer my question Proper wuḍūʾ (ablution) requires that the nails should be washed. From what […]
/ Mar 18, 2018 04:12 PM / No Comments on Anbara (Name) / 4388 viewsAnbara (transliteration: ʿAnbarah, Arabic: عنبرة) is an Arabic name for boys and girls (today mainly used for girls) that means “piece of ambergris” (ambergris is a fragrant substance used in perfume-making). Anbara also means “severest part of winter”. When referring to a tribe or nation, Anbara means the best and noblest among them. There is one […]
/ Jul 02, 2018 10:05 PM / No Comments on Getting emotional when thinking about God / 1002 viewsWhenever I think of Allah I get tears in my eyes. I just always get so emotional without really thinking of anything specific, it’s just like an automatic reflex of my body to react like that. I don’t know what to ask you, I guess I’m just curious about why you would think that happens […]
/ Jul 03, 2018 09:01 PM / No Comments on Wiping over socks to avoid frostbite from ablution / 776 viewsBrother, I get frost bite on my toes in winters so I have not been washing my feet while performing ablution since grade 9 (Only In winters). Is my act right or wrong? Also I miss prayers cux of cold weather nowadays so tell me how can I get motivation to offer prayer regularly in […]
/ Jul 03, 2018 09:26 PM / 2 Comments on Having short hair as a Muslim woman / 2514 viewsBefore I ask I want to say that I am a 19 years old female, and I have never in my life ever had long hair. However I always take care of my hijab, prayers and everything else, the thing is that I am comfortable with short hair (I’m saying 2 inches kind of short). […]
/ Jul 08, 2018 09:42 PM / 1 Comment on The Point of Marriage in Islam (and the Problem with Romantic Relationships Outside of Marriage) / 8415 viewsAn essay on the question of whether romantic relationships outside of marriage are acceptable in Islam, and if not, why. Why is marriage such a big deal in religiously conservative societies? Why can’t people just enjoy themselves without involving everyone and their mother in their private affairs? Islamic law does not have anything strict to […]
/ Jul 09, 2018 08:18 PM / No Comments on The things in Islam permitted and prohibited when menstruating / 661 viewsIt is permitted for a menstruating woman to do everything she normally does except for: Performing acts of worship that require ṭahāra (ritual purity): the formal prayer (ṣalāh), fasting, circumambulating the Kaʿba and performing iʿtikāf (staying overnight at the mosque for worship). Sexual intercourse Touching books of Quran (but she can read Quran as mentioned […]
/ Jul 11, 2018 06:28 PM / No Comments on Fixing mother’s relationship with her sister / 1104 viewsTwo years ago, I got badly hurt and I didn’t get the support from my family which I needed that time and it made be rebellious. So that time knowingly but not intentionally, I created fight between my mother and her sister. I feel so bad about it now. I tried my best to solve […]
/ Jul 11, 2018 06:57 PM / No Comments on On not feeling close to God / 292 viewsSalam I pray 5 times a day alhamdulilah but only the fard salah. The problem that I’m having is I feel no real connection which makes me so guilty. I want to be able to feel close to Allah but I fear my imaan is low and there are days when I don’t even feel […]
/ Jul 11, 2018 07:20 PM / No Comments on Islam and the legalization of recreational drugs / 965 viewsI really love your blog, keep up the amazing work! I have been researching about the dealings of the mafia in various countries, and came to the conclusion (after thorough research) that legalizing all kinds of drugs is the best way to eradicate a big part of the mafias (to remove one of their main […]
/ Jul 14, 2018 07:21 PM / No Comments on The Islamic prayer for healing from the Quran / 1364 viewsSalam. Do you know which dua we should recite for shifa? As in, I’ve a horrible wart on my hand and I’ve seen a lot of doctors but they all said it’ll take time. Is there any dua I should recite for healing ? Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah, My view is that it is not the […]
/ Jul 15, 2018 06:48 PM / No Comments on Forgiving society’s shortcomings and wrongs as a Muslim / 845 viewsAt first, I became a Muslim willingly, yes, my surroundings and family had a great role in it, but you see I had a choice, and I made it myself. Now that I grew up I realized that it was a false one. I was never really given the choice. Deep down I know it’s […]
