Questions
All questions
- Is there a God?
- How do we know God exists?
- Could the universe have always existed?
- If everything needs a creator, who created God?
- Does evolution disprove God?
- Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
- Why can there only be one God?
- Why is there something rather than nothing?
- Can the universe come from nothing?
- Does the Trinity make sense?
- How can three be one in the Trinity?
- If there is no God, can anything really be evil?
- Can consciousness be explained by matter alone?
- Is Allah a moon god?
- Is the God of Islam loving and merciful?
- Is the Holy Spirit God? Who is he in Islam?
- Do 'Elohim' (Hebrew for God) and 'Let us make man' prove the Trinity?
- Do Muslims need a priest to reach God or be forgiven?
- Does the universe point to a designer?
- If our minds evolved only to survive, why trust our reasoning?
- What does it mean to love God in Islam?
- Does Allah have hands like ours?
- Is Jesus God?
- Did Jesus ever say he was God?
- Was Jesus a prophet, and did he call himself one?
- Is the Trinity in the Bible?
- What do Muslims believe about Jesus?
- Was Jesus crucified?
- Does Jesus have a God?
- Is Jesus the Son of God?
- Does 'I and the Father are one' (John 10:30) mean Jesus is God?
- What did Jesus say is the first and greatest commandment?
- Was Jesus a Muslim?
- If I become Muslim, do I have to give up Jesus?
- Is Jesus the 'Mighty God' of Isaiah 9:6?
- Is Isaiah 7:14 (Immanuel) a prophecy about Jesus?
- Can I trust my feeling that Jesus is my Lord?
- Does John 1:1, 'the Word was God', prove Jesus is God?
- Did Jesus know when the Day of Judgement would come?
- Does Thomas calling Jesus 'my Lord and my God' prove he is God?
- Does Jesus saying 'Before Abraham was, I am' prove he is God?
- Do Jesus' miracles and his going up to heaven prove he is God?
- If Jesus is God, why did he pray?
- Who did Jesus say we should worship?
- If people worshipped Jesus in the Bible, doesn't that make him God?
- Can Jesus be both fully God and fully man?
- Do Jesus' titles, like 'Lord' and 'King of kings', prove he is God?
- Does Matthew 28:19 prove the Trinity?
- The Bible says no one has seen God. How can Jesus be God?
- Did Jesus cancel the Law of Moses?
- How did crucifixion kill people?
- Was Jesus sent to all nations, or only to Israel?
- If Christ paid for sins, can believers keep sinning?
- Where and when did belief in the Trinity begin?
- Did the early Christians believe in the Trinity?
- Who were the Ebionites, Nazarenes and Elkesaites, the early Jewish followers of Jesus?
- Did God answer Jesus' prayer to be saved from death?
- Did Jesus die on the cross?
- If Jesus was seen alive for 40 days, why did no one react?
- What is the sign of Jonah, and does the Christian story fit it?
- Why do the Gospels have Jesus ask God why He has forsaken him?
- Is Isaiah 53 about Jesus dying for our sins?
- Does John 14:6 mean Jesus is the only way to God for everyone?
- What did Jesus say we must do to have eternal life?
- Do Muslims believe Jesus will return?
- Did Jesus say he would return while his disciples were still alive?
- Does the virgin birth make Jesus God or the Son of God?
- Why did a crowd in Jerusalem try to stone Jesus?
- Does Jesus have two natures?
- Did God die?
- Did Jesus claim to be God at his trial?
- Is Jesus the Creator?
- If Jesus is God, how could he be hungry and tempted?
- Does 'in the form of God' in Philippians 2:6 mean Jesus is God?
- Does Hebrews 1:8, 'Thy throne, O God', call Jesus God?
- Does 1 Timothy 3:16 say 'God was manifest in the flesh'?
- Does being filled with the Holy Spirit mean Jesus is God?
- Was Jesus cursed by God on the cross?
- Did Jesus go willingly to the cross?
- Does Psalm 16 say Jesus would rise from the dead?
- Does 'whoever has seen me has seen the Father' mean Jesus is God?
- Does Jesus forgiving sins prove he is God?
- If Jesus had no sin, why did John baptise him for repentance?
