Please write for me a detailed note on what is the concept of Tasawwuff (mysticism) in Islam. I would really appreciate it if your response includes references to the Holy Qur’ān and the Hadīth litera...
I have a question regarding family matters. There is a continuous tussle between my mother and wife regarding the distribution of work in the house. My mother has burdened my wife with every single ho...
This is a question from a twenty-year-old boy. I have a problem that there are often bad thoughts in my mind—thoughts which compel me to commit sins which I cannot explain. I am very much concerned ab...
There is a verse in the Holy Qur’rān about which I would request you to enlighten me. It reads: We did not send you but as a mercy to ‘Ālamīn (worlds). (21:107) What does this word, ‘Ālamīn, refer to?...
The following query may be a bit blasphemous but I shall ask anyway as it has been preying my mind for a while. It is about the headscarf, which I do not wear, though I do not dress provocatively. At...
I have my concerns about the method for the achievement of Islamic change and revolution. As it is clear that in a democratic society, any change will be possible only when majority approves of it. If...
I am from a poor county but right now I am studying abroad. I am from a middle class family. I have one question regarding Hajj. Last year my father performed Hajj and this year he is going to perform...
I have a question about secret Nikāh. Is there any room for getting married secretly when circumstances are not favourable and when things get better, the couple in question may arrange a public cerem...
The editorial that I have read in Renaissance November 2003 issue is very good. I however am not sure about the responsibility that you have mentioned of the common Muslim being different from the Mus...
I have come to know that you people criticize jail punishment and say that in this punishment the criminal is kept isolated from others who might have a good influence upon him. His family, clan and e...
There are many Ahādīth which say that one should consider the world a prison or equivalent to a dead goat on the street. Similarly, there is one which says that we should consider ourselves travelers...
Can a Muslim who damaged and harmed other Muslims and non-Muslims ask Allah for forgiveness?
My father lives in Lahore. He has started to go to the mosque more regularly, which is a good sign. However there are some Tablīghī people in the mosque who are teaching him different things? I don’t...
Why isn’t ‘love’ one of the ninety-nine (99) names of Allah?
Please inform me of any book on the importance and the role of ombudsman in Islam and also let me know about some sites.
Are there any differences in the way men and women are supposed to offer their prayers? At the time of niyyah, can women place their hands like men do (that is below the chest)?
What is the proper way of visiting graveyards? What should we say or recite on such occasions?
I am a Muslim living in the US and few years back I was not on the right track and sinned and also got two tattoos. Does this mean now my prayers do not count or that my fasts during the Ramadan will...
As a devout Christian, I do not pose my question as ‘proof’ that Islam is false. I pose it to encourage discussion so that the truth be known. The Bible says that God is love (1 John 4:16) and that He...
Why are Muslims not united? Why do they submit to non-Muslims? Is it that Muslims are bought?
