The column appeared ahead of Trump's visit this weekend to regional power Saudi Arabia, a supporter of the fellow Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom of Bahrain as it grapples with continued unrest from its Shi'ite majority. Both countries have been on an invasion against Yemen for over two years, but it has been with no success despite launching thousands of air strikes. "Trump's administration already decided to lift all human rights restrictions ...
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem al-Quds has condemned the Israeli regime’s controversial legislation banning the use of speakers for Muslim calls to prayer, saying no Israeli body has the right to obstruct Muslims’ religious practices.
During the voting session, prominent Arab Israeli lawmaker MK Ahmad Tibi, who is the leader of the Arab Movement for Change (Ta’al), tore up the proposal. “Islam is stronger than all of ...
Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view across the world was that the universe was infinite, had existed forever and that it will continue to do so for all time. According to this view, known as the "static universe model," the universe had no end or beginning.
In maintaining that the universe is a collection of fixed, static and unchanging substances, this view has constituted the basis of materialist philosophy and has consequently ...
Islam is the perfect way of life for those who know it as it is and Quran is a guide for the whole humanity to have a better life. Followings are the 10 interesting lessons we can learn from the Quran to live a good life, God willing. 1- the most selfish one letter word: “I” – AVOID IT! And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in the course of mutual talk: {I am more than you in wealth ...
“The Zionist enemy has tortured Palestinians in its jails using 80 methods”, the committee said in a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Information Center reported. The statement came on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which is annually marked on June 26. The report added the Zionist regime of Israel uses brutal arrests of Palestinians as a tool to suppress them, strike fear into their hearts, ...
Imam Hadi (A.S) was free of every material tendency. He was free from any kind of selfishness and he did not submit to any pleasure or fancy. Historians say that he worked in his farm to secure the living of his family. Ali bin Hamza said, “Once, I saw Abul Hassan the third (Imam Hadi (A.S)) work in a farm while his feet were soaked with sweat. I said to him, ‘May I die for you! Where are the men?’He said, ‘O Ali, one, ...
The nuptial gift is an important, delicate and noteworthy issue in Islam. It is extremely undesirable to expect expensive nuptial gifts. Any property or action of some value can be considered as a nuptial gift. For example, a store, a garden, some land or building, cash or even teaching can be considered as nuptial gift.
Besides the verses of the Holy Quran, there are many credible traditions from the Prophet (Pbuh) or the Immaculate Imams ...
In Arabic, Aristotle was referred to by name as Aristutalis or, more frequently, Aristu, although when quoted he was often referred to by a sobriquet such as 'the wise man'. Aristotle was also generally known as the First Teacher. Following the initial reception of Hellenistic texts into Islamic thought in al-Kindi's time, al-Farabi rediscovered a 'purer' version in the tenth century. In an allusion to his dependence on Aristotle, al-Farabi was ...
Republic, IX, passim
Last of all comes the tyrannical man; about whom we have once more to ask, how is he formed out of the democratical? and how does he live, in happiness or in misery?
Yes, he said, he is the only one remaining.
There is, however, I said, a previous question which remains unanswered.
What question?
I do not think that we have adequately determined the nature and number of the appetites, and until this is accomplished the ...
Nearly all British Muslims with a professional background agree that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) does not represent mainstream Muslim views and is not a “legitimate Islamic State,” a new landmark report found.The report, released by Islamic forum 5Pillars on Wednesday, found that more than 90 percent of high-profile British Muslims agreed that killing civilians is unlawful, and that Islam promotes ...
Member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Hussain Radhi, said a court sentenced Laila Mansour Marzooq, from Bani Jamra, to 3 months in prison for standing outside a police station demanding the release of her son.The court sentenced the mother of detainee Mohammad Jaafar Fateel to 3 months in prison. It is to note that a court had already sentenced Fateel to 10 years in prison with a 200 BD bail to stop the execution of the sentence over ...
Bahrain has rejected a bid to reverse death sentences handed down to two of its citizens convicted of anti-government activity. According to Press TV, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation said on Monday that an appeal by two men sentenced to death over their alleged role in a 2014 bombing which killed a police officer has been dismissed. Prosecutor Nayyaf Yusuf announced the decision without elaborating on further ...
Imam Ali said:
A child's right over his/her parents is to choose him a good name, to give him the proper upbringing and to teach him the Quran. [Nahj ul-Balaghah, Hikmat, p399]
The Path to Prosperity
At first we will mention the following words from the Commander of the Faithful about prosperity. These divine and wise words have risen out of his heavenly heart to guide man towards prosperity. In response to one who asked what prosperity is ...
An Afghan Shi’a scholar has said that Saudi Arabia has embarked on a project to sow discord between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in the war-torn country and called for national unity. Hujjat al-Islam Sayyed Isa Hoseyni-Mazari, the director of the Tebyan Centre of Cultural-Social Activities, referred to the terrorist movements and inhuman activities promoted by Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan and noted the unity of the Afghan people in the ...
"What a great way to spend the first day of the year,” the Golden West College student said.At least two dozen of the male members of her youth group were sweating it out on the basketball courts on a sunny, crisp morning, holding their first charity basketball tournament to benefit the homeless.The women were getting hygiene kits ready and preparing for a bake sale, barbecue, henna art sessions and later, a pingpong game. All proceeds ...
From what has been referred to in these lessons, it can be seen that, in the first place, Islam is concerned with and is attentive to the importance, extraordinary value and necessity for the legitimacy of sexual relations between men and women, whether it be concerned in their touching each other, hearing each other or living together. It is such that Islamic precepts would never allow the slightest detriment in whatever form it may take to be ...
The majority of American people have a very limited and “primitive” knowledge about Islam and have mostly received false information about the religion, a political analyst in Virginia says. “Most Americans know very, very little about Islam and the little they know is based on false information,” said Keith Preston, the chief editor and director of AttacktheSystem.com. “Americans, to a large degree, when they ...
Canonization of the Qur’an
Question: It is clear that when the Prophet Muhammad dictated the verses of the Qur`an, his designated scribes would write down the verses. However, when exactly was the entire Qur`an compiled into the form we know today?
Answer
There are three prevailing views concerning the compilation of the Qur`an:
1. It was compiled during the lifetime of the Prophet (ص). The compilation took ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - United States Commission on International Religious Freedom confirmed (Thursday, April 30, 2015) that Shi'a Muslims continued to be detained and arrested arbitrarily throughout the year, urging the US government to press on the Bahraini government to implement the BICI recommendations.In its 2014 annual report, USCIRF concluded that "the Bahraini government has made demonstrable progress in rebuilding mosques and ...
By: Shaykh Muhsin Qara'atiThe purpose of our discussion on social justice is to mention those verses of the Holy Qur'an and the traditions through which the Holy Qur'an and our infallible Imams have given lessons of equality of mankind in the eyes of the law and of preservation of their rights. They have also forbidden undue discrimination, cruelties and exploitation. Apart from this we have cited the examples of just distribution of wealth, ...
