The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter like the Chapters of the Holy Quran God has said in the Quran:And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed (the Quran) to Our worshiper (Muhammad ), then produce a chapter like it, and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides God if you are truthful. And if you do not do it, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones. It has been ...
British Muslim women who wear the hijab feel generally better about their body image than those who don’t wear the hijab.The research, conducted by Dr Viren Swami from the University of Westminster and colleagues looked at body image issues amongst British Muslim women.Dr Swami explained: “In the West anxiety about body image, for women, is so prevalent it’s considered normal. This study aimed to explore how these attitudes ...
It is a good time to prepare for Ramadhan. This holy and blessed month in which only the wicked / damned Shaghi 1 will not be forgiven of his sins (as per hadith narrated from the prophet s.a.w). This is a month to be awaited the whole year round. It is a beautiful month. Let’s read Dua no 45 of Sahifa Sajaadiyya of Imam Sajjad and see how he talks about Ramadhan and how he addresses the month:1. السّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ...
O ye who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from God, but do (precisely) what they are commanded. [Holy Quran: Tahrim 66: 6]
Protect Yourself and Your Family From the Fire of Hell
A verse in chapter Tahrim places an extremely heavy responsibility on the head of household. If ...
Head of the Bahraini Ulama Islamic Council, which was dissolved by the authorities, Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal, said that Shiites are facing "the biggest targeting in our contemporary era".Al-Mashaal said in a speech he delivered on Saturday (July 9, 2016) "we are in front of the biggest targeting and challenge in our contemporary era. After the revocation of Sheikh Isa Qassim's citizenship, who among us still guarantees his citizenship, every ...
Everyone looks ahead towards his/her future life either by planning or by day dreaming about what can happen. Human beings live with hope and struggle with hope. A mother feeds her baby with hope. A farmer plants seeds with hope. A young man marries with hope of a happy and prosperous future and independence from his family. A patient who places himself in the hands of a surgeon and takes bitter medicine lives with hope. In short, success and ...
Teachers at a school in Germany staged a walkout protest at an end-of-term ceremony for A-level students after a Muslim pupil refused to shake the hand of his class mistress on 'religious ...
After the unsatisfactory conclusion to the Battle of Siffin, Imam Ali (AS) returned with his army back to Kufa on the 13th of Safar 37 A.H. During the march, a group of 12,000 men kept themselves at a distance from the main part of the army.The group was furious at the way things had ended at Siffin. These were the Kharjites (Kharjite means one who rebels against religion). They were the same people who had put down their weapons on the ...
O Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee above the women of all nations.[Holy Quran: Al-i-Imran 3:42]
God's Pure Religion
The revered religion of Islam fundamentally differs from other religions and schools of thought in all areas. The Shiite school of thought is actually Islam interpreted by the Household of the Prophet (Pbuh) and the rightful successors to the Noble Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh). The Orthodox Islam has been expressed in the ...
The Prophet (Pbuh) said: I recommend you to have good morality, since verily this will take you to heaven, and you should not be foul tempered since that will undoubtedly take you to Hell. [Vasa'il, v.16, p.29, Al-i-Bayt Press]
The Value of Good Morality
It is necessary for parents to consider a few things which are repeatedly stressed in the Holy Quran for the sake of themselves and their children. It is not difficult to have good morals and ...
The Value of Friendship
Love is a natural human feeling. It is for this reason we see every man is attracted by an internal power to other members of his kind. Thus, this instinctive need must be fulfilled and every one must establish brotherly relations with certain individuals or groups so as to benefit socially from such relations. Love is the foundation of security and comfort. It is the most enjoyable spiritual need which develops with ...
