Category Archives: Qur’an [109]

As Surah Tawba Does Not Begin With Bismillah at the Beginning, What Is...

November 18 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04551 Answered by: Maulana Afzal Hussain   Question   As surah tawba does not begin with bismillah at the beginning, what is the ruling regarding recital? Do we read bismillah before starting the...

The Differences Between Abu Bakr (RA) and Umar (RA) Which Led to the R...

November 16 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04523 Answered by: Maulana Jamal Ahmed   Question   Hazrat, did this verse come down because of an argument between Abu Bakr, and Umar? I read, they were arguing over a treaty. Raise not your voi...

Is It Permissible to Recite the Quran in a Specific Maqaamaat or Is It...

November 12 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04488 Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan   Question:   Salaam Shaykh. I wanted to know if it is permissible to recite the Quran in a specific Maqaamaat or is it Bidah? Where does the Maqaamaats origin...

Placing the Quran on the Prayer Mat

November 9 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04458 Answered by: Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh   Question:     Assalamualaikum. I do have a question on the etiquette of handling the Quran. I used to read the Quran after each obligatory prayer...

Is It Permissible to Delete Photos Containing Quran Verses

November 6 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04449 Answered by: Maulana Abrarul H. Hasib   Question:   Is it permissible to delete photos containing Quran verses?     بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allah, the Mo...

Is It Permissible to Throw Away Papers With the Name of Allah on Them

November 5 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04440 Answered by: Maulana Sibghat Ullah   Question:   If someone has a card with their name Abdullah in Arabic. Would it suffice to cross out or draw a line over the Allah part until it is indis...

Reciting Quran While the Sun Is Rising or Setting

November 4 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04421 Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan   Question   Assalamualaikum. People say that we should stop all work during sunset and sunrise. Is it true?  And can we listen or recite the Quran at tha...

Repeating Sajdah Verses in a Classroom

October 30 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04340 Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan   Question   Students in one class read a sajdah ayah over and over again in the class. They read it in their spots and then in front of the teacher. Is one sa...

‘Kadhalika’ in the Quran

October 27 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04301 Answered by: Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza   Question   Assalamu Alaykum respected and honorable Mufti Saheb, Why is it that in the Quran the word 'kathalika' comes sometimes as kathaliki...

Israilliyat and Sufi Tafsirs

October 27 Qur'an [109]

Fatwa ID: 04297 Answered by: Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh   Question   If Israiliyaat are not reliable, then why did some of the Sahabah narrate Israiliyaat? Is there any Sufi Tafseer that’s well kno...