In occupied Kashmir, senior Shiite cleric and leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi, has strongly denounced the continued house arrest of the APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, and illegal detention of the APHC General Secretary, Shabbir Ahmed Shah.Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi in a statement issued in Srinagar termed imposition of ban on the political activities of the Hurriyet leaders as frustration ...
The Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari have tried to present the picture that the brutal #Zaria_Massacre that killed 1000+ defenseless & unarmed #Shia_Muslims was a "military affair" and that he does not have the details of the whole issue yet until he see the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that was set up by the Kaduna State Government. This is a compound deception by the Nigerian President Buhari to deceive Nigerians and ...
Every kind of Sileh Rahmi, the failure of which is viewed as a sort of Qat-e-Rahmi, is obligatory for us. For example, if a person is unable to fulfill his needs due to poverty or is unable to get medical aid for any reason, or is in debt; and heapproaches a rich relative for help; it is obligatory on the rich person to help him. Even if the rich person is not approached directly but comes to know the predicament of his poor relative, it is ...
“Scholars and government officials are influential figures in every society, that’s why they need to observe their behaviors in order to set good examples for other members of the society to learn.” Speaking at a meeting in Qom on Sunday, February 19, Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani, a Shia cleric, highlighted the crucial role of education in Islam by saying, “Education and training are key elements in promoting Islamic ...
We sometimes notice points in our Islamic interpretations that raise questions for some of us in connection with worship. For example we are told in the case of prayer that either the Prophet or the Imams have said, "Prayer is the pillar of religion," or if we think of religion as a tent, 'prayer is the pole that keeps it standing." This remark is also quoted from the narrations attributed to the Prophet, "The requisite for the acceptance of ...
he 38-year-old woman suffered injuries after a group of "two or three young men" she did not know attacked her in front of the Usera metro station in the south of the Spanish capital. Staff members at the metro called emergency services and the victim was taken to hospital with cuts and bruises and anxiety symptoms following the attack, El Pais newspaper reports. According to reports, police in Madrid are treating the incident as an ...
Swiss media revealed on Saturday that a “World champion” in Muay Thai Boxing has joined ISIS in Syria, indicating that boxing fans demanded by depriving him of all sports titles in his possession, while the world champion confirmed that he is seeking to die “as a martyr through Jihad ...
A leading human rights organization has called on the United Nations to intervene and help stop the execution of a prominent Shia religious figure in Saudi Arabia. According to Press TV, in a Monday letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) called for exerting pressure on Riyadh to revoke the death sentence given to Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and to release him ...
Every so often, we are shocked by the death of a young member of our community. We experience a short-lived rush to perform extra prayers, but the effect goes away quickly. Instead, we must learn to effectively reflect on our lives. Every day, we witness the deaths of people around us, but we pay minimal thought to the day when others will witness our death.Attempts to speak about death are usually suspended by those who feel uneasy hearing ...
he ever- rising crescendo of Islamophobia in the West seems to be reaching to an alarming proportion now. This can only be compared to the Anti-Semitism of the Nazi Germany that began its tide in the late 19th century and slightly subsided in the mid 20th century, but meanwhile succeeded in completely crushing the Jewish community and throwing them out of Europe. Now the same tide seems to have turned against Muslims in the form of a growing ...
How can supernatural acts be explained and proven?Concise answer
"Miracles" in Islamic theological terms are acts that surpass normal limits that challenge others to do the same and are in accordance with the claims of the person performing them. What is meant by surpassing normal limits is that it seems contrary to the laws of nature.
Of course, when it is said that miracles surpass normal limits, not having a cause or negating the law of ...
Man can construct a solid barrier against the danger of the dissolution of his inward personality only when he attains religious belief and certainty, the conviction that our sorrows and joys do not go to waste, that we are not advancing to annihilation, but are rather moving towards Him. In other words, our residence in this abode of clay is temporary, lasting only until the appointed day when the summons of resurrection arouses us from our ...
Almost half of people feel the wearing of hijabs or headscarves by Muslim students should be allowed in Ireland's State schools, according to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll.
While 48 per cent agree with their use in State schools, 39 per cent do not and 13 per cent have no opinion. A breakdown of the figures show that while a clear majority of younger people agree with the use of hijabs, older people are more likely to be opposed. Green ...
The following is Press TV's exclusive full-length interview with Hamid Gul, a retired general who served as head of the Pakistani military's Inter-Service Intelligence, on his opinion about the reason behind the recent escalating violence in Pakistan.
Press TV: Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif are seemingly bracing for a long-term political struggle there, would this provide the militants with the opportunity to perhaps fan the flames of ...
A Bradford Muslim family was left scared after their two-year-old daughter was shot in the head by an airgun sniper who is still unknown. “I am afraid it will happen to other children. If we don't catch whoever did this, they will do it again and again,” the mother, Noor Nahar, told on Thursday, May 14. The 26-year-old Muslim mother was walking from the family's home in Cockroft Grove, Barkerend, to pick up her son from school when ...
On the occasion of the Fajr days, the Razavi holy shrine was the host of Sayyedana Tawashih group from Egypt who performed Qur'an recitation and Tawashih in Dar al-Marhamah and Imam Khomeini (R.A.) porticos.
In the sideline of performing the Tawashih programs by this group in Dar al-Marhamah portico Astan Quds Razavi had an interview with the leader of this group, Abu al-Abbas Muhammad.
Q: When was the Sayyedana Tawashih group formed and in what ...
Motherhood, the Perfection of Feminine VirtuesIn the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Salaam and heartiest congratulations to you all on the eve of the blessed birth anniversary of the Noblest ever lady the world has seen. As you know, the 20th of Jamadi al-Akher is that auspicious day when the Almighty's Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind, Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), was blessed with the Immaculate Daughter, Fatema Zahra ...
Nikāḥ (Arabic: "نکاح", English: "marriage") is a union of a male and a female under sharia conditions. When a male and a female get married, they become "Halal" (Halal here means that they can have sexual relationship) and morally and legally responsible to each other.There are two kinds of Nikah: 1- Permanent Nikah which is the common and known marriage in almost all cultures and religions, and remains to the end of their lives or a ...
