Fiqh & Lifestyle

Speaking from a general perspective, organ donation is allowed in Islam even though there are some controversies about it...

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..

Fasting for Muslims means that all physically fit and mature Muslims have to totally and completely abstain from food, drink, smoking and...

Some Shia Jurists issued Fatwas (religious edict) in response to the Istifta (new inquiry) about questions regarding the fasting during the...

What time should one stop eating, at imsak timing or at the start of Fajr? In France imsak timing is 20 minutes before Fajr timing. Should we offer Fajr prayer immediately after...

In fact, no divine law has been enacted or legislated without a rationale or reason but it remains concealed to us....

The Ahl al-Sunnah generally consider it a sunnah to offer specific evening prayers – the Tarawih – in congregation during the holy month of Ramadan. The Shi’ah, while being commended to offer similar nawafil (recommended prayers), are not allowed to offer them in...

Fasting or Ṣawm, is one of the most important obligatory rituals in Islam. Muslims must abstain from a number of activities including eating and drinking from dawn to dusk to...

Johan Giske, a professor of infectious diseases at Sweden’s Karolinska Medical Institute, said that fasting through drying the throat reduces the risk of contracting the...

The Shia  Prominent Cleric, Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani answered a question about fasting during Coronavirus outbreak..