Iraqi-based Shia marja’ Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani in a statement has offered his condolences over the passing of senior Shia cleric of Afghanistan, Ayatollah Sheikh...
Read More »The Making of a Marjaʿ: Sīstānī and Shiʿi Religious Authority in the Contemporary Age
This paper examines the phenomenon of marjaʿiyya, considers how one becomes a marjaʿ, and traces the rise of Sīstānī to the pre-eminent position that he now holds and juxtaposes his model of leadership with other modern Shiʿi models of...
Read More »Does a Wife Have the Right to Work according to Ayatollah Sistani?
The basic condition is that the work would not be incompatible with religious obligations such as covering and hijab, not being present in a place where is not secure from committing sin, caring for the....
Read More »Obeying the Law of Non-Muslim Country according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa
The truth of the matter is that Islam, particularly in accordance with the School of Ahl al-Bayt (Holy Progeny of the Prophet), commands obedience of its adherents to the laws and order of their home country. Failure to do so, conversely, can even be...
Read More »The First and the Largest Encyclopedia on the Fatwa of Holy Defense Published
Believing in the role of the Fatwa given by the highest religious Marja’iyah about defending Iraq, its people, and its sanctities and its coincidence with the fifth remembrance of its announcement, Al-Abbas (pbuh) Holy Shrine accomplished a War History Encyclopedia about the...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Warns on Daesh Return
Those responsible of state affairs have to use their intelligent methods to thwart terrorist plans, monitor the regions that might turn into a terrorist breeding ground and do not allow any...
Read More »Nearest Likelihood of Laylat al-Qadr according to Ayatollah Sistani’s View
The office of His Eminence Ayatollah Sistani announced a statement in order to answer a question about the determination or the closest likelihood of the Night of Qadr...
Read More »‘iSistani App’ Launch for Android and iOS
The World Federation launched the updated and improved iSistani app, which is available immediately to download from the iTunes Store or through Google Play now...
Read More »Moonsighting: Questions & Answers according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Islamic Law
This booklet which has been published by the Office of his Eminence Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani in Najaf in the form of queries and replies to them with some addition outlines this issue....
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Motivates Iraq with a Two-Line Fatwa: An-Nahar Correspondent
An interesting narration from Rezvan Aqil, the correspondent of An-Nahar, about meeting with Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, the great Marja’ of Shiite...
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