Fatwas Part One-Hundred-and-Sixty-Eight

Issued by: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, translated by: Ahmed Fathy

About the Quranic Verse 38:16

Published in July 9, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is meant by the term (Qatana) in 38:16? Any ideas? … Thank you …

Answer:

  It means share/part/lot; this term, by the way, comes in contexts about disbelievers mockingly demanding from Muhammad their being tormented hastily by Allah if this is their share/part/lot in life before the Day of Judgment; the Lord God refutes them here: "And they say, “Our Lord, hasten our share/Qatana before the Day of Judgment.” Be patient in the face of what they say..." (38:16-17); "Are they seeking to hasten Our torment?...So avoid them for a while." (37:176-178); "And they urge you to hasten the torment. Were it not for a specified time, the torment would have come to them. But it will come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware.They urge you to hasten the torment. But Hell will engulf the disbelievers. On the Day when the punishment will envelop them, from above them, and from beneath their feet, He will say, “Taste what you used to do!”" (29:53-55); "Say, “I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have rejected Him. I do not possess what you seek me to hasten; the decision belongs solely to God. He states the Truth, and He is the Best of Judges.” Say, “If I possessed what you seek me to hasten, the matter between you and me would have been settled. God is well aware of the unjust ones.”" (6:57-58).

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About the Quranic Verse 2:200

Published in July 10, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is meant by the Quranic term (Khalaq) in 2:200? Any ideas?  … Thank you …

Answer:

 It means share/part/lot in good things or good destiny; the term (Khalaq) is mentioned in the following contexts in the Holy Quran: "...Among the people is he who says, “Our Lord, give us in this world,” yet he has no share/Khalaq in the Hereafter." (2:200); this is about sorcerers/witches who practice sorcery/witchcraft: "...Yet they knew that whoever deals in it will have no share/Khalaq in the Hereafter. Miserable is what they sold their souls for, if they only knew." (2:102); this is about disbelievers in general: "Those who exchange the covenant of God, and their vows, for a small price, will have no share/Khalaq in the Hereafter, and God will not speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. They will have a painful torment." (3:77); this is about hypocrites in general: "Like those before you. They were more powerful than you, and had more wealth and children. They enjoyed their share/Khalaq, and you enjoyed your share/Khalaq, as those before you enjoyed their share/Khalaq. And you indulged, as they indulged. It is they whose works will fail in this world and in the Hereafter. It is they who are the losers." (9:69).

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The Abomination in Yathreb, Again!

Published in July 12, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Do you think that Muhammad was really buried in the mausoleum dedicated to him inside the Yathreb mosque in Saudi Arabia?  … Thank you …

Answer:

 We have written before in our articles, books and fatwas (and we have mentioned in our YouTube videos) that this abomination of Satan's doing in the Yathreb mosque has nothing to do with Islam and has nothing to do with Muhammad; in True Islam, no monotheists worship/sanctify tombs/mausoleums of any kind. Of course, the Muhammadans who deify Muhammad worship and circle such abomination in the Yathreb mosque. As per history, Muhammad was buried in the chamber of his wife Aisha; she continued to live in the same chamber until she died. This means this chamber had no mausoleum or even a tombstone at all. This means that the location/spot of the burial of Muhammad is unknown especially after demolishing chambers of his wives to enlarge the Yathreb mosque in later eras (it was enlarged and rebuilt several times during the Omayyad and Abbasid eras). Hence, no one knew exactly where Muhammad was buried; no true monotheists would worship any tombs anyway. Polytheists in the Second Abbasid Era who deified Muhammad chose a random spot in the Yathreb mosque to build a tomb/mausoleum dedicated to Muhammad; they began sanctifying and worshipping at such a mausoleum; they invented hadiths about such practices. The worship of such a tomb, soon enough, has become part and parcel of the terrestrial/earthly religions of Sufi, Sunnite, and Shiite Muhammadans. Myths/hadiths about such a tomb/mausoleum is the blasphemous assumption that the Lord God granted Muhammad eternal life in this tomb under the feet of worshipers so that Muhammad would 'read' deeds of the so-called 'Umma' to act as their 'grand intercessor'! The Muhammadans assume that their imaginary deity Muhammad is alive underneath their feet in such a tomb and he talks to his worshipers who glorify him and worship at such a tomb! This is very silly! They make pilgrimage to such a mausoleum in Yathreb after their pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca! This is sheer polytheism; such polytheists never asked themselves if Muhammad told people to visit his 'tomb' as part of pilgrimage or not?! Of course, Muhammad who conveyed the Quranic Message of monotheism never told people to deify/sanctify/worship any tombs of any type. When Sufism was the dominant religion in later eras, some Sufi writers/authors went to extremes in deifying the Yathreb mausoleum/abomination; some rulers and rich men offered treasures, gold, precious stones, gifts...etc. to this mausoleum and put them in the chamber adjacent to it as if such gifts would reach their deity Muhammad! During the wars to establish the third, current Saudi State, such treasures and precious gifts were stolen by the Al-Saud family members. Wahabism of the KSA (based on Sunnite Hanbalism which hates the Sufi practice of worshiping mausoleums) now prevents people from touching the Yathreb mausoleum as per other invented hadiths (esp. by Ibn Taymiyya); Saudis have built a wall to prevent the masses from touching the mausoleum, and yet, they have allowed people to worship at such a tomb from a distance!       

