Prophets and Messengers
314 questions
How can one overcome psychological pain resulting from pressures and calamities, following the example of the Prophets and the righteous, applying Islam practically, and attaining wisdom?
Does the confinement of prophethood and scripture to Abraham and his descendants mean that revelation was restricted to the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula, or that Abraham's descendants intermarried with other peoples in various parts of the world?
Did the Prophets, peace be upon them, relieve themselves?
What is the reason for the significant differences between the monotheistic religions in their foundations and pillars, despite knowing that the religion with Allah is Islam and that all prophets were Muslims?
Do prophets ascertain that it is God who is revealing to them every time He reveals to them?
Do the names of the prophets and messengers carry specific meanings, such as the meaning of "earth" for the name Adam?
Is it permissible for a human being, whether a disbeliever or a Muslim, to pray for the the destruction of another, or for its imminence?
How many prophets are there? And how many messengers? May Allah reward you with goodness.
Is a person considered an infidel or a transgressor if they believe that a righteous, devout, and God-fearing believer is not afflicted by evil, and that any calamities that befall a person are due to their sins, relying on the noble verse: "And whatever strikes you of calamity – it is because of what your hands have earned; and He pardons much," and on its interpretation that Allah is too generous to impose punishment in the hereafter for what He has pardoned in this world, while believing that the calamities of the prophets and messengers are specific to them for the purpose of raising their ranks?
What is the criterion that made the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, more noble and purer than the prophets and messengers, including the Messiah, regarding whom a hadith was narrated in Sahih Muslim and Al-Bukhari: "Every son of Adam is pricked by Satan in his sides with his finger when he is born, except Jesus son of Mary, he went to prick, but he pricked the placenta"?
Is there a prophet named "Raghib" or "Al-Raghib," and how can one know the names of all the prophets?
Who are the prophets sent by Allah Almighty, and what are the books He revealed with them?
Is it permissible to write a novel inspired by stories from the Qur’an and the Prophets, which includes a dialogue with Allah Almighty, and is titled "The Sultan and 25 Brothers"?
What was the first heavenly religion, and did anything precede Judaism, such as the Sabians? What are the Scrolls of Abraham, and are they a book for the Ḥanīfiyyah? Is the Torah the Scrolls of Moses? And what was the religion of the previous prophets if Judaism was the first religion?
What is the reason for God's rejection of the Prophet's plea for forgiveness for his mother, and for her being considered a disbeliever despite her death before the advent of prophethood? Does this mean she was not a follower of Christianity?
What is the fate of the many nations that the message did not reach in the early days of Islam and in later times? Will they be held accountable for their transgression of innate matters, or are the remnants of previous messages sufficient to hold them accountable for them?
Is it permissible to attribute the Spirit (Ar-Rūḥ) to Allah Almighty in a manner befitting His Majesty, or must it be denied of Him, taking into consideration the statement of Ibn Taymiyyah: "None of the Prophets expressed Allah’s life as Allah’s Spirit, so whoever interprets the words of any of the Prophets concerning the term ‘Spirit’ as referring to Allah’s life has lied"?
What is the status of the disciples of Jesus (peace be upon him) in Islam, and are they the best of people after the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?
What is the ruling concerning a Muslim who cursed and uttered inappropriate things about our Master Jesus, peace be upon him, in response to infidels cursing our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and how does he repent, and is expiation due upon him?
Is it permissible to make models for children that depict stories of prophets and righteous people in Islam, with the prophets represented by a white outline of a human body without details, and the rest of the story's details represented by models?
Do we believe in the Prophet Jeremiah in Islam, and if so, what is his story and the story of the first four verses of Surat Al-Isra?
Whom do Muslims worship?
What is the difference between Makki and Madani Surahs?
Does the meaning of the term "Ilahiyyat" (Theology/Divinity) among the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah correspond to its meaning among the Ash'aris, Sufis, philosophers, and others? If it differs, what exactly is meant by this term according to the Ahl al-Sunnah, Ash'aris, and Sufis, specifically?