Adaab This interesting question of whether a person can be called God , gave rise to another question in my mind. I have read many times at past that God is one. But I have read an alternative view that some religions consider God exists everywhere, and within every creatures. In other words, every creature is a part of God. So what is the Islamic view on this? So far I know that a person can be never considered as a separate God, but can everybody equally be revered as part of God?

I want to know that is permissible to promote diet products in Islam like keto diets and resurge. Resurge is a product that helps to lose weight. Because I want to promote that product and I will get some commission.

Adaab. Islam requires a devotee to follow every lines and words of Quran unaltered , and cannot eliminate any single letter or word. Now, if one claims a **favourite quote** from quran (I am not talking about a relevant quote to a real life context), it automaticallly assumes the other quotes are somewhat less favourite or less acceptable to that person. Does Islam allowes a devotee/ practicing Muslim to have a more favourite or less favourite quote from Quran Shareef?

I have been wondering lately what was before creation. I have come to the conclusion that before creation was God encompassing itself, there was not even nothing but God. But I have one question to ask of this conclusion, where is the universe? Like is it contained within god? It's just confusing to me.

Adaab Suppose person X want to take islam. Can they just identify as Muslims and start to participate in Islamic festivals etc? or it is mandatory have a conversion from a religious body? Additional question - if the person X don't like the new way of faith, can he or she quit Islam upto a certain point of time?

Adaab. I often listen that Islam has an intensely negative perception towards cultural diversity especially towards those religions don't have a particular book, or have a polytheistic culture, or practices idolatry festivals. But is this true? or it tells about peace and tolerance? Which one is true? Personally I have seen in social media that many many Muslims harshly criticise the 'other' cultures, and especially when Muslim people/ people with Arabic names actively engage in peace and communal harmony like attending or helping in the festivals of 'the other culture', some other Muslims start to aggressively hold them back or putting bad comments. My question is, does such intolerance or aggression supported by Islam? Edit: I totally acknowledge *islamophobia* or aggression towards Muslim ethnicity is another burning problem. This question is not for generalising any religion (islam or christian or any others) is more tolerant or less tolerant. My question is whether certain rude or aggressive act of a population of specific individuals are permissible/promoted by islam or not. The question is less about Islam itself but _more about the individual engaging in vandalism or aggression over the 'other' cultures._ This include rude comments in social media or vandalizing sculptures etc. or any kind of aggression given that the 'other' culture did not incited any violence or aggression.

Lately I have had a problem where I have severe waswas. I know that if you believe in these shirk/kufr thoughts then it takes you outside the fold of Islam. But the problem that I have is that I keep believing in these thoughts, and I don't know what to do about them. The thoughts come to me for the whole day, and even when I am praying. Then I have to break my salat because I believed in the shirk thoughts and I have to renew my shahada. Now I have to rush my salat before I can believe in another one of those those thoughts. I cant even sleep because of me believing them, and I get very frustrated about this and I get worried about this, because these are the last ten nights of ramadan. Am I still going to get punished for believing in these thoughts if I keep on believing them? I know that this is not just regular waswas, and that Allah might be angry with me for believing them. Is anyone else going through the same issue where they keep on believing these thoughts? Did any of you find a way to get rid of these thoughts. If so please let me know.

My question goes that what is the difference between ghsul jannabat bath and ghusul to become a Muslim totally???and what are the procedure to become a Muslim. If I can see someone who can specify the two for me I will be greatful.

I'm new to this website, so I'm not sure if this question can be asked here but this thing is bothering me. I don’t speak in arabic but I have heard from my childhood that Quran is different from all pre islamic literature and it's unique and standout on It's own.But I come across a anti islamic site which have this quote from some book(I don’t remember reference but I have copied this quote from there)"The Qur'an is written throughout in rhyming prose (saj'), and appears therefore, to a greater or lesser extent, artistically constructed and strongly rhetorical in comparison with ordinary prose. The individual parts of a sentence, the sentence or combination of sentences which end with a rhyme and are called verses (ayah, plural ayat) follow the rhyme scheme a-a, b-b, c-c. The same rhyme is repeated not only once but as often as the author pleases, e.g. a-a-a, b-b, c-c-c-c (surah ci). Short surahs sometimes have only one rhyme. Ideally, as in the earliest surahs, the rhymes follow in rapid succession at farily equal intervals; this also seems to have been the case with the rhymes of the ancient Arabic soothsayers. (Presumably the Prophet in fact adopted the alternation of short rhyme sequences from the practice of these soothsayers ...). In the surahs from the latter years of Muhammad's career the verses lengthen increasingly, and the rhymes no longer have the effect of rhetorically enlivening elements, but sound monotonous and often forced, as though they have been added later. On page 198, we are told: A large number of early pronouncements in the Qur'an are introduced by strange oaths, or rather asseverations, a stylistic device which Muhammad in all probability copied from the old Arabic soothsayers."Can u please refute this? I have always believed that quran is individual and its not possible for anyone to write like Quran but they are accusing Muhammad copied literacy style from old arabic soothsayers.

