Pillars of Faith
- What are the limits of permissible superpowers in fictional stories?
- Should belief in the Last Day, Paradise, and Hell be taken literally or symbolically?
- Is it permissible to program and sell an electronic game that includes a "teleporting" feature, and is this considered magic or does it contradict Islamic creed?
- Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: "Apostasy or disbelief will emerge from my house," and he pointed to the house of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)?
- Is the phrase "Al-Wala wal-Bara" (loyalty and disavowal) an idea that originated with the Khawarij and is not part of the comprehensive understanding of Islamic creed?
- What is the ruling on leaving my device for my brother to play games that include magical elements or incantations, and should he be prevented from doing so? And what is the ruling on a game that includes a character displaying the cross symbol and increasing friends' points, and am I sinful if I avoid playing it in certain rounds?
- What is the ruling on doubting the truthfulness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
- Will the resurrection involve Allah Almighty creating bodies from dust and then returning souls to them and reminding them of their deeds?
- How do we invite people to Islam when addressing matters of ijtihad; do we favor what we have concluded, or do we present the different schools of thought with their contradictory opinions, such as the issue of a Muslim being killed for (killing) a non-Muslim?
- Has Western philosophy offered true conceptions of existence, and is the wholesale transfer of Western civilization to the East viewed as a means of reform?
- Is the aforementioned discourse regarding stages of learning, gradual memorization, and reaching the subconscious level in recalling one's wird contradictory to Islamic creed, and is it advisable to pursue this project?
- Is Islamic creed a theoretical or practical methodology, what are the books and curricula for learning and applying it in reality, does abandoning some pillars of Islam constitute a defect in it, and do Muslims today need to learn it according to the methodology of the Companions?
- Can a Muslim believe that Jesus is the Son of God?
- Does the letter "waw" in the two testimonies of faith imply equality, and is it correct to say that the testimony "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is equal to the testimony "There is no god but Allah"?
- What is the Sharīʿah's view on the narrations found in Sahīh Muslim, such as the Hadith "Bring me something so that I may write for you a document after which you will not go astray," which raise questions about the permissibility of objecting to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and whether he can be held accountable like other human beings?
- Is fear of Allah obligatory, and how do we respond to those who say that the true meaning of prayer lies in the expansion of the self and its unity with existence, not in its quantity or the manner of its movements, and that prayer is for liberation, not for asking things from Allah or for avoiding the torment of Hell or winning Paradise, and that it is an internal ascension journey not tied to a specific number of times, and that it should be for love, not fear?
- Is belief in one who was a prophet but not a messenger obligatory, based on the Hadith of Gabriel which mentioned belief in the messengers among the pillars of faith?
- What is the method for comprehensively studying Islamic creed, bearing in mind that reading specious arguments and their rebuttals reveals new matters concerning Islam and Islamic history?
- Is it permissible to watch anime that uses the term "magic" for natural powers, while not believing in it? And is it permissible to follow an anime that includes the technique of reviving a person, while skipping the revival scenes?
- Is it permissible to study other religions for academic purposes, given the fear of influencing the beliefs of others when they become aware of the study?
- Is it possible to obtain sufficient and satisfactory information regarding the nature of Hadiths narrated by two different narrators with different wordings, as in the two aforementioned Hadiths about Jabir ibn Abd Allah al-Ansari, through books or sources that include ten such Hadiths?
- Do Christians enter Paradise by following Jesus, peace be upon him, from the Gospel, and is the doctrine of Tawhid (monotheism) present in the Gospel despite its distortion?
- What is the benefit of having many children given the spread of diseases and the poverty of the spouses?
- Is falling in love with Allah Almighty, constantly thinking of Him, and frequently remembering Him, while trying to abstain from sins, considered a sin or something harmful?