Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei says world nations, especially Muslim countries, must sever all trade and political relations with the Israeli regime to confront its "catastrophic crimes" in the Gaza Strip...
Read More »Lady Khadijah: How the Princess of Quraysh Became Umm al-Muʼmenin
Khadijah (pbuh) was not merely the wife of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), nor simply the first woman to embrace Islam. She was the faith’s first protector, its primary financier, its emotional anchor, and the spiritual companion to the Messenger of God (pbuh)...
Read More »Obstacles to Unity in the Islamic World
It is essential to recognize the obstacles to Islamic unity and solidarity, and what better occasion than the birthday celebrations of the...
Read More »How Can We Believe in the Existence of Imam Al-Mahdi?
Supposing that the hypothesis of the Expected Leader and all that it comprehends of prolonged life, early leadership and a silent absence, is possible, that would not be enough proof for his existence, thus, how can we indeed believe in the existence of...
Read More »Iranian Nation Stand Firm against the United States’ Insulting Demand for Submission
Grand Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian nation has stood firm against the United States’ insulting demand for submission and will continue to resist with strength....
Read More »Imam al-Riḍā’s (a.s.) Scholarly Status and Personality
Every conscious Shi‘a know that the Ahl al-Bayt’s (a.s.) knowledge originates from boundless Divine Knowledge, and the Almighty God has given them such knowledge that He has not given to anyone else except the Holy Prophet (S)...
Read More »The Differences between Imam Hassan’s Peace and Imam Hussain’s Uprising
One interpretation, according to Martyr Motahhari, is that when Imam Hussain (pbuh) was martyred, he was both protesting and at the same time encouraging what is right and forbidding what is...
Read More »Dimensions of Manner and Morals of the Holy Prophet
The Prophet of Islam, from the aspect of ethics was the most eminent of men and a perfect human being. He possessed all good qualities to perfection and was pure of all evils and bad manners. The criteria of morals, which are mentioned in...
Read More »Are Shiites substituting hajj for Arbaeen?
Shiite jurists and scholars are of the conviction that the hajj cannot be performed anywhere else but in Mecca. Arbaeen, described as the world’s largest annual pilgrimage, is a ritual that occurs 40 days after the day the third Shiite Imam Hussain bin Ali (A.S.)was slain by forces loyal to …
Read More »Arbaeen: the Miʿraj of a Mourner
The following reflection expresses the depth of the spiritual walk from Najaf to Karbala on Arbaʿīn. These personal expressions of sacrifice serve as crucial landmarks in a believer’s journey to...
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