Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi highlighted the importance of promoting religious activities in order to introduce the world to the moral virtues of the holy infallibles (as) with respect to the unity among Sunni and Shia Muslims. In a meeting with the secretariat members of the conference on Ahl-ul-Bayt’s Sirah which is due to be held in April in Qom, Iran, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, a Shia source of emulation asserted, ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Kurdish fighters have encircled the ISIS militants who have re-entered the town of Tal Abyad known as Gire Spi in Kurdish, which the Kurds freed from the jihadists 15th June.According to Kurdish news website Hawar News, IS entered the town from the eastern front, taking cover in a school. Clashes between Kurdish and IS fighters have been reported in the west and east of the city.The latest attack comes after IS militants ...
Nawaf Abdullah Hamza the Public Prosecution was quoted by the official Bahrain News Agency as saying that after examining allegations by the interior ministry of cases of torture and ill treatment, his office had decided to refer ‘one case’ to the criminal court.
Five police officers have been implicated in the case, he said, adding that "two are accused of having beaten to death two of the detainees, and the three others are accused of ...
Units of the Syrian army eliminated terrorists’ positions and weapons in many areas across the country, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorist organizations in personnel and equipment, state-run SANA news agency reported Sunday.
In Hama/Idleb, hideouts and vehicles of terrorists from the so-called “Jaish al-Fateh” were destroyed in army airstrikes in Abu al-Duhour, Kinsafra, Iblin, Qaqour, Frika, Ariha, al-Mansoura, ...
The people of Egypt are gradually waking up to the reality that it is one thing to drive a dictator out, even one that has been around for as long as Hosni Mubarak — 30 years — and quite a different matter to change the political system and the culture of entitlement that has grown within it. There are many constituencies that have unfairly benefitted under the old system; they are not likely to give up their privileged positions so easily, ...
Germany's domestic intelligence agency says the number of extremists heading to Syria and Iraq continues to grow, raising concerns over trained fighters returning who could carry out attacks in Europe. The agency said Wednesday its latest evidence shows 790 people so far have made the trip from Germany to link up with militant groups in the Mideast, up from 750 in October, and about one-third had returned. Agency head Hans-Georg Maassen says ...
According to The Guardian, however, the Pentagon put civilian deaths in strikes on ISIS way lower than outside groups. Such a conclusion was made due to the latest data published by Airwars monitoring group. Airwars estimated that 3,164 civilians had been killed by the US-led coalition's indiscriminate air strikes since the beginning of the 'counter-terrorism' operation in Syria and Iraq. Earlier, Airwars reported that only in March this year, ...
Under strict order of the Saudi Royal court, a judge saw fit to condemn a young, an innocent man to death by beheading, to later parade his mutilated body so that the people will cower before the might of their king.
A 16-years old boy was taken away from the safety of his home for he dared exercise those rights which are not only inalienable but inherent to human nature. Ali was born on December, 25th, 1995 – a date which should resonate ...
Thousands of Americans have taken part in a couple of massive rallies in US States of Chicago and New York to express their support for the Palestinian people in the face of Israeli violence. According to different estimates, up to 2,000 protesters took to the streets of New York on Sunday, carrying Palestinian flags. The protests were organized by the NYC Students for Justice in Palestine, which is part of a wider movement called ...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force staged the second day of massive military exercises in southeastern Iran.As part of the drills codenamed Payambar-e Azam (The Great Prophet) on Wednesday, the IRGC Ground Force's Special Forces, under ground and air support, managed to recapture a military post in the area from the hypothetical enemy.The IRGC choppers also targeted and hit positions of the hypothetical enemy during the war ...
Bishop Saliba has more than 25 books in his career as a writer, and an article on ‘Nahj al-Balagha' which was presented in the Fifth Baran-e Qadir International Congress in Iran.
"I respect the status of Seyyed Razi who compiled this exquisite book [‘Nahj al-Balagha'] and if it was not for his efforts, many hadiths and remarks made by Imam Ali (AS) could be lost. I read this book from childhood and have various editions of ‘Nahj ...
Chahar Muhal Bakhtiari wing reported that the Friday prayer leader of Farsan, Hujjat ul Islam wal Muslaimeen Abdul Ali Por Akbar, while conversing with the reporters on 16th of June, said that the purpose of organizing this seminar is to promote the culture of Holy Quran and Islamic studies and to appreciate the experts in various fields of Quran. He further said that Quranic competitions on the topics like memorization, recitation, Prayer ...
The session was held in the presence of Parviz Eghbali, the work's illustrator, Ehsan Abbasloo, critic, and Saeid Razaghi, illustration expert, yesterday (February 25, 2012) at the House of the Literati.In his opening speech, Eghbali said that the book was debuted 8 years ago, two years after his began preparing the book. "I did what I could to create a work worthy of the Ashura event," Eghbali said. He went on to say that the book is not ...
Who is Hussain? - Lahore attracted 112 donors in the blood donation drive conducted on the 9th & 10th of Muharram 1437-2015 at the Abbot road and Hali road, respectively. Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Who is Hussain? - Lahore attracted 112 donors in the blood donation drive conducted on the 9th & 10th of Muharram 1437-2015 at the Abbot road and Hali road, respectively.The blood has been donated to The Fatimid Foundation. ...
Four commanders from the radical group of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) were killed in northwestern Iraq as a result of airstrikes by the coalition’s warplanes and ground operations by the Iraqi army, local sources reported on Saturday. Media activist J.Z. reported that the ISIS insurgent commanders Shaker Wahib, Kaddouri Hamid Farraj, Louay al-Kubaisi, and Abu Hajer at-Tounisi were killed by the coalition’s airstrikes and Iraqi ...
Thanking the CreatorIf one of your parents or relatives gives you a present, surely you will be happy and thank them for it. Any one who does good to us deserves our gratitude and should be thanked for his goodness and favour.We are given many favours from our parents who bring us up and who spend nights awake for our sake; from our teachers, who educate us and impart good manners, from our friends who give us their help. We thank these people ...
Kurdish forces of the Peshmerga found three mass graves of Yezidi victims in the northern countryside of Shingal area, north Iraq, following the withdrawal of the ISIS militants. A source from the Peshmerga command said that the recently found mass graves contained more than 70 corpses of Yezidi victims, including women and children, “who have been buried by ISiS militants after being summarily executed in northern Shingal”. ...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday pardoned and commuted prison terms of 930 inmates sentenced by various Iranian courts. The Ayatollah also accepted change in punishment of several of those prisoners. The Leader made the decision on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the large feast when the Muslims celebrate end of fasting month of Ramadan. The decision was also in response to a request by Judiciary Chief ...
With the aim of luring wealthy Muslim tourist and improving its image in the Arab world, the Chinese government has splashed out to construct an Islamic theme park.
The China Hui Culture Park, which opened in 2005, is now being expanded as part of a plan to transform this patch of Ningxia province into a tourist attraction.
The Hui are a predominately Muslim ethnic group who live mainly in China's northwestern provinces who are ethnically ...
Mohammad Reza Forqani told a press conference that 41 countries will participate at the highest level: 35 heads of state, five first vice presidents or vice presidents, and a parliament speaker.
21 countries will send their foreign ministers, 5 countries their president’s special envoys, two countries at the level of minister other than foreign minister, he added.
Other countries will also be represented at the level of deputy minister, ...
