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Unity and spirituality are what guarantee the material and spiritual advancement of the Islamic world and its enlightening the entire world, said Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in his message to the 2023 Hajj Pilgrimage....
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The Islamic Republic's support is based on Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law, rather than tactical moves or diplomatic issues," said Ayatollah Khamenei in a meeting with Ismail Haniyeh on...
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Under what circumstances do Sunni and Shiʿa organisations enter into institutional cooperation with each other? This article explores this question through a study of Muslim institutional cooperation in Norway from the late 1980s to the late 2010s, based on both archival sources and...
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This article outlines the potential to contribute to the scholarship on sectarianism and the literature on Muslims in Europe. While also previewing the five articles included in the special issue, it proposes a framework to unpack the diverse nature and complex shaping of...
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The month of Ramadan, in which the revelation of the Quran is celebrated, serves to remind the Ummah of the common language created by the Quran that sustains the community in...
Read More »Be’that of the Holy Prophet (S); The most important Event in all History
The issue of Be’that and the occurrence of this divine event is the most important thing that has ever happened to humanity. In the history of mankind, no other event has been more significant than Be’that and no...
Read More »Nigeria Muslims Slam Persecution of Shias in Azerbaijan
Members of the Islamic movement in Nigeria have rallied to condemn Azerbaijan's persecution and torture of Shia members of the Muslim Movement for Unity (MMU) and its leader...
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But what role do the elite play in the realization of “unity” within the Islamic Ummah? First of all, it should be noted that according to the statement of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, unity does not mean “religious unity” or...
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Following the recent statements of the Sheikh of University of Al-Azhar in the “Dialogue Assembly of Bahrain: East and West for Human Coexistence” and his emphasis on the necessity of Islamic-Islamic dialogues, Hojjatul-Islam Sayyid Abul Hassan Nawab, Secretary of the...
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