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SHAFAQNA –“Marriage is not a contract which tus women into men’s slaves. Marriage does not strangle their lives and deny their usual habits and moods. Women are human beings, and their humanity must remain in tact throughout their married lives, just as men are human beings and their humanity must remain in tact throughout their married lives. God the Glorious and Exalted has based the nature of men and women’s lives together on a foundation of love and mercy, so as to increase the feelings of unity which tie the couple together. Therefore, it is not a question of a contractual obligation towards a partner for life, as is understood from the phrase ‘life partner’. The issue must be underst...

SHAFAQNA –Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi said in the meeting with authorities of the Aual Meeting of Hazrat Ali Asghar (A) World Congress, “Arbaeen is exclusive to Imam Hussein (A) so that Ashura would not remain in Karbala and to be lost in history. This movement indicates that Ashura movement is alive forever.” Sayyed Raeisi in the conference held in Quds auditorium of Central Library of Astan Quds on Friday evening, Aug 5, said, “The sacred bloods shed over the earth on Ashura was for reviving Islam and providing for establishment of Islamic sovereignty by Imam Mahdi (AJ).” Referring to a part of Arbaeen pilgrimage prayer that considers Imam Hussain’s (A) blood as a cause of wiping ignor...

SHAFAQNA- Ibn Tawus was bo on 15 Muharram 589 (21 January 1193) in Hilla and was named Tawus (peacock). One of his forefathers was a handsome man with ugly legs so his progeny too inherited the title from him.During his first 14 years of his life he was brought up and taught under many teachers including his father and grandfather.Later on he married Zahra Khatoon the daughter of the Shia Vazir of Nâsir bin Zaidi and settled in Baghdad. Ibn Tawus apparently had good relations with the Caliphs of his time like Muntansir, however he refused to be involved in any political affairs.There is not exact information about his family and number of his children. His children were known by the name of...

SHAFAQNA-Wonderful Lecture by Sayyed Ammar Nakshawani about the biography of Imam Zainul Abideen (as) in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania....