The traditional Islamic emphasis on healthy appearance and adornment supports cosmetic surgery, as long as the procedure causes no...
Read More »If One Performs Prayers in Prime Times and Does not Reach Great Positions May Curse Me
A teacher of ethics [Ayatollah Qadi (May Allah Bless him)] in Najaf said, “I am liable if a person performs these five-time prayers in their prime times and does not reach...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Stood Up as a Sign of Respect to Imam Khomeini
He stood up and said, “first, one should stand up as a respect for late Ayatollah Khomeini. You do not know what he did?, said Ayatollah Sistani....
Read More »Does Ayatollah Sistani Himself Write the Friday’s Sermon of Karbala?
The mechanism of writing the second sermon for the blessed Friday prayers delivered at the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him), which is often focused on what the Iraqi people live, has been revealed by the...
Read More »Book: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners is an English translation of al-Mujaz fi Usul al-Fiqh...
Read More »Urgent Action Needed: Sheikh Zakzaky Set to Die
In an urgent cry for help from one of his children, Mohammed Ibraheem Zakzaky, states that Sheikh Zakzaky’s death is imminent...
Read More »Marjaiyyah, Solution to Iraq’s Turmoil
What is going on in Iraq and what is the ultimate solution? While different analysts propose different solutions to the turmoil in Iraq, what is the best solution? Sayyid Hashim al-Haidari explains it for...
Read More »The Shia Marja’ Bought the British Ambassador
There was a time when the British ambassador asked to meet Ayatollah Sayyid Abul-Hassan Isfahani, but he did not accept and after insisting much, he...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Warns of Enemy Plot Seeking to Create Civil Strife
Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Receives Head of UNAMI
The office of the Supreme Religious Authority in Najaf Ashraf issued a statement about his meeting with the special representative of the Secretary-General for...
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