Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question How should the verse, “The stars and the trees bow down (in submission).” [Quran, 55:6], be understood alongside hadiths which mention that trees will speak at the end of times? Answer I pray you are well. The Meaning of “Najm” in the Verse Allah Most High says: “The sun and […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is it necessary to believe that the six days mentioned in the Quran regarding the creation of the heavens and the earth were equal in length, or that they were standard twenty-four-hour days? Answer I pray you are well. No, it is not necessary to believe that. What we know […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Are hadith authentic, and how do we know that they have been preserved? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. It is a tremendous honor and gift from Allah that He has promised to preserve the final revelation and its understanding. Allah’s Promise to Preserve Revelation […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question A qira’at is canonical if it conforms to the Uthmanic rasm. Some canonical variants differ in the skeletal consonant, e.g., Surat al-Hadid, verse 24, where hafs includes “wa man yatawalla fa inna Allaha huwa al-Ghaniyy al-Hamid,” but warsh and qalun omit “huwa.” Explain this difference, given the absence or […]