shia Scholars Archives - Page 13 of 20

Ayatollah Muhammad Mo’men Passes Away at 81

February 21, 2019 Biographies, Fiqh & Socitey, Muslim Scholars, Sociability & Relations 0

Ayatollah Mohammad Mo’men a member of Assembly of Experts of the Leadership and The Guardian Council of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran passed away at age 81 in...

Shaikh Isa Qassim Hospitalized in Tehran

February 14, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Sociability & Relations 0

Bahrain's most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim was admitted to one of the hospitals in Tehran, Iran to complete the...

Iranian Scholars and Teachers Condemns Martyrdom of Saudi Child

February 13, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Governing & Policy 0

Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Ayatollah Muhammad Alvi Gorgani and Seminary Teachers of Qom has issued messages condemning the brutal murdering of a six-year-old boy in the holy city of...

Documentary: The Life of Sayyid Murtaḍa Alam al-Huda

January 28, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Media, Sociability & Relations, Videos 0

Abu al-Qāsim ‘Alī ibn Husayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (commonly known as: Sharīf Murtaḍā, Sayyid Murtaḍā) (965 - 1044 AD ; 355 - 436 AH) also known as ʻAlam al-Huda was one of the greatest Shia scholars of his time and was one of the...

How Many Days Does Fāṭimiyah Last?

January 21, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Fiqh & Worship 0

Fāṭimiyah begins on the 13th day of Jumada al-Awwal until the 3rd of Jumada al-Thani, which is off and the peak of the mourning would be on that day. The great Shitte authorities such as Mirza Naeeni and the late Akhund Khorasani had paid a....

Video: Nusrat Amin’s Treasury of Knowledge by Dr. Massi Dakake

January 8, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Fiqh & Worship, Media, Videos 0

Most of women who reached very high level in religious scholarship or religious establishment in Iran are the wives or the daughters of famous religious scholars; religious scholars who have a family legacy. But Nusrat Amin doesn’t...

Predicting the Jumada al-Awwal Crescent according to Shiʻa Marjas’ Fatwas

January 6, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Sociability & Relations, Viewpoints 0

Certain factors are at play for sighting the crescent on the first night of the month. These factors include “the time when the sun and the moon sets”, “the interval between the setting of the two”, “the coordinates of the sun and...

An Interview with Abdulaziz Sachedina on His Life and Scholarship

January 4, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Learning & Education, Viewpoints 0

Abdulaziz Sachedina was born into an Indian Muslim family in Tanzania in 1942. He received BA degrees from Aligarh Muslim University (in Islamic Studies) in Aligarh, India, and Ferdowsi University (in Persian language and literature) in...

When the Shia Cleric Becomes a Shelter for the Jews

January 1, 2019 Fiqh & Socitey, Muslim Scholars, Sociability & Relations 0

I remember once a group of people attacked Jews' houses, plundered some of their goods, robbed women's bracelets and bothered them a lot. There were many people shouting and...