SHAFAQNA – In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed ove ight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontat...

SHAFAQNA – Birth On the third of Sha’ban in the year 4 A.H. (1) the city of Medina witnessed the birth of a boy in the house of Lady Fatimah (PBUH) and Imam Ali (PBUH); he was later nicknamed the “Master of Martyrs.” This newly bo baby was the second son of a family whom the Prophet of Islam (PBUH&H...

SHAFAQNA – A great many things have been said about Muslims as UK citizens, mainly by non-Muslims. The prime minister, David Cameron, believes that if more Muslim women became proficient in English, for example, it would help beat extremism and terrorism. Meanwhile, Trevor Phillips, the former chair...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Hussain (AS) who said in one of his Duas: O’ Allah (SWT) do not test me by (granting) favours and do not correct me by calamity [1]. Imam (AS) said: Do not test me with favours; It is God’s method to test people by granting them Divine Blessings and Favours. God t...

SHAFAQNA – Allah (SWT) has mentioned a general criterion for believers in the holy Quran and that is to avoid behaving according to their self desires, and they must behave according to Divine Commands and wisdom. In Ayahs 40 and 41 of Surah Naze’aat, God said: “Those who fear God (only) and restrai...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the prophet of Islam who said: The wisest people are those who are the most tolerant towards others [1]. [1] Beharul Anwaar, Vo. 72, Page 53. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleBelievers must behave according to Divine Commands Let's block ads! (Why?)

SHAFAQNA- Imam Hussain (A.S.), the Doyen of the Martyrs, the Grandson of the Holy Prophet of Islam, the Chief of the Youth of Paradise who saved Islam from complete destruction by his great sacrifice at the battlefield of Karbala was bo in the holy city of Madinah on the 3rd day of the month of Shab...

SHAFAQNA- Hassanain Rajabali on Imam Hussain (a.s) at McMaster University

SHAFAQNA – IHRC gives its full backing to the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Assembly that Britain’s anti-terrorism policies were counter-productive, undermining democracy and victimising the Muslim community. Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to the UK, Maina Kiai cr...

SHAFAQNA – The brutal Zaria massacre by the Nigerian army that killed close to 1000 defenseless and unarmed Nigerians will go down in history as the most barbaric, inhuman and wicked mass-murder that was masterminded and executed by the highest-ranking Nigerian gove ment officials to serve an evil f...

SHAFAQNA – An interview with Sadeq abu-Shwareb, the member of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee, with a focus on an array of cases including recent deployment of the US forces to southe Yemen and the propaganda behind the deployment, presenting the excuse of fighting Al-Qaeda in Yemen and incr...

SHAFAQNA – The appeal comes after Bangladesh’s Supreme Court rejected his final appeal yesterday. Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to death by the controversial Inte ational Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in October 2014 after being convicted of murder, rape and the mass kil...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi answered a question about the religious decree of performing Salaat on the body of a person who has committed suicide. Question: What is the religious decree for performing Salaat on the body of a person who has committed suicide? The Grand Ayatollah Shahrood...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered a question about the difference between Mojtahid and Marja’a. Question: What is the difference between Mojtahid and Marja’a? The Grand Ayatollah Rouhani: Marja’a must be A’alam (highest ranking scholar of Islam) and being Mojtahid is not e...

SHAFAQNA- After Rajab al-Murajab, Shaban al-Moazzam is the second month of Ibadah (worship) in order to make preparations for the grand and majestic month of Ramadhan al-Mubarak – the month of fasting and forgiveness. Shaban al-Moazzam is a month of high excellence and is dedicated to the Leader of ...

SHAFAQNA – If Yemen has been the forgotten war of our generation – the untold story of a violent war of theocratic occupation, Yemen has also suffered from much media bias, and political bigotry. In our day and age, military conflicts are as much fought on the ground as they are in through the airwa...

Shabaan is a month of high excellence and is dedicated to the Leader of the Prophets (saaw). He used to keep fasts during this month and join it with the month of Ramadhan. He used to say, “Sha’baan is a month dedicated to me. Whoever keeps one fast during my month will definitely go to heaven”. It ...

SHAFAQNA – It’s official Sadiq Khan is the new Mayor of London … If we are to listen to mainstream media, his appointment holds a true mirror to Britain’s tolerance and multiculturalism tradition – an affirmation of sorts that Muslims are not fact social or religious pariahs, but true Britons! he ap...

SHAFAQNA – Catholic and Muslim experts in interreligious dialogue have issued a joint communique stressing their shared beliefs as a basis for peaceful coexistence and cooperation for the common good. The statement includes eight points of convergence, including a call for basic human rights to be p...