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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

31 Questions

Can the Ahlulbayt and the angels read our minds and intentions? And why has Allah (SWT) allowed Satan to read our minds and intentions and misguide us?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Knowing what is in the mind of others is part of 'Elm al-Ghayb ( Knoweldge of the unseen) which is gifted by Allah (SWT) to His humble servants according to different degrees depending on the level of the humbleness of the servant. 
The Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) are gifted what Allah Has gifted them from 'Elm al-Ghayb. Even pious believers can know the mind of some person under curtain circumstances. The Hadeeth says: Beware of the deep sight of the believer, as he is guided by the Noor of Allah.

Real piousness opens the gates of facts of life to the pious servant of Allah (SAWA).

Satan does not know our intentions but whispers to people to misguide and harm them.

Wassalam.
I have heard that in the book Sirat Rasulallah, written by Ibn Ishaq, it says that Shaytan interfered with the divine revelation saying that the intercession of the idols is acceptable. Is this authentic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This is a false narration which was fabricated by liars.

Shaytan has no effect on the Prophets and their successors. ( Verily, He ( Shayan) has no power over those who believe and rely on their Lord) Sura 16, Verse 99.

Wassalam.
What is the difference between Shaytan and Iblis? Or are they the same person?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Shaytan is the devil whether from Jinns or humans. We read in Quran (Sura 6, Verse 112): And so, We have let for every Prophet, devils of Humans and Jinns, instigating one another with adorned talk by deception.

This means that there are devils frm Jinn and devils from humans.

Iblis is that Jinn who refused to prostrate to Adam and disobeyed Allah's order and cheated Adam and Eve.

Iblis is Shaytan but human devils are not Iblis, so, Shaytan is more general than Iblis.

May Allah (SWT) protect and save us all from every Shaytan.

Wassalam.
Who is Azazil? Is it the real name of Satan?
Rebecca Masterton

You can find out a lot about this on-line. The Jewish Encylcopedia says: "The fact that Azazel occupied a place in Mandæan, Sabean, and Arabian mythology (see Brandt, "Mandäische Theologie," pp. 197, 198; Norberg's "Onomasticon," p. 31; Reland's "De Religione Mohammedanarum," p. 89; Kamus, s.v. "Azazel" [demon identical with Satan]; Delitzsch, "Zeitsch. f. Kirchl. Wissensch. u. Leben," 1880, p. 182), renders it probable that Azazel was a degraded Babylonian deity. Origen ("Contra Celsum," vi. 43) identifies Azazel with Satan; Pirḳe R. El. (l.c.) with Samael; and the Zohar Aḥare Mot, following Naḥmanides, with the spirit of Esau or heathenism; still, while one of the chief demons in the Cabala, he never attained in the doctrinal system of Judaism a position similar to that of Satan."