The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali Holds Courses for the Schools of the Shia Endowment

The Secretariat of the Holy Shrine represented by Human Resources Development Division in the Cultural and Intellectual Affairs Department holds the courses of the curricula of the Shia Endowment schools for the third and sixth classes. Muslim al-Ramahi, the official of the Division, said ‘The teachers of the courses were from inside the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH). This course will help those students pass their exams.’

( 2024-04-20 05:53:18 )

Word al-Ka'bah, it is the name of the House of the God

With my chain of authorities reaching up to the august shaykh, the Pillar of Islam, Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni, may God's pleasure be with him, from a group of our Companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, from his father, from `Abd Allah ibn Bahr, from Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said, "I asked Abu Ja'far, may peace be upon him, concerning that which is narrated, that God created Adam, may peace be upon him, in ...

( 2024-04-20 05:53:18 )

Muslim group CAIR condemns Orlando shooting

The gunman, identified by US media as an alleged Daesh sympathizer named Omar Mateen, a US citizen of Afghan descent from Port St. Lucie, Florida, took hostages at the club and barricaded himself in the complex but was later killed by specially trained SWAT units. “Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers are with the victims and their families... This is a hate crime, plain and simple. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms. It violates ...

( 2024-04-20 00:46:09 )

Abu Bakr Baghdadi appoints ISIS female fighter to Syria battalion

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdad has reportedly appointed a female Saudi fighter to head up a new battalion in northeastern Syria, according to an activist. Nada al-Qahtani, who joined the group in 2013, used to lead the Khansa battalion in the militants’ de facto capital of Raqqa, located in Syria. She will now lead a new branch of the all-female fighting unit in Hasakeh, the activist said. Baghdadi – who has not been seen in public ...

( 2024-04-19 12:27:34 )

Muslims in Philadelphia celebrate Islamic heritage

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Hundreds of Philadelphia Muslims celebrated their Islamic heritage Saturday with a parade down Chestnut Street and a festival at Penn's Landing. The afternoon parade, which began on Market Street at Independence Mall, then proceeded down to Chestnut Street and past Independence Hall, was led by a group from Montreal that sang and chanted in Arabic. The multiethnic crowd featured immigrants from the Middle ...

( 2024-04-19 12:27:33 )

Anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra

12:03:19Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Iran -- On the occasion of birth of anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (sa) construction work of Mohammad Rasool Allah (Peace be upon him and his descendents) Mosque’s construction work started on June 2, 2010 in Iranshahr district through a ceremony attended by the district Friday Prayer Leader Hujjat al Islam wa al Muslimeen Abd Allahi and other cultural officials of Iranshahr. According to the ...

( 2024-04-19 11:25:49 )

India Block 32 Pro-ISIS Websites

New Delhi: Government has blocked 32 websites citing national security concerns, as they were allegedly carrying anti-India material from terror groups such as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). "We have blocked some websites, as there were serious national security concerns," a government official. The websites that have faced the crackdown include popular video sharing platforms like DailyMotion and Vimeo, while some of them have been ...

( 2024-04-19 10:23:46 )

Iranian Cultural Attachés Renew Allegiance with Late Founder of Islamic Republic

-- Iranian cultural attachés in other countries visited the mausoleum of the late Imam Khomeini Sunday morning. They visited the mausoleum to renew allegiance with the ideals and aspirations of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization as well as the organization’s managers, deputies and personnel were also present at the ceremony. They laid wreath on the tomb of the late imam ...

( 2024-04-19 10:23:46 )

Islamic economic meeting to take place in Turkey

The 25th Meeting of Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (COMCEC) will take place in Istanbul between November 5 and 9, 2009 at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center. A "COMCEC Economy Summit" will be held on November 9 with the participation of several heads of state at Istanbul's Four Seasons Hotel. The COMCEC works to promote economic and commercial ...

( 2024-04-19 09:22:24 )

Bahraini authorities continue to prevent Shiites from performing Friday Prayers

The Bahraini authorities continue to ban Shiites from performing the largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque by preventing the Imam of the prayer and worshipers from reaching the mosque. Eyewitnesses said that the authorities arrested a number of citizens heading to the mosque to perform Friday prayers. Meanwhile, activists stressed that the security forces banned the Imam of Friday prayer from entering Diraz, that been besieged ...

