SHAFAQNA – The United Nations has wa ed that persecuted Rohingya Muslims continue to live in “dreadful conditions” despite promises by the election-wi ing opposition party to protect the rights of the minority in the Southeast Asian country. John Ging, director of operations at the UN’s Office for t...

SHAFAQNA – Iraqi volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) voiced their readiness to seize back two key regions in Salahuddin province. “The volunteer forces will begin their military operations to take control of the strategic Sharqat and al-Sarsar regions in Salahuddin province,” Iraqi volunteer forces c...

SHAFAQNA – Away from the violence and manipulations which plagued 2009 presidential elections, under what very much looked like an engineered “coloured” revolution hidden under the cloak of secular emancipation, and liberalism Iran today got its democratic mojo back! Forget the green movement, forge...

SHAFAQNA – The late Shia scholar, Mirza Jawaad Aqaa maleki, wrote: At the time of studying in Najaf, I asked my teacher: Which deed you have experienced to be effective for the believer? He replied: In 24 hours to perform a lengthy prostration and say: “La Elaha Ella Ant, Sobhanaka E i Konto Menazz(...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS) said: The real friend protects his/her friends in three occasions. 1. At the time of difficulty2. At the time when his/her friends are not present3. After death [1]. [1] Nahjul Balaghah, Wisdom 134. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleA special prostration This entry pass...

SHAFAQNA – If you missed it there has been a great, violent and bloody war unfolding in Yemen (Southe Arabia) for the past year. There, in this distant land few Weste ers could actually point on a map, a people have died a million deaths for one kingdom – Saudi Arabia, decided to teach democracy to ...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Baqer (AS) narrated from Imam Ali (AS) who said: Our Shias are those who give generously to each other because of our (Ahlul Bait (AS)) Welayat; they are kind to each other because of our (Ahlul Bait (AS)) friendship; and visit each other because of following our (Ahlul Bait (AS)) co...

SHAFAQNA – Imam Ali (AS) said: The worldly things in your hands today, have been in others hands before, and after you will also be in the hands of some other people. Indeed, you will amass wealth for two (types of) persons, either a person who uses the accumulated wealth in the way of obedience of ...

SHAFAQNA- My sister phoned me from Canada this mo ing. I can’t remember her being so upset. It’s not about the grandchildren; it’s not anything I said, not a recurrence of her cancer, not winter’s icy roads or frozen pipes. “What are you going to do if he becomes president? Can your Congress vote hi...

SHAFAQNA- Sitting cross-legged in a Montreal North dojo, a group of Muslim women are discussing the best way to deal with getting your veil pulled off. “I’ve been told to carry an emergency scarf with me,” one says. “Just in case.” They laugh, but the hypothetical scenario is not a joke; this is a s...

SHAFAQNA- Adonis Supermarket has extended a helping hand to Syrian refugees, hiring dozens of newcomers at its two GTA locations. On any given day, when shoppers walk into Adonis Supermarket, they will likely be greeted by a recently arrived Syrian refugee. Since Canada opened its doors in November ...

A boy carries jerry cans to fill from a water tanker truck in a slum neighborhood in Yemen's Red Sea city of Houdieda Februray 15, 2016. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad SHAFAQNA – In a recent interview for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website, Robert Shetterly, an American producer and anti-war activist opene...

SHAFAQNA – Students from Al-Hadi School – a Shia Muslim majority school based in Houston, Texas, won a rather prestigious award this February as it was presented with 1st place for the Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Houston. The school also won second place out of 25 teams partici...

SHAFAQNA – This brief study seeks to answer the simple question of whether or not the Hebrew Bible refers to the word Muhammad, or more specifically to one of its Hebrew cognates, as a proper name. The usefulness of such a task is clear. If such a usage can be attested, the many descriptive passages...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about bond (contract) of brotherhood. Question: Can bond (contract) of brotherhood be concluded with another person? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: The effects of real brotherhood ca ot be applied to it. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook...

SHAFAQNA- We find many people in the world who claim to hold certain beliefs but do not act upon their professed convictions at all. These people are not steadfast in their beliefs. They claim to belong to a certain religious group, but are not faithful to the basic teachings of the religious sect t...

SHAFAQNA – Abdullah ibn Sanaan who was a close companion of Imam Sadeq (AS) narrated: Imam Sadeq (AS) said: At the time of occultation (of Imam Mahdi (AJ)), when you ca ot see Imam (AS), sometimes you may have doubts in your mind about Imam (AS). I will teach you a short Dua to repel these doubts. T...

SHAFAQNA – The whole of existence is the manifestation of the Divine Names and Characteristics. It is mentioned in Ayah 53 of Surah Fussilat that Allah (SWT) considers the whole of existence as the Divine Signs. Of course among the Divine Manifestation, there are some very special and great Divine S...

SHAFAQNA – Iran does not have to do much these days to make headlines in the west and the Middle East; it seems that their very existence is enough to drive the regimes of Saudi Arabia and Israel mad. Unlike the aforementioned countries, Iran carved out its presence in the Middle East without any fo...

SHAFAQNA- “It upsets me to see something like that,” Julie Knust, who lives near the mosque, said. ISNA reported the graffiti to police and the FBI as a hate crime. “You don’t see this sort of thing anywhere in town,” said Jerry Knust. The Islamic center has been a fixture in Plainfield since 1982. ...