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CONTENTS

1. What does it mean to draw close to Allah? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2. What should the believers’ target be in terms of getting close to Allah? . . . . 10
3. How should the believers show their respect for the Prophets? . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. What does "revelation" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Are our prayers for other people of any use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. What does "praying with hope and fear" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7. For what did the Prophets and believers pray? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8. Is it proper to refer to people as "the people of Paradise" or "the people of Hell"
while still in this world? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. What does the phrase "leaders who summon to the Fire" mean? . . . . . . . . . . 20
10. What does the Qur’an mean when it says that people’s skin, ears,
and eyes will bear witness against them on the Day of Judgment? . . . . . . . . . . 21
11. What does the "Unseen" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12. Can anyone relate information about the future? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13. Is it proper to talk about the future in a definite manner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
14. How should compliments and praises be proclaimed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Does Allah accept the repentance of a dying person? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
16. Can one seek forgiveness for another? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
17. Can anyone know when the Last Hour will come? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
18. Who are the people "with sickness in their hearts"? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
19. What about being persistent in Allah's worship? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
20. How should one behave toward one’s parents? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
21. Who is responsible for spreading the message of religion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
22. How does the Qur’an define wrongdoing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
23. Is saying "I am a Muslim" sufficient to be considered one of the faithful? . . . 30
24. How does the Qur’an explain that unbelievers are also under Allah's control? 31
25. How should we love Allah? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
26. What does "being mighty against the unbelievers" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
27. Is the person who communicates the religion responsible for someone’s
decision to believe or not to believe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
28. Can a Muslim live in isolation from other Muslims? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
29. Can one be happy without religion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
30. Is everybody responsible for living by the religion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
31. Can Isa' (as), Musa (as), and other Prophets be referred to as "Muslims"? . . . 36
32. What does "being pleased with Allah" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
33. Is it appropriate to believe in superstitions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
34. Has the Qur’an been sent to all nations, regardless of time or location? . . . . 39
35. Is it proper to complain about a disease, a disability, a physical defect, or poverty? 40