Summary: In the Arabic literature, didactic verse was a mnemotecnic device for easily remember basic concepts. For this reason verses were used in many medical treatises. In this paper some medical poems will be considered, with particular regard to ibn Sina’s Urjuza fi al tibb (Poem on medicine) Key words: Arabic medical poetry, didactic poem, rajaz verse, Ibn Sinā, ...
Muslims for centuries have engaged themselves and the world in pursuit of inner Jihad (Inner Struggle). This has been their way of getting closer to their Creator, achieving inner peace and getting closer to God’s creations. Unless we are at peace with ourselves, we cannot have peace with the Creator and vice versa.The word Jihad is from the Arabic root word JAHADA which basically means striving or struggle. The question is striving for ...
ABSTRACTI argue that humanity is initiating a new historical era: the Technological Era. While this mutation opens to man extraordinary possibilities of spiritual and material progress, it is irreversible and threatens to destroy him. The eminent danger can be relieved only by adequately preparing the younger generation. In what follows, the principles which guide this preparation are enunciated and justified. The nuclear importance which should ...
Panegyrists on Prophet Muhammad’s Household have met with leader of Revolution on the occasion of birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA). Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei received this morning a number of panegyrists of Prophet Muhammad’s Household from across the country, where he pointed to application of lessons from lives of Prophet’s Household in today lives. Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated ...
Relationship between governance of a jurist and the authority of a jurist
Question: What is the relationship between governance of a jurist (wilayat al-faqih) and authority in jurisprudence (marja’iyat)?
Brief Answer
Wilayat is a part of marja’iyat in the culture of the Shi’as. The great maraji’ not only guided people with respect to the divine Law, but they also led people in the particular problems of ...
The covert alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Zionist entity of Israel should be no surprise to any student of British imperialism. The problem is the study of British imperialism has very few students. Indeed, one can peruse any undergraduate or post-graduate British university prospectus and rarely find a module in a Politics degree on the British Empire let alone a dedicated degree or Masters degree. Of course if the ...
The Prophet of Allah (S) says, "Beware of the curse of the oppressed that it goes beyond the skies and Allah looks at him with kindness and says, ‘Raise his prayer, I shall accept it!'"The Prophet (S) also said, "Prevent yourself from your father's curse. It is sharper than the spear!"It has come in the traditions that four types of prayer are not rejected by Allah::1. A father's prayer for his son. 2. Prayer of the oppressed against the ...
The clerics, in a statement released on Wednesday, highlighted that they will continue to support the 77-year-old cleric, who is the spiritual leader of the country’s dissolved opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, till their last breath, Arabic-language online newspaper Manama Voice reported. The statement further noted that people are ready to do whatever it takes to defend the country's religious leadership, ...
Anger is a psychological state that results from inner agitation and desire for vengeance. And when this agitation becomes more violent, it intensifies the fire of anger. A violent commotion engulfs ones brain on account of which, the mind and the intellect lose control and become powerless. At that time, the inner state of the person resembles a cave where fire has broken out, filling it with flames and suffocating clouds of smoke that leap out ...
Local residents in the New York borough of Bronx have denounced a recent violent attack on a Muslim man in the area. Residents and community leaders have reportedly expressed outrage over the weekend attack on a Muslim who was beaten by teens shouting "ISIS, ISIS" – another acronym for the Daesh or ISIL terrorist group. The victim identified as Mujibur Rahman, 43, a Bangladeshi man, was attacked in front of his horrified ...
Secretary General of the counseling center for Islamic banking in Mauritania Khalid Ould Ahmedou has revealed that Islamic banks in the country control 16 percent of the banking sector, despite short experience. "Fear of usury has pushed a lot of money out of the economy cycle and banking transactions," he said in a press statement. Ahmedou revealed that only 10 percent of Mauritians are dealing with the banking system, saying that many ...
Senior cleric Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday that political stands of Iran and Saudi Arabia should be drawn up by the two sides' Ulema and elite and not the low-profile extremist people.
Ayatollah Makarem made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hossein Sadeghi on Wednesday.
Referring to the headlines and articles published in the media, he said despite differences of opinion and stands of both sides' ...
In a recent phone conversation with the son of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, we learned that Mr. Zakzaky’s family has not spoken directly to him since his arrest on Sunday.
Ibrahim al-Zakzaky’s son says his family has not been able to contact the Nigerian Shia leader since his arrest by the country’s forces earlier in the week.
According to the son, Mr. Zakzaky’s family does ...
Many modern scholars who have investigated the problem of revelation and prophecy have tried to explain revelation, prophecy and questions connected with them by using the principles of social psychology. They say that the prophets of God were men of a pure nature and strong will who had great love for humanity. In order to enable mankind to advance spiritually and materially and in order to reform decadent societies, they devised laws and ...
The Quranic verses give prominence to the issue of marriage and coupling both in animate and human as well as in objects and examinates. The following text adopted from “ The Islamic Family Instruction” by Hossein Ansaryan exemplify and interprets this issue.
The System of Plant Symbiosis
The system of combining or in other words; pollination and reproduction in the vegetable and plant kingdoms is carried out in such a way that any ...
SECOND TRAGIC LETTER
Mr ... from ... writes: "It is now five years I have been serving in the Islamic Republic's armed forces. Four years ago I married my cousin. During these four years, I did not have any interest in life, nor do I have it yet, because I married this girl, whose life has been made bitter by me, upon the insistence of my parents. I moved for the asking of her hand in marriage and thus destroyed her life and mine. I do ...
The group Muslims of Halifax spent Saturday morning bagging $10,000 dollars worth of food for food banks in Nova Scotia.Approximately 50 people participated, including many children. They bagged cereal, tuna, pasta, and other foods. Each bag is ready to go to one family in need.Feed Nova Scotia sent out an appeal earlier this week — saying its supplies were critically low. Spirit of RamadanAsraa El-Darahali Asraa El-Darahali says 50 ...
All religions of the world have laid great emphasis on the rights of parents and the duties of children towards them. According to Islamic teachings, to be obedient and to show kindness to parents has been enjoined in the Qur’an in such a manner as to say that among the noble deeds, to obey parents, treat them respectfully and to show kindness to them, is next to worshipping Almighty Allah. The Holy Qur’an says: “Your Lord ...
Israeli fire killed six Palestinians and wounded scores during clashes Friday near Gaza's border, medics said.
Ahmed al-Hirbawi, Shadi Dawla, Abed al-Wahidi and Nabil Sharaf, all aged 20, were martyred in clsashes with occupation forces on the border between the occupied territories and Khan Yunis, Gaza medics said.
Mohammed al-Raqab, 15, and Adnan Abu Alian, 20, were also martyred in similar clashes east of Gaza City.
Medics said another 80 ...
