It goes without saying that the first people to truly discover America were the ancestors of the Native Americans, who probably crossed into North America through Russia and Alaska about 12,000...
Invention:The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like a laser, which enabled us to see. The first person to realize that light enters the eye, rather than leaving it, was the 10th-century...
History:
Cheraman Juma Masjid
Browsing through the annals of the royal family of the Samudris (Zamorins to western historians) – the traditional rulers of north Kerala from 7th century A.D to British...
By Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani:
Question 1 :
I have a question about matam (Azadari) and the manner our people are holding Muharram rituals.
Answer :
It is not appropriate...
The Prophet (s) said, "When I long for the fragrance of Paradise I smell the neck of Fatima."
Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali,...
Author: Rabab Jaffery
If there is a religion that addresses every minute need within man, it can be none other than Islam! One of the most significant yet misunderstood Islamic concepts is the...
Nasir Makarem Shirazi
Author :Nasir Makarem Shirazi
THE HOLY QURÙŽÙŽAN _ S98: 7
Suyuti, the famous commentator has narrated in his Dorrol Mansoor that Jabir Ibn Abdullah Al- Ansari said,
"We...
Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari
Author: Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari
To know a perfect or exemplary human being from the viewpoint of Islam is necessary for Muslims because it is like a model...
By a similar reasoning, if there's chance that one's taqiyah could destroy the assumption of different believers, then taqiyah is verboten to such an individual.
Take for example the case of imam Husain...
Peace
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1978Anwar al-Sadat(25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) EgyptianpolicymakerHe, beside national leader was awarded 1978 Alfred Bernhard...
