Professor Hussein Ansarian: what values a believer is his connection to God and faith in the Resurrection

In the words of Imam Askari (AS), if one hundred and twenty-four thousand prophets and we, the fourteen infallibles, are sitting in a line and a true believer passes by us, we will rise in full respect; Because what values a believer is his connection to God and faith in the Resurrection.

( 2024-12-21 04:10:54 )

Religious sciences’ summer educational courses underway at Imam Hussein shrine

A series of summer educational courses have been held for students of different levels at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (A) in Karbala, Iraq. According to the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine, “Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his glad advent); the Guide to the Right Path” is the motto of the courses, supervised by Sheikh Ahmad Safi, director of Imam Hussain (A) School. Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic beliefs, Nabawi Seerah and ...

( 2024-12-21 03:15:07 )

Muslims in Philadelphia celebrate Islamic heritage

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Hundreds of Philadelphia Muslims celebrated their Islamic heritage Saturday with a parade down Chestnut Street and a festival at Penn's Landing. The afternoon parade, which began on Market Street at Independence Mall, then proceeded down to Chestnut Street and past Independence Hall, was led by a group from Montreal that sang and chanted in Arabic. The multiethnic crowd featured immigrants from the Middle ...

( 2024-12-21 03:15:06 )

Professor Hussein Ansarian: God ordered to ask him

God ordered to ask him, we must never say that God knows everything, why should we ask him? because God loves our talking, our voice, our supplication; this is alone a sort of worship; in fact, investing one's voice, tongue, heart is a precious act of worship.

( 2024-12-21 03:10:49 )

Imam Khamenei: US continues deception after JCPOA

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US has resorted to “deception” to obstruct international trade with Iran despite a nuclear agreement. “On paper, the Americans say banks can trade with Iran but in practice they act in such an Iranophobic way that no trade can take place with Iran,” the Leader told a group of Iranian workers in Tehran Wednesday.US and European businesses are reluctant ...

( 2024-12-21 01:13:33 )

A conference held on ‘Just Peace; Common Global Discourse’ in Vienna

The conference on ‘Just Peace; Common Global Discourse’ was held by Shaleinang Peace University as an active university in the area of global peace with the attendance of some prominent Iranian scholars, members of Islamic Peace Assembly, Islamic Culture and Communications Organization, Iranian Cultural Consul in Austria and more than 12 European professors and scholars active in the area of peace in countries like France, Austria, ...

( 2024-12-21 01:13:32 )

Australia: Pig's head hung on fence at mosque site

The protest to stop a mosque being built in the Australian city of Gold Coast has turned nasty, as a pig's head was posted on a fence at the site and signs publicising the Islamic project were vandalised. According to the Courier Mail, police were called after a pig's head splattered with red paint was hung on a fence at the mosque site. The words “terrorists” and “Go back to Afghanistan” were scribbled across planning signs ...

( 2024-12-21 00:12:34 )

A modern hospital in Karbala will sets up by Iran

Iran is setting up a modern hospital in central Iraq at the cost of about 30 million dollars to provide medical services to Iraqi people, an Iranian official says. Hassan Pelark, the Iranian head of the Headquarters for Renovation of Iraq's Holy Shrines, said that the construction of the hospital has been finished in the holy city of Karbala and efforts are underway to install equipments of the medical center by March 20. Pelark noted that ...

( 2024-12-21 00:12:32 )

Iraq confirms arrest of senior Saddam's aide

raqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has confirmed that Iraqi forces have detained Abd al-Baqi al-Saadun, a senior aide to former dictator Saddam Hussein. Premier Abadi announced in a televised speech on Saturday that al-Saadun, one of the most senior Saddam regime officials to have remained at large following the overthrow of the former Ba’ath regime, had been taken into custody. “The intelligence service was able to arrest the ...

( 2024-12-20 23:11:41 )

The greatness of making a pilgrimage to Imam Hossein’s (AS) Holy Shrine.

The greatness of making pilgrimage to Imam Hossein’s (AS) Holy Shrine is astonishing to the extent that Imam Sadiq (AS) says: if people were aware of the value that lies in going on to pilgrimage to Imam Hossein’s (AS) Holy Shrine, the intensity of their enthusiasm and interest would perish them and yearning to achieve the rewards would ripped their body and soul to shreds.

