Prophets and Messengers
468 questions
Is it true that Abraham remained in the fire and Jonah in the belly of the whale for forty days?
How can we reconcile God's infallibility of the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, from being killed, with what was narrated about his being affected by Jewish poison?
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?
Was Hajar (peace be upon her) buried in "Hijr Ismail"?
Is Ibn Hazm's inference correct that Ya'rub ibn Qahtan is not a descendant of Hud (peace be upon him), based on the Almighty's saying: "And to 'Ad [We sent] their brother Hud" and "And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious, violent wind, which He imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees. Do you then see any remnant of them?" And did any of the scholars agree with him, taking into account the saying of Hassan ibn Thabit: "We are the sons of Qahtan, and [ours is] sovereignty and glory, and among us is Allah's prophet Hud of the noble ones"?
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?
Who is Al-Yasa' (peace be upon him)?
How was Noah’s miracle the Flood, seeing that it happened after his people disbelieved him, and miracles come so that people may believe the prophet? And what are the miracles of Shu‘ayb and Hud, peace be upon them?
Why did the Prophet, peace be upon him, command the burning of two people then retract his command, and does that contradict his infallibility and the Almighty’s saying: "Nor does he speak of (his own) desire"?
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"?
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?
Did the prophets have knowledge of one another, and did Adam and the prophets know about Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, before his advent?
Is it true that Prophet Ayyub (peace be upon him) vowed to strike his wife one hundred times if Allah cured him, and why did he vow that?
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?
What would be the state of people, their behavior, and their natures if God had not sent a messenger or a prophet until this very day? Would they possess modesty, humanity, ethics, or mercy, and would they have intellect?
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?
Is the Incident of Isra' considered a miracle, and how can it be so after technological advancements? And does the fact that the Surah is named "Al-Isra'" and does not mention Al-Mi'raj indicate that they are not connected? And how do we distinguish between a miracle and divine honor if the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not challenge the polytheists with it?
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?
Did Adam (peace be upon him) descend in India and Eve in Jeddah?