Q.1. Could you please explain whether Bayt Al-Izzah and Al-Bayt Al-Ma’moor are one and the same thing? Where is Al-Lawh Al-Mahfooz located?
Q.2. Could you please mention the thirty Qur’anic verses that include rulings constituting the entire Islamic law.
A. Sheikh Moin, (Place not mentioned)
A.1. Al-Bayt Al-Ma’moor is referred to in this name in Verse 4 of Surah 52. It means: The Much Frequented House. Some scholars say that it refers to the Kaabah, suggesting that it is always visited for worship. Other scholars say that it refers to the house of worship in heaven which is attended by angels. Whichever view is taken, the description is apt.
Bayt Al-Izzah, on the other hand, is not a name mentioned in the Qur’an. It refers to a place where God wills whatever He may choose, but then this is figurative, because God is not limited to any place or time. Al-Lawh Al-Mahfooz, or The Preserved Tablet, refers to a tablet in which God’s revelations and His will and decrees are recorded.
The last two, and the first one as well if we take it to mean the angels’ place of worship, refers to matters that belong to the realm that lies beyond the reach of human perception. We take everything that belongs to this realm as it is stated without going into its details, because God has not chosen to make them known to us. The fact that we do not know them does not affect our ability to fulfil our duty in this life. Therefore, we do not try to find out about them more that what God has chosen to tell us.
A.2. There are more than thirty verses in the Qur’an that outline rulings. There are several books devoted to this topic on its own. It will do you good to study them in such a book.
