Munajat e Shabaniya / The Invocation of the Month of Shaban/Preparing for Ramadan
[embedded content] SHAFAQNA- اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, وَٱسْمَعْ دُعَائِي إِذَا دَعَوْتُكَ You listen to my prayer whenever I pray, وَٱسْمَعْ نِدَائِي إِذَا نَادَيْتُكَ listen to my call whenever ...
What is the consequence of exaggeration in praising others?
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Hassan Askari who said: Whoever praises a person who is not worthy of it, will find himself/herself in a position of accusation [1]. [1] Beharul Anwaar, Vol. 75, Page 378. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleConference about Imam Mehdi (AS) Held in Jammu and Ka...
The key to popularity
SHAFAQNA – Ayah 96 of Surah Maryam says: “Those who are believers and perform good deeds, soon their merciful God will make them popular (will bestow love for them in the hearts of the believers).” SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleWhat is the consequence of exaggeration in praising others? Nex...
Why Salaat is the best type of worship of God?
SHAFAQNA – According to Islamic teaching, the one who performs Salaat regularly avoids many of the bad deeds. Ayah 45 of Surah Al-Ankabut says: “Recite what is sent of the Book (the Quran) by way of revelation to you, and perform regular Salaat; for Salaat restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; a...
Conference about Imam Mehdi (AS) Held in Jammu and Kashmir
SHAFAQNA- A daylong conference about Imam Mehdi (AS) was held at Iqbal Khomeini Hall at Mohalla Syed Afzal in Alamgari Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. In was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Ahlulbayt (AS) Foundation. People from all walks of life attended the conference. Moulana Sheikh Ghulam R...
Usul al-Din (Principles of Religion)
SHAFAQNA- The foundations of religion form the basis from which everything else follows. The tenets of Shi’a Islam can be broken down into two categories: 1. The Principles of Religion (Usul al-Din) which outline the essential beliefs in accordance with the Qur’an and the teachings of the Twelve Ima...
Trump camp quietly courts Muslims
SHAFAQNA – Trump’s top foreign policy adviser has quietly opened backcha els within Muslim and Middle Easte communities in the U.S. in an attempt to win over a small but increasingly important voting bloc. Walid Phares, a top national security adviser for Trump, has been courting prominent Muslim Re...
We are not at war with Islam: Belgian PM
SHAFAQNA – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel vowed on Sunday that the West will ultimately defeat terrorist group Daesh (the so called IS) as the royal family hosted a ceremony marking two months since the deadly Brussels bombings. He vowed that Belgium and other countries fighting IS, which cla...
Australian PM congratulates Muslims on advent of Ramadan
SHAFAQNA – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Tu bull has congratulated Australian Muslims on the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. “For Australian Muslims, Ramadan is a holy month as well as a time of both personal reflection and renewal. I respect your commitment to faith and e...
The rights of Ahlul Bait (AS) must be fully observed
SHAFAQNA – One of the duties of the followers of Ahlul Bait (AS) is to respect and observe the rights of them in all aspects. For example, if a person does not pay Khoms or acts in a way to deny the rights of Imamate or causes others to become the enemies of Ahlul Bait (AS), must doubt in himself as...
What will happen to those who deny Imam Mahdi (AJ)?
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Mahdi (AJ) who said: There is no kinship between Allah (SWT) and any of God’s servants and every person is rewarded (by God) according to the measure of his/her deeds; whoever denies me (Imam Mahdi (AJ)) is not from us and his/her destiny will be like the destiny ...
How the followers of Imam Mahdi (AJ) must behave?
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Mahdi (AJ) who said: every one of you must act in ways which result in your closeness to us and in attaining our friendship; and must stay away from behaviours which make us unhappy and angry; how often a person repents in moments which is of no benefit to him/her...
#Justice4Salah campaign kicks off
[embedded content] SHAFAQNA – Following a relentless campaign of harassment, incitement and slanderous denunciations conducted by the management of the institution Roman Rolland Middle School of TremblayxadenxadFrance against Salah Lamrani a teacher/professor at the aforementioned school. The campai...
Ignorance and fear are big obstacles for Muslim startup founders
SHAFAQNA – When Rashid Dar moved to New York City to complete graduate school, the Muslim entrepreneur found it challenging to locate quiet spaces to perform Salah, his five daily obligatory prayers. “I’d find myself praying in dressing rooms at H&M, in empty stairwells, or on the side of a highway,...
WW2 – Desperate refugees find solace in Persian hospitality
FSA/8d29000/8d296008d29616a.tif SHAFAQNA – In September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, marking the begi ing of World War II. As part of Germany’s nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union, easte Poland was occupied and a exed by the USSR.Approximately 1.25 million Poles were deported to various p...