/ Jul 15, 2018 09:49 PM / No Comments on Why Islam does not have a specific punishment for rape / 1316 viewsWhy does God frown upon consensual sex before marriage more than rape? I’ve done some research and haven’t found anything about rape. Many don’t even validate rape and equates it to normal sex . The only hadith I stumbled on about a woman who had been raped (in this case it was referred as forced zina). […]
/ Apr 10, 2018 06:19 PM / No Comments on Awsat (Name) / 5041 viewsAwsat (transliteration: Awsaṭ, Arabic: أوسط) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “noble”, “high-born”, “high in status”, a respected and honored man who comes from a well-known family. It also means “the best” (of anything). Its literal meaning is “middle”, “moderate”. There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH named Awsat: Awsat bin […]
/ Mar 17, 2018 05:07 PM / No Comments on The fate of atheists in Islam / 1053 viewsAre all atheists going to hell?It seems unfair to me for anyone to spend an eternity of suffering because they didn’t believe in God, specially if beside that they are nice people. Its been really hard for my iman. In the past it was draining. I spent pretty much all day thinking about the billion […]
/ Jul 20, 2018 06:44 PM / No Comments on Muslim woman prays without hijab / 1150 viewsAlsalam alykum, I need an advice to solve this problem, a friend of mine started to read a lot and I got no idea what type of books she reads, but I’ve noticed some changes in her way of thinking and behavior. She told me recently that she prays without hijab because she’s not sure […]
/ Oct 28, 2017 04:43 PM / 21 Comments on Masturbation is not clearly forbidden or allowed in Islam / 101938 viewsThe generally accepted principle of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) is that when it comes to enjoying sexual pleasure, everything is forbidden unless it is explicitly allowed. The Quran’s general teaching on sexuality is that Muslims should “guard their privates” except when taking pleasure in the context of a religiously sanctioned intimate relationship. A strict interpretation of this verse is […]
/ Jan 16, 2017 03:18 AM / 6 Comments on Inconsistencies in the Harry Potter Books / 6761 views Introduction This page lists all of the errors and inconsistencies I’ve found throughout my many readings of the entire series (I have Stephen Fry’s reading of the books on my phone as an audiobook, to which I sometimes listen when I’m resting or trying to fall asleep). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone What Object […]
/ Feb 01, 2017 10:03 PM / No Comments on Fixing jagged/aliased text on KDP/createSpace paperback covers / 1190 viewsUpon publishing my new book, Object-Oriented PHP Best Practices, as an Amazon paperback, I was dismayed to see how ugly the cover looked on their site: I had provided the book’s cover as a PDF saved from Photoshop. I realized that the issue was that Amazon’s software had trouble properly rasterizing the text in the […]
/ Feb 25, 2017 04:19 PM / 1 Comment on Measuring Economic and Military Potentials of World Nations with the Human Genetic-Cultural Quality Index (HQI) / 1625 viewsIntroduction What is the biggest predictor of a country’s scientific output, industrial capacity and military prowess? It is not geographic size. For instance, Kazakhstan and Mongolia are huge compared to Israel and Switzerland, yet Israel and Switzerland far outdistance them in all measures of intellectual, technological and military attainment. It is not population. India’s 1.28 […]
/ Jul 04, 2017 12:02 AM Email: contact@hawramani.com | Twitter Languages: English, Arabic, Persian / Farsi, Southern Kurdish I am a US-based Islamic studies researcher, software engineer and writer. I am currently working on completing Al-Azhar University’s curriculum for ʿālims (PhD Islamic scholars) on my own. I consider the Quran the unchanged Word of God and I derive my worldview from […]
/ Jul 30, 2017 08:34 PM / 4 Comments on Why do different Muslims (such as Hanafis) follow different prayer timings? / 8306 viewsI have a confusion brother ! Please clear my mind of it. Im born in a hanafi family. Living in dubai, i see different kind of muslims praying differently, which gets me so confused that i think iam on the wrong way . Just wanna ask u why these hanafi shaifee hanbali and all others […]
