Egypt’s Al-Azhar University expressed its “strong condemnation of the treacherous terrorist bombings” in Kandahar, saying that those who kill worshipers in God’s homes have “sold their religion for a cheap price in the world, and that they will receive their fullest punishment in...
Read More »Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam?
How can one believe that a five year old lad is appointed to the position of wilayat and Imamate? How is it possible that he is given the charge of protecting and effecting the laws of God at that young age and is made the Imam, the leader of the …
Read More »Call for Applications: Scholarships and Places in the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies
The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies will admit up to ten PhD fellows to its three-year doctoral programme, which is to begin on 1 October 2022....
Read More »Did Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) Martyr without Fathering any Children?
The Prophet (s) prophesized that Imam al-Mahdi (as) would be born, and that his father would be Imam Hasan al-Askari (as). As such, anybody who reads these hadiths and then doubts whether or not...
Read More »Statements of Imam Hassan al-Askari (a.s.) regarding the Occurrence of Ghaibat
Now it is about 12 centuries passed from Imam Mahdi's hidden life, and the bothering time of his hidden life will continue up to his reappearance....
Read More »Germany’s Government Allows Friday Adhan over Loudspeakers
Municipal authorities in Germany allowed the call to prayer over loudspeakers for Friday prayers in Cologne, which has a large Muslim community....
Read More »Book: Essays on Shi’ism and Iran
A pioneer in the study of Shi‘ism and contemporary Iran, Hamid Algar’s work is marked by precise attention to detail, a near-unparalleled grasp of languages, and a forthright honesty....
Read More »A Stereotypical Approach towards Muslim and Islam in Australian Press
Though it is argued that media in developed countries is more professional than those of developing countries’ media; however, the western media, seemingly, biased towards Muslims and Islam....
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Condemns Kunduz Mosque Attack
Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has condemned the Daesh-claimed deadly terrorist attack against a Shia mosque in the northeastern Afghan city of Kunduz, criticizing the Islamic nations and the rest of the...
Read More »Fellowship and Sympathy in Life and Teachings of Imam Rida (as)
The present Op-Ed examines the place of the concept of fellowship and sympathy in the lifestyle and practice of Imam Rida (pbuh)...
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