Imam Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sajjad (a.s) is the fourth Imam. His father was Imam al-Husayn b. Ali (a.s) and his mother was a noble Persian known as Shahrbanu. Imam Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sajjad (a.s) was born on the 5th of Shaban in the year 38 A.H. Imam al-Sajjad (a.s) is referred to in …
Read More »Formerly, Pakistani Sunnis Joined Shias in Imam Hussain’s Mourning
Every year, an elderly man from a Sunni family sets up a sabeel (stall offering cold drinks and water) along the route of the first Muharram procession in predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Kocha Sardar in...
Read More »Who is Hussain is a movement in over 60 cities worldwide
From helping the homeless and feeding the hungry, to donating blood to save lives. In 2012 a small group of young Londoners from different backgrounds came together with one common objective, to tell the world about an inspirational man. A man who lived 1400 years ago, but whose legacy lives on until today. A man …
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Advices to Public Speakers in the Month of Muharram 1440
The orator and public speaker should take into consideration the intellectual and the cultural level of the direct and the indirect audience and he should not mention anything from religion except those things which match the intellectual standards of the listeners and reply to their objections and give clarifications for …
Read More »Tadwīn al-Ḥadīth: Introduction and Preliminary Discussions
The following is a lightly-edited selection from baḥth al-khārij (advanced jurisprudence) lectures of Sayyid Aḥmad Madadī, a respected jurist and student of Sayyid Abū l-Qāsim al-Khūʾī and SayyidʿAlī al-Sīstānī. He resides and teaches in the holy city of...
Read More »17th Annual Conference of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America Held in US+Photos
The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America holds a conference annually, that brings together scholars from across Canada and the United States. The topic of the 17th Annual Conference, held this year in the Washington DC metropolitan area, was “Ingenuity, Cooperation, and Mediation.” Clerics, preachers, and imams came …
Read More »Ghadir and the meaning of “Mawla” in the Light of Sunni Sources
At the event of Ghadir, is it sensible that "mawla" means “friend” and “helper”? Supposing it to be true, did Muslims fulfill the obligation of help and friendship after the demise of the holy Prophet?
Read More »Human Cloning from Shia Jurisprudential Point of View. Part 2
Human cloning is of the issues that have recently come to the fore. As examining an issue in jurisprudence is impossible before shading light on its all corners, exploring its inner and outer aspects, and defining its good and bad consequences; the religious researchers and...
Read More »Muslim around the World Celebrating Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)+Photos
Muslim around the World are celebrating Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), one of the most important festivals on the Islamic calendar...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to the Pilgrims of Hajj 2018
No doubt, one of the best instances for “to see their benefits” {Quran: 22:27} is this annual meeting of all the communities of the Islamic Ummah around God’s house. This is the key to the Islamic Union, and the symbol of Islam’s formation of...
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