Questions and Answers
The Light (Pakistan), 15th June 1922 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 13, p. 4)
Question:
Can any Muslim accept more money than his deposit? If so, when? If not, how should he deal with provident fund or such deposits? — Yusafali
Answer:
In the provident fund system, there is a contribution by the employers besides the sum paid by the employee, and there is interest on both. The sum representing interest may be spent for the propagation of Islam.
Question:
Can any Muslim insure his life or marriage? — Yusafali
Answer:
No.
Question:
To what extent is freedom of reason allowed in Islam? — M. Zia
Answer:
Islam allows perfect freedom of reason. But reason is not the only criterion of testing the reality of things. Its scope, like other human senses, is limited, and it cannot be expected to work outside its domain.
Question:
What do the Muslim philosophers think of the evolution of man? How is the theory of Adam’s birth to be reconciled with Darwinism? — M. Zia
Answer:
It is nowhere stated in the Holy Quran that image was first made in the form of man. On the contrary, all men are said to be created from dust.
Question:
What are the essential differences between Sunnis and Shias? — M. Zia
Answer:
The Sunnis hold that all the first four Khalifas [rta] were true successors of the Holy Prophet [pbuh], while Shias take exception to the first three and think that only Hazrat Ali [rta] was the legitimate Khalifa or successor.
Question:
What is the approximate number of English Muslims? — M. Zia
Answer:
About 300.