Referring to the efforts of the U.S. with regard to the matter of Palestine, the Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei stressed: “Pressure on Yemen on the one hand, the issue of Palestine and that Satanic and vicious policy, they name it...
Read More »Should any Sunni Nation Get Invaded, Shiites are Obliged to Defend It
It is incumbent upon any Muslim especially Shiites to defend Sunni nations should they ever be invaded by the atheists, preventing the enemies attacking the invaded nation(s). Shiites must treat them this way under any...
Read More »A Report of the Fiqhi Issues Workshop on “The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād”
The 6th annual fiqhī workshop on “The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād” was held on 5th-6th July, 2018 with the attendance of prominent scholars from Iran and Iraq seminary and the...
Read More »Do We Have to Live Like Imam Ali or Imam Sadiq?
Many people have asked why Imam Hussain decided to go and fight against the tyrant of his time, and why Imam Hasan entered into a peace treaty. Why did Imam Ridha cooperate with the government, while...
Read More »Why Illegitimate Children Do not Allow to Lead Congregational Prayer?
From the logical (ʿaqlī) and Islamic legal (sharʿī) perspective, why is it that children born out of wedlock (illegitimate children), despite the fact that they may be good people, are not allowed to...
Read More »The Shia-Sunni Debate: Answering the 50 Most Common Questions +PDF
With this book the authors try to bridge the gap between Muslims by answering the most common questions that arise when Sunni and Shia debate. The answers provided have as resources the Holy Qur'an and tradition books of...
Read More »Is the Qurʾan a Legal Text: Law and Morality in Islam’s Most Sacred Book
For over a millennium, the Qurʾan has functioned as the ultimate source of authority for Muslims across the world. This authority is not particular to matters of worship; rather, it extends to how Muslims eat, drink, marry, conduct business, and govern their behavior in...
Read More »Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) from the Viewpoint of Sunni Scholars
It is known from various history books and various sources of Hadith that when Imam As-Sadiq was a young boy, he used to come to the schools and Madrasas founded by his father the 5th...
Read More »Zakatul-Fitr (Fitra) and Who Receives Fitra
According to the Islamic law, Fitra which is known as Zakat of Fitra becomes incumbent when the new moon of Shawwal is sighted...
Read More »Moon-Sighting vs. Moon-Fighting!
Has the moon been sighted or not? In this area or that area? According to this marj’a (spiritual leader) or that marj’a? Within the horizon or not? Consistent with Muslim countries abroad or...
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