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

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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If everything in the world is meant to be subservient to us, then why do those creatures exist that cause us harm?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Every creature was created for aims best known to The Creator, Allah, The Glorious. The aims may not be known to us but we believe that Allah does not create any creature for no wise reason in the interest of life and universe. We are part of life and universe and it will be for our interest even if we think superficially that it is harmful to us. We believe and trust the absolute wisdom of Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.
I understand that Islamic teachings suggest that religiosity and good character are the criteria for choosing a groom. Is it practical and sensible to follow this in this materialistic world and yet have a good spouse?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. There is no dichotomy between a virtuous spouse and success in the material world. In fact, the virtues taught by Islam enable the most beautiful of lives. Good character traits also include hard work, a sense of responsibility, and independence. The goal is not to hide from the world, but to have a strong enough relationship with God so as to not be stained by its negative aspects. That in itself is a journey.

May you always be successful
There are many people in the world who do not properly know about Islam. Will every such non-Muslim person end up in hell?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. In classical theological ruminations, a difference is drawn between those people who have understood the message of Islam and chosen to reject it, and those who don't accept it because they have not understood its message. To further categorize the second group, there is a difference between those who do not know about the truth of Islam because they haven't put the effort to research in order to find the truth and those that have. It is this last group that will not und up in hell according to those ruminations. There is also the issue of those who are mistaken in the path of life they take, perhaps because of a negative interaction with Muslims which has put them off researching Islam and those who are living the message of Islam even if they have not come into appropriate contact with Islam, and these two groups are also given the benefit of the doubt.

So in summary if a person doesn't know properly about Islam, but that is not out of a lack of searching for the truth then they will not end up in hell.

May you always be successful
What are some specific things we can do to remove the love of the Dunya from our hearts and increase our spirituality besides avoiding Haram?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. The heart is a battleground for two types of love. Love of God and love of the world. In order to remove the love of the world from the heart, the heart has to be filled with the love of God and this is the main purpose of self-purification and refinement and is the crux of spirituality in Islam. In one narration Imam al-Sadiq (as) says: "Is religion other than love." 

It is achieved through battling the ego, with knowledge, faith and action. Through knowing the self and not succumbing to the desires of the lower self. By remaining patient in trials and tribulations and increasing one's hope and closeness to God. By realizing all of the ideals of Islam, its ethics and its practices.

May you always be successful