Tens of protesters gathered by the Israeli ambassador’s house in the posh Maadi district on Monday night calling on the Egyptian government to cut off relations with Tel Aviv.While the assailants behind the attack that took the lives of sixteen Egyptian soldiers and injured another seven remain unknown, some Egyptians have pointed the fingers at the Israeli state.“It’s definitely Israel who is behind it; we demand the termination of any ...
-- Founder of the first seminary for women in Iran passed away this morning in the holy city of Mashhad.
Fatemeh Seyed Khamushi died of a heart problem. She was the founder and director of Narjes Islamic Seminary School, the first seminary for women in the country.
She made a lot of efforts in her lifetime to promote the Islamic culture and teachings in society. She also strived in different religious, cultural, social and political arenas ...
Every day is Ashura, every land is Karbala!
We've all heard the joke – or complaint, if you will – about Shias only practicing our beliefs for that one month of Muharram. Some even say it is only for 10 days that most Shias care to even dedicate ourselves to our religion – many will stop listening to music, many will not wear colors, some will even fast, the list can go on. Yet we have all heard:
Every day is ...
Imam Ali Shrine Authority announced that millions of visitors are flocking to Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali, stressing on the success of the security plan which did not result in any breaches during the ceremony.
Ali al-Husseini, from the Imam Ali Shrine Authority, said, “Millions of visitors flocked to the province to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali amid tight security,” adding, “Middle Euphrates ...
Every soul that establishes a connection with the higher realm of malakut and the angelic sphere, receives such inspirations as are angelic in character and the knowledge that is cast into it is true knowledge from the angelic realm. Also, every soul that establishes a connection with the lower malakuti realm, the realm of the jinn, Satan and evil spirits, receives inspirations that are satanic in character of the order of compound ...
Chief of the Country's prayer headquarter said, “Being disappointed means having suspicion to God and this means that God is not able to do anything.” In the holy month of Ramadan's lecture series at the Razavi Holy Shrine, Hujjat al-Islam Mohsen Qaraati said, “When mankind believes that no way is left, he thinks that suicide will make him calm. This kind of thinking is very dangerous, however.”
Qur'an ...
Saudi interior ministry and security forces warned officials and curators of the mosques and Husainiyah in the eastern region to prevent any religious ceremony, especially Qadr Nights, after twelve o'clock during the holy month of Ramadan.
According to the Ahl ul bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), quoting from al-Alam, Saudi interior ministry ordered to those responsible of Shiite mosques to sign a pledge in order to disallow performing of any ...
Religious leader Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamendani said on Saturday that Muslim nations' unity will annul enemies' plots, especially those hatched by international Zionism, and such puppet regimes as Ale-Saud, Qatar, and Bahrain.
'Islam attaches great significance to Islamic unity and solidarity and there are a lot of advice in that respect from the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him ) and the Imams of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Infallible ...
A video appeared on YouTube this purporting to show a Jordanian minister and imam being kicked out of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque last Friday. But this time it was not a conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinians; instead, we see the Jordanian imam getting kicked out by the Palestinian crowd he's addressing.
A video appeared on YouTube this purporting to show a Jordanian minister and imam being kicked out of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque last ...
Islamic universities and NGOs from Indonesia and Denmark say that Muslims in the West and the East will benefit from mutual dialogues politically, socially and economically.
Islamic universities and NGOs from Indonesia and Denmark say that Muslims in the West and the East will benefit from mutual dialogues politically, socially and economically.
Ahmad Mojaddedi, chairman of the Danish Muslim Council, said Wednesday that ...
According to shabestan news agency: "Mossad in collaboration with American forces in Iraq killed 350 Iraqi nuclear scientists and 200 university professors in Iraq from 2003 to 2008," International Reality said quoting a special security report prepared by US State Department in 2008 and delivered to President George W. Bush at the time."Israeli commandos had been operating on Iraqi territory since the occupation of Iraq, the focus of their ...
The Noble Quran has been sent for all mankind and so everyone should be able to read it and benefit from its teachings; this makes translation of the Quran necessary.
This is according to renowned Iranian poet and story writer Mostafa Rahmandust who is also a translator of the Quran into Persian.
Mr. Rahmandust says the idea that Divine scriptures, not only the Quran but also other sacred books like the Bible, should not be translated has ...
Department of Intellectual and Intellectual Affairs, Agriculture Division in the Department of Services Affairs in Al-Abbas Holy Shrine participated in the cultural Festival of safety established by the Imam Sadeq Body in Diwaniya, under the slogan (Imam Mahdi may God hasten his reappearance: security of nations and unifier of speech), on the freedom Hall in the city, which lasted four days, (17-20) Shaban. About the nature of participating, ...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Islam has ordered Muslims to treat the followers of other religions with "fairness and justice."
"What is seen in the world today is that powers and governments which claim to [advocate] fairness and justice do not observe any fairness and justice except within the bounds of their narrow, limited and cruel policies," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with representatives of ...
-Oman's first National Museum, scheduled to open soon, has announced a competition to produce a contemporary work of art to be displayed in its "Islam and the Modern Age" hall.
The competition is open to all forms art media: a painting, visual art (such as photography or video) or an installation.
The "Islam and the Modern Age" hall will be located in the museum's "Splendours of Islam" gallery, which will explore Islam's influence on various ...
Top cleric hailed attempts made by the religious seminary clerics and students in introducing the real Islam to the World. Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi urged religious instructors, thinkers and seminary students to take the cognizance of Islamic principles and teachings in their own daily lives.He beckoned to the elevated role of clerics in solving various setbacks stressing all resourceful seminary thinkers and students can find ways for ...
-- More attention should be paid to religious principles today since only through [promotion of Ahlul Bayt (AS) teachings, can our religious and national culture be maintained.
This is according to parliament speaker Ali Larijani who was speaking at a ceremony for unveiling the Imam Hossein (AS) Encyclopedia.
Referring to the encyclopedia as one of the valuable works featuring the Ashura uprising, Dr. Larijani said: “If well introduced, ...
A group of German Muslim youth distributed free copies of the German translation of the Holy Quran in the capital, Berlin.
The initiative was implemented by the "Iqra'a (read) Islamic Campaign".
It was aimed at introducing true Islam and demonstrating the fact that Islam is a religion of tolerance and fraternity and is against violence and extremism.
Muhammad bin Rasoul who has translated the Quran into German is one of the organizers of the ...
Hundreds of people of the city of Al-Qatif, in eastern Saudi Arabia, took to streets on Thursday night to voice their support for the Bahraini nation, and to condemn Saudi military interference in that country.
The protesters called for withdrawal of Saudi occupation forces form Bahrain and the fulfillment of the demands of Bahraini people by the Aale Khalifa regime.
Meanwhile, the coalition of Saudi revolutionary youths has issued a ...
At least 30 Yemeni people have been killed in an airstrike by Saudi Arabia on Yemen’s southwestern province of Hajjah.
Ahlul Bayt News Agency -ABNA- Saudi regime has once again committed another inhumane crime in Yemen.
Saudi fighter jets in their new attack on Yemen bombed a mineral water factory in the region of "Abas" in "Hajjah" province, local media reported on Sunday.
At least 36 Yemeni people have been killed in this attack and ...
