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If I fly from London at 11.30AM and reach Los Angeles at 4PM do I have to offer any prayers on the flight? And if on return I leave LA at 7.30PM and arrive in London at 3.00PM the next day, do I have to offer all 5 prayers on the flight?

Submitted by Seyed T on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 09:39

If I fly from London at 11.30AM and reach Los Angeles at 4PM do I have to offer any prayers on the flight? And if on return I leave LA at 7.30PM and arrive in London at 3.00PM the next day, do I have to offer all 5 prayers on the flight?

Do human souls (أرواح) have gender or is that just a part of the human experience in this finite world?

Submitted by Mahmood Abu Maryam on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 07:43

Human Soul Gender

Do human souls (أرواح) have gender or is that just a part of the human experience in this finite world?

Was the Qur'an revealed all at once, or did it come down gradually?

Submitted by Arnold Madziwa on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 23:27

Qur'an

Was the Qur'an revealed all at once, or did it come down gradually?

Is it true that the 'Book of Enoch: Andreas' mentions the 5 lights of the Ahlulbayt? If so, where can one access this text?

Submitted by Hussein Zeitoun on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 16:06

Ahl al-Bayt

Is it true that the 'Book of Enoch: Andreas' mentions the 5 lights of the Ahlulbayt? If so, where can one access this text?

See this claim mentioned here - https://www.al-islam.org/ahl-al-bayt-celestial-beings-earth-allama-husay...

In Sahih Muslim, the

Submitted by Mahmood Abu Maryam on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 15:30

In Sahih Muslim, the hadith al-thaqalayn is narrated as follows:

"Yazid b. Hayyan reported, I went along with Husain b. Sabra and 'Umar b. Muslim to Zaid b. Arqam and, as we sat by his side, Husain said to him:

Zaid. you have been able to acquire a great virtue that you saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) listened to his talk, fought by his side in (different) battles, offered prayer behind me. Zaid, you have in fact earned a great virtue. Zaid, narrate to us what you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

The Awaited - Occultation [Ahlulbayt TV]

Submitted by Zeinab Donati on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 05:02

A detailed explanation about the history of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) and his Occultation, a dialogue between Mustafa Ali Masoodi and sheikh Usama al-Atar.

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Is there an aim that people should have in this life, and is it to become like Allah?

Submitted by Amanda Huege de... on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 00:49

Life God (Allah)

Is there an aim that people should have in this life, and is it to become like Allah?

See this link: https

Submitted by Saleem Bhimji on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 12:09

See this link: https://www.al-islam.org/hadith-al-thaqalayn-a-study-of-its-tawatur/some...

for more details on the hadith of Thaqalayn and its study from the hadith books of the Sunni school.

If any of the daily

Submitted by Saleem Bhimji on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 12:07

If any of the daily prayers is missed, one should do their best to perform it as soon as possible with the intention of "Qadha" - that is, a prayer which is being performed after its specified time frame.

Is it a sin to stay in a loveless marriage and not be able to have marital relations with one's spouse?

Submitted by Syik Danish on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 11:26

Marriage

Is it a sin to stay in a loveless marriage and not be able to have marital relations with one's spouse?

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