Nature and Religion Divine Scriptures, in our special case below the Qur’an, consist of the signs of God which have been sent down by Him. When It is correctly studied…
Continue Reading“The worship of God means absolute devotion to Him and the exact execution of His commands, whether or not one understands the meaning or purpose of it.” Foreword: From a…
Continue ReadingYou are held responsible for the oaths and promises you have made up in your mind. The verse 225 in Surah al-Baqarah explicitly describes this: “God does not hold you…
Continue ReadingIn this day and age, controversies over the definition of “riba = الربا” continue among Islamic scholars. Riba is usually translated as “interest” or “usury” into English. A party of…
Continue ReadingThe word “quran” derives from the verbal noun (masdar) of the word “qaraa = قرأ” whose root meaning is “collection”. It is used as a noun having the meaning “maqru…
Continue ReadingDetermining the beginning of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr caused controversy among the Muslim countries for many years so far. This year, the Eid will be celebrated on Friday 15th of June….
Continue Reading“Meet The Qur’an” is a work of rewording Süleymaniye Foundation Qur’an Translation, for children. Taking into consideration that children do not have the tendency to think abstractly, we have chosen…
Continue ReadingFASTING IN THE TANAKH: “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the…
Continue ReadingTraditional Islam regards Islam as a religion that is different than and distinct from previous revelations. The Qur’an, however, names Itself as a Book confirming the previous ones and completing…
Continue ReadingAlms versus Interest Sadaqah (صدقة) versus Rib’a (ربا) Financial aids provided without expecting anything in return are counted as alms (sadaqah) in Islam. On the other hand, interest is the…
Continue ReadingThroughout history, many mistakes and wrong judgments have been made in the name of Islam. The reason is that scholars assume that they are authorized to explain the Quran. However,…
Continue ReadingNaskh, in its literal context, means the act of “bringing two things side by side, and transferring the text in one to the other”. Naskh is also “superseding something, to…
Continue ReadingDetermining the beginning of Ramadan causes conflicts in the Muslim world very often. Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs applies correct regulations in the way that the Qur’an ordains. As the…
Continue ReadingAbu Huraira reported: أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ ”” “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is…
Continue ReadingDrawing paintings, caricatures or making sculptures of living creatures are not forbidden by any verse in the Qur’an. Contrarily, in the verses that we are going to refer below, their…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Corruption (Tahrif) of a Divine Book According to the Qur’an? Are the Taurat/Tanakh[1] and the Injeel[2] Corrupted? Is the Qur’an Corrupted Today? The Arabic word tahrif = تَحْرِيف ,…
Continue ReadingFirst of all, we must know under what circumstances Muslims are allowed to fight non-Muslims. Verses specify the boundaries that justify a war when transgressed by non-muslims: “God does not…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty Allah creates the things that are included in His servant’s test according to the servant’s choices. Although He wills all the people to be rightly guided, He does…
Continue ReadingThe verses you mention are related to battles. Muslims had their first battle in Badr. The Almighty God has sent down the verse below before this battle: فَإِذا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ…
Continue ReadingThis dilemma is the result of a common mistake in translations and commentaries. Scholars ascribe the same meaning to the words “Nabi = نبي” and “Rasul = رسل”, which are…
Continue ReadingA legitimate right cannot be obtained through illegitimate methods. Even in today’s laws, illegally obtained information cannot be used as legal evidence. Hacking into someone’s account or creating fake accounts…
Continue ReadingPrayers (as-salat) must be observed carefully, especially while on the way. Muslims must do their best to offer the prayer in its due time. If it can not be possible…
Continue ReadingPre-marital sex is unlawful sexual intercourse (zina). Allah forbids not only zina, but even approaching it. He commands: “And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse (zina). Indeed, it is an…
Continue ReadingWe do not find a specific type of governance in the Qur’an or in the Example of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Each of the governments established by the Companions of Prophet…
Continue ReadingIt is forbidden to fast on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, and on all four days of Eid al-Adha. This is because those days are the days to eat,…
Continue ReadingAn excused person who performs wudu before prayer can keep on his/her worship until the wudu is broken by a reason other than the reason which causes the excuse. They do…
