Qur'an

Slavery rules were never started by Muslims but were already existing in different societies of the time when Islam came. Slavery rules are an outcome of wars. Islamic rules aimed to diminish slavery and finish it off. Slavery rules can not be taken as permanent rules for life but only in war and after war under many conditions.

Slave female from war between Nin Muslims against Muslims is not like a full wife of the owner who has the full rights of justice between her and other wife and inheritance from her husband. When the Muslims marries his owned female (Aman), she will then have all rights if the wife. With out marriage, she is called Sariyyah.

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The scholar who did the Istikhara should be able to explain to you the result of it. If you are sure that the person is good in her religion and manners, then you can go ahead after paying a Sadaqa for more blessings.

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There is a big misunderstanding or misguiding regarding the meaning of this verse and another similar verses. شيعا means groups and does not have any link with Shia شيعة.  Allah in Quran Praised the great Prophet Ebraheem of being. Shia وإنَّ مِن شيعته لإبراهيم  (Sura Al-Saffaat, verse 83). Allah (SWT) called the sincere followers of the prophets as their Shia as we read in Quran Sura Al-Qasab, verse 15.

The groups blamed are those who went away from the Prophet and his real successors (Abul Bayt) while the real followers of the Prophet are called his Shia. We thank Allah for granting us with this great bounty of being a Shia of the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) and saving us from those groups who went away from Ahlul Bayt (AS).

'When we say that we are Shia Muslims, it means that we are following the original Islam of the Prophet and his holy Progeny.

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According to narrations, deceased soul can come to his house and family once a year, or once a month or weekly, depending on his degree. If he sees his family doing good deeds, he will be happy and if he sees them in bad situation, he will be sad. (Biharul Anwar V.6, page 257).

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The verse is very clear in ordering for justice and kindness to all human beings, and then ordering giving to the relatives. The directive for justice and kindness is general which includes all, and never restricted to relatives while the next part of the directive is to give the relatives.

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This is a false allegation on Al-Majlisi fabricated by our enemies who always try to put false allegations on us. Tahreef claims and narrations are in Sunni books from Ayesha who claimed that many verses were lost because it was eaten by an animal (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal 6: 269 and Sunan Ibn Maajah 1: 625)

, and narrated from Umar ibn al-Khattab who claimed that Sura Al-Azhaab was as long as Sura Al-Baqarah.(Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal 5:132 and Al-Mustadrak Alal- Saheehayn  by Al-Haakim al-Nisabori 4:359).
Tahreef claim is refuted in our main books written by our leading Shia Ulama like Shaikh Al-Sadouq, Shaikh Al-Mufeed, Allama Al-Hilli, Shaikh Al-Tousi, Al-Shareef Al-Murtadha, Al-Shaikh Al-Tabarsi, Al-Shaikh Al-Bahaare, Al-Shaikh Kashif Al-Ghitaa', Al-Sayyed Sharaf Al Deen, Sayyed Al-Khoei and other great Shia Ulama. Al-Majlisi never said that Tahreef took place in Quran but he said that some people diverted the meanings of some verse from its real meanings. If fact Shaikh Majlisi stated clearly that Quran can never be distorted as Allah Has preserved Quran from adding on it or omitting from it or changing any word of it or any Tahreef. ( Bihar Al- Anwar, volume 9, page 113).

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(You Alone we seek help from) must be understood according to other verses of Quran and authentic Hadeeths. It does not mean that we should never seek help from doctors to treat us or our children or family members, and we should never seek help from engineers to build our houses. Prophet Suleman (AS) did ask help from people when he wanted to get the throne of Bilqees. He said: O chiefs, who is from you can get me her throne before they surrender to me? Sura An-Naml, verse 38.

Allah Says in Quran : And seek help from patience and Salah ( Sura al-Baqarah, verse 45)

We don't believe in anyone who can help us without Allah's permission. This is the meaning of ( You Alone we seek help from)because He is the Origin of any help which we can get.

We we seek help from Allah's most humble servants, we are in fact seeking help from Allah, because His humble servants can only help us by His permission and never with out Hiscpermission.

Wassalam.

Shab-e-Barat is the night of the 15th of Shaban. There are many Hadeeths in Sunni and Shia books about the greatness of this night. Among Sunni books are the following main books of Hadeeth: 1. Sunan Ibn Maajah, Hadeeth number  1388 and 1390 and 1389. Ahmad Bin Hanbal has narrated in Musnad  Ayesha Hadeeth number 26077 on the the greatness of the night of 15th of Sha'ban. In Musnad Ahmad a Hadeeth from Abdullah Ibn Omar, Hadeeth number 6353 in this regard. Even Ibn Al-Qayyim has mentioned in his book (Naqd Al-Manqool) three Hadeeths on the greatness of the 15th of Sha'ban.

Shia books of Hadeeth have mentioned many authentic narrations from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and his holy Progeny Ahlul Bayt (AS) on this great night. Kaamil al-Zuraat; page  331, Bihar al-Anwaar ; V, 98, page 413.

Wassalam.

Yes. We have in Quran many verses to prove that:

‘First: In Sura Yusuf, verse 97. The sons of Prophet Ya'qoub said : O our father, pray for forgiveness for us from our sins. He replied them : I will pray pray for your forgiveness. If it was not right to ask someone to pray for your sins, the Prophet Ya'qoub should have told them not to ask, and he should have not accept their request to pray for their forgiveness.

Second: Allah (SWT) in Sura An-Nisa;, verse 64 is teaching us in Quran how to seek forgiveness. ( Had they when they wronged themselves (by sinning) come to you and prayed for forgiveness and the prophet prayed for their forgiveness, should have Allah accepting repentance and Merciful.

These are just two examples from Quran. We have many authentic Hadeeths from the Prophet (SAWA) in this regard.

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It is not authentic to claim that angles are unable to recite Quran.

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All the previous prophets including Adam, Noah and Ibraheem (AS) prayed to Allah (SWT) to Help them by the Waseela of The Prophet Muhammad and his Holy Progeny (AS).

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Killing an innocent is a major sin if it was deliberate not unintentional. This major sin has many types and degrees but all deliberate killing of an innocent is a major sin. Killing a believer just because of his belief is the most dangerous.

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