intellectual and ideological distinctions between Shi‘as and Sunnis prompted jurisprudential differences among them....
Read More »Shia Scholars’ Fatwas on Tatbir
Tatbir is amongst a set of bloody rituals that are performed by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the great tragedy of Karbala, when the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s) was massacred by a group of....
Read More »Was the Movement of Karbala a Political Struggle?
What is meant by this is whether the sacrifices of Imam al-Hussain (a) was a power struggle between two rival households, each seeking legitimacy and authority over the other. It is advanced by some, including Muslims, that Imam al-Hussain (a) sought leadership, and this was the...
Read More »Frequently Asked Questions on Zakat Al-Fitrah
Frequently Asked Questions on Zakat Al-Fitrah according to the Fatwas of Ayatollahs Khamenei, Sistani, Makarem Shirazi and Hakeem....
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 »Why Do the Shi’a Avoid Tarawih Congregations
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...
Read More »Articles of Islamic Acts+PDF
This book concludes Laws on cleanliness, prayers, fasting, hajj, transactions, marriage, and other topics according to the Islamic law of Ayatollah Abul Qasim al-Khu'i.
Read More »Fasting, I’tekaf, Advent of Moon, Fitrah+PDF
This booklet consists of those issues which believers come across during the month of ramadhan and eid. They are presented beautifully...
Read More »Wisdom Inherent in the Establishment of Daily Prayer
The book is covering a vast range of topics that affect modern man. It covers the social, political, family, economic and spiritual issues in Islam and addresses positive solutions...
Read More »Does Ayatollah Sistani Himself Write the Friday’s Sermon of Karbala?
The mechanism of writing the second sermon for the blessed Friday prayers delivered at the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him), which is often focused on what the Iraqi people live, has been revealed by the...
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