Tawheed Club knowledge library
Questions About Islam
This is the largest collection on the site and the best place to begin if you have a specific question about Islam. It answers the questions enquirers and Muslims ask most: whether God exists and who created God, who Allah is and whether Allah is simply the Arabic word for God, what the shahada means word by word and how a person becomes Muslim, why suffering exists, whether free will and divine knowledge conflict, and what shirk is in its major and minor forms. Every answer starts with the Qur’an, cites authenticated hadith, names its translations, and separates evidence from explanation so that you can weigh it for yourself.
How to Discuss Shirk without Wrongly Accusing People
A Qur’an-led guide to verification, context, coercion, qualified judgement and correcting serious errors without claiming knowledge of hearts.
Calling upon Created Beings and Asking for Ordinary Help: What Is the Difference?
A careful guide to worshipful invocation, created means and everyday requests—without reducing serious questions to a single word.
Astrology and Horoscopes in Islam
A clear Qur’an-and-Sunnah guide to stars, the unseen, zodiac readings, horoscope apps and the difference between astronomy and astrology.
Amulets and Evil-Eye Charms: Reliance, Causes and Protection
A careful Qur’an- and Sunnah-based guide to charms, the evil eye, lawful ruqyah, real causes and correct reliance.
Swearing by Other than Allah: What Do Authentic Sources Say?
A careful guide to religious oaths, promises, habitual phrases and truthful correction using Qur’an evidence and authenticated hadith.
Is Showing Off in Worship a Form of Minor Shirk?
An evidence-led guide to riya, lesser shirk, sincere worship, praise after good deeds and unwanted thoughts—without heart-reading or despair.
Can Shirk Be Forgiven? Understanding Repentance and Qur’an 4:48
A careful Qur’an-led explanation of the warning in 4:48, the open door of sincere repentance during life, and how worried learners should respond without despair.
Why Is Shirk So Serious in the Qur’an?
A Qur’an-led explanation of why shirk receives the strongest warning, why the Creator is not harmed by it, and why repentance and careful judgement remain essential.
Major Shirk and Minor Shirk: What Is the Difference?
A careful evidence-led comparison of major and lesser shirk, their sources, consequences, repentance and the limits of personal judgement.
What Is Shirk in Islam?
A clear Qur’an-led introduction to the meaning of shirk, its relationship to tawheed, repentance and the boundary between defining a category and judging a person.