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by : Murtada Mutahhari The principle of belief in the eternal life of the next world is one of the important points of Islamic conception of cosmos and a fundamental tenet of Islam. A belief in the next world is an essential condition of being a Musl...

by : Murtada Mutahhari The principle of belief in ...

The Tender God created the Earth as a place for the human to live on, and erected the seven skies, and ornamented the first sky with the stars and the planets. In this sky there exist millions of stars and planets, which the Sun is one of these stars...

The Tender God created the Earth as a place for th...

Adopted from : Tuhaf al-Uqool Imam Sadiq(a) said: The unintelligent is fit for nothing and the unknowledgeable is unintelligent. He who understands will be excellent and he who is clement will be triumphant. Knowledge is protection, honesty is glory,...

Adopted from : Tuhaf al-Uqool Imam Sadiq(a) said: ...

Lineage The oldest and noblest tribe in the whole of Arabia was Banu Hashim. They were the descendants of Ibrahim through his son Isma"il. The Arabs respected and loved them for their goodness, knowledge and bravery. Abd al-Muttalib "Abd al-Muttalib ...

Lineage The oldest and noblest tribe in the whole ...

By : Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja'far Subhani Question: Recently a book is written whose author has tried to prove evolution. That is the transformation one living species to another living species. After much argumentation for the correc...

By : Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja'far ...

By : Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi To fight against the Muslims is a greater sin. Amash narrates from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Fazl ibn Shaz?n who narrated from Imam ‘Ali Ri?a (a.s.) that Qur’an has clearly mentioned chastis...

By : Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shir...

By : Ahmed Ali al-Kuwaity The word sacrifice is not limited to material things but can also be extended to spiritual things, and any work and effort put to spread Islam is also an act of charity. The love of our Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)is a very dear act to...

By : Ahmed Ali al-Kuwaity The word sacrifice is no...

9th of Raby-ol Oulaa marks two great and happy occasions i.e. Eid-oz Zahra (a.s.) and the auspicious day of coronation of the last infallible descendant of Prophet Muhammad (s), al-Imam al-Mahdi Al-Montadhar, Al-Hojjah (a). The Beginning of Belief in...

9th of Raby-ol Oulaa marks two great and happy occ...

His Worship Imam Abu Muhammad al-Askari (a.s.)was the best worshipper among all people of his time. He spent the night with praying, prostrating, and reciting the Book. Muhammad ash-Shakiri said, ‘The imam sat in the mihrab and prostrated. I slept an...

His Worship Imam Abu Muhammad al-Askari (a.s.)was ...

Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s 11th truthful descendant, Imam Hasan Al-'Askari (PBUH), martyred at the age of 28 years on Rabi’ul Awwal 8 year 260 AH, was one of that illustrious series of the immaculate infallible each member of whom displayed the m...

Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s 11th truthful desce...

The infallible imams of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (a.s) paid too much attention to the interpretation (tafseer) of the Holy Qur'an. Each one of the holy Imam had a school of tafseer, and definitely they were the most aware of the contents of the Qur'an and all...

The infallible imams of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (a.s) paid...

The Last Pilgrimage In the 10 th year of Hijrah the Prophet (SAW) performed the last pilgrimage of his life. He went through the Haj rites with great elegance in the company of thousands of Muslims. On his return journey he delivered a memorable and ...

The Last Pilgrimage In the 10 th year of Hijrah th...

Adopted from : mahjubah.com Freedom, justice, humanity, virtue are the words associated with Karbala and uprising of Imam Hussein (A.S) and his dearest sister Lady Zainab (A.S). Karbala is standing till these days upon two strong pillars: the uprisin...

Adopted from : mahjubah.com Freedom, justice, huma...

1- The wife of "Habib ibn Mazaher" who urged Habib to go to Karbala, saying “Habib! I swear you by Allah to convey my salutations to Imam Hussein (A.S) and kiss his hands and feet for me, if you get the honor of visiting him. 2- "Umme Khalaf"-The wif...

1- The wife of "Habib ibn Mazaher" who urged Habib...

Arbaeen, or fortieth, as it is known by Urdu-speaking Muslims, is a Shi’a religious observation that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura, the commemoration of the martyrdom by beheading of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whic...

Arbaeen, or fortieth, as it is known by Urdu-speak...

By: Martyr Ayatullah Dr Muhammad Husayni Behishti & Martyr Dr Muhammad Jawad Bahonar Jihad literally means utmost effort to achieve an objective. In Islamic terminology it means to endeavour and make sacrifice for the cause of Allah, that is, for the...

By: Martyr Ayatullah Dr Muhammad Husayni Behishti ...

By : Ibrahim B. Syed, PhD Muslims living in the Western countries avoid eating pork and pork products. Because the believers are asked by Allah (SWT) in the Glorious Qur'an to eat of the good things and to avoid eating pork in the following verses: “...

By : Ibrahim B. Syed, PhD Muslims living in the We...

How the Ant Strived to Reach the Beloved The one important thing his reverence emphasized was the preparedness and being well-equipped by all those awaiting the reappearance of Imam al-Asr (AJ), even though they do not live long enough to witness the...

How the Ant Strived to Reach the Beloved The one i...

Amidst the chaos of the everyday life, certain phrases like Brotherhood, Dignity, and Forbearance have lost their meaning. One might think those phrases belonged to a previous age and to another period of time. The age that a father would ask his son...

Amidst the chaos of the everyday life, certain phr...

Birth and Childhood In the mid of the month of Ramadan, the 3rd year of Hijrah, a son was born in the small mud house of Hazrat Ali (A.S.). The Prophet (P.B.U.H), on behalf of Almighty God, named him Hassan (A.S.). Imam Hassan (A.S.) was brought up i...

Birth and Childhood In the mid of the month of Ram...

1. To be recited 10 times daily during this month of Safar to prevent misfortunes. 2. It is also highly recommended to give charity (sadaqeh) in this month. YAA SHADEEDAL QUWAA WA YAA SHADEEDAL MIH'AAL YAA A'ZEEZU YAA A'ZEEZU YAA A'ZEEZ D'ALLAT BI-A'...

1. To be recited 10 times daily during this month ...