Question: A sister wants to convert to the beautiful religion of Islam, how does she say the shahada to become a Muslim? And are witnesses required or is Allah (swt) sufficient as a witness? Answer: It is not necessary for any person to witness her recite the Shahadah. As you said, Allah, the Exalted, is [...]

Question: What is the rule for a Muslim man who wants to marry a Hindu or atheist? Answer: The Holy Qur’an says: “And do not marry *Al-Mushrikat *(idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) *Mushrikah *(idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you. [...]

Question: How can I convert a non-Muslim to Islam? Answer: 1. Learn about the teachings of Islam and pass them on to that person in the best possible manner. (discuss with them in a logical, polite and calm manner) 2. Show the values of Islam through your good conduct and mannerisms. 3. People’s mentality is [...]

Question: Why is Sharia law so violent, like stoning, cutting of hands, and lashing? This is why many people stay away from Islam, I thought Islam was a religion of forgiveness, why is it that our Sharia law has so many physically harmful ways of punishment? Isn’t imprisonment enough? Answer: The wisdom behind Islamic criminal [...]

Question: What are the meanings of Islam and Muslim? Answer: The words Islam and Muslim come from the root word: ‘aslama’ اسلم  which is in its turn from the original root s-l-m س ل م  with the verbal noun silm سلم . Silm is peace and aslama is to surrender in peace. Therefore, Islam is the religion of [...]

Question: The Quran states that: Jews said the Uzair (Ezra) was Ibn Allah (son of God). Is there any proof for that? Answer: Please consider the following points: a) First of all, the Quran does not say that this was the opinion of all the Jews throughout history, as believing in the divinity of Jesus has not [...]

Question: The Qur’an said that Jesus never called himself Ibn (son of) Allah, and that there were Christians that believed he was Abd Allah (servant of God), not Ibn Allah, like Ashab al Kahf, or Ashabal Ukhdud. Is there proof of these types of Christians? And the Quran also says that Christians worshipped Mary, is there any proof [...]

Question: I had an inquiry about the Christians and Jews. Their Books the Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible, are riddled with mistakes and errors, like earth being a flat disk, or earth being the center of the universe, and universe being 6000 years old. It is also full of violence, misogyny, cruelty etc. So [...]

Question: Dr William Craig is clearly one of the most prominent Christian philosphers today. He appears extensively in public and on Youtube. He has argued with famous athiests in public places such as in prestigious universities, and he is very sharp and convincing in his arguments in favour of theism. However, I saw a brief [...]

Question: What is the proper view in the school of the Ahlul Bayt when it comes to the concepts of Anthromorphic philosophy regarding Allah (swt), and Transcendent view of Allah? Answer: Anthropomorphism is an ancient Greek philosophy-though not endorsed by some of their famous philosophers such as Plato- that depicts God and other objects in a [...]