Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed Hakim, the Shia Iraqi Marja’ asked academics and intellectuals to play their part in introducing and maintaining the realities of Islam as well as the legacy of...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Advice for Preachers, Lecturers
The lecturer must make sure to exercise great caution in selecting the Quranic verses and relating authentic narratives from...
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 »Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi advice regarding Arba’een
The ceremony of Arba’een is a valuable treasure for us, for it has protected the grandeur of Islam and that of the Shiite school of thought. Therefore, it must be appreciated as magnificent as possible. In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful The procession and the ceremonies held …
Read More »Guidelines from Ayatollah Sistani about Arbaeen
observes the teachings of Islam including those relating to prayer, hijab, self-reform, selflessness and...
Read More »Nigeria Plans to Attack Shias in Arbaeen
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) says it has received information that the Nigerian army plans to attack processions scheduled for...
Read More »Respect Sunni Sanctities during Arbaeen Ceremonies
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi stressed necessity of utmost respect for Sunni sanctities saying that respecting Sunni community will...
Read More »2100 Killed at Hajj; Zero at Arbaeen in War-Torn Iraq
The death toll at last year’s Hajj, in Saudi Arabia, topped 2,177 individuals however; in Arbaeen had a remarkable fatality count of zero.
Read More »Iran’s cultural attaché admires Iraqis for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
Iran’s cultural attaché admires Iraqis for hosting Arbaeen 2015 pilgrims. More than 26 million took part in the rite.
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Lauds Tehran Municipality’s Help in Serving Arbaeen Pilgrims
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani appreciated the efforts made by Tehran Municipality to help serve millions of pilgrims flocking to Karbala for Arbaeen.
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