Looking up the lexical meanings of the Arabic words of "husband",
`marriage' and `matrimony', we may understand the psychological,
spiritual, social and organic implications of marriage in the Islamic
religion, and the reason why the Qur'an uses the word `Spouse' (زوج)
for both the man and the woman bound together with a legal tie, and
the word `Marriage' (
نكاح) for the coupling process, and the lawful
enjoyment between ...
Children are the fruits of marital relations. They are the adornment
of the house, the beauty of the family, and the seeds guaranteeing
the continuation of life. That is why Allah has made maternal
affection the strongest of all other living instincts. Childbirth is
linked to the desire to survive and be eternal and children represent
the continuation of the parents' survival in life.
Islam expresses and interprets these and innate human ...
The Creator of the Universe, Almighty Allah remarks in the Holy Quran: "Certainly Allah orders equity, kindness (to people) and the giving (of what they need) to the relatives." (Surah Nahl 16:90)
In Surah Raad is the following verse: "And those who join that which Allah has bidden to be joined and have awe of their Lord and fear the evil reckoning." (Surah Raad 13:21)
The expression 'reckoning' in this Ayat denotes the accounting of one's ...
He got the opportunity to attend the lectures of great scholars and remained under the tutelage of the esteemed teacher Mirza Husain Noori (R.A) till the latter expired in 1320 A.H. Al-Haaj Sheikh Abbas Qummi (R.A) was the embodiment of abstinence and piety. He was second to none in the training of oneself, being aware of the religious laws, trying to follow the infallible Ahle Bait (A.S) in worship, obedience, caution in speech, and keeping ...
We are indeed indebted to our parents for our physical, mental and spiritual development. But mankind could not have been guided right, without a spiritual father. The essence of spiritual guidance which consists of rules of conduct as approved by Allah have come to us only through the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and it was the sustained and unsparing effort of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) which guided mankind to the path of salvation and eternal ...
The simultaneous visits of the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy to the Middle East, to Tehran have been seen as highly significant. Focusing on the Syrian crisis, the political institutes have suggested that these two visits indicate that Tehran is in process to establish a regional balance of power which would go in favor of Syria. Such a role could only be ...
The Prophet (Pbuh) said: A female child is a blessing.[Furu al-Kafi, v.6, p.5]
God's Will in Granting a Child
The Holy God is the Creator of all He wills, the owner of the heavens and the Earth, the Wise, the Powerful, the Just, the Merciful and the Benevolent. His will and decision regarding his servants is pure kindness and favor. He is the manifestation of love, mercy and nobleness and proper choosing. Whatever He wants for His servants is ...
Apart from her role as a wife, the Muslim woman has a very important role as mother. The status and value attached to parents in the Muslim world is very high. A woman becomes complete when she becomes a mother. Enjoying her power of creativity and grade of superiority over man, she experiences those precious feelings and senses, which nature gives only to woman. There is no doubt that as a mother, she is superior to man and is the nucleus of ...
PUBLISHER'S WORDImamate, which means leadership, is a principle of Islam that is probably one of the most debated and, at the same time, most misunderstood of all its principles. Even the word "Imam" has been taken on as a general term of leader, where, in Islam it has a very precise designation. The Imams of the Ahlul Bayt [a] were not leaders chosen by the people, although many times in order to take their rightful position among the ...
- Bahraini activists said that the security authorities summoned cleric Sayyed Yassine al-Mosawi, who received a notice to appear before Budai police station on Sunday (July 24, 2016).It is to mention that Al-Mosawi resides in Diraz. A number of citizens residing in Diraz were summoned and arrested. Activists said that the Bahraini authorities arrested 6 citizens residing in Diraz a day after it arrested another 9 for attempting to perform ...
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 his/her needs from the mother’s physical and nervous system. In fact a mother is the root or source of the existence of a child, and a child ...
The Hijab and Repression
The gist of another misconception indiscriminately included in this matter is that the hfjab creates a state of repression for the man which subjects him to intense influence by the slightest thing.
When we wish to speak of repression, we must realize that it is not a result of the hijab, but rather of denying the instinctive needs of a man. It is caused by a situation that runs contrary to his inner mental and ...
The Prophet (Pbuh) said: A female child is a blessing.[Furu al-Kafi, v.6, p.5]
God's Will in Granting a Child
The Holy God is the Creator of all He wills, the owner of the heavens and the Earth, the Wise, the Powerful, the Just, the Merciful and the Benevolent. His will and decision regarding his servants is pure kindness and favor. He is the manifestation of love, mercy and nobleness and proper choosing. Whatever He wants for His servants is ...
The Arab Military Before Islām The methods of war among the Arabs were different from that of all the other races. In their battles they relied on offence and attack1 and their motivation was limited to: defending their idols,2 bloodlust,3 raiding and stealing cattle4, and increasing the status and position of their own tribes5. Their most important weapon was the sword6. The role of Islām was changing the implements and their employment in ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Bahraini regime forces have stormed into the residence of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of the country’s Shia majority in a northwestern village, arresting everyone inside the house. It is not yet clear whether Sheikh Qassim himself is among the ...
Prior to performing the daily prayers, and as a recommended or obligatory prerequisite to other acts of worship, Muslims must purify themselves – this is usually done with water. The minor form of this purification with water is called Wudu, while the major form is called Ghusl. If water is not available, the purification can be performed with clean earth or soil, and is called Tayammum.Performing Wudu'"O Believers! When you prepare ...
Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, "Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him..." (11:3)Also Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, "O you who believe! Turn (in repentance) to Allah with sincere repentance; Perhaps your Lord will remove your evil from you... “(66:8)It should not be forgotten that we, being human beings are prone to committing sins. Sinless are nobody in the universe except the Masumeen ...
During his advanced jurisprudence class at Qom’s Grand Mosque, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi condemned the “painful” terrorist attacks which occurred this week in Beirut (Lebanon), Baghdad (Iraq), Zabul (Afghanistan) and more recently, in the French capital, Paris.The revered source of emulation warned that the "magnitude of these incidents will spread to other parts of Europe as well," it the Western officials continue ...
The present article presents in short the disadvantages of consuming intoxicants and dallying in activities such as gambling and the advantages of staying away from such activities.
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"Guard thyself against the insidious evils of intoxicants and games of chance.”1 In a few brief sentences I am called upon to strengthen the bulwarks of humanity against an insidious, fair-seeming evil, that, armed with the shining nets of pleasure, ...
After describing the concept of marriage from Islamic point of view and the rituals prescribed in connection with it, let us now refer to the obligations which it imposes on the two parties. These obligations include financial and human responsibilities.
Financial responsibility(Nafaqah)maintenance is a legal responsibility in the Islamic family system. Generally speaking it is of two kinds:(1) Maintenance conditonal on the pecuniary condition ...
