Question: The Qur’ān alludes to condemnation of male homosexuality, but does not prohibit lesbianism. Is this argument sound? Also, there is no legal punishment prescribed for homosexuality (and defin...
Question: In one of the articles appearing in your journal you have distinguished between Sunnah and the Hadīth. My question is, after the elapse of 1400 years since the time of the Prophet (sws) how...
Response: I posted a question regarding your views on the second coming of Jesus (sws) as mentioned in the Aug 2002 issue of your journal ( http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/augresp2y2.html ) to the...
Response: I have received a reply to my query regarding common Muslim’s duty as a preacher 1 . You say that a common Muslim is just required to spread the good in his immediate surroundings. He is not...
Response: I have the following comments to make regarding the question which Mr. Jhangeer Hanif answered about eating donkeys in the November 2003 issue. First, I think that the writer’s claim that ev...
Criticism: Most of the write up on Jihād and the relationship of Muslims and non-Muslims in the article ‘Islam and Non-Muslims: A New Perspective’ (March2002) published in ‘Renaissance’ seems to be in...
Question: I thank you for your reply and the time that you spent in writing back to me. If I may add to my previous mail; it will give me a chance to better explain to you the situation. For one, I am...
Response: I thank you for your reply. However, what I am trying to seek here is from the point of view of parents themselves. You have said that children should and must show kindness towards their pa...
Question: I do not agree with you when you say in your answer that a state is essential to carry out Jihād. First, a Hadīth of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) whose meanings are something like: ‘Jihād will...
Response: I have read your argument regarding music and am convinced by your explanation that only music and songs which stimulate vulgar emotions are prohibited. However, I have a question which I ho...
Response: It has been presented time and again in these columns that the Qur’ān is silent about the coming of Prophet Jesus (sws). But I somehow disagree. In fact, the Qur’ān does tell us about his co...
Response: While browsing your web site, I came across the February 2002 issue of your magazine which contained the following query: Can a Woman become the Head of State? What you said was that if she...
Response: In one of your responses, ie. the philosophy of mahr, you quoted verse 4:25 ‘pay them their dowers according to the custom’. I have read other translators that interpret the word that you ha...
Question: Upon examination of Islāhī’s commentary on Sūrah Fīl published in your journal, I had a few questions and concerns over the particular interpretation presented by him. The questions arose ov...
Response: In one of your answers, you state this Hadīth from the Sahīh of Bukhārī one such incident from which the extent to which gatherings of music and dance had reached can be imagined. It is narr...
Response: I have some questions on the answer you have given in your column regarding the purpose of the Hijāb. I understand from your answer that ‘not rousing men’ is not the purpose of the Hijāb. Th...
Response: In one of your answers you have said that Allah is a neutral, genderless term. How can it be when Allāt also comes from the word ilah (deity) and means ‘goddess’? The Qur’ān repeatedly refer...
Response: In one of your replies, you have said that legally telephonic marriage (Nikāh) cannot be objected to. You also said that people generally do not know that a better alternative exists accordi...
Response: In an answer published in your magazine regarding the fate of Non-Muslims who do not believe in the Prophethood of Muhammad (sws), you have explained the conditions for a person in order to...
Response: I might have misunderstood but from what I gather, in an article titled ‘Understanding the Qur’ān: A Fundamental Premise’ published in your Nov2000 issue that the argument in favour of Jihād...
