The lecturer must make sure to exercise great caution in selecting the Quranic verses and relating authentic narratives from...
Read More »Book: ʻAshura-Misrepresentations and Distortions
The book discussion here concerns the misrepresentations (tahrifat) relating to the historic event of Karbala'. There have occurred various kinds of distortions in recounting the details of this great...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message on Hajj 2017
The heads of Islamic countries and political, religious and cultural personalities in the world of Islam have heavy responsibilities on their shoulders: the responsibility of creating unity and preventing everyone from tribal and denominational conflicts, the responsibility of...
Read More »Key Characteristics of the Hajj Pilgrimage from the Viewpoint of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
The Hajj pilgrimage is in reality a massive immigration. It is a divine journey towards Allah and the best opportunity for self-purification and engaging in the greater Jihād and...
Read More »The Youth and Sexual Perversions
We know that youth is a period of “crisis” of instincts, specially “sexual instinct”. If this instinct is not guided properly, it would have the worst stroke on the felicity and happiness of the youths. Their creative powers will be spoiled like unopened buds, and their ingenuity and innovation which …
Read More »Organ Transplants according to Islam
The issue of organ transplantation in Islam is divided into the cases where the donor is alive and when he is dead. There are a couple potential problems regarding organ transplant from a live donor. One of the potential problems is that in Islam it is prohibited to harm oneself to the point of...
Read More »Reducing Negative Factors of Prenatal Development in Islam
There are many negative environmental factors effecting the prenatal development of a child. Muslim children do not suffer from nearly as many of these factors than non-Muslim children. Hence, the possibility of a Muslim producing strong, healthy, and intelligent babies is...
Read More ȣ1,000 Prize for the Best Article on Islamic Studies
The Third Round of the BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World is now open for submissions. The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000, and it will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of...
Read More »Book: Introduction to Jurisprudential Maxims
Jurisprudential maxims (al-qawa‘id al-fiqhiyyah) play an important role in determining one's legal duty in particular situations. When applied, these maxims - such as the 'Maxim of Purity', the 'Maxim of...
Read More »Ayatollah Makarim Issues Open Letter to Al-Azhar’s Imam on Temporary Marriage
Temporary marriage is not a means to abuse by sensual abusers and homosexuals! For this reason, in the questions we have been asked, we have given a fatwa that temporary marriage is only permitted if it is necessary, for example, when a person is away from his family and fears that if doesn’t use such a...
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