Question: What is the interpretation of Ayah 9, Surah 63, where Allah (swt) says: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ {9} [Shakir 63:9] O you who believe! let not your wealth, or your children, divert you from the remembrance of Allah; and [...]

Question: Why are the duas told/recited by the Prophets (anbiya) in Holy Quran always start with ربنا ? Eg. ( ربنا هب لنا ) ( ربنا اتنا في الدنيا حسنه ) Answer: The divine attribute of “ar-Rabb” (الربّ) literally means to gradually nurture something or someone towards their perfection. Thus, parental job is التربیۀ (to [...]

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: Why is the word ‘Ibrahim’ in Surat Al-Baqarah spelt differently than it is in every other Surah? Answer: There is an expression in the science of caligraphy of the Quran علم رسم الخط that is called: فرش الحروف It means there are certain words (الحروف here means الکلمات) that there is no proper rule [...]

Question: I suffer from mild anxiety and most of it is due to fear of the night. This problem almost destroyed my health and marriage, medical advice has not helped. Is it harram (forbidden) to have a Sheikh open the Quran for me? Answer: It is clear that ‘opening’ the holy Quran and doing Istikhara with it [...]

Question: I need some assistance with some Ayaat of the Quran, which include and are similar to the following Ayah: فَإِذَا انْسَلَخَ الْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوهُمْ وَاقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ ۚ فَإِنْ تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ “So when the sacred months have passed [...]

Question: What does this Ayah really mean about prayers? I didn’t quite understand its meaning: Surat Hood, Ayah 114: وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ۚ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّاكِرِينَ “And keep up prayer in the two parts of the day and in the first hours of the night; surely [...]

Question: Can you please explain the basic meaning of the Ayah below? Surah 39 Ayah 4: “Had Allah willed to take a child, He would have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He created. Glory to Him (He is above such things).” Answer: In English grammar we call the above sentence the third type [...]

Question: Can we say that  non-Muslims such as Hindus and Buddhist  are Kafirs? What is the true definition of the word Kafir? Answer: Kafir in the terminology of the Quran (as affirmed by the late Allama Tabatabei in al-Mizan) is an expression for a disbeleiver who knowingly and arrogantly rejects Islam. Thus,“it’s equal to them [...]

Question: What is Islam’s view of the beating of wives? Lots of non-believers bring up Surat An-Nisā’ 4:34 and state that Islam allows beating of women and therefore is an unjust religion. Answer: This ayah (Surah An-Nisa 4:34) is in the top 5 points raised by the opponents of Islam, who say this religion is against [...]