By: Shaykh Muhsin Qara'atiThe purpose of our discussion on social justice is to mention those verses of the Holy Qur'an and the traditions through which the Holy Qur'an and our infallible Imams have given lessons of equality of mankind in the eyes of the law and of preservation of their rights. They have also forbidden undue discrimination, cruelties and exploitation. Apart from this we have cited the examples of just distribution of wealth, ...
Certainty or conviction is a valuable capital which is given to only few people. Anybody possessing this enjoys great prosperity.Imam Reza (A.S) has stated:"الاِيمانُ فَوقَ الاِسلامِ بِدَرَجَةٍ وَالتَقوَى فَوقَ الاِيمَانِ بِدَرَجَةٍ وَاليَقِينُ فَوقَ التَقوَى بِدَرَجَةٍ وَلَم يُقَسَّم بَينَ العِبَادِ شَيئٌ ...
ISLAM AND MODERN LIFE -III
The main argument of those, who say that in the matter of family rights we should follow the Western system, is that times have changed, and the requirements of the 20th century demand that we should do so. We propose to make our views on this point clear, because without doing so, the discussion of any other point will remain incomplete, though, owing to the limitation of space, it is not possible to discuss the ...
Members of the US armed services could be prosecuted for war crimes for providing midair refueling and other military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, the Obama administration has been warned. Nearly 4,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed since the conflict began in earnest in March In a letter to secretary of state John Kerry and defence secretary Ash Carter, US congressman Ted Lieu, a former air force lawyer, said the ...
There is no scope (possibility, range) for terrorism in Islam. In the Koran on many occasions it has been rebated (deduced) that true religion can be represented through intelligence and adducing (citing) cogent (powerful) reasons or detailing out convincing reason. In fact, the Koran has directed mankind to listen to everybody, and accept only what is logically appealing, sound and good.
But terrorism ushered (announced) in, was introduced ...
In travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command) [Holy Quran: Luqman: 31:14]
The time of pregnancy is a very difficult period with anxiety and various physical and spiritual stresses, although a mother is the center of love and affection, an example of God’s Mercy and eager to have a baby and see her child's pretty, innocent face. The husband, the relatives of both and their ...
The English translation of the book "The Rights of Believers in the Viewpoint of Muhammad (MGSBH), the Seal of Prophets" was published in the United States.(AhlulBayt News Agency - ABNA) : The English translation of the book "The Rights of Believers from the Viewpoint of Muhammad (MGSBH), the Seal of Prophets" was published in the United States.With effort of office of the Cultural Cooperation of the Ahlulbayt (a.s.) World Assembly, the book ...
On assigning some parts of the cemetery of Carabanchel district to Muslims, they would be able to have funeral processions based on their religious ceremonies. According to El Mundo Newspaper, Madrid Municipality has assigned 10,000 square meters of this cemetery, which is located in the south of Madrid and owned by Catholics to Muslims. 200,000 Muslims live in Madrid which is the majority of Muslims in Spain. Muslims society in Spain ...
There is no doubt that supporting the orphans is emphasized by all the religions as well as the rejecters of religions. But Islam is the only faith that has extensively mentioned orphans in the Quran and also in the traditions of the Prophet and the Ahlulbayt It is mentioned in the Holy Quran (2:83), “…..and (you shall do) good to (your) parents, and to the near of kin and to the orphans….” It has been explained by ...
Freemasonry is a subject that has attracted much discussion for several centuries. Some have accused Masonry of fantastic crimes and misdeeds. Instead of trying to understand "the Brotherhood," and criticizing it objectively, critics have been unduly hostile to the organization. For their part, Masons have deepened an ordinary social club-which they are not.This book contains a correct exposition of Masonry as a school of thought. The most ...
Thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except... [Holy Quran: Nur 24:31]
Veiling, or covering woman's beauty and protecting her from the evil eyes of the rude, lustfully corrupt and satanic men is a Quranic decree, a holy law, human duty and a moral affair. Islamic veiling, whose best form, is the long veil or chador being a reminder of that spring of chasteness Fatimah Zahra (Pbuh). The veil ...
An attorney for the president urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to focus on the text of the religiously neutral executive order rather than use campaign statements to infer that the policy was driven by anti-Muslim sentiment. But that idea was challenged by several members of the 13-judge panel, which is examining a ruling that blocks the administration from temporarily barring new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, ...
Grand Shiite clerics and scholars of Iran backlashed against the death sentence of renowned Shiite scholar Sheikh Nimr of Saudi Arabia. Renowned religious scholar of Iran; Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani while responding to the death sentence of Sheikh Nimr, said that the outcome of this order won’t be good hence it should be reviewed. He said that the only crime of Sheikh Nimr is that he raised his voice against injustice. Another Shiite ...
A study has found that Muslim women face a double bind of religious and gender discrimination in the British society, which subjects them to harassment and ...
- The Iranian Cultural Center in Senegal plans to hold a series of forums on “the world without violence” on May 14 and 15 in the African country.According to the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the programs will be organized with the motto of "The World without Violence and Extremism”, the Iranian President’s proposal approved in the UN General Assembly in December 2014."Muslim Students, the World without ...
Whether it’s Mohammed becoming the most popular baby name, or one in 10 babies in England being Muslim or the fact that halal meat is being served in Pizza Hut, a Muslim story always tends to generate more heat than light.Indeed, Islamophobia is often perpetuated by fear and a sense that Muslims are taking over our jobs, our homes and our lives, thus leading to a polarizing society and the so-called clash of civilizations.And it’s ...
By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi1. What “casting down the glances” mean?It means that a person should not look at the member of the opposite sex except for those parts that may be uncovered.So, for instance, a man is allowed to look at the face and hands of a non-mahram lady who is not related to him provided it is not done in with a lustful intention. (“Mahram” means person in whose presence hijab is ...
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is the finest example of a perfect man in every sense of the term. He was a paragon of virtue and is the best exemplar for the human race. The Almighty distinguished him from all and sundry by instilling in his sublime personality such fine qualities as modesty, truthfulness, kindness, patience, loyalty, honesty, courage, bravery, generosity, magnanimity, wisdom and the like.By studying his lofty character and the ...
Speaking during his jurisprudence course at Qom’s Grand Mosque, Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Nouri-Hamadani stated that Iran’s Islamic military might is due to the blessings of the people’s support and added that there is no weapon as effective as martyrdom and “no matter how strong the enemies’ bombs and military equipment are, they do not have the ability to defeat us.”The revered source of emulation explained ...
The West has its own redline for the human rights advocacy and democracy despite using a beautiful rhetoric about such issues, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday. 'What constitutes the West's redline is merely its interests; the illegitimate interests that if failed to be secured, issues like democracy and human rights and other similar slogans are going to cause no sense for the West. On the other hand, they only heed the language of ...
