In this photo taken Nov. 21, 2014, Sheik Isa Qassim, Bahrain's top Shiite Muslim cleric, speaks during midday prayers Friday, in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Bahrainx92s leading Shiite opposition group says security forces have raided the home of the countryx92s most prominent Shiite cleric. (AP P...

Shafaqna – In a joint statement the UK Su i and Shia leaders condemned the harassment of spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim of Bahrain. The statement reads: The recent decision of the authorities in revoking the nationality of the leading religious figure of the Shia community in Bahrain, Ayatoll...

SHAFAQNA – The recent decision of the authorities in revoking the nationality of the leading religious figure of the Shia community in Bahrain, Ayatollah Isa Qassim, is a repressive move that will only stoke sectarian tensions. We are living in very difficult times, which necessitates avoiding such ...

Bahrain's leading Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim (C) takes part in an anti-gove ment rally in Budaiya, west of Manama, March 9, 2012. Tens of thousands of Bahrainis demonstrated on Friday to demand democratic reforms, stepping up pressure on the U.S.-allied gove ment with the biggest protest yet i...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz answered a question about swimming whilst fasting. Question: Is it possible to swim in the month of Ramadhan whilst fasting? The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz: There is no problem to swim but do not sink your head in the water. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook T...

SHAFAQNA – O’ people, your lives are distrained by your deeds, so by asking forgiveness, release them, your backs are heavy with the heavy loads of sins, so with lengthy prostrations, make them light and know that the Almighty has swo on God’s magnificence not to punish God’s servants in this month ...

SHAFAQNA – Braving long summer hours without food and water, a group of British Muslims participated on Sunday, June 19, in the a ual Mersey Tu el 10k to raise funds for the homeless. “Alhamdulillah!! volunteers completed the Mersey Tu el 10k whilst fasting,” Muslim Event in UK page on Facebook repo...

SHAFAQNA – A Qatari charity institute has distributed 900 Quranic packages among the visually impaired in different parts of Indonesia. The visually impaired in the Central Java Island and Lampung Province in Sumatra Island have received the Quranic gifts. Each of the packages includes a digital Qur...

SHAFAQNA – Bradford City Centre was the scene of a rather unusual procession this Saturday (June 18th) as members of “The 10th Day” and “I am Hussain” took to the streets to honour one of their most revered religious figures: Imam Hussain ibn Ali (AS), the third Imam of Islam. As Muslims across the ...

SHAFAQNA – It has being part and parcel of postmode Nasibi propaganda to insist that the ‘ancestors’ of the Shi’a were a treacherous people that consistently abandoned Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, Imam Hussain and the remainder Ahlulbayt Imams (Peace be upon them) and in some cases killed them. They seek t...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi answered questions about brushing teeth whilst fasting. Question: Is it allowed to brush teeth whilst fasting? What is the ruling if the wet tooth brush touching saliva used again to clean teeth? The Grand Ayatollah Makarem: There is no problem brushing...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Safi answered a question about chewing a chewing gum whilst fasting. Question: What is the ruling about chewing a chewing gum whilst fasting? The Grand Ayatollah Safi: If it (chewing gum) has no flavour to enter the throat, fasting is correct; but this act (chewing) is...

IMPORTANT NOTICE: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The Ahlul Bayt DILP team wishes to inform the readers of some important points regarding this digitized text, which represents the English translation of an arabic book that deals with an important topic. Although no one can doubt ...

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Peace be on you, O son of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds! Peace be on you, O son of the Commander of the faithfuls! Peace be on you, O son of Faatimah Zahraa! Peace be on you, O dearest intimate of Allah! Peace be on you, O sincere friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O faithful confidant of A...

SHAFAQNA – With a hijab on her head, Puerto Rican and Mexican flag keychain dangling from the ignition, Diana Serrano sings along to salsa music while driving through the multicultural streets of what used to be the most American of all cities. When in the mood for something more spiritual, she’ll s...

SHAFAQNA – Shortly after last weekend’s tragic mass shooting at the Pulse dance club in Orlando by a homophobic Islamic terrorist, Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, quickly doubled down on rhetoric that had prompted numerous commentators to call the billionaire demagogue a fascist earlier t...

SHAFAQNA – On the 29th of March, Eyewitness News, on WFTV cha el 9, released a story airing extracts of an academic presentation I had given at the University of Michigan in 2013. They have grossly misrepresented the facts and published a story that is far from the truth. Simply stated, it is libel ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about brushing teeth when fasting. Question: Can washing mouth and teeth with brush and paste, void fasting? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Brushing teeth in the month of Ramadhan does not void the fasting if the person who is fasting does not...

SHAFAQNA- This is) an account of the Imam after the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamates the period of his succession, the time of his death, and the place of his grave. (It also provides) a brief outline of the reports about him. The Imam ...