Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Is the story true that our master Solomon saw an ant on the seashore carrying a grain of wheat, and a frog dove with it to feed a blind worm at the bottom of the sea, and then it became clear that the frog was Gabriel, peace be upon him?
Is it said that the age of the sun is five billion years?
What should I do about the many intrusive thoughts that come to me when I see anyone afflicted or ill, as I feel that I will be afflicted with the same thing, and does this constitute a bad assumption about Allah?
What can I do to change, given that I feel distant from God and unable to understand myself or those around me?
What is the world of the perceptible?
How do I deal with my husband and his family who taunt me about my lack of provisions, even though I hold a university degree and my husband prevents me from working?
What is the interpretation of Allah Almighty’s saying: "And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority'"? And why did the angels seek permission? And how did they know that humans would cause corruption on earth? And what is the wisdom behind presenting the names to the angels and then reminding them that Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth? And will Iblis be punished for not prostrating to Adam even though he is not an angel?
Is it permissible to resort to sheikhs who ask for mothers' names, or give papers with squares and numbers or incomprehensible words to fumigate with, or claim knowledge of the unseen and predict people's future, in order to find out the reason for an uncompleted marriage or its dissolution?
Is the supplicant's saying in the Istikhara supplication, "If You know," considered a lack of etiquette with Allah, and does it imply a doubt in Allah's knowledge and power?
Does the questioner's constant desire for and attainment of fruits or other things signify that she will marry the one she desires, especially with her prayers and her mother's prayers? Or could it be a sign of a former suitor returning?
Does not performing night prayers mean that a person is not among the pious, based on the Quran's description of the pious as those who seek forgiveness at dawn?
Is it true that Allah cannot be described as "present" because He does not come to anyone, and that Gabriel did not stand before Allah, the proof being his not continuing with the Prophet during the Mi'raj at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary?
What are the supplications that can be used before, during, and after an IVF procedure, as a plea to God for its success, especially given the psychological anxiety associated with this experience?
Are the expectations or imaginings of events that a person experiences and which later come to pass, whether positive or negative, merely a coincidence, or a type of fleeting sensation, or is it "the evil eye"?
What is the wisdom behind concealing the unseen, as stated in the noble verse: "Nor would Allah apprise you of the unseen"?
Do the angels need a whole year to record the good deeds of the supplication "There is no god but Allah, as many as there has been and as many as there will be, and as many as the movements and stillness"?
What is the ruling on vowing to offer a "kid" to Allah if the wife gives birth to a male child, and is it permissible for any relatives to take a portion of it, or must all of it go to the poor and needy?
Is the statement of the slave girl, "And among us is a Prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow," disbelief, and did the Prophet (peace be upon him) excuse her due to her ignorance and not declare her a disbeliever, and does the comment that her statement is not disbelief or shirk conform to the creed of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?
What is the ruling on supplicating with the words: "O Allah, I ask You by the right of Your verse," or "by the right of Your saying upon the tongue of Your Prophet," or "by the light of Your Face," or "by the right of Your promise to answer"?
Can a Christian youth who claims to know the unseen and casts out jinn using the Gospel possess a power from God or from Satan, and how can one deal with the family's belief in him?
What is the ruling on presenting magic shows for children for a fee, provided that Islamic guidelines are adhered to, such as not claiming knowledge of the unseen or supernatural abilities, and explaining some of the tricks at the end to remove doubts and clarify that they are merely a skill?
Do the existence of the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal) and Gog and Magog (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) – as mentioned in the hadiths – contradict modern scientific discoveries, and is it possible that these narrations are from the Israʼiliyyat?
Does the bliss in the grave include food, drink, clothing, and spouses?
What is the ruling on one who comes to a soothsayer and asks Allah to inspire the soothsayer and reveal to him the matter inquired about, and then believes him in what he says?