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What is Surah al-Baqarah about?

Surah al-Baqarah is the Quran's longest surah, about guidance, earlier prophets and core laws. Learn its themes, name and virtues.

Yes, Muslims can register for the military draft. Selective Service registration is a legal duty, not fighting. What Islam says and if a draft comes.

Most scholars say Muslim men can't pluck or shape their eyebrows for looks, but many allow trimming long hairs and removing a unibrow.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a sacred month, home to the Islamic New Year and the fast of Ashura on the 10th.

Yes, a traveler can lead prayer for local residents. If he shortens to two rakats, residents stand and finish their own prayer after his salam.

Zakat on crops (ushr) is 10% of a rain-fed harvest or 5% if irrigated at a cost, paid at harvest once it reaches about 650 kg. Here's how it works.

No, darts is not haram. It's a game of skill like archery. The problems are betting on games, playing in pubs around alcohol and missing prayers.

It depends: with only mahrams and real privacy many scholars allow it, but car windows make it close to a public space, so most say keep it on.

People pray slightly differently because the four Sunni schools read the Prophet's example differently. All are valid; here's what you'll see.

Yes, freelancing is halal. Earning from your own skills is praised in Islam, as long as the work is permissible and you deal honestly.

Yes, you can eat at a friend's barbecue as a Muslim. Here's how to handle the meat, a shared grill and alcohol, and what to say to your host.

Rajab is the seventh Islamic month and one of the four sacred months. Learn about Isra and Mi'raj, fasting in Rajab and getting ready for Ramadan.