Learning Arabic and Quran
376 questions
Is it permissible to burn everything on which Arabic letters are written—even if it does not include any of the Beautiful Names of Allah, or Quranic verses, or the names of the Prophet, peace be upon him—to avoid their desecration by being trampled upon or thrown into waste bins?
What is the ruling on one who disparages the name "Az-Zumar," which is the name of a Surah in the Quran, if his disparagement is directed at a person's name? And what is the ruling on one who laughs at his disparagement?
What is the validity of the claim that there are scribal errors in the Qur’an, and that the word "وقضى ربك" (and your Lord decreed) is an error and the correct word is "ووصى ربك" (and your Lord enjoined), and that the word "قطنا" (our share/portion) has no meaning and the correct word is "فصلنا" (we separated/detailed)?
Should a student of knowledge memorize the entire Tafsir al-Sa'di, or is it sufficient to understand the meanings of the verses and read the details? And is it permissible to begin learning creed (aqidah) and jurisprudence (fiqh) without mastering Arabic? And what is the best way to learn the Arabic language in the absence of educational centers?
Do letters possess a sanctity that prohibits disposing of anything written with them in the trash, and necessitates picking up written papers from the ground and examining them, and requires taking action regarding newspapers placed on the ground, and obliges placing books that contain more mention of Allah above other books, and prevents placing textbooks in a higher position than Qur'ans and religious books in the same room?
Does Iblis have a world in which he reproduces and in which there are males and females, and does he have children, and what is the name of his first wife if he had one?
How can a Muslim distinguish truth from falsehood among the different schools of thought, especially given their discrepancies in accepting hadith and their potential contradictions, and how can one be assured of the sound transmission of the Qur’an and Sunnah?
What are the details of the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life during the period between the ages of eight and twenty-five, in order to refute the claims of those who allege that he received knowledge from the monk Bahira?
Is it permissible and valid to recite the Quran for someone who does not know how to pronounce one or more letters, and can this be done with تدبر (contemplation), and how can the reciter contemplate meanings they do not know, and should the recitation be silent or audible?
What is the optimal approach to dealing with fatwas and not over-scrutinizing rulings, along with clarifying the ruling on feeling comfortable knowing that someone else has the same problem, and is this considered envy?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to touch the Qur'an?
How was the Qur’an a miracle for non-Arabs who do not know Arabic?
Is a person excused for delaying repentance with the aim of learning Sharia rulings related to their sins, such as the ruling on abandoning the recitation of the Quran due to laziness?
Does the word "al-banūn" (sons/children) in the Arabic language refer exclusively to males to the exclusion of females, and if so, how do we respond to the objection of non-Muslims that verse 46 of Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave) favors males over females?
What is the ruling on a group of Muslims demanding the study of their local language and its official recognition in the constitution, and what is the ruling on vandalism and destruction to achieve that?
What is the difference between "al-jinn," "al-jann," and "al-jannah," based on the variety of ways these words appear in the Quran?
Is it permissible to hang signs in the lavatory in Arabic with phrases such as "Leave the place clean" and "Turn off the light before you leave"?
What is the evidence – from Arabic language books, not from poetry – for the permissibility of attributing a statement to a group or community, even if not all of them say it?
Was Heraclius a Melkite, and what is Melkitism, when did it begin and when did it end, and is it different from Catholicism?
What is the wisdom behind the existence of the متشابه (the ambiguous/unclear) in the Quran and the seemingly contradictory hadiths, despite God's ability to make it free of ambiguity? Is the occurrence of ambiguity in eloquent speech natural, even in the speech of imams? And have the ambiguities currently being raised not occurred to the Companions due to our distance from the Arabic language, or does God want us to exert effort to know His intent?
Were the rules of Tajwid (Al-Idgham, Al-Ikhfa, and Al-Iqlab) present in the Arabic language before Islam, or were they taught to the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—by Gabriel?
Is it permissible for a ruler to impose the Arabic language on Muslims of other ethnicities?
How can one ensure having acquired a sufficient amount of the obligatory Sharia knowledge (especially in Creed, Fiqh, and Language) so that one can then focus on learning and contemplating the Holy Quran?
Why does the religious perspective on the universe and life differ from the perspective of modern science, especially with regard to the Quran's depiction of the size of the earth and the sky, the movement of celestial bodies, and Darwin's theory, which raises doubts and leads to the fear of atheism?