If a young man and woman marry based upon their nature and follow God's commandment and the divine Prophets' ways, undoubtedly the way for the blossoming of hidden talents will be opened up and the tree of life will bear excellent fruits. They will be saved from the peak of God’s Wrath, a seditious nature, the dangerous clutches of Satan and God's curse - all being the consequences of being celibate. Marrying results in the following: peace of ...
The Mayor of Sinjar district said that only 4 Yazidi girls have been freed in Fallujah and the destiny of about 200 others who still remain in captivity inside the city is ...
n Algeria, for example, government agencies and charity centers have begun handing out food packages.According to Algerian minister of solidarity, family and women's affairs, millions of families will receive the packages, ajib website reported.She said there is no need for those who want to get the food packages to leave home but they will receive their packs at home.Ramadan is a blessed month of reflection, prayer and fasting for Muslims. ...
Jihad is the foundation stone of the magnificent building of Islam. In its absence the religion of God would neither have been the cause of mercy for the world, nor would it have proved a source of blessing to mankind. For jihad means fighting against oppression and oppressors, and sacrificing one's life and wealth in the way of God for the preservation of peach and tranquility.
In the Shi'a religion it is of two kinds: "Jihad al-akbar" (the ...
By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Islam has strongly emphasized the concept of decency and modesty in the interaction between members of the opposite sex. Dress code is part of that overall teaching. There are two verses in the Qur’an in which Almighty Allah talks about the issue of decency and hijab as defined earlier.The First VerseIn Chapter 24 known as an-Nūr (the Light), in verse 30, Allah commands Prophet Muhammad as ...
In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Salaam dear listeners, and heartiest greetings to you all on the start of the blessed month of Sha’ban. It is the month which paves the way for molding our hearts for the advent of the fasting month of Ramadhan. It is the month in which we have the blessed birthday anniversary of the Martyr of Karbala, Imam Husain (AS), who taught human beings to live in dignity as free men. It ...
Muslims are often accused of being promiscuous because polygamy is legal in Islam.Islam did not introduce polygamy. Unrestricted polygamy was practiced in most human societies throughout the world in every age. Islam regulated polygamy by limiting the number of wives and establishing responsibility in its practice.Monogamy of the West inherited from Greece and Rome where men were restricted by law to one wife but were free to have as many ...
By: Mahdi Mehrizi Before introducing and describing some books, it seems useful to refer to some points:Before introducing and describing some books, it seems useful to refer to some points. History of Writing on Women Compilation and writing on women's affairs and issues, in the realm of Islamic culture, goes back to ancient times and to the 3rd and 4th centuries. All the scientific efforts and searches can be divided into two totally ...
Anti-Semitic "Zionism professes that Jews have exclusive right to my homeland. Any Jew has the automatic right to go to stay in" Israel. "My relatives, who were expelled in 1948, do not have that right. If that is not racism, What is it? " "I confess in all sincerity: when I saw on television the Israeli tanks on their way to Ramallah, an idea went through my soul in an involuntary and inevitable way: My God, how well you can see the star ...
- At least 8 people have been killed and over 100 injured in a powerful explosion that rocked the city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey, which is home to a predominantly Kurdish population, Hurriyet newspaper reported, citing Turkey’s prime minister.The death toll was announced by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Those killed include two police officers, five civilians, and one person suspected of being a member of the ...
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) will never take up arms in the name of avenging the incessant killing of its members by the Nigerian Army in Zaria last December.This declaration was made by the representative of the Katsina center of the IMN, Sheikh Yakubu Yahya while revealing plans by the authorities to mischievously instigate some people into arms struggle in the name of the Movement.He explained that the movement is aware of plans to ...
The Birth of Jesus On the onset of her labor, she was in extreme pain, both mentally and physically. How could a woman of such piety and nobility bear a child out of wedlock? We should mention here that Mary had a normal pregnancy which was no different than other women, and delivered her child as others do. In Christian belief, Mary did not suffer the pains of childbirth, for Christianity and Judaism regard menstruation and labor to be a ...
One Day a Jewish person came to Imam Ali (AS), thinking that since Imam Ali thinks he is too smart, I'll ask him such a tough question that he won't be able to answer it and I'll have the chance to embarrass him in front of all the Arabs.He asked "Imam Ali, tell me a number, that if we divide it by any number from 1-10 the answer will always come in the form of a whole number and not as a fraction."Imam Ali (AS) looked back at him and said, ...
Seeking true knowledge with a divine aim, for the pleasure of God and serving His creatures, leads one to Paradise in the company of Prophets and Awliya. But seeking knowledge for personal, mundane, or worldly motives leads a person to ignorance, sins against the creatures of God, and ultimately, Hell.The Reality of Knowledge Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P) said: “Knowledge is not (acquired) through extensive learning. Rather, it ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A conference was held in Tunisia earlier this week titled “Israeli Crimes in View of Arts and Culture”.It was organized with the participation of a number of cultural and arts institutes and supported by the Iranian Cultural Center in the North African country.The conference came on the anniversary of the 1985 Israeli attack on Hammam al-Shatt, near the Tunisian capital of Tunis, in which 68 Tunisian and ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - In 2012, the Bahrain Independent Commission for Inquiry (BICI) stated in its final report that it had received 169 cases of enforced disappearances in Bahrain and that more than 1000 cases were submitted to the commission by another party. The commission said that it has received allegations that “persons were arrested and subjected to enforced disappearance without acknowledgement or in facilities the location of ...
The reality of the prayer is that it is making a connection with the maker of the major decisions in the throne. That is, as Allah carries out his creation in the way He likes; so too is His foreordaining of things-weather abolishing or confirming them-is linked to the wish of the servant himself in regards to changing his fate! It is known that blocked ways are such in regards to us, the incapable mortals, not in regards to whom who has in His ...
The Jama Masjid (mosque) in Vadodara, India, has added another feather to its cap with the claim of having the biggest Quran in the world.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The Jama Masjid (mosque) in Vadodara, India, has added another feather to its cap with the claim of having the biggest Quran in the ...
What is Ramadan?Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on the orbiting of the moon (lunar calendar), rather than the orbiting of the earth (solar calendar). It was in the month of Ramadan in which the Quran (Holy Book for Muslims) was first revealed.What is Fasting?Muslims should refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and conjugal relations. This means that no substitute should be introduced into the body, which could ...