Salamo3alaykom, in this answer in IslamQa I've may have found a translation after the tashahhud, translating at the beginning as "O Allah send prayers..." but Allah does NOT send prayers, rather He sends blessings. It translates "barik" as "sending blessings", but It translates "salli" as sending prayers. What does it exactly mean by sending prayers from the part of Allah? Allah does NOT pray because he is Allah. https://www.google.com/amp/s/islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/98031 Can someone clarify please?

Adaab. Recently many people in social media, including some of my Muslim friends, are literally scared that music has covered up the globe, and they thinks it is very sinful. I have seen many past Quora and Stackexchange questions which asked whether music is sinful, and there are admixtures of answers. Some say it is strictly prohibited and sinful, some other sects consider it to be permissible up to limits. But my question is something else. **From immemorable past, many notable Muslim scholars (not necessarily Islamic preacher but scholars who were Muslim) did lot of contribution to music and music theory. This includes Al Farabi, Al Kindi, Al Ghazali, Banu Musa, and many others.** **My question is, are these scholars considered to be sinner according to Islam?** Because they were knowledgeable person in islam, still they contributed in music? This looks very contradictory. Were they not considered as sinners? Were they forgiven or considered as some sort of exception? Kindly pardon weak English.

When I woke up I noticed I didn’t pray fajr. I’m pretty sure I made it up after I woke up but I’m not 100 percent sure. A few hours later I was in a hurry and prayed my dhuhr and I left. The next day I am starting to doubt whether I made up my fajr or not. Should I disregard the doubt because I’m pretty sure that I made it up, or should I make it up again just in case? (I’m pretty sure I have whispers of shaytan if that helps you answer)

As far as I understand, when a concubine gives birth to her master's child, her status would be "mother of the child" (umm al-walad) and she can't be sold anymore. My question: **Can a master sell his slave after having intercourse with her and she doesn't become pregnant?** If yes, what prevents the abuse of having intercourse with a slave and afterwards selling her off to other people and buying new female slaves to have intercourse with them?

I have some questions regarding video games. Please answer these questions because it's hard to find fatwas about video games. I know that playing games are not recommended. However I just want to know some answers. Game 1 ------ I play a card video game that has some names like "revelation" or "know the fate" these card just allow you to see your opponent's card. So playing such game is shirk? If it is, will I able to play that game not using those names of card but play with other normal cards? Just please tell me whether it's shirk or not Game 2 ------ Another game that has water fountain. I have put some points in that fountain and it gives me coins. I don't know if it's wishing or not. No more than that. Is this action a shirk, even though it's fictional? Please answer

Does it count as suicide if one asks someone else to kill them since they can't do it themself? Would that person still go to hell?

Let's say that I want to open up a car manufacturing company. Would it be haram as long as they are running on electric engines (like Tesla Motors) and the power outlets use renewable resources like Solar power or wind power?

If a show contains different creatures like elves, succubi, vampires or ogres from different mythologies and if I don't believe that those creatures are real or they actually exist will I be committing (kufr/shirk) if I watch these shows?

I am a 16 year old Muslim boy. I discovered masturbation at the end of my 7th grade and have been addicted to it since then. I didn’t know it was Haraam. One day, I read an article about it and really got shocked and I stopped doing it for about a week and a half, but then I did it again unable to control myself. I couldn’t talk about it to anyone as it is so embarrassing. I always try to control it, but I fail. It just gets me depressed all the time when I think about the punishment I am going to get. I apologise to Allah when I pray but I end up doing it. I just couldn’t stop it. After I masturbate, I observe that it affects my studies; I can't focus on my lessons. I was a bright student up until when I was in my 7th grade, and now I'm in my 10th grade I am the weakest in my class. I am going to face my board examinations in March and I couldn’t concentrate on my studies. I wish I could get the best remedy in Islam.

In Japan, you have to participate in the mandatory government pension. The policy works as follows: 1. Every month government takes out a certain amount from your salary. Your contributor also contributes the same amount. 2. When you reach 60 years old you get a fixed monthly amount as a pension from the government. This pension is provided until you die. 3. After you die, your spouse gets 3/4th of the amount until he/she dies. The Japanese government also has mandatory health insurance that works as follows: 1. Every month government takes a certain amount from your salary. Your employer also contributes the same amount. 2. For any kind of medical expense you pay 30%(with a maximum cap) and the government pays the rest. 3. Your spouse and children are also covered. Now I am not currently in Japan but if I accept an offer from a Japanese company I have to move to Japan and accept this pension and other insurance policies. Is it okay for me to accept this? ### Edit: Concerns: The fund is managed by the government and we are not sure how they manage it. Maybe they are investing the fund in the haram businesses. Should we be concerned about how the government is managing the fund?

I did share some softwares lately in a forum… but I feel somehow guilty I feel like I’m hurting the developer even tho I didn’t share the license code I share only the software for testing purpose or simple use. If someone want all features he may need to buy his own license. ( Legally I’m not allowed to share anything ). In a way I’m helping the developer to get more sales if someone liked his software. In another way there is people who bypass the license code and use the software with all features.. for free I’m lost is it halal for me or shall I stop this.