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Islam, as the most complete religion, has studied all the general and partial aspects of society, so it is natural that not only is it not indifferent to human rights issues, but it has presented it in...

Zakat al-Fitrah is obligatory on the individual who is sane, an adult (physically mature), and financially capable (whose finances are secured through available assets...

Jurisprudence has remained the most important subject amongst Muslim scholars and is considered a discourse that can be traced back to the time of the...

If the ḥadīth of Manzila, ḥadīth of Ghadīr and ḥadīth of Badʾ al-Daʿwa point to the political centrality of the Prophet’s Family, there are other traditions which demonstrate their centrality to Islamic thought after the...

Why did ʿAlī, the rightful successor to the Prophet, remain silent after the latter’s death and made no effort to press his rights? Why did he not awaken society from its...

The Holy Quran has discussed the matter of the reappearance and revolution of Imam al-Mahdi (‘a), without going in to its specific details and particulars. It has also spoken of the complete victory of the....

the Sunni scholars affirm that belief in "Mahdi of the House of the Prophet”is one of the Islamic tenets for "Ahlussunnah wal Jama’a"....

The reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (ع), like the original appearance of Islam itself, will instigate revolutionary changes in the world. In particular, his movement will challenge the...

There is a difference of opinion among the Shi’ah and Sunni Scholars, traditionists and historians regarding the day, month and year of the birth of Imam Husayn (a.s.).....

In the case of Ayatollāh Sistani, there is another aspect that adds to this difficulty in that no writings of his own have been published. All that is available of his fiqhī, uṣūlī, rijālī and...