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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

78 Questions

What is the reason behind Islam's encouragement for girls to marry at a young age? Does it solely aim to make them mothers and protect them from moral corruption? Does this imply that only men can safeguard women from corruption?
Mateen Charbonneau

Both men and women should marry at a young age if possible 
Is it true that the Quran mentions "man" more than 800 times, whereas "women" are mentioned approximately 50 times? If so, why is there such a difference?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This claim is untrue and based on misunderstand Quranic verses.

'You may ask them for details , then you will see that they have misunderstood many Quranic verses. 
Quran generally uses the word (man) for human beings whether man or woman. This is mentioned in most matters which concern man and woman, but in special matters of women, the word woman is mentioned.

Wassalam.
Can men and women be friends in heaven, or is it still prohibited? If so, would women still be required to wear Hijab in heaven?
Amina Inloes

Shari'ah is for the earthly realm, not the hereafter.

From narrations, we can understand that, in heaven, people will appear in an ideal form (for instance, at the prime of their life, no injuries).

Probably, people will appear in clothing styles that they are comfortable with and which reflect their nature and how they are used to appearing on earth. So for some people this may resemble hijab. Of course, in very nice fabrics and made of materials such as silk and silver (according to the Qur'an!).

This is apart from the narration saying that Fatima al-Zahra (A) will appear while hidden, although this can also be understood to be a veiling of her high spiritual nature that none can perceive, just as none can gaze directly at Allah's power, rather than a basic covering of the body for material reasons.

I am not aware of any restriction presented in narrations on interacting with people at the same level of paradise or below, although we might choose to interact with some people and not others based again on our preferences and expectations.

The immediate resurrection will be naked.
Can men and women be friends in heaven, or is it still prohibited? If so, would women still be required to wear Hijab in heaven?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Paradise is the place of every good act and every noble thought as Allah mentioned in Quran that all ill feelings will be removed away from the chests of people of Paradise (Al-A'raaf, verse 43 and Al-Hijr, verse 47).

Friendship between man and woman who is not Mahram to him will not be imagined in Paradise and no one in Paradise will think about it because it is not a noble thought. Women with out Hijab is also not a noble thought so no woman in Paradise will think about about it.

Wassalam.