Ottawa police have opened now an investigation after an alleged hate crime at an elementary school in Vanier, Canada. Staff say they arrived at the Islamic School on Baribeau Street before class on Monday to find someone had spray-painted "Go home ISIS," and "Die bombers," on a wall outside the school. Police say they believe the wall was vandalized overnight. "It's ironic also because our school is a proud Canadian school," said Hassan ...
- An American journalist and writer is of the opinion that it’s absolutely logical and fair to maintain that Israel is a racist and apartheid state that abides by no internationally-recognized rule or convention.Ben Norton said in an interview with Iran's Fars News Agency that Israel is unrestrainedly suppressing the Palestinian citizens, and because of its strong political, economic ties with the United States, it’s never held ...
68 Italian academics and researchers from seven universities have signed a petition calling for a freeze on all academic agreements with the Technion Institute (Israel Institute of Technology) and all the Israeli universities. Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said on Friday that the move was taken because those universities help the Israeli army in the development of offensive weapons used to suppress the Palestinians. The petition stated that: ...
It is believed that no barometer or measuring tool can be used to quantify the bliss a person feels in any given moment in their life.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): It is believed that no barometer or measuring tool can be used to quantify the bliss a person feels in any given moment in their life. However, a new study conducted by German psychologist, Dr Edinger-Schons, found that measuring life satisfaction is as close as you can get to ...
How can Felicity Obtained by Man & Woman?
The Quran has introduced only one way toward felicity of man, and invited and asked all children of Adam, men and women, to follow and adopt that way. "Enjoined I not on you O children of Adam! that ye should worship not Satan? for he is your open enemy. And ye should worship "only" Me, "and" this is the "only" Right way?" "36:60, 61" Throughout the five daily "obligatory" prayers, every follower of ...
Limiting the Ahlul Bayt to a few individuals
Question: Why do you limit the Ahlul Bayt (ع) to a few people?
Brief Answer
The limiting of the Ahlul Bayt (ع) to the fourteen infallibles is not a human decision; it is an exclusivity understood from the Divine words in the Verse of Purification and the traditions of the noble Prophet (ص).
There are numerous discursive and traditional proofs than can be relied on to ...
There are plethora or plentiful of Traditions on mediation (Tawwassul). As a specimen, the traditions are present in the ‘Sunnan ibne Maja’ and in ‘Musnad Hambal’ as well. Atiya Oofi reported it from Abu Saeed Kadari that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) said, ‘whosoever comes out of his home with the purpose, intention to go to Mosque for Prayers must read this Supplication (Dua), as an effect, he will be blessed by ...
What Do We Achieve from Arguments
Success in social behavior directly relates to certain rules which we must learn and build our conduct upon. For man’s role in his relationships with others and his knowledge of the limits of his duties are among the issues which are determinative to his/her misery or happiness. The need for harmony and establishing relationships is a trait deeply implemented in man’s nature. Everyone is inclined to love ...
Miserliness Annihilates Affections
There are certain feelings which originate deep in the hearts of men, the fruits of these feelings being invaluable; these are the roots of man’s cooperation. These feelings which are manifested in helping needy individuals, are among the special spiritual and excellent traits of man. These are feelings that make man react when he sees pain or suffering that the another experiences; inspiring him to offer ...
Imam Ali (A.S.): Our Shi'as are generous to one another within the intimacy towards us. They love each other in the light of attachment to us, and rush to visit each other in order to perpetuate our memory; they are the ones who, when outraged, would not inflict oppression and when pleased, would not practice extravagance. They are sources of blessing for their neighbors and will follow conciliation once they mingle with others.Nawf ibn Abd ...
- Sheikh Saeed al-Asfour and religious vocal reciter Abdul Jabar al-Dirazi, were detained on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, after being summoned to stand before the investigators of the Budaiya police station.Along with a number of Diraz residents, Sheikh al-Asfour and al-Dirazi were transferred and detained at a police station in Hamad Town.Sheikh al-Asfour and al-Dirazi are residents of the Diraz area, and their summoning is expected to be related ...
Muslim leaders in the Manitoba province in the longitudinal centre of Canada have invited indigenous people to share spirits of Ramadan, paying an overdue payment to the ...
Myanmar's military-backed government has rejected calls for granting citizenship to the country’s most persecuted ethnic Rohingya Muslims. According to Press TV, Myanmar’s Presidential Spokesman and Information Minister Ye Htut said on Saturday that the administration would not grant the right of citizenship to the Rohingya Muslim community. Rejecting calls that the Muslims be granted a path to citizenship, the ...
"From Woman's Lap Man Ascends to the Skies". (Imam Khomeini [RA]
The Islamic Revolution of Iran, before being a political revolution for getting hold of the power, or an economic revolution dealing with the economic and class relationships, is a cultural revolution possessing a moral and spiritual value in the depth of the being of the individual and society as well as the heroes of the Muslim community of Iran. It is a gift of Allah's ...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the government will take all the necessary steps to bring an end to all kinds of discrimination against women. He said the government is committed to address women's problems and take necessary steps to stop hateful practice of honour killing, noting that men and women enjoy equal rights in Islam and the government has laid special focus on the protection of women rights. He said the screening of ...
If a young adult or an adult man or woman does not marry, it seems to be rather impossible to remain chaste and free of corruption. It is a difficult problem to find a young adult out of millions, not married, yet be chaste and sinless. If we find a youth who is truly chaste and not married, then we may say she/he is one of God's Saints. Avoiding commitment of sins, remaining immune from corruption, being safe from the outburst of the instincts, ...
The reward for Sileh Rahmi has been described by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) in one of his traditions. He says: "When a person goes towards his relatives so that he can fulfill his rights with his life and his wealth, Allah bestows upon him the reward of a martyr at every step he takes. He (Allah) writes down forty thousand Hasana (the unit of Divine rewards) and He erases forty thousand of his sins and He elevates him by forty thousand grades. ...
A specially designed mobile phone for Muslims has pre-installed Quran software and a built-in navigator that automatically determines the users location.
The mobile phone has been offered for sale in Russia. The chairwoman of Russia's Female Muslims' Union, Nailya Ziganshina, said that the phone has a pre-installed Quran in Arabic and its translation in Russian.
It has an automated system that reminds the owner about prayer times, the phone ...