Continue ReadingTravel and housing allowances are the rights granted to employees in return for their work and travel at work. They are determined by the employers based on several factors including…
Continue ReadingThere are valid (saheeh) hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) about not fasting only on Fridays, but adding Thursdays or Saturdays to it. Some of them are as follows: Narrated…
Continue ReadingIf marriage (nikah) was performed without the information and permission of the bride’s family, then that marriage is invalid. However, you have to pay the mehr if the marriage was…
Continue ReadingIf the marriage was performed without the information and permission of the bride’s family, then that marriage is invalid. Please see the following fatwa about the mehr in case of…
Continue ReadingFirst of all, we need to tell that violating one of God’s commands deliberately can take you to the limits of kufr, which means ignoring God’s verses, if you do…
Continue ReadingDoing masturbation is disliked (makruh) in Islam because it may cause serious health problems in long term. It is not forbidden (haraam) since there is not a specific ruling in…
Continue ReadingThe Arabic word Istikhara is of the root “khayr = خير = goodness” and it means “asking for that which is good”. Allah the Almighty teaches us how to ask for His help:…
Continue ReadingLiving with parents in-law is an issue distinct from helping people to convert to Islam. It is about private life and marriage. Women have the right to choose the place…
Continue ReadingISIS justifies their violent acts by misusing the verses of the Qur’an and narrations of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). They quote part of the verse at-Tawbah 9:5 “…kill them wherever you…
Continue ReadingPrayer of a praying person is not disrupted or invalidated by anyone passing in front of him/her. However, someone who passes between the body and the prostration place (where forehead touches)…
Continue ReadingAs-salam alaikum brother, Praying is a worship that is prescribed at certain times of the day. Therefore, recovering them at other times can not be possible. Please see the relevant…
Continue ReadingHoroscope and coffee are objects of telling fortune. Fortune-telling is absolutely forbidden in Islam. The almighty God decrees: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ…
Continue ReadingIt is God Who has created nature and human and Who has sent down the divine Books. Therefore, the rulings in the Quran are in full compliance with the natural law…
Continue ReadingYour marriage is absolutely not void. You are saying that you married your husband at a court. That means you had a supervisor (wali) and some people to witness in…
Continue ReadingThe verses on the punishment of theft are as follows: .وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ فَمَنْ تَابَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ…
Continue ReadingFirst of all we recommend that you “Invite to the way of your Master with wisdom and good admonition, and strive with them in a way that is best” (16:125)….
Continue ReadingEven though there are narrations “Aisha (ra) married Prophet Muhammad when she was six years old and she was nine when he consummated the marriage” in some of the Hadith…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God decrees: وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ “Cut off the hands of both male thieves and female thieves as the…
Continue ReadingTaking an oath on anything or anybody other than God is wrong. Such oaths are invalid. Narrated Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar: “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) found ‘Umar al-Khattab in a…
Continue ReadingYou do not have to live in the same house with your parents-in-law. You can live in another house and that is not inconvenient from the Islamic point of view. …
Continue ReadingAny amount of money received in addition to your capital is interest, and it is haraam. The only exception is the rate of inflation: Before the fiduciary monetary system (paper…
Continue ReadingA child born out of wedlock can only be the heir of his mother. If the child was born in another man’s house while his mother is married to him,…
Continue ReadingIn this day and age, some of the Christian missionaries allege that Islam is based on the fear of God whereas Christianity is a religion of love in which God…
Continue ReadingBreaking a vow to God is similar to breaking an oath. There is a hadith regarding this: “ كَفَّارَةُ النَّذْرِ كَفَّارَةُ الْيَمِينِ ” “The expiation of (the breach of) a…
Continue ReadingExpiation is a general term referring to a type of physical or financial religious duty for someone that has violated a certain commandment and seeks forgiveness. The expiation for an…
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Continue ReadingDoes God Command Beating Women? The Arabic word “darb” in verse an-Nisa 4:34 is alleged to be the justification of violence against women in most of traditional Islamic jurisprudence books….
