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Islamic Duties / A visit to Prophet's tomb in Medina after hajj

« on: September 04, 2016, 11:20:20 PM »

Dear Learned Members,

I would like to have your valuable input regarding the subject matter. Can we pay visit to Prophet Muhammad's tomb in Medina after performing hajj just for the sake of historical learning of the place and as a learning tour, ofcourse not as religious duty! Since im fully aware of the quranic fact that all our ibadaat should be only for God.

Thanks in advance.

P.S: Some quranists say that it is totally forbidden even if it is casual one and even if it is purely for the sake of visiting and learning about the historical places.

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Discussions / Do we find the story of teleportation of Queen Sheba's throne in Bible?

« on: August 29, 2016, 03:52:00 PM »

Please enlighten me! What does Bible have to say about this great and unusual incidence of teleportation of queen Sheba's throne?

Or if it is not in the bible, then can we say that the incident was missed or not captured by the writers of bible?

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General Discussions / Future or Forward Business Contracts and Options in Islam permissible or not?

« on: August 13, 2016, 01:25:09 AM »

Dear Learned Joseph A. Islam,

Please let me know whether future or forward business contracts a.ka. options are permissible in Islam or not? What guidance do we find about it in the Holy Quran?

What exactly is a Future or Forward Business contract? Following example might be helpful in explaining it:

You know that there is a real-estate somewhere of worth USD 1000, you pay USD 100 as down-payment and book the property for yourself and promise the Real-estate owner that you will pay the remainder in 3 months time. Now after a month of the initial payment, someone comes along and pays you USD 150 and takes the ownership of property's file and pays the remainder amount of USD 1400 to the real-estate owner and owns the plot for himself, as he is quite confident that the worth of this property will increase in near future!

The query: Is the Profit that you earned i.e. USD 150 - USD 100 = USD 50 permissible quranically or not?

Regards,

Nabil Arshad Farooqi

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General Discussions / A few questions, worrying me a lot, Please help me!

« on: July 29, 2016, 12:16:24 AM »

Dear Learned Brothers & Sisters,

Please can you help me understand the following areas of Quran, which are making me uneasy since i have now switched to QC Islam, and no longer call myself a sunni:

1) What is "Maqam-e-Mehmood" in 17:79?
2) To whom does God say in 94:4 "we have raised your Zikr" Is it the personal zikr of Prophet Muhammad pbuh? or is it the zikr (quran) given to him which is elevated? If it is the personal zikr of Prophet then the traditionalists give the excuse that since God has elevated the zikr of Prophet, who are you (QC people) to ask us not to glorify him all day long and not sing naats about him.
3) What is the correct understanding of 12:76?? Did God make a seemingly cunning plan for the Prophet Jospeh and then approve of it? because God is all Just as we know about Him? then why did God approve of this clever stratagem, which appears questionable to some people.

Please, i implore you all after Allah swt to help me answer these questions, may Allah swt reward you immensely for your time and efforts. JAK

Regards,

Nabil Arshad Farooqi

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Q&As with Joseph Islam - Information Only / What would be the correct interpretation of 5:66 & 5:68? - For Joseph Islam

« on: July 22, 2016, 09:56:15 PM »

Dear Joseph Abraham Islam,

Please help me im a bit confused! Traditionalists say that Quran gives hints of extra-scriptural revelations to previous nations (ahl-e-kitab) and how it was necessary for ahl-e-kitab to believe in them also, and hence, by analogical deductions they say that extra-scriptural revelations (ahadees) apart from Quran are to be believed in by Muslims as well. They give reference of the following two verses:

"If they had upheld the Torah, the Injeel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been rewarded from above them and below their feet. From among them is a pious nation, but many of them commit evil." Quran 5:66

and

"Say, "O people of the book, you are not upon anything until you uphold the Torah and the Injeel and what was sent down to you from your Lord." For many of them, what was sent down to you from your Lord will only increase them in transgression and rejection. So do not feel sorry for the ingrates." Quran 5:68

They claim that apart from Injeel and Torah, other revelations (most probably wahi-e-khafi) were also to be believed in by the previous nations, therefore, Muslims also have to believe in wahi-e-khafi (ahadees) of their Prophet Muhammad pbuh.

What is your take on the matter? and what is the correct interpretation or translation of the verse keeping in mind the grammar and linguistics of arabic as well.

I am anxiously waiting for your reply, may Allah reward you immensly.

Thanks & Best of Regards,

Nabil Arshad Farooqi

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Discussions / The use of 33:36 to authorize Hadees

« on: March 07, 2016, 01:59:49 AM »

Dear Joseph Islam,

Please let me know about the verse 33:36 "it is not for an acknowledging man or acknowledging woman, if God and His messenger issue any command, that they have any choice in their decision. Anyone who disobeys God and His messenger, he has gone far astray." What would be the correct understanding?
Hadith-centric use this verse to justify their claims for ahadees corpus.

