Beliefs

An ideal Islamic state awaiting the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (af) would elevate the spiritual level of the society and minimize moral laxity and corruption. It would fulfill its obligations for general economic welfare within the limits of its reso...

An ideal Islamic state awaiting the reappearance o...

The root and essence of Islamic belief is monotheism. We believe that the creator of the world and of all beings in the universe including mankind is the one and only Exalted God who knows all and is capable of all things and to Him belongs all thing...

The root and essence of Islamic belief is monothei...

In the name of Allah, the unblemished One Who bestows safety to the believers. The One with majesty and greatness, May Allah bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, the most pure and chaste of the creatures and exalt them with the most exalted of...

In the name of Allah, the unblemished One Who best...

Our scholars have identified and written in their books certain things Muslims ought to do during the occultation: to pray for the twelfth Imam; to do charitable works for him; to perform hajj and to appoint someone to do that on his behalf; to seek ...

Our scholars have identified and written in their ...

One of the socio-cultural conditions that has to prevail universally before the appearance of the 12th Imam (AS) is that all believers will have been born. It has been mentioned in a Hadith from Imam Sadiq (AS) that: "In the loins of disbelievers and...

One of the socio-cultural conditions that has to p...

The way we have progressed as human beings from time immemorial may point to future direction of humanity. Based on history, human beings have been pursuing a path of pure materialism along with its selfish moral and social values. And as long as we,...

The way we have progressed as human beings from ti...

Argue only in the best way with the People of the Book, except with those of them who act unjustly. Say, "We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you: our God and your God are one (and the same); we are devoted to Him." 31 S...

Argue only in the best way with the People of the ...

"……(…..) Certainly, Allah, the Sublime, has made it obligatory on true leaders that they should maintain themselves at the level of low people so that the poor do not cry over their poverty." 24 The management of global issues in the 21st century wil...

"……(…..) Certainly, Allah, the Sublime, has made i...

One of the rulers of our world today, perhaps the most powerful, is the G20. The G20 is a group consisting of 19 of the world´s largest economies, together with the European Union. This Economies are the following: US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Can...

One of the rulers of our world today, perhaps the ...

If we want o prepare the return of the 12th Imam also in economical fields, we have to understand the system of Imam Mahdi (a.), and we have to treat his real representative as he would be the 12th Imam himself. The realized system of Welayet-e-Faqih...

If we want o prepare the return of the 12th Imam a...

1. The Book of Allah in its written form makes the universal message of Islam fairly known to the Muslims/non-Muslims who can read Arabic with understanding. Exhorting the believers to reach a higher understanding, Allah expects them to ponder at the...

1. The Book of Allah in its written form makes the...

When Jesus started his mission, some Jews believed in him as being the Messiah. The original Old Testament must have spoken about this important prophecy. It is well known that Jesus did not come to change the Laws of Torah. Jesus' native language wa...

When Jesus started his mission, some Jews believed...

The Quran declares that we categorically have two worlds: the Seen; and, the Unseen. When light projects on material objects, man's naked eyes can see them. It is probably for this reason that Allah breathed His spirit (or essence which can be constr...

The Quran declares that we categorically have two ...

"He it is Who appointed the Sun a splendour and the Moon a light, and measured for her stages, that ye might know the number of the years, and the reckoning. Allah created not (all) that save in truth. He detaileth the revelations for people who have...

"He it is Who appointed the Sun a splendour and th...

"Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection." Quran (75:1) Believing in this day is one of the foundations of the Islamic faith. The Noble Quran makes very many references to it. All the prophets of Allah reminded their peoples about this monumental day...

"Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection." Quran (...

"Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How...

"Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing...

"Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? Then the case would be already judged. All cases go back to Allah (for judgment)." Quran (2:210) Both the Quran and the authenticated Sunna...

"Wait they for naught else than that Allah should ...

Islamic philosophers of the middle ages did not address this problem in any direct fashion. This maybe because in the context of Muslim thought, the existence of God was a prerequisite. In fact, the aim of the philosophers was to prove the existence ...

Islamic philosophers of the middle ages did not ad...

The primary difficulty with the problem of evil is resolving the apparent conflict between the reality of evil in the world and the claim that God is: Omniscient -- All knowing Omnipotent &endash; All powerful and Wholly Good One version of the free ...

The primary difficulty with the problem of evil is...

The Problem of Evil One of the major arguments proposed against the existence of God in contemporary western philosophy is the problem of evil. It is based upon the inability to reconcile the magnitude of evil in the world with the all-loving nature ...

The Problem of Evil One of the major arguments pro...

The Nineteenth Spurious Argument: THE CRITERION FOR ACCEPTING AND REJECTING HADITHS Some people launch spurious attacks against the Shia claiming that they don't accept traditions narrated by some of the Companions, they do not accept the Sunni books...

The Nineteenth Spurious Argument: THE CRITERION FO...