/ Sep 09, 2017 10:59 PM / No Comments on How soon are the sunnah prayers performed after the fard prayers? / 6879 viewsI have a question regarding sunnah prayers. How are they preformed? For example, maghrib you pray 3 fard do you then stand up straight away and pray the two rakat or are you meant to wait? You do not need to perform the sunnah prayer immediately after the fard prayer. Each fard prayer can be […]
/ Sep 21, 2017 10:24 PM / No Comments on The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan (And a Critique of Political Islam) / 1356 viewsThis book is a beautiful tribute to the memory of Ahmad Moftizadeh, may God have mercy on him, containing a detailed and well-supported biography of the man and detailing his works and beliefs. As someone whose (Sunni) family spent the late 80’s and most of the 90’s in Iranian Kurdistan, Ahmad Moftizadeh and Nasir Subhani, […]
/ Sep 22, 2017 01:26 AM / No Comments on Islam and dealing with PTSD from sexual abuse / 1363 viewsSalaam, greetings from Malaysia. I am 21yrs old. I need help. I just feel like i need to let this out before i go crazy and do something i might regret. Not many people know of this but im dealing with PTSD. I was assaulted by my uncles at the age of 5,13 and 16. […]
/ Oct 05, 2017 12:39 AM / No Comments on Strategies for forgiving others / 366 viewsI’m having a bad past and it was not easy to forgive and forget. I’ve already tried my best to forgive people, but I still can’t find the inner peace. I still can’t find what I should be. Why it is so hard to forgive people? And why it is hard for me to forget […]
/ Oct 11, 2017 01:41 AM / No Comments on What to do if strict/intolerant Muslims make you dislike Islam / 1064 viewsI’m now making slowly process to turn to Islam (as a Muslim) after years of no Iman. However sometimes I can come across really blogs here that post Islamic posts that are really strict and even dark in someway. I feel like I can’t keep it up if Islam requires me to hate other religions […]
/ Oct 15, 2017 11:14 PM / 2 Comments on Islam’s theory of free will versus physical determinism: Why humans are responsible for their actions even though God operates the universe / 2172 viewsIn your essay “God, Evolution and Abiogenesis,” you said an atom has no power to move on its own. It is God who has to move every single thing that moves in this world. Given that, does that mean we don’t have free will? On the atomic level, it is due to the chemical reactions […]
/ Nov 03, 2017 03:01 PM / No Comments on A Collection of Quotations of Ahmad Moftizadeh / 1203 viewsI read this book as part of my reading of all available material on Ahmad Moftizadeh. It is a short book of a little over 100 pages. Below I will mention some of the ideas and quotations I found interesting. Regarding education, he says that the best way to raise Muslim children is for the parents […]
/ Mar 16, 2018 05:31 PM / 2 Comments on Dealing with an addiction to pornography / 3145 viewsAssalamu’alaikum. I’m a girl and I’m struggling with my porn addiction. Most of my friends assume that I’m such a religious person just bc i graduated from Islamic boarding school. They just don’t know the fact that I’m addicted to porn:( I feel guilty for everytime i watched it, ask for His forgiveness then stupidly […]
/ Nov 07, 2017 01:54 PM / No Comments on On intentionally delaying the isha prayer / 11104 viewsI’ve read that it’s best to delay isha namaz I was wondering exactly how long should it be delayed for? There is an authentic narration in which the Prophet ﷺ says that he would have liked to ask his followers to pray isha at the end of the first third of the night, or at the […]
/ Nov 15, 2017 07:33 PM / No Comments on Dealing with an overly emotional mother / 1208 viewsI know a mother who whenever there is a conflict between her boys (18,20,24 ages) she will exhaust her soul and torture it until she fells down just to make them stop fighting. Usually that will end the fight but it sends horror and complicates the situation. She uses the power of emotions this way […]
/ Nov 15, 2017 08:10 PM / No Comments on “Am I a fake Muslim if I feel guilty at what other Muslims are doing?” / 1766 viewsI feel guilty sometimes because I feel because I’m muslim I am responsible for the bad acts of Muslims. Because a lot of muslims do sometimes bad stuff and justify them with Islam. Can I be a Muslim and not think or agree with them? I don’t want to be seen as someone who’s a […]
