Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority who was recently discharged from a hospital in London, left the British capital for Iraq and arrived in holy city of ....
Read More »Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi Laid to Rest in Qom
Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who passed away on Monday at the age of 70 after months of ill health, was laid to rest in the holy city of Qom on...
Read More »Prophet Jesus (p) in Islamic Tradition
Like in Christianity, Muslims also believe that the birth of Jesus (p) was a miraculous one—as he was only born to a mother without a father, and his mother Mary (p) was a...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message on the Passing of Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi
The Supreme Leader of the Iran Islamic revolution—Ayatollah Khamenei— issued a message, expressing condolences for the passing of the great faqih, the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council...
Read More »Muslims and Christians Celebrate Christmas Together
Just alike Christians, Muslims believe that God gifted Jesus with the ability to bring the dead back to life, heal the leper and bring sight back to the blind and they believe that Jesus Christ (PBUH) will return to...
Read More »Ancient Prophet for a Modern World-The True Story of Jesus (P)
The story of the birth of Jesus is so eloquently and passionately described in Chapter Nineteen (Surah Maryam) of the holy Quran that it brings one to tears. There are approximately ninety Ayaat spread across fifteen Surahs of the...
Read More »He Is as Promising Future for Islam & Treasure for Sharia: Martyr al-Sadr
Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi who lost his father in childhood followed his father in his career and became one of the special students of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir Sadr. It is said that his master had called him as a promising future for
Read More »In Pictures: Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi’s Life
Head of Iran’s Expediency Council, Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, has passed away at the age of 70 after months of suffering acute ill health.
Read More »Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Passes Away
Chairman of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi, passed away at 70. The health condition of Ayatollah Shahroudi had turned worse on Sunday, and he was in the...
Read More »The Life of Two Mujtahidahs: Female Religious Authority in 20th Century Iran
The present chapter introduces two Iranian female mujtahidahs, Nuṣrat Amīn (1886 - 1983) and Zuhrah Ṣifātī (1948 - ), who represent like few other contemporaries the status of female religious authority in 20th century Iran, divided by the...
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