Taqwā points toward the degree to which people protect themselves from erring from Allāh Almighty’s command while striving to remain obedient to Him. When Imām Ṣādiq u was asked to define piety he...
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The 5th edition of Arbaeen International Congress was held for two days at Khatam-ul-Anbiya (PBUH) Hall of the holy shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) in...
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The events surrounding the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) remain controversial among scholars, historians, and lovers of Imam Husayn...
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The present work attempts to shed light on some aspects of the Imamite doctrine during the period of Minor Occultation and on the contributions of Abu Ja'far b. Qiba to the formation of the developed Imamite doctrine...
Read More »Social Justice from the Viewpoint of Ayatollah Khamenei
Social justice has always been a concern for human beings. This is probably because human beings have realized from the beginning that justice is the key to overcome and resolve many of the...
Read More »What Is the Ruling on Transacting and Interacting with the Bahā’is?
What is the ruling on transacting with those whose faith is Baha’ism? If a Muslim transacts with a Baha’i, can we transact with that Muslim on the same thing he transacted with the...
Read More »What Religious Pluralism Is and the Difference between it and the Interpretations of Religion?
Religious pluralism means that felicity is not exclusively reserved for a particular religion or religious sect. Truth and felicity not being limited to a specific religion in its turn means that all religions have a certain amount of truth to...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Issues Massage of Condolences on the Demise of Ayatollah Hakeem
The Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, the Grand Shi’a Marjaʻ in Iraq, expressed his condolences in a message on the passing away of Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Al-Tabatabai Al-Hakeem...
Read More »Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi’s Condolence Message on the Demise of Ayatollah al-Hakeem
Ayatollah Bashir Najafi sent a message of condolences on the demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Hakim, the Grand Shi’a Marja’ of holy city of Iraq....
Read More »Iraq Shia Authorities Ayatollah Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem Passes Away at 87
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim, one of the Shia authorities in Najaf, died today, Friday, at the age of 87, due to cardiac arrest in one of the...
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