Islamic Beliefs (2)

If a certain invidual (zaid) believed in the tahreef of the Quran, and other person (xyz) doesnt belief in the kufar of zaid, and still hold him in high regard and think of him as a great person, does xyz also become a kafir? [19 Jul, 2007]
Is there permission to look FAAL in Islam?[15 Jul, 2007]
Some arab scholers are saying that picture making is halal,and are saying that,what has been said about pictures in the ahadith is right,but the pictures intended in the ahadith are not the pictures taken these days by a camera,please tell me what the ulamaa of deoband say about this,it would help me alot if you dont answer me briefly,bearing in mind that i am a student in an islamic institute.[12 Sep, 2007]
Do any of the following views constitute kufr: To be of the view that hijab is not fardh To be of the view that Salaat does not have to be prayed in Arabic. To be of the view that the punishment of cutting the hands of thief is not part of shariah.[14 Sep, 2007]
I have a question regarding the karaamaat (miracles) of awliyaa. If we read in a book about some karaamaat of awliyaa, is there some way to determine which karaamaat are true and which are false? [08 Jul, 2007]
An author, well known religious fagiour, secretary of a well known islamic organization in Myanmar was writing a biography of Prophet Muhammed(s) in a serise. He made unintensionally some mistakes which caused degraded the Prophet. The author did not know this factor but well known two religious college principals along with 70 of their college teachers without prior intimation to the author issued fatwa that the the author become kafir and be killed.[02 Jul, 2007]
Is the following statement correct? The belief of the Ahle-Sunnat is this that Allaah Ta`ala does have a Hand but it is unlike the hand of the creation. And Allaah Ta`ala has a Face, which is unlike the face of man or any other creation. These are unique to Allaah Ta`ala alone and their condition and comprehension are beyond the understanding of man. Only Allaah Ta`ala alone knows what these actually are.[08 May, 2007]
(1) I want to know how you can tell if you are Ashari or Maturidi in aqeedah. What are the differences? I think i should have the same aqeedah as Deoband since i am from India. I am also the great Grandson of Maulana Muhammad Ali Mongeri R.A. So please tell me which one of these I belong to and the differences? (2) I want to study deen, but the only place my parents will allow me to go is Medina Univ. If i go to medina i will try to study arabic. But i heard it is not good to go there because they have some differences. Can u please enlighten me on what to be aware of?[08 May, 2007]
I am a member of www.chowk.com. This site was established to foster friendship between the peoples of India and Pakistan. Of late some members (Eg. Zeemax aka Zaheed Maqbool) are calling that all Indians are Hindus, therefore they need to be converted to Islam or killed. There are many examples of this type on this forum Chowk. India، as we all know، is meant for the people of all faiths with equality in all spheres of life. Should non-Muslims be killed or converted by force?[30 Apr, 2007]
A friend o mine claimed that Deobandi scholar Muhammad Anwar Shah Kasmiri said that the Salaf made ithbat of the meaning of the Mustabih Siffaat (i.e. to take the literal meaning), and that this opinion is the opinion of the majority of the Salaf, and that this also was his own personal view. He quoted me some texts from his al Urf ash Shathi sharh sunan at Tirmithi and from his Faid al Bari sharh sahih al Bukhari (see below) I wanted to ask wheter these claims are true please respond me in detail. [17 Apr, 2007]