Why? Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers
by SeekersGuidance.org
We often wonder, “Why?”–Why does God want us to worship Him? Why does He send people to the Hellfire? Why can’t Muslims eat pork? Why is life so miserable? Why did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) fight so many wars? In this series of lessons, Shaykh Hamza Karamali teaches us the etiquette of asking such questions, carefully analyzes what exactly each question means, highlights common logical fallacies, and then shows us how God answers these questions in the Qur’an.
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25 -Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers- Allah Asks: Why do you despair? – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Islam is based on optimism. Allah Most High made us so that He could have mercy on us and forgive us, and to despair of Allah’s mercy is a major sin. Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains that our slavehood to Allah Most High is the joyful slavehood of someone is utter need who knows that His […] The…
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24 -Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers- Allah Asks: Why don’t you ask Me? – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Allah Most High always answers the prayer of someone who turns to Him in complete distress, having given up hope in everything apart from Him. Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains what this state of complete distress is, and that it is the essence and purpose of turning to Allah Most High in...
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23- Why don’t you have a humble heart? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Allah Most High reminds us to have humble hearts and to not be like those who were given revelation before us, whose hearts grew hard with the passage of time (Qur’an, 57:16). Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains the difference between a humble heart and a hardened heart, and how we should renew our...
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22 – Allah Asks: Why don’t you give Me a loan? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Allah Most High urges us to “give him a goodly loan” that He will “repay many times over.” But what does it mean for us to “give a loan” to the One on whom we utterly depend, and the One who needs nothing from us? Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains. For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit […]…
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21- Allah Asks: Why don’t you forgive? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Shaykh Hamza Karamali tells the story of the “Great Calumny” in which the wife of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) was falsely accused of adultery and then exonerated by Allah Most High Himself in the Qur’an. When her father then swore an oath to never give financial...
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20- Allah Asks: Why Don’t You Trust Me? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Trust (tawakkul) in Allah Most High is one of the great virtues of the heart. Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains this virtue, along with the related virtue of genuineness (sidq), and shows how each of these virtues shines most brightly when we choose to do what is right in the face of difficulty. For...
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19- Allah Asks: Why Are You Ungrateful? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
In Surat al-Rahman–the Chapter of the All-Merciful, God asks us thirty-one times why we are ungrateful to him. Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains what gratitude is and then explains Surat al-Rahman, illustrating how to respond to God with gratitude. For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit...
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18- Allah Asks: Why Do You Insist on Going to the Hell- Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
Throughout history, God has sent us messengers to warn us that we will be resurrected after death in order to stand before Him to be judged for our actions. The rational response to this warning is to take steps to be successful after the resurrection. But people often turn away from the warning,...
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17-Allah Asks: Why Don’t You Follow My Messenger? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
God sent the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) with signs that enable us to discern that he was not an impostor, but a genuine messenger from God. Shaykh Hamza Karamali walks you through a verse of the Qur’an that shows how the ancient Arabians saw those signs, and how we can...
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16 – Allah Asks: Why Do You Worship Other Gods? Why, Sincere Questions, Sincere Answers – Shaykh Hamza Karamali
This is the most common question that God asks us in the Qur’an. We sometimes think that idol-worship is a primitive practice of the distant past and that now, in the age of science, we know better than to worship idols. Shaykh Hamza Karamali explains that the idolatry of the scientific age is...
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We often wonder, “Why?”–Why does God want us to worship Him? Why does He send people to the Hellfire? Why can’t Muslims eat pork? Why is life so miserable? Why did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) fight so many wars? In this series of lessons, Shaykh Hamza Karamali teaches us the etiquette of asking such questions, carefully analyzes what exactly each question means, highlights common logical fallacies, and then shows us how God answers these questions in the Qur’an.
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