God says, “Nothing exists, unless it is with Us and We bring it down to you as much as needed.” This shows that everyone and everything in this world is linked to God. This also shows that our world is not the only existing world and that we are leaving in the lowest world of all.God has said that man could have all the worlds in hands. This proves that no creature from another world could control man, unless it establishes a ...
It is said that many things become clear for one at the time of death. The dying person will realize that his properties have no use, and that they cannot stop the approaching death. He will also realize that although his wife and children are crying, they are actually crying for themselves and not for him.One Could See a Lot of Things at the Time of DeathAfter looking at his properties and family, the dying person looks at his deeds. If they ...
Those are limits set by God: those who obey God and His Apostle will be admitted to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (forever) and that will be the Supreme achievement. [Holy Quran: Nisaa 4:13]
An Outlook on Family Rights
The rights of wives and husbands are completely described in the Glorious Quran. When studying them one can recognize these mutual rights as being one of the miracles of the pure culture of Islam. No ...
Guidance from the Leaders of Religion
The most effective cure for the disorder known as anger is adherence to the teachings of the Prophets and Imams. The conclusions and studies conducted by physicians, psychologists and philosophers are not totally useless, but they are not comprehensive in removing this disorder. The leaders of religion have brought our attention, through their wise words, to the dangerous consequences of anger, and the ...
It was a beautiful evening, the kind of night that calls you outside to watch fireflies, but the place was packed.
Since 9/11, Muslims in Connecticut and beyond have taken a proactive approach to discussing their faith. Otherwise, as Mansoor says, the void is filled with haters like Pamela Geller (the flamboyant anti-Islam spokeswoman for haters everywhere) and, more recently, the presumptive Republican candidate for president.
That June evening ...
Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, a senior Iranian cleric, received a group of seminary students in Qom on Friday, July 14. During the meeting, he highlighted the importance of maintaining unity within the Islamic community; “When the interests of Islam are at stake, religious disagreements must not be highlighted since the enemies are sowing discord within the Islamic community. It’s our main duty to first preserve the ...
After the first verse, the worshipper reads: All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe. Thus, he establishes that every praise and extol is for Allah, the Exalted, because He, the Glorified, is the Lord of the Universe. Every perfection and beauty is a manifestation of His upbringing. When the worshipper reads this verse and sees the signs of Allah’s Lordship and nurture in his own self and the world, the heaven, the earth, the ...
On the eve of the auspicious birth anniversary of Her Holiness Fatimah az-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUT), thousands of panegyrists and eulogists writing and reciting poems in praise of the Household of the Prophet met with the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and a number of the eulogists and vocalists graced the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah (congregation hall) with the fragrance of eulogies about and virtues of the daughter of the ...
Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, And that ye be kind to parents. [Holy Quran: BaniIsrail: 17:23, p.700.]
A Heavy Burden
Honoring the rights of the parents is a really heavy burden which only those who truly believe in God and the Hereafter can bear. The Holy Quran has stated the characters of a believer in:
The answer of the Believers, when summoned to God and His Apostle, in order that He may judge between them, is no ...
Khadigeh's great soul and her chastity and virtues could not be expressed in words but the charactristics of this nobel wife is expressed via strings of interesting words by professor Hossein Ansarian in his book “ the land of lovers”. This book is a commentary and exegesis on Sahifeh Sajadieh. The present text is a cut from the book.
It was destined for Mohammad(s) to have a unique wife through whom he could have a daughter such ...
On the first day of February, 1979, an Air France jet touched down in Tehran carrying a famous passenger on a journey of historic importance. When that passenger emerged from the plane, he looked on his native country for the first time in nearly 15 years. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had been in exile since 1964, and now he was returning with a single aim in mind.
It was the same goal that had driven the last several decades of his life: to ...
On the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the holy Prophet (S) and Unity and solidarity week called by Imam Khomeini (R) from 12 R.A – 17 R.A and the massacre of Rohingya Muslim in Myanmar, a rally was brought out from Anjuman-e-Panjatani, Khulna, Bangladesh on 13/12/16.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - On the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the holy Prophet (S) and Unity and solidarity week called by Imam Khomeini (R) from 12 ...
“Scholars and government officials are influential figures in every society, that’s why they need to observe their behaviors in order to set good examples for other members of the society to learn.” Speaking at a meeting in Qom on Sunday, February 19, Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani, a Shia cleric, highlighted the crucial role of education in Islam by saying, “Education and training are key elements in promoting Islamic ...
The birth of Christ is an occasion we celebrate, since Christ (p.) is one of Allah's messengers, through whom the power of God, the most Exalted, was manifested and who gave the world a message of love, peace, tolerance and justice.
The birth of Jesus Christ: A symbol of love and tolerance(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) The birth of Christ is an occasion we celebrate, since Christ (p.) is one of Allah's messengers, through whom the power of God, the ...
More than three crore Muslims are expected to gather in Karbala for Arbaeen, which commemorates the martryrdom of Imam Husain (AS) in the seventh century.The pilgrimage of Arbaeen has begun. In the world’s largest annual gathering of people, Shia Muslims from across the world throng to the city of Karbala in Iraq to mark the fortieth day after the death anniversary of Imam Husain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who ...
Someone asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) about the rights of the father. He (s.a.w.s.) replied, "He should be obeyed always, as long as he lives."
Then he was asked, "What is the right of the mother?". He answered, "If the service to a mother equals the quantity of the particles of sand in the desert and the drops of rain on earth, it (this service) will not repay for a single day that she kept you in her womb." (Mustadrakul Wasael)
A ...
Before embarking on the discussion of prayer, I shall deal with the meanings, philosophy and dimensions of worship {‘ibadah} and servitude as they are the spirit of prayer.
Why worship {‘ibadah}? Worship {‘ibadah} means the expression of abasement {dhillah}, the highest form of humility and homage, before God. As to its importance, it is enough to state that worship is the purpose behind the creation of all beings and the mission ...
I am a new Muslimah. I took shahada on August 15, 2002. I am so glad I did. Life is much better with Islam. I had been searching all my life for a way to Allah. I was raised Christian. I explored many different faiths looking for Truth and guidance. Now I have found it.First of all, a bit of background about me. I was born and mostly raised in Wisconsin in the United States. When I was born, my parents belonged to the Quakers. So that was my ...
O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste! " [Holy Quran: Maryam: 19:28]
It is understood from verses 33-37 of the Chapter Al-i-Imran and verse 28 of Chapter Maryam that man's development and perfection depend upon the following four factors.
1- A believing father
2- A believing mother
3- A good and sympathetic teacher
4- Lawfully obtained food
When the Jews saw Jesus in the hands of ...
