Iranians pray, hold vigils on Night of Destiny

People from all walks of life gathered inside mosques and other religious sites nationwide on Friday night to mark the event, which is believed to be the night when the first verses of the holy Qur’an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) some 14 centuries ago. Muslims recite the holy Qu’ran, hold vigils until dawn in prayers and supplications and ask God to forgive them for their sins. Muslims also have special wishes and prayers ...

( 2023-05-25 18:06:18 )

Top Quran Memorizers Compete in Qatar’s ‘Best of Best’ Int’l Contest

Titled “Best of the Best”, it has been attended by top winners of Quran competitions in different countries, al-Arab daily reported. The 27 contenders are from countries like Palestine, Egypt, Qatar, Nigeria, Chad, Malaysia, Cameroon, Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan, Somalia, Libya, Turkey, Bangladesh, Morocco, Mali, and Mauritania. Quran experts from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar form the panel of the judges. The competition is ...

( 2023-05-25 08:34:19 )

Suicide bomber kills around 40 people after attacking Afghan military convoy outside Kabul

A suicide bomber has attacked an Afghan miltiary convoy outside Kabul killing almost 40 people. A police offical said at least 37 people had been killed and more than 40 others had been injured after three buses full of police cadets were attacked as they approached the city from neighbouring Wardak province. The unnamed official said: “Initial information we have is that two suicide bombers were involved and there are many ...

( 2023-05-25 07:34:06 )

'BBC extension of UK spy agency'

Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam said on Friday that working with such networks is tantamount to working with enemy security services and Iran's Intelligence Ministry will deal with such cases. “The collaboration of Iranian actors and documentary makers with satellite networks is conditional on obtaining relevant permits from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance,” ISNA quoted him as saying. He added that Iranian filmmakers ...

( 2023-05-24 11:29:32 )

US' bullying in JCPOA won't bear results: Imam Khamenei

Ahead of National Week of Holy Defense, a graduation ceremony that included granting ranks and epaulets, was held for Iran's Police Academy students, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Armed Forces--Imam Khamenei--was in attendance.At this meeting Imam Khamenei slammed attempts of US to breach the JCPOA. He said, "Every day the US government exposes a new side of its viciousness, thus proving Imam Khomeini's words true: The US government is the ...

( 2023-05-24 10:26:47 )

Seven Islamist Women Convict in Belgium for Supporting ISIS

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A Belgian court convicted seven women for supporting the so-called Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and enticing other young females to join the terrorist group.The women included five Belgians, one Dutch, and one Moroccan. Only four of the accused sat in court when the judge read the conviction. Authorities believe the others are in Syria alongside ISIS. From Reuters:In their absence, they were given five-year prison sentences ...

( 2023-05-24 07:17:49 )

Professor Ansarian: Lack of morality is a veil between human and Allah's mercy

The Scholar, exegete and the researcher of the holy Quran mentioned: based on the verses of the Holy Quran and the narrations from the Infallible Imams (peace be upon them), morality is divided into two parts: positive and negative morality, divine and evil one and the good deeds and bad ones. If someone is suffering from lack of morality, this shortage of morality is a veil between him and Allah's mercy. The moral vices is making human beings ...

( 2023-05-24 06:17:20 )

Al Saud regime to sink in Yemen quagmire - Grand Shia Scholar 'Javadi Amoli'

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - The land of Divine revelations is enslaved in the grasp of Ale Saud today and that regime has enslaved itself by invading Yemen, where it will get sunk eventually, source of jurisprudence Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli said on Sunday.'Saudi aggression on Yemen is condemned, the situation there will not remain as it is and Al Saud that has suppressed the Yemeni nation will be punished for the criminal acts it has ...

( 2023-05-24 02:11:11 )

Regime forces attack Bahraini protesters

Al-Samadi, 22, was reportedly shot and killed by regime forces in the village of Salmabad outside the capital, Manama, during a protest on Friday. According to activists, regime forces on Friday continued the crackdown, attacking protesters around the capital Manama and injuring several people in different areas. Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have killed scores of people and arrested many more for participating in anti-regime protests that ...

( 2023-05-23 22:03:50 )

US: Man charged with killing 3 Muslims can face death penalty

The man charged with killing three Muslim college students will face a death penalty trial after prosecutors told a judge they had strong and incriminating evidence that includes the blood from one of the victims found on the accused shooter's pants. After a brief hearing Monday, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson Jr. ruled that Craig Stephen Hicks is "death penalty qualified." Hicks, who remained handcuffed throughout the court ...

