Other Questions 30item What are the factors that cause a section of youth to remain aloof from religious gatherings? Is not time to take steps to remove this difficulty? What is the method of solving this problem? And what course of action can be adopted to attract the youth to religious gatherings? Can we have pen friends of the opposite sex? A man who has converted to Islam asks: I fell in love (before I knew anything about Islam) in a Muslim woman. Although I have spoken the truth and told (also made shahadah) what I want from my life the family doesn’t accept me. Not even as a friend of the woman anymore. What is wrong with Islam or with me or the family when everyone denies me as a Muslim and my right for Islam and being a Muslim? It hurts me because I lose also my best friend. Can a Muslim revert usually marry a born Muslim? However, Muslim men can marry a Christian woman…? I have a problem with my past enemies. Some have oppressed me so much that I cannot forget the agonies they heaped upon me, the pains of which are now embedded in my heart, though it is now 3 years since. I cannot concentrate even during prayers. It also frustrates me when I think as to why this has happened to me and not to someone else. I have lost all hopes in life. What I planned never came true. I am too worried and depressed. I cry and am disappointed every now and then. Please give me any solution to all this. Suicide is haram (prohibited) else I would have killed myself. What should I do? I am a university student,i am interested in carrying out research work in mathematics, can i get help from Imame Zamana in this regard, if yes how?Also how can i increase my concentration and intellect? My whole family was being done black magic. It was done by our own family members. It has reached now to that extend that my father is no more interested in his family. My father was the one who found about them with 100 proof with pictures in jadugars (magicians) place which he got that time by bribing him. But they haven’t stopped. There were many proof which we know but they were putting stuff from shamshan in our flour. Then the servants told my mom, please tell somone else to get your flour because they stop us and put stuff in your food. We tried all sort of Dua which can take away the jadu (magic). But instead now it’s getting more worst.My father will not agree to call any mulvi who removes the blackmagic. It is only we have to do ourselves.Can you help us find some strong powerful Dua which can cure all of us.? I need help, I feel like I’m losing my faith in God. I’m in constant pain; doctors don’t seem to care and am burdened by memories that induce anger and depression. My mind no longer understands who God is and only sees flaws in the concept of God when I see what is happening in the world around me. I’ve asked God for help directly and through the names of His most pious servants (a.s) but I’m still in pain and have given up, I don’t know what to do with myself except give charity money and even that brings guilt as I feel I should give more as other people are suffering a lot more than me. What do I do from here? I am currently on a job out of my home country. Since the year 2006, my income has not been appropriate due to one reason or the other, and has developed financial liabilities due the same. I have travelled to 2 different countries, once on an unsuccessful job for 6 months, second time in a different country for over 3 months without a job and while I was there I got the current job. So I am here working. I have the experience to get a decent job in my home country as the job market has improved a lot since I am here and I too have a job offer in hand which according to me, it’s what I love doing and will be a stepping to stone to my success. Though I may be wrong. However considering my experience over the last few years I decided to go for an istekhara for the job, which came moderate. Now I am confused what to do? As being away from family is stinging me badly. But going back is also going to be very difficult. Should I wait for another option or go with this one, or if you see a different solution in this, Please advice. My teacher started talking about music and dancing and he keeps saying that you should listen to music, that really bothered me and he says other things that I disagree with and made me feel uncomfortable also with regards to the hijab. My question is should this type of person be respected? What I mean is, should I be rude to him or should I smile at him and ignores what he says? Assalam Alaykum I have a question. Living in the west especially in schools we have to lower our gaze a lot around the hallways and in classes but can you please tell me a method or way we can lower our gaze throughout the entire day at school so that we do not look at anything haram? Is there any dua or Quranic verse to do that? What one should do if in times of difficulties he has lost all hopes? Please help me out, I love my ALLAH (SWT), my AHLULBAIT (a.s). But I do get bad thinking in my mind related to anyone every time. I keep on saying ASTAGFERULLAH I’m really disturbed for 1.5 years please reply.... I’m a 19 year old boy. Since childhood I have been interested in girls, but I used to avoid all this because it’s a sin in Islam. But since my teenage, I have been feeling an urge to have a companion with whom I can share my feelings, thoughts be happy with. My intention is pure, I don’t want to have a partner for just sexual reasons, but because I feel too alone... My younger friend’s brothers have such partners. What is the solution for this problem? I quitted masturbating more than a month ago and repented, but I have OCD, and I get doubts that pop up about Islam. Whether Islam is right or no, other religions could be right, maybe there is no Allah or another god. I can’t take these doubts out of me. There are many answers, but they are not convincing. I thought about making a research by myself, but I don’t even know how and even if I knew how, I would get more doubts. I even feel kind of hopeless and desperate that why I am going to Hell? Why do I have all of these doubts? Thanks and please give good answers, because Sayed, you got to help me. You are the one with knowledge, while I am the ignorant. You may be the one who, maybe, I don’t know, certain of Heaven, while me? I don’t know which path is the right one. I cry a lot, try to pray with concentration, pray many prayers, read a lot of Du’a and recite Quran, and read Du’a for many Muslim people, especially Imam Mahdi (aj). My problem is my faith. I can’t be convinced. Then, I ask myself will I go to Hell even if I am hearing that Allah is the most merciful? Why don’t Allah give mercy to me, the ignorant one who has OCD and doubt a lot? I am 14 years old and I’ve got problems with telling my parents I recently converted to Islam from being catholic. And I really need advice on how I should tell my parents I converted to Islam. I also go to acatholic school so that’s also a problem with me. I’m scared to tell my parents I converted because I already know they will not accept my decision because they’ll think I’m just messing around because I’m still young to make my own decisions. Also I don’t really know much about how to pray and the differences between Shia and Sunni, also I really want to go mosque and pray but I don’t know what days and time there is prayers, I hope you can get me advice and help me get to the right path InshAllah. 123