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...
Read More »Converted American Reporter Found Peace During Her Very First Hajj
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...
Read More »Human Cloning from Shia Jurisprudential Point of View, Part 1
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...
Read More »Book: Liberalism and Islam: Practical Reconciliation between the Liberal State and Shiite Muslims
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...
Read More »Muslim Woman Wins Case after Refusing to Shake Hands with Man during Job Interview
A Swedish Muslim woman whose job interview was terminated when she refused to shake hands with a man has won compensation...
Read More »‘Hajj Assistant’ App Launch according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Views
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...
Read More »How Raising Confident Young Muslim Women?
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...
Read More »Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher, Qur’anic Commentary: An Integrative Paradigm
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...
Read More »Sex Reassignment Surgery in the View of the Shia Jurists
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...
Read More »Azadari in the Sight of Maraje Uzzam and Ulema+PDF
All Maraj' (Shia Scholars) support Azadari and consider it to be a corner stone of Shia Islam .Some anti-Islam ,internal and external forces present the Fatawa (verdicts) and opinions of Maraji' Izam (Shia Scholars) with distortion and...
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