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21 May

Sunday to Be Eid al-Fitr in North America

According to astronomical data, the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal can easily be sighted with the naked eye, during the sunset of Saturday, the twenty-ninth of the month of...

19 May

Zakat al-Fitra according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Islamic Law

Zakat al-Fitrah is obligatory on the individual who is sane, an adult (physically mature), and financially capable (whose finances are secured through available assets...

16 May

Is Laylat al-Qadr One Night despite Differences in Horizons?

It seems that Laylat’ul-Qadr is not more than one night every year, but we know this also that, because of the difference in horizons the beginning of the...

12 May

Which Night Is Lailat al-Qadr?

Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali-al-Baqir (as) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as having said, "The 17th night of the month of Ramadhan is when the two parties met, and...

10 May

Ramadan Prayer Timetable according to Shia Fiqh

Every year, many questions about numerous topics arise with the start of the blessed month of Ramadan. The most important of these questions are related to the crescent moon and the time of imsak (when believers must stop eating and drinking) versus the time of fajr (dawn) prayer.

7 May

Is There any Differences Between the Time of Imsak and the Time of Fajr Prayer?

Why do the month of Ramadan prayer schedules in North America and many other places have two times, one for imsak and a separate time for...

5 May

Questions & Answers on Fasting for Muslims in the West according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa

Fasting for Muslims means that all physically fit and mature Muslims have to totally and completely abstain from food, drink, smoking and...

5 May

Kaffarah and Fidya’s Rules according to Ayatollah Sistani

As fasting is obligatory for all Muslims in the Blessed Month of Ramadan, there are a number of orders enjoined upon the believers by the Islamic Jurisprudence in this regards, the...

4 May