SHAFAQNA – Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Suleiman al-Abbas a ounced on Wednesday that well No. 7 in Saddad gas field, 60 km southeast of the city of Homs, will be put into service during the next 24 hours with a total production capacity of 500 thousand cubic meters of gas per d...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about the conditions for the foetus of the slaughtered animal to be considered Halal. Question: What are the conditions that the foetus of the slaughtered animal can be considered as Halal? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Creation of the foetus...

SHAFAQNA – Allah (SWT) in Ayah 62 of Surah Naml says: “Who listens to the distressed (soul) when it calls on God, and Who relieves the sufferings, and makes the mankind inheritors of the earth? Can there be another God besides Allah (SWT)? Little it is that you heed!” Therefore, the most important c...

SHAFAQNA- “The Halal Guys,” a restaurant chain that began as a food cart in New York City is expected to open in Wisconsin. The restaurant features Middle Easte and Mediterranean cuisine. It will open on Milwaukee’s East Side, near Oakland and Hampshire Avenue in late April or early May. Officials w...

SHAFAQNA- The head of a council of Canadian imams has condemned an attack on soldiers at a recruitment centre in Toronto. Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Al-Nadvi called the violence, which saw two soldiers injured and a third threatened, “disturbing.” Ayanle Hassan Ali, a 27-year-old Toronto man, allegedly told...

SHAFAQNA- Unilag Muslim students Organisation today protested at the Dean of Students Affairs Office, at the University of Lagos. Their group was reportedly dissolved by the school management and an official named Mr Musa, was put in charge to oversee any further duty associated with the group.. The...

SHAFAQNA- We believe that Almighty Allah will resurrect people after their death on the day that He has promised so as to reward the obedient and punish the disobedient.All Divine religions and philosophers have unanimously agreed upon this matter; therefore, a Muslim has no alte ative but to profes...

Surah At-Tin is one of the Meccan Surahs[1] comprising eight verses. This is one of the Surahs in which God, the Almighty, swears by many things and then a number of important points have been referred to. We shall now explain the points together with the literal meanings of the words and shall also...

Propagation means conveying a message using suitable and effective tools. Throughout history all schools of thought and people trying to deliver their message to others have used different methods and tools. In today’s world extensive propagation is carried out by various schools to attract people t...

SHAFAQNA- Islam places great emphasis on each individual taking account of one’s actions. Setting aside some time during the end of the day to evaluate ourselves and work on our weaknesses is highly commendable and is one of the best methods towards improving oneself. On the flip side of that, there...

SHAFAQNA- “And He is with you, wherever you may be; and God sees all that you do.” (Qur’an 57:4) The idea that Allah is All-Watching is something most of us have grown up with. Even other faiths that believe in a god share the belief of an Omniscient and Omnipresent Being. Yet when we try to underst...

SHAFAQNA- This paper is the first part of a series of three papers on the subject, initially conceived as part of a series of lectures delivered by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in Muharram 1433/November and December 2011, entitled, “Spiritual Struggle of Karbala.”AbstractAl...

SHAFAQNA – A trauma surgeon with over 20 years’ experience Dr Abdullah al-Wazir has seen his fair share of blood, injuries and human tragedy. Yet he admits that the brutal military force which befell Yemen since late March 2015 has left him lost for words – “dumbfounded really,” he said in exclusive...

SHAFAQNA – The Islamic army was victorious in the War of Khaybar and many non-Muslims were captured as prisoners. Safiyyeh the daughter of the famous Jewish scholar was one of the prisoners. Belal the close companion of the Prophet (PBUH) took Safiyyeh and another woman through the route near the co...

SHAFAQNA – A senior Iranian Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirzai, said that one should differ between Su i Muslims and Wahhabis as the latter have tu ed to puppets in the hands of Islam’s enemies. Speaking at the ceremony to launch the website on exposing Wahabism here on Tuesday, he s...

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SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS): Do good deeds even the small ones because the small of them is big and the little of them are plenty, and none of you should say that: The other one is more deserving to do good deeds than me. Swear to God that good and bad have their supporters and if you leave them, they ...

SHAFAQNA- The history of the Shi`ah and Christian cultural relations is comparatively old. Of these relations may be mentioned inter-religious dialogue in the area of Kalam that took place in a spirit of complete mutual understanding. In the works of the Shi`ah this is discussed in detail. Among suc...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Hakim answered a question about the rules of spiritualism. Question: What is the ruling about spiritualism? The Grand Ayatollah Hakim: If it does not bother a believer, it is Halal. Although such an act has not been proved for us but most probably this act is mixed wit...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: My brother Isa (AS) was passing through a town whilst the fruit trees in that place were pest stricken. People came to him and complained about the problem. Isa (AS) told people: There is a simple way of getting rid of the pests wh...