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: 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: Is it haram (forbidden) to put flowers on the dead’s grave? Also, my husbands uncle is really religious and he told us that the dead can not hear nor see us, I asked another sheikha and she said the same but if we make duaa for them a star sends it to the dead every [...]

Question: Do our marhumeens (passed away relatives) listen to us and can they respond to us if they want? Answer: The souls in Barzakh can hear us and can benefit from our visits and our prayer for them. They also visit their families and see what is happenning to them. When Imam al-Sadiq (as) was asked [...]

Question: I had a discussion recently about the highest state to reach in jannah (heaven) and martyrs. The person I talked to said that the highest level you get from Allah (swt) is when you die while performing jihad for Allah (swt). He means in a war situation and fighting and dying for Allah (swt), and this is how [...]

Question: People have told me that it is unfair how Islam says that non-Muslims are all going to hell, regardless of whether or not they have done good deeds in this world. Why is this fair? Shouldn’t they be rewarded for their good deeds, and how are they supposed to know about Islam if they [...]

Question: Can you please briefly explain what the Barzakh (purgatory) is? Answer: The term Barzakh (1) literally means a barrier between two things. In Islamic terminology, it is meant for a world between Here and the Hereafter. Since the world of Barzakh is still beyond the knowledge of man (2), all what we know is from the [...]

Question: Please provide proofs that a hereafter and a resurrection day can possibly exist. Answer: Proofs for the Possibility of the Hereafter 1. First Creation The human body is made up of several chemical elements. The elements include minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper, etc. Mankind is created from soil and will return to soil. Therefore, [...]