Islam

A senior Iranian Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirzai, said that one should differ between Sunni Muslims and Wahhabis as the latter have turned to puppets in the hands of Islam’s enemies. Speaking at the ceremony to launch the website on exposing Wahabism here on Tuesday, he said, ‘Daesh …

David Burnett, one of the few Western journalists who depicted Iran’s revolution during his 44-day stay in Tehran in 1979, described the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini as an “incredibly important character in both political and religious world”.

Before I became Muslim I did not know much about Chinese New Year. My only concern was to collect my ‘ang pow’ (red money envelope), watch the lion dance and eat as much as I could at my family’s reunion dinner. During my teenage years, Chinese New Year was mostly …

A Brazil university professor converted to Islam and Shi’ite in the Razavi Holy shrine and chose the name ‘Hussein’ for himself. Dr. Batista Giumar, the Brazilian teacher of Japanese universities converted to Shi’ite in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) by uttering Shahadatain (confession of faith). “In searching for …

Previously, we have proved that the Prophet’s sermon of Arafat, in the Farewell Pilgrimage, included his prediction of the coming of the twelve imams. It also included his recommendations in this regard.Now, we are to discuss contents of the other five sermons; sermon of Mecca on day of Tarwiya, sermon …

Yusuf ben Alawi and his brave criticismYusuf ben Alawi was a brave scholar, who lived in Mecca and had a remarkable study circle of scholars and intellectuals. The Saudi political statesmen held him in great esteem. He passed away recently and a tide of grief and remorse filled the whole …

The Holy Qur`an states “And follow not that which you have no knowledge of, Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, all of these, shall be questioned (by Allah)”. Quran 17:36

Trust in God is an admission of our shortcomings and a reliance on Him for success. It is a duty of the faithful to trust in Allah and to believe that their success depends on His Will.Allah the Most High said: “Allah, there is no god but He; and upon …

The research, conducted by Dr Viren Swami from the University of Westminster and colleagues looked at body image issues amongst British Muslim women.Dr Swami explained: “In the West anxiety about body image, for women, is so prevalent it’s considered normal. This study aimed to explore how these attitudes differ within …

The Holy Quran says,﴾And marry those among you who are single and those who are fit among your male slaves and your female slaves; if they are needy, Allah will make them free from want out of His grace; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.﴿1