Like men, women have been created free and desire to live without the intrusion of others. The inclination for freedom is a natural and legitimate desire. However, can humans truly live independently and unassisted in a community?Humans have need of their fellow creatures. They must observe the rights and wants …
Read More »The Empire’s Ideology: Imperialism and “Anti-Imperialism of the Fools”
One of the great paradoxes of history are the claims of imperialist politicians to be engaged in a great humanitarian crusade, a historic “civilizing mission” designed to liberate nations and peoples, while practicing the most barbaric conquests, destructive wars and large scale bloodletting of conquered people in historical memory. In …
Read More »Genetic Modification Gone Wild: 10 Signs That Our World May Be Destined To Resemble A Really Bad Science Fiction Movie
Did you know that today scientists are actually producing mice that tweet like birds, cats that glow in the dark, “monster salmon”, “spider goats”, cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids? The very definition of life on earth is changing right before our eyes. Many scientists believe that genetic …
Read More »Way of influencing on the hearts
What we shall do for our advices to be influential on the heart of others? One of the branches of social morality is the section that its objective or at least result is influencing on the others and attracting their confidence. This branch of social morality, which is actually very …
Read More »Khums, One of Important Islamic Financial Resources
The point which should be noticed before anything else in this discussion is that:With little study in history and “teachings” of Islam it clears that this religion was not only series of moral and belief orders and rulings about the origin and afterlife, but it bring a governing system with …
Read More »Islamic Business Ethics
IntroductionIt is sometimes said that “business ethics” is an oxymoron. How can one do business and still be an ethical person? Isn’t business all about self-interest, greed and making exuberant profits?Yes, it is true that the physical, earthly dimension of a human is based on two main characteristics: greed and …
Read More »Has Khums Been Forgiven during the Occultation of Imam Zaman (A.S.)?
They ask: “Hasn’t Khums been forgiven during the absence of Imam Zaman (a.s.) from his holiness to Shiites and still have people the duty to pay Khums to Bayt Al-Mal in order to spend in necessary ways of consumption? While several cabbalas say that: “Imams of Ahlul Bayt has forgiven …
Read More »Has Khums Been Forgiven during the Occultation of Imam Zaman (A.S.)?
They ask: “Hasn’t Khums been forgiven during the absence of Imam Zaman (a.s.) from his holiness to Shiites and still have people the duty to pay Khums to Bayt Al-Mal in order to spend in necessary ways of consumption? While several cabbalas say that: “Imams of Ahlul Bayt has forgiven …
Read More »The Sublime Teachings of Islam
ProstrationProstration, which is one of the features of the pious, is a general act of worship. A look at the Quranic verses and traditions shows that a devoted servant of God should be in prostration all the time. Prostration is an obligatory act. God Almighty, in the Quran, refers to …
Read More »The Auspicious Birth Anniversary of Imam Muhammad Baqir(A.S.)
The Fifth Infallible Imam of the Shi’i Muslims in the World Imam Muhammad Baqir(A.S.), the Initiator of Sciences and the Heir of the Knowledge of the Prophets was born on the first day of the month of Rajab in the year 57 Hijrah in the holy city of Madinah.On this …
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