( 2023-05-23 21:02:19 )

Demand that the world stands by her

"I demand that the world stands by her now. My daughter is dying in prison. We are also dying here. This is my appeal to the world," Badiya Shalabi told Al-Haq human rights organization. Hana Shalabi has been on hunger strike since Israeli forces detained her from her home in the northern West Bank on Feb. 16. She was beaten, blindfolded and forcibly strip-searched and assaulted by a male Israeli soldier, the Palestinian Council of Human ...

( 2023-05-23 20:01:40 )

Tunisia: Culture Ministry bans Iranian film on Prophet Muhammad

The Tunisian Ministry of Culture banned Iranian film ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’, which focuses on the Prophet Muhammad’s childhood and adolescence, due to its “controversial content” and “personification and depiction of prophets”, which officials deem problematic for Tunisian society, reported news network Ansamed on 14 September 2016. “The personification and depiction of prophets ...

( 2023-05-23 19:01:34 )

Government is responsible if Sheikh Zakzaky dies in custody

The Shiites again urged the government to immediately obey the court judgment ordering his release and wife for urgent medical attention, Guardian reported.According to a statement issued by its spokesman, Mallam Ibrahim Musa, “the doctor assigned to attend to our illegally detained leader, Sheikh Zakzaky, has clearly told the authorities detaining him that he could go blind if not given the proper medical attention he deserves without ...

( 2023-05-23 18:00:47 )

Good news for Muslim-American

( While more than nine in 10 Americans would vote for a presidential candidate who is black, a woman, Catholic, Hispanic, or Jewish, significantly smaller percentages would vote for one who is an atheist (54%) or Muslim (58%). Americans' willingness to vote for a Mormon (80%) or gay or lesbian (68%) candidate falls between these two extremes. The results are based on a June 7-10 Gallup poll, updating a question Gallup first asked in ...

( 2023-05-23 18:00:46 )

who is our close friend?

قالَ الامامُ الْحَسَنُ الْمُجتبي(ع): القَريبُ مَنْ قَرَّبَتْهُ الْمَوَدَّةُ

Imam Mujtaba (AS): The best friend close to human beings is the one who is compassionate and affectionate in all situations.

( 2023-05-23 17:54:56 )

Saudi Mufti's Anti-Shia Remarks Outrages Muslims around the World

"Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan" a Saudi mufti and a member of the Human Rights Commission in Saudi Arabia has said that "Shiite Islam is derived from Christianity and other religions" Internet users have strongly reacted to Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan's sectarian statements. The users, under a hashtag which says: "Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan excommunicates Shiite Islam" stressed on stopping such sectarian statements. Dr. Tawfiq Alsaif, supervisor in "Resalat AL-Islam" ...

( 2023-05-23 17:00:28 )

Bahrain regime force arrest senior Shia cleric

Bahraini regime forces have arrested yet another senior Shia cleric as the ruling Al Khalifah regime continues a heavy-handed crackdown on the Shia community in the country. Bahraini forces arrested Seyyed Majid al-Mashaal, the secretary of Muslim Scholars Council, after raiding his home on Saturday morning. On January 29, 2014, a Bahraini court decided to dissolve the council, which includes a number of prominent Bahraini Shia ...

( 2023-05-23 13:55:17 )

At least 30 killed as multiple blasts hit Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood, Damascus

At least 30 people have been killed after multiple explosions struck a suburban area of the Syrian capital, Damascus, where the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is laid to ...

( 2023-05-23 13:55:16 )

Iran's Supreme Leader: Hajj Manifestation of Muslim Unity

Ayatollah Khamenei said Iranian nation can render ineffective the enemies’ divisive plots against the Islamic Ummah by saharing its unifying experiences wth other nations during Hajj. Receiving a number of Hajj officials in Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamenei deemed this religious duty as a 'guarantee for the continuity of Islam,' adding that “no other religious ritual possesses the characteristics this great ...

( 2023-05-23 12:54:13 )

Imam Khamenei: Who created ISIS? Was it anyone but U.S.?

At this meeting His Eminence stressed that the arrogant powers adopt various methods to impose their desires on others, adding that: one of the methods is to fulfill the interests of the arrogant powers in the name of ‘international norms’ by accusing independent and anti-oppression nations of breaking the norms. Ayatollah Khamenei held: Recently the American authorities have been referring-- in their speeches about Iran—to ...

( 2023-05-23 10:50:39 )