I thought so until I realized 25:51 which is:
"And if We had pleased We would certainly have raised a warner in every town."
"And if We had pleased We would certainly have raised a warner in every town."
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#22
General Discussions / question about 24:58 (lam yablughoo alhuluma) ?
April 30, 2016, 12:54:07 AM
Assalamu alaikum folks,
This question is basically about "lam" and "lamma" prepositions. We have "lam" in 65:4 (lam yahidna), not "lamma". It makes sense when you think of it with 65:4 and the women who don't menstruate.
But in 24:58, I expected "lamma" for the children who haven't "yet" hit the puberty. But the preposition in that ayat is also "lam" not "lamma".
Why is it "lam" and not "lamma" there in 24:58 ?
Can someone please inform me about this grammatical situation we have here ?
This question is basically about "lam" and "lamma" prepositions. We have "lam" in 65:4 (lam yahidna), not "lamma". It makes sense when you think of it with 65:4 and the women who don't menstruate.
But in 24:58, I expected "lamma" for the children who haven't "yet" hit the puberty. But the preposition in that ayat is also "lam" not "lamma".
Why is it "lam" and not "lamma" there in 24:58 ?
Can someone please inform me about this grammatical situation we have here ?
#23
General Discussions / copyright questions ???
April 22, 2016, 06:07:14 AM
Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters,
What do you think about the copyrighted materials on the internet ? Is it "always" stealing ? or are there any exceptions ?
For example:
-downloading content from torrent sites ?
-reading or downloading scanned papers or books to study (if we have no idea that the author gave his/her consent) ?
-watching movies or tv series on some websites online ?
-downloading or listening to music online ?
etc...
What do you think about the copyrighted materials on the internet ? Is it "always" stealing ? or are there any exceptions ?
For example:
-downloading content from torrent sites ?
-reading or downloading scanned papers or books to study (if we have no idea that the author gave his/her consent) ?
-watching movies or tv series on some websites online ?
-downloading or listening to music online ?
etc...
#24
General Discussions / seven skies in 71:15... how could old people know ?
April 08, 2016, 07:33:40 PM
assalamu alaikum folks,
According to 71:15, how could the people of old times, the people of Prophet Nuh (pbuh), think about seven skies ? How did they know about the layers of the atmosphere or seven layers of the universe ? Didn't they just see "a sky" over them ? How did they understand this ayah ?
According to 71:15, how could the people of old times, the people of Prophet Nuh (pbuh), think about seven skies ? How did they know about the layers of the atmosphere or seven layers of the universe ? Didn't they just see "a sky" over them ? How did they understand this ayah ?
#25
General Discussions / i need help understanding 4:75 and ISIS connection !
March 29, 2016, 11:42:42 PM
Assalamu alaikum folks,
When we talk about war (qital) between us and disbelievers etc, we are always reminded of "the borders" of fighting against these group of people, and that is in Surah Mumtahanah ayats 60:8 and 60:9. However, 4:75 is usually "not mentioned" in these kind of statements. Why is that ?
Last night i watched a video, showing dead bodies of innocent childen, men and women in Muslim countries, bombs blowing up the streets houses and civil folk. When i remembered 4:75 after watching it, i felt like a "hyprocrite", doing nothing but worrying about "my" future, "my" school, "my" family... We just do nothing! Then for a moment i thought about ISIS and such groups. What if those terrorist organizations recruit new volunteers to their groups in this way ? Honestly, what is there to say against their word, if they talk about 4:75 ? How can "we" claim that "we" are doing the right thing, when 4:75 is considered ? What should we say to those young people who wants to join them to defend the weak and the needy, mentioned in 4:75 ?
I'm personally deeply worried about myself when i think of this ayat, sitting here and doing nothing! Allah talks about hypocrites and those who run away from fighting (qital) in the way of Allah in the fourth surah and their punishment ! May Allah protect us from being in the same category with those sinners.
Can you guys make a comment on this ? I need your opinion urgently.
When we talk about war (qital) between us and disbelievers etc, we are always reminded of "the borders" of fighting against these group of people, and that is in Surah Mumtahanah ayats 60:8 and 60:9. However, 4:75 is usually "not mentioned" in these kind of statements. Why is that ?
