Shehzad Saleem

Qur'an 

Jul-Aug 98

Where is the Oldest Qur’an?

Sep-Oct 98

A Verse of Surah Tahrim

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Fake Qur’anic Verses on the Internet

Jan 99

Compilation of the Qur’an

Mar 99

The Significance of the Number ‘‘7’’ in the Qur’an

Apr 99

Men Turning into Monkeys and Swine 

Jun 99

Reciting the Qur'an

Sep 99

‘‘Your Wives are like your Cultivated Land’’

Oct 99

A Contradiction in the Qur’an!

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Gog and Magog

Jan 2000

Who takes the Souls after Death?

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Explanation of some Qur’anic Verses

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Who is Khidr?

Mar 2000

Some Misleading Translations of Qur’anic Verses

Apr 2000

The Mutashabihat of the Qur’an

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‘‘Time Leap’’ in the Qur’an

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Is Rajm a Qur’anic Punishment?

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Are the Words of the Qur’an Spoken by Allah?

May 2000

A ‘‘Discrepancy’’ in the Qur’anic Law of Inheritance

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The Qur’anic View on Creation 

Jun 2000

A Qur’anic Verse

Jul 2000

Explanation of a Qur’anic Construction

Aug 2000

Is Learning Qur’anic Arabic Necessary?

Sep 2000

Names of the Qur’anic Surahs

Dec 2000

Masculine Gender for God 

Jan 2001

Using the Walkman to Learn the Qur’an

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A Historian’s Queries on some verses of Surah Yusuf

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Does the Qur’an contain Guidance for Everything?

Feb 2001

The Significance of the Fortieth Year of One’s Life

Mar 2001

A ‘‘Heretical’’ Translation of the Qur’an

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Use of ‘‘We’’ for Allah

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Solomon’s Death

Jul 2001

The Honey Bee and Divine Revelation

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Success and the Qur’an

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Erroneous basis for ‘‘Abrogation’’

Nov 2001

Is the Earth Flat according to the Qur’an?

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Protection of the Divine Message

Dec 2001

Different Themes of the same Surah

Jan 2002

The Bismillah Verse

Feb 2002

What is the Guarded Tablet?

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The Time Period for Creation

Jul 2002

A Question on a Qur’anic Usage

Aug 2002

Protection of Previous Scriptures

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Was Noah’s Son Saved?

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The Return of Jesus (sws)

Oct 2002

Reading vs Understanding the Qur’an

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Was Eve created from Adam’s Rib?

 

 Hadith&Sunnah

May 99

Who are Martyrs? 

Sep 99

Addressing the Dead 

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Istikharah and Frightening Dreams

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Praising Someone

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Paradise and the Companions of the Prophet (sws)

Aug 2001

Was Eve created from Adam’s Rib?

Nov 2001

Difference between Hadith and Sunnah

 

God & Monotheism

May 99

Towards Monotheism "Gradually"

Jun 99

Wearing an ‘‘Allah Pendant’’

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Wearing Charms

Oct 99

Fate and Predestination 

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How to increase Iman? 

Nov 99

Surrendering to Allah’s Will (1)

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Surrendering to Allah’s Will (2) 

Jun 2000

Horoscopes

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What made Allah Create man?

Jul 2000

Mediation with Allah

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God and Intuition

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How to Adore the Almighty?

Apr 2001

Talking to Atheists

May 2001

Friendship with Allah

Nov 2001

Foreknowledge and the Angels

Jan 2002

Trial of the Affluent

 

Prophethood

May-Jun 98

The Prophet (sws) and Magic

Jul-Aug 98

Ascension of the Prophet (sws)

Jan 99

12th of Rabi al-Awwal

Mar 99

Sending Blessings on the Prophet (sws)

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Difference between Nabi and Rasul

Jun 99

The Return of Jesus (sws)

Dec 99

Was the Prophet (sws) Literate?

Apr 2000

The Similarity of Moses (sws) with Muhammad (sws)

Aug 2000

Is Belief in Muhammad (sws) Necessary?

Jul 2001

Gabriel and the Jews

Oct 2001

Who is the Messiah?

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Reading the Milad

Nov 2001

Selection of Prophets

Dec 2001

Who is the Greatest Prophet?

Oct 2002

The Exemplary Personality of the Prophet (sws)

 

The Hereafter

Jul-Aug 98

The Dead and Barzakh

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Grieving for the Dead

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Women outnumbering Men in Hell!

