In the Holy Quran and in narrations, it is shown how time should be spent. Thus, the tasks of people are pre-determined, and no body may refuse to carry out his responsibilities.
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: مَنْ سَلَكَ طَريقاً يَطْلُبُ فيه عِلْماً سَلَكَ اللهُ بِهِ طَرِيقاً إلى الجَنّةِ، وَإنَّ المَلائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أجْنِحَتَها ...
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اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ البَلاءَ
O Allah, forgive me the sins which bring about tribulations!
Sins Causing Tribulations
Three sins cause descending of tribulations; 1. Inattention to the pleading of an afflicted, 2. Not helping the oppressed, 3. Abandoning enjoining good and forbidding evil.
Inattention to the pleading of an afflicted
Someone who is ...
It is obligatory to pay Zakat on the following things:
Barley
Raisins
Silver
Cow
As an obligatory precaution, upon the wealth in business
On the basis of obligatory precaution, Zakat should be paid on Sult, which is a soft, grain like wheat with the property of barley and on ‘alas, which is like wheat, and is the food of the people of San’a (Yemen).
If a person remains the owner of cow, sheep, camel, gold and silver for 11 months, ...
No doubt, man's heart would be the center for jealousy and this would be detrimental to him if he were not familiar with the facts of Quran, the programs of the Prophet(s), and Imams, and if he were inconsiderate of his supreme dignity as a man. To better know the symptoms and factors of jealous and the consequences associated to it , we ask you to refer to the following text by Professor Hossein Ansarian in “ Land of lovers”.
A jealous ...
Part II
In part I we examined the prominence of the school of the Imam Ja'far as- Sadiq in the religious sciences, and discussed the reasons for its pre-eminence. Now we shall see how it also contributed to other branches of knowledge, those of the natural sciences.
(a) CHEMISTRY. Jabir b. Hayyan (the Geber of the Latins), who has been called one of the 'fathers of chemistry' and 'the most famous Arabic alchemist' [23], was one of the ...
The Budget to Meet Public Requirements
The religion of Islam, in order for the common needs to be met, has foreseen a budget that is called zakat.Zakat is one of the financial obligations, and acts of worship in Islam.The Holy Prophet of Islam told us, "God, in reality, has placed the amount of the needs of the poor in the wealth of the rich, and if they paid it.the needs of the common people would be removed.If amongst the people you find ...
The significant issue of good characters and good mannerism has been among the teachings of the first Prophet appointed by God. Imam Sadiq(s), in a narration, enumerates ten traits of the good mannerism of the Great Prophet of Islam. He says: Try to see if you possess these ten. If you have them, be thankful to God and be more inclined to get them:Conviction, patience, gratitude, forbearance, good-temper, generosity, zeal, bravery, manliness, ...
First please note: Consult your health practitioner for confirmation that you are fit to fast, especially if you are taking prescription drugs, are diabetic, have heart & circulatory problems, epilepsy or you are breastfeeding or pregnant. The information provided is not intended as medical advice and I am not responsible for the decisions you make and the steps you take. It is my dearest wish that your fasting may be very special and ...
The Kind Embrace
None of the prophets (s.a), the Imams (a.s), and favorite servants expected Allah to treat them with chastisement; the Almighty Who has called Himself in the Holy Qur’¡n as the Most Merciful of the merciful, the Forgiver, the Generous, the Lover, the Holy, the Fine, and the Relenting.
The chastisement of the Hereafter is not related to the believers at all. It is the bitter fruit of denying the truth and enmity with Allah. ...
Islamic intellectual culture suffers from a philosophy deficit. While there are a few philosophical thinkers in the Muslim World today none of them enjoys the rock star status that many pedestrian preachers and YouTube stalwarts enjoy. What this tells us is that people are beginning to value knowledge but are unable to distinguish between preaching and thinking.What we need today are critical thinkers who force Muslims to think and not feel-good ...
The literal meaning of zakat In defining zakat, it is said to have both the meaning of cleansing and nurturing. If zakat's definition is taken from the root Arabic word, tazkiya meaning cleansing, the sense of zakat becomes attached to property, i.e. cleansing one's property from God's share of the work and others' past efforts, or primary materials and investment. Zakat in practice From the perspective that the rights of every manufacturer and ...
Loving Allah’s Enemies
Befriending Allah’s enemies is caused by an ill heart. Human should love goodness and Allah’s friends, and hate wickedness and the wrongdoers. If someone acts vice versa then, he is ill hearted. He should cure his illness with the Qur’¡nic verses; otherwise he should expect its consequences in this world and the Last World.
The holy Qur’¡n, the Prophet (s.a), and his disciples were hard to the disbelievers ...
The Budget for Strengthening the Religion and Management of Muslims
The Religion and Almighty God has made it obligatory on every Muslim to toil for the growth of religion and to acquaint other people with the commands of God and life in the Hereafter, and to take help in this path from one's life and one's wealth, which means to work hard for the spread of Islam and also to pay khums from one's income. What is Khums? How must it be paid? ...
It is naturally that man loves the worldly life if his love is reasonable and lawful because this will lead him to arrange the affairs of his and his family’s life in the best way. This love is something natural and required but if the love of this worldly life is out of greediness, fancies, desires and lusts and away from the moral principles and if it leads towards sins, unlawful desires and ill-gotten properties, it will be unreasonable and ...
Imam Al-Sajj¡d (a.s) considers seven sins as the avoiding factors for the acceptance of supplications by the Almighty: 1. Bad intentions, 2. Hidden vices, 3. Hypocrisy with religious brothers, 4. Doubtfulness about acceptance of supplications, 5. Postponing the prayers, 6. Leaving goodness and alms giving, which make people close to Allah, 7. Speaking rudely with people and using obscene words.
Bad Intention
Intention means one’s decision ...
Every nation has an axiom or a proverb dealing with the precious value of time. The most famous of them is the expression: Time is gold.
But the magnificent Islamic culture has never evaluated time with the material things, however precious these things may be. This is because in the scale of justice and wisdom there is nothing equal to man’s precious life.
Life-time in Islam is measured with the scale of faith, good deeds and good ...
Hajj is a worship act. It means to visit the holy house of Allah in Mecca at a certain period of time - in the month of Dhil-hajj and complete certain rituals according to the Islamic Laws.
WHO HAS TO HAVE HAJJ
One who has the following qualifications must necessarily visit the house of Allah and complete hajj rituals:
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MATURITY
That is being fifteen complete lunar years old in the case of a male and nine years in the case of ...
John Glen, The astronaut, confesses to the existence of an intelligent Being governing over the creation:
Upon his return to the earth, this well-known astronaut wrote an article which was published in the United States. He writes:
“I can not open my eyes without wondering and being puzzled at the beauties of the world.
A glimpse at the world will reveal the fact that there is an active Agent which controls the affairs in this world. When I ...
If the supplicant wants his du`¡’ to be accepted, s/he should meet certain conditions, which are numerated by Ahl al-Bayt (a.s) in valid books such as “Usol Al-K¡f¢”, “Mahajjat al-Bayza’ “, “Wasa’il al-Shi’a”, “Jami’ al-Ahadith al-Shi’a”, etc.
Here’s a list of such conditions without further ado:
Islamic purity like wudo (ablution), ghusl (ritual washing) and tayammum (ablution with soil), clearing up the ...
