Salamun alaikum, Please tell me whether the following hadith is authentic or not. The Infallible was asked: "Do the believing Jinns enter Paradise?" The Imam answered: "No, God has gardens between Paradise and Hell where they and corrupt Shiites shall dwell. (Footnote: Safinatul Behar, Muhaddith Qommi, vol.1, pg. 186)Concise answer
There are many verses in the Holy Quran which indicate that the Jinns are also duty-bound like humans and they are ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency -ABNA- Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has announced on its official website that yesterday Yemeni forces could successfully cleaned up regions of Taiz from the Saudi mercenaries.
According to the report Saudi-led coalition forces were attacked and forced to retreat from their military base in the region of 'al-Sawda' during an operation by Yemeni Popular Committees.
Yemeni army and Popular Committees also on Monday evening ...
Field of Difference between Woman & Man
So many statements are said in regard of differences between woman and the man, with some of them believing these differences to be little in number and of no value and some ____________19. Al-Mizaan, vol. IV, p. 89.
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believing many differences are there between these two species. It is not easy to prove these claims. What can be cited briefly and defended is the following: 1. Verily a ...
A BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF SIMPLE LIVING Once in the era of Salman's (r.a) governorship and rule in Madayen, a flood came and the water gushed into people's house, so they rushed to the mountains and the height to seek shelter and refuge. Those who had
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more luggages to carry were faced with a lot of trouble in taking them up the height; so that a few even lost their lives carrying their household effects. Hazrat Salman's(r.a) ...
Haidh (Menstruation or Period)
Haidh is a type of blood that is discharged from the womb of a woman every month. In order to better understand haidh let us follow the eight simple steps below:
Verification
If the blood seen is other than what is stated below, then it is haidh.
If the blood is not of istihadha
If the blood is not of nifas (blood seen after childbirth)
If the blood is not from a ...
Responsibilities of the Head of the Household
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 ...
The Holy Qur’an has proposed ways for people to make up for their mistakes. In the words of Qur’an, this is the act of asking for forgiveness called ‘repentance’ which has different types:1.To deny the mistake one has committed.2.To admit that you did it, but to try to justify it by bringing excuses.3.To admit that you have made a mistake or have committed a sin and to promise not to do it again and to try your best to ...
The Prophet (Pbuh) said: Heaven is under the feet of mothers. [Mizan al-Hikmat, v.10, p.712]
A Child as the Result of a Mother's Efforts
The Arabic word "Um" which means mother and is extensively used in the Quran and the traditions essentially means root and source. This is because a child is in the womb for six to nine months and extracts his/her physical and spiritual needs from the body of the mother. Also, the baby constantly extracts ...
Fasting during the month of Ramadan can be good to your health if it’s done correctly.Benefits of fasting during Ramadan include:- Fasting promotes weight loss- Rests digestive system- Resolves inflammatory diseases and allergies e.g. arthritis and skin conditions such as psoriasis- Reduce blood glucose level- Reduce cholesterol ...
A Glance at Love in the Transcendent Philosophy
IntroductionPraise be to God, His prophets and His friends.The author would like to open the discussion with some of Ibn ‘Arabi’s words on love: Love can never be defined in term of its essence, and all the definitions provided for it so far have been nothing more than a number of formal and verbal statements. Whosoever defines love has not known it; and whosoever has not sipped from the ...
A Bahraini court has sentenced a former Shiite lawmaker to a year in prison for remarks against the ruling Al Khalifa regime, a report said. Khalid Abdul Aal has been sentenced to one year behind bars on charges of insulting the Interior Ministry via his tweets posted in April 2014. The opposition figure has rejected the ruling, saying he did not intend to insult anyone and that he only criticized some measures adopted by the ministry. The ...
Nuptial Night Customs
There are many verses of the Glorious Quran and traditions regarding intercourse which are very beneficial for both men and women. Consider some of the recommendations of the Prophet (Pbuh) and the Holy Household in this regard which have been narrated in the most authentic books on traditions.
It is polite for the groom to take of the brides' shoes once she has been brought to his house. Then he should wash her feet ...
Among the greatest intellectuals of Islam is the name of Abu Ali Husain ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, the well-known philosopher. Abu Sina is called “Bu Ali Sina” and “the chief Shaykh”. This great personality was a national of Bukhara, which at that time was a part of the Iranian kingdom. His father had come from Balkh but they had settled down in Bukhara.Not only this intellectual is the matter of pride for the Islamic world ...
Have the verses of the Holy Quran been compiled and gathered according to the taste, liking and desire of the companions or according to the will and instruction of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him. Did Uthman not put the Quranic verses relating to caliphate and vicegerency among the verses of Ahkaam (legal rules)? Is publication of the Quran on the basis of the sequence of the revelation a kind of innovation (bid'ah)? If it is not, why does ...
CELEBRATIONS OF ASHURA IN BRAZILThe first 10th day of Muharram occurred between the days 04 and 14th of November, 2013, in Beazil.Ashura mourning ceremonies observed in some Ahlul Bayt followers' mosques in Brazil. Below will be a short summary of the celebrations that took place in each place:Curitiba (Paraná State):The Mosque of Imam Ali Ibn Abutallib, in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná State, gathered about 100 Muslims in all ...
Sileh Rahmi is Wajib and Qat-e-Rahmi is Haraam towards our spiritual relatives also. Our Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and our Imams (a.s.) are our spiritual fathers. So, the descendants of our Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and the Imams (a.s.), that is the Sadaat, are our spiritual relatives. Also, since the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and the Imams (a.s.) are the spiritual fathers of all believers and Shias, we all are related to each other, and are like ...
Man is a thoughtful creature who lives amidst this spacious world. He contemplates everything around him and tries to understand its essence. He asks himself: How did the world come into being? How does it move in such a precise and perfect manner? Does it have a beginning? Does it have an end? What comes after?If it has a beginning, does this mean that it was non-existent and then came into being? Who created it? Did it come into being by ...
My journey toward Islam started out about 30 blocks from the Pacific ocean in Long Beach, California. My parents divorced when I was 4 years old and , shortly after, my father moved to another city and left me, my twin brother and my younger sister alone to be raised by my mother.My mother worked hard and tried to pay the bills, but she was a single mother with no education or job experience and was forced to take very low paying jobs. ...
“O People!
"Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the best of months. Its days, the best of days, its nights, the best of nights, and its hours, the best of hours. It is the month which invites you to be the guests of Allah and invites you to be one of those near to Him. Each breath you take glorifies him; your sleep is worship, your deeds are accepted and ...
THE PERIOD OF NATURALISM
The philosophy of the early Greeks was dominated by the search for the One Principle, or cause which should explain phenomena. No distinction was made between matter and spirit. The first speculations were made by the early Ionian physicists known as the "School of Miletus.
I. THE IONIANS
As Greece is a mountainous and rather barren country, its inhabitants have been obliged from remote times to seek new ...