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About Bairams, Again!

Published in July 12, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … How come that after such centuries Quranists can convince the Muhammadans that there are no feasts in Islam and there are no Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam? Any ideas?  … Thank you …   

Answer:

 There are no Bairams/feasts in Islam because they are not mentioned in the Quranic text (i.e., Quranic legislations); such feasts were invented by the Muhammadans (during the eras of caliphates) for political reasons (for the benefit of rulers), and they became part of social and religious life of the Muhammadans. Even until now, such Bairams/feasts are still being exploited by the big criminals (i.e., rulers or enthroned tyrants). We infer from the Quran that the people of Abraham who were polytheists had their religious feasts; this means such a phenomenon is linked to polytheism and never to True Islam. Had such Bairams been part of Islam, the Quran would have mentioned them. Please stop trying to convince Quran-hating Muhammadans of anything at all so as not to waste your precious time.

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About Hagia Sophia

Published in July 14, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is your own view of the fact that the criminal tyrant Erdoğan has turned the museum and former church of Hagia Sophia into a mosque? Why has this Turkish president done such a deed?! … Thank you …        

Answer:

 This action of the Turkish president has nothing to do with Islam. of course, big criminals of all eras (i.e., tyrannical rulers) exploit houses of worship (building/demolishing them) for political reasons to serve their own advantages. As per history, the big criminals (or rulers) of the Muhammadans turned many synagogues/churches into mosques in conquered regions in Iberia, the Levant, Asia Minor,...etc. As for the terrorist Wahabi MB organization-affiliated Turkish president, he is furious for not allowing Turkey to join the EU; he decides to 'restore' the Ottoman caliphate; he wants to spite his enemies and flatter his allies when he turned Hagia Sofia into the mosque. this is part of his dangerous Wahabi ideology of religious terrorism. We think that the good secularism/laïcité of Turkey is in danger and that the Turkish people will pay a heavy price for the folly of their president especially that his military troops cause trouble in Libya and Syria.

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=19583 

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The Quran and Science

Published in July 14, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I do not think that the Quran has any scientific facts; what is your own view? … Thank you …      

Answer:

 Please read our book in English titled (The West and the Miraculous Scientific Indications in the Holy Quran) found on the following link:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/arabic/book_main.php?main_id=151

 The Lord God in the Holy Quran urges human beings to roam the earth to discover how creation began; this means that Allah urges scientific discoveries and empiricism: "Have they not seen how God originates the creation, and then reproduces it? This is easy for God. Say, “Roam the earth, and observe how He originated the creation.” Then God will bring about the next existence. God has power over all things.”" (29:19-20).   

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About the Queen of Sheba

Published in July 15, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What does it signify – as far as history is concerned – that a woman ruled as a Queen within the context of 27:23 within the story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba? The Lord God says in the Quran: "I found a woman ruling over them..." (27:23); does the indefinite article in (a woman) signify that it is strange at the time that a woman would rule a nation as a Queen? Any ideas?   … Thank you …      

Answer:

 A female monarch/ruler was NOT something strange at the time; in fact, from the details of the story of the Queen of Sheba in the Quranic Chapter 27, we infer she was a tyrant who had her mighty military cortege/retinue members under her control; even when she sought their advice upon receiving the letter of Solomon, they told her they wait for her command (see 27:32-33). This means she ruled over them and over the nation of Sheba since she monopolized power, might, and authority; she even owned the nation as a tyrant. Yet, she is wiser than her male counterparts in her era and in later eras. Today's enthroned tyrants/dwarfs of the Arab world are worse than the great and wise Queen of Sheba and the great and wise Queen Shagaret Al-Dor of Egypt. The conditions of women today in the Arab world are despicable; they suffer a veritable plight in the patriarchal societies; in contrast, women of the past were better and some of them were queens.

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About the Wife of Lot

Published in July 15, 2020

Question:  … Dear Sir, …  The Quran dose not describe the sins of the wife of Lot and why she deserves Hell as per 66:10. Why is that? Any ideas? … Thank you …      

Answer:

 The Quranic stories do not mention all details; their focus is to make readers draw moral lessons; all we know is that the wife of Lot was not a believer and that she worked against the call of monotheism of her husband: "God illustrates an example of those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants, but they betrayed them. They availed them nothing against God, and it was said, “Enter the Fire with those who are entering.”" (66:10).

