The Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the Supreme Religious authority for Shia Muslims, responded to a religious question about the conditions for holding congregational prayers in mosques as...
May, 2020
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25 May
Revisiting the Islamic Conception of Cleanliness in Light of Coronavirus
The emphasis on cleanliness and specific practices promoted by the Prophet and his family (pbut) have both apparent and hidden wisdom; sometimes special circumstances alert us to...
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4 May
Fatwas of Shia Jurists on Fasting during Ramadan amid Coronavirus
Some Shia Jurists issued Fatwas (religious edict) in response to the Istifta (new inquiry) about questions regarding the fasting during the...
April, 2020
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26 April
Fasting Reduces the Risk of Coronavirs: Sweden Professor of Infectious Disease
Johan Giske, a professor of infectious diseases at Sweden’s Karolinska Medical Institute, said that fasting through drying the throat reduces the risk of contracting the...
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24 April
Ayatollah Golpayegani’s Fatwa on Fasting during Ramadan in the Time of Coronavirus
The Shia Prominent Cleric, Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani answered a question about fasting during Coronavirus outbreak..
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24 April
Al-Azhar’s Imam Calls on People not to Pay Attention to Baseless, Fast as Normal
The grand imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, has urged Muslims to perform the daily prayers and the seasonal Taraweeh prayers at home with family during...
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21 April
Fatwa of UAE Scholars on Fasting of Coronavirus Patients
A Fatwa (religious edict) was issued by the Fatwa Council in the United Arab Emirates concerning the fasting for patients who suffer Coronavirus.
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21 April
Shia Muslim Scholars’ Joint Statement on Burial of Coronavirus Deceased
Shia Muslim scholars in the UK in a joint statement on burial of deceased during COVID-19 crisis requested “community leaders and organizations to observe their religious responsibilities and make available any existing Qosl facilities and make available the necessary PPE kits to cope with the number of deceased”.
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19 April
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Fatwa on Fasting during Ramadan in the Time of Coronavirus
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has answered a question regarding the fasting during the coronavirus outbreak.
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18 April
Breaking Fast not Allowed if there is no Real Fear of Coronavirus
A senior Shia cleric based in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf said Muslims are not allowed to skip fasting in Ramadan for concerns about the coronavirus unless there is real fear of contracting the virus.
