Islam – Questions and Answers

Pets in Islam – Complete Guide on What’s Allowed & What’s Not

Islam strongly endorses the concept of protecting the welfare of animals. The Hadith and Sunna contain a wealth of information about the Prophet Mohammad’s (SAW) concern for animals, and Islam offers a great deal of evidence in favor of the significance of animal welfare. It was narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had a young …

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Meaning of the Islamic Months

The Islamic calendar differs from the Gregorian calendar because it follows the cycle of the moon rather than the cycle of the sun, but the two calendars have one thing in common: they both have 12 months. The 12 Islamic months each have different meanings, with four of them being sacred months during which fighting and conflict is forbidden.  There …

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Permissible types of betting – Prizes and Betting on Sports and Games

Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi, deputy chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states the following: There is an obvious difference between permissible competitions and prohibited betting. A permissible competition is between two teams, and the winner gets a prize that is paid by a third party. However, a prohibited bet, which is nothing but gambling, is when two spectators …

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SCHOOLS OF ISLAMIC LAW

The Holy Qur’an, Tradition and Ijtihad are the three main sources of Islamic law which govern and regulate all aspects of a Muslim’s public and private life. These laws relate to religious worship, prohibitions, and all contracts and obligations that arise in social life such as inheritance, marriage, divorce, punishments, conduct of war and the administration of the state. The science of …

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