God says, “Nothing exists, unless it is with Us and We bring it down to you as much as needed.” This shows that everyone and everything in this world is linked to God. This also shows that our world is not the only existing world and that we are leaving in the lowest world of all.God has said that man could have all the worlds in hands. This proves that no creature from another world could control man, unless it establishes a ...
The West has its own redline for the human rights advocacy and democracy despite using a beautiful rhetoric about such issues, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday. 'What constitutes the West's redline is merely its interests; the illegitimate interests that if failed to be secured, issues like democracy and human rights and other similar slogans are going to cause no sense for the West. On the other hand, they only heed the language of ...
Moses noticed a man in a very high position before God. Addressing God, he said: "O God! Who is this man with such a high and glorious position?" "O Moses! This man is good-tempered, his parents are pleased with him, and he doesn’t envy other people for their possessions and blessings", said God.* Did you know that jealous people lead the worst life of all?* Did you know that envy is physically harmful?* Did you know that envy results in ...
Allah (God) wisely and fairly willed to create pairs of everything in the firmly-founded and extensive order of Creation. In the expansive scene of Creation the pairing of everything is an absolute truth with no exception. Even before man came to know this fact through his knowledge and perform scientific research on it, the Glorious Quran had made this truth known in numerous verses, including verse 49 of the Blessed Surah (Chapter) entitled ...
One Ethiopian female student was asked why you follow the rules of Islam such as fasting, hijab (head cover), prayers: she answered: I am following because Allah had ordered us to follow so as a Muslim, it is our duty to follow the rules taught to us by God.1. Why is Hijab compulsory for the girls in Islam?We observe how the media is ruthlessly misusing the external appearance of the woman by disrobing her. And only Allah knows, to what worst ...
once, passing through a desert, Rasool Allah (P.B.U.H) and his companions happened to come across a person tending camels and requested him to provide them with some milk. The man excused himself saying: "The milk that is in the breasts of these camels is for the breakfast of the people of the tribe and that, which lies in the container, is for their evening meals."When he heard this, Rasool Allah (P.B.U.H) prayed for him, saying: "O' Lord! ...
Saudi Arabian deputy Hajj Minister Abdolrahman Bijavi in a meeting on Sunday with Iran’s consular delegation in Medina, reaffirmed his country’s adherence to offering suitable services to the ‘Guests of the Compassionate’.He further said, 'My colleagues and I are ready round the clock to hear views of Hajj headquarters and solve pilgrims’ possible problems.'During the meeting, both sides were unanimous about ...
Since most of the world-lovers are not lagging behind dogs in their stinginess, jealousy and harshness the commander of the faithful (A.S) addresses them as dogs when he says, “When you see world-lovers rushing towards things passionately, do not get deceived. Beware of them as they are barking dogs and hunting animals that are ever ready to harm others. The powerful among them eats up the weak and the majority devours the ...
The US has admitted that mistakes led to a deadly strike on Syrian troops - an incident that highlighted the chaotic situation of a conflict involving multiple factions and forces. Yet it has claimed the strike did not constitute a war crime because the mistake was unintentional. In September, the US acknowledged that coalition warplanes had carried out airstrikes that led to the deaths of at least 62 troops, injured a further 100 and ...
The Divine and Islamic Conditions for Marriage
Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among your slaves, male or female. [Holy Quran: Nur 24:32]
Religion and Piety
The revered religion of Islam is in fact a system supplied with beliefs, morals and practical matters. Religious faith in Islam consists of joining up of the heart with God and belief in the Day of Judgment; the angels; the Prophets and the Glorious Quran. ...
I went with Abu Shubbar to al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr's house, and on the way he honoured me and talked to me about the famous Ulama and about Taqlid (adoption of a legal decision by the Mujtahid) and so on ... until we entered the house where we found al Sayyid al Sadr surrounded by many young turbaned students. Al-Sayyid stood up and greeted us, then I was introduced to him and he welcomed me warmly and sat me next to him. After that he ...
“Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;”“Most Gracious, Most Merciful”The use of the two terms of “gracious” and “merciful” as attributes of God in the Qur’an means that God is kind and compassionate towards all the creatures in the world.God says, “Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy.” And His mercy is for ...
Signs for the re-emergence of Imam al-Mahdi
Question: What are the signs for the reemergence of the Master of the Age [i.e. the Twelfth Imam]?
Brief Answer
The topic of the signs of the re-emergence is a complicated one and calls for a thorough investigation of all the related narrations. However, in brief, the signs fall under two categories. One group consists of those signs which will certainly occur, foreshadowing ...
THIRD: NOBILITY OF THE FAMILY
(A FUNDAMENTAL AND UNAVOIDABLE CONDITION FOR BOTH SIDES)
Family nobility does not mean fame, wealth,and social status. Rather it means modesty, purity and religiousness. Marriage with someone is equal to a bond with a family, tribe, and a race.
It is not logical that in connection with marriage one says:"I desire to marry this person and have notion do with his or her family, relation, and tribe", ...
Among the factors which build up man's personality are the family environment and parental guidance. The latter factor is of crucial importance in child's life, especially in his life manners and etiquette.Since in Islam "adab" or "good manners" are used to evaluate one's amount of education and are recognized as the best indicator of one's personality, therefore, training one's children in this aspect is given great gravity in Islam.In his ...
What is your definition of science and of religion?The question implies that science and religion cannot be defined with proximate genus and specific difference. How could we, who are dependent on religion and surrounded by the world of science, define the perimeters of science and religion? Naturally, we provide a description of science and religion. Some of the contemporary researchers are of the opinion that our understanding and ...
The Ahlulbayt World Assembly has issued a statement in condemnation of the new round of Muslim genocide in Myanmar.The full text of the statement is as follows:In the Name of Allah, the Demolisher of TyrantsIn the deadly passivity of Western governments and their affiliated global institutions, a new round of attacks against Muslims has been launched in Rohingya in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.Theinnocent Muslim community of Myanmar have been ...
The renowned Iranian cleric of highlighted the prime importance of taking the cognizance of code of ethics. Grand Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani underscored the prime importance of ethical behaviour and code of ethics in the society stressing, “Ethical behaviour is highly important.” “Given that, it is incumbent upon us to build our behaviour based on as such principles, because the Holy Prophet Muhammad had also emphasized ...
- A leader and financial backer of the biggest Islamist party in Bangladesh has been executed for alleged war crimes committed during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Media tycoon Mir Quasem Ali, 63, of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was sentenced to death two years ago. The tycoon was hanged at a high-security prison outside Dhaka on Saturday evening. He was arrested in 2010 and convicted in 2014. He declined to seek a ...
Men and women need each other spiritually and intrinsically and such a need is something that does not change because of social changes and industrial and technological advancement. This need is rooted in the nature of human beings and it is this very nature which drives human beings to form families and sound family relations. It is an important concern of our age which accounts for the decrease in wrong-doing, mental aberration and ...