Continue ReadingNikah is not only an agreement between two people. It has social and familial results. The traditions and the rules of the society play a role on the marriage. Therefore,…
Continue ReadingProphet Muhammad (pbuh) had ordered Muslims to fast on Ashura days (9th, 10th, 11th days of Muharram) before the verses about Ramadan fasting were sent down. After the verses…
Continue ReadingIn terms of the rules of fasting, there is no difference between the obligatory Ramadan fast and optional Muharram fast. The same three cases which break the fast in Ramadan…
Continue ReadingBy the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Beneficent, Below is the first volume of Süleymaniye Foundation Qur’an Translation Series. The Book “Surah al- Baqarah” includes thorough information…
Continue ReadingIn fact, there is no such thing as making up for the missed prayer in the Qur’an and in the Example of Messenger Muhammad. If you forget or sleep, you…
Continue ReadingThe main idea of sacrifice is slaughtering specific animals at specific days for the sake of Allah. Therefore, the worship of sacrifice is not accepted to be fulfilled without performing…
Continue ReadingIn the Qur’an, the Almighty God decrees: “And to every community (ummah) We have appointed time and place of sacrifice[1], so that they might extol the name of God over…
Continue ReadingIslamic jurisprudence schools have different opinions about the notion of “zina”. The Hanafi sect defines “zina” as “vaginal heterosexual intercourse” basing on the literal and terminological meaning of the word,…
Continue ReadingThey are the presents of the banks that offer the credit card and presents are halal. You can use them.
Continue ReadingWhether her husband lets her provide care for her mother or not, if there is no one else to care for the mother or if the woman has a partial…
Continue ReadingBefore the fiduciary monetary system (paper money system), money was made of gold or silver, which are precious metals. Therefore, any amount of increase added on the principal was obviously…
Continue ReadingKilling dogs or pigs is not necessary, they should be treated like all other animals. “Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has ordered the killing of…
Continue ReadingThe commanded attitude against non-Muslims in the Qur’an is as the following: “… And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those…
Continue ReadingAlthough there are many hadiths that criticize and forbid the game backgammon, there is only one hadith against the game chess, and it does not even reside in saheeh hadith…
Continue ReadingWhile making a judgment on a matter, the following principle is observed: ‘Permissibility is the original state of things (al-Asl fi al–Ashya al-Ibaha).’ What may cause game development to be forbidden would be inclusion…
Continue ReadingWomen do not have to cover their faces with a veil, niqab or other types of covering. We can understand it by the following verse and hadith: In the 52nd…
Continue ReadingAccording to the Quran, all believers can work for giving zakat: “Believers will attain what they hope for. They are reverent in their prayers. They turn away from idle talk….
Continue ReadingThe Glorified God commands in the 15th verse of chapter Nisa: “Call four witnesses among you against those of your woman who commit vice (unlawful sexual intercourse). If they testify,…
Continue ReadingThe following hadiths reside in hadith books about the six days of fasting in Shawwal: “A person who performs fasting in Ramadan and then adds six more days in Shawwal…
Continue ReadingThere is eternal prohibition of marriage between father and daughter in-law. They are mahram to each other. The following verse sets the rules on covering of women near their mahrams:…
Continue ReadingAs it is widely known, wine is a forbidden drink according to Islamic law, but it transforms into vinegar through a chemical process, thus becoming lawful to consume. This physical…
Continue ReadingAccording to the Qur’an, Jesus (pbuh) is not alive. Allah has taken his soul. Allah the Almighty commands: اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ يَا ع۪يسٰىۤ اِنّ۪ي مُتَوَفّ۪يكَ وَرَافِعُكَ اِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ…
Continue ReadingMarrying via civil marriage is not forbidden; but it lacks some of the conditions that a valid Islamic marriage (nikah) requires, which are: – Considering the…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God describes a valid divorce by men (talaq) as follows in the Surah At-Talaq: “O Prophet, when you [Muslims] pronounce the words of divorce to women, divorce them…
Continue ReadingBeing an astronaut is permissible both for men and women. The points to consider are the same as in other occupations for Muslims: – A man and a woman who…
Continue ReadingBATTLE CAPTIVES[1], SLAVERY AND CONCUBINAGE It is against the rulings of the Quran to enslave the male or female war captives and to have sexual relations with them without marriage….
