Five key signs for recognizing the believer
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Ali ibn Hussain (AS) who said: The believer has five (key) signs: The believer stays away from sins when there is no one present except God; when the financial situation is not that good, the believer gives to charity as much as it can be afforded in the way of Go...
Why aiming for the world is not wise?
SHAFAQNA – The one who is looking for the right path must know that it has been narrated: “Those people of the world who aim for this world are among the fools; meaning they are committing foolish act and they are moving against wisdom, logic, evidences, conscience and have no vision.” When a person...
‘Islamophobia: New face of racism for the 21st century’
SHAFAQNA- A statement by a French minister equating Muslim women’s fashion to slavery indicates the promotional hatred against Muslim people, and shows the same level of racism nowadays with just different principles, said Massoud Shadjareh. France’s Women’s Rights Minister Laurence Rossignol contra...
Deportation begins under EU-Turkey migration deal
SHAFAQNA – Deportation of migrants from Greece to Turkey has begun as the first boats carrying the migrants start their jou ey to Turkey. According to local media, scores of asylum seekers were seen boarding ferries on the Greek island of Lesbos early on Monday, mo ing.The migrants will be taken to ...
Profiling Muslims makes no statistical sense EDITORIAL
SHAFAQNA – Considering the recent suicide bombings which have taken place in Belgium, Turkey, Lebanon, and Pakistan, millions of Weste ers, and most particularly Americans have grown fearful of what their officials call: Islamic extremism. Unfortunately, politicians such as Ted Cruz have deployed in...
Characteristics needed for the accomplishment of the belief
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: There are three characteristics that are needed for the accomplishment of the belief: The one who is satisfied, his/her satisfaction will not make him/her to go towards sins and bad deeds; and when he/she is angry, the anger will n...
When can a human being be relieved?
SHAFAQNA – At the time of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH), an ill woman passed away and people said she was relieved from this world. Belal also came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: That woman passed away and she is now relieved. The Prophet (PBUH) became angry about this saying and told him: Know that ...
Controlling desires is not easy
SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS) said: Divine Blessings be on the one who overcomes desires and brings under control his/her desires of the soul; because prohibiting the desires of soul is difficult, as the soul always wants to disobey and is willing to go towards sins [1]. [1] Nahjul Balaghah, Sermon 176. ...
What can hatred do to a person?
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Hassan Askari (AS) who said: The least comfortable person is the hateful one [1]. According to Islamic teachings, a believer ca ot be hateful. Most bad characteristics such as, backbiting, lying, false accusation, making fun of others and jealousy originate from h...
UK’s humanitarian failure in Libya
SHAFAQNA – The gove ment has come under attack over its role in tackling the growing humanitarian crisis in Libya after figures were released showing that the Department for Inte ational Development has earmarked just £50,000 in aid for this financial year, despite inte ational calls for an urgent r...
Muslim woman is ran over by far-right radical in Brussels
SHAFAQNA – A Muslim woman was run over by a car which appears to drive at speed towards her during a right-wing rally in Brussels. This attack comes after a flare up in xenophobic attack against Muslims and ethnic minorities in Belgium. It is important to note that state officials across the Weste w...
Nigerian Army removes people from Katsina mosque
SHAFAQNA- Nigerian soldiers have removed worshipers from a mosque in Katsina, northe Nigeria, in what appears to be an escalating campaign against the country’s Islamic Movement (IMN). Eyewitnesses reported that the soldiers, who were armed, first surrounded the Friday Mosque before entering the bui...
Family of Muslim student wants teacher fired who called him ‘terrorist’ in front of a Texas middle school class
SHAFAQNA- A classless teacher could get axed from a Texas middle school after a Muslim student said she called him a “terrorist” in front of his peers. Waleed Abushaaban, a 12-year-old honor student at First Colony Middle School in Sugar Land, has been the butt of “bomb” jokes and ridicule from his ...
Canadian Muslim Condemns Terrorist Attack in Lahore, Pakistan
SHAFAQNA-The Muslim Jama`at Canada strongly denounces the explosion at a public park in Lahore, Pakistan on Easter Sunday. Tragically, more than 65 civilians have been reported killed, with many victims being women and children. Hundreds of i ocent people were left injured in this horrific act of vi...
The grand hijab debate and being Muslim in the Western hemisphere
SHAFAQNA – Here we go again … Muslim women and their hijabs (headscarf) have become the source of yet another hot debate on freedom, male predominance, alleged submissiveness, and let’s just say it: Muslim women’s inability to choose for themselves. Because let’s not fool ourselves here Muslim women...