/ Dec 26, 2017 10:23 PM / 2 Comments on The purpose of hijab in Islam / 4694 viewsSo recently, I found out about the Quran being vague about the hijab. This person was saying many scholars argue that it’s left vague so that it can fit into any culture. But I heard many sheikhs say that it’s haram to not wear the hijab, even if it’s uncommon in your society.I don’t have […]
/ Dec 26, 2017 10:37 PM / No Comments on “I always feel depressed. What should I do?” / 1357 viewsI always feel depressed. What should I do? Depression could be due to physiological causes (high blood sugar, for example), or life situation, or mental/psychological problems. There are also conditions like bipolar which cause recurring episodes of depression without end, and the person has to do their best to cope. If possible, you should get […]
/ Dec 26, 2017 10:43 PM / No Comments on Did God destroy the People of Lot for rape instead of homosexuality? / 1490 viewsAccording to science human sexuality is on a spectrum and same can be said about gender identity. As you answered someone’s question here and advised them to read the Quran . You said that we have different psychology. I wonder then why Allah said in the Qur’an that people of Lot were approaching men instead […]
/ Dec 26, 2017 10:45 PM / 3 Comments on Can prayer change your fate and destiny in Islam? / 6298 viewsIs that true that dua has so much power that it can also change what’s written in your destiny (I read it somewhere). The Quran says that if Prophet Yunus [as], had not been among the musabbiḥīn (those who make it a habit to perform God’s remembrance), God would have not have saved him from the belly […]
/ Feb 25, 2018 06:34 PM / No Comments on On avoiding looking at inappropriate images on the internet / 797 viewsI am a 20 year old lady, and I have this problem of constantly clicking on ‘inappropriate images’ and when I’m done, I feel bad and ask for Forgiveness, but it’s become so repetitive! How do I remove sexual desire from within (just until marriage)? I don’t even talk to the opposite sex, but what […]
/ Feb 25, 2018 06:37 PM / No Comments on Is it forbidden in Islam to be friends with a transgender person? / 4599 viewsIs it haram to be friends with transgender person? One of my best friends is one and my mom does not approve this even tho I’ve known this person since childhood. My mom already made me quit friendship with someone else because they did not believe in God. I live in western country and it […]
/ Feb 26, 2018 12:26 AM / No Comments on Avoiding the West’s culture of usury as a Muslim / 1502 viewsI figured you’d be the best person to ask about this. I’m a young Muslim adult who’s been wondering how to navigate through a usury based society. Unless you end up earning ample amounts of money, it feels like getting mortgages and credit cards are pre-requisites to living a comfortable (or decently comfortable) life here. […]
/ Mar 15, 2018 04:12 PM / 1 Comment on Affan (Name) / 30266 viewsAffan (transliteration: ʿAffān, Arabic: عفّان) is an Arabic name for boys that means “virtuous”, “chaste”, “one who avoids sin”.. It is a more emphatic form of the name Afif. Affan may also be spelled as Affaan, Afaan and Afan. The name Affan is best known as the name of the father of the third Rashidun Caliph […]
/ Jul 17, 2018 05:23 PM / No Comments on SSDs became 3.4 times faster in eight years, 15.5 GB/s read speeds by 2030 / 454 viewsIn November 2010, AnandTech reported about an SSD that was achieving 800 MB/second sequential read speeds: In July 2018, AnandTech reports that 2700 MB/second SSD drives are available: In this period of about 10 years, PCIe SSD speeds increased by a factor of 3.4, at least when it comes to sequential read speeds, which is an […]
/ Jul 24, 2018 06:51 PM / No Comments on Her parents fight constantly and stress her out / 1760 viewsAssalamualaikum, I live in a family that is not harmonious and makes me stressful, I have been tried to be patient but I think to get married so that I can get far away from my parent. Is it a good idea ? Please advise me. My parents are constantly fighting. If they’re not done […]
/ Feb 15, 2019 12:43 AM / No Comments on Feeling guilty about sexual fantasies / 1370 viewsSelamunAleykum! I’m 19 years old boy,sometimes I’m thinking of very very bad things,that things mostly are sexual fantasies,I’m thinking that things about anyone but I don’t wanna think things about like that,Sometimes I feel like these thoughts take me over and move me, I think too much bad, but I don’t hurt anyone, I don’t […]