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Question: Why are we not as concerned as we should be, in spite of the heart-ren...

People of Action and Scholarly Ones Question: What are the lessons today’s be...

Islam and Being Human in the True Sense Question: You have stated that, “Isla...

Soil and Rose Question: In his work, Gulistan, Sheikh Sadi states: “Be soil, ...

Mahabba (Love) Mahabba means fondness, tender and kind feelings, preference, an...

Ikhlas (Sincerity or Purity of Intention) Ikhlas has been interpreted as ...

Q: How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires whispered by Satan? A...

Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) Ihsan two literal meanings, doing something well...

Ensure that the water to be used is pure. Intend to perform wudu to offer ...

Meaning true thought, true words and true actions, sidq is reflected in the life...

Resignation means showing no rancor or rebellion against misfortune, and accepti...

Question: What are the matters that believers should always keep in mind with re...

When asking this question, the author was under the impact of what we can call a...

Among people there are also many who worship God on the borderline... (Al-Hajj 2...

Question: It is stated in a verse (which means): “O you Messengers! Partake of (...

Different groups or individuals who do good work in their own way are sometimes ...

Beauty elevates our hearts, awakens our souls with sweet excitement and apprecia...

A Muslim perspective on the ethical dimension of life in relation to its beginni...

Question: What are the good things that faith promises us? Is it possible to tal...

People have always dreamed of attaining peace of mind since the day the first fo...

A mother is a blessed saintly being in her own world. The Ka‘ba is the spirit, m...

As God already gives His blessings and peace to the Prophet Muhammad, what is th...

A Sacred Phase of Time: The Blessed Three Months The blessed three months are...

Is the Suffering in the World in Agreement with God's Mercy? To some individu...

Question: What should a believer consider so that he doesn’t crack or break in t...

Question: How can we realize the ideal of constantly remaining spirited and acti...

Not Giving in to Heedlessness and Familiarity in Our Supplications Question: ...

Q: What should be the understanding of “Mujaddid” in our time? Does it refer to ...

Faith, Worship, and Social Responsibility: The Ideal Person in the Qur'an As ...

Maryam, or Mary, is the only woman mentioned by name in the Holy Qur’an. She is ...

At this time when we experience occasions, of much sorrow and some contentment, ...

The believer is one who believes and trusts, one with prospects for a secure fut...

Question: It is stated that those who cannot shoulder the responsibility and can...

Question: It is narrated in a Prophetic saying that God said the following: "I w...

Question: What is the secret of being a person of constant action in the service...

In many of the places where the Qur'an praises the Companions, it also mentions ...

Question: How should a person spend one day, one week, one month, and one year i...

Tawadu (modesty and humility) is the opposite of arrogance, pride, and haughtine...

Question: “He grants Wisdom to whomever He wills, and whoever is granted Wisdom,...

The relationship between good and evil has always intrigued people, and it is on...

The Resurrection and the Afterlife Why should I believe in the Resurrection a...

What are your ideas about women's rights? Q: What are your ideas about women'...

Sabr literally means enduring, bearing, and resisting pain; suffering and diffic...

Those who comply with the imam for the congregational prayer must make the inten...

What are the tasbihâtus-salâh (glorifications recited after the prayer)? Vari...

Why are there differences between Muslims? Q: You say that Islam is a religio...

Question: In almost every area of life today, serious deviations of thought are ...

What does the Qur'an say about Jihad and how did the Prophet implement it? Q:...

The Status of Dhimmis in the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire recognized thr...

The Rights of Parents 1. The father and mother are two sacred beings that mus...

Muslims should say, “In true Islam, terror does not exist” Today, at best we ...

(Dis) Honor Killings: How Islam Can Help Prevent Them It has been claimed tha...

When covering the life of Prophet Muhammad, one of the most debatable topics is ...

Paragon of Unity: Discovering The Essence of the Abrahamic Messages When I fi...

One of the most sensitive and oft-debated issues with regard to Islam concerns t...

On holy days, we reflect on the joyous past and the beautiful future yet to come...

Question: The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was an epitome of generosity,...

Question: What would you say about financial forms of worship? Are there any con...

Question: What roles do faith, wisdom, and power play in the survival of a socie...

Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) For Sufis, poverty means that an initia...

Qast and Azm (Decision And Resolution) Qast means confidence, determination, ...

Riyada (Austerity) Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining ...

There Are Some Seemingly Paradoxical Expression in the Qur'an. How Can We Reconc...

People with no inner spiritual life sometimes ask: If God created everything, wh...

God is absolutely other than His creation, for the Creator cannot have the same ...

When analyzing this issue, some facts must be kept in mind. While we perceive th...

Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here? In short, we are s...

Compulsion is contrary to the meaning and purpose of religion, which essentially...

Consider our position in this universe. We are neither omnipotent nor self-suffi...

This matter is directly mentioned in the Qur'an: And whenever your Sustainer ...

In an authentic hadith, the Prophet Muhammad says that every new-born is born in...

As this question has generated a great deal of literature, I shall confine my an...

Before I answer this question, let's note that if the Qur'an had been revealed a...

The Divine command to proclaim Islam opens with the sublime imperative: iqra'. U...

