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  • Portraying Prophets and Messengers

    Asalamu ‘Alaykum. I’ve always been told that depicting the prophets (peace be upon them) or the Sahaba (may ALLAH n’es pleased with them) is haram, but I was unable to find any ayah or Hadith to support this. Is there anything in the Quran or sunnah that can be used as evidence to suggest depicting them is haram? Jazakum allahu khayran. .. More

  • State of Belief of Prophets Before Prophecy

    Does someone become a kafir if they stated the prophet peace be upon him was a kafir before receiving the revelation even though this might have happened out of ignorance and not in a means of being disrespectful. .. More

  • Maryam Was Neither the Biological Daughter Nor Sister of Prophet Haaroon

    Salam. I am a bit confused. I read fatwas about Maryam and her parents and I still don't know if Maryam, the mother of Isa, was the actual daughter of Aaron or his actual sister? And who was Imram and Harun? Is it true that Maryam had a half-brother? How many siblings did she have? What was their names? Please provide clear evidences. .. More

  • Karaamaat; Supernatural Abilities

    Alsalamu Alaykum, I am confused about the matter of karamas for awliya and transgression in dua. On one hand, the scholars say it is not permissible to ask for something impossible as that is transgression, and on the other I have heard that it is ok because some awliya of Allah have impossible things happening to them. For example, if a teen asks Allah.. More

  • The Message of Jesus

    What was the mission or task of the Messiah? .. More

  • The Message of all Prophets Is Same

    What was the mission of our Prophet Muhammad (phub) and in what way was it different than the mission of other prophets of Allah (swt)? .. More

  • The Karaamah of Aasif Ibn Barkhiyah with the Queen of Sheba

    assalamu alikum it is known that Mojazaat and karamaat happen on the hands of Prophets and Auliya with the permission of Allah and auliyah dont have ikhtiyaar on their karamah.then how is it possible that Asif bin Barkhiyā already knew that he can brought Queen of Sheba's throne to Solomon peace be upon him? some people claim that auliyah have.. More

  • Karaamaat (supernatural abilities)

    My question is regarding believing in Karamat stories of famous Awliya. In India, there lived a famous Faqih and Wali named Ashraf Ali Thanwi (May Allah have mercy on his soul). In reading one of his translated books, I found stories regarding to his Karamat with which I am struggling with. Number 1: An admirer of him said, the market was on fire and.. More

  • Allah Preferred Prophet Muhammad Over Other Prophets

    Assalamualiakum, I have a question regarding a hadith where the Muslims were bragging to the Jews that Prophet Muhammad (sallahallahu alaihi wasalam) is the best, and the Jews were saying Musa (alaihi salam) was best. In the hadith, Prophet Muhammad (sallahallahu alaihi wasalam) told people not to say he is the best because on the day of judgment, everyone.. More

  • The Sacred Tree of Maryam

    Asalam alaikumA friend gave me what he said is the secred tree of maryam as a gift. I would like to know if there is such a thing and what i should do with it thank you .. More

  • Prophets are free from shortcomings

    Were the Prophets free from any shortcomings? I do not mean anything that may be disrespectful to a Prophet; I mean things like physical problems and things like forgetfulness etc. .. More

  • Proof that Muhammad is best of Prophets

    Assalaamu alaykum. My question is: is our Prophet, Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, the best of the prophets, and is the Quran the best of Allah's revelations upon the Earth? Please answer according to the Quran and the Sunnah only, and not with the words of prominent scholars! My logic, based on the Quran and the Sunnah, from where these doubts.. More

  • Every nation received Warner

    Has Arabia received a warner before Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? Was Ishmael, their forefather, not a Warner? The following verses declare that the Arabs never received a Warner (what means): {That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.} [Quran 38:6] However, the below verses testify to.. More

  • Prophets' rewards greater than that of martyrs even if they were not martyrs

    Is it true that all Prophets are martyrs and that they will receive the reward of martyrs in the Hereafter from Allah, the Almighty? .. More

  • Why Allah sent only one Prophet with message of Islam

    Why did Allaah choose to have one Prophet for his messages to people? For Islam, he chose Prophet Mohammed, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He could have chosen five at the same time to make it easier to deliver the message. This question was passed to me from a nonbeliever who is reading about Islam. .. More