‘if muhurum is a month of mourning’

Q:  Assalamalaikum Imam, I was wondering if muhurum is a month of mourning because of the war that took place and killed the prophet (SAW)’s grandchildren

‘lived and died without the message’

Q:The Quran says that Allah has sent a prophet to every community.
But many generations of people like the native americans or the australian aborigines have lived and died without the message of the prophet (PBUH).What would be the fate of these people in the herafter?
Time: Sunday September 4, 2011 at 1:31 pm

Answer: (by Br: Yassir Butt. Due to time constraints, we send questions to him for answering; we appreciate all that he does for the community.)

In the Tafsir (Exegesis) of chapter 17 (الإسراء) verse 15 of the holy Quran by Ibn Katheer he states that anyone who has not heard of the true religion in their respective age and time will be tested by the All Mighty on the day of judgment and if they pass that test they will be saved and if they fail they will be sent to eternal damnation.

One should refer to the above mentioned chapter and verse for further details and hadith citations in Tafsir Ibn Katheer.  Imam Baihaqi and Abu Hassan Al Asharee also stated the same opinion and is the opinion of ahl us sunnah and jamaa.

Allah Knows best.

p.s. Additional note from the host of this site: Every person has a sense of Allah (SWT.) With current media efforts, every person has heard of Islam, despite it being negative. Refusing to research what a person hears would not be an excuse. Additionally, if a person was stranded on an island, later became mature (baligh) and the thought crossed his/her mind of the Supreme, even though the person did not believe in any prophet due to not being able to and died without meeting anyone due to the circumstances and finding out about Mohammad’s (SAW), the person would be insha-Allah be counted as a muslim. There is something in every human that wants to believe in One Allah (SWT) provided the individual did not resist to this emotion and also accepted that tenants that surround it. (Good question.)

intra-faith question

Q: Before Muhammad (S.A.W) became a prophet, was islam a religion present anywhere around the world. I know that prophets before Muhammad (S.A.W) conveyed messages to worship one God(Allah), so does that mean that islam was present. If so, i sometimes get confused as to how khadijjah was the first woman/person to become muslim.
Time: Sunday April 17, 2011 at 9:28 pm

some things you must just not over think

Q: Before Muhammad (S.A.W) became a prophet, was islam a religion present anywhere around the world. I know that prophets before Muhammad (S.A.W) conveyed messages to worship one God(Allah), so does that mean that islam was present. If so, i sometimes get confused as to how khadijjah was the first woman/person to become muslim.
Time: Sunday April 17, 2011 at 9:28 pm

Audio: Gain your Ramadan forgivness now!

The Ameens of the Prophet (SAW), wealth is nothing new for people of faith, you made your child into what he/she is so tear no more.

after this, what else do you want to see?

Q: salam Brother Imaam ,

I know due to load os so many questions your are too busy . but i request you to anser my question. My question about my dream in wich I have seen Prophet Muhammed . this dream is too important . i just request you when you have time please do answer my question .

Audio: Place Allah into our Living Equation

Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (agog and magog) — dajjal — the one eyed fellow

Questions:

Assalam Alaikum
Hope this message is reached with good health and iman inshallah.  I am studying the tafseer of Surah al-Kahf and I would appreciate some clarity on the following subjects.

Q:1a) Are Ya’juj and Ma’jooj humans? The tafseer says that they are the sons of Adam.  This tells me that they are not monsters or creatures (as the popular belief) but a mischievous human tribe, that might have unique physical characteristics? (email to site)

Q:1b) who is dajjal. Are agog and magog roaming the earth? Who is agog and magog?  Are they (xxxxxx) (names of current nationalities have been removed. We find such speculative labeling of ethnicity inappropriate.) (text)

Q:2) Do Christians believe in Dhul-Qarnyan?  The ancient Jews at the time of Rasulallah (S) did since they were the ones that told the Meccans to ask the Prophet about 3 questions, one being the man who traveled alot.

Q:3) On the day of Judgment it is said that the people will be divided —into believers and disbelievers groups, and that hell will be presented (in full view) to the disbelievers.  Where do the disobedient fall?  In the believers category until Allah (swt) judges them, or will they be presented hell just like the disbelievers?

Q4) What is meant by the fact that Dhul-Qarynan traveled to where the sun set and where the sun rose?  Is it literally the point of earth where the sun looked the biggest when setting (flat plain like area with no mountains)?  Or is the message simply the fact that he traveled alot from one point of the earth to the other?
JAK

Time: Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 9:18 am

Hijab — you are brave to turn sunnah into culture

Q: 1 Salaamu Alaykum,

Imam I have a story for you, and after the story I have a request/suggestion.

why? why? why?

Aslamalkium.

I was asked a question by a Non-beliver that I did not know the answer to. So if you can clearfy this in deatil it would be great.

“Why was Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) the last and final messager?”

“Why was Adam (as)the first messager?”

“Why arent there anymore prophets?”

JAZAKALLAH KHAIR.

Time: Monday February 8, 2010 at 7:49 pm