The US has admitted that mistakes led to a deadly strike on Syrian troops - an incident that highlighted the chaotic situation of a conflict involving multiple factions and forces. Yet it has claimed the strike did not constitute a war crime because the mistake was unintentional. In September, the US acknowledged that coalition warplanes had carried out airstrikes that led to the deaths of at least 62 troops, injured a further 100 and ...
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 she/he is one of God's Saints. Avoiding commitment of sins, remaining immune from corruption, being safe from the outburst of the instincts, ...
A rally was staged in Germany in solidarity with the prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh al-Nimr.
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A rally was staged in Germany in solidarity with the prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh al-Nimr. In the capital, Berlin, Germans called upon Riyadh to immediately release Sheikh Nimr and drop all illegal charges brought against him as they carried large portraits of the Shia Saudi cleric.The German demonstrators also ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Hujjat al-Islam Ali-Reza Arafi, the president of al-Mustafa International University in an interview with RASA news agency referred to a recent speech by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, where he said: “the United States has the most dishonourable government in the world.”He explained that this statement is based on the evidence of the dishonourable actions of the ...
The New York Times revealed that "on the morning of March 13, 2011, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey D. Feltman, wrote an urgent email to more than two dozen colleagues informing them that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were sending troops into Bahrain to put down anti government protests there."The paper included a number of pictures of an email from former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...
Children, whether male or female, are the greatest and most beneficial blessing that God has favored his servants with. The Prophet Abraham (Pbuh) did not have any children and was sad about this. When he was very old, God gave his worthy servant two sons: Ismael and Issac. Issac is the source of the divine Prophets until the time of Jesus and Ismael is the source of all the Prophets to the time of Muhammad, the last Prophet ...
2nd & 3rd night of Muharram at Ahlul Bayt Center of Ottawa, Ontario (USA ) 1437-2015Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Muharram is a month of remembrance and modern Shia meditation that is often considered synonymous with Ashura. Ashura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the murder of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of ...
A Muslim woman denied a sales job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wears a head scarf has won the support of Christians, Jews, Sikhs and fellow Muslims as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear her case.
Various religious and civil rights organizations have filed friend-of-the-court briefs backing Samantha Elauf, who was denied a sales job at the store in Tulsa in 2008 when she was 17.
Their lawyers say ...
Joining forces to combat radicalism, Calgary Muslim leaders met with officials and other faith groups to discuss extremist threats faced by the Canadian community.“In a very peaceful city like Calgary, we have seen a number of kids from here that have gone abroad,” Atthar Mahmoud of Muslims Against Terrorism, was quoted by CTV on Sunday, March 1.“I think that they are brainwashed by some sources and that is the ...
The reward for Sileh Rahmi has been described by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) in one of his traditions. He says: "When a person goes towards his relatives so that he can fulfill his rights with his life and his wealth, Allah bestows upon him the reward of a martyr at every step he takes. He (Allah) writes down forty thousand Hasana (the unit of Divine rewards) and He erases forty thousand of his sins and He elevates him by forty thousand grades. ...
11 TIPS FOR MUSLIM COUPLES
11 tips for Muslim couples dealing with marital disputes in the West Marriages usually start off so nicely. Everyone cooperates-the couple, their parents, other relatives, friends. Things usually run smoothly.But somewhere along the way, marital disputes pop up. This is of course natural, but these can escalate to dangerous levels if not dealt with correctly.Sound Vision spoke to Shahina Siddiqui of the Islamic ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - KARACHI: A mechanic who was also a member of Hussaini Scouts was shot dead in an attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Monday evening, according to Sharea Faisal police.Police said that Shiite Muslim, Syed Zakir Husain, 36, was on his way home after closing the workshop when two armed motorcyclists attacked him near Asia Restaurant in Pehlwan Goth and fled.He sustained critical injuries and was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate ...
Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, "Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him..." (11:3)Also Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, "O you who believe! Turn (in repentance) to Allah with sincere repentance; Perhaps your Lord will remove your evil from you... “(66:8)It should not be forgotten that we, being human beings are prone to committing sins. Sinless are nobody in the universe except the Masumeen ...
In this chapter we will conduct a quick survey in different areas of jurisprudence. As you will see, the survey shows: 1) The necessity of the existence of a legislative ruler (al-Hakim al-Shar’) in order to implement the divine laws, and that: 2) Governance is part of the system of Islamic jurisprudence. 1- Prayer a- Congregational prayers: Islam has emphasised on congregational prayers even in the battle lines, in which case it is ...
By: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei, Sydney, Australia “Tell the believing men that they shall subdue their eyes, and safeguard their private parts (from being seen). This is purer for them. God is fully Cognizant of everything they do. And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes, and safeguard their private parts (from being seen). And they shall not display their beauty and ornaments, except what is apparent of it. And they shall draw their ...
Chapter Seven: The Nasibi attack on the Prophet (sa) Salafi belief that Prophet (s) remained an idol worshiper for 40 years (God forbid)We read in Sahih al-Sirah al-Nabawyiah by Dr.Muhammad Rezq al-Tarhuni, volume 2 page 41:كان على أمر قومه أربعين عامًا“For forty years, He was on the faith of his people”.Similarly we read: Tafseer Al-Kabeer, Page 424, By Mohammad Fakhr ud-Din RaziTafseer Al-Kabeer, Page ...
In a speech last year, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the numerous crimes which were committed by the US against Iranian nationals from June 26 to July 2, and suggested that the week should be entitled the “Week of American Human Rights”.“In this period, the true nature of American human rights was revealed in our country,” the Leader said, back on June 27, 2015.Accordingly, on ...
It is related that Muqaddas Ardabili who was a very great scholar in the tenth A.H., was a man of great piety and good morals. Ardabili used to donate so much food to the needy during famines that he often was left with very little food for himself.
People often used to gift him with expensive shawls with which turbans were worn. When he wore these expensive turbans and came across poor people, he would remove his turban and cut a meter or two ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - On the sidelines of the 6th Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Congress which is ended in Tehran yesterday, the Exhibition of Islamic Republic of Iran's Cultural Works presents books in 10 different languages.According to IBNA correspondent quoting from the public relation office of Al-Hoda International Institute, the 6th Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Congress has been attended by the religious and political leaders of more than 130 ...
