Even if we ignore all its other achievements — and there are many — the very survival of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 40 years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution is a...
Read More »Martyrdom; an Islamic Perspective
According to Islamic teachings, martyrdom requires some elements including belief in God and His Prophet, conscious choice and being killed for the sake of...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to University Students in Europe
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei issued a message to participants attending the 54nd conference of the Islamic Union Association for...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Condoles with Ayatollah Khamenei for Soleimani’s Martyrdom
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has expressed his deepest condolences over the martyrdom of Lt. Gen. Soleimani to Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah...
Read More »Iran to Take Harsh Revenge against USA: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says those who assassinated IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani must await a...
Read More »In Pictures: Commemoration Ceremony of Late Ayatollah Mohaqiq Damad
A group of Shia Scholars have held a conference in Allama Tabatabaei University, Qom, to commemorate the late Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mohaqiq Damad....
Read More »Cosmetic Surgery and Sex Change in Islamic Laws
The traditional Islamic emphasis on healthy appearance and adornment supports cosmetic surgery, as long as the procedure causes no...
Read More »If One Performs Prayers in Prime Times and Does not Reach Great Positions May Curse Me
A teacher of ethics [Ayatollah Qadi (May Allah Bless him)] in Najaf said, “I am liable if a person performs these five-time prayers in their prime times and does not reach...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Stood Up as a Sign of Respect to Imam Khomeini
He stood up and said, “first, one should stand up as a respect for late Ayatollah Khomeini. You do not know what he did?, said Ayatollah Sistani....
Read More »Does Ayatollah Sistani Himself Write the Friday’s Sermon of Karbala?
The mechanism of writing the second sermon for the blessed Friday prayers delivered at the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him), which is often focused on what the Iraqi people live, has been revealed by the...
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