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  • Singular pronoun in verse 67:5 refers to plural noun

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was just wondering: does Ja‘alnaaha in verse 67:5 mean 'we made it' or 'we made them'? So does the Arabic word 'Ha' mean 'it' or 'them'? Or can it mean something else? .. More

  • Quran teacher charging different people different fees

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible for a person who teaches Quran to lower the normal monthly price for someone (or some people), or must it be fixed and the same for everyone? And if this is not valid, then is it valid to make the price “whatever is easy”, bearing in mind that if this is the price, then there is the possibility of people paying.. More

  • How Aasiya, wife of Pharaoh, died

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have two questions; I hope you answer them both. 1. How did Aasiya, the wife of Pharaoh, die? Did Pharaoh kill her when she accepted Islam and became Muslim? 2. Why are camels and horses the great privileges in Islam? What is the reason behind it? .. More

  • Mentioning worldly pleasures before describing pleasures of Paradise

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. If I were to write an article on Paradise and mention the delights therein, is it permissible for me to write about wordly pleasures and then remind the reader that it will be better in Paradise? For example, can I write about some of the delicious foods in the world and then remind the reader that.. More

  • Word ‘day’ mentioned over 400 times in Quran

    I was wondering, I heard someone claim that the word 'day' is mentioned 365 times in the Quran and that this constitutes a numerical miracle. Is it true? .. More

  • Earth was created before heaven but spread out after creation of heaven

    I find in the Quran 67:5 and other locations that it states that the stars are in the lowest heaven. Allaah says that He created Earth before the heavens, which means before the stars. However, some stars are older than Earth. Is this a mistake? .. More

  • Whether Noah brought animals to Ark himself

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was wondering; it says in verse 11:40 that Noah collected two of every animal, does this mean that he had to get them, or did God order the animals to come? It sounds like noah had to go out and get them. .. More

  • Hoopoe and ants mentioned in Quran not jinn

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was wondering; in the Quran, in verse 27: 20, was this bird a jinn? Some say that it was a jinni in the form of a bird, and they say the valley of the ants also consisted of jinn in form of ants because animals are not that smart, so what is our answer to them? .. More

  • Interpretation of verse [42:23]

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I read an interpretation of verse 23 of Surah Ash-Shurah on the Internet. There are different explanations of this verse. Some commentators say that it refers to the relatives of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and some commentators do not do so. Which interpretation is authentic and more appropriate? .. More

  • Turning pages of Quran with finger wet with saliva

    If a person is turning Quran pages using their finger wetted with saliva from his mouth. Is that bad? .. More

  • Meaning of 'Hubuk' in verse 51:7

    Hi, I am a Physician. While reading the Quran, I found this verse: {By the heaven containing Hubuk.} [Quran 51:7] There is a valid theory called 'The fabrical cosmos'. This prominent theory ratifies that the Universe is a fabric tissue of matters, anti-matters, and space-time. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-fabric-of-the-cosmos/ Is the.. More

  • Abrogation of verse [2:240] by verse [2:234]

    I was reading the Tafseer (exegesis) of Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 240, and it said that it was abrogated by verse 234. Can I please get an explanation why that is so, and how could we reflect on verse 240? .. More

  • Shiite allegation about verse 24:35

    Assalaamu alaykum. I mistakenly found the following Shiite claims on the “distortion” of the Quran from a Sunni source: “We read in Tafseer Ibn Abi Hatim, Volume 8 page 2595: Ali bin Al-Hussain narrated from Nasr bin 'Ali, from his father, from Shebl bin Abaad, from Qays bin Saad, from Attaa', from Ibn 'Abbaas: {Allaah is the light of the.. More

  • Different meanings of Arabic preposition 'Fee'

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was just wondering; does the arabic word Fee always mean 'in', or can it mean 'among' or other words as well? And can you give some verses with the word Fee in deferent contexts. .. More

  • Verses describing past nations

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was just wondering; are any of these verses talking in the past tense instead of the present tense, or are any of them in the present tense? The Arabic word is Tilka; the verses are 27:52, 28:58, 22:45, and 91:14. I know that the Arabic word Tilka only appears in 27:52 and 28:58. And what does the Arabic word Khaawiyatan mean? Can.. More