Peers
Q: Who are the people who believe in Peer and what is the knowledge and understanding behind this and why are we not allowed to believe in them even though we respect a religion?
Aqaaid
Allah Ta'ala is free from all defects
Q: I have heard muftis saying that it is wrong to say that Allah Ta'ala has the Power to lie. Defects are not under His qudrat, since lying is a defect and Allah Ta'ala is free from all defects. Please clarify.
Seeing another person wearing clothing with a cross sign
Q: If one sees someone wearing a cloth or shoe with a cross sign on it and one does not tell him this is haraam and kufr to wear, does one fall in kufr?
Ajmer tabarruq
Q: Is it haraam to eat Ajmer tabarruq?
Spending on one's family on the day of Aashura
Q: Is it permissible to eat meat or chicken or any type of delicious food on the 10th of Muhrram?
Celebrating birthdays
Q: Is there a verse in the holy Qur'aan that prohibits us from celebrating birthdays in Islam?
Taqdeer and dua
Q: We have the duty to fulfil to the creator and creation. My doubt is we really have the ability to fulfil both things? If we have the ability then why we need to make dua?
Gaining knowledge
Q: I have heard people say that it is important to gain knowledge in Islam. Is it true? Which knowledge does it refer to, secular or religious? Why?
Authenticity of the book "Men around The Messenger"
Q: I would like to know the authenticity of the book "Men around The Messenger" by Khalid Muhammed Khalid.
Gadats
Q: Are 'gadats' which are commonly performed in (cape town , south africa) part of our Islamic religion and is it mentioned in the Quran. Is it a good thing? A Sunnah? Will one benefit from taking part in these 'gadats'? We also refer to these 'gadats' as 'thikrs'. Is gadats and thikr the same thing? What is the difference? What about the 3,7,40,100day (gadat) ceremonies for the deceased?