Beliefs
What does the ‘Ahlul Bayt’ mean?
Question: Can you please define the notion of the ‘Ahlul Bayt’? There is the idea that the Ahlul Bayt are five (Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Husayn, peace be upon them all). Then we say, the ’12 Imams of Ahlul Bayt’. Sometimes, it is suggested that Sayyeda Zeinab (a.s) or Abul Fadl al-Abbas (a.s) are →
Did some Imams of Ahlul Bayt have dark skin colour?
Question: From one of your lectures, my understanding is that about 7 Imams of Ahlul Bayt (a.s) had African mothers, and that our Imams were deliberately marrying them to break the widespread racist thoughts and teach people that piety is what truly matters. In our narrations, do we get a sense of the appearance of →
Is saying ‘Labbayk Ya Husayn’ a form of shirk (polytheism)?
Question: I am still learning about my religion. I saw an image that read ‘Ya Husayn’. Someone told me that this is a form of shirk (polytheism). That person explained to me that ‘Ya Husayn’ is shirk because it is a call to other than Allah (swt), and the Shia intend with this call to →
Meaning of Prophets admitting they don’t have knowledge of Unseen?
Question: What does it mean when Prophets and Imams admit that they do not have knowledge of the →
Does Islam accept the modern polytheism?
Question: I was listening to a public speaker who was saying (I’m including whole passages so that I →
What does ‘Salawaat’ on Prophet Muhammad & his family mean?
Question: What does Salawaat mean, and why does it hold such a high importance in our faith? Answer: The Almighty Allah (SWT) orders in the Holy Qur’an all believers to join Him and the angles in sending Salaam and Salawaat to the Holy Prophet (SAW): إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا “Verily, →
Does God reject my dua if I eat haram food?
Question: I recently had a nice conversation with a few brothers regarding the topic of haram (forbidden) food →
Is the world ever left without the presence of a representative of God?
Question: In your lecture “The glad tidings of Ahmad’ in the eHawza, you mentioned that there was no →
What is the meaning of ‘Allahu Akbar’?
Question: What is the actual meaning of the phrase ‘Allahu Akbar’, which is usually written as ‘God is →
Who is Allah?
Question: Who is Allah? I understand that he is the God of Muslims and the religion of Islam, but can you please give a short introduction, while explaining the meaning of the word ‘Allah’? Answer: Who is Allah? ‘Allah’ is the Arabic term for the One and only Creator of the universe. It is NOT →