Vladimir Putin attends Seliger 2014 National Youth Forum...epa04374013 Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during the Seliger 2014 National Youth Forum in the Tver Region, Russia, 29 August 2014. Russia will not be drawn into a large-scale conflict, but will fend off any aggression against itself...

SHAFAQNA – The word “saint” seems to have accumulated some negative associations in the West. When we describe someone as a “saint” we don’t always intend a compliment. We can mean someone with a cloying niceness, or a holier-than-thou religiosity. A saint isn’t someone we would want to spend any ti...

SHAFAQNA – Believing in saints has become one of the most controversial doctrines in the Islamic world today. For some Muslims, revering saints is an integral part of Islamic belief and practice, while others believe that an Islamic saint is nothing less than idolatry. What has made this more than a...

SHAFAQNA – IHRC has lodged a protest with the UN over its decision to remove Saudi Arabia from a blacklist that had cited Riyadh for killing and maiming children in its continuing involvement in the civil war in Yemen. According to u amed sources within the UN, the decision came about after threats ...

SHAFAQNA – This Ramadan 2016, Shafaqna had the privilege of interviewing Hujatul Islam wa Muslimeen Dr Ghulam Hussain Adeel, a prominent and renowned religious scholar of the Shiite school of thought. Taught in Qom where he received his early education, Dr Adeel then moved to the UK where he obtaine...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS) said: Be among those who practice the holy Quran, follow the Quran, know God with the Quran, and advise yourself with the Quran, and challenge your views and judgment in the presence of the Quran, and consider your inappropriate wishes as incorrect with the Quran [1]. [1] Na...

SHAFAQNA – Plagued by the poison the Black Flag army has dispensed onto the land, Iraq remains a nation very much at war – fragmented in its lands, to apart in its ethno-sectarian make-up … occupied still by the powers that be, that and won’t let go, Iraq has not yet spoken its last. If Iraq does no...

SHAFAQNA – The United Nations have acknowledged, in a report called “They came to destroy”, that fighters from the Islamic State armed group are committing genocide against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq. In 2014, IS jihadists massacred Yazidis in Sinjar. Tens of thousands were forced to flee. Thousands ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Safi answered a question about diving and fasting. Question: Please explain the ruling about fasting for those individuals whose job is diving in deep waters. The Grand Ayatollah Safi: According to Wajeb precaution, going under water with diving clothes, makes the fast...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about attributing a narration from one Imam (AS) to another (AS) by mistake whilst fasting. Question: If a person who is fasting, intentionally or unintentionally attributes a narration which is from Imam Sadeq (AS) to Imam Baqer (A...

SHAFAQNA – If not for the presence of a British jou alist in Lille – northe French city – the world might have missed a grand European … or should I say Weste display of sickening malice and depraved arrogance. A news report in The Independent read this Thursday: “England fans have been accused of m...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA – In order to bring you, our readers, closer to realities and truths, Shafaqna will conduct a series of exclusive podcast interviews with renown political analysts politicians, officials, religious leaders, and academics. As always our aim is simple – knowledge. In a worl...

SHAFAQNA – Islamophobia has risen markedly in Germany, a study published on Wednesday showed, underscoring the tensions simmering in German society after more than one million migrants, mostly Muslims, arrived last year. Every second respondent in the study of 2,420 people said they sometimes felt l...

SHAFAQNA – Anas ibn Malik narrated from the Prophet of Islam who said: The best women of the world are, Maryam bint (the daughter of) Imran, Asiyah bint Mozahem, Khadijah bint Khowailed and Fatima bint Mohammad (PBUH) [1]. In Sahihayn, it is narrated from Aishah who said: The Prophet (PBUH) gave the...

SHAFAQNA – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a ounced the end of its combat operations in Yemen, marking a departure from the Saudi-led coalition that has been waging war on the impoverished country. “Our standpoint is clear: war is over for our troops. We are monitoring political arrangements, emp...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Ali (AS) who said: Whenever Allah (SWT) wants to remove a blessing from the servant of God, the first thing that is taken away from him/her is his/her wisdom [1]. [1] Beharul Anwaar, Vol. 1, Page 245. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleUAE calls it quit in Yem...

SHAFAQNA – The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in the last days of the month of Shaaban delivered a sermon known as the Shabaaniyeh Sermon. In this sermon, the prophet (PBUH) outlined the duties of those who fast in the holy month of Ramadhan.O’ People, the Month of God has arrived for you with all its bles...

SHAFAQNA – “Go back to where you came from.” It’s a phrase minorities fear they’ll hear. And sometimes they do. That’s why the City of Toronto and Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) launched their “Toronto for all”campaign Tuesday, targeting racism and Islamophobia. Posters that ...

SHAFAQNA – Nearly 60 high profile Australian Muslim individuals and organisations have signed onto a statement regarding this week’s mass shooting in Orlando, labelling it a “targeted attack” on the LGBTQI community. The statement also addresses the particular sense of “shock and grief” being felt b...

SHAFAQNA – Bahrain’s main opposition movement, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has censured the Al Khalifah regime’s suspension of its activities, saying that the move is illegal. On Wednesday, al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Hussain al-Daihi said that the suspension shows Manama’s i...