The persistence of the logic of war Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union, it is true that some Western analysts continued to ask themselves, “After Communism, who will be the West’s enemy?” This as if the “end of one war”, in this case the Cold War, would just be an opportunity to spark another, or, in philosophical terms, as if the West’s “I” could only affirm itself through the negation of the ...
God says, “Nothing exists, unless it is with Us and We bring it down to you as much as needed.” This shows that everyone and everything in this world is linked to God. This also shows that our world is not the only existing world and that we are leaving in the lowest world of all.God has said that man could have all the worlds in hands. This proves that no creature from another world could control man, unless it establishes a ...
It is said that many things become clear for one at the time of death. The dying person will realize that his properties have no use, and that they cannot stop the approaching death. He will also realize that although his wife and children are crying, they are actually crying for themselves and not for him.One Could See a Lot of Things at the Time of DeathAfter looking at his properties and family, the dying person looks at his deeds. If they ...
Those are limits set by God: those who obey God and His Apostle will be admitted to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (forever) and that will be the Supreme achievement. [Holy Quran: Nisaa 4:13]
An Outlook on Family Rights
The rights of wives and husbands are completely described in the Glorious Quran. When studying them one can recognize these mutual rights as being one of the miracles of the pure culture of Islam. No ...
Guidance from the Leaders of Religion
The most effective cure for the disorder known as anger is adherence to the teachings of the Prophets and Imams. The conclusions and studies conducted by physicians, psychologists and philosophers are not totally useless, but they are not comprehensive in removing this disorder. The leaders of religion have brought our attention, through their wise words, to the dangerous consequences of anger, and the ...
It was a beautiful evening, the kind of night that calls you outside to watch fireflies, but the place was packed.
Since 9/11, Muslims in Connecticut and beyond have taken a proactive approach to discussing their faith. Otherwise, as Mansoor says, the void is filled with haters like Pamela Geller (the flamboyant anti-Islam spokeswoman for haters everywhere) and, more recently, the presumptive Republican candidate for president.
That June evening ...
Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, a senior Iranian cleric, received a group of seminary students in Qom on Friday, July 14. During the meeting, he highlighted the importance of maintaining unity within the Islamic community; “When the interests of Islam are at stake, religious disagreements must not be highlighted since the enemies are sowing discord within the Islamic community. It’s our main duty to first preserve the ...
After the first verse, the worshipper reads: All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe. Thus, he establishes that every praise and extol is for Allah, the Exalted, because He, the Glorified, is the Lord of the Universe. Every perfection and beauty is a manifestation of His upbringing. When the worshipper reads this verse and sees the signs of Allah’s Lordship and nurture in his own self and the world, the heaven, the earth, the ...
The Lofty Goals Behind Marriage in Islam
God doth wish to lighten your (difficulties). [Holy Quran: Nisaa 4:28]
An Honorable Household
If a young adult or an adult man or woman does not marry, it seems to be rather impossible to remain chaste and free of corruption. It is a difficult problem to find a young adult out of millions, not married, yet be chaste and sinless. If we find a youth who is truly chaste and not married, then we may say ...
The Principles of Spirituality in the Family
Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: Fear God: [Holy Quran: Maida 5:3]
Spiritual Blessings
Many blessings have been bestowed upon man by God to live a pure life, and only God knows the value of these blessings. Some of these blessings left for us are the intellect, the Quran, Prophethood, Imamat, religious scholars and the literature on ...
On the eve of the auspicious birth anniversary of Her Holiness Fatimah az-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUT), thousands of panegyrists and eulogists writing and reciting poems in praise of the Household of the Prophet met with the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and a number of the eulogists and vocalists graced the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah (congregation hall) with the fragrance of eulogies about and virtues of the daughter of the ...
Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, And that ye be kind to parents. [Holy Quran: BaniIsrail: 17:23, p.700.]
A Heavy Burden
Honoring the rights of the parents is a really heavy burden which only those who truly believe in God and the Hereafter can bear. The Holy Quran has stated the characters of a believer in:
The answer of the Believers, when summoned to God and His Apostle, in order that He may judge between them, is no ...
Khadigeh's great soul and her chastity and virtues could not be expressed in words but the charactristics of this nobel wife is expressed via strings of interesting words by professor Hossein Ansarian in his book “ the land of lovers”. This book is a commentary and exegesis on Sahifeh Sajadieh. The present text is a cut from the book.
It was destined for Mohammad(s) to have a unique wife through whom he could have a daughter such ...
On the first day of February, 1979, an Air France jet touched down in Tehran carrying a famous passenger on a journey of historic importance. When that passenger emerged from the plane, he looked on his native country for the first time in nearly 15 years. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had been in exile since 1964, and now he was returning with a single aim in mind.
It was the same goal that had driven the last several decades of his life: to ...
The Bahraini regime, in another move to silence voices of dissent, detained Mohammed al-Mansi, a leader of the Islamic Clerics Council, local reports said. Bahraini security forces arrested the prominent cleric under the pretext of holding prayers without legal permission from the Al Khalifa regime. Sheikh Mansi is known for his efforts to pursue the issue of destruction of 43 Shiite mosques by the Manama regime. According to the report, the ...
On the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the holy Prophet (S) and Unity and solidarity week called by Imam Khomeini (R) from 12 R.A – 17 R.A and the massacre of Rohingya Muslim in Myanmar, a rally was brought out from Anjuman-e-Panjatani, Khulna, Bangladesh on 13/12/16.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - On the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the holy Prophet (S) and Unity and solidarity week called by Imam Khomeini (R) from 12 ...
“Scholars and government officials are influential figures in every society, that’s why they need to observe their behaviors in order to set good examples for other members of the society to learn.” Speaking at a meeting in Qom on Sunday, February 19, Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani, a Shia cleric, highlighted the crucial role of education in Islam by saying, “Education and training are key elements in promoting Islamic ...
A prominent Nigerian cleric praised Iran for its supports for the oppressed people around the world, saying that the Islamic Republic is a role model for other nations in the fight against the global arrogance. “Today, the Iranian people are the symbol of the fight against arrogance and oppression,” Ibrahim Zakzaky said in a speech, addressing a gathering of Islamic cultural activists in the holy city of Mashhad, northeast of Iran, ...
