Tag: Islamophobia الخوف من الإسلام

Are suicide bombings lawful in Islam?

| May 18, 2013
Are suicide bombings lawful in Islam?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are suicide bombings or “martyrdom operations” allowed in Islam? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Our position is that suicide bombings are unlawful in every circumstance as it involves the deliberate destruction of one’s life and often involves killing innocent bystanders. Suicide is [...]

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Are Muslims allowed to lie for Islamic causes? Taqiyya explained

| May 2, 2013
Are Muslims allowed to lie for Islamic causes? Taqiyya explained

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Taqiyya is an Islamic doctrine that allows Muslims to lie to non-Muslims and the Prophet said “War is deceit.” So can we trust what any Muslim says? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful According to Lane’s Lexicon, Taqiyya comes from the root word [...]

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Does the Quran condemn all Jews and Christians?

| April 29, 2013
Does the Quran condemn all Jews and Christians?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: I read some verses in the Quran that seem harsh against Jews and Christians. Are all Jews and Christians the enemies of Islam? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Quran condemns the sinful behavior of some Jews and some Christians, but it [...]

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Is it permissible in Islam to torture people?

| April 27, 2013
Is it permissible in Islam to torture people?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Is it permissible for Muslims to torture criminals? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful It is not lawful for Muslims to torture people or inflict any pain upon criminals beyond the limits prescribed by Allah. Hisham ibn Hakim passed by some people in [...]

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Why does Islam allow polygamy and plural marriages?

| April 26, 2013
Why does Islam allow polygamy and plural marriages?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Why can a Muslim man marry four wives? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful It is best for a man to have only one wife, but Islam allows polygamy (or, more accurately polygyny) when social circumstances make it necessary.  Islam placed important legal [...]

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What is the meaning of Jihad? Holy war or spiritual struggle?

| April 22, 2013
What is the meaning of Jihad? Holy war or spiritual struggle?

“The one who strives in the way of Allah the Exalted is he who strives against his soul.”

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Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels or to love their neighbors?

| April 18, 2013
Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels or to love their neighbors?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Prophet taught Muslims to love goodness for all creation, to treat people the way they would love to be treated, and to hate sinful deeds but not the sinners [...]

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Is the Sharia a single code of law? An Explanation of Sharia, Fiqh, and Islamic Law

| April 18, 2013
Is the Sharia a single code of law? An Explanation of Sharia, Fiqh, and Islamic Law

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Is the Sharia a single code of law that must be imposed upon all people? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Sharia is the collection of values and principles that form the moral and legal philosophy of Islam. It is distinguished from [...]

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Was Prophet Muhammad a terrorist who killed innocent people?

| April 14, 2013
Was Prophet Muhammad a terrorist who killed innocent people?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet was a terrorist and your book says to “cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.” (8:12) Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Terrorism can be defined as: Any act of violence or threat perpetrated to carry out a criminal plan [...]

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Does Islam teach that women are inferior or deficient in religion, reason, and testimony?

| April 11, 2013
Does Islam teach that women are inferior or deficient in religion, reason, and testimony?

Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: The Quran says a woman’s testimony is worth half of a man and your prophet said women are deficient in reason and religion and more women are in Hell. Does this mean women are inferior to men? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful [...]

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