Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and was the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew during holy month of Ramadan on October 10, 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar and three other finalists were selected …
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There are some things which makes a fast void and fast become invalid which includes Eating and drinking Sexual intercourse Masturbation (Istimna) which means self abuse, resulting in ejaculation Ascribing false things to...
Read More »How Do We Fast?
When fasting is mentioned, many people usually think that it means not to eat and drink. However, it is much deeper than that. In one sense, we can divide fasting into...
Read More »Fasting and the Holy Month of Ramadhan+PDF
In this collection of articles about fasting, the author discusses its significance and practice during the times of the previous Prophets (a.s) and also...
Read More »Rulings of Fast in Brief +Infographic
Meaning of fast, how to do Niyya?, what things you should avoid? and who not allowed to do fast?, you can see answers of these question in the following infographic...
Read More »Step-by-Step Guide to Performing Umrah and Hajj+PDF
This book has been organized in a step-by-step manner, and includes most of the issues that would be required by a pilgrim. It is tried to include the issues from the following Mujtahids; Ayatollah Al-Khuei, Ayatollah Gulpaygani and Ayatollah Sistani...
Read More »What Should I Do to Stay Healthy in Ramadan?
This piece will provide some useful tips on how to stay healthy during Ramadan, after exploring the changes that occur to the body whilst fasting...
Read More »Shia Ruling on Congregational Prayer Behind a Sunni Imam
The verdict regarding congregational prayers behind an Ahl al-Sunnah Imām was consistently discussed by Shī’a jurists. While it was for many centuries a discussion that would take place within the context of practicing dissimulation due to fear, after the 20th century most jurists began discussing it through the...
Read More »‘Mobile Mosques’ Planned for 2020 Summer Olympics
The mobile mosques would be set up in large trucks, enabling them to be moved anywhere at any time for use by Muslims as secure places of worship...
Read More »Spiritual Experience: Arba‘īn Pilgrimage by a Student of Hawza Ilmyya
Here I recount my experience of the Arba’īn pilgrimage to Karbala, annually attracting over twenty million pilgrims, known as the world’s largest human gathering...
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