Eating and drinking are two basic and essential human needs. Just as nutritionists advise others on matters about foods, nutrition, and their impacts on health, so does divine law....
Read More »Video: Ayatollah Khamenei Received the First Dose of the Iranian Covid Vaccine
Today on June 25, 2021, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei received the first dose of the Iranian Covid vaccine. Previously, Ayatollah Khamenei had set 2 conditions for him being...
Read More »Imam Khomeini Showed Great Patience and Moral Excellence during Sickness
One of members of Imam Khomeini’s medical team has recalled through a series of memoirs that he was extraordinary kind and showed affection towards doctors and nurses....
Read More »Occasions on which it is Obligatory to Observe the Qada, Fidya or Kaffara
Fasting means that a person must, in order to do homage to Allah, from the time of Adan for Fajr prayer up to Maghrib, avoid nine things which will be mentioned later. In some situations Qada or Kaffara or Both of them become...
Read More »The Value of Zakat al-Fitrah in the US for 2021
Zakat al-Fitrah is a special form of obligatory zakat given at the end of the month of Ramadan, during the day of Eid...
Read More »What Is the Difference between the Time of Imsak and the Time of Fajr Prayer?
Every year, many questions about numerous topics arise with the start of the blessed month of Ramadan. The most important of these questions are related to the crescent moon and the time of...
Read More »Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine While Fasting?
There are numerous prohibitions [muffatirat] while fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, including, of course, the prohibition of eating and drinking. Consuming food and drink purposely while fasting is a...
Read More »Self-Restraint, the Purpose of the Holy Month of Ramadan
Numerous Prophetic traditions interpreted the ‘Patience’ in the Ayah as ‘fasting,’ which means fasting is the very first element of the spiritual journey to God. All the prophets in...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Fatwa on Fasting in Ramadan during Coronavirus
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's office for answering questions on religious verdicts has published the ruling concerning fasting in the month of Ramadan during the...
Read More »Does Smoking Break the Fast?
Fasting in the holy Shari’ah (jurisprudence) of Islam is equal to that with the intention of obeying God; a person does not eat or...
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