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About the Quranic Verse 35:37

Published in July 15, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … The Lord God says the following in the Holy Quran about predicting the pleading, in vain, of the Hell dwellers: "And they will scream therein, “Our Lord, let us out, and we will act righteously, differently from the way we used to act.” Did We not give you a life long enough, in which anyone who wanted to understand would have understood? And the warner did come to you. So taste. The unjust ones will have no supporter." (35:37); my question about the underlined part is as follows: Why will say plead in vain to have a second chance (to return to earth) to act righteously and not a second chance to believe within monotheism? Any ideas? … Thank you …   

Answer:

 This is because they will be tormented inside Hell as per evildoing, sins, and bad deeds which will turn in the Hereafter into Hell-Fire which will torment them for eternity. As for belief, if it does not lead to piety and good deeds, it does not count at all. Will the big criminals who are both enthroned tyrants and clergymen of Satan take heed?! The Lord God says the following about the Hell dwellers: "Then it will be said to those who were unjust, “Taste the torment of eternity. Will you be rewarded except for what you used to do?”" (10:52); "But whoever brings evil - their faces will be tumbled into the Fire. Will you be rewarded except for what you used to do?" (27:90); "Most assuredly, you will taste the painful torment. And you will be repaid only for what you used to do." (37:38-39); "Burn in it. Whether you are patient, or impatient, it is the same for you. You are only being repaid for what you used to do.”" (52:16); "O you who disbelieved! Make no excuses today. You are being repaid for what you used to do." (66:7).

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About the Dead Ones

Published in July 16, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  The Quranic/Arabic terms (Mawta) and (Amwata) both refer to the dead ones; is there any subtle difference between both terms?  … Thank you …     

Answer:

  There are hardly any differences in the meaning of both plural terms; i.e., they are exact synonyms.

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About Abou Hurayrah and Dogs!

Published in July 16, 2020

Question: …  Dear Sir, … What is your own view about the silly hadiths authored/invented by Abou Hurayrah (the narrator revered by Sunnites) about hating dogs and considering them as 'impure' creatures and about angels never entering into houses which contain dogs as pets............ …  Thank you …        

Answer:

 We refer you to our article about Abou Hurayrah; we hope that before posing repeated questions, you will read our archive of writings and watch our YouTube subtitled-into-English videos (here is the link of our subtitled-into-English video about the unjustified hatred of dogs by Sunnite Salafists/Wahabis:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvTvIQDvEc). We briefly assert here that no animals are impure in Islam; Islam is never against dogs or any other animals; it is OK to hunt using dogs and eat the hunted animals brought by such dogs (see 5:4). A dog is mentioned in the story of the people of the cave in the Quranic Chapter 18. Of course, no Quranic legislations are to be inferred from Quranic stories; yet, the story of the people of the cave and their dog proves that dogs are never impure/unclean. The Holy Quran never mentions that dogs are impure or unclean. There are no Quranic prohibitions involving owning or touching dogs. The Lord God in the Holy Quran describes the misguided ones as animals/cattle (and donkeys and dogs; see 62:5 & 7:175-177) to despise them and also to warn true monotheists so as not to imitate the ways of the misguided/misguiding polytheists. This does not signify at all that such animals are unclean, abominations, or impure.  

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Science & Waiting Periods for Divorced Women & Widows

Published in July 16, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Science helps now to tell a woman (through scanning and sonar...etc.) if she is pregnant or not; this means a widow or a divorced woman who is not pregnant does not have to wait the passage of the waiting periods mentioned in the Quranic verses 2:234 and 65:4 before she would re-marry, I suppose. What is your own view? …  Thank you …

Answer:

 You are quite mistaken. Of course, the Quranic legislations must be applied in all eras and regions regardless of any scientific advancement in any fields. This means that even if they are not pregnant, widows and divorced women (if they are truly pious monotheists/Muslims) should re-marry ONLY after the waiting periods mentioned in the Holy Quran.

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A Question of Inheritance (1)

Published in July 17, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  A man died but he was a single man (he had no wife and no kids at all); he had five siblings (yet, one of them died years ago); how can the inheritance money be distributed in this case?  …  Thank you …

Answer:

 Only the living siblings are the inheritors (after settling any debts and after execution of the written will and testament); the dead sibling cannot inherit at all and this applies to his/her offspring. The money of the inheritance should be distributed among the living siblings of the deceased man as per this Quranic law/rule: "...The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females..." (4:11).

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About Al-Sisi, Again!