- Will everyone who calls Jesus 'Lord' be saved?
- Is Jesus only love, and Allah only anger?
- What did Jesus and his apostles look like? Were they white Europeans?
- Was Jesus a good son to his mother?
- What did Jesus mean by 'take up your cross and follow me'?
- What did Jesus mean by being 'born again'?
- Can a society really live by the Sermon on the Mount?
- Does the Bible ever call Jesus Yahweh (Jehovah)?
- If forgiveness needed the cross, why did God wait so long to send Jesus?
- Does Christianity rest on a human sacrifice?
- Did Jesus pray with music and singing, as many churches do?
- If sin is inherited, did Jesus inherit it through Mary?
- How was the Qur'an preserved?
- Was any other scripture kept like the Qur'an?
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) write the Qur'an himself?
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) copy the Qur'an from the Bible?
- Does the Qur'an contain contradictions or errors?
- Do Muslims believe in the books God gave Moses and Jesus?
- What prophecies in the Qur'an came true?
- Does the Qur'an tell Muslims to follow the Bible?
- Has anyone met the Qur'an's challenge to write a chapter like it?
- Why does the Qur'an criticise Muhammad (ﷺ) if he wrote it?
- What does the 'sword verse' (Qur'an 9:5) really mean?
- If 'none can change His words' (6:115), how could the Bible be corrupted?
- Do Qur'an 5:68 and 10:94 tell people to follow the Bible?
- Does the "Islamic dilemma" prove the Qur'an wrong?
- Does the Qur'an ask for blind faith?
- Why did Uthman burn copies of the Qur'an?
- Do the oldest Qur'an manuscripts match today's Qur'an?
- Is the Qur'an still passed down by memory?
- Are there different versions of the Qur'an?
- When God replaced a ruling in the Qur'an, did He change His mind?
- Why does the Qur'an call Mary the 'sister of Aaron'?
- Does the Qur'an say the sun sets in a muddy spring?
- Does the Qur'an think the Trinity is God, Jesus and Mary?
- Why does the Qur'an call Joseph's ruler 'King' but Moses' ruler 'Pharaoh'?
- Why does the Qur'an's story of Joseph differ from Genesis?
- Does Qur'an 9:29 command Muslims to fight Jews and Christians?
- What was the jizya tax?
- Does Qur'an 65:4 allow marriage to girls who have not reached puberty?
- Are the Ten Commandments in the Qur'an?
- How is the Qur'an different from the Prophet's (ﷺ) own words (hadith)?
- Is a translation of the Qur'an still the Qur'an?
- Was the world created in six days or eight, according to the Qur'an?
- What does the Qur'an say about Pharaoh's body?
- Is the Qur'an foretold in the Bible?
- Is the Qur'an a science textbook?
- Does the Qur'an contain scientific miracles?
- What does the Qur'an say about how a baby grows in the womb?
- Could Muhammad (ﷺ) have learned the Qur'an's science from the Greeks or Persians?
- Does the Qur'an describe mountains as pegs?
- Does the Qur'an describe the Big Bang and the expanding universe?
- What does the Qur'an say about darkness and waves in the deep sea?
- What is the barrier between the two seas in the Qur'an?
- What does the Qur'an say about clouds, thunderstorms and hail?
- What does the Qur'an say about bees and honey?
- Is a spider's web really the flimsiest house, as the Qur'an says?
- What does the Qur'an say about Solomon and the ant?
- What does the Qur'an say about where milk comes from?
- Are shooting stars missiles against devils (Qur'an 67:5)?
- Does Qur'an 71:16 put the moon inside the seven heavens?
- What does the Qur'an really say about Jews?
- Did Satan inspire the Qur'an?
- Why is Islam true?
- Was Muhammad (ﷺ) really a messenger of God?
- Why should other religions accept Muhammad (ﷺ) as a prophet?
- Is Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold in the Bible?
- Who was the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)?
- What do Muslims believe?
- Is Muhammad (ﷺ) the last prophet?
- How is a Muslim saved? Do Muslims earn Paradise by good works?
- Who is the Comforter Jesus promised in John 14-16?
- Who is the prophet like Moses in Deuteronomy 18:18?
