Qur'an

Voting

Q: What does the verse of the Quran at 4:85 mean? One explanation I read says that if we vote for a candidate in election and he indulges in anti Islamic activities then we are also responsible before Allah.

The meaing of Istiwa' in the Qur'an

Q: Please can you explain the 19 meanings of istawah in the Quran according to the muffasirun like abu jafar at tabari, ibn kathir and other great mufassirs, with qoutations will be apprecied. 

[Al-Baqara : 2 : 29, Al-A'râf : 7 : 54, Yûnus : 10 : 3, Hud  11 : 44, Al-Ra'd : 13 : 2, Tâ. Hâ : 20 : 5, Al-Mu'minûn : 23 : 28, Al-Furqân: 25 : 59, Al-Qasas : 28 : 14, Al-Sajda : 32 : 4, Fussilat  41 : 11, Al-Zukhruf : 43 : 13, Al-Fath : 48 : 29,Al-Najm : 53 : 6,Al-Hadîd : 57 : 4 ]

Tajweed

Q: These are the tajweed rules I know. Please tell me if they are correct and if there are any more.

Ghunna - Nasal sound

Idghaam Meem Saakin - Nasal sound

Idghaam - Nasal sound

Qalb - Nasal sound

Qalqala - jerk or bounce when stopping at certain letters

Ikhfa Meem Saakin - light nasal sound

Ikhfa - light nasal sound

Does the 2 Ikhfas have to be light or can it be like the others (Heavy Ghunna)?