QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS NILE ACADEMY SOCIAL ETHIC CLASS

2. Who created God? • Why Can't We See God? • Why did God Create the Universe? • Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here? • The Qur'an Says: There is No Compulsion in Religion (2:256) What Does This Mean? • What is the Point of Worship, and Why Does it Have to Be Done in a Certain Way? • What is the Primordial Covenant? • What Does the Islamic Concept of Fitra (Primordial Nature) Mean?

3. Did Prophet Muhammad Write the Qur'an? • Why Was the Qur'an Revealed Over A Period of 23 Years? • Why Does the Qur'an Open With Iqra' (Recite, Read)? • Why Does the Qur'an Not Discuss Scientific Issues That Concern Us Today? • When Modern Science Agrees With the Qur'an • What is the Role of Prophethood and of Prophets? • How Many Prophets Were There? Were They All From Arabia? • Was Muhammad's Mission Limited and Temporary? • Why Was the Prophet Polygamous? • Can We Choose Our Actions?

4. What Happens to People Born and Living in Non-Islamic Countries? • Why Are There Fortunate and Unfortunate People? • Why Are Some People Created "More Equal" Than Others? • Are the Manner And Time Of Death Predetermined? • Why Are Whole Nations no Longer Punished? • Can Our Intention Save Us? • What is the Sunna's Role Today? • Why is Atheism So Widespread? • What is Jihad? • Are Muslims Guilty of Imperialism?

5. Does God exist? • What is Guidance, and Can We Guide Others? • What is the Purpose of Spiritual Tension? • Will Religion, Supposedly Developed by "Primitive" People to Explain the Unknown, Eventually Become Unnecessary? • Submission, Sense, and Reason • Can Islam Solve Every Problem? • Why does Islam Allow Slavery? • What Satan is and Why He Was Created? • What About Involuntary Thoughts and Fancies? • How to Keep Free of Satanic Suggestions? • Why Does Satan Insist on His Unbelief? • What is Death?

6. What About the Angel of Death? • What Do We Feel At the Time of Death? • Should We Fear Death? • The Happens to the Spirit in the Intermediate World? • Why does one creature's life depend on the death of another? • Is Reincarnation Compatible With Islam? • What Are the Differences Between the Islamic and the Modern Scientific Points of View On Knowledge ('ilm)? How Does The Qur'an Regard "Knowledge"? • You say that Islam is a religion of unity, but we see differences - sometimes major differences - even among the companions. Why is this so? • How Should We React to the Evil Thoughts and Desires Whispered by Satan? • Is There an Islamic Code of Conduct Concerning Way of Dressing?

7. What is the Islamic Perspective on Anticipation For the Messiah and the Mahdi? • How Should People Avoid Sins, Distractions, and Temptations? • What is "Unity of Being" (Wahdat al-Wujud)? Does it Conform in Any Way to the Teachings of Islam?" • What Should Be the Understanding of "Mujaddid" in Our Time? Does it Refer to a Single Individual Only, or does it Rather Signify a Collective Personality (Shakhs Al-Manawi)? • What are the Greatest Dangers and Pitfalls That a Believer Faces, and What Precautions Can Be Taken? • How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith?

8. What is Ulfa (Familiarity)? And What Are its Negative Effects? • How Can "Moderation" Be Defined? • Is It Right When People Link HIV to "The Beast of the Earth" (Dabbat al ard), One of the Signs of the Last Day? • What are the Reasons for the Fact that Islam Spread Over Such Vast Territories in Such a Short Time in the Past? What are the Reasons for the Muslims' Defeat and Failure at the Present Time? • What is the Reason for the Persistence of Darwinism in the General Culture of the Masses, Though Many of Darwin's Hypotheses Have Been Challenged and Even Disproved? • How Can We Avoid Sins, and How Can We Show Sincere Repentance?

9. It appears that the time of the coming of rain and the sex of the baby in the mother's womb can be known in advance. Are these then no longer to be counted among the "five mysteries" mentioned in the Qur'an? • Do the appointed times of death (ajal) of people who die en masse in natural disasters come to all of them at the same time? • Why does the Qur'an Mention a Person Such As Abu Lahab Who Was An Inveterate Enemy of Islam? What is the Wisdom in Doing So? How does it Befit the Dignity and Purport of the Divine Book? • How are Those Who Are Hostile to Dialogue Activities Today Relevant to "Kharijites, Karmatis, Anarchists"? • Although Azrail is One, How does He Capture the Souls of Many People Who Die at the Same Instant? • How should we deal with mockery or ridicule, especially of the young trying to practice their religion by their peers? • What is the Wisdom in Fasting?

10. As God Already Gives His Blessings and Peace to Prophet Muhammad, What is the Wisdom in Our Invoking God's Blessings and Peace Upon Him? Does He Need Our Invocations? • What Should be Our Attitude Against Ideas Like Positivism and Rationalism Which are Accepted as The Sources of Information in The West? To What Degree do they Reflect the Truth? • How Would You Describe the Moral Transformation of the Prophet’s Companions After the Advent of Islam?

11. Mechanisms of soul and conscience • Historical recurrences • How to avoid claiming divine favors upon oneself • The nature of the self (ego) • Modesty and effacement • Jihad With Different Aspects • Polygamy • Fasting in Islam

12. Women's Rights? • Desire to Emulate, Envy, and Hastening to do Good As If Competing with One Another • Self-Confidence • Who are the People the Qur’anic Verses 2:18 and 2:171 Refer to? • Desire to Retreat • Reproaching Our Fellow-travelers • Divine support and ensuring its continuation • The Prophet Muhammad's illiteracy • What is the difference between God, and Allah?

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