Questions & Answers

“Why were there no women prophets?”

“Sometimes one faces a long period of failure and no planning works. Does it mean that God is angry with us, and that is why things are not working? What should one do in such a situation?”

“Maulana Sahib, if you share your first discovery of God incident with all of us. Look, I have written it, I have written it that I lived in a confused age.”

“If discovery of God happens by using an intellect in the creation plan of God, then what is the role of religion for God realization? Kindly guide all of us.”

“Maulana, I am depressed because I have no social status and money. Will God forgive me if I commit suicide?”

“Moulana, you once said in a talk that we should develop in ourselves love for God. I have grown listening to the 'fear of God' concept, and it has often been used in the context of hell. Please explain.”

“If everyone gets perfect life in this world then who will desire for paradise?”

“What is the place of ancestors in Islam? What is the meaning of this question? Maulana wants to know about the status of forefathers in Islam.”

“What is the criterion for differentiating social issues from issues of faith?”

“Maulana, you talk about developing a positive mind, but you yourself turned negative in your talk 'Doomsday is coming' on 24 November 2013, saying all born now will go to Hell and expressing desire for an early doomsday. Such a narrow and hopeless version of religion can produce frustration and justify violence. How do you reconcile this?”

“I have been meaning to ask this question for a long time. There are two words frequently used in Islam that are very distorted and almost abused: kafir and jihad. As I understand it, kafir means a non-believer and was used by the Prophet at a time when there were large numbers of non-believers when he was trying to spread his teachings in Arabia, so what is the true meaning of these words?”

“Some people hold that the problem with Islam is that it considers Prophet Muhammad to be the last prophet and Quran the last book.”

“You said in the previous class that the more knowledge increases, the closer one comes to God. Please explain this.”

“I have heard that all Muslims will enter Paradise irrespective of their deeds, and if bad, they will be punished then eventually enter Paradise. Is this correct?”

“What are the limits of using intellect in religion?”

“How did we come into existence? How did this world come into being?”

“How did it come into existence? Or how did its existence happen?”

“As you suggest, the best formula for universal peace is to have patience and sabr for anything wrong happening around; it means we should avoid reacting and retaliating against anything which is wrong. But this kind of act comes under the third lowest level of iman, as the third level of iman is to feel bad in your heart about anything wrong happening in front of your eyes. I understand that level one of iman will be applicable in the case of Islamic rule, that is, you stop the thing forcefully which is wrong, but can't we at least speak and tell the people in a peaceful way?”

“When we explain to Muslims that the declaration of 'La ilaha illallah' is the responsibility, it does...”

“The greatest being in this universe is God, but strangely, that same being is most hidden from our minds and intellect. We know Him the least. Our connection with Him is only at the level of devotion, not discovery. What is the reason for this?”

“I had asked a question from Maulana in the last Sunday talk, but perhaps it was misunderstood. I have a firm belief in God, but the basic question in my mind relates to why we are here in this world. You have said that the creation plan of God is to test man in this world and find out whether he is worthy of living in paradise.”

“Whether ideas shape the material structure of the world or material shapes the ideas, and what is the true essence of their relationship?”

“When humans have freedom of action according to God's creative plan, then Muslims around the world protesting about other people's problems is equivalent to protesting against God himself. Why don't people understand this reality?”

“Does a human being have any role in shaping his destiny? Is everything predetermined? Secondly, what is the Preserved Tablet?”