Published in July 25, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I've read your English article in which you predict the end of Al-Sisi of Egypt ( http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=20647 ) and I think it is a matter of time really before he may collapse or get ousted/assassinated; yet, I'd like you to write to me a brief comment about how Al-Sisi would cause the destruction of Egypt and of himself...........  …  Thank you …

Answer:

 We assert briefly here that it pains us a lot that our beloved former homeland and our country of origin, Egypt, might be on the verge of collapse economy-wise and politically; we tend to think that many faulty decisions/decrees of Al-Sisi are akin to political suicide; he is a failure; he is the worst Egyptian president ever, we think. In fact, he is impaled figuratively in Sinai (as Wahabi ISIS terrorists spread in North Sinai) and Libya (which is partially controlled by Wahabi terrorist MB members controlled by Turkey) and also by the Ethiopian dam which threatens to prevent Egypt from the River-Nile water. 

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About the Books We Have Authored

Published in July 18, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I'd like to download your great books in PDF versions.......... …  Thank you … 

Answer:

  All of the PDF books of ours are found on this link in Arabic:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AhmedSubhyMansourBooks/

 Our books can be read online, for free, in Arabic, English, and French on this link:

http://ahl-alquran.com/arabic/show_books.php

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A Question of Inheritance (2)

Published in July 18, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  My mother's husband (who is my stepfather) died recently and left a great deal of money; he is the father of my younger brother and sister; he brought me up and cared for me as though I were his own son; my question is as follows: Am I among his inheritors (like my brother and sister) or not? … Thank you …    

Answer:

 You are not among the inheritors of your stepfather; the only inheritors in this case is your mother and your brother and sister. Your mother (the widow of the deceased man) should receive 1/8 of the inheritance money; the rest of the money should be distributed among the deceased man's son and daughter as per this Quranic rule/law: "...The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females..." (4:11).  

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About the Quranic Verse 43:18

Published in July 18, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir,  … What is meant by this Quranic verse: "“Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?”" (43:18)? … Thank you …    

Answer:

It refers to girls or female babies; some Arabs in Arabia hated to beget females (some female babies at the time were buried alive to avoid 'shame' and 'disgrace' since women never fought in wars), and in their blasphemous myths, they ascribed angels as females/daughters of Allah. The Lord God says the following in the Holy Quran: "Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Dominant Lord, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief. “Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?” And they appoint the angels, who are servants to the Dominant Lord, as females. Have they witnessed their creation? Their claim will be recorded, and they will be questioned." (43:17-19).

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Please Read More!

Published in July 19, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I have a question about 7:95............ … Thank you  …  

Answer:

  Please read more within our archive of articles before posing repeated question; you will find a detailed answer to your question in the article, in English, found on the following link:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=20229

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Leave Her At Once!

Published in July 19, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I am in love with a young woman but we could not get married (I could not afford it!); against her will, and to please her parents, she got married to another man; we still meet (outdoors only) and talk through the phone; she does not love her husband and she still loves me; yet, I feel guilty because she is a married woman now! Am I guilty or not (as far as Quranism is concerned) for meeting her and talking with her? Any ideas? Any pieces of advice?  … Thank you …

Answer:

 You should leave her at once! Do not continue contacting this married woman! A pious, Quran-believing person should avoid anything which makes one getting nearer to committing the grave sin of fornication. If you were in the shoes of her husband, you would never have liked that your wife would contact a former lover. Please seek refuge in the Lord God against Satan the outcast and forget about your past and your former love interest (and never forget that she is married now!). Most people forget their first love and get married and love their spouses dearly later on; please focus on your own future and try to get married as soon as you can afford it. May the Lord God guide and bless you and grant you a very good wife which will make you happy as much as you will make her happy.

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Do Not Try to 'Guide' Them!

Published in July 20, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  Peace be with you .......... When I wrote an online comment to refute through Quranism a view/fatwa of a certain sheikh/clergyman known and respected in my country, other commentators wrote words of abuse and insults to me! How can I guide them to the Light of the Quran? Any ideas? ......... The topic in question discussed by me & the other commentators was the so-called "stoning-to-death" penalty...........  … Thank you …  

Answer:

 Please do not try to 'guide' anyone especially the Muhammadans; they have their religion and we, Quranists, have ours. "Say, “O disbelievers...You have your religion, and I have my religion.”" (109:6). You should never argue with them about the Quran; the Lord God has told Muhammad the following: "God will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you disagree about." (22:69); "...and avoid the ignorant ones." (7:199); "Follow what was revealed to you from your Lord. There is no God but He. And turn away from the polytheists." (6:106); "...The devils inspire their followers to argue with you; but if you obey them, you would be polytheists." (6:121). Of course, you should never waste your time arguing with the polytheistic Muhammadans; instead, read and reflect/ponder more within our Quranist writings and specify more time to ponder the Quranic verses. This article of ours, in English, is about debunking the stoning myth and we show how it contradicts the Holy Quran:

 http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=2687