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 pregn...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA – In this episode of the debate Catherine Shakdam, Director of the Shafaqna Institute for Middle Easte Studies goes up against Tony Bugle to dicsuss France’s burkini craze and the end of civil liberties. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleThirty thousand first-time pi...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark expressed its serious conce by the information it received about the health condition of the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab who is placed in solitary confinement. In a letter on Tuesday (August 23, 2016) to the Bahrain Center for ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Religions and Sects solidarity conference against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) and terrorism was held with presence of Ahlul Bayt World Assembly’s member in Bangladesh. Ahlul Bayt Bangladesh religions and sects solidarity conference against ISIS and terrorism emphasized on Islamic...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Director of Pilgrims Affairs of Oppressed Relief Department of Astan Quds Razavi, announced the attendance of over thirty thousand first-time-pilgrims to the Razavi Holy Shrine during the last four months. Masoud Mojaradi said “During four months that has passed from the establishment o...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Saudi security forces shot dead a suspected militant who tried to detonate explosives outside a mosque in the Qatif region in easte Saudi Arabia, where many Shia Muslims live, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. “The man was shot outside a mosque in the town of Um al Hamam and died ...

SHAFAQNA- Octopuses are notorious escape artists, able to squeeze and squish themselves into and around nearly any obstacle they encounter. In an ode to these crafty cephalopods, researchers have created the first completely soft-bodied robot, dubbed the “octobot.” The palm-sized machine’s exterior ...

SHAFAQNA- Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the biggest scourges there is among infectious diseases, killing nearly 2 million people a year, most in developing countries. It is also notoriously hard and slow to detect in places without top-flight health care systems. Yesterday, researchers reported at the...

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, hos...

SHAFAQNA – The ups and downs of the world pass quickly and all of us will be shattered under the wheels of the time. What I have noticed when studied the conditions of various sections of the society, lead me to this conclusion that the rich and powerful suffer from inte al, mental and spiritual suf...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The War on Children [Yemen], broadcasted on August 23 2016, on ABC’s television programxa0Foreign Corespondentxa0, 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 actual...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Reporting his father, Imam al-Sadiq (A.S) says, “A needy came to the Holy Prophet asking for help. The Holy Prophets asked, “Is there anyone here to give an interest-free loan?” a man from the Ansar rose up saying, “I have such a loan.” The Holy Prophet said, “Give four vessels of date t...

Courtesy of May Saleh and Bahrain Mirror SHAFAQNA – xa0Speaking on the sideline ofxa0The Inte ational Conference to Support the Yemeni People – xa0held on August, 20-21, 2016 in the British capital, Londonxa0Bahraini opposition figure, Saeed al-Shehabi, stressed on the importance of accountability, ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0A 42-year-old British-Australian dual national was charged by Emirati police in Dubai after being arrested for sharing an “illegal” post helping Afghan refugees on his Facebook page. Scott Richards was charged and detained for 22 days after he shared a crowdfunding site raising funds fo...

SHAFAQNA –xa0If Saudi Arabia’s many grave human rights violations remain largely unaddressed by state officials for facing the kingdom equates those days to political and/or financial suicide, activists have relentlessly exposed and spoken against the brutality of the regime – the voices of truth in...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The NYPD’s Inspector General came down hard on the city’s police force Tuesday over conce s they are not following court-mandated rules for surveilling political groups. But the NYPD was more interested in highlighting the rosier parts of the report in an all-positive response. The Insp...

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! (Why?)

Commentary of the Quran (Chapter 2:60)By: Mohammad Sobhanie The Miracle of Water Gushing Forth in the Desert! بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِوَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَxa0ۖ فَانفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًاxa0ۖ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُ...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Khomeini wrote to his son: My son, if you are not spiritual, try not to deny spiritual and Gnostic positions. This is one of the biggest tricks of Satan and the corrupt soul, which discourages a person from all the ranks of the humanity and spiritual positions. And this compulsion to...

SHAFAQNA-xa0An interview with Fatima Isabel Fe andesxa0a 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...