Last night i watched a video, showing dead bodies of innocent childen, men and women in Muslim countries, bombs blowing up the streets houses and civil folk. When i remembered 4:75 after watching it, i felt like a "hyprocrite", doing nothing but worrying about "my" future, "my" school, "my" family... We just do nothing! Then for a moment i thought about ISIS and such groups. What if those terrorist organizations recruit new volunteers to their groups in this way ? Honestly, what is there to say against their word, if they talk about 4:75 ? How can "we" claim that "we" are doing the right thing, when 4:75 is considered ? What should we say to those young people who wants to join them to defend the weak and the needy, mentioned in 4:75 ?
I'm personally deeply worried about myself when i think of this ayat, sitting here and doing nothing! Allah talks about hypocrites and those who run away from fighting (qital) in the way of Allah in the fourth surah and their punishment ! May Allah protect us from being in the same category with those sinners.
Can you guys make a comment on this ? I need your opinion urgently.
#26
General Discussions / "athab" and "iqab" difference
March 28, 2016, 03:35:39 AM
Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters
In 6:165 ALLAH tells us that He is "saree-al-iqab". What is the normal translation of the word "iqab". I've read many translations where it's translated as"punishment". I guess they are mistaken because, there are lots of ayats about ALLAH being, Al-Halim, He delays the punishment, He doesn't punish right away... So does this "iqab" mean the same as "athab (or adhab)" ?
In 6:165 ALLAH tells us that He is "saree-al-iqab". What is the normal translation of the word "iqab". I've read many translations where it's translated as"punishment". I guess they are mistaken because, there are lots of ayats about ALLAH being, Al-Halim, He delays the punishment, He doesn't punish right away... So does this "iqab" mean the same as "athab (or adhab)" ?
#27
General Discussions / are "foremost people" few in later times ?
March 17, 2016, 08:23:51 AM
From 56:7 to 56:14, ALLAH talks about three groups of people and the first group as the "foremost" group. Within the first group there are a few people from the later times. Why is that ? Does this mean that the people from old times were more successful than us in terms of faith or knowledge ?
#28
Islamic Duties / a question about the "middle prayer"
March 12, 2016, 08:35:03 PM
Assalamu alaikum folks,
I've read Brother Joseph's article on daily prayers and "wusta prayer". Long time ago in an Islamic website there was a study in which the middle prayer was defined as "maghrib prayer". Because when you take the sunrise as the beginning of the day, the first daily prayer is "noon" prayer, not fajr. We pray fajr when the sky becomes bright enough "before" the sunrise. So we can say fajr prayer actually belongs to the ending/final edge of the "night time". When you take the "noon" prayer as the first (Surah Jumu'ah supports this with 62:9, the first prayer of the day !), "maghrib" becomes the middle prayer automatically. This makes sense to me because the period of time for "maghrib" is rather short and should be taken seriously and handled "carefully".
What do you think about this idea ?
I've read Brother Joseph's article on daily prayers and "wusta prayer". Long time ago in an Islamic website there was a study in which the middle prayer was defined as "maghrib prayer". Because when you take the sunrise as the beginning of the day, the first daily prayer is "noon" prayer, not fajr. We pray fajr when the sky becomes bright enough "before" the sunrise. So we can say fajr prayer actually belongs to the ending/final edge of the "night time". When you take the "noon" prayer as the first (Surah Jumu'ah supports this with 62:9, the first prayer of the day !), "maghrib" becomes the middle prayer automatically. This makes sense to me because the period of time for "maghrib" is rather short and should be taken seriously and handled "carefully".
What do you think about this idea ?
#29
General Discussions / how should we understand 47:36 with 9:111 ?
March 09, 2016, 12:58:37 AM
Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters...
How do you think we should approach these two ayats together in the light of their context ?
47:36:
[This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allah , He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties.
9:111:
Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
How do you think we should approach these two ayats together in the light of their context ?
47:36:
[This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allah , He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties.
9:111:
Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
#30
General Discussions / Breaking the promise ?
