A two-day workshop, hosted by Al-Mahdi Institute in conjunction with the UK Organ Donation and Transplant Research Centre at the University of Bedfordshire, hopes to facilitate multi-disciplinary scholarship dealing with...
June, 2019
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7 June
Saudi Arabia Mistakes Saturn for the Shawwal Moon
Al Jazeera TV announced that Saudi Arabia had taken Saturn for the crescent moon of Shawwal at Monday’s sunset...
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7 June
The Rites of Hajj, Practical Treatise and Rules+PDF
This book discusses the importance of Hajj, one of the obligatory pillars in Islam. The secrets, conditions of necessity, different types of Hajj as well as ...
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5 June
Video: Fasting in a Land Where the Sun Never Sets
Muslims around the world are fasting from dawn to maqrib this Ramadan. But what happens if the sun never sets...
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4 June
Video: Imam Khomeini, the Man Who Will Never Die
Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (1902 – 1989) was among the most influential characters of the 20th century. He led the Islamic Revolution and overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Here in the video, you can see his mini-biography...
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3 June
Photos of the Last Moments of Imam Khomeini’s Life
The 3rd of June 1989 was a tragic day, the 7 am news on the Iran radio stated the following: "In the name of God, to God we belong and to Him we return. The holy spirit of the leader of...
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3 June
The Value of Zakat al-Fitrah in the US
With the excitement of the joyous completion of the holy month of Ramadan, it is easy to forget about the needs of those in poverty and our obligation to provide charity to...
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2 June
Predicting the Eid al-Fitr according to Shia Maraji’
Certain factors are at play for sighting the crescent on the first night of the month. These factors include “the time when the sun and the moon sets”, “the interval between the setting of the two”, “the coordinates of the sun and the moon and also the difference between the angles of them which is down to the latitudinal as well as the directional difference of the moon and the sun”, “the percentage of...
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2 June
Fasting Muslims Save People from UK Tower Fire
A group of Muslims from a mosque in the British capital London have committed a heroic act by rushing into a burning block tower to save people sleeping inside...
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2 June
Documentary: Imam Hussain in the Eyes of Academics
Dr. Rebecca Masterton embarks on a journey to discover the legend of Imam Hussain (pbuh) through the eyes of academia...
