Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the meaning of Ibn al-Qayyim's division of the Beautiful Names of Allah into three categories—what He named Himself with but did not reveal in a book, what He revealed in His book, and what He kept to Himself in His unseen knowledge—in light of Allah's saying, "And to Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so invoke Him by them," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying in the Hadith of Intercession, "Then He will open for me such praises of Him that I do not know now"?
Is the martyr's body forbidden to the worms of the earth, and if so, why do the bodies of martyrs in Palestine decompose?
Is Iblis one of the angels or one of the jinn?
When will the promised Islamic Caliphate, modeled after the Rashidun Caliphate, be established?
Is it permissible to do what was mentioned, namely writing Quranic verses with a specific ink on cloth and the body to “break free from the قرين (qareen),” and what is the ruling of Islamic law on that?
Is it possible for someone to be given the ability to know the unseen, and what is the explanation for some predictions coming true?
What is the reality of the Tariqiyyah (Sufi orders)? Is it true that there is only one path to knowing Allah? What is the means to know Him? Is it necessary to have a shaykh to guide people to the straight path? Is whoever opposes this shaykh considered astray? What is the reality of the legitimacy of the wird-based (regularly recited) adhkar (remembrances of Allah) followed by shaykhs who are called "followers"? Are they from the awrad (regular remembrances) of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the Qur'anic miraculousness?
ما هي الأشباح؟ الروح؟ الجن؟
What are the Mutawatir and Sahih hadiths that mention the soul, with references?
هل توجد في الحياة الآخرة أنهار وجبال وكواكب ونجوم؟
What are the keys to the Unseen?
Is divination or fortune-telling considered an act that takes one out of the fold of Islam?
Is Iblis one of the angels, despite the difference in the origin of his creation?
Does the noble verse in Surat Al-Baqarah, "And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority,'" indicate that Allah made Adam a successor to another species that was on Earth and caused corruption, or that Allah Almighty made Adam a successor on Earth for the first time, and is Adam considered the first human to descend upon the Earth?
Are al-Qaim and al-ʿAllam among God's established names?
What is the first thing to be lifted from this nation, is it humility or trustworthiness?
Is there another world in which living beings exist other than our world?
Is the grandmother who died of cancer, and who did not pray well despite attempts to teach her, considered a martyr, or is she in hell because of her failure to perfect her prayers, especially since she screamed before her death?
Is the sister who claims that a transparent paper has descended from the sky containing the Beautiful Names of Allah, and that Al-Khidr came to her to inform her of the unseen, and that she has become one of Allah's righteous saints, while continuing to display herself immodestly—is she mentally ill or possessed by a jinn?
What is the meaning of "the Qur'an was written on Israfil's forehead" after he was the first to prostrate to Adam?
Does God answer the prayer of the deceased mentioned in the Hadith: "O Allah, do not let them die until You guide them as You have guided us," by causing their loved ones to die in obedience to Him?
Is it possible to see an angel or a saint in a dream, or is it a jinn manifesting in that form? Is it permissible to give money to someone who asks for charity in a dream by placing it in a location where the claimant will not find it? What advice is given to someone who sees and believes such things?
Who was the first to teach people magic, and what was the deed of the two angels Harut and Marut?