Viewpoints

This article presents views of Imam Khomeini (R.A.) on various aspects of medical ethics. Imam (R.A.) with his divine insight and taqwa, opens new ways for the doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in caring for the...

Amir al-mu'minin wrote this instrument for Malik ibn al-Harith al-Ashtar, when he was appointed the Governor of Egypt in 38 AH. Malik al-Ashtar was one of the chief companions of...

Those who wish to spread corruption in the world of today are quite active; it is therefore necessary for those who wish to spread righteousness and truth to stand up against them and...

A sister from Toronto had sent questions to me in 1999 about zakat and I had written a detailed response to her explaining the Shi‘i perspective on....

According to Islam, the man and woman have to be in pursuit of a common objective, which is to reach the pinnacle of humanity, and both must bear the means of accomplishing such an...

Sunnis wash their feet when performing wudhu and they describe this practice as fardh (mandatory). It is certainly mandatory and I am wondering why Shiites are refraining from performing a fardh by...

Ayatollah Khamenei has introduced a model of an ideal Islamic family, which will aid in building an Islamic civilisation

Statistics have shown that the rate of marriage, particularly in recent years, has decreased considerably....

It is quoted in the book al-Ihtijaj of Shaykh al-Tabarsi from ʿAbdullah b. Hasan who relates from his fore-fathers that when Sayyidah Zahra was informed that...

As with every other aspect of our lives, Islam provides us with all the necessary information for the sexual lives of man and woman. The reason for this is simple; Islam recognizes the innate nature of man, and has ordained sexual relations for pleasure, and not just procreation. Sexual desires cannot, and should not be...