Religious Articles
Final stage of national Quran competition slated for September
SHAFAQNA - The final round of Iran’s 40th national Quran contest will begin in the northwestern city of Oroumiyeh...
Can Islam be forced on others?
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Having accepted that from the Islamic point of view, faith in God is ingrained in human nature, and that...
Taharat
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Pure and Mixed Water
Issue 15: Water is either pure or mixed. Mixed water (Ma 'ul muzaf) means the water which...
The Story of Our Prophet Shu’ayb
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An Arab tribe led a happy life in the village of Madyan(Ma'an in Jordan),which had green valleys. There was...
Apostasy and an example from history
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In this connection, I would like to narrate one incident that happened during the conquest of Mecca. When the...
Motives for Responding to Supplications
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The following etiquettes that must be followed when supplicating can be grounds for having the prayers responded to:
• A...
Health Tips from Quran & hadith – Maulana Ali...
SHAFAQNA - Markaz Ahlulbayt Health Conference
Inimitable Moral Teachings of Islam
SHAFAQNA- Ayatullah Shaheed Murtuza Mutahhari
Moral and spiritual teachings constitute the greater part of the Nahj al-balaghah making up almost half...
Suspicion and mistrust
SHAFAQNA - Immunity from mistrust is the requisite of a safe community
For making a safe community, first of all security...
Prophecy
SHAFAQNA- Imam Reza(A.S.) left medina to make the pilgrimage in the year in which Harun al-Rashid,the then ruling Abbasid caliph...
The superiority of some lands over others in hadiths
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From the viewpoint of both Sunni and Shi‘ah traditions, it can be inferred that certain parts of the earth,...
The First Covenant
SHAFAQNA - Allah says in the Qur'an:-
“And when thy Lord drew forth their posterity from the loins of the sons...
ERADICATION OF DEVILISH INSINUATIONS
SHAFAQNA-The spiritual traveler must have full control over himself so that no thought might enter his mind inadvertently and...
Savior of Mankind in Prophet’s Sermon in His Last...
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Over a hundred thousand Muslims accompanied Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in his way back from his last pilgrimage to Mecca...
The Believers
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The Believers
Compiled by: Syed Zainul Abideen, Tehran, Iran
Imam Sadiq (A.S) said: A believer is a believer’s brother as if...
The Charter of Freedom
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This is, for me, a pleasant day. Of course, I had visited your university frequently during the terms of...
Take the Prophet as your Guide and Islam as...
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"وَاعلَم يَا بُنَيَّ أنَّ اَحَداً لَم يُنَبِّئ عَنِ الله كَمَا اَنبَأ عَنهُ الرَّسُولُ صَلّى الله عَلَيهِ وَآلهِ، فَارضَ بِهِ...
Supplication and Its Importance
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"واعلم اَنَّ الَّذِي بيّدِهِ خَزائِنُ السَّمواتِ والارض قد اَذِنَ لَكَ في الدُّعاءِ وتَكَفَّلَ لَكَ بالإجابَةِ وامَرَكَ اَن تَسألَهُ ليُعِطيَكَ...
The Role Of Supplication And The Conditions For Its...
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In order for man to come close to God, to gain spiritual peace of mind, to attain ethical values,...
Conditions which make Hajjatul Islam obligatory – Ayatollah Sistani
SHAFAQNA - 1. Adulthood
Pilgrimage is not obligatory on any person who has not attained adulthood, even if they were approaching...
Time Concepts in the Qur’an – a Historical Perspective...
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Time plays an important and often times a complicated role in various different fields, and history is definitely not...
Human Civilisation & Religion
SHAFAQNA - If we study the means and factors which led to the development of human societies in the past,...
Creation, Eternity, and Modern Cosmology: A Critique of Dr....
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Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi
When we enter college or the workplace, or any place in the modern world, we...
Battle of Khandaq
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Ali bin Ibrahim, Shaykh Mufeed and Shaykh Tabarsi have narrated that the expedition entitled Ahzab or Khandaq was undertaken...
A CLOSER LOOK AT WORSHIP
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Worship {‘ibadah} is the purpose behind our creation. The Qur’an states:
“I did not create the jinn and humans except...
Material Comfort or Spiritual Happiness
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Separation from the World
A person with a religious goal cannot brook (tolerate or bear) the standards of worldly life. A...
Traits of Nobility
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Mistaken Concept of a Ruler
One day a nomadic Arab entered Medina. He went straight to the mosque to meet...
Gene testing revolution for cancer care
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Cancer patients should be routinely offered DNA tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to England's...