Apr 99

The Fate of Non-Muslims

Dec 2000

Human Conscience and the Day of Judgement

Jan 2001

Accountability of Children in the Hereafter

Mar 2001

Accountability of a Person Who Dies in Ramadan

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Fate of Non-Muslims

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Maidens for Men; ‘‘Nothing’’ for Women

Dec 2001

Salvation for Non-Muslims

Apr 2002

Torment in the Grave

 

Worship 

Mar-Apr 98

Charity instead of Animal Sacrifice

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If Annual Sacrifice is not Possible?

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Shortening of Prayers

May-Jun 98

Sajdah and Nafal Prayers

Jul-Aug 98

The Obligatory Rak`ats of the Prayer

Sep-Oct 98

The Philosophy of Tayammum (Dry Ablution)

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Soil and Tayammum

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Taking Allah’s Name while Slaughtering

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Some Questions about the Prayer

Nov-Dec 98

Salaries of Imams of Masjids

Jan 99

Is Bowing down in Martial Arts Forbidden?

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Dhikr

Mar 99

Women Leading the Prayer

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Fasting on Fridays

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Origins of the Prayer

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The Three Major Sins

Apr 99

Repentance

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S~adaqah on Someone else’s Behalf 

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Zakah to Dependants

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Zakah from the Husband’s Money 

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Niyyah of Salah

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When Should a Child start Worshipping

May 99

Prayer Timings

Jun 99

Termination of Wudu

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Some Questions about Salah

Sep 99

When does Hajj become Obligatory?

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Preferred Times of Reciting the Qur’an

Oct 99

The Witr Prayer

Jan 2000

Visiting Churches, Temples and Mosques

Apr 2000

Similarity of Islamic Rituals with Paganism

Jun 2000

Praying after ‘Asr 

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Washing Body Parts Three Times in Wudu

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Missed Out Prayers

Jul 2000

Compensating Rituals Missed during Menses

Aug 2000

Is Hajj-i Badal a form of Isal-i Thawab?

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Some Questions about the Prayer

Oct 2000

Tombs and Mausoleums

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Five Prayers or Three Prayers

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Is Head Covering essential for Men during the Prayer?

Feb 2001

Women leading Worship Rituals

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Should Women cover their Feet while Praying?

Mar 2001

Silent and Loud Prayers

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Fasting on Behalf of Someone

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Sighting the Moon

Apr 2001

Change of Plans in Mosque Construction

May 2001

Jogging to the Mosque

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Reciting Surah Fatihah in the Prayer

Jul 2001

Cannot the Indebted Perform Hajj?

Sep 2001

A Clarification regarding the Friday Prayer

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Status of Holding Hands in the Prayer

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Which Son did Abraham (sws) offer for Sacrifice?

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Why did the Almighty ask for Ishmael’s Sacrifice?

Oct 2001

Why is Worship Obligatory?

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Praying behind a ‘‘Bad’’ Imam

Nov 2001

The Essentials of ‘Umrah

Dec 2001

Praying for Non-Muslims

Feb 2002

The Ritual of I‘tikaf

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Why were the Angels asked to bow down before Adam?

May 2002

Making Vows of Worship

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Praying with Shoes on

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The Dress of a Pilgrim

Jul 2002

Reading Wazifahs

Aug 2002

Women and Praying at Home?

Nov 2002

Praying in a Mosque constructed from Illegal Resources

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The Middle Prayer

Jan 2005

When does Hajj become Obligatory?

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Which Son did Abraham (sws) offer for Sacrifice?

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Why did the Almighty ask for Ishmael’s Sacrifice?

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Charity instead of Animal Sacrifice

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Taking Allah’s Name while Slaughtering

Oct 2006

Fasting on Behalf of Someone

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Sighting the Moon

 

Political Issues

May-Jun 98

Welfare of non-Muslim Citizens

Jan 99

73 Sects 

Dec 99

Democracy and Islam

Apr 2000

Should Muslims Living in Non-Muslim Countries Unite?

Feb 2001

Islamic Guidelines for the Foreign Policy

Apr 2001

Authority of the Majority

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Establishment of an Islamic State

Jul 2001

Does a Muslim Ruler have the Right to Veto?

Oct 2001

Religious Freedom and Abraham’s Idol-Bashing?

Jan 2002

Can a Woman be Elected as President of an MSA?

Feb 2002

Can a Woman become the Head of State?

