SHAFAQNA –xa0A British parliamentary committee says Saudi Arabia and other Arab states must prevent their rich ruling families from funding the Daesh terrorist group. In a report on the state of Daesh finances, lawmakers from the Foreign Affairs Select Committee say the terror organization is enjoyi...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about the level a non-Mahram man can hear a woman’s voice. Question: To what level a non-Maharam man is allowed to hear a woman’s voice? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: There is no problem in hearing a non-Mahram woman’s voice if it is not out ...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS) was asked: How to prepare for death and transfer to the next world? Imam Ali (AS) replied: Act on Divine Commands (religious duties) and stay away from Harams, and domination of morality on inside and outside (of a person). Then for a person who is equipped with these truths...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has unlawfully hit civilian economic structures in Yemen which may amount to war crimes, says Human Rights Watch. The attacks killed 130 people and 171 more were hurt, according to the latest HRW report. The group urges Saudi Arabia to agree to independent...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Protests against police violence blocked highways in several US cities late Sunday and on Monday mo ing, calling attention to the plight of black Americans. While demonstrations were peaceful in some places, things got heated in Minnesota and Louisiana. On Monday mo ing, a group of 150 ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0A new letter from Pope Francis to Argentina to mark the 200th anniversary of independence has been read as a rebuke to the current gove ment, but if you know his thought, it’s actually a bold statement about Latin American unity and independence, and Argentina’s role in making that happ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered questions about the incorrect recitation by the prayer leader in the congregational prayer. Question: The recitation of some prayer leaders is incorrect (Arabic pronunciation). Can a person who is able to recite correctly follow them? Some say you can...

SHAFAQNA – Prophet Moses (AS) was sitting in a meeting, suddenly Iblis came to him wearing a muli-coloured hat and greeted him. Moses (AS) asked: Who are you? Iblis replied: I am Iblis. Moses (AS) said: May God kill you, why have you come here? Iblis replied: I have come to greet you. Moses (AS) ask...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Sheikh Abdullah al-Daqqaq, a prominent Bahraini Shi’a scholar, said that the Al Khalifah regime in Bahrain has been under the rule of Saudi Arabia for a long time and added that Saudi Arabia now faces many problems from several fronts and directions in regard to their actions in Syria, I...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Our Master Muhammad [s] went on preaching the new religion to bring out people from darkness into light. Again the Quraishi tyrants came to Abu Talib. They used another style: Abu Talib, this is Amarah bin al-Waleed (Khalid bin al-Waleed’s brother). He’s the strongest and the most handso...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Abu Talib disliked persecution very much. In the meantime, he liked the persecuted a lot. So, our Master Muhammad [s] liked Abu Talib very much. One day, a battle took place between the tribe of Kinana and the tribe of Qais. The tribe of Qais was the aggressor. A man from the tribe of Ki...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The group Muslims of Halifaxxa0spent Saturday mo ing baggingxa0$10,000xa0dollars worth of food forxa0food banks in Nova Scotia. Approximately 50 people participated, including many children.xa0They bagged cereal, tuna, pasta, and other foods. Each bag is ready to go to one family in nee...

The bodies of the 127 victims began their final jou ey from the central Bosnian city of Visoko on Saturday mo ing on a truck covered with a large national flag and laden with flowers. As the cortege passed through Sarajevo, many onlookers could be seen openly crying. People showered the truck with f...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA – After 15 months of war Yemen is in desperate need of help. Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian blockade has meant that storage is running low. In a few weeks Yemen will run on empty! Amid such desperation, one organization is fighting … The Mona Relief Organization has risen a ...

SHAFAQNA – Six Grand Ayatollahs answered questions about attributing lies to individuals in cyberspace/social media. Question: Considering that in the cyberspace anyone can open an account in the name of others and start publishing, sometimes some people do so and publish lies and rumours in the of ...

Shafaqna – Al-Khoei Foundations issued a statement on the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and the Middle East. According to Shafaqna the statement reads:xa0Once again, Iraqis have met their demise at the hands of Daesh (ISIS), a group claiming to act in the name of Islam, whose very objective is to...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Once again, Iraqis have met their demise at the hands of Daesh (ISIS), a group claiming to act in the name of Islam, whose very objective is to kill, maim and divide communities within Iraq and foster sectarian tensions whenever and wherever they can. Three suicide bombers exercised the...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The Baqee Organization – which stands for the defense and conservation of the Islamic heritage, will hold its annual protest before the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC on July 13th, to once again denounce Riyadh’s systematic obliteration of Islam holy sites, history, and religious patrim...

By Sumaiya Ali:xa0 I am a Jou alism student who wears a headscarf and that’s my fault. I expect the people of my country to accept me with the individual identity that I have, and that’s where I am wrong again. ‘Hijab’ refers to the head cover that Muslim women wear when they’re outside. For represe...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about backbiting and not being able to ask for forgiveness. Question: If we do backbiting about a person and do not have the condition to ask for forgiveness, what must we do? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Repenting is enough. Source: PERSIAN...