9th day of Zilhajjah is called The Day of Arafah while the night between Zilhajjah 8 and 9 is called Night of Arafah. There have been reported different acts to be performed on these occasions...

No doubt, one of the best instances for “to see their benefits” {Quran: 22:27} is this annual meeting of all the communities of the Islamic Ummah around God’s house. This is the key to the Islamic Union, and the symbol of Islam’s formation of...

What I wanted most out of this spiritual journey is to find a deeper relationship with my Creator, to get to the place where I have the confidence of my conviction that God is all I...

Cloning is of two types: therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Therapeutic cloning would involve cloning cells from a human for use in medicine and transplants...

This book examines the possibility of reconciliation between liberalism and Shiite Islam. By examining two key liberal theories, this book shows that secular liberalism is not justifiable in the view of Shiite Islamic thought...

A Swedish Muslim woman whose job interview was terminated when she refused to shake hands with a man has won compensation...

The Media Department at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has launched a mobile application to help the pilgrims of the House of Allah to perform the rituals of Hajj...

Young Muslim women, growing up in the West are, for the most part, encouraged to study, work hard, and develop careers to gain financial independence and contribute their skills to society...

This is an opportunity for an outstanding scholar to join the research project Qur’anic Commentary: An Integrative Paradigm (QuCIP), funded by the European Research Council and directed by...

In this paper, after explaining the reasons for the "sex reassignment", a review of related jurisprudential rulings issued by the famous Imamiya jurists will be presented...