The Sixteenth Spurious Argument:SHIA OPINION ABOUT HAFSA AND 'AA'ISHASome people spuriously criticize the Shias cursing the wives of Prophet Muhammad (s), especially 'Aa'isha (daughter of Abu Bakr; the first caliph) and Hafsa (daughter of Umar; the second caliph), and that they ascribe adultery to them, Allah forbid!THE ANSWERThis is a great calumny. When did the Shias ascribe adultery to 'Aa'isha and Hafsa? This is definitely not true. In fact, ...
It was December 23, 1986, two days away from Christmas, when Arch Bishop Martin John Mwaipopo, announced to his congregation that he was leaving Christianity for Islam. The congregation was paralysed with shock on hearing the news, so much so, that his administrator got up from his seat, closed the door and windows, and declared to the church members that the Bishop’s mind had become unhinged, that is, he had gone mad. How could he not think ...
A joint meeting of Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province was held in the province’s capital, Quetta.
AhlulBayt News Agency - A joint meeting of Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province was held in the province’s capital, Quetta.A number of prayer leaders, seminary professors and scholars from different parts of the province attended the gathering.The participants ...
According to Maw'ud monthly, as reported by the reporter of Rahavard Electronic Journal, Yemen has about 22 million population of which 30 percent are Zaidi Shiites, that is, about 5/6 million people. Previously, the statistics showed a higher percentage of Shia population in this country. During the period of Zaidis' government, they made up approximately 40% of the population. At present, however, only 4 or 5 percent of the Zaidi population is ...
The families and supporters of missing Shia Muslims staged a demonstration outside Karachi Pres Club yesterday to protest against the enforced disappearance of their near and dear ones.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AhlulBayt News Agency) - The families and supporters of missing Shia Muslims staged a demonstration outside Karachi Pres Club yesterday to protest against the enforced disappearance of their near and dear ones.The wives, mothers and children ...
While concerns have been raised about Donald Trump creating a registry for Muslims in the United States, what many people may not realize is that the U.S. already has an existing U.S. surveillance program.It was created in 2011 but has been on hold since that time.Previously, American Star Trek actor and human-rights activist George Takei spoke out about his concerns that the registry is a precursor to internment, something he and his family ...
The Olympics in Rio may have started off with fears of a terror attack, but these were soon replaced by talk of the proficiency of Muslim athletes who are breaking stereotypes.Although many Muslim athletes from around the world competed in the Games, here we highlight the stories of four exceptional Muslim Olympians. Britain’s Mo Farah overcame the shock of a mid-race fall on Saturday to take a second straight Olympic 10,000m title and ...
The Government of Pakistan has strongly condemned today’s terrorist attacks on Iranian Parliament and mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in which, reportedly, precious lives of innocent people have been lost. We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran in their hour of grief," reads the statement by Pakistan Foreign Ministry. The message continues "we offer our deep condolences to the people of Iran, the Government, and the bereaved families ...
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was returned to prison from hospital despite his health "getting worse," one of his lawyers said Wednesday.The 51-year-old, who had been pardoned for health reasons last year, was rearrested earlier this month as part of intensifying crackdown on government critics that has drawn protests from human rights groups.Rajab, who heads the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), was taken to ...
Muslim lands and Muslim communities are in a state of violent and intense political transformations across the Muslim heartland. States are destabilized, national identities are being deconstructed, sectarian and ideological fault lines are getting exacerbated and radicalism, extremism and state oppression is escalating. In this ocean of despair, one finds the Indian Muslim community, an island of calm moderation. Its not a small island either, ...
ETALING JAYA, Malaysia (AhlulBayt News Agency) - Shia Muslims in Malaysia should be allowed to freely practise their religion not only based on the Federal Constitution, but also to fulfil an international declaration signed in 2004 by Malaysian leaders, including former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, says the moderate group G25.“The Amman message is an expression of the spirit of religious pluralism that defines the understanding ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Dozens of religious leaders boarded a bus on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Saturday to kick off a European tour of the sites of recent terrorist attacks to remember the victims and condemn violence.
Tour stops will include Berlin -- where organizers say they hope to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel -- Brussels and Nice, with a return to Paris for July 14, the first anniversary of the Nice truck attack. ISIS claimed ...
An Italian young man converted to Islam at the Razavi Holy Shrine and on the eve of holy month of Ramadan.After years of research on Islam and getting familiar with Qur'an, Alessandro Juliani completed his understanding of this holy book and converted to Islam.This Italian young man chose Muhammad as his new name. Regarding his conversion into Islam, he said, “I had heard about Islam a lot and all these hearings persuaded me to learn more. ...
Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi in a meeting with the Custodian of the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Masumeh (S.A.) stressed the need for further interaction between the Holy and Honorable Shrines to facilitate the pilgrimage and develop the cultural and promotional ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria who arrested during 1437 Arabeen Symbolic Trek from Kano were released on bail by a Court in Kano after spending months in Prison.
They were release on Wednesday the 7th of April 2017. Among those released are 20 males and 10 females including minors.It could be recalled that well armed police men in tens of trucks on Monday the 14th Safar, 1438 (14/11/2016), opened fire on the ...
( The Moroccan convert Fatima Mubarak visits the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) for the first time. Her visit corresponded to Al-Arbaeen pilgrimage.In a statement to the Media Center of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) she said, “Al-Arbaeen Pilgrimage brings the hearts’ of Muslims together and unites the multitude of millions of visitors from different countries.”“I came to Najaf for the first time in my life and ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Speaking at the Third International Conference on Wilayah [Guardianship] in Ahvaz, Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi, a renowned Tunisian Shi’a scholar, said this conference is a good opportunity for scholars from various Islamic countries to participate in the strengthening of solidary among Muslims.
Speaking on the eve of Eid al-Ghadir, a Shi’a Islamic holy day which celebrates the divine ...
