Nonetheless, because of the reports that they cite, there is a fairly strong case to be made that Surah al-Ahzab ayah 59 does indicate the covering of the face. Doesn't this mean that niqab is fard after all?I have written this essay to respond to this question....
Therefore, it is wajib for a person who is fighting an unbeliever to give up killing him if he thinks that the probability of dissuading the unbeliever from unbelief without fighting him is greater.” (Tafsir Kabir; 4/436) Those who utter the objections that are deal...
To dream those things does not mean to accept them. Islamic scholars have determined this criterion: “to dream unbelief is not unbelief.” When man dreams to eat something, his stomach is not filled; when he dreams to have a fortune, he does not become rich; similarly, when he dreams ...
I take Saadiah to mean that Job’s silenceafterGod’s speech, like his silence afterElihu’sspeech, is still ambiguous, so, God forces Job in ch. 40 to speak to disambiguate “the thoughts in his heart.” But even so, Job does not speak unambiguously: What he says can bear two diffe...
Muslims as usual will continue with their usual Ramadan Activities namely Ramadan Tafsir and lectures, which will be online for now due to the lockdown. We must listen to, obey and follow our leaders in all that is good for us. Fasting is not obligatory upon everyone. Some people are exem...
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As an ideal political state, peace is prioritised, but this does not mean that there is no room for war. Dictating circumstances, Islamic teachings present defined rules of engagement in a restricted sense as a second or last resort. Islamic sacred texts and their practical application (s¯...
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into details. Overall, the scholars of Ahl as- Sunnah wal-Jama’ah (the mainstream Islamic sect; followers of the Prophet's Sunnah/Practice) have agreed that ru'yah is right and permissible, but that its essence cannot be understood.Mu'tazila, one of the sects of misgu...