What is the ruling on offering qadha or recommended prayers while the leader of the Friday prayer is delivering the sermons?

What is the ruling on wearing a platinum ring with brilliant as its gemstone?

What is the ruling on relationship between a boy and a girl in cyber space without the intention of establishing a friendship?

Due to paradoxical propositions in the Quran and in narrations I doubt that the Quran had a divine origin. Some example are: advocating slavery in the Quran, no reference in the Quran to the earth being spherical, inequality between man and woman and even between a free and a slave woman which is contrary to God’s justice. There are many other similar issues. If you could provide answers to the above, it might clear up my confusion and help me find the truth.

The following are questions posed by my wife to me. Please provide answers with references. It is very important for me: My question is about women's status in Islam. Though after the emergence of Islam women attained higher position in family as well as in society and they were freed from shackles of ignorance and wrong customs, Islam limited them in some other ways and degraded their position from other points of view. There are many narrations that describe women as being foolish, disloyal and source of corruption. Why did Imam Ali (as) speak against women? What should I do as a Shia and lover of Ahlulbait (as) when I see that women are given little value in all divine religions? I feel ashamed of being a woman. Even the Quran considers men higher than women and says, "Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other." Imam Ali (as) advising his son Imam Hasan (as) says, "Avoid consulting with women because their opinion is flawed and their decision is hasty." The Prophet (as) says, "When a woman enters a place it is as if Satan has entered and when she leaves it is as if Satan has left. Women steal faith, deceive men and lead people's hearts astray." According to another narration one morning the Prophet (as) ran into a group of women. Addressing them he said, "O women! I have not seen the like of you. You are weak in intellect and in faith yet you enthrall those who have intellect and bewitch their hearts. I saw most inhabitants of the Hell from women." In another narration the Prophet (saw) has been quoted to have said, "You women constitute most occupants of Hell." A woman asked, "Why O Prophet of God?" He said, "You speak ill of others a lot and curse people profusely. You are ungrateful to your husbands and relatives and forget their favors to you. Also, you are defective in intelligence and in faith." The women asked, "Why are our intelligence and faith defective?" He said, "As for defect in intellect, God decreed that the testimony of the two of you equals the testimony of one man. As for defect in faith, days and nights in a month pass while you do not prostrate before God and do not worship Him." These examples gave rise to questions in my mind. Why do the testimonies of two women equal the testimony of one man? Why is the monthly period considered a cause for defect in faith? Did God intend to humiliate women by afflicting them with monthly menstruation? Or did He want to make them suffer during these days? Or is it in women's interest and results in purification of their body? According to an author, Imam Ali (as) has been quoted to have said, "Beware of the harms of evil women and be watchful of the good among them. Whenever they advise you to do a good thing do not listen to them so that they will not expect you to follow them when they advise you to do what is reprehensible." The author added, "If a man is influenced by his wife's desires he will not succeed. In this narration Imam Ali (as) denounces consulting with women categorically and censures their interference in social affairs. Women are only good for giving birth to children and satisfying men's desires." I wish one had asked this author, "Who gave birth to you? A man or a woman?" The Prophet (saw) has been quoted to have said, "Do not accommodate women in overlooking rooms and do not teach them writing. Instead, teach them spinning and chapter Nur." It means that a woman does not have right to knowledge. She should not express her opinion, make decisions and the like. Rather, she always has to follow the man. In another narration it has been narrated that the Prophet (saw) said, "Women are defective in speech and weak in logic and they must be covered. Thus, keep them in the house and compensate for the defect in their speech by keeping silent." Also, there is another narration according to which the Prophet said, "If it was permissible that one could prostrate before other than God, I would advise a woman to prostrate before her husband. By God, a woman cannot fulfill God's duties upon her until she fulfils the duties she has in regard with her husband." According to this hadith, woman is disgrace to humanity. You should hide her so that she does not bring shame to you. That is because she is imperfect in intelligence. When she asks questions, you should keep silent. Is there any narration telling that a man's praying is not acceptable unless he provides his wife with what she needs? Or at least not acceptable unless he shows love and kindness to his wife? O God, is this fair? Does not the Quran say that one's status before God is determined according to his or her piety? If not, then why is man considered the superior gender? Isn't it unfair that if a woman keeps vigil worshiping God while her husband is not satisfied with her, all the angels will curse her till morning? Is that so even if she is right? That means a woman should be like a maid to her husband and not utter a word, otherwise she will be cursed by God and the angels. Isn't this a flaw in Islam? Is this just? Do only men have strong faith? I have not offered my prayers since I heard this. Because when my brothers' prayers are more acceptable than mine even if I have a more robust faith, then why should I pray at all? I will not bow in prostration until I am given an answer.

In his will, my father had requested 3 years of qadha prayers be performed on his behalf. My elder brother whose responsibility was to execute the will performed 3 years of qadha prayers, but I think my late father’s qadha prayers were more than 3 years. Are we just obligated to perform only 3 years of qadha prayer according to the will or we have to perform more if we consider it probable that our late father had more qadha prayers?