Miscellaneous
What is Islam’s view of Art & Creativity?
Question: What does Islam say about art & creativity? Answer: What is Art? Art is the spontaneous reflection of the artist’s heart and soul through which his thoughts, feelings, and sensations find their way to the outer world. Only an artist allows this smooth transfer using his words, drawings, music, or any other form of →
Can I draw pictures of living creatures?
Question: Can I draw pictures of living creatures? I love drawing I was thinking about drawing the story →
Can we sleep in a mosque? What about in Masjidu-Nabi?
Question: While we were on a trip to Madinah Munawwarah, we slept in Masjid An-Nabavi. Some of my →
Can I look at the face of a Prophet in a movie?
Question: Is it permissible to watch a movie about a Prophet that shows the actor playing a Prophet →
Can we keep pictures and photos of family and friends?
Question: Is it permissible for me to keep pictures and photos at home and on my computer? The →
What is the Islamic law about carrying a weapon for self-protection?
Question: What is the Islamic law about carrying a weapon for self-protection? Answer: A person is allowed to →
Are men allowed to shave any part of the face (cheeks) to make the beard look neater?
Question: Please do comment on the rules of keeping a beard for men. Are they allowed to shave →
What are the Islamic boundaries and guidelines for writing fictional stories?
Question: I was trying to research the topic of “Fictional Writing in Islam” (novels). I wanted to know →
Is it haram to live in a dorm sharing a room with a non-Muslim?
Question: Is it haram to live in a dorm sharing a room with a non-Muslim? Answer: Its not →
Despite some bad channels, can one still get pay-TV solely for the halal content?
Question: In Australia there are pay TV companies where people pay to get extra channels on their TV. →