Introduction A will, bequeath or testament is a legal document that allows a person to express their wishes and preferences regarding the distribution of their assets after their death. It is a way for a person to have a say in how their estate is handled, and it can be an important tool for ensuring that their wishes are carried […]
In light of Animal Rights THE STATE OF GLOBAL WARMING & IMPACTS OF HUMANITY ON EARTH As per the article published in May, 2022 ‘Are the Effects of Global Warming Really that Bad? Short answer: Yes’ (1) Five and a half degrees Fahrenheit- may not sound like much—perhaps the difference between wearing a sweater and not wearing one on an […]
WHO ARE HAADU (هَادُوا)/YAHOOD (الْيَهُودَ); S’AABEA’UNA (وَالصَّابِئُونَ); MAJOOS (وَالْمَجُوسَ) & NAS’AARA (وَالنَّصَارَىٰ)/ANS’AAR (أَنْصَارٍ)? ARE THESE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS OR ROLES AS PER QURAN? GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS As per common misconceptions, the word Haadu & Yahood are mistranslated as Jews; the word Nas’ara & Ans’aar are normally misinterpreted as those who are Christians and the word S’aba’een and S’aabea’un assumed to refer to followers […]
THE CONCEPT OF HAJJ DOES NOT MEAN SPENDING OF HUGE WEALTH FOR THE TRIP TO MAKKAH HAJJ (حَجَّ) & HUJJAT The word Hajj and Hujjat shares the same common characteristics of meanings as in argument, investigation, enquiry, gathering of information and evidence through the use of reasoning and intellectual faculties as in ayah 40:47 where it’s used in the meanings […]
THE CONCEPT OF ZAKAT IS NOT THE NORMALLY ASSUMED ONCE A YEAR MEAGRE PAYMENT TO MUSLIMS ONLY Misconception: Zakat is once in a year meagre payment to be taken from Muslims only and given to the 8 categories of Muslims only. First and foremost, the referred Ayat refers to Sadaqat and not Zakat. Secondly no-where in Quran does it mention […]
GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS & MALPRACTICE Qisaas is assumed to mean ‘retaliation, and following the ‘retributive justice’ of ‘an eye for an eye.’ In the case of murder, it means the right of the heirs of a murder victim to demand execution of the murderer. However, the Quran also prescribes that one should seek compensation and not demand retribution. The basis […]
DESCRIPTION OF JANNAT- HEAVEN BY QURAN- ‘JANNATIN TAJRI MIN TAHTEHA AL ANHAR’ COMMON MISCONCEPTS The phrase “Jannatin (جَنَّاتٍ) Tajri (تَجْرِي) of Tahteha (تَحْتِهَا) Al-Anhaar (الْأَنْهَارُ)” is normally mistranslated as ‘heaven below which rivers flow’ which is not how Allah is describing the Jannat. Each of us, as humans are different and there could be many humans, to whom gardens […]
Who are Yahood & Nasara? As per Muslims whenever Quran refers the terms Yahood, it’s referring to Jews and whenever the term Nasara is mentioned, it refers to Christians. These are misinterpretations and misunderstood terminology. In Quran, Allah does is not talking about Jews or Christians when referring to Yahood or Nasara- as all wrong translation. In fact, this […]
The Same Kitaab for All As per Quran, it’s the same Kitaab that was revealed on All of Allah’s Rusul and Nabiyeen, which embodies the Kutub. i.e., all the rules and regulations by Allah. It is the Hidayah, the Deen- that’s given as blessings by Allah. When we read something and never act upon it, it is called reading […]
Who are Ahl-e-Kitaab Many Muslims are of the view that when Quran addresses or uses the term AHL-e-Kitaab it refers to Jews and Christian only and nothing to do with us as Muslims. My question to such Muslims would be, that whenever Allah says, Oh Ahl-e-Kitaab, Allah would address them and not us, the addressee of the Quran? It’s […]