Identity and Modern Culture
14 questions
How can one respond to those who describe the degeneracy of the wine poets as liberation and a departure from societal constraints, while presenting rational arguments to refute such claims?
What is the ruling on establishing a mixed-gender liberal mosque where men and women pray side by side, and a woman or a homosexual leads the prayer, and women are unveiled, and its founders claim it is a renewal of religious discourse and an abandonment of male preference and the oppression of sexual minorities?
What is your opinion on the concept of "twin flame," which postulates the existence of one person for each individual with whom they are connected intellectually and emotionally to the extent of reading thoughts and reciprocal feelings, like one soul in two bodies?
Does practicing looking at the hands of a clock to increase focus count as meditation, and what is its ruling in Islamic law?
Is pluralism one of the objectives of Sharia? What is the ruling on sectarian and religious pluralism? Is rejecting pluralism fanaticism? What is the ruling on fighting sectarian pluralism for dividing Muslims?
Are there types of civilization, and what are they, or is it only one type, and how does culture vary from one environment to another and from one person to another?
What are the characteristics, meaning, and outcomes of Islamic culture, and what is the difference between it and Western culture?
What are the concepts of liberty, fraternity, and equality in Islam, and how do they differ from Masonic calls for them? Is it permissible to generalize and advocate for them?
Is it permissible to say, as some people do, "Egypt is the mother of the world (Umm al-Dunya)"?
How is it possible to preserve the Islamic identity of children and develop their religious culture, given the unavailability of a suitable Islamic environment in Morocco, and the refusal to return to America, after previous attempts in both countries have failed?
What is the ruling on standing for the national anthem, and what is its legal evidence from Islamic law?
Is the fragmentation of the Islamic religion into phrases such as "our social, religious, and economic discourse" and "Islamic religious men" permissible, despite it being a complete and final religion, or is that influenced by the concept of separating religion from life in other societies?
Is it permissible to read books of culture, novels, stories, and modern books that do not address the Qur’an and Sunnah?
Can a Muslim from India or Pakistan define himself as "Hindu" even though he is not Hindu in terms of religion, based on the statement of a preacher that this description is geographical and includes anyone from the "Hindustan" region located in the Indus Valley?