Basic Tenets of Faith
She is concealing her conversion to Islam from her family, and they force her to prostrate to their idols; what should she do?
I am a revert and accepted Islam, But the problem is I am financially not independent and my parents don't know that I practice Islam. my family forced me to prostrate before idols and I did it because I cannot tell them otherwise they will throw me out of the house. also, I don't have any female friends except a male colleague, I am not telling you this now because of Islamophobia in my society, I have siblings and their studies and life may get affected, my parents are suffering from disease, plus we have nuclear family, my father is the only working member and we don't have a stable income source, I am studying so that I can help my parents financially. 1. Should I tell them about my religion? 2. If no how to protect myself from doing shirk? if I don't tell them they will again force me to do, sometimes they tell me to do worship and as there are upcoming festivals in January and later in other months also, I couldn't give an excuse of periods,I don't have friends even to whom I can go neither do I earn that I leave this place. CAN YOU GIVE me ideas at least to protect myself from committing shirk( as there is a ritual of prostration just similar like sujood in some of the worship, i am).What is the third eye?
What is the third eye, and everything that is connected to it? Is it real? What is the ruling concerning it?Superstition about the number 666
I heard that the number 666 is the devil's number. Is this a superstition? If yes, what if one avoids writing it only because he or she does not want to imitate the kuffar. Also, is there any supplication or dua one could say as an expiation for any superstion? What if one avoids actions or does actions due to beleif of superstitions? How can one repent?Reading Messages on Fortune-telling: Allowed?
Does the 40 days of salah not being accepted affect me if this happens lets say get a text message and its a prediction for my future and read it 2 or 3 times just to be sure if its a fortune telling does the 40 day of salah not counting have an affect on me as I did not go to a fortune teller on purpose.Can You Stop Sinning out of Love for Someone?
I have a friend who has repented, as he used to be a Rafidi. He is asking about the ruling on refraining from sin out of love for a created being, such as the one who says: I shall refrain from sin out of love for Ahl al-Bayt, or I shall never disobey Allah, may He be exalted, out of love for Ahl al-Bayt?If a disbeliever becomes a Muslim but is still persisting in a sin, is his Islam valid?
With regard to the difference of opinion concerning repenting from one sin whilst persisting in another – whether we say that it is valid or that it is valid if the other sin is of a different type, or it is not valid – is that applicable in the case of a disbeliever or apostate if they become Muslim whilst persisting in a sin, or is his becoming Muslim valid in all cases? We are hoping for a quick answer because we have a big problem.From Eternity to Here: Islamic View
I, praise be to Allah, am a person who believes in Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. We know that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has no beginning and that He exists from eternity. But in the field of mathematics and linear numbers, we have learned that what is from past eternity is described as negative infinite. If this is the case, how did we get to the present time, meaning how did we arrive from negative infinite to zero, when this is mathematically impossible in terms of time? I hope that you can resolve this confusing issue for me.Types of Creation in Islam
My family and I were on a journey, and we were listening to the shaykh on the radio. In his talk, the shaykh said that Allah created the smartphone. I objected to that and said: The phone was manufactured by humans, piece by piece, and Allah, may He be exalted, did not create it. My mother asked me: Do you think that you are not created? And I said yes, because I think that creation refers to that which is created from nothing (like the creation of the heavens and the earth), or is creation through a miraculous process (like the creation of Adam from dust). As for me, I was created from a sperm and egg until I became a baby, so I think that it is formation and transformation, not creation. I gave the example of bread which is made from flour and water, and is not created. One of my proofs is that if birth is creation, when did this creation occur? So I am asking: is my argument valid? Is there any sin on me for thinking about these topics?Knowledge of the Unseen in Islam
My friend asked me a question about knowledge of the unseen, which was as follows: We know for sure that Allah knows what has happened and what will happen, and how what did not happen would have happened if it did happen. His knowledge was written in the Preserved Book before He began to create everything. If I set the alarm on my phone for a certain time, and I tell the people around me that the phone will ring at the time that I already set, does that mean that I know the unseen?! The answer is definitely not, for I surely do not know the unseen. The question now is: how can we say that Allah knows the unseen (al-ghayb) when He has already written everything that will happen in this universe before He created it? This is similar to the example about setting the alarm.Is this statement that is attributed to ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sound – “Did you come to know your Lord through Muhammad?”?
How sound is the hadith: ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib asked: Did you come to know your Lord through Muhammad or did you come to know Muhammad through your Lord…? to the end of the hadith.Ruling on reading books and articles by fortunetellers and astrologers
If I read some comments on an old text from a female fortuneteller about what would happen in 2020, to find out whether she spoke the truth or not, will my prayers not be accepted for 40 days?A comment on the phrase “Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is not mentioned at times of hardship but ease will be granted”
Is the following phrase valid from an Islamic point of view: “Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is not mentioned at times of hardship but ease will be granted”? I already know the virtue of sending a great deal of blessings upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in the hadith, “…Then your worries would be taken care of and your sin would be forgiven.” Is there a connection between mentioning the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and things being made easy? Isn’t Allah (may He be glorified and exalted) the One Who makes things easy?A response to one who claims that Allah loves to punish and torment people
How can I respond to people who say that Allah – glorified and exalted be He far above what the wrongdoers say – is sadistic and loves to punish and torment people?Thinking in Islam
I have read on some atheist websites that Islam does not allow thinking. I hope that you can respond to this specious argument.Can telomeres prevent death?
It is said that telomeres (the elixir of life) can turn back the aging process in humans and make them young again, and can renew nerve cells which it was assumed could not be renewed, and thus achieve the idea of immortality and overcome what our Lord has decreed of death for human beings. Please note that in a video on some channel the doctor says that this medicine has become available in the form of pills. What is the ruling on that?Response to those who say that worship is accepted from everyone, no matter what his belief
Is it true that every act of worship is accepted, regardless of a person’s belief?All goodness is in complying with and submitting to the command of Allah
Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “He said, ‘It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses.’ [ Allah ] said, ‘Throw it down, O Moses.’ So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly” [Taa-Haa 20:18-20]. My question is about the interpretation of this verse. I think that after Moosa explained how important his staff was to him, when Allah commanded him to throw it down and he threw it down straightaway, this is indicative of his blind trust in the Creator, and that it is possible for a person to do without something that he loves and that is extremely important to him, because of the trust that the one who commanded you to do this is Allah, may He be exalted, and thus it will bring you much good and more benefits when you trust in and give up something important by way of obedience to Allah. Is this understanding correct or not?Why do we not say that the Big Bang came before everything else?
i know an atheist that asked me if the universe was created by a god then who created him, or if Your god was a there at first then i can say that the big bang was there at first.The Muslim belief concerning the destiny of non-Muslim monotheists in the Hereafter
What do Muslims believe happens in the hereafter to Non-Muslims that believe in one God?Performing aqeeqah for oneself and older children, and borrowing for it
Assalam'alaicum wa rahmatoullahi wa barakatouh I heard a muslim brother and a imam saying that: a) People who have children and embrace islam should make a 'aqiqa for them (the children), no matter how old they are and also one for themselves because their non-muslim parents did not make one for them; b) Making a 'aqiqa is so important that if one doesn't have the money to make it, he should borrow that money. However, they didn't give any references to prove what they said. What is the truth?