Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah.

How much communication is actually allowed with a fiance in Islam? Is calling to ask about their wellbeing and share yours allowed or you’re supposed to go completely no contact?

Posted in the Quran sub but want to add here as well. I like to explore identical or nearly identical verses in the Quran and their context. When I asked my sheikh about these two verses, he replied with the below.

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There are numerous scholarly interpretations regarding this matter, including the following:
1. The word “الصلاة” (with this specific spelling) refers to the ritual prayers we perform, i.e., the five obligatory prayers.
2. The word “الصلوة” (with this alternate spelling) refers to constant connection with Allah through His remembrance and supplication.

This is one opinion among many. Others have stated that the variation in spelling is meant to accommodate the different modes of Qur’anic recitation.

And Allah knows best.

Germany deported 21-year-old Arafat Adil, a Turkish citizen of Uyghur descent, to China on July 21, according to Kashgar Times and Uyghur rights advocates. He was detained at an immigration facility in Kandern and put on a flight from Frankfurt to Beijing, despite Turkish consular officials providing documentation of his citizenship.

Adil's asylum case had been discontinued after he allegedly missed a hearing, which his family says he never received notice of. His family fled East Turkistan (Xinjiang) in 2016 and later gained Turkish citizenship. His mother still resides in Turkey and had publicly pleaded for his case to be reviewed before the deportation.

This isn't just about what I've personally faced and experienced, but also about my study of Islam.

I was born and raised a Muslim, and like other Muslims, I believed that Islam was the absolute truth.

I've always been a curious soul, so I began researching and studying Islam deeply. Along the way, I found a lot of contradictions. I used to study the arguments of Muslim scholars and academics regarding those contradictions, and most of them referred to different interpretations and similar explanations. Regardless, my faith was still strong.

Then I went even deeper. I discovered the mathematical error in the Qur'an regarding inheritance. I'm a student of science, so in my heart of hearts, I knew there was actually an error in the Qur'an. That was the first major blow to my faith.

I tried working on it myself. I made extensive notes about it and solved the equations on my own. The conclusion I reached was that there was, in fact, an error in the Qur'an. And because it was a mathematical error, no alternative interpretation could fix it. The arguments of Muslim scholars and academics regarding this issue weren't satisfactory at all.

It shook my faith, along with all the other doubts that had gradually seeped into my heart. I mean, if the Qur'an really came from an all-knowing Being, there shouldn't be a single error in it.

Regardless, I've been an unlucky person for most of my life, and for the last six years, I haven't been mentally well. Recently, some things happened in my life, and they turned out to be the worst possible outcome. I used to pray and ask Allah for good, but what happened was the worst of the worst outcome. It has completely shattered me and broken my soul.

I'm totally blank. I don't know what to believe anymore. I still haven't left Islam because I haven't yet channeled my thoughts into action. But I don't know how much longer I can hold on like this.

I know it is used to put infront of the praying person so that the front people can move. But what is the the reason we are not allowed to move from infront of a person and this wooden thing blocks that and let you move from the front

Monsoon-driven flash floods have struck Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 80 in the province's main city, Parun, according to disaster officials.

More than 100 people remain missing, with local sources telling Afghanistan International that 43 bodies have since been recovered as the search continues. The floods destroyed the Parun municipality building and homes across the district, with the city's mayor reportedly among those killed. Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said specialized teams have been dispatched to search for the missing and assess the damage.

Reading a new book rn and came across these gems!

Assalamu alaikum everyone.

So In March 2026, I took my 12th board exams, and unfortunately I failed Maths. It's been a very difficult and emotionally draining time for me ever since. I wrote the supplementary (re-test) exam in June, and the result will be out very soon. I'm honestly feeling really anxious. I only need a few marks to pass, but I've been overthinking everything I wrote in the exam.

I'd really appreciate it if you could keep me in your du'as and ask Allah to grant me success if it is best for me, make the result easy for me, and give me peace regardless of the outcome.

Jazakum Allahu khair. May Allah accept all of your du'as and bless you abundantly. Ameen. 🤍

Genocidal IOF in disguise as NYPD?

A Haaretz investigation reveals the Israeli military has expanded its control to roughly 65% of the Gaza Strip by pushing the designated "Yellow Line" westward.

Satellite imagery shows the expansion is fortified by a kilometers-long berm and trench system extending up to 1,300 meters past previous boundaries in areas like Rafah and Khan Younis.

Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli army has continued daily attacks in Gaza, killing at least 1,168 Palestinians and injuring 3,798 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Since Israel’s genocide began on Oct. 8, 2023, nearly 73,300 Palestinians have been killed and 174,000 injured, while 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.

Allah said, “O Adam! Inform them of their names.” Then when Adam did, Allah said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”

Qaala • He said

This verse again doesn't start with "and (wa)" because it's the continuation of dialogue in one timeline. Quran uses the word "and" deliberately when it starts a new timeline or stage. For example from previous verses, the first mention of Adam was before creation and then after creation and Quran used the word "and" between them. This verse doesn't mention "and" because it's inside the single dialogue continuing from the previous verse. That's the precision of the Quran that it mentions conjunctions in such detail.

Ya Adam • O Adam

Allah called the Adam by using his name instead of using insan or a pronoun. Being called by God by name gives Adam a special status.

Ambi'hum • inform them

The Quran here didn't use the word akhbiruhum which also has meanings of telling or conveying news. The word anba gives indication that the thing that's being communicated has great importance. Quran uses this more eloquent word repeatedly in the entire context of the story.

Inni aalamu.. • Indeed I know

In the verse 30 when angels asked that why you are making a creature that will shed blood, and at that time God said "I know what you do not know" which is summary and God didn't give detail that what's wisdom behind this, and after long Patience of angels now God is showing directly evidence that why God knew more than them and now it's proved why this creature is more than that what they assumed therefore Allah said " “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”. Quran moves from summary to detail after testing their patience, which is very eloquent and respectful and Adab before God. This verse further proves the human was created with new capabilities that Angels don't have, such as having specific intelligence, deriving new knowledge from existing knowledge and with capabilities like to name , choosing, or learning, which angels don't have they only know what God has taught them .

Samawati Wal Ard • Heavens and earth

It's from eloquent nature of Quran to pair opposite words. The word heaven is mostly paired with the earth and it's God's style of speaking to refer what's above and what's below and this style was also used in previous scriptures like Torah.