Muhammad ibn Ya’qub (al-Kulayni) from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ibn Mahbub, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan and ‘Abd al-Aziz al-Abdi from ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Ya’fur, who report Abu Abd Allah (Imam al-Sadiq) (A) to have said, “One who passes his evenings and mornings in such a way that the world be his biggest concern, God ordains poverty between his two eyes and causes his affairs to become ...
The RevolutionThe Muslims' anger increased because of Uthman's and his rulers' behaviour. The Prophet's Companion's in Madina wrote to people every where: If you want Jihad, then come to it. Because your Caliph has corrupted Muhammad's religion.For this reason, the delegates from Kufa, Egypt, Basra, and the like came to Madina and went to the Caliph to ask him to change his based policy. But he dismissed them. So, they went to Ali Bin ...
O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil One, for he is to you an avowed enemy. [Holy Quran: Baqara 2:168]
The Virtues and Vices of Wealth
A man's need for property and wealth to manage his life's affairs, and especially with the burdensome responsibility of managing a family, is a completely natural need. Wealth and property, business and commerce are not in any way connected with ...
Fasting during the month of Ramadan can be good to your health if it’s done correctly.Benefits of fasting during Ramadan include:- Fasting promotes weight loss- Rests digestive system- Resolves inflammatory diseases and allergies e.g. arthritis and skin conditions such as psoriasis- Reduce blood glucose level- Reduce cholesterol ...
The text of the statement which is signed by head of the Supreme Council at Qom's Society of Seminary Teachers Ayatollah Muhammad Yazdi is as follows: In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the most Merciful The inhumane massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the brutal violence against them is going on while the so-called international human rights defenders keep silent. During this brutal mass slaughter of Muslims, men, women ...
The eternal nature of the punishment that the faithless and wicked are to suffer in hellfire presents a problem for many people. Given the fact that evil acts are marked by the finiteness of the world, how, they ask, can requital for those acts be eternal and everlasting? Can there be any common measure between a finite act and an infinite punishment? A punishment that is to extend over an indefinite future does indeed represent an extreme form ...
Bahraini regime forces have arrested yet another senior Shia cleric as the ruling Al Khalifah regime continues a heavy-handed crackdown on the Shia community in the country.Bahraini forces arrested Seyyed Majid al-Mashaal, the secretary of Muslim Scholars Council, after raiding his home on Saturday morning.On January 29, 2014, a Bahraini court decided to dissolve the council, which includes a number of prominent Bahraini Shia scholars, and ...
A Social, Cultural, Educational & Religious E-Forum Under the Facilitation of the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities Issue No. 07-06, May 26, 2006 / Rabi' al Thaani 27, 1427 AHThe institution of marriage has been given tremendous importance in Islam. Generally, in the terms of jurisprudence it is highly recommended, but in many cases due to extraordinary circumstances, it becomes obligatory and a religious duty. For instance, ...
Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Abdulrahman Al-Moawada said that the unit has received during January 2016, 17 complaints about torture or otherwise ill treatment and begun its investigations into the allegations.With regards to the SIU's achievements during the past month in the cases it's investigating, it has listened to the statements of 54 complaintants and witnesses, interrogated 26 defendants, questioned 28 suspects ...
Shiites under the aegis of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN has on Friday protested over the continuous detention of it leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, saying that the confinement of it leader by the government after being granted a bail by court, is illegal.
A press statement titled “a prisoner of conscience at 66,” signed by Shiek Abdulhamid Bello, one of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s leader, to celebrate the birthday of Zakzaki ...
The Nigerian government has broken all the rules by continued detention of a Shia cleric and many of his followers without charge since late last year, a grassroots Islamic movement says.The army killed hundreds of Shia Muslims as it detained cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in December, while hundreds of others are still missing, believed dead or in state custody. The heavy-handed crackdown has triggered international condemnation, with Human ...
A British couple have been convicted of planning a major terror attack to mark the 10th anniversary of the deadly London bombings. A court in London said Mohammed Rehman, 25, used the Twitter name "Silent Bomber" asking other users whether he should bomb a shopping center or the London Underground train network. The tweet was accompanied by a link to a press release by al-Qaeda about the July 2005 bombings in which four men attacked London's ...
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that a young Palestinian man died, on Sunday evening, from serious wounds he suffered on May 4th, after Israeli soldiers shot him during an invasion of Sa’ir town, northeast of ...
The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said more than 800,000 Iranians have registered for pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, on Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shiite Imam, Imam Hussain (AS). Saeed Ohadi highlighted the measures taken in preparation for the influx of the country’s pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala to attend Arbaeen mourning ceremonies in early December. “Regarding ...
abies and small children vary a great deal in the amount of sleep they need. Some babies sleep practically all the time between feeds, while others are active and lively and have long periods of wakefulness, both day and night. Parents get extremely worried about this, not just because their own night’s rest is constantly being disturbed, but because they are afraid the lack of sleep may affect their child’s health. From this ...
Respect For Parents
As it is Wajib to fulfill the rights of the parents, it is also necessary to give them due respect and honour. Numerous traditions have been recorded from the Ahlul-bayt (a.s.)
1) One must not address the parents by their names. However, they can be addressed by their title or kunniyat. 2) One must not precede them while walking, nor should one sit down before them. 3) While having meals one should not begin before the ...
The debate over wearing veils at public universities has resurfaced after reports of professors singling out women for wearing hijabs. Both politicians and the public are struggling to find a balance between French secularism and religious tolerance.
The issue of whether to let women wear scarves at university came into the spotlight earlier this month when a professor at the Paris XIII university said that he did not support "religious symbols ...
A group of Shia clerics in Bahrain has called for the promotion of equality in the Shia majority Persian Gulf country, which has a Sunni-dominated government. Nearly 40 Shia clerics said in a statement released on Tuesday that Shia citizens of Bahrain “have always called for citizenship equality... without any discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion or sect.” Led by Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, Bahrain's leading ...
Hundreds of UW students abstained from food and drink Friday between dawn and sunset. Funds raised in the event will go to Islamic Relief, a nonprofit organization currently supplying food, water and tents to victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA) hundreds of UW students abstained from food and drink Friday between dawn and sunset for the Muslim Student Association’s (MSA) seventh-annual ...
To Be in Contact with the Other People who Are Waiting for the Return of Imam MahdiPeople who are waiting for Imam Mahdi to return know that Imam’s program is an international one and that he needs a lot of companions in order for his movement to be victorious. Therefore, those who are waiting for the return of Imam Mahdi keep their contacts with the other believers and try to increase the number of Imam Mahdi’s lovers. Being in ...
