English

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about smoking at the place with a “smoking is forbidden” sign. Question: In some buses and other vehicles is written “smoking is forbidden”, is smoking allowed in such places? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: if this case is depending on the implicit condition that the passenger in that vehicle has accepted, and/or such a thing is the govemental rule which after entering the country must be observed, it is necessary to act accordingly and doing the opposite is not allowed. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleSouth Sudan agrees to 4,000 more UN peacekeepers Next articleHouthi forces captur...

SHAFAQNA- It is clear from the Holy Qur’an and the traditions that performance of Hajj (Pilgrimage) is obligatory on every person who has attained puberty and has the means mentioned below.Hajj is one of the basic principles of Islam; its performance is one of its essentials, and its non-performance is a grave sin. Denial of the obligatory nature of Hajj is blasphemy (kufr). Allah states in the Holy Qur’an, “.. and pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one who is able to undertake the jouey to it; and whoever disbelieves, surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of the worlds”. (3/97).Sheikh Kulayni has reported that Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) h...

SHAFAQNA –Three UN Special Rapporteurs addressed in a letter to the Bahraini Govement “conceing” information about alleged pattes of continuous discrimination against Shia citizens (mainly Bahaa and Ajam), which have been taking place since 2011, and which are “undermining their rights to freedoms of religion, expression and culture;” in addition to the effect of the whole situation on the human rights of Shiites in the country. The address published recently on the website of the commissioner was officially sent to the Govement of Bahrain at the end of October 2015 to enquire about the reports which the UN rapporteurs deemed conceing. The Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights,...

SHAFAQNA –If Yemen remains synonymous with unrest and violence thanks to the military deluge Saudi Arabia has insisted on drowning the impoverished nation under since late March 2015, Terror had yet to claim its fill of blood. Terror as it were never could assert its warped religious rationale onto Yemen – not beyond a few clusters, not to the point where Terror could ever present any real existential threat to the Yemeni Republic. This was then … today is a brand new day! Today, Saudi Arabia is actively working to change that reality! Saudi Arabia I would add, absolutely needs for Terror to become Yemen’s newest existential threat to counteract that which is now threatening its own. For al...

SHAFAQNA – Question: Considering that some sites published words attributed to you regarding the approval of (Fususi Gnosticism), please express your views about this case. The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Regarding the Islamic belief (Islamic teachings), I believe in the same method of the great Imamiyah scholars which is based on the verse of the Quran, and narrations from Ahlul Bait (AS), and I do not approve the above mentioned method (Fususi Gnosticism). Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleCan you be a practising Muslim and identify with the Australian way of life? Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about cursing the person who commits sins openly. Question: Is it allowed to curse the person who commits some sins openly? The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi: Cursing a believer is not allowed even according to Wajeb precaution, the believer who commits sins openly (Faseq). Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz answered a questions about downloading from inteet without permission. Question: Is downloading film, music or game from the inteet with assumption that the owners do not agree with it, considered to be the right of people? Does it matter if the owner is Muslim or not? The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz: Taking possession of people’s rights which is against the law, is not allowed. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleA Fatwa by the Grand Ayatollah Shobairi about cursing the person who commits sins openly Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about the real repenting. Question: How does real repenting is achieved? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: The reality of repenting is to regret committing the sin, and therefore it is said: The regret (remorse) is the same as repenting and the real regret is always accompanied by decision to abandon the sin and not to retu to it. And the real regretful person must avoid the past sins, and if his sin is the right of Allah (SWT), must ask forgiveness from God, and pay Kaffarah (financial penalty) or to compensate for it. And if it is the right of people, must either ask the owner of the right for forgiveness or pay his right back, and if ...

SHAFAQNA –If the world has become desensitise to human suffering, there are still crimes so tragic and uecessary, so violent in nature and abominable in the tragedy they carry, that we caot help but pause. Should you have missed it somehow War has held Yemen hostage since March 25th, 2015, a day which saw Saudi Arabia unilaterally move against its impoverished neighbour in the name of “democracy building.” Yemen’s war you were told then, was a necessary evil, a democratic mean to end a popular movement Riyadh cared little for, since it spoke in negation of its religious extremism – Wahhabism. As Riyadh weaved its narrative the world sat back, gleefully deaf to the cries Yemen let out in its...

SHAFAQNA – “When you witness that it is almost a year and a half now that Yemen has been under bombardment, is this a minor event? They are constantly bombarding a country. And they are not bombarding its military centers, rather they are bombarding its markets, hospitals, public squares and schools and the people’s houses and gatherings. This is not a minor event, rather it is a very grave crime. They do not understand what the month of Ramadan and a month of haraam are and they do not differentiate between children and adults. They have murdered so many children! Well, this is a grave crime as well which has unfortunately been committed by the Saudi govement. However, they have done so ...

