Question: I have very excellent Muslim friends and there’s this one friend who wasn’t really religious but somehow became a good Muslim now and everyone says “Allah had chosen to guide you brother alhamdulillah” Since I’m not guided does that mean Allah chose not to guide me and if so then there is no point [...]

Question: Is it possible for someone who is not a Shia to enter paradise? Why or why not? Answer: A person who believed in God and was not stubborn against the truth or deliberately opposed after it had become clear to them, will, by God’s Will, be allowed to enter paradise. Therefore, a non-Shi’a Muslim, [...]

Question: One of the Ayat discussing people who have focused on materialistic aspects of life is “Surely We have created many of the jinn and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not… etc.” (7:179). I have a question regarding the fact that the Ayah mentions ‘we have created many of the jinn [...]

Question: According to Sunnis, we believe Allah is not fair in His judgement? Please clarify. Answer: All Muslims believe that God is Just. In many instances throughout the Qur’an, Allah (SWT) declares that He does not oppress any of His creatures at all, and so there is no doubt about God’s Justice amongst all Muslims. [...]

Question: If a person has said the Shahada (the declaration of faith), then no matter how many sins he may have committed, will he still go to paradise after he has been purified in hell? For example, people like Saddam, or a normal muslim who dosen’t pray? Answer: One: If a Muslim believer wishes to enter [...]

Question: Allah has set up punishment 1000 times worse than the  torments in this world, that will last for eternity and not for a few moments or days. And Allah’s punishment is for people who just didn’t believe in him, or did personal sins, like zina (adultery), which I know is horrible, but does it deserve punishment forever? Or am I [...]

Question: This issue about free will always arises and feels like it contradicts with God being all-knowing and just. Does God know whether we go to heaven or Hell before he creates us? If so, then how is God just when he creates us even though we will end up in Hell? If not, then [...]

Question: A brother questioned me today as to why we say “Thank God I’m Muslim”. Does it imply that Allah made us Muslims? In this case, he made people kafir (disbelievers) aswell. But this violates the idea of Justice and free will. So then if converts choose Islam totally on their own, why do they thank Allah [...]

Question: What does Islam say about free will and determinism/predestination? Is there a contradiction? Answer: Shi’a theologians following the teachings of Ahlul-Bayt (a.s) reject both the dogma of absolute determinism as well as absolute free will. They believe in a matter in between. That means man has a free will in the matter of his actions although [...]

Question: What is the concept of evil, does it exist or not? I have read the book ‘Divine Justice’ by Shaheed Mutahari, and in it he gives a logical answer, saying  that evil is the absence of good, but do we have any Ayaat or hadiths to back this up? Answer: The Almighty Allah in Surat Ar-Ra’d [...]