Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Are Kurdish wedding dance (Helperkê or Govend) and Turkish wedding dance (Halay) permissible in Islam? What do Quran and Sunna say about this? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Any type of dancing done in […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible to recite the Quran without covering some part of the ‘awra, such as not putting on a shirt for a man? Answer Thank you for your question. Although it is permissible, it is praiseworthy to avoid this manner of dressing. Imam Muhammad ibn Ahmad Qurtubi says […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m of Middle Eastern descent and currently living in Quebec, a very Islamophobic province of Canada. Before I was a Muslim, the people in high school treated me like a terrorist and did horrible stuff just because I spoke Arabic. I think they’ll insult and attack me more now […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Are the Prophet’s parents saved from Hellfire? According to one hadith, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) told a man that his father and the man’s father are both in Hell. Could you please clarify? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. […]