"At this time of the month, I'm out of food, totally out, so I have to depend on places like this," Jenkins said. Robinson says the food is a lifesaver. "It means that it's a blessing for me, right, because a lot of people are struggling. Times are hard," she said. The need for food assistance is real, but things are headed in the right direction in Hennepin County. In September 2015, the number of people who needed food assistance was ...
Hindu extremists in northern India has beaten a Muslim man to death and injured four others after accusing them of smuggling cows to be slaughtered for beef. According to local media reports, the casualties were caused after the mob chased the truck loaded with five cows and ten bulls and attacked the five men in the vehicle in Sarahan, a village in Himachal Pradesh State, located about 260 km north of the capital, New ...
Our conception of sabr is one of waiting, tolerating, of biding time. But interestingly, the tawhidi culture that Islam inherently promotes presents patience as a voracious, moving, strong and balanced trait. In his book Discourses on Patience, Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei explains this with the diverging stories of Hurr ibn Yazid ar-Riyahi & Omar bin Sa’d. Both soldiers were enlisted in the army of the tyrant caliph Yazid ibn ...
Hizbullah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered on Tuesday a speech in which he tackled a number of regional issues.Addressing a mass crowd commemorating the Martyr Leaders Day, His Eminence congratulated via screen the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Leader, the Iranian President and people on the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory.He further hailed the oppressed Yemeni people, suffering the brutal ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) express grave concern about the new threats against the freedom of press that have been created by suspending the only independent newsletter in the country; "Al-Wasat" newspaper, and the harassment of journalists over opinion articles.
On 06 August 2015, the Information Affairs Authority (IAA) announced that it has temporarily ...
Salamun alaikum, what is the interpretation of verse 159 of Chapter al-An\'am assuming that it refers to dispute and disunity in the religion of Islam?Concise answerThe Holy Quran says in verses 159 of Chapter al-An'am:«إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَ كانُوا شِيَعاً لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ إِنَّما أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ...
Allah’s Will in Human Guidance
Question: Considering the verse of the Qur`an in Surah 32, verse 13 which reads, “Had We wished We would have given every soul its guidance,” - can it not be concluded that Allah (awj) has not desired the guidance of all humanity? If Allah (awj) had desired the guidance of all humanity He would have willed such, but obviously He has not. Why?
Brief Answer
Allah (awj) has willed the ...
The Divine and Islamic Conditions for Marriage
Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among your slaves, male or female. [Holy Quran: Nur 24:32]
Religion and Piety
The revered religion of Islam is in fact a system supplied with beliefs, morals and practical matters. Religious faith in Islam consists of joining up of the heart with God and belief in the Day of Judgment; the angels; the Prophets and the Glorious Quran. ...
A group of Greek diplomats visited Razavi Holy Shrine. A group of Greek diplomats and their families visited Razavi Holy Shrine and Astan Quds Razavi’s activities. Holding different lectures and some question and answer sessions accompanied by experts, visiting Central and Carpet Museums, offering cultural products and blessed packages, showing Holy Shrine’s introductory video clip, and touring inside the Holy Shrine were some of ...
Mankind was but one people; so Allah sent the prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and He sent down with them the book with the truth, so that it might judge between the people in that in which they had differed. And none differed about it but the very people who were given it, after clear signs had come to them, revolting among themselves; whereupon Allah guided, by His will, those who believed to the truth about which they ...
Israeli warplanes have carried out a wave of airstrikes against positions of the Hamas resistance movement in Gaza, promoting two retaliatory rocket launches from the blockaded enclave towards the Israeli-occupied territories.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Israeli warplanes have carried out a wave of airstrikes against positions of the Hamas resistance movement in Gaza, promoting two retaliatory rocket launches from the blockaded enclave ...
Human Rights First on Tuesday (June 14, 2016) said that the suspension of Bahrain's main opposition group Al Wefaq is part of an alarming new crackdown by the government, designed to eliminate all remaining opposition in the country."The Bahraini government seems determined to kill all avenues of peaceful dissent. This is a dangerous course, and is likely to fuel extremism and deepen political instability," said Human Rights First's Brian ...
THE METAPHYSICAL PERIOD - 1
The second period of Greek philosophy occupies the entire fourth century before Christ. The problem which claims the interest of thinkers during this period is no longer the cosmological question, but man in his concreteness, namely, in his knowledge, his morality, his rights.
The causes which determined the above passage were many, and the most important of these were the following:
The Greek victory ...
Two British Muslim organizations have joined hands in a clean-up campaign in South Tyneside, northeast England, offering upstanding citizen role models for fellow citizens in order to create a more pleasant environment for people of all faiths. “It went really well. We had about 20 volunteers but we had a lot of words of encouragement from passers-by as well," Project Manager Abu Tayeb told The Chronicle on Sunday. “We have done ...
Now we will discuss the Quranic verses and after we clarify what traditional commentators have explained about the verses, then, with the help of traditions which have been narrated on this topic and the edicts of the religious jurisprudents on this issue, it will become clearer. The verses relating to the modest dress are found in Surah Nur and Surah Ahzab. We will mention all of them.We will begin our discussion with the verses from Surah Nur. ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna visited Wednesday morning the Jerusalemite youths who were injured over the past three days while trying to prevent Israeli settlers and forces’ break-ins into al-Aqsa mosque.During a press conference held shortly after his visit to Makassed Hospital, Archbishop Hanna denounced Israeli escalated attacks on al-Aqsa Mosque and sit-inners.He stressed the urgent need ...
Hypocrisy: The Ugliest Trait
Hypocrisy is Undoubtedly one of the most detestable qualities. It is in man’s nature to accept happiness and freedom; and to upgrade itself to the highest degree of dignity. Yet when man becomes polluted with lying, violation of promises and breaching of agreements, hypocrisy finds itself a wide arena and is ready to penetrate such polluted natures. Hypocrisy advances in these circumstances until it eventually ...
Women: Qur'anic examples of outstanding human beings
There have been many discussions about the Islamic view of women and I have spoken in this regard on many occasions. I have repeatedly said that in the Holy Qur'an women have been mentioned as examples of believers and disbelievers. This is an interesting point.Allah the Exalted mentions the names of two women as examples of outstanding and pious human beings - not examples of outstanding and ...
9th day of Zilhajjah is called The Day of Arafah while the night between Zilhajjah 8 and 9 is called Night of Arafah. There have been reported different acts to be performed on these occasions. Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH ) said: “your Adiyah (prayers) are fulfilled and repentance is accepted in this night.” He who spends this night in worship will be given the reward of 170 years of worship.To take bath and recite Ziarat-e-Imam Hussain ...
