Aqaaid

Q: After relations with ones wife, if one intends to sleep without ghusl, the hadith mentions making wudhu. Is this classified as a sunnat?

Q: Allah has a form, we don’t know how it is but in a Hadith in Bukhari Shareef (7437), it says that Allah will first come to believers in one shape then in a different shape.

My question is, does Allah’s Being changes shapes? Please expain the Hadith.

Q: I am aware that sitting cross-legged is permissible, but is it Sunnah?

Q: Is it OK if I don't cut a cake on my son's birthday but I prepare some good food for family members and few relatives?

Q: Can a person be reborn again? 

Q: What is the difference between tasarruf and karaamah?

Q: I would like to ask a question regarding the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quraan. I heard in a lecture that Yusuf Ali was unable to speak the Arabic language as well as the fact that they say his version is incorrect.

I also read the same facts online. Can I continue reading this version as I have always done so. Or could you advise me on what is the best translation of the Holy Quraan I could find.

Q: Please help me understand why Allah Ta'ala would grant you something that you have prayed for but it was not meant for you or it does not workout in the long run.

Q: I want to know the ruling on:

1. Visiting the graves of the Awliyaa.

2. Attending Meeladun Nabi and Urs Shareef. 

3. The reading of Salaami or sending Salaams to Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

Q: I am from India. I work as a teacher in a government school. Maximum of my colleagues are Hindu. In the school, on Republic Day or Independence Day, the cultural ceremony is held by the order of government. On these days we are forced to show and respect many dead freedom fighters by putting a flower on their picture and statue. Is it shirk? Or what type of sin is this?