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Last edition, we reproduced a piece published in the Guardian newspaper of 4 July 2007 protesting the attempt to pass the innocuously titled "Convention for the Elimination of all, forms of...
Contemporary Issues & Misconceptions
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The sixth century after the migration of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from Makkah to al-Madeenah witnessed an outstanding assemblage of brilliant men and women who excelled...
Social Dealings
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I think we can all agree that one of the underlying pervasive problems of the Ummah today is poverty with wide ranging ramifications. You could choose almost any indicator of development from...
Faith and Creed
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Question:
Is it permissible for a person who is owed a debt to give zakaah to the debtor on condition that he gives it back to payoff his debt?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah. It is permissible for a...
Fatawa
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This refers to the agreement of all the mujtahidun of a particular time in the history of Islaam after the death of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa salam), on a particular ruling concerning a...
Islamic Law
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The 'aam (lit. 'general') is a word that applies to all the members of a specific set, no matter how small or large that set is. For example, Allaah says:
"Every soul shall taste death." (Q3 [Aal-...
Quran & Prophetic traditions
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Question: On the night of the thirtieth of Sha'ban we went out to sight the crescent, but the weather was cloudy so we could not see it. Should we fast the thirtieth day of Sha'baan, because it is a...
Fatawa
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How do we refute someone that says:
"How do you know that this is a word of God? What if Muhammad just made it up as if it is a word from God."
Please tell me how to convince him that Qur'an is a...
Fatawa
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