( 2024-04-19 08:21:37 )

Anti-halal protest ends in embarrassment for fascists

Protestors were left stuck when their truck became wedged under a bridge.The British National Party (BNP) returned to Pallion at the weekend to continue their demonstration against the use of halal meat at St Luke's Subway store.But as their "truth truck" made its way under a bridge in the Sheepfolds area of the city, it became stuck. Police had to cordon off the street while it was unwedged by releasing air out of all four tyres so it could ...

( 2024-04-19 08:21:37 )

President Sisi vows to punish Muslim mob over Christian woman attack

The elderly woman was paraded on the streets of Karma after being stripped. Sisi said such attacks divide Egyptians. The attack which quiet rightly prompted widespread outrage is sadly symptomatic to Egypt’s descent into religious fascism. Under the influence of Wahhabism, and Salafism Egyptians are being taught to abhor all other religious denominations – both within and without Islam. Although many will see in such an attack the ...

( 2024-04-19 06:16:02 )

Ramadan 2016: How Muslims fast in countries where the sun never sets

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( 2024-04-19 05:13:20 )

“Intl Wilayah Week” culminates with Eid-e-Mobahila in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Jashan Eid-e-Mobahila was observed throughout the country on Saturday with religious fervour, spirit, devotion and respect on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi marking an end to the Universal Hafta-e-Wilayat. RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Jashan Eid-e-Mobahila was observed throughout the country on Saturday with religious fervour, spirit, devotion and respect on the call of ...

( 2024-04-19 05:13:19 )

2 Muslim Men Were Shot Near Minneapolis Mosque, Police Are Investigating as Hate Crime

Two Muslim men were wounded in a shooting on their way to attend overnight prayers — a common practice for those observing the holiest days of Ramadan — at a mosque in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Five men wearing traditional prayer robes called Qamis were seated in a car, which was stopped at a corner, when two white men came up to them and shouted anti-Muslim epithets. Seven shots were fired at the victims' vehicle, Council of ...

( 2024-04-19 04:10:27 )

World Shia Leader urges confronting enemies based on Quran’s teachings

World Shia Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, made the remarks in a Quran reciting session held on the occasion of the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. A number of leading reciters of Quran read some verses of the holy book in the presence of the Supreme Leader. “Based on the Quranic teachings, Muslims should be tough and impervious to enemies and kind and flexible to their friends,” stressed Ayatollah Khamenei. He affirmed, ...

( 2024-04-19 03:09:44 )

Destruction of Israel, A Divine Promise

Secretary general of the International Union of Resistance Scholars underlined that the Divine promise about the destruction of Israel is evident in the Quran and the holy prophet's (PBUH) tradition. In an address to a conference held in Beirut under the title of "Resistance and Return to Palestine", Sheikh Maher Hammoud added that this Divine promise can even be clearly seen in the Torah and the Jewish culture.He noted that the Zionist regime ...

( 2024-04-19 01:03:57 )

More than 500 people attended Quran competition in Iran’s city Kurd

Hojjatol Islam wal Muslimeen Reza Zain ul Abideeni said while speaking with the reporter of Shabestan news agency that, these competitions by endowment department of this city would comprise of memorization, recitation, chanting, and comprehension of Quran. He added that these competitions will be held on 17th October, 2011 at 8:30 AM in city Malayer and those successful will qualify for provincial level competitions. He said that purpose of ...

( 2024-04-19 01:03:56 )

Professor Ansarian: Love of Imam Hussein (AS), the crime of oppressed people of Yemen

Professor ansarian said the crime of the Shiites in Yemen is that they love Imam Hussein (AS), If the Umayyads martyred Imam yesturday, they kill his lovers and friends today. According to Rasa News Agency correspondent, Professor Hussein Ansarian, Scholar and exegete of the Qur'an, Coinciding with the Day of Ashura in Hosseinieh of Hedaiat made some statements saying: The capacity and potential of all the prophets (peace be upon ...

( 2024-04-18 15:39:03 )

Invest more in education to help Muslims

The lack of investment in education is a problem that continues to trouble the local Muslim community, said the King.Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin said the problem must be rectified to ensure the Muslim community was not left behind.“The issue has been identified as important to Muslims in terms of community development,” Tuanku Mizan said when opening the inaugural Malaysian Islamic Religious Council congress here ...

( 2024-04-18 09:26:40 )