Thursday, 25 February 2021
Questions Archive (Thematic Category:Theology)
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Did the past religions like Christianity and Judaism have prayers like Muslims?
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If Islam is the complete religion why most of people don’t accept it?
1391
2019/10/06
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If Islam is the religion of kindness and love what do the aggressive verses of the holy Quran stand for?!
1551
2019/10/06
دین اسلام
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Prove the existence of God and then indicate how qualities such as being pure, sacrosanct (inviolable), and the greater, etc can be proven in regards to Him?
2503
2019/06/12
پروردگار. نامها و ویژگی ها
Allah the Exalted is the absolute and perfect existence with no defects or deficiencies. He is a unique existence with the ability to do anything and is aware of all objects everything in all situations ...
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Who has more power and influence, God or Satan?
1716
2019/06/12
ابلیس و شیطان
Undoubtedly the power of God who is the Creator of of all things is more than Satan in all matters. However when Prophet Adam peace be upon him obeyed Satan s advice and refused to obey God s command it ...
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For what purpose do the dwellers of paradise of consent need intercession from angels?
1705
2019/06/12
Exegesis
God is pleased by those who have faith and right deeds. But since faith and right deeds have severity and weakness and have different levels therefore God s pleasure towards them also differs. Paradise ...
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Is Satan eternal and immortal like God since God gave respite to Satan until Day of Judgment?
1682
2019/06/12
Exegesis
Eternity means a state of immortal existence in future. Since Satan is God s creature and each creature is under the control of its creator therefore Satan cannot make himself involved in God s affairs ...
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What does it mean to think well and avoid suspicion about God? How can we get rid of suspicion towards God?
2909
2018/11/12
گناه و رذائل اخلاقی
There are verses in the Quran which condemns suspicion and bad expectations of God. [ 1 ] As well there are also narrations which somehow deal with the subject of good and bad expectation of God the Exalted: ...
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In the second Surah of the Quran, it is stated that:" Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before". What reality does this verse address?
2840
2018/10/22
Exegesis
About the day of resurrection and bounties which will be granted to practicing Muslims the Quran says: But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness that their portion is Gardens beneath ...
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Why didn’t the prophets and imams leave any works behind as inventors and scientists did so that they could be prouder? Do Shiites have scholarly or scientific achievements to be proud of ?
2697
2017/05/22
نقش شیعه در گسترش اسلام
Religion is not bound to create material means for man s life. This is a duty of human beings themselves to use their mind and faculty of reason to create such things. Basically it is wrong to expect the ...
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How is it possible to differentiate between someone who falsely claims to be a prophet and one who is a true prophet?
2631
2017/05/22
وحی
1. In Arabic the term wahy literally means giving a message quickly and secretly. In Islamic terminology wahy is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with ...
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The Quran is a miracle under the following three categories: miracle in terms of the words of the Quran, miracle in terms of the contents and miracle in terms of its bringer. How far does each of these aspects signify the divinity of the Quran?
5103
2017/05/20
Quranic Studies
Generally speaking some of the categories of the miracles show that the Quran could not have been brought forth by anyone other than Allah. For instance the Quran s eloquence is unique and miraculous and ...
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In view of the fact that the earth must never be devoid of a divine authority, who was the divine authority in the time gap between the ascension of Prophet Jesus (AS) and prophetic mission of the Prophet of Islam?
2342
2017/01/24
پیامبران و کتابهای آسمانی
The period of cessation is the period of time between the end of one prophet s time and the beginning of the next; it is a time of freedom from divine authority. The existence of such a period is not dichotomous ...
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What is meant by justice as one of the fundamentals of faith?
1716
2017/01/21
جبر یا اختیار و عدالت پروردگار
Justice has been discussed and debated in detail covering all its meanings. However what has been very much a matter of controversy and heated debate is the difference between Imamiyah and Mu atazilah ...
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I want to make sure that all my deeds are performed according to Islamic laws. The obsession has affected my ordinary life. I need you advice.
3622
2015/09/14
Theology
God has allowed man to make decisions on his own free will for the most part of his life and it makes no sense to be so particular and obsessive. Although performing the obligatory duties and staying away ...
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What is your opinion regarding Darwin\'s evolution theory?
4549
2015/09/14
خلقت انسان
There are two theories among biologists regarding the creation of living beings including plants and animals. A Transformism: The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms ...
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Does verse 159 of Surah al-An\'am make reference to disunity and discord in the religion of Islam or to all divine religions?
6177
2015/06/18
Exegesis
The Holy Quran says in verses 159 of Chapter al-An am: ان الذین فرقوا دینهم و کانوا شیعا لست منهم فی شی انما امرهم الى الله ثم ینبئهم بما کانوا یفعلون Surely they who divided their religion into ...
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Given that we insist that happiness is achieved only through Shi\'ism, isn\'t it unjust and unbecoming of divine justice to punish those who have no knowledge of any divine religions nor any understanding of Shi\'ism?
3620
2015/06/09
جبر یا اختیار و عدالت پروردگار
Surely Allah does not do injustice to anyone. As for those who are not familiar with divine and celestial teachings given our emphasis on the Shiite school the way to attaining prosperity is not shut and ...
