IslamFriendship shapes belief and conduct. A Prothom Alo religion desk piece explains the three groups the Quran says believers should not take as intimate allies, and stresses that justice and kindness to others remain required.
IslamProthom Alo's religion desk sets out the stages of the embryo in the womb as described in Surah Al-Muminun, Surah Al-Insan and Surah Az-Zumar, and in a hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari.
Prothom Alo's religion desk sets out three Quranic verses on the widening heavens, orbits and the first unity of heaven and earth, with the readings of Ibn Kathir, al-Qurtubi and al-Tabari.
Islam counts forgiveness a great virtue, but forgiving is not the same as tolerating wrong. Where someone's property or rights were harmed, saying sorry is not enough and the loss must be made good.
IslamWriting in Desh Rupantor, Mufti Muhammad Anisur Rahman Rizvi cites the Quran and hadith to argue that restraint in irrigation, drinking and wudu, recharge and protecting water bodies are a Muslim's duty.
IslamTouching a printed Quran (mushaf) without ablution is forbidden, but contemporary fatwa boards hold that a phone is not a mushaf, so reading from the screen without wudu is permissible.
IslamBusy people can learn the meaning of the Quran at home without attending a madrasa, but a sincere intention, a reliable translation, knowing the context of revelation, steady daily reading and turning to a scholar when in doubt are essential.
IslamThe verse of Surah Ash-Shu'ara that says poets are followed by the misguided is followed three verses later by an exception for believing, righteous poets; Prothom Alo's religion desk explains with tafsir and hadith.
IslamSincere repentance earns forgiveness even for great sins, but the Quran and hadith name times when it no longer helps: at the throes of death, once the sun rises in the west, when another person's rights are left unrestored, and for one who dies in shirk.
IslamThe Quran says no bearer of burdens carries another's burden; Islam still asks children to correct a parent's mistake with respect, privately and in a soft voice.
IslamWhether an offender is rich or poor, Islam allows no change in judgment because of status or power, writes Hasan Al Mamun, drawing on verses of Surah An-Nisa and Surah Al-Ma'idah.
IslamSaying 'in the name of Allah' at the start of a task carries lessons on lawful earning, keeping trusts, reliance on Allah and teaching children, writes Faizullah Riyadh, drawing on the Quran and hadith.
IslamDrawing on verse 13 of Surah Al-Baqarah and the Seerah, Prothom Alo's religion desk describes three groups who opposed the Prophet (pbuh): proud Meccan nobles, the hypocrites of Medina, and the base 'safah', the foolish.
