But the raiment of the righteousness - That is the best. [Holy Quran: A'raf 7:26]
True Concept of Piety
The literal infinitive and root of the abstract Arabic noun TAQWA, which has the most beautiful and original meaning, is "WQY". WAQAYA means self-control, being fearful and protecting one's self from all divinely prohibited actions. Actually the word WAQAYA means the spirit, power and ability attained by the practice of giving up sinning, by ...
Pakistan's Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief and senior politician Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao along-with a high profile delegation met Majlis Wahdat ul Muslimeen leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri at MWM protest camp, Islamabad, to discuss the current country’s turmoil and problems pertaining to Shiite nation.
AhlulBayt News Agency - Pakistan's Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief and senior politician Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao along-with a high ...
Nigerian people have staged protests in five different states to demand the release of the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. According to Press TV, the protesters said Zakzaky and hundreds of his followers detained by the Nigerian army should be released immediately and without any pre-conditions. They also condemned the army’s massacre of hundreds of Muslims during Zakzaky’s arrest. Last ...
Militants of the ISIS stormed on Tuesday an all-girls school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, and threatened to mercilessly punish the students if they violated the Sharia dress. The radical group had issued a statement earlier on Monday, calling on all women in Aden, including school girls, to show commitment to the dress code imposed by ISIS under the pretext of applying the Sharia law. Local sources reported that ISIS militants ...
By: Sayyid Rida' Husayni NasabReply: Following the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S), the Shi‘ah infer religious laws from four fundamental sources:1. The Book of Allah (Qur’an);2. The Sunnah of the Prophet (S);3. Consensus {ijma‘}; and4. Reason {‘aql}.Now, we will take a glance at the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S) which are the most fundamental fountainheads of Shi‘i jurisprudence ...
The column appeared ahead of Trump's visit this weekend to regional power Saudi Arabia, a supporter of the fellow Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom of Bahrain as it grapples with continued unrest from its Shi'ite majority. Both countries have been on an invasion against Yemen for over two years, but it has been with no success despite launching thousands of air strikes. "Trump's administration already decided to lift all human rights restrictions ...
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem al-Quds has condemned the Israeli regime’s controversial legislation banning the use of speakers for Muslim calls to prayer, saying no Israeli body has the right to obstruct Muslims’ religious practices.
During the voting session, prominent Arab Israeli lawmaker MK Ahmad Tibi, who is the leader of the Arab Movement for Change (Ta’al), tore up the proposal. “Islam is stronger than all of ...
Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view across the world was that the universe was infinite, had existed forever and that it will continue to do so for all time. According to this view, known as the "static universe model," the universe had no end or beginning.
In maintaining that the universe is a collection of fixed, static and unchanging substances, this view has constituted the basis of materialist philosophy and has consequently ...
Islam is the perfect way of life for those who know it as it is and Quran is a guide for the whole humanity to have a better life. Followings are the 10 interesting lessons we can learn from the Quran to live a good life, God willing. 1- the most selfish one letter word: “I” – AVOID IT! And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in the course of mutual talk: {I am more than you in wealth ...
“The Zionist enemy has tortured Palestinians in its jails using 80 methods”, the committee said in a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Information Center reported. The statement came on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which is annually marked on June 26. The report added the Zionist regime of Israel uses brutal arrests of Palestinians as a tool to suppress them, strike fear into their hearts, ...
Imam Hadi (A.S) was free of every material tendency. He was free from any kind of selfishness and he did not submit to any pleasure or fancy. Historians say that he worked in his farm to secure the living of his family. Ali bin Hamza said, “Once, I saw Abul Hassan the third (Imam Hadi (A.S)) work in a farm while his feet were soaked with sweat. I said to him, ‘May I die for you! Where are the men?’He said, ‘O Ali, one, ...
The nuptial gift is an important, delicate and noteworthy issue in Islam. It is extremely undesirable to expect expensive nuptial gifts. Any property or action of some value can be considered as a nuptial gift. For example, a store, a garden, some land or building, cash or even teaching can be considered as nuptial gift.
Besides the verses of the Holy Quran, there are many credible traditions from the Prophet (Pbuh) or the Immaculate Imams ...
In Arabic, Aristotle was referred to by name as Aristutalis or, more frequently, Aristu, although when quoted he was often referred to by a sobriquet such as 'the wise man'. Aristotle was also generally known as the First Teacher. Following the initial reception of Hellenistic texts into Islamic thought in al-Kindi's time, al-Farabi rediscovered a 'purer' version in the tenth century. In an allusion to his dependence on Aristotle, al-Farabi was ...
Republic, IX, passim
Last of all comes the tyrannical man; about whom we have once more to ask, how is he formed out of the democratical? and how does he live, in happiness or in misery?
Yes, he said, he is the only one remaining.
There is, however, I said, a previous question which remains unanswered.
What question?
I do not think that we have adequately determined the nature and number of the appetites, and until this is accomplished the ...
Nearly all British Muslims with a professional background agree that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) does not represent mainstream Muslim views and is not a “legitimate Islamic State,” a new landmark report found.The report, released by Islamic forum 5Pillars on Wednesday, found that more than 90 percent of high-profile British Muslims agreed that killing civilians is unlawful, and that Islam promotes ...
Member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Hussain Radhi, said a court sentenced Laila Mansour Marzooq, from Bani Jamra, to 3 months in prison for standing outside a police station demanding the release of her son.The court sentenced the mother of detainee Mohammad Jaafar Fateel to 3 months in prison. It is to note that a court had already sentenced Fateel to 10 years in prison with a 200 BD bail to stop the execution of the sentence over ...
Bahrain has rejected a bid to reverse death sentences handed down to two of its citizens convicted of anti-government activity. According to Press TV, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation said on Monday that an appeal by two men sentenced to death over their alleged role in a 2014 bombing which killed a police officer has been dismissed. Prosecutor Nayyaf Yusuf announced the decision without elaborating on further ...
A 17-year-old teen called Nykerion Nealon has been arrested in connection with the murder of an American Muslim who was shot while taking photos of the snow in Dallas. The police ruled out that the attack was a hate crime, news agencies reported. According to Dallas police, Nealon shot Ahmed Al-Jumaili, 36. Police said witnesses saw two men heading in opposite directions walk by and then come back and shoot Al-Jumaili, an Iraqi migrant ...
Imam Ali said:
A child's right over his/her parents is to choose him a good name, to give him the proper upbringing and to teach him the Quran. [Nahj ul-Balaghah, Hikmat, p399]
The Path to Prosperity
At first we will mention the following words from the Commander of the Faithful about prosperity. These divine and wise words have risen out of his heavenly heart to guide man towards prosperity. In response to one who asked what prosperity is ...
An Afghan Shi’a scholar has said that Saudi Arabia has embarked on a project to sow discord between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in the war-torn country and called for national unity. Hujjat al-Islam Sayyed Isa Hoseyni-Mazari, the director of the Tebyan Centre of Cultural-Social Activities, referred to the terrorist movements and inhuman activities promoted by Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan and noted the unity of the Afghan people in the ...
