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Adopted from the Book : "The Amazing Qur'an" by : "Dr. Gary Miller" Merchant Marine Some years ago, the story came to us in Toronto about a man who was in the merchant marine and made his living on the sea. A Muslim gave him a translation of the Qur'...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" The Shi'i Juridical Argument The Shi'is have always considered mut'a to be of special importance and have tried to keep it alive as an institution of Islamic society. ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" The Opinions Of The Four Sunny Schools Of Law 1 The general opinion of the four Sunni schools of law concerning the reason mut'a was permitted and then afterwards proh...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" The consensus of the Shi'i community The words of the Qur'an: 'Marry such women as seem good to you!' (4:3), since mut'a is a kind of marriage, but one which men desir...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" Arguments Derived From The Hadith The Sunni argument for the prohibition of mut'a based upon the hadith can be summarized as follows:1 The reason that the ulama' have ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" 3. The Hadith Transmitted by the Companions In Sunni sources hadith have been transmitted from the Prophet showing that he banned mut'a during his lifetime. In most of...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" 1. The Qur'anic Argument The Sunnis argue that sexual intercourse is forbidden except with one's wife or a slave by reason of the verse: 'Prosperous are the believers ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" 2. The Sermon of 'Umar In a famous sermon1 the second caliph 'Umar banned mut'a with the following words: 'Two mut'a were practiced during the time of the Prophet [i.e...

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Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (A) of Qom" by : "Ma'suma Jaffer" The mother of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) was also the mother of the 8th Imam - Imam Ali al-Rida (A) and she had no children other than these two. She was known by several name...

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Adopted from the Book : "Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Ma'suma Jaffer" Numerous miracles have taken place at the shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) over the centuries. Pilgrims come here for the blessing of the noble lady and are not disappointed...

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Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Masuma Jaffer" She asked Lady Fatima Masuma (A) became ill at Saweh, she enquired from her companions, how far Qum was. She was told 10 farsakh (approx 60 km).1 She asked to be taken t...

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Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Masuma Jaffer" Although the separation from her father had been very difficult, Lady Fatima Masuma (A) still had her brother to comfort her. However, in 200 A.H, Ma'mun (the 7th Abbasi...

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Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Masuma Jaffer" According to certain traditions, some of which are mentioned below, Lady Fatima Masuma (A) was born on the 1st of Dhul Qa'dah, 173 A.H. in Madina.1. The narrator Ayatoll...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad RizviAnother issue is that of pride, or I should say arrogance, in giving khums. There are some who give khums on a regular basis ( may Allah increase their numbers ), but have also...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi In our evaluation, we judge a person by his deeds. This is so because we, as human beings, cannot know the motives of the doer. But does Allah judge the people in the same way...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi (a) During the Presence of the Imam :The first half of khums is the share of the Imam. During the presence of the Imams, the sihmu Imam as well as the sihmusadat was given to ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi 1. During the Prophet's Time :The fact that the Prophet used to give the khums to his Hashimite relatives exclusively is beyond any doubt.1 Even the decendents of Hashim's bro...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad RizviThe sihmu 'l-Imam has also played an important role in the financial independence of our great `ulainir. 'Unlike the Sunni `ulania' whose appoint­ment to the position of mufti ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi The mujtahid spends the sihmu 'lImam in the way which he thinks will be agreeable to the Present Imam Muhammad alMandi ( upon whom be peace ). The most important causes for wh...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi According to the verse of khums, this Islamic tax is for (1) Allah, (2) the Messenger of Allah, (3) the near relative of the Messenger, (4) the orphans, (5) needy, and (6) str...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi A person who has never paid khums in his life and then, by the grace of Allah, decides to pay khums, for such a person there are the following possibilities : 1. It is wajib o...

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