Sheikh Mateen
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Name: Sheikh Mateen
Age: 39
Location: Virginia, US
Expertize: Aqaed and Fiqh ('Ibadaat)
Question:I want some Arguments on Quran authenticity. The arguments of eloquence of Quran that works with the Arabs but today if I want to go outside and tell people who don't even know the arabic language and I tell them my Quran is book of miracles because of the strong arabic language, are they going to accept this? They are not going to be convinced by this. Only fifty years after the Prophet, Non Arab Muslims are more than Arab Muslim and Islam is not the religion for arabs therefore I have to find another miracle in the quran that proofs that this book is from God.

In addition if I speak about prediction then perhaps they say that many have done prediction and many of them are right prediction like some old books about virus etc.

And In Quran also it's says.
"Oh people, if you doubt the heavenly origin of this Book which We have sent down to Our servant, the Prophet, produce one surah like it"

So Allah is changing whole mankind and jinn also for which things? For linguistic or for predictions?

Please elaborate this verse


Ayatollah:Sistani

Answer: The Quran is the word of God Almighty and Wise and within this Quran He put forth the challenge to all the great poets and people who specialized in literature to come forth and bring something like it. When the literary experts heard this Quran they were amazed and either said that it is the word of God or either that it was magic, but it definitely was not the work of a mortal human being.
God describes the Quran being sent to the people as follows:
كِتَابٌ فُ ِّصلَتْ آ َيا ُتهُ قُرْآنًا َعرَ ِبيًّا لِّ َقوْ ٍم َيعْلَمُونَ
“A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know.” Quran 41:3
They would make noise so that others would not hear the heavenly words and be persuaded to follow the prophet Muhammad (s).
وَقَالَ الَّذِي َن كَفَرُوا لا َت ْسمَعُوا لِ َهذَا الْ ُقرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ َتغْلِ ُبونَ
“And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome." Quran 41:26
The experts were not able to refute the Quran or produce anything like it so they turned to fighting the holy prophet (s) and his followers. This itself shows the truthfulness of the Holy Quran, because it would have been much easier to just produce one surah like it the amount of Surah Kawthar, which is just 3 ayats, rather than going to battle and losing many lives. We see however that they were not able to challenge the Quran and this was also stated by God that they would not be able to nor would they ever be able to.


The Quran speaks of many scientific things that were unknown to people back in the time of the prophet of Islam. Now days we see that science is confirming and attesting to what was mentioned in the Quran dating back to the year 610 AD. Some of these things that were mentioned in the Quran were the detailed description of the stages of the creation of man in the womb, the planets all in orbit, the mountains are as pegs in the earth meaning that as they go up in the sky they also delve deep into the Earth, the layers of the sky, plants being created in pairs of male and female, the salt water and fresh water seas not mixing with each other, the universe expanding and many more scientific miracles which whole books have been dedicated to.
Question:Is Reading sexual content (text) eg porn stories is haram?

Ayatollah:Sistani

Answer: A Muslim should stay away from pornography
Question:Where does the idea of squeezing in the grave come from? Are there hadith that trace directly back to the Prophet(SAWS)? Does everyone experience it?


Ayatollah:N/A

Answer: Yes they are from the Holy Prophet (s). It will be hard to escape but some may and Allah knows best.
Question:I have heard and read many times that reading Dua Ahad for forty mornings after Namaz e Fajr will for sure be in serving Imam Mehdi army. I tried many times but one or other day I missed but still I would recite in zuhr. My question is do reading dua ahad even on zuhr or any other time will help joining Imam army please?


Ayatollah:Sistani

Answer: The dua can be said anytime but to attain what the narration mentioned it says the mornings.
Question:Who is the first sahaba (free man sahab not slave sahaba) who died as a martyr while protecting Prophet Muhammed? First sahaba martyr is Yasir father of Ammar but he was a slave right? I want to knw who is the first free sahaba martyr in islam


Ayatollah:N/A

Answer: I dont think he was a slave

https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/9662

He was an immigrant from Yemen
Question:Which is the shortest verse in the Quran?

Ayatollah:N/A

Answer: Surah 20 ayat 1

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Question:Do we shias have a website to access books such as Al Kafi, Tahdib, Al Istibsar, Man la Yahaduruh al Faqih, Bihar al Anwar etc


Ayatollah:Khamenei

Answer: Here is a good site for English books
https://islamiclib.wordpress.com
Question:Did Habil & Qabil marry their sisters

Ayatollah:Sistani

Answer: No they did not.
Question:How to be certain in your belief if you are bombarded by western propaganda.

Ayatollah:Khamenei

Answer: We need to build a strong foundation and this comes from knowing our beliefs with proofs. I would like to recommend this small book for you.

https://www.al-islam.org/principles-faith-usul-al-din-husayn-wahid-khorasani
https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/30800
Question:How does the scholar of ahlulbayt come up with a book of certain subject
Is the basis is their own opinion and explanation or it is directly an explanation of the Imams towards an certain subject. For example if I read the book about aqaid does the content of the book be possibly based in opinion of the author?

Ayatollah:Khamenei

Answer: Depends on the authors style of writing. But ultimately his opinions should have their roots in Quran and narrations.
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