The Qur'an was revealed for specific purposes: to make us aware of the Creator, ...

We refer to many branches of science and scientific facts today and use them to ...

Prophethood is the highest rank and honor that a man can receive from God. It pr...

Prophets were raised and sent to their people in different lands and at differen...

All of the available information and resources, including his life, shows that h...

Some critics of Islam have reviled the Prophet as a self-indulgent libertine. Th...

Based on the verse cited above, it seems that God controls us. However, the Qur'...

Those who ask this question imply: "Since we believe in God and His Prophet, we ...

God bestows material wealth and poverty upon individuals for reasons known only ...

God created each one of your cells, as well as those of all other animate and in...

Every event, including the manner and time of death, are predestined. Everything...

Both the Bible and the Qur'an relate how God destroyed the people of Prophet Lot...

An intention that leads to the appropriate intended action being taken may save ...

A hadith says: "There is a reward as much as that of 100 martyrdoms for one who ...

Atheism means denying God's existence, which of course involves rejecting His co...

Jihad is an Arabic word meaning to strive, to make an effort, to face hardships ...

This charge continues to be leveled against the Muslim world. I would like to co...

Jihad literally means striving or doing one's best to achieve something, and its...

In this time of sexual permissiveness and sexual scandals within certain religio...

Q: Why does God tell Muslims to fast? A: The sparrow hawk's swooping contribute...

The existence of God is too evident to need any arguments. Some saintly scholars...

Guidance is a light kindled in someone by God as a result of his or her use of f...

Spiritual tension (or metaphysical tension) is an inward posture, a sort of stan...

Question: Will Religion, Supposedly Developed by ''Primitive'' People to Explain...

Many people ask how Islam, which requires submission to God, can be in accord wi...

Yes, it can. What we say on this subject has been said already by many people. T...

There are historical, social, and psychological dimensions to this question. Fir...

Satan was created from fire, like the jinn with whom he mostly kept company. Bef...

Involuntary evil thoughts, fancies, or associations of ideas usually are the res...

In fact, the guile of Satan is ever feeble (4:76). It is like a cobweb appearing...

Shaytan, the Arabic word for Satan, means "being cast down from the Divine Prese...

The body is an instrument of the spirit, which governs and controls it in its en...

Since all angels were created from light, they can be present in any place and i...

At the time of death, believers experience the opening of windows from their pla...

Those who believe and do righteous deeds have no reason to fear death. Although ...

Following death, each person's spirit is taken to God's Presence. If it led a go...

Just as day replaces night, spring follows winter, and autumn takes the place of...

Reincarnation (tanasukh) refers to the doctrine that after death the soul moves ...

Genuine knowledge ('ilm) is a source of infinite light covered with truth, which...

In classical Islamic terminology, pluralism means to perceive details in differe...

Involuntary evil thoughts, fancies, or associations of ideas usually are the res...

There are no formal rules in Islam concerned with the way one wears one's hair, ...

The question concerns the mystery of "time" and "knowledge" which governs all fi...

. . . And He knows all that is on land and in the sea; and not a leaf falls but ...

Abu Lahab was one of the uncles of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon...

The word ulfa means familiar intercourse, familiarity, friendship. But what is m...

Moderation is the balanced way between extremes, the middle way between two exce...

The question touches on two matters. One has to do with what AIDS is; the other ...

A Muslim could be defined as one who believes in God and the principles of faith...

Sperm banks are established to facilitate artificial insemination. It has been u...

Messiah is a name or attribute of Jesus, peace be upon him. Messiah means "bless...

The question refers to one of the greatest difficulties of modern life. Even the...

Wahdat al-wujud (literally, oneness or unity of being) is a teaching mostly spok...

There is no Mujaddid (renewer) presently. All of them have passed on having comp...

Humanity is being tested in this world. Life itself, from the beginning until th...

The aim of sending the Prophets is communicating the divine message, which is th...

It would be difficult to find another theory which, like Darwinism, has been bat...

It is very important for our spiritual and emotional life to pay special attenti...

Karmatism is a heretical esoteric sect founded by Hamdan ibn Karmat in the ninth...

Although Azrail is One, How does He Capture the Souls of Many People Who Die at ...

Forthwith he [Noah] starts constructing the Ark: Every time that the Chiefs of h...

The hawk's swooping contributes to the sparrow's alertness and agility. Although...

As God Already Gives His Blessings and Peace to Prophet Muhammad, What is the Wi...

Much has been said on the issue of information sources. Some of the people who h...

The Messenger of God lived in an age that well-manner had been long forgotten an...

This is a very comprehensive subject. From one perspective it is open to debate....

How do we distinguish between the desire to emulate and envy? What are your thou...

What is the believers' version of the concept of self-confidence or self-esteem?...

"They are utterly deaf, dumb, and blind; they can no longer recover." (Al-Baqara...

This transient material world attracts us greatly with the kind of life it impos...

Different groups or individuals who do good work in their own way are sometimes ...

Question: God Almighty has graced us with a great deal of possibilities to serve...

Question: Was the Prophet illiterate throughout his life? Or did he-the one for ...

Question: What is the exact nature of the self? The ego[1] is basically what...

Question: There are positive developments around the world in the direction of a...