Nov 2002

Transplant of a Thief’s Amputated Hand

Dec 2002

Does a Muslim Ruler have the Right to Veto

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Can a Woman Become a Head of State

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Authority of the Majority

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Conditions of Revolt against an Islamic State

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Status of Non-Muslim Citizens

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Parliamentary or Presidential Form of Government

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Secularism and the Founder of Pakistan

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Establishment of an Islamic State

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Islamic Guidelines for Foreign Policy

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Should Muslims of a Non-Muslim Country Unite Politically

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73 Sects

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The Baseless Doctrine of Vicegerency of Man

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Imposition of Khiraj

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What is the System of Khilafat?

 

Economic Issues

Mar-Apr 98

GP Fund

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Some Questions About Zakah

Nov-Dec 98

Distribution of Inheritance

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Credit Cards

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Insurance

Jan 99

Distribution of Inheritance

Mar 99

Revision of Zakah Rates

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Calculation of Zakah

Nov 99

Inheritance and Gifts

Dec 99

Taking Interest for a Noble Cause

Jan 2000

Benefiting from Interest Money

Jun 2000

Renting out Assets to Perpetrators of Evil

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Zakah on Money Reserved for Buying Personal Item 

Jul 2000

Taxes Other than Zakah

Aug 2000

Why is Riba Forbidden?

Dec 2000

Inflationary Adjustments

Jan 2001

Zakah on Lent Amount

Feb 2001

Prohibition of Sadqah for the Prophet’s family

Mar 2001

Taking Interest from Non-Muslims

Aug 2001

Stability of Interest Based Economies

Sep 2001

Zakah to Non-Muslims

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The Daughter’s Share in Inheritance

Oct 2001

Using Interest Money received to pay Interest

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A Justification for Interest

Jan 2002

Zakah for unmarried Pregnant Teens

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Zakah on Stocks 

Aug 2002

Why is Gambling Prohibited?

Nov 2002

Inheritance of a Mentally Retarded Person

Mar 2003

Taking Interest from Non-Muslims

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Stability of Interest Based Economies

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Using Interest received to pay Interest

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A Justification for Interest

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Benefiting from Interest Money

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Taking Interest for a Noble Cause

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Earning Money through Lending

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Inflationary Adjustments

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Zakah on Stocks

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Zakah on Loans

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Can Zakah be given to Non-Muslims?

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Taxes Other than Zakah

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Calculation of Zakah

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Inheritance and Gifts

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The Daughter’s Share in Inheritance

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Why is Gambling Prohibited?

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GP Fund

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Insurance

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Prize Bonds

 

Social Issues

Dec 96

‘‘Unarranged’’ Marriages 

Mar-Apr 98

Nailpolish And Ablution, Masah on Stockings, Baby-Cur Hair 

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Women Travelling With A Mahram

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Wives’ Rights and Inheritance, Secret Marriages 

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Following One Mad hab 

May-Jun 98

Co-Education and Hijab

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Interaction Between Men and Women

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Strict Mothers-In-Law

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Helpless Wives

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Looking After Parents

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Pets and Mercy Killing 

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Magic And Enchanters (`Amils)

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About Fortune Tellers

Jul-Aug 98

A Case of Artificial Insemination 

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Can a Wife Refuse her Husband to have Sex?

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Dealing with Beggars

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Iddat 

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Masturbation 

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Women Visiting Graveyards

Sep-Oct 98

Why Should Men head a Family?

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The Right to Divorce

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If the method of Divorce is against the Shari`ah?

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Adoption in Islam

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Homosexuality

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Women Plucking their Facial Hairs

Nov-Dec 98

Was Eve created from Adam's Rib

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Image and Portrait Making

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Abortion

Jan 99

Forbidden Acts During Menses

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Mut`ah (Temporary Marriage)

Mar 99

Shaking Hands with a Woman

Apr 99

Research on the Equality of Sexes

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Celebrating Birthdays 

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When should Women Cover their Heads?

May 99

Relations with Non-Muslims

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Parental Consent in Marriage

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Are Women less Sensible than Men?

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Pre-Marriage Conduct and Love Affairs

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Obedience to Husbands

Jun 99

The Philosophy of Mahr

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The Delayed Departure of a Bride

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Wearing Silk

Sep 99

Permission for Second Marriage

Oct 99

Consummation of Marriage with Minor Girls

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Misunderstood Symbols of Bad Luck 

Nov 99

Migration to Non-Muslim Lands

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The Plight of a Distressed Wife

Dec 99

Muslim Women Marrying among Non-Muslims

Jan 2000

Modelling

Mar 2000

Is this Gender Discrimination?

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Queries of a Nursing Mother

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The Custody of Minors

May 2000

The Right to Beat Wives

Jun 2000

The Enmity between Able and Cain

Jul 2000

The Superiority of a Mother

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Who are Mahram Relatives?

