US airstrikes kill Afghan Muslim civilians

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Dozens of civilians have been killed and several others injured in Afghanistan after US warplanes bombarded the country's east, according to witnesses. The American forces launched two airstrikes in Nangarhar province on Thursday morning, witnesses told Press TV correspondent. One of the attacks left at least 30 people dead and injured. The other strike, which hit a funeral procession in a separate area, ...

( 2022-06-08 13:28:39 )

Imam Khamenei acknowledges key role of Qom Theological School

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Imam Khamenei said in a meeting with the head and members of Qom Theological School that the body must proceed with leadership of Iranian society. 'Qom Theological School as a deep-rooted establishment has played determining role before and after the Islamic Revolution and spared no effort to remain committed to the aspiration of late Imam Khomeini.' Qom Theological School played a vital role in campaign against ...

( 2022-06-08 12:28:13 )

Can the Muslim man and woman be guardians for a disbelieving child? The Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi answered a question about the guardianship of disbelieving (Kafir) child by Muslims.

Question: Can the Muslim man and woman be guardians for a disbelieving child who is Najes (impure)?

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem: If the guardianship and education of the child are given to them, in Taharat (cleanliness) that child follows them.

( 2022-06-08 10:41:49 )

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group al-Wefaq

A court in Bahrain has dissolved the country’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, almost a month after the regime suspended its activities. The so-called administrative court in the capital, Manama, ordered the dissolution of al-Wefaq and the seizure of its funds. The Bahraini justice ministry had suspended the opposition group’s activities on June 14. The latest move, part of a wide ...

( 2022-06-08 09:24:38 )

Saudi women file lawsuit against govt

The two activisits, Manal al-Sherif and Samar Badawi, filed their suits against the interior ministry on Saturday. "There is no actual law that states woman can't drive" in Saudi Arabia and therefore "no justification for preventing them from issuing a licence," said al-.Sherif. She launched “My Right, My Dignity” campaign last year, calling on Saudi women to challenge the ban on women’s driving in their country. She was also ...

( 2022-06-08 08:24:27 )

Muslims join Jumah prayer in ancient city of Kashgar

It’s the first Jumah during Ramadan in Kashgar. Many come to the Id Kah, one of the largest Mosques in China. They pray, and listen to interpretations of the Quran. “Ramadan is supposed to let people feel the hardships of other people, like hunger and thirst. During this period, we encourage people not to quarrel, and not to engage in conflicts,” Abudoukadier Sawuti, deputy Khatib of ID Kah Mosque, said. “Fasting is for ...

( 2022-06-08 05:20:47 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian: Going beyond the limits set by Allah Almighty in religion

Going beyond the limits set by Allah Almighty in religion and strictness in setting up religious affairs cause some people to turn away from religion. Someone complained about a congregational prayer for prolonging the prayer to and the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and the Holy Prophet considered this as something that makes people hate religion

( 2022-06-08 05:12:26 )

Israeli strike on Iran not likely

The US would not likely assent to an Israeli strike on Iran, as long as some 150,000 US troops are stationed in neighboring Iraq.New York Times reported on June 20 that Israel had carried out military maneuvers simulating a long-range bombing run and attendant rescue operations, but internal political considerations in Israel, the US and Iran's Arab neighbors are against such a strike, with the show of force designed instead ...

( 2022-06-07 21:12:02 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian: The evil germs of beliefs, evil deed and moral vices are all due to separation Thaqalayn

He also added that no prophet has ever left his nation with such a huge and precious wealth. He said: Indeed, the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt (AS) are the inexhaustible treasures and wealth which we inherited from the Prophet(pbuh) and we will be happy and prosperous if we resort to these two (Holy Quran and Ahl al-Bayt (AS)) and do not separate from them. He also added that not having the Islamic Hijab, usurping people’s properties, ...

( 2022-06-07 19:11:19 )

Bahraini protesters hold a sit-in in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate; Call for immediate release of all opposition le

Bahraini protesters hold a sit-in in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate; Call for immediate release of all opposition leaders 1436-2015 Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Bahraini opposition held a sit-in in Germany in solidarity with the prisoners and detainees in Al-Khalifa regime prison on Friday, July 24 in front of the historic Berlin gate.Peaceful protesters carried photos and banners of the detainees demanding immediate release of all prisoners ...

