Head of Iraqi Scholars Association on Tuesday sharply criticized Sunni clerics of Iraq for their silence over the heinous crimes committed by the Takfiri (extremist) terrorists. Sheikh Khalid Al Mulla rapped the silence of senior Sunni clerics in Iraq over the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group's atrocities, saying that they are ashamed of issuing fatwas (religious edicts) against the group. Al Mulla said that even ...
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said:"Whoever backbites his Muslim brothers, his fasting will be invalid and his ablution null. Should he die in such a state, he will die like the one who decreed lawful what Allah has forbidden." Imam Ali, Ameer al Mu'mineen (a.s.) quotes the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) for saying: "Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadhan out of faith and seeking Allah's pleasure and guards his ears, eyes and tongue from harming people, ...
by Mohammad Haroun
Speech delivered at Ahmadiyya House, Wembley (UK) on 16th January 1999
As an individual, one may be at one and the same time a mother, a grandmother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, an aunt or a niece. Similarly, if one is a male, one may be at one and the same time a father, a grandfather, a husband, a brother, a son, an uncle or a nephew. This fact is all too obvious to everyone here. But there are many social ...
“Imam Sajjad (A.S.), The Face of Worshipers”, “Jihad of Imam Sajjad (A.S.)”, “Ethics Effects in the Prayers of Imam Sajjad (A.S.)”, “Imam Sajjad (A.S.), The Fourth Leader”, “The Life of Imam Sajjad (A.S.)” etc., are some of the titles that with the theme of lifestyle and conduct of Imam Sajjad (A.S.) have been published and released by Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi. ...
he Islamic Foundation of Peoria on Salaam Drive in North Peoria, in USA will open at 6 p.m. on Monday its mosque to the public for the second time in three years. The interfaith group hosting “Know Islam, Know Peace” wants to address and dispel anti-Muslim attitudes growing in central Illinois. The event is designed to de-mystify Islam for people who have never been inside a mosque. The event will feature speakers, both Christian ...
Divorce and Inheritance
One of the things which angers God, the Almighty is divorce, [Vasa'il, v.22, p.7]
Divorce is Despised
Divorce is not good. It is despised by God, the Prophet, and the Imams unless it is for a religiously acceptable reason. Divorcing based on the man or the woman's lust is immoral, inhumane, irreligious, and disrespectful to the other party. Here I shall discuss the most important tradition on divorce first, and ...
Training Oneself within the Family
So far our discussion was on the formation of families and its advantages. In the previous discussion, the advantages were mentioned. One of these is the training of the self within the family. Home is a place for embellishing oneself with noble traits. Within the family, the husband and wife can train themselves, embellish themselves with noble traits. They can not only cultivate good habits themselves, ...
By: Muhammad Dhahir Watr Despite the fact that the wars of the Prophet (s) were fought over a relatively short period (10 years), his method and style of command and military leadership lasted for a long time; because Muslims and others, within the military and without, have discussed, studied and analyzed this subject from the beginning of the first century A.H. up to this day and have not neglected it. The Glorious Qur'a-n is the most ...
STARTING POINTAlone among the entire creation, the human being is a thinking, rational creature, endowed with the wonderful powers of Intellect and Will. By means of these two amazing powers, he can decide his fate and determine his path, either choosing the way leading towards happiness or the miserable road of tragedies and torments. He is the only one responsible for his destination, and must therefore think deeply and search for the path of ...
Mulla Sadra’s philosophical methodology can be inferred from what we have so far stated concerning his school of thought. In al-Asfar, his treatment of almost every problem, starts with a Peripatetic sketch. He then propounds the problem within the framework of the principles that conform to it in the Peripatetic school. Then he restates the different old and new ideas which are related to that problem. Following this, he rejects, ...
Many Muslim scholars have discussed the thorny question of abortion. They have based their discussion on the division of the development of foetus into two stages. According to them, the whole period of pregnancy can be divided into two stages: the first 120 days, and the remaining period before childbirth. Most classical Muslim jurists claim that it is permissible to have an abortion for valid reasons during the first stage. [1]
The Holy ...
A Bahraini human rights group says the health condition of prominent Bahraini human rights advocate Ebtisam al-Saegh, who has repeatedly gone on hunger strike in protest at the torture and ill-treatment she has endured in prison, has deteriorated following a mass food poisoning.According to a Twitter account attributed to Nabeel Rajab, the chairman of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the pro-democracy campaigner had to be hospitalized after ...
But the raiment of the righteousness - That is the best. [Holy Quran: A'raf 7:26]
True Concept of Piety
The literal infinitive and root of the abstract Arabic noun TAQWA, which has the most beautiful and original meaning, is "WQY". WAQAYA means self-control, being fearful and protecting one's self from all divinely prohibited actions. Actually the word WAQAYA means the spirit, power and ability attained by the practice of giving up sinning, by ...
Pakistan's Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief and senior politician Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao along-with a high profile delegation met Majlis Wahdat ul Muslimeen leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri at MWM protest camp, Islamabad, to discuss the current country’s turmoil and problems pertaining to Shiite nation.
AhlulBayt News Agency - Pakistan's Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief and senior politician Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao along-with a high ...
Nigerian people have staged protests in five different states to demand the release of the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. According to Press TV, the protesters said Zakzaky and hundreds of his followers detained by the Nigerian army should be released immediately and without any pre-conditions. They also condemned the army’s massacre of hundreds of Muslims during Zakzaky’s arrest. Last ...
Militants of the ISIS stormed on Tuesday an all-girls school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, and threatened to mercilessly punish the students if they violated the Sharia dress. The radical group had issued a statement earlier on Monday, calling on all women in Aden, including school girls, to show commitment to the dress code imposed by ISIS under the pretext of applying the Sharia law. Local sources reported that ISIS militants ...
By: Sayyid Rida' Husayni NasabReply: Following the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S), the Shi‘ah infer religious laws from four fundamental sources:1. The Book of Allah (Qur’an);2. The Sunnah of the Prophet (S);3. Consensus {ijma‘}; and4. Reason {‘aql}.Now, we will take a glance at the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S) which are the most fundamental fountainheads of Shi‘i jurisprudence ...
The column appeared ahead of Trump's visit this weekend to regional power Saudi Arabia, a supporter of the fellow Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom of Bahrain as it grapples with continued unrest from its Shi'ite majority. Both countries have been on an invasion against Yemen for over two years, but it has been with no success despite launching thousands of air strikes. "Trump's administration already decided to lift all human rights restrictions ...
Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view across the world was that the universe was infinite, had existed forever and that it will continue to do so for all time. According to this view, known as the "static universe model," the universe had no end or beginning.
In maintaining that the universe is a collection of fixed, static and unchanging substances, this view has constituted the basis of materialist philosophy and has consequently ...
“The Zionist enemy has tortured Palestinians in its jails using 80 methods”, the committee said in a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Information Center reported. The statement came on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which is annually marked on June 26. The report added the Zionist regime of Israel uses brutal arrests of Palestinians as a tool to suppress them, strike fear into their hearts, ...