- Do Muslims worship Muhammad (ﷺ)?
- Will Jews and Christians be saved, according to Islam?
- What did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) change in Arabia?
- What was the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) like?
- What did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) foretell that came true?
- Did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) foretell that barefoot herdsmen would build tall towers?
- Which signs of the Last Day have already come true?
- Did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) perform miracles?
- Which son did Abraham offer for sacrifice, Ishmael or Isaac?
- Is Isaiah 42 about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)?
- What does the Bible mean by God coming from Paran?
- Is Mecca in the Bible?
- Were the prophets sinless?
- What does Islam say about Mary, the mother of Jesus?
- What happens to my past sins if I become Muslim?
- How does Islam view daughters and widows?
- What is Sharia?
- Must Muslims obey the law where they live? Do they want to force Sharia on others?
- What does Islam say about racism?
- What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) die of poison, and does that make him a false prophet?
- Is Ishmael part of God's covenant and blessing to Abraham?
- What did Jesus mean by 'the kingdom of God shall be taken from you'?
- What does 'Muslim' mean, and who gave Muslims that name?
- What does worship mean in Islam?
- Does Islam encourage knowledge and science?
- What must a Muslim believe about Adam and evolution?
- Is grieving or crying over a loss a lack of faith?
- Why is alcohol haram in Islam?
- What does Islam say about superstition, omens and fortune-tellers?
- What does Islam say about dreams, and about seeing the Prophet (ﷺ) in one?
- Does being the last prophet make Muhammad (ﷺ) greater than Jesus?
- Which prophets are named in the Qur'an?
- What is the Hadith, and which collections are most authentic?
- Is the Qur'an enough without the hadith?
- Why are there no pictures of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)?
- What human rights does Islam protect?
- Has Islam been part of Europe?
- Why are there no monks in Islam, and no vows to stay single?
- What is the waiting period after divorce in Islam?
- How does God record good and bad deeds?
- Why does Islam give its people only one name, 'Muslim'?
- How do I become a Muslim?
- How do Muslims dress, and what manners does Islam teach?
- Were many of the Africans enslaved in the Americas Muslims?
- How should Muslims see the Prophet's (ﷺ) companions?
- Who were the rightly guided caliphs?
- Was Fatima angry with Abu Bakr?
- Did the Prophet (ﷺ) say only his family could lead?
- Is there a hidden imam?
- Can a Muslim call on anyone but Allah for help?
- What Islam did Ali practise?
- Shia practice today: what did the Prophet (ﷺ) and Ali teach?
- Does 'Seal of the Prophets' mean the last prophet?
- Can a prophet come after Muhammad (ﷺ) if he brings no new law?
- What is left of prophethood?
- Did Jesus die in Kashmir?
- Who is the Messiah who will return?
- Should I wait to take my shahada until I can stop sinning?
- How do I handle the "haram police" as a new Muslim?
- Who is Satan in Islam?
- Is Islam a new religion, or the religion of all the prophets?
- Does Islam permit suicide?
- What did the Prophet (ﷺ) say in his Farewell Sermon, and what are its lessons?
- What is the purpose of life?
- Why does God allow suffering?
- Where does morality come from?
- Are children born believing in God?
- If we have a conscience, why do we need a message from God?
- Can I believe in science instead of religion?
- What happens after death in Islam?
- What happens to people who never heard of Islam or of Jesus?
- What is Paradise like in Islam?
- Can Islam bring happiness and inner peace?
- How do Muslims treat their parents and the elderly?
- How does marriage work in Islam, and are men and women equal?
- Does Islam teach kindness to animals?
- Why remember God so often?
- Why do people, especially Western women, convert to Islam?
- Can we know if God exists?
- Who has to prove it: the believer or the atheist?
- Why doesn't God make Himself obvious?
- If I'm not sure about God, what should I do?
- Can I believe in God without a religion?
- Aren't we all atheists about other gods?
- Why believe in life after death?
- Is God just a way to fill the gaps in science?
- Can atheists be good without God?
- Has science disproved miracles?
- Did people invent God out of fear?
- Why would God want us to worship Him?
- How do I talk about Islam with an atheist?
- Who wrote the Gospels?
