Preface
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
THE PROBLEM OF FAMILY RELATIONS
The problem of family relations in our times is not so simple that it may be resolved by arranging opinion polls of young boys and girls, or by holding seminars. It is neither confined to any one country, nor has any country so far claimed to have solved it successfully.
Will Durant, the well-known philosopher and author of "History of ...
Disclosure of Unmanly Virus War by Pentagon and Al Saud against Muslim WorldAhlulBayt News Agency - Bioterrorism is an issue, which is recently focused on more seriously within Iranian circles. Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form. This method is usually ...
Probably, the utmost form of self-sacrifice for the sake of Allah is in the case of Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.). The event of Karbala itself marks a landmark in Islam, as it shaped the history of the Islamic nation. Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.), the grandchild of the Prophet (p.), the Messenger of Allah, and His best and most devout worshipper; the son of Imam Ali (a.s.), the most pious judge and bravest warrior; the son of Lady Fatima (a.s.), the ...
Author of the book ‘Islamism and Post-Islamism' whose book has been released in the U.S. says: "What has happened in the world today is not transcending Islamism but the trend towards Salafi Islamism."
Seyyed Javad Miri, the author of ‘Islamism and Post-Islamism: Reflections upon Allameh Jafari's Political Thought', said the book has been recently published by University Press of America in Maryland, New York and Dustin Jay Bird, an ...
Kenya police say they have arrested four men on suspicion of attempting to leave the country to join extremist groupof ISIS in Libya. The four men appeared in court in the coastal city of Mombasa Monday where police, through a public prosecutor, asked for authorization to hold the suspects for an additional 30 days, in order to further investigate the men before charging them. Police say that in the past year at least 20 Kenyans have gone to ...
On the other hand, “[those standing at] the apices of [intellectual] resolve cannot comprehend Him, and [those who have] dived in [the depths of] acuity cannot reach Him.”[54] His Essence neither yields to the intellection of the sage[55], neither to the spiritual experience of the gnostic[56], thus they both admit their incapability. This incapability arises because comparing what a contingent being can comprehend of Allah (awj) with what ...
Whether the parents are believers and pious or Kafirs and sinful, goodness towards them is wajib. And 'Aaq-e-Waledain' is Haraam.
The verse of Surah Luqman says thus, "And if they contend with you that you should associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them, and keep company with them in this world kindly...". (Surah Luqman 31:15)
Dua For Sunni Parents
Moammar Ibne Khallad asked Imam Reza (a.s.) whether one is allowed ...
The Islamic religion is now a major factor in human life and its impact is felt not only in Arabia, where it started out and then spread to the four corners of the earth, embracing a significant portion of humanity, but also in Africa where it has in many cases displaced an indigenous belief system whose world view, though similar to Islam in certain respects, varies widely from it. This section of the chapter deals with the Islamic world view. ...
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Seeking The Positive Aspects of Amusement
Are there alternatives to these types of pastime?
We need to seek out the positive aspects of what may serve as alternatives, to prevent youth from indulging in their spare time in activities which will lead to wanton pursuits.
When we speak of music, for example, we say to our youth that it is haram-but we must seek a fatwa on allowing soft music which has a soothing effect on the person, which is a ...
HOW DOES ISLAM BUILD THE FAMILY
Imam Al-Sadiq relates that a woman who came to the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.) was asked by him whether she was a `put-off woman'? She
asked the meaning of that, and the Prophet replied: 'She is the woman
who, when her husband calls her for some need (i.e. to make love), keeps putting it off until he falls asleep. Such a woman will, then, continuously be cursed
by the angels until husband wakes up."
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Incentives of Backbiting
(1) Enmity and envy are the strongest incentives of backbiting.
(2) Joking is another incentive of backbiting, because it is regarded as fresh subject for arising joking and laughter at others.
(3) Boasting is also an incentive of backbiting, because the boastful, in most cases, tries to refer to the others' defects to prove that he disdains and does not enjoy such defects.
(4) It frequently happens that an ...
Some youths who are members in parties say that their affiliation resulted from ignorance or fear.
When a person acts on marginal issues rather than social or personal realities, certainly it is possible that he may adorn a bit here, and act on personal negative or positive factors there. When the issue is one of self-determination-i.e., when his actions are associated with those of others in order to put his efforts in a lawful undertaking ...
Not only is backbiting is prohibited but to listen to gossips has also been condemned in Islam. It is necessary to avoid being in conformity with the backbiters or listening to them, for the listener of backbiting is regarded as partner in the sin. It can be achieved by denying backbiting verbally, changing the subject into another innocent one, leave the session of backbiting, or, in the least, deny backbiting in heart, so as to be saved from ...
Having look at the face or Body of Strange women or men is regarded as a big sin in the divine religion of Islam. It has been underlined in Quranic verses, traditions and sayings of innocents that there are lots of bad consequences associated with this bad and devil looks. In his book” The Islamic Structure of family”Professor hossein Ansarian Interprets and exemplifies this issue according to the view of Quran and that of tradition. The ...
Last Advice Imam Musa al-Kazim’s (‘a) mother and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq’s (‘a) wife, Umme Hameeda was sitting in her home, bereaved by the passing away of her beloved husband and Imam. She noticed a very close friend of her husband, Abu Basir, among those who had come to condole with the family of the Imam (‘a). They both wept silently. Umme Hameeda then addressed Abu Basir. “During the last moments of his life, the Imam (‘a) suddenly ...
An Indonesian young Quran memorizer, Musa La Ode Abu Hanafi, has won the third prize at the international Quran memorization competition, the International Musabaqah Hifzil Quran (MHQ), in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. "Musa made other nations love Indonesia," the Coordinator of Educational, Social and Cultural Functions, the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Cairo Lauti Nia Sutedja said in a press release on Friday. Musa participated in the ...
Today is the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar, a day celebrated as New Year in the West and in countries following the culture of their former colonial masters.Of course, January 1 is not the New Year of the Muslims. Neither has it any significance for any other religion anywhere in the world, such as Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shamanism, Animism, and even Christianity.In other words, none of the religious texts ...
