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SHAFAQNA- The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) emphasizes the holistic message of Islam within the context of Canada’s diverse society. Over the course of the past 3 weeks, two incidents of vandalism have taken place at Masjid Toronto on Dundas Street. The first incident included offensive graffiti, partially in Arabic script. Last weekend the Mosque […]
SHAFAQNA- Countless warnings about how law enforcement could use contact-tracing apps to monitor people have gone unheeded. As BGR.com revealed police are using contact tracing to identify protester’s affiliations. “According to Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harringon, officials there have been using what they describe, without going into much detail, as contact-tracing in order to build out a […]
SHAFAQNA- Like many who have come before me and many who will come after me, I have felt a dramatic shift in my life when I came to Islam. I Converted to Islam That I Once Used to Hate Many describe this as a lifting of fog. Some have said that it feels like a […]
SHAFAQNA- we see that people get the opportunity to obey the present Imam even if he misses the time of the previous Imam. People got the opportunity to obey and serve the Imams (AS) of their respective times. Similarly we have got the opportunity to obey and serve the 12th Imam (AJ). By this we […]
SHAFAQNA- Adapted from: “Apostasy in Islam” by: “Seyyed Muhammad Rizvi” According to Islam, every child is born with the innate ability to know and believe in his Creator; this cognition has been placed by God into his nature (Fitra). The Qurān describes the human soul in a very beautiful way. After swearing by the most […]
SHAFAQNA- As national and international travel was banned at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, the bodies of Muslim dead in Italy could not be transported back to where the deceased person came from as was previously possible. This caused “a dramatic situation in Italy, with several corpses left on hold in mortuaries as there […]
SHAFAQNA- Each year thousands of Indonesians go on the Hajj to Saudi Arabia, where Islam’s two holiest sites — Mecca and Medina — are located. For many Indonesians, the religious pilgrimage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, with the average wait time 20 years due to a quota system, according to the country’s cabinet secretariat. Saudi authorities […]
SHAFAQNA- Warith Al-Anbiya Foundation, affiliated with the African Activities Division at Imam Hussain’s (AS) Holy Shrine, continues its intensive lectures in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, on the provisions of intonation and recitation as well as lessons in jurisprudence and beliefs, twice a day for both genders during the holy month. Sheikh Ali Al-Qarawi, Head of the […]
SHAFAQNA- The Islamic Waqf Council is a Jordanian-appointed body, which oversees Muslim sites in Al–Quds and has exclusive authority over the Al-Aqsa Compound. Israel and Saudi Arabia have engaged in secret meetings since last December to include Saudi’s representatives in the Islamic Waqf Council at the Al-Aqsa Compound in Al- Quds (Jerusalem). The Islamic Waqf […]
SHAFAQNA- On 8th Shawwal, Wednesday, in the year 1345 AH (April 21, 1925), mausoleums in Jannatal-Baqi (holy city of Medina) were demolished by King Ibn Saud. In the same year (1925), he also demolished the tombs of holy personages at Jannatal-Mualla (Makkah) where the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) mother, wife, grandfather and other ancestors are buried. […]
SHAFAQNA- A cell phone videotaped deadly encounter between African American George Floyd and several Minneapolis law-enforcement officers resulting in a brutal strangulation has proven to be a turning point in the long saga of systematic racist violence in the United States. For four straight days and nights, militant demonstrations have occurred in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and […]
SHAFAQNA- The extrajudicial murders of African/Black people, such as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, by agents of the U.S. government and armed civilians have sparked urban rebellions in cities across the United States. Such murderous acts cannot be understood outside of the context of the U.S. state’s ongoing assault on the human rights […]
SHAFAQNA- Adapted from: “Apostasy in Islam” by: “Seyyed Muhammad Rizvi” The Sunni fiqh is also in agreement with the views mentioned above on the punishment for apostasy. Soon after the Prophet’s death, the Sunni caliphate started a widespread campaign of fighting some tribes in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula. The justification used by the […]
