Iraq’s Grand Marja condemned the terrorist attack on a girls’ school in Afghanistan’s Kabul and called on the world’s countries to thwart the ill-wishers’ sinister plots against the future of...
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The office of the Shiʻa Muslim religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has answered to the question regarding fasting the holy month of Ramadan with the spread of the...
Read More »A Cursory Glance at Ayatollah Sistani’s Unique Ideas in Ijtihad
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...
Read More »Najaf Historic Meeting in Media: A Strong Sign for Interfaith Dialogue and Coexistence
Over the past few days, the media around the world has focused on this meeting from different perspectives. To tell a single story, they all focused on the recent meeting as a...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani to Pope: Religious Leader Must Play Role in Preventing Catastrophes
His Holiness went on to point out the role that great religious and spiritual leaders must play in preventing catastrophes, and noted that they are expected to persuade the...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Answer to some Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines against Coronavirus have already been manufactured by Pfizer, AstraZeneca & Moderna, and others are expected, or already on the market. The medical authorities of several countries have approved these vaccines and....
Read More »Why Islam Prohibits the Recreational Use of Marijuana?
Many young Muslims need to become aware of the Islamic position on marijuana because of its popularity. Does Islam condone the use of marijuana? Does Islam forbid it? If Islam forbids it, what does it say about cases of...
Read More »The Sociopolitical Role of Shia Muslims in the Elections according Ayatollah Sistani
As such, the religious authority only considers the fulfillment of religious affairs to be its duty, and therefore, it does not interfere in politics. Instead, it leaves those activities to the political entities and...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa on Magic
Is it permissible to use white magic which is employed for good and is the opposite of black magic which is used by....
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa on Mourning Ceremony of Imam Hussain in Muharram during Covid19 Pandemic
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question Ayatullah al-Sistani Regarding the Mourning Ceremonies of Imam al-Hussain (p) for the Month of Muharram, 1442 A.H. during the...
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