May 15th, named after Abu al-Qasem Ferdowsi, the great Iranian Poet, is also the day for honouring Persian language. On this occasion Ijtihadnet has...
Read More »Which Night Is Lailat al-Qadr?
Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali-al-Baqir (as) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as having said, "The 17th night of the month of Ramadhan is when the two parties met, and...
Read More »Charity as Portrayed in the Narrations of the Ahlul Bayt (AS)
15th Ramadan marks the birthday anniversary of Imam Hasan (AS), a immensely generous Imam that was called Karim of Ahl al-Bayt ( Generous of Ahl al-Bayt). For this occasion, we look at...
Read More »Did Imam Hassan Get Married and Divorce Multiple Times?
The case of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a.s.) having married a large number of women, and also excessively divorcing, is a topic that can be approached from...
Read More »Is There any Differences Between the Time of Imsak and the Time of Fajr Prayer?
Why do the month of Ramadan prayer schedules in North America and many other places have two times, one for imsak and a separate time for...
Read More »One Who Ignores Hadith Cannot Follow the Religious Teachings: Shaykh Tahir Jaffer
Since certain matters related to religion are only expounded in the hadith, one who ignores hadith cannot properly follow the religious teachings, said...
Read More »Kaffarah and Fidya’s Rules according to Ayatollah Sistani
As fasting is obligatory for all Muslims in the Blessed Month of Ramadan, there are a number of orders enjoined upon the believers by the Islamic Jurisprudence in this regards, the...
Read More »Encounters with the Hidden Imam in Early and Pre-Modern Twelver Shīʿī Islam
In this book, Omid Ghaemmaghami demonstrates that in the early years of what came to be known as the Greater Occultation, Shīʿī authorities maintained that all contact with the Imam had been sundered, forcing him to...
Read More »Sexual Ethics in Islam and in the Western World by Mortaza Mutahhari
For Muslims, the institution of marriage based on mutuality of natural interest and cordiality between spouses represents a sublime manifestation of the...
Read More »The Virtues and Rights of Teachers in the Narrations
Faithful teachers who enjoy good traits occupy a high position in society because of the appreciative efforts they exert for educating and supplying individuals with knowledge and...
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