Truth Refutes Distortions
Is prophetic influence not negated, or its power undermined, whenever the house is torn from within?
This issue can leave adverse erects in the eyes of the public against those who call to God, even for a prophet, guardian, or believer. One may emphasize the negative aspect, namely, as follows:
This man cannot be truly serious about his call; his undertaking could be for ulterior motives - probably for recognition, ...
Our young generation of today has both good qualities and some deficiencies in them. This generation has a series of understandings and emotions that the previous generations did not possess and therefore, we must always give them the benefit of the doubt.
At the same time, they also have some corrupt thoughts and negative ethical traits which must be removed from their character. It is not possible to remove these traits from them ...
Stinginess stands for the abstention from giving in situations of generosity. It is the opposite of generosity and among the mean features that cause humility, hatred, and disgrace. Islam has censured and warned the Muslims strongly against stinginess: “It is you who are asked to spend for the cause of Allah, but some of you behave in a niggardly way. Whoever behaves miserly does so against his own soul. Allah is Self-sufficient and you ...
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a speech on the anniversary of Israel's defeat in the 33-day military onslaught against Lebanon back in the summer of 2006. During his speech, Nasrallah noted that the main reason behind the victory of Hezbollah fighters in the war with Israel was their patience, steadfastness, valor and faith. Stressing the rise in Hezbollah’s power since the war in 2006, Nasrallah noted that the resistance ...
Schools of thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Holy Qur'an and Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hf). Obviously, these schools of thought were founded considerably after the death of the Prophet (pbuh&hf) and, in fact, never took shape until the time of the Umayyid Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah wal-jama'ah, for example, became prevalent during the third century hijri.
By the year 250 h., the ...
The Western culture has a big impact on the youth of today, but Islam has provided a way to keep us on the right path. It has strongly recommended early marriage. All the problems of today can be solved with this simple step. It is said that the Holy Prophet was proud of the fact that Islam has made it easy to get married. Have we not turned this around? Traditional Muslim wedding most parents today view marriage through the glass of culture and ...
By "the Islamic intellectual heritage" I mean the ways of thinking about God, the world, and the human being established by the Qur’ān and the Prophet and elaborated upon by generations of practicing Muslims. I use the term "intellectual" to translate the word ‘aqlī, and by it I want to distinguish this heritage from another, closely related heritage that also has theoretical and intellectual dimensions. This second heritage is the ...
God Almighty has bestowed the man with many blessings so the God should be loved for His being so kind to them. However, the man has proved to be so selfish in loving gifts but forgetting the giver.
After being embellished with the ornaments of recognition of God the man can find an automatic process of love for his the Creator, God. Once the love for God is developed in the heart of a person then he/she will never resort (retreat) to doing ...
By: U. S. AdamDuring the Zaria massacre of 12,13 and 14th December 2015 in which the Nigerian Army brutally killed hundreds of Islamic Movement members under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and destroyed the house of the Sheikh, Husainiyyah Baqiyatullah center, Fudiyya Islamic Centro and Martyr's cemetery (Darul-Rahama), faces of our brothers and sisters were not seen since then, neither in the pictures of the martyrs or injured ones ...
So far our discussions were about domestic morals. Now we shall deal with the sanctity of the home.
We learn from the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Ahl al Bayt (a.s.)that a house that promotes love and affection is certainly an ideal home! The inhabitants of such homes take care of each other. They are regular in salah (prayers), fasting and are God fearing. They maintain a rapport with Allah through regular supplication. Such homes have ...
The 52-year-old Ayse Gurcan has become Turkey’s first ever hijab-wearing female minister. She was appointed by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as one of the members of the interim Cabinet announced on Friday, August 30, and will serve as the minister of family and social policy. Gurcan, a mother of three, is a member of the board of the Foundation for Youth and Education (TURGEV). She is seen as the mastermind behind the ...
The word "salat" is derived from Syriac, or from Aramaic, where the root si' means to bow or bend, the Arabic verb salla, to perform the salat, is derived from the noun.The salat, one of the pillars of Islam, is mentioned in the Qur'an as a duty performed by believers who give the Zakat, or alms. The times and regulations for the salat are given in detail in the hadith, and were eventually fixed at five times: Dawn,Noon, Afternoon, Sunset, and ...
The Responsibilities of the Home and the School
Which is better, teaching sex education in the family or at school?
We are not able to delineate the issue so clearly that we can classify it to within a particular scope, for children may need one type of teaching within the home, when they ask about childbirth, become conscious of their private parts, find siblings who are anatomically different. In this case, fathers and mothers may certainly ...
- The last weekend’s coordinated massacre by the Nigerian Army of hundreds of Shiite Muslim faithful of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria; is not only a State murder and terrorism; but also signals the return of Idi Amin era in the Nigerian Army under the Commander-in-Chief of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Idi Amin era in the present Nigerian Army context includes: (a) blood thirst of the ...
My name is Abdul-Hussain, I have decided to take the name Abdul-Husayn or 'Abd al-Husayn in recognition of my reversion to Shi'a Islam! I of course am still Abdul-Rahman (Servant of the Most Merciful) but the name Abdul-Husayn is a beautiful end to quest of study that finally led me to the truth of the Ahl al-Bayt(AS) and the Holy Imams(AS) that are so beloved to Allah. I'm a 20 year old caucasian male from the US.
I was raised by my ...
Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi made the remark on Sunday during a televised speech in which he also noted that Riyadh’s onslaught is aimed at dividing the nation. He went on to call on the people of Yemen to safeguard their unity against all external threats and challenges. Houthi further stressed that the nation is united with Ansarullah. He also slammed the international community’s silence towards Saudi Arabia’s war ...
Islam is a complete way of life. It considers the family the corner stone of Islamic society. It bases the atmosphere in the family on sacrifice, love, loyalty...
Islam is a complete way of life. It considers the family the corner stone of Islamic society. It bases the atmosphere in the family on sacrifice, love, loyalty, and obedience. When we say "family" we mean the traditional definition of it namely husband, wife and children. ...
On the first day of February, 1979, an Air France jet touched down in Tehran carrying a famous passenger on a journey of historic importance. When that passenger emerged from the plane, he looked on his native country for the first time in nearly 15 years. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had been in exile since 1964, and now he was returning with a single aim in mind.It was the same goal that had driven the last several decades of his life: to ...
Orientalism by Edward Said is a cononical text of cultural studies in which he has challenged the concept of orientalism or the difference between east and west, as he puts it. He says that with the start of European colonization the Europeans came in contact with the lesser developed countries of the east. They found their civilization and culture very exotic, and established the science of orientalism, which was the study of the orientals or ...
Since the greatest physical bounty in paradise are houries the Holy Quran makes a mention of them on various occasions. The houri is called a houri because it denotes a female having a fair body and Ten' means a large-eyed lady. As both these specialities are found in houries they are called Hourul Een. It also may be so because the whiteness in their eyes will be extremely white and the blackness extremely black and it will make them highly ...
