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Derived from the word kafir, meaning infidel, the Arabic word could refer to any ideology that is based on declaring the dissent apostate...

Imam Jafar Sadiq was the eldest son, testamentary trustee (wasi) and successor to the Imamate, of Imam Muhammad Baqer. He was born in Medina on Monday, 17 Rabi ul-Awwal 83AH/702AD...

Over 200 companies from 25 Russian regions and 20 countries participated in the Moscow Halal Exhibition and Convention...

Members of Bahrain’s “Board of the Great Scholars” have published a very important and shocking short message which can be named as the cry of the oppressed. In the Name of God Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Mohammad and his pure family We as an integral and original …

eHawza is an electronic Hawza program (Islamic Seminary) in the English language...

Ziyarah {Visitation} and the Laws Pertaining to the Graves and Mosques According to the Shi`ah and Wahhabis Wahhabis think that ziyarah, like shafa’ah, is a polytheistic act of seeking intermediation, and renders a person outside the pale of religion. This is while ziyarah, according to the Ahl as-Sunnah, has been …

Divine (Allah’s) Judgment (Hokm) versus Human Judgment (Hokm) Authors(s): Dr. Hatem Abu Shahba Translator(s): Jerrmein Abu Shahba This article analyzes and clarifies the difference between the divine judgment (hokm) versus the human judgment, using evidence from the Holy Quran and examples from Islamic history and Sunnah. The author tackles this …

According to the Islamic law, Fitra becomes incumbent when the new moon of Shawwal is sighted...

Of late many have questioned whether ‘unity of horizon’ (ittiḥād al-ufuq) is a condition for determining the new crescent or not...

Millions of people especially in Iran have observed the Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Destiny), which represents a great chance for Muslims during the holy fasting month of Ramadan to purify their souls and further focus on the spiritual aspects of life. People from all walks of life gathered inside …