Ijtihad Network Islamic Jurisprudence
Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Modarres was born in 1870 in a village near Ardestan, a city in Isfahan province. His had a poor but religiously devoted family...
December, 2018
November, 2018
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25 November
Photos: Muslims Celebrate Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad
Muslims around the world celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) during the Islamic Unity Week festivities...
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24 November
Photos: Hawza Ilmiyya of Samarra Opens under Ayatollah Sistani’s Direction
Hawza Ilmiyya Ja’fariyyah of Samarra was originally a religious seminary founded by the late Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mirza Muhammad Hassan al-Hussaini al-Shirazi known as Mirza Shirazi in 1890 in...
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7 November
Iranians Mark Prophet Muhammad’s Passing Anniversary & His Grandsons’ Martyrdom+Photos
Iranians are holding mourning rituals nationwide to mark the anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s passing as well as the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan (PBUH), the...
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6 November
Sunni Scholars Visit Imam Riḍa’s Holy Shrine in Mashhad +Photos
A group of Sunni scholars and seminary students paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, a few days before the martyrdom anniversary of...
October, 2018
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26 October
Almost 30 Million people from all faiths attended Arbaeen in 2017
The Arba’een Pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering that is held every year in Karbala, Iraq. This Ziyarah (pilgrimage) is held at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom in 680. Arba’een ...
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21 October
Cologne University Hosts the Second Annual Shi’a Studies Conference +Pics
In the 50th anniversary of establishment of the first Shia Specialized Library in Europe by Prof. Abdul Javad Falatouri, Iranian philosophy scholar and founder of Hamburg Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Cologne University of Germany hosted the...
September, 2018
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20 September
In Pictures: Millions of Iranian Mourn Ashura Day around the Country
Iranians are attending mourning ceremonies in their millions across the country to mark Ashura Day, the day in history that witnessed the martyrdom of Shia Islam’s third Imam...
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18 September
Who is Hussain is a movement in over 60 cities worldwide
From helping the homeless and feeding the hungry, to donating blood to save lives. In 2012 a small group of young Londoners from different backgrounds came together with one common objective, to tell the world about an inspirational man. A man who lived 1400 years ago, but whose legacy lives on until today. A man ...
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16 September
Thousands Mark Imam Hussain Day in Austria+Photos
Muslims in the Austrian capital Vienna have held a march to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein...
