Demonstrators including Muslims, Christians and Jews take part in a protest against Islamophobia following the attacks at Christchurch in New Zealand on March 24, 2019 at the Times Square in New York, United ...
Muslims kicked off Eid al-Fitr celebrations on Friday around the world and to mark the holiday one of New York City's most iconic landmarks was lit in ...
Dispute Between Hijaz and DamascusSeemingly subsequent to Imam Husayn's martyrdom, there existed no hurdle facing the Umayya. It was Yazid's impudence that had one of the Muhajirun's descendant, 'Abd Allah Ibn Zubayr, muster up courage and cause turbulence in Hijaz. Although one of the instigators of the war of Jamal was he, during Imam Husayn's several-month presence in Mecca, despite his own mind and due to his political harmony with Imam, he ...
A Muslim woman had her blouse set on fire outside an upscale boutique in Manhattan, police sources said. The 36-year-old woman was wearing traditional Muslim attire and was able to douse the flames herself, in what appears to be the latest anti-Muslim attack in New York City. Police sources said a man stood nearby the victim with a lighter in his hand. Without speaking to her, the suspect fled the scene, in front of Valentino flagship ...
Leader of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria, His Eminence Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky says adolescent age is a very critical and sensitive period, and therefore should be molded and geared towards service of the Creator..
Leader of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria, His Eminence Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky says adolescent age is a very critical and sensitive period, and therefore should be molded and geared towards service of the Creator.
He ...
The far-right anti-Islam Flemish Interest Party in Belgium has forwarded a bill to Parliament forbidding women with headscarves from driving vehicles.
The bill, presented by the Flemish Interest Party's former president Filip Dewinter on Friday, states that wearing a headscarf "reduces a driver's ability to see and hear while driving".
Dewinters argued that, as it is forbidden for drivers to talk or text on the phone and to eat food while ...
Pure Wine in the Qur’an
Question: What is the “sharaban tahuran” mentioned in the Qur`an (sometimes translated as “pure wine”)?
Brief Answer
“Sharab” means something which can be drunk and “tahur” means that which is in itself pure and uncontaminated and also makes other things pure. We can gather from various verses that in heaven there are various kinds of drinks that are pure and refreshing. The term ...
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa with the membership of judges Dia' Huraidi and Issam-Eldeen Mohammad Khalil and Naji Abdullah as secretariat, sentenced 22 defendants between the ages of 15 and 26 to three years in prison after convicting them of assaulting policemen, protesting and having Molotov cocktails in their possession.The court stated that the suspects on September 1, 2015, ...
As the National Teachers' Day approaches, a group of teachers and education officials from across the country met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the Hussayniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Tuesday May 1, 2019.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): As the National Teachers' Day approaches, a group of teachers and education officials from across the country met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Commemorate the battle of Karbala and the blessed name of the Master of Martyrs, because through [this] commemoration Islam is revived.The blood of the Master of Martyrs is what has caused the blood of all Islamic nations to stir.The blood which was shed in the battle of Karbala destroyed the castle of the oppressors, and our Karbala undermined the castle of the Satanic authority.They killed the Master of Martyrs, but ...
Afghan police forces have killed seven Taliban militants and injured six others during a shootout in Badakhshan Province, a local official said. "A group of Taliban militants raided police checkpoints in Zorakhshan area of Wardoj district Wednesday night and police returned fire which lasted till Thursday morning,” district Governor Dawlat Mohammad Khawar said. During the clash, “seven insurgents, including three foreign nationals ...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made a televised statement two days after the martyrdom of freed detainee Samir Kuntar in which he reminded Israel that Hezbollah will respond to the assassination of any member of the resistance in the way, time, and date it chooses.After sending his greetings to the Christians in the region and the world for the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ (as) , and to the Muslims for the birth ...
Section FiveChallenges Facing the Family and SocietyDivorce Yesterday and Today
It was usual in Islamic countries for marriages to take place in a context of common sense and compatibility. It was the family who would find the appropriate partner with regard to religion, moral behaviour, financial status and physical character. For this reason, marriages on the whole were successful.The family's choosing for their offspring did not negate the ...
To throw light upon the fragrant memories and to work with perseverance to obtain the details of such memories are the two things that cast good manners, virtues, and acquaintance with the conduct of the past personalities who were characterized by high merits, piety, righteousness, and decency on the souls. Thus, the noble, deep-rooted character of Lady Zaynab should not be overlooked. She possessed all that points towards her immaculate ...
It is not uncommon for non-Muslims and even many Muslims to associate the Islamic commandments on Hijab with females, even though Islam has ordained Hijab for both men and women. In fact, many of us would be surprised to note that Allah states in the Holy Qur'an:"Tell the believing men to cast down their looks and guard their private parts; that is purer for them; surely Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women that they cast ...
A Pakistani shia was beheaded by three of his takfiri friends for wearing a locket with words ‘Ya Ali Madad’(as). According to information, Muzammil Abbas was killed in Bhal ...
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Introduction: The Early Greeks
Man is naturally a philosopher. Brought face to face with the wonders of nature or the results of human endeavor, he is not content merely to observe the phenomena as they are offered to his senses, but feels impelled by his natural thirst for knowledge to investigate the causes through which these phenomena were produced. In this sense the story of philosophy is, as it were, lost and ...
who supported the Holy Prophet of Islam(S.A.W.) in all difficult situations expired on 26th Rajab three years before the Hijrah of the Holy Prophet of Islam(S.A.W.) from Mecca to Madina.The Holy Prophet of Islam(S.A.W.) was deeply grieved and named this year as "The Year of Sadness". On this sad occasion we extend our Heartfelt Condolences to the 1500 million strong Muslim Ummah.
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Abu-Talib:The Greatest Guardian of Islam In 570 A.D. the ...
A group of commanders of Police Forces met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on Sunday afternoon April 28, 2019.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A group of commanders of Police Forces met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on Sunday afternoon April 28, 2019. In this meeting, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces, Ayatollah Khamenei, stressed the need to ...
Allah (swt) is the one that gave us life and only He has the right to take it away from us. Suicide is clearly haram in Islam. This is what the Qur'an has to say about suicide:
[4:29] O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful! [4:30] If any do that in rancour and ...