- Does the Bible contradict itself?
- Does the Bible itself admit its text was changed?
- Is the Bible we have today the word of God?
- Was 1 John 5:7 added to the Bible?
- Is the ending of Mark's Gospel (Mark 16:9-20) original?
- When was the New Testament written, and who chose its books?
- Do we have the original New Testament?
- How many differences are there between old Bible copies?
- Did Moses write the Torah?
- Does God change His mind or repent, according to the Bible?
- Does 2 Timothy 3:16 prove the whole Bible is God's word?
- Aren't most differences between old Bible copies too small to matter?
- Does the Bible say God gets tired, sleeps or forgets?
- Does the Bible claim to be the Word of God?
- Can a preacher promise God's blessing or healing in return for money?
- Was Paul really sent by Jesus?
- Are Paul's letters the word of God?
- How does the Bible treat women compared with the Qur'an?
- Does the Bible blame Eve, and women, for the first sin?
- Why does the Bible command the killing of women and children?
- Does the Bible command death for leaving the faith, and how does Islam compare?
- Was Jesus perfect?
- Did Paul make mistakes in his letters?
- Did Paul contradict the Bible when he called long hair on men a shame?
- Does the Bible allow a man more than one wife?
- Are there Bible prophecies that never came true?
- Which verses have been removed from modern Bibles like the NIV?
- Were words added to the Bible to make Jesus look like God?
- Which of the four Gospels did Jesus preach from?
- Is the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8) in the oldest Bibles?
- Which Bible is the true word of God: the King James or the modern versions?
- Why do Catholic and Protestant Bibles contain different books?
- Who wrote the books of the Old Testament?
- Has the Old Testament been changed?
- How did Judas die?
- Do the New Testament Gospels agree on the day of the crucifixion they describe?
- Do the family trees of Jesus in Matthew and Luke agree?
- Who killed Goliath: David or Elhanan?
- Do Samuel, Kings and Chronicles contradict each other?
- Have translators changed the Bible to hide its contradictions?
- Was Luke inspired, or an eyewitness?
- Who wrote Hebrews, the letters of John and Revelation?
- Does the Bible contain scientific errors?
- Does the New Testament misquote the Old Testament?
- Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter, and does the Bible approve?
- Can Jesus inherit David's throne?
- Why does the King James Bible mention unicorns and dragons?
- Are modern Bible translations biased?
- Have modern Bible translations softened what the Bible says about homosexuality?
- Why is the Song of Solomon in the Bible?
- Is modern speaking in tongues from the Holy Spirit?
- Is Jesus about to return? Can anyone know when?
- How should a Muslim read the Bible?
- What crimes does the Bible punish with death?
- Do the Bible's stories of Jesus' birth agree?
- Were some New Testament letters forged?
- What does the Bible say about women taken captive in war?
- What is the Talmud, and which 'Talmud quotes' online are fake?
- Is the Jewish Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4) the same as 'there is no god but Allah'?
- Without the Temple, how are sins forgiven (Hosea 14:3)?
- Did the Jewish scholar Maimonides say Muslims worship the one God?
- Did Moses and the prophets pray like Muslims?
- Is halal the same as kosher, and why may Muslims eat camel?
- Does the Talmud say Jesus is boiling in excrement (Gittin 57a)?
- What does the Talmud say happened to Jesus (Sanhedrin 43a)?
- Does the Talmud call Jesus a sorcerer who led Israel astray?
- Who accused Mary of adultery, and how did the Qur'an answer?
- Who was Jesus to the Talmud, the Church and the Qur'an?
- Does the Talmud allow marriage to a girl of three?
- Do the Hindu scriptures teach that God is one?
- If Hindus already believe in one God, why should they become Muslim?
- Is it right to worship God through an image?
- Does the Bhagavad Gita approve of worshipping many gods?
- Did God send prophets to India?
- Did God become a man as Rama or Krishna?
- Is the soul the same as God?
- Is Shiva or Vishnu the supreme God?
- Did the Vedas teach reincarnation?
- Is karma just?
- Does Hinduism teach caste by birth?
- What do the Hindu law books say about the lowest castes and untouchables?
- What do the Hindu 'Laws of Manu' say about women?
