What is Dua?

By: Dr. Muhammad Ali Shomali HAwzah News Agency-There are several verses in the Quran about dua. There is also rich hadith literature on dua from Prophet Muhammad (s) and his household. Numerous books have been written on dua. This is in addition to countless books that have chapters or sections on dua. For example, many books on akhlaq (ethics) and Quranic commentaries include discussions about dua. However, Islam is so deep and so ...

( 2024-03-13 01:15:45 )

The Greatest Miracle of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)

All scholars of Islam believe that the Qur’an is the greatest miracle of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). When we say the most superior, it is because, in the first place, the Qur’an is not an intellectual miracle but rather has to do with the spirit and intellect of the people and secondly, it is eternal and everlasting and third, it is a miracle which has cried out for 14 centuries. It says: “If you do not believe that this is a Book of God, ...

( 2024-03-12 07:37:06 )

How can the holy Quran help us?

Imam Ali (AS) said: A person who is (a constant) companion of the Quran is guided by it and his/her deviation from the right path, as well as the blindness of his/her heart will be diminished. Be aware that a person who has the Quran, has no need (is independent) and without the Quran will not be independent [1].

[1] Nahjul Balaghah, Sermon 176.

( 2024-03-12 06:30:45 )

Fatwas by 6 Grand Ayatollahs about attributing lies to individuals in cyberspace

Question: Considering that in the cyberspace anyone can open an account in the name of others and start publishing, sometimes some people do so and publish lies and rumours in the of famous people. What is your opinion about these cases? Is distributing lies and rumours in cyberspace different to non-cyberspace? Is the person who does so is liable? The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani: These acts are Haram and in some cases cause liability. The ...

( 2024-03-12 06:30:45 )

A glance at the traditions-3

9. In his Sharḥ al-Muwaṭṭa’, Muḥammad az-Zarqānī thus narrates on the authority of Abū ash-Sha‘thā’: شيءٌ بينهما ليس العصر و الظّهر بالبصرة صلّى عبّاس بن إنّ .شيءٌ بينهما ليس العِشاء و المغرب و Verily, (‘Abd Allāh) ibn ‘Abbās performed in Baṣrah ẓuhr and ‘aṣr prayers together without any interval in between, and performed maghrib and ...

( 2024-03-11 05:24:00 )

Late Ayatollah Bahjat has been quoted as having said: "The aged ones of this era will witness the moment of the reappearance of the Imam of Time (atf)." What is your opinion concerning this saying of the late Ayatollah?

Late Ayatollah Bahjat has been quoted as having said: "The aged ones of this era will witness the moment of the reappearance of the Imam of Time (atf)." What is your opinion concerning this saying of the late Ayatollah?Concise answer We have enquired the office of late Ayatollah Bahjat about whether or not the Ayatollah had said those words and they denied that he had said them. Instead, His Eminence had said that whenever difficulties and ...

( 2024-03-11 02:02:34 )

Grand Ayatollah Sistani answers some questions on fasting

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( 2024-03-08 05:10:57 )

The West and Islam: Clash Points and Dialogues: Features of the New Islamic Discourse: Some Introductory Remarks

Some people tend to view Islam as if it were a monolithic or one-dimensional entity. Islam is undoubtedly the faith of transcendental monotheism, the belief in Allah, (the one and only God), who transcends both man and nature. But monotheism does not lead to monism; on the contrary, it leads to plurality and diversity. For from a strictly Islamic point of view, except for God, everything else exists in variety. Therefore, there is not one single ...

( 2024-03-08 04:08:15 )

The way the foetus can inherit/the Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s Fatwa

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi answered a question about the way the foetus can inherit. Question: If a man dies whilst his wife is pregnant, can the foetus inherit? The Grand Ayatollah Makarem: Whenever there is a child in the mother’s stomach from the deceased, and there are other inheritors in that level like children, and father and mother, at the time of dividing the inheritance, the shares of two sons must be put aside for the ...

( 2024-03-06 08:21:07 )

What do "Wudu" , "Ghusl" and "Tayammum " Mean?

