Another verse about the creation of the heavens is as follows:Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? (Quran, 21:30)The word "ratq" translated as "sewn to" means "mixed in each, blended" in the Arabic vernacular. It is used to refer to two different substances that make up a whole. The phrase "we ...
Conditions to the fulfilment of Prayer
Question: What are the conditions that guarantee the fulfilment of a prayer?
Brief Answer
The word du’a (supplication) literally means “to call”, “to request a favour”, “to seek help” and in some cases it is used to denote the general meaning of calling. But in its [popular and] technical sense, it refers to the act of making a request from Allah (awj). The word ...
One of the most sacred and biggest undertakings and the one with the most serious effect on the lives of nations and individuals, is the formation of what is called “The family establishment”, the outcome of which -and over the extended centuries-is the thriving of thousands of human generations which might be the product of a single marriage, like the billions of people who had lived on the face of earth as a blessing of the first ...
The Islamic Nurturing of the Adolescent
Islam encourages child rearing in the manner described in the following hadith: "Leave him free for seven years, discipline him for seven, and be his companion for seven." Instruction between 7-14 years of age determine how the person will move towards the right guiding principles by focusing on the inner person, the natural elements of his personality, until adolescence comes along in the fourteenth ...
Perhaps I need not explain here that in the language of literature and mysticism the term heart does not mean the organ situated in the left side of the human body, which pumps blood into the blood vessels. What is implied is the sublime and distinguishing faculty of the human soul, as can be readily understood from the following examples from the Qur"an and verses of Sa"di: Surely in that there is a reminder to him who has a heart ... (50:37)My ...
Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, a senior Shia cleric received Hujjat al-Islam Jamshidi , head of Iranian women seminaries along with a group of other seminary officials in his office in Qom on Monday, June 19. During the meeting, the senior Shia cleric expressed his condolences on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali (as) and thanked the women Islamic seminaries for gathering a comprehensive encyclopedia consisting of ...
Study: Wearing Hijab Helps Body Confidence(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The research, conducted by Dr Viren Swami from the University of Westminster and colleagues looked at body image issues amongst British Muslim women.Dr Swami explained: "In the West anxiety about body image, for women, is so prevalent it's considered normal. This study aimed to explore how these attitudes differ within a British Muslim community."A total of 587 Muslim women ...
By:Ayatullah Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari The hadith concerning the "two weighty trusts" known as hadith al-thaqalayn is one of the most widely accepted and authoritative of all the traditions narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and it has also been recorded in the principal Sunni books of tradition. It possesses the highest degree of authenticity and acceptance. The text is as follows: "I leave among you ...
CHAPTER ONE
Rihab sat alone, musing to herself about the recent events that had taken place within her home. "….everything is over. Hasanat has achieved happiness, having decided upon a harmonious future for herself. All the guests have left after celebrating the happy occasion with Hasanat, whose finger is now embellished with an engagement ring. She has got the man of her dreams and is now thinking of her future happy marriage. ...
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 ...
HUMAN NATURE OF WOMEN
Every one of us has experienced a special relationship with a woman. We have been born from our mother’s wombs; we have shared our thoughts and opinions with our sisters; they have perfected our lives to the extent that we consider them as major players in the center stage of our existence. This is why when we write about the human nature of women we are writing about humanity at its best.
Religious messages ...
Former Member of Parliament Sheikh Hassan Isa's defence lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the Public Prosecution renewed for the fourth consecutive time, on Thursday (October 22, 2015), the detention of Sheikh Hassan Isa for 15 additional days, although the investigations were concluded. It is noteworthy that Sheikh Isa's latest detention renewal was made on October 7, 2015.For its part, Bahrain's main opposition party Al-Wefaq National ...
THE PERIOD OF NATURALISM
The philosophy of the early Greeks was dominated by the search for the One Principle, or cause which should explain phenomena. No distinction was made between matter and spirit. The first speculations were made by the early Ionian physicists known as the "School of Miletus.
I. THE IONIANS
As Greece is a mountainous and rather barren country, its inhabitants have been obliged from remote times to seek new ...
Islam has emphasized and stressed this point. The Prophet (a.s) said:
إذا أراد أحدكم أن يتزوج المرأة فليسأل عن شعرها, كما يسأل عن وجهها, فإن الشعر أحد الجمالين
"When one of you intends to marry a woman, he should ask about
her hair, just as he asks about her face (beauty), since the
hair is one of the two beauties (of women)."
And similarly, it has ...
Bahraini police Sunday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Manama's western districts, populated by the Shiites, who took to the streets in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attack on a mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.A suicide bomber detonated explosives during prayers at a Shia mosque in the village of Qadeeh, Qatif governorate, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100 on Friday. Saudi branch of the Islamic ...
AhlulBayt World Assembly has issued a statement on threshold of international Jerusalem (Quds) Day 2018.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - AhlulBayt World Assembly has issued a statement on threshold of international Jerusalem (Quds) Day 2018. The Assembly statement stated: we are approaching the last Friday of this holy month, which is named as the Jerusalem (Quds) Day by the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini (maythe ...
In a very important tradition by the noble Prophet of Islam it is stated in Arabic "Al-Naqess Melown" which means "The evil-doer is denied God's Mercy." Undoubtedly, the Arabic term "Naqess" in this tradition does not carry its usual meaning. It does not refer to someone without eyes, a hand, a foot or having any other type of congenital deformity. Here it refers to one who has not taken steps to attain wisdom, to acquire good habits nor to ...
Numerous people question as to what benefit could the hitting of hands upon the earth and then wiping them over the forehead and the back of the hands possibly possess (Tayammum), especially in the light of our knowledge that very many of the soils are dirty, polluted and a medium for the transfer of microbes? In answering such objections, attention ought to be paid to two points: 1. The Ethical Benefit:Tayammum is one of the acts of ...
Agence de Nouvelles d'Ahlul Bait (ABNA) : Diffusés sur Facebook par sa maman saisie d’effroi, les stigmates de l’inacceptable punition infligée à ce petit bout de chou de 5 ans par son instituteur accusé de s’être mué en bourreau, illustrent le calvaire enduré pour avoir simplement refusé de se ranger à la queue leu leu. Traîné par le cou, avec une ...
