Prophets and Messengers
314 questions
How did God expand the Prophet's breast, and did that happen twice at the hand of Gabriel?
How did the Prophet Aaron (peace be upon him) err while being infallible, and why did he not forbid his people from worshipping the calf in Moses' absence, leading Moses to reproach him severely upon his return? And does revelation descend upon prophets as it does upon messengers? And did Aaron die before or after Moses (peace be upon them)?
Is it permissible to seek intercession or refuge through Fatimah Al-Zahra, and is the supplication: "O Allah, bless Fatimah, her father, her husband, and her sons, and the secret enshrined within her, by the number of all that Your knowledge encompasses," or "By the right of Fatimah and her father, and the secret enshrined within her," considered as ascribing partners to Allah (shirk)?
How can a Muslim answer a question about the preeminence of prophets, such as Abraham and Muhammad, taking into consideration the verse: "We make no distinction between any of His messengers"?
What is the ruling on the منظومة عقيدة العوام (Creed of the Common Folk poem) and adopting what is stated within it?
How sound is the Hadith: "Allah has not sent a prophet except that the lifespan of his nation is half the lifespan of the prophet who preceded him. Indeed, Isa ibn Maryam was among the Children of Israel for forty years, and these are twenty years for me, and I shall die this year"? And is there any authentic report that specifies the duration of Isa's (peace be upon him) stay among his people?
Is it possible that paganism was originally monotheistic religions that were distorted, similar to what happened to Christianity, based on the statement of specialists that pagans believe in one God who incarnated in other beings, thus becoming divine?
How can we reconcile the preference of some messengers over others with not differentiating between any of them, and why did the Prophet prohibit preferring him over Yunus ibn Matta?
What is the ruling on one who believes the Jews in their saying that the Prophet Solomon used to seek help from Iblis and his soldiers?
How are we to understand the hadiths that mention the humility of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), such as his saying, "That is Abraham, upon him be peace," and his response to whoever said, "I am better than Jonah son of Mata," and do these hadiths contradict his status as the best of the prophets and messengers?
How sound is the attribution of the aforementioned statement about Aristotle to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Behold, Amr, indeed Aristotle is a prophet, but his people were ignorant of him"?
Why did the prophets warn their nations against the Dajjal, and when will he emerge?
What is meant by "ad-dahr" (time/an age) in the verse: "Has there not come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing worth mentioning?" (Qur’an 76:1), and does the "man" mentioned therein include the prophets, such as Adam, Jesus, and Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon them?
What is a miracle, and what is the difference between it and a charism (karamah) and magic?
Is it sufficient to generally exalt Allah above the attributes of created beings without delving into the details of negating human-like attributes, and is this belief sound for salvation?
How was the prayer of the prophets who came before?
Are there levels of Allah's love for His servant, and is love a more sublime station than contentment?
Are there any sayings of the scholars regarding the word "نبائ المرسلين" (Prophets' tidings) in Surah Al-An'am, and "سأوريكم" (I will show you) in Al-A'raf and Al-Anbiya, concerning the secrets of the Uthmani script?
Is not Jesus superior to Muhammad, given that he is mentioned more frequently in the Quran, brought the dead to life, and was born through a miraculous birth?
Why did God distinguish Jesus by raising him to heaven, to the exclusion of all other prophets, even though Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, is the best of prophets?
Is a Muslim sinful or in a difficult situation if his love for a particular prophet, such as Prophet Yusuf, outweighs his love for the rest of the prophets, while believing that there is no distinction between any of His messengers? And is Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) more deserving of that love, or are all the prophets equal?
Is revelation for anyone other than messengers, and what is the nature of the revelation mentioned in His, the Almighty's, saying: "And We inspired to the mother of Moses, 'Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear nor grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him one of the messengers'"?
Is marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian woman, contracted in a courthouse, considered a valid marriage in Islam?
Does the statement of Allah Almighty in Surat Al-Baqarah: {The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers} affirm the Hindu concept of Avatar, based on the interpretation of "Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers" as having been revealed to the Messenger and the believers from the Messenger's Lord?