As many as 5,700 Rohingya Muslims and 322 other foreigners are presently living in Jammu and Samba districts of the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said. They have entered the state on their own and are staying at various places in the two districts, she said in a written reply to the question of BJP MLA Sat Pal Sharma in ...
Speaking to Iran’s Hawzah News, Sheikh Abdullah al-Saleh, the Deputy Director of Bahrain’s Islamic Action Society, said that this year the fifth anniversary of Bahrain’s “Day of Rage” coincided with the fortieth day after the Saudi execution of Shi’a anti-regime activist and cleric, Shaykh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and four young believers.He added that the Al Khalifah regime’s methods of oppression have ...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday urged the need to use every possible means to promote prayers among Iranian youth.
The Leader made the remarks in a message to the opening session of the 23rd national conference on Namaz (prayers) which is being held in the southwestern provincial capital city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province.
Ayatollah Khamenei urged Iranian officials to make every possible ...
President Ilham Aliyev visited Imamzade religious complex in Ganja Azerbaijan President
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reviewed the conditions created at Imamzade religious complex in Ganja after major repair and reconstruction.Dating back to the 8th century, the historical monument Imamzade also known as the Blue dome, the Blue Mosque or the Blue Imam Turbeh, is one of the architectural landmarks of the city of Ganja. ...
ISLAM AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TIME
Of all the religions Islam alone is more concerned with all the aspects of human life. Its teachings are not confined to acts of worship and prayer and to a set of moral counsels. As Islam has dealt with men's relations with God, it has also given the broad lines of men's relations with each other. It has, in various forms, dealt with individual rights and obligations, too. That is why the question ...
Haidar Nouri Jilukhan said the TV channel was launched in March 2016 to serve the Holy Book. He said Al Quran TV’s activities are focused on promoting the Quranic discourse and its programs are based on the needs of today’s society. Quran recitations by different Qaris constitute a large part of the TV’s programs, he said, adding that in the near future, recitation programs will be broadcast 12 hours a day and various Quranic ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that the Bahraini authorities have arrested 43 citizens within the last week of June, after raiding 85 homes in a number of villages across the country.The report listing the violations indicated that 107 peaceful protests were staged to stress on the demands for which the people revolted in February 14, adding that "more than 12 areas were subjected to collective punishment ...
Iraqi security forces freed a group of Yazidi women held captive by ISIS in a covert operation behind the group's lines, a defense ministry statement said.
AhlulBayt News Agency - Iraqi security forces freed a group of Yazidi women held captive by ISIS in a covert operation behind the group's lines, a defense ministry statement said.ISIS captured around 5,000 Yazidi men and women in the northern region of Sinjar in summer 2014.Some 2,000 ...
Kiramah (Magnanimity): Stations and Meanings
Question: What is magnanimity (kiramah)? How can we become magnanimous? In Allah’s (awj) view, what stations do the magnanimous hold?
Brief Answer
Magnanimity means to be far away from lowliness. The soul of he who is pure from every low attribute is called magnanimous. Magnanimity is opposed to lowliness. To reach the highest peak of magnanimity, one must be equipped with ...
In the Name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful
Now let us begin with the salient features of this faith. My sect, like other sects of Islam, consists of some beliefs and some religious obligations. Its social life is based upon some well-defined ethical patterns. It has fully developed civil as well as criminal laws. All these aspects of religion are based upon the Holy Qur'an (The Book of Almighty Allah) and the Traditions of the ...
Following Panama Papers leaking, the speculations grew about publishing names of some countries’ politicians. From Britain to Azerbaijan, there were names released in the confidential documents. The leaked documents contained names of family members of the Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.So far, Aliyev’s family members have not reacted considerably to the leaking but the remarks of the Azeri government’s spokesman have added to ...
Anjuaman Shari Shian (Shiite party) on Friday condemned the imposition of curbs and curfew, foiling of ‘Youm-e-Istaqlal’ (independence day) program, detention of its president and senior separatist leader Aga Syed Hasan Almosvi Alsafvi, other leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, Muhammad Yasin Malik and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.The party spokesman said that the ongoing freedom struggle particularly the protest marches from past four months ...
IS THE SOCIAL CHANGE COMPATIBLE WITH TIME?
Before going into this question we should like to bring forward two points:
The first point is that most of the people who talk of progress, development and change in a situation suppose that any social change, especially if its source is in the West, is the consequence of progress and development. This is one of the most erroneous ideas entertained by the present generation.
These people ...
On assigning some parts of the cemetery of Carabanchel district to Muslims, they would be able to have funeral processions based on their religious ceremonies. According to El Mundo Newspaper, Madrid Municipality has assigned 10,000 square meters of this cemetery, which is located in the south of Madrid and owned by Catholics to Muslims. 200,000 Muslims live in Madrid which is the majority of Muslims in Spain. Muslims society in Spain ...
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who grieves a true Muslim cannot then compensate for it by offering him the entire world because it is not sufficient compensation (unless he repents and appeases the said person)."Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 150Imam Kadhim [a] said: "Among your most compulsory duties towards your Muslim brother is that you conceal nothing from him which profits him either in this life or in the Hereafter."Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, ...
The time of pregnancy is a boring and difficult period during which the various systems in the body undergo strange changes. If it was not for the love of the child, mothers who have once become pregnant would refuse a second pregnancy. In this period some of the internal glands start to increase secretions, and the body uses more and more nutrients. However, the pregnant woman cannot eat food property due to nausea, and a lack of appetite. Some ...
11 TIPS FOR MUSLIM COUPLES
11 tips for Muslim couples dealing with marital disputes in the West Marriages usually start off so nicely. Everyone cooperates-the couple, their parents, other relatives, friends. Things usually run smoothly.But somewhere along the way, marital disputes pop up. This is of course natural, but these can escalate to dangerous levels if not dealt with correctly.Sound Vision spoke to Shahina Siddiqui of the Islamic ...
Marital Relationships in the Major Religions
Allah says in the Qur'an in prohibition of adultery: Verily it is a vulgarity and a vileness and an evil path to follow'. 20The use of the expression vulgarity, together with the particular past tense verb in Arabic (Kaana) gives the command an eternal and static quality with reference to God's abstraction from time and the singularity of his law in creation, a notion which is not confined solely to ...
PRESENT DAY LIFE AND THE FIXED-TIME MARRIAGE
As we learnt previously, a permanent marriage imposes heavy responsibilities and obligations both on husband and wife.
However, no boy or girl at the time of puberty, when he or she comes under the heavy pressure of the instinctive urge, is prepared for a permanent marriage. The requirements of the modern age have lengthened the interval between natural puberty and social maturity, when one is ...
The Islamic way of greeting a Muslim is by saying "As-Salamu Alaykum". It means "Peace be upon you", and the response of it is "Wa Alaykum As-Salam" meaning, "and on you be peace". It is highly recommended to greet a fellow Muslim in this manner, and once greeted, it is wajib (compulsory) on the other person to reply back.It is also stated in the Qur'an to say this greeting when one enters his/her house, even if the house is empty. "...So when ...
