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In this paper, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi examines the impact of khums on meeting the financial needs of the Muslim...
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The book, written by Ayatollah Sayyed Hussain Modarresi Tabatabaei, is an attempt to clarify all aspects of kharaj from the viewpoint of...
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Bahraini protesters have staged a series of fresh anti-regime demonstrations across the Persian Gulf kingdom in support of distinguished Shia opposition cleric Sheikh...
Read More »Bahraini Clerics Show Support for Ayatollah Isa Qassim
Senior clerics in Bahrain have once again expressed their unwavering support for distinguished Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, and condemned the...
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Divorce is discussed in this present book, volume 6 of 8, written by Muhammad Jawad Moqniyyah, which three main criteria for divorce are: adulthood, sanity and...
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