QUERIES ON ISLAM 

 

1. Praying Behind Beardless Imam

2. In Japan, only eight rakat Tarawih is followed. Can my son pray individually the remaining 12 rakat at the mosque or home or is it also right to perform 8 rakat only.?

3. Is it allowed for an ulcer patient to leave the Fast ?

4. Issal-e-Sawab through Recitation of the quran

5. If at a particular time, a lady has no desire for sex with her husband, but he insists for it, what is her right of refusal in this  context ?

6. In the light of the teaching of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, is it a correct Islamic practice to visit graveyards on the night of Shab-e-baraat? please narrate the Hadith related to this night.

7. A muslim youth has a wet dream. What should he do?

8. What is the concept of social service in Islam? Do we have to work for the Muslim community only or for the whole of humankind as was done by Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) ? Please clarify.

9. Are menstruating women permitted to recite Surah Fatiha, Ikhlaas, Falak, Nas and Ayatul Kursi at night before going to sleep ? Can menstruating women touch and read the Qur'an ? Does this word in the Qur'an 'Mutahhareen' (none can touch except those who are clean) relate to the Qur'an or to the Tablet Preserved (Lauh-a-Mehfuz) ? Is one allowed to touch Qur'an without wudhu ? Please explain with reference to Hadith.

10. Why do we quote Allah (swt) as - Him/His ?

11. Islam and Universal Brotherhood  -  Part 1

12. Islam and Universal Brotherhood  -  Part 2

13. Which school of thought should a muslim follow ?

14. Islam and Universal Brotherhood  -  Part 3

15. Why Islam proposes a discriminatory share of Inheritance by giving women only half of what men receive?

16. Islam and Universal Brotherhood  -  Part 4

17. Does Islam make the Face Veil Obligatory for Muslim Women?  

18. Islam and Universal Brotherhood  -  Part 4 ....Cont

19. I heard a Maulana saying that it is Biddat to quote the Bible to do Daw’ah to the Ahle-Kitab (People of the Book; i.e. the Jews and the Christians). I would like to get the answer from Dr. Zakir Naik whether it is allowed as he very often quotes the Bible.

20a. Is the Qur'an God's Word ?   

20b. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 2   

20c. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 3   

20d. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 4   

20e. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 5

20f. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 6

20g. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 7

20h. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 8

20i. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 9

20j. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 10

20k. Is the Qur'an God's Word ? - Part 11

21. A lady I know converted to Islam, but her Christian parents want her to visit the church with them. If she denies, then they have family problems. Can the lady go to church, just to have normal relationship with the parents?

22. I am a revert to Islam from a very orthodox Christian family. However my hunger to delve deep into Islam and other religions never ceased. The sad part of the story is that I never found anyone able to give at least most of the answers for the questions I ask. But your newsletter seems to be doing a good job. Here are a few questions I wish you could answer.

a. Why aren’t Islamic missionaries active the way Christian missionaries are? Won’t Islam grow much faster and misunderstandings removed if there are good scholars to preach the faith? Why is there such a slack among Muslims?

b. Is it permissible in Islam to sponsor an orphan? Not adoption. Something like sponsoring his education, etc.?

c. Are the views of the so-called ‘terrorists’ like bin Laden really wrong or justifiable?  I mean should a Muslim support his activities? Can children and innocent people be killed in wars when the prophet had declared not to do so?  

23. Do the Muslims Believe in Jesus (pbuh) and his Second Coming?

24. Is it Compulsory to Wear the Trousers Above the Ankles?

25. Dr. Zakir Naik talk Proves a big draw in Bangalore

26. How Shameful, We Don't Have a Media of Our Own!

27. I am a dentist by profession, my questions are: If a husband and wife have a mutual divorce,

a. Is there an ‘Iddah period to be observed by the divorced wife?
 b. Should the divorced husband give the maintenance money for her?
 c. Can the divorced husband have sex with the divorced wife?
 d. Can the two talk on the phone to each other after the divorce?
 

