Question:The Quran described the Prophet of Allah, Yahya, as a Sayed (master), does this mean that he has power or authority over his followers?

Answer:my Lord, pleasing [to You]." Allah knows best.

Question:In His saying "And those who differed in the Book are in a distant strife.", does the difference here mean that of the Muslim scholars in the interpretation of the Quran?

Answer:In the name of Allah, what you have mentioned is not a validation only for the concept of the honorable verse, but the Sunnah of Allah is to preserve His religion and the bearers of religion as much as creating differences between the enemies. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the difference between the tempting self and the devil?

Answer:In the name of Allah, devil is the person of Satan who refused to prostrate to Adam. As for the tempting self, it is an energy present in human beings that motivates them and helps them follow their desires. Allah is the all Guide.

Question:In the holy verse "So their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.", the no profit in transaction has been foregrounded over the guidance. Which one is more important?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be informed my son that finding the right way to do trade becomes beneficial and profitable when it precedes transaction. However, in the holy verse, after Allah Almighty showed their loss in transaction, He wanted to show the reason for this loss. Therefore, for the sake of rhetoric His saying "nor were they guided" must be preceded by "So their transaction has brought no profit" and in reality guidance takes precedence over trade, then the order in the honorable verse meets the needs of speech which is the requirement of rhetoric. Allah knows best.

Question:Allah Almighty says "Make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You." Prophet Abraham asked Allah to make him and his descendants Muslim after making him an Imam (leader) and then he asked Allah to make this to his descendants. "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers." Can we have a clarification for the rank "Muslim to You"?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be informed my son that the meaning of "Muslim" in the holy verse –Allah knows best- is the obedient and submissive to the commands of Allah Almighty, and it is the act of a Muslim, but with an ability endowed by Allah, glory be to Him, and success from Him, Almighty. So, Abraham and Ismail (Peace be our Prophet, his family and them) asked Allah for success and ability to be obedient and submissive. This meaning is referred to by the holy verse "When his Lord said to him, "Submit," he said, "I have submitted [in Islam] to the Lord of the worlds." and what is meant by the term Muslim is not only sound belief. Allah knows best.

Question:Allah Almighty says "They are like those who kindled a fire, so when it lit up what was around it, Allah went away with their light." The act "kindled a fire" looks a good deed. Why did Allah went away with their light?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the example mentioned in the noble verse is for the hypocrites –Allah knows best. It is a statement and clarification of the one who exerts himself without looking at the consequences of his work and depends on his work only without paying attention to the One Who gave him this ability and benefit. And Allah Almighty - Allah knows best - refers in the honorable verse to those who kindle the fire, that is, strive to reach the kindling of fire, to enjoy it to ward off the cold and other benefits, and he was unaware of the Creator Who bestowed blessings upon him. If Allah, Almighty, extinguishes that fire, then man will remain in darkness, then he will know his inability before the power of Allah, glory be to Him. The good light means the light that originates from the fire, but if fire and other existents are not accompanied with faith in Allah, their harm becomes greater than their benefit. The verse describes the hypocrites who strived for some deeds with uncertainty about Allah Almighty, so their efforts went unheeded and became firewood for Hell. We should understand the honorable verse in the light of the subject in which it was mentioned. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling of getting rid of damaged materials that are not needed, but they contain the names of Allah Almighty, the Messenger and the Imams (PBUT)? Can such materials be thrown in the bin or the waste machine?

Answer:In the name of Allah, these materials have to be dumped and the names must be removed before throwing them in the garbage. Or, they can be buried so that no offence is committed towards the Islamic sanctities. Allah knows best.

Question:The holy Quran stated that justice must be done when marrying more than one otherwise one is enough. The holy verse says: “If you fear that you cannot act justly towards the wives, then marry such women as seem good to you; two, three, four of them. But if you fear that you cannot do justice, then one only, or, those you possess. It is likelier then that you will not be partial.” However, Quran mentions in another verse “You will not be able to be just between your women, even though you determine to do that…”. So if justice cannot be served, why does Allah order that we are allowed to marry more than one wife? Is there any contradiction between the two verses?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be advised, my son, that justice here means the apparent, just treatment for the wives at the actual level. However, the second verse implicates that most of people are helpless to show equality among the wives. Here, the equality is from the emotional perspective. There are degrees of love and closeness to the heart of the husband for each of the wives. These degrees are not the same, and the husband cannot curb his emotions to love all the wives alike. Allah is the all Guide and Knowing.

Question: Is there a chapter in the Holy Quran that should not be recited in the prayer?

Answer:In the name of Allah, we have mentioned that the chapters which contain obligatory prostration are not permissible to be recited in the prayer. If the praying person recites the chapter of opening and any other second chapter and recites a third Quranic chapter, it is not permissible to recite the third chapter, except Al-Thuha and Alam Nashrah chapters.

Question:Allah says “… 'The punishment and wrath of your Lord has already fallen upon you…”. After reviewing most of the interpretations and knowing the difference between the two words: rijs ‘filth’ and rijz ‘punishment’, and after reviewing the verses in which these two words appear, I did not understand the reason of having the word ‘punishment’ instead of ‘filth’ in some verses. The word rijz ‘punishment’ means to punish as in the verse mentioned above. Does what falls from the Lord refer to revelation?

Answer:in the name of Allah, be advised, my son, rijs means filth, as Allah says “filth from Satan” filthy things are of four kind: filthy temper, filthy mind, religiously filthy, or all the three types as the dead body by all the three types. Filth here – from a religious perspective- is like alcohol and gambling acts. The verse “As for those whose hearts are diseased, they will be increased in filth added to their filth, so that they die as unbelievers” is mentioned about the infidels. Another verse “filth is put on the ones who do not understand” is mentioned under the same meaning. Filth here is interpreted as the evil smell and punishment. The verse that you have mentioned refers to the people of the prophet Hood (PBUH) whom Allah warned them of falling the punishment. Allah is the all Guide and Knowing.