SHAFAQNA- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called out the National Guard to try to prevent a third straight night of violence. Several stores in Minneapolis and the twin city of St. Paul were set on fire Thursday night. St. Paul police report officers being hit by rocks and bottles. There are also reports of looting […]
SHAFAQNA- For Salman Khan, Eid usually means a new movie for his fans. But with the global pandemic, that couldn’t happen this time around. However, the actor made sure to have a gift for his followers and it’s a new track sung by himself. Song ‘Bhai Bhai’ is all about the unity between Muslims and […]
SHAFAQNA- Muslim Mosques in Turkey will be reopening from tomorrow, Friday (29 May 2020), the day of the fall of Constantinople (Istanbul), with the Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate declaring that he will make the morning Muslim prayer in the square between Hagia Sophia and the Sultanahmet Mosque, protothema.gr reports. “The time has come for […]
SHAFAQNA- Jamal recently called himself the “number one” (Qari) and spoke rudely about such iconic Qaris as Abdul Basit Abdul Samad and Sehikh Mustafa Ismail leading to a backlash and revocation of his membership in Egypt’s Association of Quran Reciters and Memorizers. Later, in a telephone conversation with the association’s spokesman, Mohamed Al-Saati, Jamal said […]
SHAFAQNA- A large number of pilgrims visited the mausoleum after its reopening, Al-Alam TV reported. It had been closed in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The committee running the shrine of Hazrat Zeynab (SA) had first said it would remain shut until April 2, but they later extended the closure. According to […]
SHAFAQNA- Adapted from: “The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts” by: “‘Ali Asghar Ridwani” From the viewpoint of both Sunni and Shia traditions, it can be inferred that certain parts of the earth, and likewise the people dwelling therein, are endowed with qualities of either wickedness or prosperity and salvation: 1. On his own […]
SHAFAQNA- Adapted from: “The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts” by: “‘Ali Asghar Ridwani” In a previous discussion, although we considered the topic of Imam Al-Hussain’s (AS) divine knowledge about his martyrdom, it is possible that this question has not been fully answered as regards the other Imams. The question which remains is: “Why […]
SHAFAQNA- Signs of a new political crisis have emerged in Iraq as the Saairun bloc, the largest in parliament with 54 seats and supported by Shia leader Muqtada Al-Sadr, has merged with other political parties to demand the dismissal of Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi. The Speaker has been accused of “bias towards specific parties and […]
SHAFAQNA- A woman in Britain who has become the first judge in the western world to wear Hijab hopes to be an inspiration to young Muslims. Raffia Arshad, 40, who grew up in Yorkshire, north England, has wanted to work in law since she was 11 years old. Ms Arshad, a barrister, was last week […]
SHAFAQNA- Written by Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated on the first of Shawwal, at the completion of the holy Month of Ramadhan. Shawwal is the tenth (10th) month of the Islamic Calender. Eid Al-Fitr is a very important and joyous day for all Muslims; it is a true Thanksgiving day for the believing […]
SHAFAQNA-Written by Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful  Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds May His blessings be upon the Holy Prophet (saw) and his pure progeny (as) ZAKAT AL-FITR: It is the duty of the Imam to remind his congregation on the day of […]
SHAFAQNA- It has been narrated from Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri who said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say the following to a person whom he was advising: ‘Actively seek that which is in the presence of Allah (SWT) so that Allah (SWT) will love you; keep away from that which is in the hands […]
SHAFAQNA- Q. Isn’t there a creator for every existing thing? So who created Allah (God)? A. This claim (there is a creator for every existing thing) is a fallacy (1) and the question is a loaded question. Who says that every existing thing needs a creator? Q. Then why do you state that the heavens, […]
SHAFAQNA- Al-Ayn Foundation for Social Care, affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, launched a food basket distribution campaign with the aim of supporting the poor and those affected by the imposed curfew due to COVID-19, through distributing 115 thousand food baskets in 14 Iraqi provinces. Campaign director, Dr. Yas Muhammad Mossadak, said: “In […]
SHAFAQNA- Written by Seyyed Muhammed Rizvi Introduction We have gathered [1] here tonight in memory of the person who has given us our identity as “Shia Muslims”. We take pride in calling ourselves “Shias of Ali (AS)” – the Partisans or Followers of ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (AS). Tonight I am going to talk on […]