Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam, was celebrated by both Sunni and Shi’a Muslims for his piety, Islamic knowledge, and academic accomplishments. He was particularly most renowned as the initiator of Shi’a Islamic fiqh, called Ja’fari jurisprudence, as well as his extensive knowledge in a variety of fields which …
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On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa of the Kafaei Jihad to fight against ISIS terrorists, the letter of Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis in response to the Fatwa of...
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In Islamic teachings, the forest and the tree are of special significance and place, and in the narrative sources of Islam, planting trees has been given great importance and a great reward has been promised for...
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Prejudice is often accompanied by fear, ignorance, or hatred, as well as attempts at psychological bolstering or even real-world gaining of status by building attachment to an in-group and trying to separate oneself from out-groups. What is Asabiyyah? If you find yourself invited to a neighborhood or gathering that mostly …
Read More »Islam and Racial Superiority
The issue of equality between all human beings, opposition to any type of racial, ancestral and class discrimination, fairness between all the children of Adam in relation to human rights and that no person is better than...
Read More »Maslaha (Expediency) in Shia Fiqh: An Interview with Dr. Yahya Jahangiri
Expediency is one of the titles which have important statuses in the Islamic jurisprudence and its association with religious decrees is clarified while determining its concept and it specifies the...
Read More »Islam in British Media Discourses: Understanding Perceptions of Muslims in the News
This study looks at the various forms of media coverage on Islam and Muslims that are utilized by the respondents in order to develop an opinion of Muslims and Islam. This approach offers a...
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If Imam Hassan (A.S) had as much followers as you have today, he would have risen up against the caliphate of his time. At first, he staged an uprising but when he learned that his followers had been bribed, he...
Read More »Imam Khomeini Recommended Ayatollah Mutahhari of Speaking Softly to Youth
Imam Khomeini had sent the message to Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari from the holy city of Najaf in 1969, nearly ten years earlier than the victory of the Islamic revolution, in which he...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Stood Up as a Sign of Respect to Imam Khomeini
Did you know that Sayyid Sistani used to listen to Imam Khomeini speeches in secret during Saddam’s time...
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