Islam: Questions And Answers - Calling non-Muslims to Islam

417 Pages·2007·3.05 MB·English

by  Muhammad

Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 20
Calling non-Muslims to Islam
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 20
Calling non-Muslims to Islam
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
B.Sc., DipHE
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© Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2003
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................1
Chapter 1...................................................................................3
38161: A Christian is asking what is written on
the gate of Paradise?........................................................3
13253: Married to a Christian woman – what
should he do next?...........................................................8
43483: Obstacles to a Christian woman marrying
a Muslim man................................................................13
48981: Is giving zakaah to those whose hearts are
to be opened to Islam a kind of bribe?..........................21
27302: A Muslim whose kaafir family
are threatening to hang him because of his
being Muslim ................................................................22
41006: A Christian asking about repentance.................24
43148: The Muslims’ beliefs concerning the
Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam...........................................31
43164: Praying for kaafirs to be guided........................39
36803: How should he offer advice to a
non-mahram woman?....................................................44
13986: Good deeds done before saying
Shahaadah are not valid ................................................45
27196: She became Muslim but her family
did not; should she honour her family even
though they mistreat her?..............................................51
27105: What is the ruling on living with a
kaafir mother? ...............................................................54
27107: She is married to a Muslim and
hijab is putting her off Islam .........................................57
20959: Should he sit with his colleagues
at work when they are drinking alcohol? ......................62
20267: A new Muslim wants to learn the religion ........66
Chapter 2.................................................................................69
20920: Her boyfriend has become a Muslim and is
making her choose between Islam and splitting up.......69
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11865: How many times should he call a
non-Muslim to Islam?...................................................71
20849: He married a second wife and they became
Muslim – what should he do with his first wife?..........73
22852: Should he advise those who frequent
pornographic websites?.................................................78
20815: A Christian wants to become Muslim
and is asking about the prayer.......................................79
37653: A Christian woman wants to fast ......................82
9232: She wants to become Muslim and she is
asking about the etiquette of entering the mosque........84
6581: Christian lady interested in Islam........................91
9020: Accusing the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) of being mentally ill ................94
6401: His mother doesn’t practise Islam.......................96
7182: References (video and audio tapes and
books) for non-Muslims................................................99
2584: Relations with women according to Islam........101
10001: The status of the family in Islam.....................105
14418: How to call a Christian to Islam......................109
10469: Questions from a confused Christian..............111
31796: She wants to become Muslim but her
mother and grandmother are opposed to the idea .......118
12734: How can she tell her non-Muslim mother
that her husband is going to take a second wife?........123
13810: A Christian woman asks about the Prophet’s
birthday and what it means to the Muslims ................124
13521: Should he tell a non-Muslim all the
details of Islam? ..........................................................127
26885: A Sikh girl wants to marry a Muslim man ......131
26758: He wants to become Muslim in order to
marry a Muslim woman ..............................................134
20239: A Catholic man wants to marry a Muslim
woman and is thinking about Islam ............................136
14246: Become Muslim first, then do not worry
about your past ............................................................139
14070: He has been asked to research about Islam
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and its impact on Europe.............................................142
13747: Dating women, and what are evil spirits?.......150
13755: The Muslims as seen by themselves and
by others......................................................................152
13497: Islamic holy days and special occasions .........153
13946: She wants to enter Islam; do her two
children have to say the Shahaadah too?.....................160
23444: If his wife becomes a Muslim then
apostatizes, what should he do?..................................160
20756: Islam and Muslims..........................................162
Chapter 3...............................................................................164
21613: A Christian is asking whether it is
possible for him to enter Islam....................................164
21010: Woman between the honouring of Islam
and the humiliation of Jaahiliyyah ..............................165
10267: When did Islam begin and who started
the Muslim tradition?..................................................170
10590: The tolerance of Islam.....................................171
12283: A Christian woman is asking whether
her marriage to a Muslim is valid ...............................174
12376: Da’wah – calling others to Islam ....................180
10134: Ruling on those who are not reached by
the call of Islam...........................................................185
12373: He is very close to Islam.................................186
11934: His Muslim wife’s relatives are kaafirs
who mistreat her..........................................................187
12215: She is in a relationship with a Christian
man and she wants him to become Muslim so
she can marry him .......................................................189
11936: It is not essential to have witnesses in
order to enter Islam .....................................................190
7453: He became Muslim and he has musical
instruments – what should he do with them?..............191
11232: Giving a lecture about Islam in a church.........192
4036: She wants to embrace Islam but does not
want to leave her kaafir husband.................................193
8593: If he announces his Islam they will not give
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him a job; can he conceal his faith?............................196
Chapter 4...............................................................................198
11819: How To Become a Muslim ?...........................198
10232: Ruling on the call for closeness and
reconciliation between religions .................................203
10213: Ruling on the call to unite all religions...........218
10212: Is the fact that Christians live among
Muslims sufficient for the Message to have
been conveyed to them?..............................................228
10199: Is it permissible to give books containing
aayaat from the Qur’aan to Christians?.......................229
8798: Is it permissible to accept an invitation
to a meal from a non-Muslim in order to get
close to him? ...............................................................230
9455: She is thinking of becoming Muslim,
and is asking how she could perform the prayers
at school ......................................................................232
3408: Stories of women who became Muslim
and left their kaafir husbands......................................233
1036: It is not permissible to call kuffaar to
Islam by means of religious songs (nasheeds)
accompanied by musical instruments..........................238
7849: asking what is our religion................................239
6706: He wants to become Muslim but he is
worried that he will not be able to do the prayers
at work.........................................................................240
6703: It is easy to enter Islam......................................241
5421: Interested in Islam.............................................243
5424: Her sister’s resistance towards Islam................244
5452: She has a tattoo from before she was
Muslim ........................................................................247
Chapter 5...............................................................................249
6389: You have to do it: do it and don’t hesitate .............249
4685: Feelings of a Christian man of religion
towards his daughter’s Islam.......................................253
5656: How should a Muslim man make Da’wah
to non-Muslim women? ..............................................254
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6018: He is convinced of Islam but is concerned
about his parents who are staunch Christians .............255
5955: A Jewish boy asking about Islam ......................258
2195: A new Muslim is not to make up missed
Islamic duties before accepting Islam .........................262
4991: She wants to become Muslim but she
cannot accept some of the rulings such as hijaab
and doing the prayers on time. ....................................263
6542: She wants to become Muslim but she
envisages a problem with regard to Hajj and
official papers..............................................................266
5019: Response to a request from a kaafir woman
for a story of a great Muslim woman..........................268
4775: A Christian woman who wants to
become Muslim, but her husband is a kaafir
and an alcoholic, and she has a relationship
with a Muslim man .....................................................274
5024: His brother has become Muslim but he
is hesitant and wants advice........................................278
4816: She wants to become Muslim but thinks
she will have problems with her friends, family
and job.........................................................................281
4246: becoming a Muslim...........................................284
4028: Response to a stubborn disbeliever...................285
Chapter 6...............................................................................293
4319: A Jewish woman thinking about embracing
Islam............................................................................293
3143: Why does Islam continue to be successful
in the developed world?..............................................298
3601: Can he call non-Muslims to Islam with
the little knowledge that he has?.................................301
3313: Difficulties facing a Christian girl who
wants to take the decision to enter Islam.....................303
749: Wants to embrace Islam but has a girlfriend
and children.................................................................307
2293: Is there any conflict between entering
Islam and playing basketball? .....................................309
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