The method of repenting for a false oath is that one must feel extremely remorseful for it. He should know that he has considered the Divine name of Allah to be a plaything, and that he has committed a grave sin. The more remorse one feels and the more serious he considers his sin, the closer he shall be to Allah's Divine Mercy and Forgiveness. If due to this false oath some monetary loss has occurred to a believer or a believer has been ...
In the name of Allah The Beneficent the Merciful.
O the generous! O the possessor of greatness! O the Merciful! O the one who is near! O the one who hears our supplication! O the Creator! O the generous! Send blessings on Mohammad and his progeny and send Your bounties upon me and cure the pain in ...
Al-Allamah al-Shaykh Jamal al-Din al-Qasimi, in his book Qawa’id al-tahdith, says:“Whoever looks into conditions of the Companions and Followers, and their followers, will verily find them concurrent upon acting according to the preponderant rule and abandoning the preponderated. The ways of preponderation are so many, and pivot of preponderation would increase the investigator in strength of his insight, in a proper manner congruent ...
This is a blessed Book, We have sent it down confirming that which has been before it
Sura Al-A'nam
(92) وَ هذا كِتابٌ أَنْزَلْناهُ مُبارَكٌ مُصَدِّقُ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ لِتُنْذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرى وَ مَنْ حَوْلَها وَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَ هُمْ ...
Without ethic, the plan of a healthy society is defeated We know that man has a social life, and undoubtedly, "society" is the most important factor in development, improvement and or retardation and degeneration of men.The sociologists believe that man without society loses everything (sciences and knowledge, mental perfection, affections, and even speaking and similar subjects).The situation of children being isolated from the ...
The sources of ijtihad according to Shi'ah and the Ahl al‑Sunnah, put together, are: the Book, the Sunnah, ijma` (consensus), `aql (reason), qiyas (analogy), istihsan, masalih mursalah, istislah, sadd al‑dhara'i`, fath al‑dhara'i; madhhab al‑sahabi, shari`at al‑salaf, `urf, istidlal, and so on.
In this series of articles we shall try to discuss and study these topics in detail from the Shi`i and the Sunni points of view.
We ...
There is a ḥādīth which is somewhat well-known which backs up our claim of differences in the methods of guidance as seen in the reasons for the differences among the miracles of the various Messengers sent. Although this ḥādīth is in relation to the various miracles of the Prophets which were of a different nature to coincide with different time periods, however it still backs up our claims (in relation to the methods of guiding the ...
Since the Sunni scholars, on the basis of the above verse from the Holy Qur’an, argue that all of the Prophet’s companions are honest and would go to the paradise, and since this issue has bought drastic changes in the Islamic issues, let us look at the discussion in more detail and within a wider perspective.
Most of the Sunni scholars have added the following Hadith below the Quranic verse under our discussion.
The Hadith goes like this: ...
The tenth Greater sin is adultery (zina) according to the traditions of Masoomen (a.s.). Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.), Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) and Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) have all described it as a Greater Sin.
In the following ayat the Almighty says: "And they who do not call upon another god with Allah and do not slay the soul which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and (who) do not commit ...
Attacks on the Qur'an have been around since the Book first appeared. In fact, in a remarkable verse, the Qur'an invites examination. The fourth surah(chapter) the 82nd ayah(verse). It says, "Have they not considered the Qur'an? If it was from other than Allah, Surely they would find in it many inconsistencies." Now while many theories have been offered to explain where the Qur'an came from, in the words of the New Catholic Encyclopedia, "Today ...
We believe that a fully qualified mujtahid is a representative of the Imam, in the case of the latter's absence. Thus he is an authority over Muslims and he performs the functions of the Imam as regard judgement and administration among the people. Because of this, Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq said: To deny the authority of mujtahid is to deny the authority Imam, and to deny the authority of the Imam is to make an objection to the authority of Allah, ...
This shows that tawbah in reality is a return from the domain of physical nature (tabi'ah) and its laws to the domain of spirituality and primordial nature (fitrah). Similarly, the reality of inabah is return from fitrah and spirituality to God and setting out and migrating from the soul's habitat to its ultimate destination. Hence the station of tawbah is prior to that of inabah and an elaboration of this point is not proper for these ...
1. The Successor of the Prophet
The Shi‘a Ithnā `Ashari Muslims believe that after the Prophet of Islam, the leadership of the world of Islam fell to Amir al-Mu'minin, ‘Ali (a.s.), and then to his eleven infallible descendants. This belief is as clear as the rays of the morning sun, and those who are unprejudiced and impartial will have no cause to doubt it.
Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh, one of the prominent companions of the Prophet ...
From the traditions of the Pure Imams (a.s.) it is clear that they are not in favour of mentioning the exact number of Greater Sins, nor do they describe in detail the Greater Sins. Although time and again they do indicate the method of determining whether an act is a Greater Sin or not is exemplified by the already quoted tradition from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.): "The Greater Sins are those (sins) the doer of (those who commit them) are ...
Is construction of mosque near or in front of the grave of pious people permissible or not? Supposing it is permitted, then what is the main purpose of the tradition (hadith) of the Holy Prophet (s) regarding the actions of Jews and Christians as it has come in a tradition that the Holy Prophet (s) has cursed these two groups for considering the graves of their Prophets as objects of worship? Moreover, is construction of mosque near the ...
HIS RELIGION 1
1.5.5. It is reported that Abu ‘Abd-Allah narrated from his fathers, in order, until the Commander of the Faithful peace be upon all of them, that one day the people of five religions, the Jews, the Christians, the Naturalists (dahriyah), the Dualists and the ‘Arab Idolaters gathered before the Apostle of Allah. The Jews said, “We say, ‘Ezra is the son of Allah.’ O Muhammad! We came to you to see what you say. If you ...
Imam Husain\'s AdmonitionI advise you to adhere to God-fearing, warn you against the difficult days, and show you the signs of Allah. The feared (death) is about to come with its frightful arrival, drastic befalling, and horrible taste. It will lap your souls and impede you from acting. As long as you enjoy sound physiques and enough time, take the initiative in acting because you may suffer the sudden visit of death that takes you from the ...
197. " (The performance of) the Hajj (Pilgrimage) is in months well-known, whosoever then undertakes (to perform) the Hajj therein, then let there be no intercourse, nor indulge in ungodliness, nor disputing in the Hajj. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And make provision, but surely the best provision is the piety. So, have awe of Me, O' people of understanding."
Commentary:
" (The performance of) the Hajj (Pilgrimage) is in ...
Divine Prophets have always been sent with clear signs, so that men might be convinced that they had come from God. For this reason those who have souls like polished mirrors and like clear transparent springs, glistening and pure so that they can recognize these signs commit themselves and have faith; like the magicians of Pharaoh's time who, when they saw the amazing miracle of Musa (A.S.), how the staff became a poisonous serpent, and ...
Further Discussion on the Tenth LectureHow Splendid are the Attributes of Allah
His Attributes
One should know that it is one thing to recognize God through studying His creatures, but it is quite another thing to recognize the Attributes of God. The former is quite easy while the latter needs much more scrutiny and caution.
One might ask why. The reason is clear. None of God’s attributes resembles what we see and hear. Thus, the first ...
