Ethics

What will the reaction be towards someone who does an insanely harmful thing such as cutting their hand off or burning their house down for the fun of it?

What will the reaction be towards someone who does...

Ordering Good and Forbidding Evil

Ordering Good and Forbidding Evil

Loneliness, fear of death, lack of energy, weakness in body, annoyed by the smallest of things, handcuffed from being able to do what you desire, needing help to complete the simplest of tasks. All these depressing characters are what an old human be...

Loneliness, fear of death, lack of energy, weaknes...

Whether they are aware of it or not, humans are on a non-stop path to the day of judgment, “˹The time of˺ people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.”(1) Every day that passes and every breath they take, makes them closer ...

Whether they are aware of it or not, humans are on...

Considering the infallibles (a.s) as role models is a vital fundamental principle in the Shia school of thought.

Considering the infallibles (a.s) as role models i...

Some believers may think that the pain of regret for committing a sin is just discomfort that has no impacts; thus, they must let it go. However, this is a wrong notion, as there are notable impacts for going through such a pain. This is reflected in...

Some believers may think that the pain of regret f...

“The signs of believers are five; praying the fifty one, arba'een pilgrimage, wearing a ring on the right hand, dusting his forehead(prostration on soil), reciting “Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem” aloud.”(1) Imam Al-Askari (a.s)

“The signs of believers are five; praying the fift...

Abeer on her way back from school decided to go to pray in the masjid. Upon reaching the masjid, she remembered she had to do ablution (wudu), so she went to the women’s restrooms outside the masjid.

Abeer on her way back from school decided to go to...

Committing a sin is ugly, defending a sin is uglier and one of the ugliest defenses is saying “Only Allah can judge me”.

Committing a sin is ugly, defending a sin is uglie...

Islam has encouraged and strongly recommended that its followers have good manners and morals in various ways. One of the ways to encourage Muslims was to show them the significant role that good manner plays for having a high level of true belief, f...

Islam has encouraged and strongly recommended that...

Introduction When an individual wants to develop as a person in this world or have a higher status in the afterlife, they usually look for a role model, an example, or a pattern to follow or take influence and experience from. Having a role model can...

Introduction When an individual wants to develop a...

Drug dealing is considered a crime in most- if not all- of the countries around the world, except for marijuana in some states in America. Because of the spreading of drug use and its ban, there is a common question for Muslims, “What is the Islamic ...

Drug dealing is considered a crime in most- if not...

​​​​​​​The Islamic ideology looks at human beings equally and encourages its followers to be kind and well-mannered towards members of other tribes, races, and even religions.

​​​​​​​The Islamic ideology looks at human beings ...

One thing me and the humans of this world like to do is laugh and joke. It is innate that we like to giggle and laugh to a point that we spend money to watch a comedy movie or a standup comedy show.

One thing me and the humans of this world like to ...

Al-Sheikh Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi defined fear as an emotional pain that occurs because of anticipating something bad or expecting something good to go away.

Al-Sheikh Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi defined fear as an ...

Dignified Status of Woman Islamic law bestows upon woman the right of inheritance and the right of possessing and disposing of her property, when other communities of the world deprived...

Dignified Status of Woman Islamic law bestows upo...

Adapted from : "Understanding Karbala" by: "Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi"

Adapted from : "Understanding Karbala" by: "Sayyid...

Truly speaking I have never found myself in such a difficult and dilemmatic stance as in this case , while trying to compile this Historic diary, I felt both incapable and hesitating in trying to choose the right and accurate material to this Tragedy...

Truly speaking I have never found myself in such a...

In a Mutawatir (corroborated) tradition from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), it is narrated, "Verily, I am leaving behind two precious things (Thaqalayn) among you: the Book of God (the Holy Qur'an) and my kindred (Itra), ...

In a Mutawatir (corroborated) tradition from the M...

They had even conjured up dubious dates to date the Islamic calendar upon, but had to give in to the wise insistence of Imam Ali (AS) that the Islamic calendar should be based on the auspicious migration of the Seal of Prophets from his hometown Mecc...

They had even conjured up dubious dates to date th...

Because of the miraculous effects of supplication and worship, they have always been emphasized by God, Prophets and God's men.

Because of the miraculous effects of supplication ...