SHAFAQNA – Purification of soul and refinement of morality which are in fact exiting the dominance of Iblis and the rule of Satan is one of the greatest of deeds and the most essentials of wise acts [1]. If you open one door to the (inappropriate) wishes of the soul (inappropriate desires), maybe yo...

SHAFAQNA – One day a labourer came to Imam Sadeq (AS) and said: I ca ot work with my hands, I also do not know about the methods of trade and I am poor and needy. Imam Sadeq (AS) replied: Work with your head to stay free of want from other people, be aware that the prophet of Allah (SWT) used to car...

SHAFAQNA- How many prophets did God send to mankind? This is a debated issue, but what we know is what God has told us in the Quran.God says he sent a prophet to every nation. He says:“For We assuredly sent amongst every People a Messenger, (with the command): ‘Serve God, and eschew Evil;’ of the pe...

Undated file photo of two people shaking hands. Shaking hands with your doctor could help to detect if you are at risk of dying from heart failure or stroke, new research has suggested. SHAFAQNA- Muslims in Switzerland have been told they must shake their opposite sex teachers’ hands or see their pa...

SHAFAQNA- A study has found that Muslim women face a double bind of religious and gender discrimination in the British society, which subjects them to harassment and abuse. Britain’s Faith Matter group and the European Network Against Racism conducted a research about the impact of Islamophobia on M...

SHAFAQNA – The gove ment’s a ouncement today of an independent review into shariah courts in England and Wales is another example of of the gove ment’s hostile and discriminatory treatment of Muslims in Britain. The home secretary Theresa May justified the review on the grounds that there is evidenc...

SHAFAQNA – Donald Trump has officially done it, quietly moving past the magic number of delegates needed to ensure he is crowned Republican nominee for the White House in 2016. According to the delegate count kept by the Associated Press, Mr Trump, the brash New York billionaire who has been unoppos...

SHAFAQNA – One of the leading counter-terror chiefs in the US wa ed against the blanket political denigration of Muslims, saying the integration of American Muslims into the country “has been a major boon to the law enforcement and intelligence community in disrupting the terrorist threat”. John Car...

SHAFAQNA – What happens when a country loses its soul to radicalism? Wonder no more as Egypt just opened a window into the abyss which once upon a time was filled with more than blind hatred, and despicable bigotry. What is left to say of a country which brutalises an elderly woman on account of her...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Mahdi (AJ) who said: Your aim and intention in relation to your love and friendship towards Ahlul Bait (AS) must be based on acting on the Divine Tradition and Decrees. I have given the necessary advice and preaching and Allah (SWT) is a witness for all of us [1]....

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about nominating a person to pay Kaffarah for Ramadhan on our behalf. Question: Can a person be nominated (by me) to pay Kaffarah of the holy month of Ramadhan (on my behalf) or not? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: If you are sure that with tha...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Mahdi (AJ) who said: The truth in all cases will be with us and among us, the Ahlul Bait (AS). And any other person says such a thing (claims this) apart from the Ahlul Bait (AS) is a liar and slanderer; and no one claims this apart from us (the Ahlul Bait (AS)) u...

SHAFAQNA- Islamophobia in Ireland has significantly increased over the past year while incidences of racism towards ethnic minorities continue to rise across the State, NGOs and anti-racism monitoring groups have wa ed.The latest statistics from the Immigrant Council of Ireland reveal that reports o...

SHAFAQNA – The leader of Tunisia’s E hadha party, Rached Gha ouchi, was re-elected to the party’s leadership for a new five-year term. Gha ouchi was confirmed as president of the party with 800 votes in favour, compared to 229 for Fethi Ayadi and 29 for Mohamed Akrout. After the election, Gha ouchi ...

Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, left, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, exchanges gifts with Pope Francis during a private audience in the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, Monday, May 23, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool photo via AP) SHAFAQNA – After his historic meeting on Monday with Pope Francis in the Vat...

SHAFAQNA – Dil Mohammed, 71, is not sure if he wants to go back to Myanmar and neither does he want to live in a state of penury. He just wants to have good food and a clean bed to sleep. Emerging out of his plastic tent near Fatima Masjid at Balapur, Dil just wants a refugee status and a settlement...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered questions about denying the Divine Revelation, the Quran and the infallibility of Imams (AS). Question: Is denying (Divine) Revelation and the Quran as the words of God, claiming that it (the Quran) was from the thoughts of the Prophet (PB...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about believe in Welayat Faqih. Question: Is the person who does not believe in the Welayat Faqih considered to be a true Muslim? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: Disbelieve in Welayat Faqih, whether it is due to Ijtihad or Taqleed, at the tim...

SHAFAQNA- Abu Talib is the uncle of the Prophet Muhammed and the Father of Imam Ali. The Prophet Muhammed’s parents died when he was a young child so Abu Talib took charge of his guardianship. Abu Talib protected the Prophet against the Meccans during the early years of his Prophethood and when he d...

SHAFAQNA-The sacred Islamic law pays significant attention to cleanliness and purity, and this attention is not limited to material aspects. The question of what is Najis (impurity) and also how to purify it is called “Taharamin al-khabath”, i.e. purity from filth. Taharah also includes spiritual as...