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General Discussions / What is maqam-e-mehmood in 17:79

« on: February 28, 2016, 09:25:45 PM »

Please can anyone explain to me the meaning of maqam-e-mehmood in 17:79?
Is this the rank that will be given to the Prophet pbuh on the day of judgement as traditionalists claim?

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Islamic Duties / Questions about Durood Shareef Prayer & Attaheyat

« on: January 12, 2016, 02:57:03 AM »

Dear Sir JAI,

By the grace of Allah, i have now turned to quran-centric Islam but regarding Salat i have a few questions about "Jalsa" (sitting) position in the Salat:
1) Now that "Attaheyat" does not make any sense, because since the Prophet is not omni-present and it is hard to believe that the Prophet pbuh actually read this Attehyaat himself, why will he be addressing himself in the first place? and the traditionalists give explanations that this is the dialogue between Allah, Prophet Muhammad pbuh and Gabriel on the Miraj ascension a story which finds no support from the quran and seems fabricated to me. This "Dialogue" explanation also seems to be conjured outta thin air as i have not come across another hadees to explain it. It might be someone's opinion without any textual evidence. So, can i recite any other Quranic prayer of Prophets in the place of Attaheyaat?

2) I have read your article about Durood Shareef Prayer. Quran tells us that Prophet Muhammad pbuh is not the Father of any of the believers and is the messenger of Allah and seal of Prophets. Now, what is this progeny of Muhammad pbuh are we praying for? As per historical records, Prophet's sons did not survive and his daughters were married, the lineage is carried by males, we all know that and not from female children, such as Fatima's sons from Ali are "Aal of Ali" and not of Prophet Muhammad pbuh. So how does this durood make any sense? Can i omit this durood and say some other quranic prayers?

Please help me i shall be much obliged.

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Discussions / Mutwatir Hadees

« on: October 17, 2015, 08:02:07 PM »

Aoa,

I have a question, as Quran instructs us to have atleast two witnesses for a financial matter, can using the same directive we approve mutwatir ahadees, which have atleast two persons narrating from the start in two different chains? or the two witnesses are necessary for worldly matters only and not for divine revelations or anything that is a part of God's infallible system?

What will be the status of such a mutwatir hadees? will it become binding on us if it gives us extra-quranic law or theology and what about mutwatir ahadees that have more than 2 persons from the start of isnad? Can they then become authoritative? I know, its authenticity will no doubt increase but will it become a binding on us?

Thanks in advance!

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General Discussions / Was Battle of Tabook an Offense from Muslims or was it defensive?

« on: October 07, 2015, 02:59:25 AM »

Aoa,

Please tell me if the battle of tabook as detailed in quran was offensive or defensive? As i have heard that Prophet pbuh wrote letter to roman king and he killed the Prophet's emissary.

Please elaborate, i shall be much obliged.

Thanks in advance.

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General Discussions / Expansion of Khilafat in Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar's era.

« on: October 04, 2015, 01:13:36 AM »

Aoa,

I have read the articles posted by Sire Joseph Islam, which mainly portray that Islam does not allow one to invade other people's lands and only allows for self-defense or to remove oppression and make justice prevail.

Now, with this in mind, it seems that all the khilafat expansion from hijaz to europe and africa in Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar's Era were illegal and against Quranic directives?!

Moreover, people say that Islam is a system of life, and all systems want to prevail and subdue other systems. So it means that various parties like "hizb-u-tehrir" are right in their stance to make Islamic System rid all other systems from the world?!

Please elaborate and help me, im confused

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Islamic Duties / Forbidden Prayer Times

« on: October 01, 2015, 04:54:02 AM »

Aoa,

I have known that certain prayer times are forbidden as per sunnah i.e. during sun-rise and during sun-set as it can match polytheists's worship times of prostrating to sun.

Does Islam forbid us to pray at certain times?

Thanks.

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General Discussions / Is weaning Period two years or thirty months? a contradiction in Quran?

« on: September 30, 2015, 02:39:08 AM »

Dear All,

Please clear my confusion, as some people say that the weaning period of 2 years and 30 months in the quran stated in the verses 31:14 and 46:15 are apparent contradictions.

Are these really contradictions? or are we not understanding the verses the right way.

Kindly elaborate and give me a chance to oblige.

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General Discussions / Is Wahi literal?

« on: September 18, 2015, 10:57:34 PM »

Assalam o Alaikum,

Please educate me, is "Wahi" given to Prophets literal or an idea is inspired to him and he translates that idea into his own words? In other words, is a wahi the exact words of God brought by Gabriel to the Prophet or a basic idea of what to say.

Im a newbie so please bear with me  and my questions, i know they can be silly at times Thanks in advance for you inputs everyone.

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Discussions / A question about Munafiqoon.

« on: September 18, 2015, 05:08:11 AM »

I have a question which is troubling me.

Allah says in the Quran to Prophet Muhammad pbuh that you do not know about hypocrites around you, but then in surah Taubah, Allah instructs the Prophet pbuh to not offer funeral prayers for them. How would Prophet know who is a munafiq, if Allah says you do not about munafiqs, and how can he know whose funeral prayer he should not offer.
Thanks in advance for your time and efforts.