Beliefs

Can we put flowers on graves, & can the dead really hear & see us?

Question: Is it haram (forbidden) to put flowers on the graves of dead people? Also, my husband’s uncle is →

God’s justice & knowledge, free will, & whether God creates us for either hell or heaven?

Question: This issue about free will always arises and feels like it contradicts with God being all-knowing and →

If someone converts to Islam freely, why do they thank God for an action they did themselves?

Question: A brother questioned me today as to why we say “Thank God I’m Muslim”. Does it imply that →

If evil is the absence of good, and God does not create evil, then what about the devils?

Question: If evil is the absence of good, and God does not create evil, then what about the devils? →

How does Satan suggest ideas to us?

Question: I’m kind of confused , I have heard that Satan is  running like blood in our bodies →

In many parts of the Quran there is the usage of ‘We’. Who else is meant along with God?

Question: In many parts of  the Quran there is the usage of ‘We’. For example, ”We ordered…”.  Now, who →

When converting to Islam do you have to go to a Sheikh or can you say it by yourself?

Question: When converting to Islam do you have to go to a Sheikh or can you say it →

Do our deceased relatives listen and respond to us if they want?

Question: Do our marhumeens (passed away relatives) listen to us and can they respond to us if they want? →

Since men are suppose to fight in war,how can women also reach the highest level in heaven?

Question: I had a discussion recently about the highest state to reach in jannah (heaven) and martyrs. The →

About Ayah 4:59: why is the phrase ‘olil-amr’ only mentioned once in the Ayah?

Question: I was discussing the verse 4:59 with a brother from the sunni school of thought and particularly →