Continue ReadingAccording to the balance that God has set, in every season dhuhr, asr, maghrib, isha, middle of the night, sahar, imsaq/fajr times are observed everywhere . The middle of the…
Continue ReadingThe rules of Qur’an are effective till the Day of Judgment. The rulings that are set and not superseded in the Qur’an cannot be claimed as historic, and the rulings…
Continue ReadingIt is a matter of concern whether God seals/locks people’s hearts, and if He does, how people can be held responsible for it. Let us take a look at the…
Continue ReadingClick to see the DAILY PRAYER TIMES of your location. Click to read the article based on verses, hadiths and observations in the ARCTIC: “PRAYER TIMES from the EQUATOR to…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God permits the sick people not to fast. Related verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are as follows: 184: (The prescribed fast is for) a certain number of days. Whoever among…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God decrees in the Quran: “The obligatory charities are for the needy, the desperate (masakeen), those employed to collect the obligatory charity (zakat) and those to warm their…
Continue ReadingAll commodities, which are articles of trade or commerce are subject to zakat. It is not possible to count the commodities one by one. Any article that is bought in order…
Continue ReadingZakat is a worship which is a financial obligation upon Muslims who have a certain amount of wealth. It is the rightful share of others in a person’s possessions.[1] The…
Continue ReadingDonating blood does not break the fast. Things that leave the body do not break the fast.
Continue ReadingThe intention for Ramadan fast can be made from the beginning of evening prayer time till the next day late-morning, which is almost 5-10 minutes before the dhuhr prayer time….
Continue ReadingYou would have to give zakat only if the amount that remains after you subtract your total debt from your total wealth is more than the amount of nisab (85…
Continue ReadingThe teeth can be brushed by both miswak and tooth brush. Brushing the teeth is the same as washing the hands because mouth is considered as an external organ of…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God decrees: “(The prescribed fast is for) a certain number of days. Whoever among you does not fast on those days because you are sick or on a…
Continue ReadingYou can continue to fast as long as you do not swallow intentionally. The Almighty God has decreed: “God does not bind anyone with a responsibility which is beyond their…
Continue ReadingSadaqat al-fitr has to be given in Ramadan because it is a worship related to fasting. A hadith from our Prophet (p.b.u.h.) is as follows: “Whoever gives sadaqah-al fitr before…
Continue ReadingEvery Muslim, who is sane, has reached puberty, and owns a wealth that is at least as much as the amount of nisab is responsible for giving zakah of their…
Continue ReadingThe Almighty God explains the purpose of fasting in verse 183 of Chapter Baqarah as follows: “Oh, you who believe! Fasting has been prescribed for you in the way that…
Continue ReadingWhat breaks the fast is eating, drinking and sexual intercourse. Allah commands: “(…) Eat and drink, until the white streak (of light) in the direction of the red streak of light…
Continue ReadingWomen must fast in Ramadan just like everybody else does, even though they are on their monthly periods. According to verse 187 in chapter Baqarah in the Quran, things that break…
Continue ReadingTurkish High Committee of Religious Affairs has the following opinion about injections and drips, which we also agree with: “The injection may or may not break the fast depending on its…
Continue ReadingSublingual medications are orally disintegrating or dissolving medications that are administered by being placed under the tongue. These medications are transferred to the bloodstream from the mucous membranes in the…
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