10-06-2007, 03:54 PM
Salam,
Sorry for delay in replying. My Medical Training has kicked into full swing which means no time for internet. You will probably find me replying on weekends when I have some time.
As far as metaphorical language is concerned in the Quran I dont think it is uncommon e.g. backkbiting metaphor of eating your dead brothers flesh.
I take phrases like Allahs hands to be metaphorical because to ascribe any sort of form to Allah goes against every logic and even the Quran itself.
Praying on tissues. Yes I have seen it to. I dont really understand the logic behind that to be honest. Most tissues like Kleenex are synthetic and therefore you cannot exactly pray on them. But some are natural like paper tissues so I guess it would be permissable. I dont know precisely.