QURAN-ISLAM ARCHIVE
FAQ
Questions and answers on Quranic meanings, practices, laws, prohibitions, creation, and related topics.
Practices and Rituals of Islam
001
Where can we find the Salat (prayer) in the Quran?
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The Funeral Prayer
003
Stoning during Hajj
004
Does the Quran authorise 2 prayers per day or 3?
005
Which Quranic words to utter in Salat
006
What are the correct months of Hajj in the Quran?
007
Why is the reciting of the Quran at dawn witnessed?
008
Should we fast all Ramadan or only few days therein?
009
Intention utterance before Salat
010
The claim that the Salat is not a physical ritual
011
Revelation of the Salat details
012
Can Zakat be paid to my wife?
013
Why is observing 5 Salat wrong when it means worshipping God more?
014
Must the visit to Arafat during Hajj only be done with a group?
015
Do the words in 2:238 indicate that there are more than 3 Salat?
016
Why do you not post a video of how to observe the correct Salat?
017
Must the Salat be uttered in Arabic?
018
Fasting and the Salat in northern areas where the sun does not set
019
The night prayers (qiyam al-layl, nawafil, taraweeh and tahajjud)
020
How many times to wash our hands?
021
At what age does the Salat and Fasting become obligatory?
022
Are women obliged to cover their hair during the Salat ?
023
Accidental eating or drinking during the fasting hours?
024
The Zakat and taxes
025
Detecting the first "thread of light" for Fajr
026
Taking up allies and calling on dead people
027
Is it ok to celebrate the Eid?
Quranic Meanings
028
Who is the "khalifa on earth" in 2:30?
029
Is Witchcraft and Sorcery mentioned in the Quran?
030
The "Night of Decree"
031
Duluk of the sun
032
The nine 'ayat' (signs) given to Moses
033
Order of revelation
034
Did prophet Muhammad split the Moon?
035
The Quran and aliens
036
How many ends does the day have, two or more?
037
The Jews and Ezra
038
"Inn Sha Allah" and "Ma Sha Allah
039
What does the word 'sujood' mean?
040
Why does God use derogatory words about animals when they are beleivers?
041
Who is 'Ahmad' in 61:6?
042
Jacob and Israel
043
Definition of an orphan in the Quran
044
"People of the Book" vs "Those who were given the Scripture
045
The dots and the tashkeel, and the preservation of the Quran
046
The gender of the word "hoor"
047
Prayer, Contact Prayer, or Salat
048
Prostration is for God alone
Quranic rules and laws
049
Does the Quran allow temporary (mut'ah) marriages?
050
Do women have to be covered from head to toe?
051
How lawful is a 'fatwa'?
052
Leaving a Will
053
The rights of adopted children in inheritance
054
How "quranic" is the death penalty for apostates?
055
How authentic is the Quran in our hands?
056
Has the prophet prohibited items not prohibited in the Quran?
057
Earthquakes, Tsunamis and other natural disasters
Prohibitions
058
The meat of dogs and cats
059
Praying in a masjid that harbours idol worship
060
Is surgery prohibited in the Quran?
061
Jewellery, make-up, colourful clothes and all adornments
062
Selling Alcoholic Drinks
063
Cooking with Wine
064
Negligible amounts of alcohol in food
065
Is masturbation prohibited in the Quran?
066
Calling on others besides God
067
Is Music haram (prohibited) in the Quran?