Qur'an

Q: What is the ruling regarding:

1) A person facing his back towards the qiblah? Is this at all disliked?

2) A person facing his back towards the Quran shareef?

Q: I noticed that the word fitrat (فطرة) is spelled in the Qur'an with a long taa rather than the round one (i.e. فطرت as in فطرت الله). Is it part of our religion that the spelling must be made in this way? Was it something that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) commanded?

Q: My cat fell asleep on top of the Qur'an Shareef and other Deeni kitaabs. Please advise on what I should do in this instance. Is it necessary to awaken and move the cat?

Q: I have not recited Qur'an shareef since the last five years. I want to know is it a big sin and what are the benefits of praying Qur'an in this world and aakhira?

Q: I am a teacher who assists girls with the memorisation of the Glorious Quran Alhamdulilah. The problem that students face is their menstruation days at times exceeds to be 10 days. During these days I make them listen to their Dowr (revision), but once they start praying they have already forgotten a portion of their Hifz. This is a major obstacle that the students suffer who are undertaking Quran memorisation. Please state a solution for this. My colleague who is a Hafiza Masha Allah was able to obtain a fatwa of praying her Dowr (revision) during her Haidh. Your help is very much appreciated. May Allah Taalah reward you for all your efforts for Deen.

Q: My language is Urdu. If I read Quran with Urdu translation, is it necessary for me to read it also in Arabic?

Q: My language is urdu. If I read the urdu translation of the Qur'an, is it still necessary for me to read it also in Arabic or is the urdu translation enough?

Q: Was the Qur'an compiled at the time of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and is it compulsory to follow a madhab such as hanafi, maliki etc?

Q: Reading the Quraan in the office with shoes on is it accepted?

Q: Is reciting a Surah of the Quran in the dark without light prohibited if someone remembers these Surahs by heart? Do they do any harm to our eyes?