28. Is a Muslim woman permitted to go out for a job (organization belongs to Muslims with all women staff) even if her husband   can support the family well? What does Islam say about it? In this case the main reason why this woman wants to join this organization is to keep her busy and to mould herself completely in an Islamic environment.

 

29. (a) Can a rich Muslim wife give portion of her Zakat to her poor husband?

(b) Can a Muslim husband compel his wife (working in a public sector undertaking) to spend all her earnings on family needs and invest his earnings and his wife’s savings on assets solely in his name and not even in her name?

(c) What portion, if at all, of a Muslim wife’s salary a Muslim husband can claim for needs of the family although it is the onus on him to provide for the family?

 

30. Is it allowed for a wife to address her husband by his name, as our previous generation didn’t do so?  

 

31. What is the Islamic Ruling on Contraception?  

 

32. Da'wah or Islaah - which is more important?  

 

33. Is Islam a cult? I don't understand how this religion can be embraced by so many. It's inconceivable that such hatred has ever been collected in a single population such as that which calls itself Muslim. Mohammad, and indeed, his followers, are way off the path. Stop your attacks on non-Muslims?

 

34. Religion, if it is true, should be able to stand scientific scrutiny.  Is there an Islamic arena where this kind of discussion is possible?

 

35. Hinduism is the oldest of all the religions and thus the most pure, authentic and best of all the religions of the world, and not Islam!

 

36. When Muslims in India insist on having a separate Muslim Personal Law for themselves, why don’t they also insist on implementing the Islamic Criminal Law for the Muslims; for example implementing the rule that the robber’s hands should be chopped off if a Muslim robs?

 

37. Why do Muslims bury dead bodies instead of cremating them, i.e. burning them?

 

38. Is there no such thing as a 'Will' in Islam? In Islam, can a person 'Will' his assets or property as per his wishes, after his death, to people other than those prescribed in the methods of the Shari’ah? Is this 'Will' legally valid in India?

 

39. Does a Muslim man require explicit consent from his first wife, to marry a second woman?

 

40. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 1

 

40a. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 2

 

40b. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 3

 

40c. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 4

 

40d. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 5

 

40e. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 6

 

40f. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 7

 

40g. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 8

 

40h. Similarities Between Islam and Hinduism  - Part 9

 

41. A few people in our locality raise their hands before and after doing ‘Rukoo’. Is it a correct act while praying?

 

42. I am told by many people that it is not permissible to read the Qur’an or do Sajdah after Asr prayers and that we cannot pray, be it reading Qur’an or Namaz at 12.00 clock. Kindly reply!

 

43. Can a Muslim man marry a Christian or a Jew? Please explain.

 

44. It is mentioned in your Qur’an that Mary was the sister of Aaron (pbuh). Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not know the difference between Miriam the sister of Aaron (pbuh) and Mary the Mother of Jesus (pbuh), as the time span between both of them was about a thousand years.

 

45. I have a doubt about playing of musical instruments. Is this an act of Satan?

 

46. Is man created from sperm or dust?

 

47. I am Bilal. I’d like to know about hair coloring according to Qur’an and Hadith. I came to know that it is permissible. Is it right? Please explain providing evidence from authentic sources of Islam.

 

48. Is it true that my last prayer should be witr or is this merely recommended as a prudent course of action by the Prophet (saw). Once I pray witr after Isha and later I want to pray Nafil, can I do so?

 

49. It is with great trepidation and alarm and not a little grief that I read the article that you published in your magazine written by Dr. Zakir Naik declaring that Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala may be called by any name that a person finds to his liking.

 

50. Why are women not allowed in the mosque?

 

51. Why do Muslims follow the lunar calendar instead of the solar calendar?

 

52. Why are all prayers and supplications not answered or fulfilled by Allah (SWT)?

 

53. Why is building of temples and churches and the propagation of any religion other than Islam not allowed in Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia?