Iraq’s Top Shia Cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on world countries to stand up against the “'terrible Brutality” by the Zionist regime against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and prevent further suffering of the innocent people in...
Read More »Moral Governance of the Prophet Muhammad (S)
This paper studies the meaning of morality and the various facets of the Prophet’s socio-political life from a moral perspective. To understand the moral nature of this governance, this series offers a description of the method of forming an Islamic nation and achieving power, form, structure, as well as the limits of power, the...
Read More »Unity between Islamic Nations is Possible but Needs Action
When faced with important issues, there are some people whose first reaction is always denial and despair: “It is not possible, there’s no point.” I do not agree with this. I say it is possible, unity and harmony between Islamic nations is possible, but work needs to be done, actions must be....
Read More »Unity of the Islamic Schools of Thought according to Imam Musa al-Sadr
This article explores the thought and activities of Imam al-Sadr pertaining to the issue of unity and the important role he occupied as one of the leading figures within the Islamic unity movement....
Read More »Al-Imam al-Rida (a) and the Heir Apparency
After the martyrdom of al-'Imam al-Husayn (A) the objective of the Ahl al-Bayt (A), as we see it, was two-fold. Firstly, their goal was to protect Islam against corruption, forgery and mis-interpretation. This was done in several ways. The foremost of them was to establish the authentic Sunnah in the face of other claims...
Read More »The Infallibility of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in the Qur’an
The word 'ismah literally means “protection”. In Islamic terminology, it means “infallibility”. Infallibility is defined as “a spiritual grace (lutf) of Allah to a person which enables him to abstain from sins by his own free...
Read More »Arbaeen: the Miʿraj of a Mourner
The following reflection expresses the depth of the spiritual walk from Najaf to Karbala on Arbaʿīn. These personal expressions of sacrifice serve as crucial landmarks in a believer’s journey to...
Read More »Is Arbaeen Walk to Karbala an Innovation?
Recently a very disturbing and confusing video has been forwarded to me showing a public speaker who calls the walk a carnival and an innovation similar to Salat-al- Tarawih. He said this is an innovation which has...
Read More »Lessons from Arbaeen Walk
Indeed, there are so many lessons and values to be learnt from Arbaeen Walk in which people from all over the world participate irrespective of their sect, profession, social status, and...
Read More »Prayer, Hijab and Moral Etiquettes are the Essentials of Arbaeen Pilgrimage
observes the teachings of Islam including those relating to prayer, hijab, self-reform, selflessness and moral etiquettes etc is the essential of Arbaeen pilgrimage .
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