Quran

Islam is the rational choice for anyone who wishes to have a faith that does full justice to the demands of the three faculties of man: physical, intellectual and spiritual.

Here is a concise listing of Islam’s unique features:

1) Islam is the only religion whose sources are authentically preserved and thus remains immaculately free of all human tampering and interpolations.

Question:

We know that Allah has promised to preserve the Qur’an, unlike the Gospel, Torah, etc., and it has been preserved until this day in its entirety. The problem is that I am hearing there are false copies of the Koran being made and spread, I think, in Iraq and that the Islamic curriculum is being distorted. If this IS true, doesn't this contradict the idea of the Koran being preserved by Allah until the last day. What are we to do?

Question:

As-Salamu `Alaykum. My parents have always told me that when someone is reading the Qur'an every one has to be on the same level. For example, if I am reading the Qur'an and I am sitting on the bed, but my sister is sitting on the floor, that is wrong. Either she has to come up to the bed, or I have to sit on the floor, but we both have to be sitting on the same level. Why is that?

Also take the next scenario: My brother is sitting in the next room and he is reading the Qur'an on the floor, but I am sitting on the bed, does the same rule apply, even though we are in separate rooms? Why or why not?

Question:

Please tell me if i should wait to try and have children based on my concern for giving any children Allaah ta'Ala might give me a good islamic family environment. i have debts from long ago that involve paying ribaa and i feel that i should wait to have children until i can pay off these debts. please advise. jazakum Allahu khairan

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.
Allah says (interpretation of the meanings)

“And there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof dependeth on Allah. He knoweth its habitation and its repository. All is in a clear record.” [Hud 11:6]

The month of Ramadan is highly honored by Allah, His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well as Muslims throughout generations.

Allah Almighty says,

And now Ramadan is only a few days ahead, what should we do to prepare Ramadan in order to get benefit from this month.

Below are a few tips to prepare during fasting in Ramadan from Sheikh Ahmad Kutty:

1. We should empower ourselves by learning as much as we can about the precise laws as well as the benefits of fasting.

"And when My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I respond to the dua (prayer) of every suppliant when they calleth on Me " [Al-Baqara 2:186]

1. Our Lord! Give unto us in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and guard us from the doom of Fire. (Al-Baqara 2:201)

2. Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance and make our foothold sure and give us help against the disbelieving folk. (Al-Baqara 2:250)

3. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! (Al-Baqara 2:286)

4. Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us! (Al-Baqara 2:286)

5. Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk. (Al-Baqara 2:286)

Marriage is indeed a sacred bond that brings together a man and a woman by virtue of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Indeed, Allah Almighty describes this relationship is as though one is a garment to the other; “...They are raiment for you and ye are raiment for them...” (Al-Baqarah: 187), thus illustrating the closeness, affection, warmth and love of one for the other.

But what should be done in cases of irreparable breakdown of relationships or in other cases love disappears and life brings about challenges that are too hard for some marriages to resist.