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The name is given to 671 baby boys in Netherlands last year, according to data released by Dutch Social Insurance Bank....

Imam Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says not only have the Western countries oppressed women, but they have also been hypocritical in the way they criticize Islam over women’s rights. The Leader made the remarks during a meeting with...

The Qurʾānic Linguistics Research Group (QLG) is delighted to announce that it will be hosting its Inaugural International Conference on Qurʾānic linguistics in collaboration with SOAS Centre of Islamic Studies on...

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani met with the delegation of the Shia Ulama Council of Afghanistan on Sunday, the 8th of Jumada al-Akhira, 1444 A.H. (January 1, 2023). In this meeting, the head of the delegation presented a report on the country’s...

The idea of precaution that is found within the religion is based on a number of traditions such as “precaution is the path to salvation” and “take precaution in your religion”. However, this type of thinking has dominated over many religious people and...

The idea of precaution that is found within the religion is based on a number of traditions such as “precaution is the path to salvation” and “take precaution in your religion”. However, this type of thinking has dominated over many religious people and has...

Many people say that cursing (laʿn) has been mentioned in tens of verses in the Qurʿān and they argue that this is evidence for the religious legality of cursing as well as a striking rebuttal to those who claim that it is forbidden or...

This is a very popular discussion, and the famous opinion is that it is ḥarām to eat or drink on a mā’idah or a sufrah – which is essentially anything upon which you place food for consumption – while there is alcohol being consumed on...

Spiritual anthropology is one of the most important foundations of practical mysticism. It plays an effective role in character building and spiritual wayfaring, and serves as the basis for a spiritual lifestyle and psychotherapy. The main question this paper attempts to...

Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was born in Mecca after the prophetic mission of the Prophet of Islam (pbuh)[1] eight years before her father’s migration to Medina.[2] She married Imam Ali (a.s.) when she had reached nine years of age.[3] Since she had undergone much pain and suffering after the demise of …