- Isn't there caste among Muslims too?
- Who wrote the Vedas, and which books count as Hindu scripture?
- Were the Vedas preserved?
- Do the Hindu Puranas describe the earth and sky correctly?
- Why do Muslims eat beef, when Hindus hold the cow sacred?
- I'm a Hindu: why should I consider Islam?
- How do I talk about Islam with Hindu friends?
- Is the Gita Krishna's own word?
- Is Krishna an example to follow?
- Do Sikhs and Muslims believe in the same God?
- What does the Guru Granth Sahib say about Muslims?
- Did God speak through the Sikh Gurus?
- Do Sikhs believe in one life or many?
- Is Sikhism a blend of Hinduism and Islam?
- I'm a Sikh: why should I consider Islam?
- How do I talk about Islam with Sikh friends?
- Is Naam simran like dhikr?
- Did the Buddha believe in God?
- What do Muslims think of the Buddha?
- Can there be karma and rebirth without a soul?
- Is all life suffering?
- Is nirvana better than Paradise?
- Should anyone pray to the Buddha or a bodhisattva?
- I'm a Buddhist: why should I consider Islam?
- Which texts are the Buddha's word?
- Is meditation enough?
- How do I talk about Islam with Buddhists?
- Didn't the Buddha say to test everything?
- Is Buddhism scientific?
- Does Buddhism have a hell and a judgement?
- Does Buddhism say only you can save yourself?
- Did the Buddha want to teach?
- Was Vessantara right to give away his children?
- Did the Buddha allow eating meat?
- Were the Buddhist scriptures preserved?
- Did the Buddha know his last meal would harm him?
- Do the Buddhist scriptures agree about who the Buddha was?
- Did the Buddha reject miracles?
- Is Devadatta in hell or a future Buddha?
- Was it just to make Angulimala, a mass murderer, a saint?
- Are Buddhas only born into the top classes?
- Do the Jain arguments against a Creator hold?
- If the Jinas do not answer prayers, who does?
- Were the Jain scriptures preserved?
- Which Jain canon holds Mahavira's words?
- I'm a Jain: why should I consider Islam?
- Does Jain cosmology match the sky?
- Why do Muslims eat meat and sacrifice animals?
- Sallekhana: how should we meet death?
- Can my own effort free my soul?
- How can we know the whole truth?
- Is there one Creator behind the kami?
- Does Shinto have a word from God?
- Should we bow to the sun, or to the One who made it?
- If I become Muslim, what happens to my family's customs?
- I'm Japanese and not religious: why consider Islam?
- What does Islam share with Japanese culture?
- Is wudu like Shinto purification?
- Do lucky charms and fortune slips work?
- Can you follow Shinto and Buddhism at once?
- Was the emperor of Japan a god?
- How do I talk about Islam with Japanese friends?
- Did ancient China know one God?
- How did Islam come to China?
- Did Confucius tell us what comes after death?
- Is a good family and society enough without God?
- Filial piety: does Islam honour parents too?
- Is being a good person enough?
- I follow Confucius's teaching: why consider Islam?
- How should we honour our ancestors?
- Is the Tao the same as God?
- Is the Tao Te Ching from God?
- Can anyone live for ever?
- Is wu wei (not forcing things) enough?
- Should I pray to the Taoist gods?
- I'm Taoist: why consider Islam?
- Who answers prayers at the temple?
- Do feng shui, lucky numbers and the zodiac work?
- If I become Muslim, do I lose my Chinese culture?
- I'm Chinese and have no religion: why consider Islam?
- Are li and qi behind everything?
- Are people born good?
- Is everything just yin and yang?
- Do the dead come back as ghosts?
- How do I talk about Islam with Chinese friends?
- What does Islam share with Chinese culture?
- What happened at the Council of Nicaea? Did an emperor decide what Christians believe?
- Did Paul change the religion Jesus taught?
- Can someone else die for my sins?
- Can God forgive sins without the blood of Jesus?
- How can we tell if a holy book really comes from God?
- With so many religions, how can I know which one is true?
- Are children born in sin? Does Islam believe in original sin?
- Are faith healers real? Is being "slain in the spirit" from God?
