The Philosophy of Azadari
The memorable days of Muharram and Saffar have passed by with a river of tears and thunder of the matam. This is the remembrance of the King of the Martyrs, the remembrance that our Holy Prophet...
The memorable days of Muharram and Saffar have passed by with a river of tears and thunder of the matam. This is the remembrance of the King of the Martyrs, the remembrance that our Holy Prophet...
What is Ashura ? In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates. It seemed in those...
Bayt al-Mal and the Distribution of Zakat The Bayt al-Ma-l bears the responsibility of the undertaking of the society's fiscal system and welfare provisions.1 Accordingly, the Bayt al-Ma-l acts...
To the best man who ever walked on earth or ascended to heaven... To the one for whom the whole world was created... To the one whom I never saw yet in whom I firmly believe and whom I passionately love,...
Imam Javad (A.S.) was young, at the age of seven, when his father passed away. Books of history and biographies record some of these discussions about the personality of the young Imam (A.S.)...
The practices of Muslims as ordained by the Shari'ah (Islamic Law) have their origin in the Qur'an. Although the foundations of the Shari'ah must also be sought in the Sunnah and the elaboration...
Cavillers attempted to generate doubt using hadiths on khums through misleading objections. Below are five hadiths on khums, each including the disputants’ objections and clarifications...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Noble Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said: مَنْ حَفِظَ عَـلـى أُمَّتِـي أَرْبَعِينَ حَدِيثًا...
The Meaning of Theocracy The concept of theocracy or the sovereignty of God, admittedly, would sound strange and remote in a society as today's. Centuries and ages have passed without...
Before taking up this proof it may be necessary to consider the problem of causality as a prerequisite; for understanding the argument of contingency and necessity is difficult without understanding...
At one point the Holy Qur’an considers supplication as a means for the value of people: قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ " "Say: My Lord would not...
But in today’s world more than ninety percent of people suffer from some sort of nervous and mental disturbance. Every day we witness millions of crimes in the world. A lot of people, due...