Islam Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 30, 2014

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Top new questions this week: What/who is "the straight path" (صراط المستقیم)? (Shia view) With respect to the verse 6 of the first Surah of the holy Quran, Guide us to the straight path (6) path of those you have gifted (7) اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صراط الذین انعمت ... tafseer shiism   asked by السید____علی 4 votes What is the term to be used for homosexual relations? Is zina only used for illicit relations between a man and a woman or is it also used to refer to sexual relations between two men? haram halal   asked by rohan 4 votes answered by Sayyid 0 votes What's the true purpose of dua? Allah is almighty and all knowing, he knows about our hopes and wishes and about our destiny, he knows what's best - so surely dua can't be about influencing him or making him change his mind. But ... allah dua   asked by Hanan 2 votes answered by adel 0 votes Has anybody ever compiled a book of Shia authentic Hadiths? I am not referring to old books but any book that has been written in the last century. Every time I try to understand Shia beliefs from Hadiths I get faced by their claims that not all their Hadiths ... hadith shiism authenticity   asked by Minun 2 votes answered by user215721 1 vote Working for meat supplier as a software developer Can i work for a company who sells Beaf and Lamb meat (not pork) as software developer? Company don't sell pork but their meat is not slaughtered in islamic way? They also sell pet food. My role ... islamic-rules halal-haram   asked by Steve Dyson 2 votes Encounters of Mohammed with Jewish scholars/leaders Mohammed lived in Saudia Arabia, mainly in Mecca and (later) Medina. He lived from 570-632CE. According to this wikipedia article there were Jews in Saudia Arabia at that time: The first mention ... prophet-muhammad judaism scholars   asked by bondonk 1 vote Where is self-denial mentioned in the Quran? I studied several religions and they all have "self-denial" as a main aspect mentioned in their texts. Such as: "If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you ... quran   asked by Jenny O'Reilly 1 vote answered by user215721 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Putting the Hands on the Stomach or Chest while praying salat? I've notice a few people (men) at the mosque put their Hands on the Chest while praying salat. Majority of Indian and Pakistani people put their Hands on the stomach while praying salat. Why and ... salat sunni   asked by I'll-Be-Back 7 votes answered by Abdullah 12 votes Can Allah create a rock that He can't lift? If Allah has all the power and can do anything can he create something (e.g. a rock) that he himself can't lift? If the answer was no doesn't that mean that he is not able to do something which ... allah islamic-philosophy   asked by user4456 16 votes answered by infatuated 23 votes Can you answer these? What is the ruling of touching the logo (slogan) of Allah? (Like Allah as the slogan of Iran Flag) (Shia view) As you can see, there are some logos (slogans) of the word Allah on many things such as flags. For instance there is a slogan of it on the flag of Islamic republic of Iran. I wonder if it is Halal if ... islamic-rules shiism slogan   asked by السید____علی 1 vote What is the ruling of touching the logo (slogan) of Allah? (Like Allah as the slogan of Iran Flag) (Sunni view) As you can see, there are some logos (slogans) of the word Allah on many things such as flags. For instance there is a slogan of it on the flag of Islamic republic of Iran. I wonder if it is Halal if ... islamic-rules sunni allah logo   asked by السید____علی 1 vote In what ways does allah communicate with us? In what ways does Allah communicate with us? If we have a problem for example and we ask Allah to provide a solution to our problems, but we can't think of any, how does Allah communicate with us? ... allah dua   asked by Bilalm 1 vote

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