Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Do the jinn see the angels?
How reliable is Muhammad Ali's translation of the meanings of the Holy Qur’an, bearing in mind that he belongs to an innovated sect?
What were the scriptures of Abraham, and were they physical?
What is the ruling on going to sheikhs to identify a thief and recover stolen goods?
Do children see angels or jinn, and does a baby's laughter while looking at an empty spot in the room mean that he saw an angel?
Is it wrong to believe that Allah has a limit from below, such that He does not touch the 'Arsh, while believing that He is separate from His creation and does not reside in the created direction, and is this considered anthropomorphism or an affirmation of a size for Him?
Is there a Ramadan in Paradise, and is it permissible to say "May your Ramadans be more beautiful in Paradise" to the deceased?
What is the ruling on writing hadiths about Paradise and including pictures of nature with them in designs?
Can angels help a person cure diseases or inform him of the unseen?
Is it valid to attribute knowledge of the Unseen to the righteous, and is it possible for any human to discover the unseen after the cessation of revelation?
What is the recompense for one who afflicts people with the evil eye unintentionally, while observing his obligatory duties and supererogatory acts, and will he be held accountable for that on the Day of Resurrection without any good deeds?
Can sorcery cause things to be moved from one place to another, and what is the ruling on one who believes that the Pharaohs performed magical acts to move ancient tombs?
Is it permissible to burn and kill jinn? Do jinn die? Do jinn take revenge on those who burn them? And how do shaykhs use verses of burning and torment to expel jinn?
Is it permissible to know only the characteristics of the zodiac signs if speaking about them is forbidden?
What is the ruling on a marriage that took place through magic, and does it invalidate its legitimacy? Also, what is the interpretation of a sister seeing her husband in a dream after she complained of jinn possession and suspected that he was the one who bewitched her into marrying him?
What is the ruling on learning telepathy, chakras, Reiki, Islamic spiritual healing, and the like in Islam?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who was devoted in her obedience to Allah, then a white man visited her in a dream and circled around her, after which she started predicting things that are semi-correct, and this became widespread among people who began frequenting her, claiming she knows the unseen, knowing that "none knows the unseen except Allah"? And what is your advice to her?
Do animals have souls that the Angel of Death seizes?
To what extent is the narration from Tawus authentic: "Indeed, the dead are tried in their graves for seven [days], so they (the Companions/early Muslims) used to recommend that food be given on their behalf during those days," which is used by Sufis as evidence for the desirability of giving food on behalf of the deceased?
Who is meant by the angels' saying, "Will You place therein one who will spread corruption therein and shed blood?" And does this refer to humans who inhabited the earth before Adam? And can this be reconciled with the fact that there are seven earths inhabited by another genus of creatures of flesh and blood, who spread corruption and shed blood before Adam, and that Adam was distinguished by divine vicegerency, along with what is stated in the authentic hadiths about the (greatness of Allah's creation) like the saying of Ibn Abbas, "The seven heavens and the seven earths and all that is in them and between them are, in the hand of the Most Gracious, no more than a mustard seed in the hand of one of you"? And can this interpretation be considered a legitimate basis for assuming the existence of intelligent beings in the universe?
What is the cure for perpetual obsessions and doubts in everything, especially doubts about the existence of God and religion, and is the person experiencing them still obligated by religious duties, what is the diagnosis of their condition in psychiatry, and are there similar cases?
Are these verses correct in describing the world of Barzakh, and what do they mean?
Will a friend who died suddenly while playing, though he was diligent in performing prayers on time, enter the Hellfire? Is his death considered heedlessness of Allah? And what is the way out of the obsessive fear of dying heedlessly while preoccupied with worldly matters?
Does the deceased feel those around him, hear their conversations, and recognize them immediately after his death and burial? And does he move and sit up on his own? And is the increase in his weight after death an indication of his abundant sins?