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 Imamiy...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Muslims from across Norway gathered on the island of Utøya to pray for victims of the Norway attacks. Six years ago in 2011 34-year-old Anders Breivik shot and killed 69 people on the very same island. The Island is owned by Norway’s Labour party and most of Breivik’s victims were membe...

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 beli...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz answered a questions about downloading from inte et without permission. Question: Is downloading film, music or game from the inte et with assumption that the owners do not agree with it, considered to be the right of people? Does it matter if the owner is Musli...

SHAFAQNA –xa0If they know what is good for them, German Muslims should be stoutly, if silently, supporting the partial burqa ban announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s gove ment. And French Muslims should be agreeing, even if only sotto voce, with Jean-Pierre Chevènement’s call for “discretion” in ...

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SHAFAQNA-xa0A restaurant manager humiliates two Muslim women and refuses to serve them in Tremblay-en-France in the suburb of Parisxa0on Saturdayxa0night, telling them “terrorists are Muslims and all Muslims are terrorists.”xa0 One of the victims videotaped the shocking incident and shared it on soc...

SHAFAQNA- By: Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari AbstractIn part I of this article, Ayatollah Mutahhari elaborated on the definition, meaning, value, and effect of taqwa, or Godwariness, and self-restraint, as emphasized in the Qur’an and Nahj al-Balaghah. He demonstrated that 1) fear of God is, in fact, ...

SHAFAQNA- By: Ali Naghi Zabihzadeh AbstractAbu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Babiwayh al-Qummi was one of the greatest scholars of Shi‘a Islam. His honesty, which ea ed him the title al-Saduq, assisted him in his success as a great traditionist whose works deeply influenced those with a thirst for und...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Female police officers in Turkey will now be able to wear a headscarf as part of their uniform, according to a new ruling published on Saturday. Turkey’s Official Gazette carries a new rule which will allow policewomen to wear a headscarf under their caps or beret on condition it be the ...

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 r...

SHAFAQNA –xa0If the world has become desensitise to human suffering, there are still crimes so tragic and unnecessary, so violent in nature and abominable in the tragedy they carry, that we cannot help but pause. Should you have missed it somehow War has held Yemen hostage since March 25th, 2015, a ...

SHAFAQNA – Since al-Saud imprinted its will on the Hejaz … the country now bears the name of its owner, this one house has made a fortune on by claiming to be the righteous custodian of all Islamic traditions and holy sites, beginning with Mecca. According to The Economist, the kingdom generates ove...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA –xa0Dr. Riaz Karim from the Mona Relief Organization speaks to George Galloway on Sputnik about Yemen humanitarian crisis and the silence of nation #TheSoundOfYourSilence #SaveALifeInYemen https://www.gofundme.com/savealifeinyemen SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleRi...

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...

SHAFAQNA –xa0It 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 cond...

SHAFAQNA xa0–xa0One of France’s highest courts suspended the burkini ban in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet on Thursday, holding that the ban violated civil liberties including freedom of religion and movement. The ruling sets a precedent that could be used to challenge bans in other municipalities. O...

SHAFAQNA – In an interview conducted in the sidelines of Yemen conference this August 20-21, 2016xa0Andrew Smith slammed xa0the UK gove ment for providing the Saudi regime with military equipment, training, and intelligence against Yemen. “The UK has been absolutely central to bombing of Yemen. It h...

SHAFAQNA –xa0What is righteousness? It has been related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Imam Ali (AS), and asked him to describe righteous souls so vividly that he could almost see them. Imam Ali then responded: “Their speech is truthful; their clothing is moderate; and they wa...

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 o...