Beliefs

Our Belief - Part II(A Brief Description of Islam as the Shi'ites Believe)By : Ayatullah al-Uzma Naser Makarem ShiraziCHAPTER THREEThe Holy Qur'an and the Scriptures24- THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE REVELATION OF DIVINE BOOKSWE BELIEVE that, for the guidance...

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Our Belief - Part III(A Brief Description of Islam as the Shi'ites Believe)By : Ayatullah al-Uzma Naser Makarem ShiraziCHAPTER FIVEIMAMAT LEADERSHIP44- THERE IS ALWAYS AN IMAMWE BELIEVE that as God has decreed to send His Apostles with divine Guidanc...

Our Belief - Part III(A Brief Description of Islam...

Our Belief - Part IV(A Brief Description of Islam as the Shi'ites Believe)By : Ayatullah al-Uzma Naser Makarem Shirazi67 - THE PROHIBITED DISSEMBLANCEWE BELIEVE such suspicions arise by taking wrong information from our enemies, and what we explained...

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Journey of the Unseen WorldBy : Ayatullah Najafi QuchaniForewordMan instinctively desires to have an understanding of the life Hereafter, i.e. the life after death and the state of the Barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection), which we a...

Journey of the Unseen WorldBy : Ayatullah Najafi Q...

Why Follow the Family of the Prophet (s) ?Verily Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O People of the House (Ahl al-Bayt) and to purify you a thorough purifying.[Verse of Purification from Qur'an 33:33]Prophet Muhammad (s) was as...

Why Follow the Family of the Prophet (s) ?Verily A...

The Creation of the UniversePraise is due to Allah whose worth cannot be described by speakers, whose bounties cannot be counted by calculators and whose claim (to obedience) cannot be satisfied by those who attempt to do so, whom the height of intel...

The Creation of the UniversePraise is due to Allah...

The Spiritual Message of Shi'ismAllamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'iThe message of Shi'ism to the world can he summarized in one sentence: "To know God." Or in other words it is to instruct man to follow the path of Divine realization and the kn...

The Spiritual Message of Shi'ismAllamah Sayyid Muh...

Divine JusticeBy : Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi LariOpinions Concerning God's JusticeThe problem of justice as one of God's attributes has had its own distinct history. Various schools of thought in Islam have held different views on the subject, interpreti...

Divine JusticeBy : Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi LariOpini...

Islam - A Comprehensive SchoolBy : Martyr Ayatullah Murtada MutahhariIslam, which is based on a perfect conception of the universe is a comprehensive and realistic school. In Islam attention has been paid to all aspects of human needs, whether they a...

Islam - A Comprehensive SchoolBy : Martyr Ayatulla...

Final Victory of Islam is very nearAdopted by : Imam Reza NetworkIslam interprets history as a constant struggle between right and. wrong. This struggle goes on at various levels of society between the forces of right, virtuousness, love of Allah, fa...

Final Victory of Islam is very nearAdopted by : Im...

The Day of Resurrection (Qiyamat)by : Sayyid Fazil MilaniOnce Imam Ali (AS) was approached by an inquisitive man from Yemen. The Yemeni asked the Imam if he had ever seen Allah. To this Imam Ali (peace be with him) replied that he refused to worship ...

The Day of Resurrection (Qiyamat)by : Sayyid Fazil...

Reasons of Husaini RevolutionAll those who are familiar with the Imam's life do certainly realize that his role in serving Islam had started very early in his life. He has contributed to the rising Islamic movement when he was a boy, and played a sig...

Reasons of Husaini RevolutionAll those who are fam...

Imam al-Baqir (A.S.) Explains The Ima'mateThe Ima'mate is a breath of Allah's spirit. It is a favor of His favors. He has bestowed it on man to lead him to belief and good and to guide him to the right path. The Shi'ites believe that it is among the ...

Imam al-Baqir (A.S.) Explains The Ima'mateThe Ima'...

Are Shi'a Muslims?These are accusations against the Shia by an Ignorant MuslimHow powerful can propaganda be in this age? Flooded by publication in so many language, the Shi'a, for so many years, continously uttered falsehood as truth. For those who ...

Are Shi'a Muslims?These are accusations against th...

Faith, Schools of Thought and World VisionBy : Martyr Ayatullah Murtada MutahhariIntellectual and philosophical definition, as well as faith are essential requirements of a soundly conceived ideology. It presupposes a universal perspective based on a...

Faith, Schools of Thought and World VisionBy : Mar...

Islamic Faith and Human PerfectionBy : Martyr Ayatullah Murtada MutahhariWhat is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur'an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place...

Islamic Faith and Human PerfectionBy : Martyr Ayat...

The reality of Sincere Repentance (Tawbah)O you who believe! Turn (in repentance) to Allah with sincere repentance; Perhaps your Lord will remove your evil from you ... (Holy Qur'an, 66: 8)The Prophet of Allah (s) said: There are four signs of one wh...

The reality of Sincere Repentance (Tawbah)O you wh...

27th Rajab; Holy Prophet's (S.A.W.) Appointment to the Prophetic MissionIt was a man from among themselves who was to lift the humanity from their slough of ignorance and depravity into the light of faith and devotion to one God. When Muhammad (S.A.W...

27th Rajab; Holy Prophet's (S.A.W.) Appointment to...

Imam Mahdi (A.S.) and JusticeIrrespective of their sects, Muslims throughout the world believe that, "When Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will establish his government, peace, brotherhood, equality, justice and equity will spread to every nook and corner of t...

Imam Mahdi (A.S.) and JusticeIrrespective of their...

Ten Incidents regarding those who did Tawba (Repentence)By: Ayatullah Abdul Husayn Dastaghaib ShiraziSince the stories of the pious are very useful in awaking sleeping souls we present herewith some incidents regarding those who did Tawba, and quote ...

Ten Incidents regarding those who did Tawba (Repen...

What Have We Gained From Ramadan?Adopted from : TebyanWe leave the blessed month of Ramadan, its beautiful days and its fragrant nights. We leave the month of the Quran, Taqwa, patience, jihad, mercy, forgiveness and freedom from hellfire ...Have we ...

What Have We Gained From Ramadan?Adopted from : Te...