SHAFAQNA –It was Eugene O’Neill who said: “Censorship of anything, at anytime, in any place, on whatever pretense has always been and always will be the last resort of the boob and the bigot.” I must say I wholeheartedly agree … and while I found many ideas repulsive and heinous I will never condone those who advocate tyray by claiming righteousness – not even if in fact they are on the side of righteousness. Freedom remains an elusive concept if any one party claims it absolutely. I would personally argue that Freedom stands an expression of God’s endless mercy, and as such can never be encapsulated, claimed or owned by any one individual, group or faith. Freedom is many and one at the sam...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about taking medicines mixed with some alcohol. Question: Is it allowed to take medicines mixed with some alcohol (for example 10%)? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: It is not allowed; but you can mix the medicines in water to reduce the level of alcohol to minimum (for example 2% or less) which there is no problem in this case. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleDebate on the Burkini, France and the fall of democracy Next articleCorrectness of divorce if it transpires that the woman has been pregnant/the Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi’s answer Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi answered a question about the correctness of divorce if it transpires that the woman has been pregnant. Question: I am a woman and my husband divorced me when there was no sign of pregnancy, and after that it transpired that at the time of divorce I was pregnant, is this divorce correct? The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi: Yes, it is correct. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleTaking medicines mixed with some alcohol/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answer Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: Whenever the child of Adam (AS) passes away, his/her book of deeds is severed except for three groups: The scholar who the people benefit from his deeds; ongoing charity (for example, participation in building a Mosque, school, hospital, orphanage, etc.); and a righteous child who prays (Dua) for his parents [1]. [1] Sharhe Osule Kafi, Vol. 2, Page 3. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA –The War on Children [Yemen], broadcasted on August 23 2016, on ABC’s television programForeign Corespondent, shed a long awaited light on the silent and deadly war on the children of Yemen. Yemen’s war, which has been inaccurately painted as civil war by mainstream media is actually a war of democratic restoration and rebuttal of foreign diktat – and more particularly Saudi influence. It all began in early 2015 when the Ansarallah movement, also known as the Houthis enacted popular will by assuming authority over Sana’a govement. It is following calls for reforms, and the enactment of the National Dialogue that President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi chose to resign not once but twice, ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about jumping the queue. Question: Is it allowed to move in front of people who have been waiting longer in a queue in a bakery? The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi: It is not allowed. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA-An interview with Fatima Isabel Feandesa catholic Christian from Portugal who converted to Islam: Hi Fatima. How long have you been Muslim? What was your name before? Please give us a short biography of yourself. I’ve been Muslim for two years and I was Catholic before like my family. I added Fatima before my name because I converted in lady Fatima’s birthday , now I’m Fatima Isabel. I’m 36 years old and come from Portugal. I divorced with 3 daughters, actually I’m the only Muslim in my family. How did you convert to Islam? I had a dream four years ago. Then two years later, I had a strong feeling while I was passing through a Shia’ mosque. I felt that someone was calling me from t...

SHAFAQNA-An experimental cancer treatment based on rainforest berries has been successfully shown to destroy tumours in a matter of days. A drugbased on the fruit of the Australian blushwood tree is currently undergoing trials in Queensland. Denise Powell, a cancer patient who is part of the trial, said the treatment had a radical effect on a tumour in her armpit. “My cancer surgeon said, ‘I can take that one out, if you get any more you might lose an arm.” The blushwood tree, a rare species which grows in the Australian rainforest Denise said the drug had a visible and dramatic effect on her tumour The chemical inside the berries is calledEBC-46 and has already been shown to shrink tum...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi answered questions about the sale and the use of genetically modified (GM) foods. Question: What is the ruling about using GM foods which are directly or indirectly from genetically modified plants or animals (including from Halal meat or Haram meat)? Is the producer or the seller liable for the production and the sale of GM products even when they are not aware of the negative effects of them on people (in another words, is the seller liable for the health and safety of the product)? Is the producer liable for damages when does not aounce or hide that the product is genetically modified, and the consumer gets ill by using that product? The Grand Ay...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about feeding children in day nursery in non-Islamic country. Question: I live in France and have a two year old son who goes to a day nursery and eats lunch there. From the start I requested that no meat must be given to him because the meat is not slaughtered according to Islam, and so far there was no problem. But recently my son sees that at lunch time the rest eat meat and he also asks for meat, if in day nursery he asks, can he be given meat which is not slaughtered according to Sharia or not? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: There is no problem, unless it is pig’s meat. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter ...