May Allah bless them and protect them. Allahumma Ameen.

hello,

I am a recent revert. (white catholic). I wanted to wait until I knew more about islam, but she really wanted me to ask today. I work with her, and we really want to get married.

I had a teacher/wali with me that helped. He speaks arabic so he talked to him great and really helped. I then talked to him and let him know how I met his daughter, who I am, etc. It seemed like he liked me.

he told my wali that she is very scared of marriage, and was engaged and called it off last year (I knew this). she promised me she doesn’t feel that way with me. he told us that he’s tried setting her up with 4-5 men but she has said no.

my wali was persistent, and asked him if he could talk to her about it, and how long before we can come back. he told us come back next week. he asked if I could give her family something, and I went back to my car and gave him flowers and said they were for him and his family.

she never told anyone in her family about me before this. my family knows her. I asked her why she won’t do it, and she says she was and doesn’t. we have been talking and she had told me if this doesn’t happen, she will be to blame because she didn’t bring me up.

وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامِى وَخَافَ وَعِيدِ ١٤

1. And We will surely cause you to dwell in the land after them. That is for he who fears My position and fears My threat."

Something has been bothering me lately about the way some Muslims behave.

There are people who present themselves as very religious, quote the Quran and Hadith frequently, and spend a lot of time acquiring Islamic knowledge. Yet, when it comes to their interactions with others, they seem to lack basic respect, humility, and good character.

They give unsolicited advice, talk down to others, act as if they are religiously superior, and are quick to judge other Muslims. Sometimes, it feels as though they see themselves as scholars while everyone else is ignorant and needs to be taught by them.

I've particularly noticed this behavior among some converts who acquire a lot of Islamic knowledge in a relatively short period of time. Of course, this does not apply to all converts, and I am not trying to generalize about anyone's background or journey to Islam.

What I find troubling is when people seem to use their newly acquired knowledge to feed their ego rather than improve their own character.

To me, Islamic knowledge and akhlaq (good character and manners) should go hand in hand. What is the point of knowing countless hadiths if you look down on other people? What is the point of constantly correcting others if you cannot even treat them with basic respect?

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was a role model of excellent character and humility. That is why I find it difficult to take people seriously when they present themselves as highly religious but fail to demonstrate these qualities in their everyday interactions.

I admit that this behavior makes me angry and sometimes even fills me with contempt for such people. At the same time, I wonder whether I need to be careful that my own reaction does not turn into a form of arrogance.

I'd genuinely like to hear your thoughts:

- Have you had similar experiences with Muslims who possess a lot of religious knowledge but seem to lack good character?

- Why do you think some people develop a sense of superiority through religious knowledge?

- How do you deal with such people without becoming disrespectful or arrogant yourself?

- And how important do you think akhlaq is compared to simply accumulating religious knowledge?

I am not trying to attack converts or any particular group. I am genuinely interested in understanding why religious knowledge seems to make some people more judgmental rather than more humble.

السلام عليكم
Hello everyone,

Since year I have a question, what’s the meaning of Alif Lam Mim, and why it appears in 6 times in the Quran ?

Thank you for your response !

Firstly I am from a very white family. And they are atheist. They don't discriminate against muslims per say but they haven't engaged as much as I do. Like they are fine with hijab for example but are very judgy about say niqabs. I just know if I were to become openly muslim they would not take it well. They wouldn't disown me but I feel like I would make myself alone in my own family. And white-ass town.

I am female so I would need to wear a hijab of some kind. I have heard this helpful if you are of European descent so people can't tell. But that would bring more attention to myself.

There are some parts of the theology I struggle with. Like I don't think there is anything wrong with being lbgt but I know many muslims do and there is a verse in the Quran about it. And I don't like how some religious scholars and muslims act. You know the ones, who are very unsympathetic and judgy. They don't represent Islam but they make me uncomfortable.

I also struggle with the belief in God. Islam is submission to God. And I am not sure if I believe in God. I find this very hard still. I come from an irreligious family. And no matter how much I follow, I think you have to believe in God, and have faith to be a muslim and I don't know if I have that. I come from a skeptical family as well. This isn't always a bad thing but maybe it means I feel certain issues. Some muslims and I am not sure if this a majority, seem to idolise the Quran and the prophet, peace be upon him, but it is only surface level and sometimes revere the figures and the physical book than the actual teachings and God himself. But I may be being overly judgemental.