( 2024-12-20 22:10:21 )

How to compensate for our past failures?

Imam Hadi (as) says: instead of regretting and expressing sorrows for the past failures, compensate it by being determined and strong will.

Mizan al-Hikmah (Scale of Wisdom) – volume 7; page 454

( 2024-12-20 18:57:54 )

Building of Nigeria Islamic Movement Completely Demolished by Army

A report reaching which says Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah Zaria Building has been completely demolished by the Nigerian Soldiers on Sunday the 20th of Dec. 2015. The building was reduced to rubble at around 2pm local time. Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A report reaching which says Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah Zaria Building has been completely demolished by the Nigerian Soldiers on Sunday the 20th of Dec. 2015. The building was reduced to rubble at around ...

( 2024-12-20 18:07:33 )

Top Egypt cleric slams Israel for violating al-Aqsa Mosque

The Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, Egypt’s top Muslim authority, has strongly denounced Israeli regime forces for violating the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem). In a statement issued in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Monday, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb also censured Israeli forces for preventing Palestinian worshipers from entering the holy site. The senior religious figure also spoke in condemnation of the ...

( 2024-12-20 17:07:01 )

Bahrain: Arrest of Nine Internet Users Over Social Media Posts

On 27 January 2015, nine men, Mohammed Saeed Al Adraj, 24 years, Mohammed Ahmed Ali, 21 years, Yousif Fadhel Salman, 21 years, Abas Ali Ahmed, 21 years, Kameel Ibrahim Yousif, 19 years, and Hussain Mohammed Ahmed, 22 years, over charges related to free expression. The Ministry of Interior stated that these men have misused social media and they could face an imprisonment term of up to two years or a fine of up to BHD200 according to article 215 ...

( 2024-12-20 15:05:22 )

Student push brings halal meat to dining halls

Hagar Kenawy ’17 sat comfortably at a large round table smack dab in the middle of Marquis after a long, chilly day. Around her, friends sat contentedly, making jokes about the day’s affairs, laughing boisterously and digging in to a heaping plate of grilled halal chicken. Some Muslim students like Kenawy, the president of the Muslim Student Association, waited four years for this. Lafayette Dining Services now permanently offers ...

( 2024-12-20 14:04:21 )

The Scheme is to Give WBank to Jordan, Gaza to Egypt

Mohamad Shmaysani After taking part in the Ashura procession in Beirut’s southern suburb to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein peace be upon him, hundreds of thousands of participants gathered to listen to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s speech through a large screen. Sayyed Nasrallah reminded at the beginning of his speech of the main phases of the Karabala battle and the position of Imam Hussein and his ...

( 2024-12-20 12:02:31 )

Ayatollah Makarem: Proximity of religions eliminates terrorist thoughts

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( 2024-12-20 06:58:01 )

Huge fire at hotel in Mecca

According to the Saudi Civil Defense Department, the incident occurred in the ten-story hotel located in the Azaziya neighborhood on Sunday, when fire ignited from the bushes and palm trees on the foot of the building and spread to all the floors of the building one by one in no time. He added that firefighters were deployed to the site upon receiving the news and they managed to extinguish the blaze from the outside, but had to comb the hotel ...

( 2024-12-20 02:53:36 )

Al-Mustafa Int'l Univ. to Offer Online Quranic Course

-- Al-Mustafa International University has planned to launch some online courses for students living inside Iran or abroad. Quran and hadith sciences, Islamic studies the Farsi language are 3 majors which will offered online by the university. Those who manage to pass the entrance exam are entitled to enroll in the courses. Headquartered in the holy city of Qom, central Iran, Al-Mustafa International University is an Iranian ...

( 2024-12-20 01:52:21 )

Moroccans reject fanatical Saudi Imam 'Mohamed Al-Arifi' due to his calls for jihad against the Shia Muslims & supporting ISIL

Saudi Sheikh Mohamed Al-Arifi announced on his Facebook page, that he decided to postpone his upcoming lecture in Morocco, scheduled for October 25 in Rabat. The annulation came apparently after a massive wave of critics by Moroccan intellectuals to the invitation addressed to Arifi by a Moroccan association. According to many posted views and opinion, the controversial Saudi Sheikh was unwelcome because of his fanatical worldview and his ...

( 2024-12-20 01:52:20 )