Aug 2000

Sex out of Wedlock

Sep 2000

Is Covering the Head essential for Women?

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The Veil

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Some Questions about Sexual Conduct

Oct 2000

Polygamy vs Polyandry

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Organ Donation

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Ruling on Music

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Covering of Head before One’s Fiance

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Changes after Reversion to Islam

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Telephonic Marriage

Dec 2000

Can a Muslim be a Vegetarian ?

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Frequency of Sexual Intimacy

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Male-Female Friendship

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Making Friends with Atheists

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Looking more Beautiful in the Hijab

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The Purpose of the Hijab

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Islamic System of Education

Jan 2001

Suicide in Special Circumstances

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Use of the Feminine Gender

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Swimming at Beaches

Feb 2001

Were our progenitors Incestuous?

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The Evil Eye (Nazr-i Badd)

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Genetic Homosexuality

Apr 2001

Rights of an Engaged Couple

May 2001

Internet Chatting

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Marrying Christian Women

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Destroying a ‘‘Disabled’’ Foetus

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Intimacy during Menses

Jun 2001

Mundane and Spiritual Activities

Jul 2001

Marriage of Adulterers and Adulteresses

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Avoiding Sexual Attractions

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Handicapped Children

Aug 2001

Is Depression Condemned in Islam?

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Old Parents and old Home

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Why can’t Adults view Pornography?

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Is Travelling Allowed in Iddat

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Marriage Options

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Dealing with a Raped Woman

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Working in an Internet Café

Sep 2001

Separating from an Unattractive Fiancé

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Toleration of Lewdness by the Prophet (sws)

Oct 2001

Homosexual Gratification in Paradise!

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Dowry

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Are Ladies allowed to do Make-up?

Nov 2001

Can a Husband force his Wife to wear the Hijab?

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Elderly People and the Hijab

Dec 2001

Limits of Interaction with One’s Brother-in-Law

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Why so much Difference of Opinion among Muslims?

Jan 2002

Difficulties in Wearing the Hijab

Feb 2002

Should Muslim Women Talk from Behind a Veil?

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Role of Women in the Society

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An Intimate Question

Apr 2002

Does Islam allow Slavery?

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Should a Wife ask her Husband before Leaving the House?

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Did the Prophet (sws) Marry the Widow of his Adopted Son?

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Surrogate Motherhood

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Is Marriage Obligatory?

May 2002

Please Interpret my Dream

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Dealing with an ‘‘inhuman’’ Parent

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Should I marry a Banker?

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Family Planning

Jul 2002

The Directive of Slave Emancipation

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Can the Second Marriage be kept a Secret?

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Is Reading Novels Prohibited?

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If I keep Sinning again and again

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Women as Head of State

Aug 2002

The Case of Maria the Coptic

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Is Dating prohibited in Islam?

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Medical Examination of the Private Parts

Oct 2002

Can’t a Wife refuse Intimacy? 

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Dealing with Bad Husbands

Nov 2002

Watching Vulgar TV Programs

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About Fortune Tellers

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Looking after Parents

 

The Dietary Shari'ah

Jun 94

Halal Meat

Jan 99 

Are Fats and Bones of a Swine Prohibited?

Feb 99

Slaughtering and Takbir

Sep 99 Selling Items of Pig Skin

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Liquor as Medicine
Jan 2000 Halal Meat
Mar 2000 Can Perfumes Containing Alcohol be used?
Oct 2000 The Prohibition of Pork
Dec 2000 What is Jallalah?
Jan 2001 Eating Crabs and Lobsters

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Halal Diet
Mar 2001 Taking Allah’s Name while Slaughtering
Apr 2001 Is Kosher Allowed?
May 2001 Research on Edibles and other Items
Aug 2001 Eating Sheep’s Testicles
Oct 2001 Serving Prohibited Items
Jan 2002 Sea Food
May 2002 Eating a Prey killed by a Bullet

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Praying and Eating with Buddhist Parents

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Drinking Non-alcoholic Wine in Wine Glasses
Jul 2002 Halal Food

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To Buy or not to Buy

 

Islamic Customs & Etiquette

May-Jun 98

Early Burial, Dissecting Dead Bodies

Jul-Aug 98

The Significance of Visiting Graveyards

Nov-Dec 98

Naming the Young Ones

Jan 99

Colouring one’s Hair Black

Mar 99

Keeping Dogs

Apr 99

Celebrating Birthdays

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Wishing Christmas to Christian Friends

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Men Wearing Wedding Bands and Pendants

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Greeting Non-Muslims

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Standing up in Respect

Sep 99

Replying to a Sneeze

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 The Etiquette of Yawning

Oct 99

Expensive Weddings

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Eating with Non-Muslims

Nov 99

Walimah 

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Drinking Water while Standing

Jan 2000

Why have a Bath after having Sex?