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What is the meaning of ownership and kingdom of Allah, the Lord of the Universe? Why is said that God is the king?
6766
2015/06/08
پروردگار. نامها و ویژگی ها
One of the attributes of Allah is Mālik which literally means being powerful and having something in one s exclusive possession . This word has sometimes been translated into king in other languages including ...
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If the imams are essentially infallible, can we follow them as role models?
2881
2015/05/03
عصمت
This question emanates from incorrect notion about the concept of infallibility that considers it something mandatory and gifted by God without a cause or reason. Obviously if we are to consider infallibility ...
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Is questioning pervasive and all-encompassing? What does questioning of prophets mean?
2716
2015/05/03
Exegesis
An important issue discussed in religious texts in connection with the Day of Resurrection is the subject of questioning on this very day. What is actually inferred from Quranic verses and prophetic traditions ...
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Was anyone appointed as prophet by Allah from European and Indian peoples (not Semites)?
5177
2015/04/18
پیامبران و کتابهای آسمانی
Man is a duty-bound creature and duty would necessitate prophets to be appointed and sent to deliver obligations, messages and injunctions to him, otherwise duty would be unwise or meaningless. The Holy ...
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How is it possible to tell the difference between taqiyah on the one hand and telling the truth, hypocrisy and enjoining good and forbidding evil on the other?
3744
2015/04/18
Laws and Jurisprudence
Taqiyah ( dissimulation or quietism ) is a strategy for emergency situations and it is meant to protect human forces and not to endanger momeneen [ believers ] in petty and trivial matters. The principle ...
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What is reconciliatory Taqiyah and where is it practiced?
2737
2015/04/14
Laws and Jurisprudence
Reconciliation is the act of making friendly relations; it is the action of making one view or belief compatible with another in order to appease someone and make him surrender to something. This is what ...
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Does Paradise have several gates and do those gates have specific names?
5115
2015/01/05
اوصاف بهشت و جهنم
Paradise has eight different gates. As for their names and what group of people use which gate to enter, there are different reports and traditions. Their names such as Baab al-Rahmah ( Gate of Mercy ) ...
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How did Adam\'s offspring grow? Whom did Adam\'s (A.S) children marry?
9305
2015/01/05
Hadith
According to the traditions and some interpreters viewpoints, the current generation of mankind is not from Abel or Cain, it s from Adam s ( A.S ) other son, Seth. However, when it comes to the marriage ...
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There are narrations even in the Shiite books that forbid building any edifices including mosques around and over graves. In the existence of such narration, how is it possible to justify construction of burial chambers and tombs over the graves of the imams (AS)?
5142
2014/09/28
Traditional
The Holy Quran narrating the story of the Companions of the Cave explicitly and clearly approves of building a mosque over their graves. There are many traditions which not only allow worshipping near ...
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Can a man marry to a woman whom he has already committed adultery with?
3729
2014/09/18
Traditional
There would be no problem for a man to get married to a woman whom he has already committed adultery with if she had no husband or got divorced but passed her Iddah ( waiting period ) completely on that ...
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Can Satan and angels know our thoughts or only Allah knows them?
7993
2014/06/23
فرشتگان
Knowledge of the unseen is prerogative of God. None other than God has knowledge of the unseen independently of God. However, every existent that has been allowed by God to have knowledge of the unseen ...
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Please give a brief description of features of Barqi's al-Mahasen and the hadith which bears Khidhr's testimony to the leadership of the Imams (A.S)?
6202
2014/06/01
Contextual study
Khalid bin Ahmad al-Barqi has reported a narration in his al-Mahasen almost with the same chain of transmission mentioned in the question. Great scholars like Sheikh Kulayni, Saduq and Nu mani have reported ...
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What are the meanings of the informative attributes of Allah? What are the Sunni and Shia viewpoints in this regard?
6405
2014/05/14
صفات ذاتیه
Khabariyah or informative attributes refer to attributes which have been mentioned in the Quran and narrations and have no proofs other than textual evidence. Among those attributes, yadullah ( Hand of ...
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Can you please introduce some methods in which we can improve and optimize our memory according to the traditions (Ahadith)?
6995
2014/04/20
Modern
We can classify those effective methods of enhancing and optimizing memory and comprehension into some divisions which are as follows: A ) Spiritual methods: 1. Remembering Allah ( by worshiping Him ...
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Why did God choose to keep Himself, hell and heaven and angels hidden from human eye?
3955
2014/02/16
اسلام و ایمان
The angels, heaven, Hell and the reality of sin and reward remaining hidden from human eyes are meant to prepare ground for test and tribulation of human beings because if the curtains or the barriers ...
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Why old age is brilliant light on the Day of Resurrection?
3755
2014/01/22
Contextual study
In the religion of Islam, old age has been considered to be a privilege for the aged in order for others to respect them. There are two sets of traditions in this regard one of which emphasizes on respecting ...
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What is the history of Ibadiyya and where do the Ibadies live?
9358
2014/01/20
شیعه و دیگر مذاهب
The Ibadi movement linked to Abdullah bin Ibadh is a group of moderate Kharijites and the dominant sect in Oman and north Africa. However, Ibadis deny anything more than a passing relation to the Khawarij ...