Ghusl for menstruation . After ejaculation (through sexual intercourse or ...

( 2024-03-04 03:46:52 )

Grand Ayatollah Wahid Khorasani answers a question on dreams

Grand Ayatollah Wahid Khorasani answers a question on dreams: Acting upon the instructions given in a dream Question: My brother sees a man in his dream that gives him nice instructions, tells him good things and sometimes tells him about the near future. Recently he has told him in a dream that after a short while he would die and this has lead to my brother becoming depressed and uneasy. Are his words reliable and can his instructions ...

( 2024-03-03 10:21:29 )

What is the \'proof of the veracious\' (burhan al-siddiqin)? Is it the most correct, apposite and strongest proof for the existence of God?

$What is the \'proof of the veracious\' (burhan al-siddiqin)? Is it the most correct, apposite and strongest proof for the existence of God?$

In the history of Islamic philosophy different explanations have been given for this proof [burhan] the first of which has been presented by Bu Ali Sina (Avicenna) in his Isharaat. Meanwhile, one of the best of explanations has been established by Mulla Sadra, the founder of Transcendental Philosophy, albeit in coherence with the principles of this school. The explanation goes as under: “If existence, which according to ...

( 2024-03-03 10:21:28 )

The views of 5 Grand Ayatollahs about using drums and cymbals in mourning ceremonies

Question: Is it allowed to use drums and cymbals in mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussain (AS)? Question: What is your view about drums and cymbals for coordinating mourning ceremonies in the month of Muharram? Question: What is the ruling about using drums and cymbals in mourning and other ceremonies? Question: What is the ruling about using musical instruments (local or others) like drums, cymbals, etc. for mourning Imam Hussain (AS)? Question: ...

( 2024-03-03 09:07:55 )

What is the ruling on not knowing how many days one has to make up for his fasts?

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( 2024-03-03 07:58:59 )

Would you be able to tell me whether the book Shawahid al-Tanzil has an authentic chain going back to Haskani?

Salamun alaikum. Would you be able to tell me whether the book Shawahid al-Tanzil has a Sahih chain going back to Imam Haskani? The Sunnis are saying that the chain is not correct and the book Shawahid al-Tanzil was not written by Imam Haskani. Thank you.Concise answer Shawahid al-Tanzil is one of the important books that has drawn the attention of Muslim scholars and intellectuals all over the Islamic world. There is a difference among the ...

( 2024-03-03 07:58:58 )

Why did God let the devil live so that he can deceive people and make them commit sin? (Professor Ansarian's answer)

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( 2024-03-02 03:31:53 )

The Grand Ayatollah Safi’s answer to a question about diving and fasting

Question: Please explain the ruling about fasting for those individuals whose job is diving in deep ...

( 2024-02-29 08:07:09 )

Abū Ṭālib in the view of the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a)

6. Abū Ṭālib in the view of the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) All the Imāms from the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) have emphasized Abū Ṭālib’s firm faith, and on various occasions, they defended this self-sacrificing helper of the Holy Prophet (ṣ). We shall mentoin only two examples in this regard: a. Imām al-Bāqir (‘a) says: الخلق هذا إيمان و ميزان كفّة في طالب أبي ايمان وضع لو” “.إيمانه ...

( 2024-02-29 08:07:08 )

The religious decree about performing Salaat on the body of a person who has committed suicide/the Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi answered a question about the religious decree of performing Salaat on the body of a person who has committed suicide.

Question: What is the religious decree for performing Salaat on the body of a person who has committed suicide?

The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi: It is Wajeb.

( 2024-02-29 06:35:08 )

Can something emerge from nothing?

Based on philosophical and mystical principles, creating something out of nothing means that the universe and the entire divine attributes are, in the level of divine essence, vanished in God’s essence with no name, accident or distinction or any quality existing. The level of God’s essence, before manifestation, is the level which is literally called the unseen of the unseen or the invisible of the invisibles; it is ...

( 2024-02-28 07:21:18 )