• Terminology

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What is meant by Al-Siyasah Al-Shar'iyyah?

What is meant by Al-Siyasah Al-Shar’iyyah? Answer: Al-Siyasah Al-Shar’iyyah is policy that is based on the Qur’an...

Difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness

What is the difference between repentance and praying for forgiveness?  Answer: Repentance is regret for what has...

What is the meaning of Bid'ah?

What is the meaning of Bid’ah? We want you to define this term clearly. Indeed, there are some people...

The meaning and types of Bid'ah

We would like you to explain the meaning and types of Bid’ah (innovation in religion) in detail for us....

Difference between Iman and Islam

What is the difference between Iman and Islam? Answer: Iman is Islam and Islam is Iman (i.e....

What is meant by Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited) in Islam

What is meant by Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited) in Islam? Answer: Halal and Haram are two Shar’i (Islamic...

Ruling on Ghulu in loving the Prophet (peace be upon him)

What does Ghulu in loving the Prophet (peace be upon him) mean? Answer: Ghulu (Exceeding proper limits)...

What is the difference between Al-Hilm and Al-Sabr

What is the difference between Al-Hilm (forbearance) and Al-Sabr (patience), which is one of Allah’s Attributes? Answer:...

The word 'Aqidah

A questioner asks: Is it true that the word ‘Aqidah (belief) is incorrect and baseless, and that it...

The difference between a prophet and a messenger

What is the difference between a prophet and a messenger? Answer: The well-known view of scholars is...

Definition of Makruh

What is the definition of Al-Makruh? Answer: Al-Makruh (disliked) is defined as an act that if abstained from, one...

The difference between 'Aqidah and Manhaj

There is a current debate about the difference between ‘Aqidah (creed) and Manhaj (methodology) and people have started...

Who are the Mutafayhiqun?

Who are the “Mutafayhiqun”? Answer: They are those given to ostentatious, braggart speech.

Who are Ahl-ul-Qiblah?

One of the principles of Ahlus-Sunnah (adherents to the Sunnah) is not to declare whether a person from...

The difference between Major Shirk and Minor Shirk

What is the difference between major Shirk and minor Shirk in terms of their definitions and rulings? Answer: Major...

Meaning of Shirk

What does Shirk mean? What is the meaning of Allah’s Saying: “O you who believe! Do your duty...

The meaning of Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah and Tawhid-ul-Uluhiyyah

What is the meaning of Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah and Tawhid-ul-Uluhiyyah? Answer: The meaning of Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah (Oneness of Allah’s Lordship) is the...