SHAFAQNA- By: Hamid Reza Alavi Educational GoalsAccording to Beheshti, Faqihi and Abujafari (2001), although Saadi had not explicitly stated the educational goals in his works, the following goals could be deduced from his sayings and poems: 1. DetachmentSaadi spoke in detail about self-cognition, f...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about a fasting person who is anaesthetized for operation. Question: A person who is fasting is anaesthetized for operation, is his fast is correct or must he eat? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: If the person has previous intention and becomes...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about drinking water by pilot and cabin crew to maintain their balance during the month of Ramadhan. Question: If the plane is flying in high altitude and for long distance of about 2.5 to 3 hours, the pilot and the cabin crew need to drink...

SHAFAQNA – A worldwide event dedicated to the rights and freedom of Palestinians against the illegal Zionist occupation, Al-Quds Day also speaks of Islam’s universal intrinsic rejection of tyra y, oppression and injustice. Held every year on the last day of Ramadan – as to link the sanctity of the f...

SHAFAQNA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent letter to his Russian counterpart calling for the restoration of “traditional friendly ties”, did not include any words of “apology” over the downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015, according to a presidential source on Tuesday. In t...

SHAFAQNA – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin promised closer cooperation and oversaw a series of deals Saturday, as the two countries deepen ties in the face of growing tensions with the West. According to RT, the Russian state-funded news organisation, the deal...

Speculations abound as to who will take over the role of Britain’s new Prime Minister after David Cameron resigned. Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party and Britain’s Prime Minister since 2010, resigned after losing the battle to keep the country in the European Union. Bookmakers place Bori...

SHAFAQNA – The following is an appeal made by the Islamic Human Rights Commission to the global community. A not-for-profit dedicated to the denunciation of injustice – IHRC stands a last line of defense against hate for communities across the UK and beyond. If not for the courage and honesty of its...

SHAFAQNA- Peace be on you, O son of the Messenger of Allah. Peace be on you, O son of Ameerul Mu’mineen. Peace be on you, O son of the Truthful, the Pure, Fatima, chief of the ladies of the worlds. Peace be on you, O my master, O Abu `Abdillah. and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings. I bear witne...

SHAFAQNA- At least 50 people have reportedly been killed and dozens injured in an apparent terror attack at Turkey’s inte ational airport. Three suicide bombers detonated their explosives at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul after police fired shots at them, it’s reported. At least 60 people are believed ...

Shafaqna – There are reports that Ataturk inte ational airport was the target of one or several explosions a few minutes ago. . According to Shafaqna Turkish, these explosions were in areas involved with inte ational flights. No one has claimed responsibility yet. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous art...

SHAFAQNA – A group of lawyers, lawmakers and civil rights activists are urging authorities in Germany to investigate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Kurdish activist group Civaka Azad said lawyers filed the complaint Monday with Germany’s federa...

Commentary of the Quran (Chapter 2:55-56)By: Mohammad Sobhanie Irrational Demand بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى اللَّـهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٥٥﴾ ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَع...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: Whoever wants to be the most independent of people, must trust more with whatever is with God than with people [1]. Imam Ali (AS) said: Be content (satisfied) with what you have been given so that the account of the Day of Judgment...

SHAFAQNA – If Britain has so far remained true to its culture of multiculturalism, this is not to say that tensions between communities have not surfaced over the years – the products of unaddressed misconceptions, bigotry, and misunderstanding. It is to combat such social prejudices and offer a bri...

SHAFAQNA – The blessed month of Ramadan is so abundant in the blessings that it is difficult, or impossible, to enumerate them. Among the many blessings in it is the night of power or glory, layltul Qadr. The night is the most important night of the year. This night’s significance lies in the fact t...

SHAFAQNA – IHRC is calling on Muslims in Britain to stay vigilant and take precautionary measures after an explosion in racist and Islamophobic attacks following last week’s EU referendum. Incidents have been reported up and down the country following the decision to leave the EU which was largely i...

SHAFAQNA – Invited to break fast with the city’s Muslim community, residents of Mankato city in Mi esota attended the first iftar at Envision Labs on Sunday, June 26, building relations between the religious group and the community at large. “We’re opening our hearts and minds and saying this is our...

SHAFAQNA – Spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party in Turkey (HDP) Ayhan Bilgen affirmed that the Turkish gove ment, since the begi ing of the crisis in Syria, has been transporting weapons via ambulances to the terrorist organizations in Syria. Bilgen told Syrian TV Sunday that Turkey was a main...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered a question about eating Sahari after dawn due to error of eyes. Question: If by error of eyes a person imagined 5 o’clock as 4 o’clock and started eating Sahari and then realised that it had been after dawn, is his fasting correct? The Gra...