QUESTION: What is the state of a person who visits a Sangoma or a Hindu priest for the treatment of black magic ? ANSWER: It is recorded in Saheeh Muslim that whoever goes to a magician (whether Hindu or otherwise) and testifies to what he says, then there is no doubt...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to do art with alcohol ink (such as backgrounds for calligraphy)? ANSWER: Alcohol ink seems to be manufactured from isopropyl alcohol. If alcohol-free ink is available, then such an ink should be utilized. In the absence of alcohol-free...
Question:- I have heard that if one has a bad dream and informs others about it, then it will turn out to be true. Is this correct? Answer:- A good or righteous dream is from Allah and an evil dream is from Shaytaan. Whoever sees an evil dream which he dislikes then...
QUESTION: Some people say that the Quraan Shareef says that the people of Palestine will have to come out of their land. Is this true? ANSWER: We have not come across any such verse in the Quraan Sharif which explicitly states that the Palestinians will have to leave...
QUESTION: Please elaborate on how wonderfully women are created compared to men? ANSWER: It goes without saying that women have a great role to play within the Islamic society. Without the intervention of women, society would have probably (in fact definitely) ceased...
QUESTION: In an Aqaaid exam paper, the Grade 6 learners were to write 5 points on The Descension of Nabi Isa Alaihis Salaam. One of the points that a student wrote is: "He will tell the Christians that he is not God and he is a prophet of Allah." We understand that...
QUESTION: The following excerpt is from an assignment of someone doing B.Ed Honours: "You want to investigate how LBQTI+ learners find safe spaces in the school and plan to interview them using a snowball sampling technique. Discuss the ethical considerations that...
QUESTION: There is a game that has a picture of a person on the corner of the menu screen, and when you go in the actual game, there are no pictures. Would that game be permissible to play? ANSWER: From the onset, it should be borne in mind that Allah Ta’ala has...