- What does the Bible say about slavery, compared with Islam?
- Is a person saved by faith alone, or by faith and works?
- Does Christmas have anything to do with Christ?
- What do Islam and Christianity have in common?
- What are the main differences between Islam and Christianity?
- Why do Muslims wash and bow to the ground in prayer? Did Jesus pray that way?
- Is it wrong to pray to saints, to Mary or to Jesus?
- Is the headscarf biblical? Did Mary wear a veil?
- Do women inherit in Islam and in the Bible?
- Why do Christians keep Sunday instead of the Sabbath?
- Is it wrong to pray before images of Jesus and Mary?
- Did Christianity borrow from the cult of Mithras?
- Are Easter customs pagan in origin?
- Doesn't Hebrews 9:22 say there is no forgiveness without blood being shed?
- Is circumcision still required, and who abolished it?
- Why don't Muslims eat pork, and did Jesus?
- Why does Islam forbid interest on loans, and does the Bible forbid it too?
- How does the Lord's Prayer compare with al-Fatiha, the Qur'an's first chapter?
- Where have the churches departed from their own Bible?
- Can a divorced woman remarry? Doesn't Jesus call it adultery?
- How does Islam treat a woman during her period, compared with the Bible?
- Where does the name 'Christian' come from? Did Jesus use it?
- Isn't Christianity a Western religion and Islam a foreign one?
- Is the Muslim declaration of faith (the Shahada) in the Bible?
- Did Christian Europe and the Bible allow girls to marry young?
- What does Islam share with Korean culture?
- How close is Islam to my Eastern values?
- Were people forced to become Christians?
- Was Islam spread by the sword?
- Does Islam encourage terrorism?
- How old was Aisha when she married the Prophet (ﷺ)?
- Does Islam oppress women?
- Did Muhammad (ﷺ) invent Islam for power, money or women?
- Is the hijab a sign of oppression?
- Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) marry so many wives, and more than four?
- Why does Islam allow a man more than one wife?
- Does Islam allow 'sex slaves'?
- Does Islam allow suicide bombing?
- What are Islam's rules of war, and how do they compare with the Bible's?
- Does Islam say our choices don't matter? Do Muslims have free will?
- Is Islam intolerant of other religions?
- Does Islam allow grooming gangs?
- Does seeing Jesus in a dream prove Christianity is true?
- Jesus saved us, so why should Christians follow a later prophet?
- If mountains keep the earth from shaking, why are there earthquakes?
- Does the Qur'an say the earth is flat or rests on pillars?
- Does the Qur'an say semen comes from between the backbone and the ribs?
- Why are there nineteen angels over Hell?
- Is Islam only for Arabs?
- Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) marry Zaynab, the ex-wife of his adopted son?
- Why do Muslims get upset about cartoons of the Prophet (ﷺ)?
- Do Muslims refuse to live by Western values?
- How can you recognise a false prophet?
- What does 'jihad' really mean? Is it 'holy war'?
- Is Islam the fastest-growing religion, and does that prove it true?
- Does Islam believe in freedom of speech?
- Does a hadith say Jews and Christians will be sent to Hell in place of Muslims?
- Does the sun bow down beneath the Throne every night (Sahih al-Bukhari 3199)?
- Do Muslims worship the Kaaba and the Black Stone?
- Aren't all religions paths to the same God?
- Isn't it better to follow the religion I was born into?
- Is it fair that Hell lasts for ever?
- Is halal slaughter cruel?
- Why would God's last message come to 7th-century Arabia?
- Does Islam permit female genital mutilation (FGM)?
- Can you be gay and Muslim?
- What is taqiyya, and do Muslims lie about their faith?
- Are Muslim countries poor because of Islam?
- Do Muslims hate dogs?
- Why aren't Muslim men allowed to wear gold and silk?
- Why do some Muslim women wear the niqab?
- Why do Muslims not listen to certain types of music?
- Are tattoos allowed in Islam?
- Is smoking haram in Islam?
- Can Muslims date, or have a girlfriend or boyfriend?
- Is gambling haram in Islam?
- Was the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a warmonger?
- What happened to Banu Qurayza? Did the Prophet (ﷺ) massacre them?