Mar 2000

Showing Respect to the Qur’an

May 2000

Why should Finger Nails be Trimmed?

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The Question of Keeping a Beard (1)

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The Question of Keeping a Beard (2)

Jun 2000

The Question of Dress

Jul 2000

Tattooing

Dec 2000

Code of Dress in a Funeral Ceremony

Jan 2001

The Islamic way of Greeting

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Stress on Using the Right Hand

Mar 2001

Women Changing their Names after Marriage

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Birth Rites

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Folding Up the Legware

Apr 2001

Rights of an Engaged Couple

Aug 2001

Joint Family System

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Is using Olive Oil a Sunnah?

Oct 2001

Did Khadijah (rta) propose to Muhammad (sws)?

Nov 2001

Female Circumcision

Nov 2002

Grieving for the Dead

 

Jihad

May-Jun 98

Terrorism or Jihad

Nov-Dec 98

Jihad against the Disbelievers

Mar 2000

Waging War against Jews and Christians

Sep 2001

Jihad

Oct 2001

Who is a Kafir?

Dec 2001

Is Guerrilla Warfare allowed by Islam?

May 2002

Terrorism vs Struggle for Freedom

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Why is Islam so Violent?

Jun 2002

Waging War against the Jews and Christians

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Treatment of Prisoners of War

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The Sole Ground for Jihad

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Belligerence of Muslim Minorities

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Serving in the Army of a Non-Muslim Country

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Suicide Bombers

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Is Jihad only for Self-Defence?

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When does Jihad become Obligatory?

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Is Qital a Lesser Jihad?

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Jihad in the Bible

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Spreading Islam by the Sword

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Is the Qur’an a Manual of Jihad?

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Divine Right to Rule

Nov 2002

Amnesty at the Conquest of Makkah

 

Islamic Punishments 

Jan 97

The Punishment for Spilling Acid on Someone

Mar-Apr 98

Woman for a Woman

May-Jun 98

Relaxation in Islamic Punishments

Jul-Aug 98

The Punishment of Sleeping Together

Mar 2000

A Misconception about Islamic Punishments

Sep 2000

Misusing the Qisas Law

Apr 2001

Confessing Extramarital Relations

Aug 2001

Stealing in Retaliation

Dec 2001

Unjust Punishment in the Grave?

Feb 2002

Why are Islamic Punishments so Severe?

Nov 2002

Transplant of a Thief’s Amputated Hand

 

 

Da‘wah 

May-Jun 98

Non-Muslim Neighbours

Nov-Dec 98

Women attending Funerals

Jan 99

Involvement in Worldly Affairs

Dec 99

Dealing with a Weak Convert

Aug 2000

The Obligation of Da‘wah (Preaching)

Oct 2000

Obligations towards Non-Muslim Colleagues and Relatives

Feb 2001

A Case of a Converts Relationship with her Family

Mar 2001

How to Convert Non-Muslims?

Apr 2001

When Should I Convert?

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Cursing Non-Muslims

May 2001

Destroying the ‘‘Buddha’’ Statues

Oct 2001

Severing Ties with Relatives who Disobey God

Nov 2001

Why were the Jews called the ‘‘Chosen People’’?

Aug 2002

I Preach what I do not Practice

Oct 2002

Dealing with a Weak Convert

 

 Miscellaneous 

Mar-Apr 98

The Significance of Dajjal
" Razing Down Shrines

May-Jun 98

Oppressive Husbands
" The Mannat of Bibi Fatima

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Crowing Cocks and Braying Donkeys

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Differences between Shiites & Sunnis

Nov-Dec 98

Extraterrestrial Life

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Death of Young Children
Jan 99 Imam Mahdi
Jan 2000 The Objective of Islam
Mar 2000 Ruling on Cloning
Apr 2000 Do Angels Have Wings?
Jun 2000 The Struggle of Life
Aug 2000 The Issue of Copyright
Sep 2000 The Mission of ‘Renaissance’
Oct 2000 Satan: His Origin and Purpose
Jan 2001 Moslem or Muslim
Oct 2001 Who are the Banu Isma’il?
Feb 2002 What is Ijtihad?
Jul 2002 Can a Jinn possess a Human Being?
Oct 2002 The Correct Version of Islam

 

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