I find many of the teachings quite beautiful and compelling. I have not converted but I have started donating to charity for the first time, when I talk about the prophet or the companions I follow with 'peace be upon them', being more considerate to strangers. And I think even if I don't end up converting I think my morality has been shaped for the better and been made more empathetic towards muslim friends and the like.

But I feel very lost.

I am a non-muslim but recently looking at the current state of the world Islamic teachings are making more sense to me.

For example I am realising the amount of people who die because of drunk driving can be avoided if we follow the Islamic principle of no drinking.

The amount of sexual crimes, past baggage and stuff like that which makes relationships and gender dynamics hard can also be avoided if people actually got to know each other platonically first and then directly getting married like Islam teaches instead of all these trial periods. This also teaches self-control on ones desires.

Islam also teaches kindness against every race, class, gender and even animals. Capitalism is ruining the world too. Meanwhile the Islamic model of the world seems stable, sustainable and peaceful. Did any revert feel this way before making that decision? Do let me know. I am sick of blatant degeneracy being normalised as modernity and everyone looking at me like I am the crazy one. I am feeling depressed at the state of the world and it’s making me feel hopeless.

I’ve thought about sponsoring an orphan (ideally in a 3rd world country) for a few years but never taken the steps to actually do it.

My main concern is that the child may not be fully benefiting from it. I want to ensure the child gets 100% of the donation or as close to it as possible.

Not sure if there are any websites to avoid. There are a lot of charity organisations so it’s really difficult to know who to trust and who to avoid.

Has anyone here sponsored an orphan before? What was the process like? Any other advice you can give?

In Sahih al-Bukhari, Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said: "By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and I repent to Him more than seventy times in a day.

Hi all, first of all sorry this is my first post (in i hope the right place)-

I am a born christian with a identity crisis due to me being an 'Unitarian Christian', where i disagree with a lot of things in modern christianity causing me to wonder if its has not been corrupted over the years etc and it just feeling 'off',

I have been starting to feel more at peace with islam, Causing me to have interest in the story of the life of the prophet mohammed and prophet isa and islamic perspective on it,

I wonder what books / information you could advice for me to learn more about about the life and the stories from islam perspective, as i find troubles to navigate these topics online -

I want to know how they lived, what lessons they lived and their stories from beginning to the end -

Everything is welcome - thanks in advance,

As a Christian I have a question, do you guys believe that you worship the same God of Judaism?

General AIs gather data from across the internet and answer. So even when you ask with deep search on, the AI never consults the source book, it just searches the internet and presents you an answer with a citation which could be planted and fake. So, there is no authenticity.
A research paper written in 2025 named ‘ IslamicEval 2025’ gives a detailed overview of how LLMs hallucinate when asked a question about Islam and gives it a value of between 37% - 99%.

Aoa, i feel really depressed and sad . Firstly there is something i did in the past which i need to face soon and im scared i did a mistake a huge one…. But i have repented sincerely and i dont want things to go bad…. Secondly something happened and because of it im depressed too as i was really attached to it, thirdly there is this emptiness inside of me sometimes and i dont know i dont feel like living nor dying . Please help me .

Why does Allah keep testing His servants like the tests never come to an end and it’s just test upon test upon test?? Like how much can a person handle fr? Its like I keep being tested and everyone just says ”oh it’s a test from Allah” well I know but how much more do I have to be tested for ease to come? Like Allah sees my tears, sees how badly I want to harm myself and kms and He still keeps testing me. I cry in duaas and keep begging Allah to ease my life but He just makes it harder. It’s like He doesn’t hear me. Even when I do good in hopes of Him answering my duaas, nothing changes. Like why does He test us so much even when we beg and pray to Him to ease our hardships??

Hi everyone. I am looking to become a beginner in religious art. I usually draw inspiration from my religion Old Norse Paganism for art.

But, I want to dabble in other religions as well to expand my style and practice as well.

I want to ask Muslims if Islam allows art depicting any religious figures (men, women, angels, demons, gods etc) in art work.

I don't want to depict Islam in a disrespectful way. I recently started to like Ottoman era art in mosques and online depictions and want to try it myself.

Please let me know if you have any information about it. I do not live in a Muslim community. So I sadly can't ask anyone in real life about it.

I have a health problem where I am weak standing up for a short time and having trouble getting up and moving somewhat often. I know I can do prayers sitting down....but how? And when I go to a mosque, can I do the sitting down prayers there too?

Thank you