The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial. During the recent decades, this problem was more political than either ethical or...
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Leader of the Iran Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei issued a statement on Saturday on the assassination of prominent scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, saying the “scientific and technical efforts of...
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As what kind of entity does Islam envisage Woman? Does it consider her the equal of man in terms of dignity and the respect accorded to her, or is she thought of as belonging to an inferior species? This is the question which we...
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Prominenet Shia cleric, preacher and All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board vice president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq Naqvi Passed away in Lucknow late on Tuesday at the age 83....
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Historians said, ‘Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was the highest authority for jurisprudents in taking the rulings of the Shariah and the principles of religion....
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Nigerian Shia Muslims are a group based in Kaduna state, but with significant presence in some other northern states. No clear statistics of Shia population are...
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Religious figures, intellectuals lauded Iran’s late Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri as true manifest of Islamic unity, in an online meeting held by Organization of Hajj and pilgrimage in collaboration with international deputy of...
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Islam is one of the religions practiced in Africa. But, Shia Muslims are in minority in this area and face violence by their religious identity....
Read More »Book: Lessons from the Holy Prophet of Islam (S)
The present work is a collection of excerpts from Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei’s statements about the personality, characteristics and Be’that of the Holy Prophet of Islam...
Read More »Book: Prohibiting Takfir: Fatwas of Shi’i Scholars
This book comprises the religiously legal injunctions (fatawa) of grand maraji‘ al-taqlid and prominent Shi‘i religious scholars concerning the legal prohibition (hurmat) – according to the Qur’an and the hadith – of insulting revered Islamic figures and calling the People of...
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