March 05, 2016, 11:24:28 AM
Assalamu alaikum folks,
What is the punishment of Allah for those who gave a promise to Allah and then couldn't keep it. (I'm not talking about oath but "ahd"). I gave promise to Allah for trying my best to keep away from a sin that i committed a while ago. But sometimes i am really struggling to keep myself in control. When i remember that sin from time to time, my "nafs" just craves it again. When that happens i really become so depressed and tired and then i start thinking the "punishment" for breaking my promise.
Just now i was reading 9:75-77 and these ayats punched me in the face so to speak. For these people who broke their "ahd" to Allah, ayat 77 is:
"So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts, (to last) till the Day, whereon they shall meet Him: because they broke their covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again)."
Those part of the surah Tawba seems to be about the "Mushrikin" but still i'm scared of the consequences. So what is the punishment for "breaking a promise or not being able to fulfil a promise to Allah" in the Quran. Maybe I'm misinterpreting the ayats for this condition of mine.
What do you guys think about this ?
What is the punishment of Allah for those who gave a promise to Allah and then couldn't keep it. (I'm not talking about oath but "ahd"). I gave promise to Allah for trying my best to keep away from a sin that i committed a while ago. But sometimes i am really struggling to keep myself in control. When i remember that sin from time to time, my "nafs" just craves it again. When that happens i really become so depressed and tired and then i start thinking the "punishment" for breaking my promise.
Just now i was reading 9:75-77 and these ayats punched me in the face so to speak. For these people who broke their "ahd" to Allah, ayat 77 is:
"So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts, (to last) till the Day, whereon they shall meet Him: because they broke their covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again)."
Those part of the surah Tawba seems to be about the "Mushrikin" but still i'm scared of the consequences. So what is the punishment for "breaking a promise or not being able to fulfil a promise to Allah" in the Quran. Maybe I'm misinterpreting the ayats for this condition of mine.
What do you guys think about this ?
#31
General Discussions / having a hard time understanding "changing the creation of Allah"
March 04, 2016, 04:18:52 AM
Assalamu alaikum guys,
This topic confuses me a lot. Because this doubt of "Is this actually changing the creation of Allah" can pop up in our minds on a daily basis. Most of the time I can't decide what counts as changing the creation of Allah and what doesn't. For example;
Going to the gym because you want to get fit, bigger muscles, strength, agility etc... Am i making a mistake by getting my muscles developed ?
Hair transplantation because i have male pattern alopecia ?
Shaping or trimming beard, hair, eyebrows etc. ?
Using prosthetic arm/leg etc... ?
How should we think about this topic with a Quranic perspective ?
This topic confuses me a lot. Because this doubt of "Is this actually changing the creation of Allah" can pop up in our minds on a daily basis. Most of the time I can't decide what counts as changing the creation of Allah and what doesn't. For example;
Going to the gym because you want to get fit, bigger muscles, strength, agility etc... Am i making a mistake by getting my muscles developed ?
Hair transplantation because i have male pattern alopecia ?
Shaping or trimming beard, hair, eyebrows etc. ?
Using prosthetic arm/leg etc... ?
How should we think about this topic with a Quranic perspective ?
#32
General Discussions / a question about 6:101
March 04, 2016, 04:01:02 AM
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu,
Dear brothers and sisters,
I have a question regarding 6:101, which puzzles me these days, constantly on my mind. Can you make a comment on this please:
ALLAH says in this ayat: " ... How could He have a son, when He does not have a companion ..." But when i read this ayat, Maryam(as) comes to my mind, as she gave birth to Isa (as) without a partner, by ALLAH's will. So why would ALLAH need (hasha) a companion for that ?
May ALLAH reward you all good in this world and the next.
Dear brothers and sisters,
I have a question regarding 6:101, which puzzles me these days, constantly on my mind. Can you make a comment on this please:
ALLAH says in this ayat: " ... How could He have a son, when He does not have a companion ..." But when i read this ayat, Maryam(as) comes to my mind, as she gave birth to Isa (as) without a partner, by ALLAH's will. So why would ALLAH need (hasha) a companion for that ?
May ALLAH reward you all good in this world and the next.