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

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

23 Questions

Is it correct to say that Islam does not force people to believe in its creed or rules of law? If so, what is the justification for enforcement of Islamic law in certain countries?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No force in faith at all, means no one can be forced to believe in the Faith,

لاإكراه في  الدين  (No compulsion in Faith)

al-Baqarah, Verse 256.

But social system in Muslim society must be according to the rules of Islam for all who live in the society , and no one should be allowed to break the social system whatever his faith might be.

Wassalam.
Why is Ijma and Aql included as sources of Islamic law for the Shi'a when they believe in the thaqalayn, the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. When ijma and the aql are included in the sources of Islamic law in the school of Ahl al-Bayt (as) it is with specific terminological meanings that are not the same as other schools of thought. 

Ijma is a source of law if the view of the Imam (as) is included within the view of the community. Not when the community is agreed without the opinion of the Imam (as) being included.

The aql is a source when specific intellectual principles are used that are certain, such as the necessity (wujub) of something dictates the necessity of its introductory aspects. For example, the wujub to make wudu for prayer dictates the wujub of exhausting all means to find water to perform that wudu. Further details of these principles can be found in the books of usul al-fiqh.

May you always be successful.
How does one respond from the Qur'an to an Islamophobe who insists that all Muslims are terrorists and want Sharia law and that the Qur'an says it is ok to lie to the enemies?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Human beings from all faiths and culture have many things in common, one of the most important common thing among all of them is the intellect.

Intellect says that false allegation is wrong and no one can believe any allegation before examining the evidence.

Whatever is been said by our enemies about Islam is based on lies and baseless allegations. We invite every one to study Quran and authentic Hadeeths if they really want to understand Islam. If they study Islam properly, they will know that it is the Real religion of Justice and Peace. If they do not want to read and see the facts, but just to put allegations on us, we can not help them. Life has always witnessed good and bad people when bad people put false allegations on the good people. 

Wassalam