1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

77 Questions

What guidance does Islam provide on achieving success in this life? Should I pursue my passions and strive to achieve them despite any obstacles?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Success in this life was always the aim of all human beings before us and is the aim of all people who are living and will remain the aim of all human beings to come. Achieving this most important aim can never be possible away from The Creator of life and universe Who Created everything and Guided to the way of success. Allah (SWT) Stated in Quran : He who does good with right faith will be granted a nice life  and will be granted best reward for their good deeds.(Sura An-Nahl, verse 97).

Being with Allah in every matter and every act is the only way for success in this life and hereafter.

Wassalam.
How can Allah's test be fair when not everyone has equal opportunities and would pass if they had someone else's life?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The Justice of Allah (SWT) is The Absolute Justice which has nothing but Justice and fairness. Injustice comes from people who need something and try getting it in a wrong way of injustice. Allah (SWT) Has no need at all, so, there is question of injustice from Allah (SWT).

Different opportunities is part of the Justice of Allah (SWT) as every one will face his results according to his own opportunities.

Wassalam.
Are there any credible sources that mention intelligent extraterrestrial life and the existence of anything prior to our universe through tangible evidence?
Amina Inloes

It depends what you mean by 'credible sources'.

From a scientific perspective, this is a scientific question, and can be approached through scientific sources. (What one considers 'credible' about extraterrestrial life may vary from person to person.)

From the perspective of the study of the Qur'an and hadith, some ayat of the Qur'an have been interpreted (past and present) to suggest that there is extraterrestrial life. Some hadith also speak of life on other "earths". In particular, there are a number of Shi'i hadith on this theme, which one can find in sources like Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 55. One can also interpret the Qur'an and hadith to speak of life before/after this universe.

The following works in English may be useful:

* Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (book)
*Shīʿī Imāmī Thought on Existence, Life, and Extraterrestrials (article)
* A Broader Perspective on “Humans”: Analysis of Insān in Twelver Shīʿī Philosophy and Implications for Astrotheology (article)

This is a talk by myself in which I go through some of these ayat and hadith: https://www.youtube.com/live/nIcwpfkSbGw?si=Xp5S9o2lZ5j7cPBo
How will life on Earth be after the return of Prophet Isa (as)? And how long will he be here for?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Prophet Easa (As) will come back to the earth from the sky after the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) and will one his followers. Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) will establish on the earth the government of peace justice and peace which will stay as long as the governments of injustice stayed.

'Wassalam.