( 2022-06-07 19:11:19 )

Sectarianism, anti-Shia moves, hurdles to Bahrain issues: Official

Hujjat-ul-Islam Meysam Salman, Religious Freedom Department of Human Rights Watch in Bahrain, participated in a conference on the topic and stressed the urgency of a true national dialogue so that a revival of the citizenship rights of the people will resume social and political stability in the ...

( 2022-06-07 14:59:00 )

Shia Ulema want army deployed in city for Muharram security

The Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria (TNFJ) on Saturday demanded the deployment of the army in the city to prevent terrorist attacks during Muharram.It also appealed that political activities should be suspended during this period as a mark of respect for Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS).While issuing a code of conduct for Muharram at a press conference organised at the Karachi Press Club, TNFJ President Allama Waqar Hasan Naqvi, accompanied by ...

( 2022-06-07 09:54:44 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian: God, the Merciful, seeks good for everything based on His wisdom and mercy

God, the Merciful, seeks good for everything based on His wisdom and mercy, and there is no evil in His sanctuary, so all good thing is at His disposal, and I must show that His good reaches me, and if there is harm, man is the one who produces it.

( 2022-06-07 06:45:29 )

Blind and deaf children in Gaza learn Quran in Ramadan

For the fifth year, visually impaired children in Gaza joined the Qur’an recitation course held during the holy month of Ramadan to learn how to read the Holy Book. The Quran and Sunna Society, a charity in Gaza, organizes courses and provides copies of the Holy Quran written in Braille. Mohamed Yassin, the course supervisor said that the charity started to organize these courses because there was a big demand. Some 120 blind ...

( 2022-06-07 05:50:17 )

Morocco arrest ISIS-linked terror cell

Two terrorists in charge of financing and coordinating with fighters of the Libyan branch of ISIS were arrested on Friday and Saturday in Casablanca and Had Soualem in Morocco. The arrest was made amid the ongoing investigations on the dismantling of a terror cell linked to ISIS’s Libyan branch. The cell, which was operating in Marrakech, Essmara, Sidi Bennour and Had Soualem, intended to carry out terror attacks in Morocco mainly ...

( 2022-06-07 01:47:21 )

Verdicts to be Issued Thursday for Bahraini Human Rights

On Thursday August 16, a court in Manama, Bahrain is expected to issue a verdict/hear briefs in four cases pending against Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab, including Rajab’s appeal over the three-month sentence he is currently serving for being found guilty of libel due to posting six statements on Twitter that are critical of the Bahraini Prime Minister. The other cases that the court will hear include allegedly inciting gatherings and ...

( 2022-06-06 21:41:45 )

Professor Ansarian: Imam Hussein is the heir of Paradise

Professor Ansarian noting that Imam Hussein (AS) precedes the whole universe in spiritual inheritance said: Imam Hussein (AS) inherited from Allah Almighty due to his relative relationship and he is the heir of paradise as well as the highest eight paradise. According to Rasa News Agency correspondent, Professor Hussein Ansarian, the Holy Qur'an exegete and professor of Islamic Seminary, on the fourth night of mourning for Imam ...

( 2022-06-06 19:40:04 )

Quranic sitting organized in Aylam, Iran

Syed Sajjad Husaini Muqaddam the head of endowment and alms affairs department of Aylam city of Iran, while conversing with the reporter of Shabestan in Aylam, said that a Quranic sitting has been organized with reference of Waqaf week in Aylam, where international reciter of Iran Hamid Shakir Nejad and other renowned reciters are participating. He further added that this luminous sitting is taking place on Sunday at 8:00 P.M in the Shaib ...

( 2022-06-06 19:40:04 )

2 Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombing

A roadside bombing in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed two policemen on Monday, the interior ministry ...

( 2022-06-06 13:33:19 )

Conference to promotes understanding of Islam in Saskatoon, Canada

The two-day event, called Islam on the Prairies, continues Saturday at the University of Saskatchewan. Naqaa Abbas is a scholar of Islam and one of the conference organizers. "I'm sure there are lots of incidents where there are miscommunications, misunderstandings, something lost in translation," she said. Abbas pointed to an Environics survey that recently came out, and said the survey suggests "the Muslim community here wants to integrate, ...

( 2022-06-06 07:30:13 )