SHAFAQNA- The Battle of Deer al-Jamajum The two armies met at Deer al-Jamajum. A violent fight took place between the two sides. AI-Hajjaj defeated Abid al-Rahman. Abid al-Rahman’s army scattered. Some fighters escaped. Some passed away. Abid al-Rahman himself took refuge in Turkey. Some revolutiona...

SHAFAQNA – According to the Quran and Islamic teaching, human being should apologise whenever a sin or a mistake is committed, a person should apologise and accept others apologies. But at the same time a person should be careful not to do a thing which requires apologising. The Prophet of Islam (PB...

SHAFAQNA – Tyrants over men the Black Flag Army – this plague which insists on darkening our skies, and claiming religious supremacy over communities of men struck this Sunday at the very heart of Islam, as its militias targeted one of Syria’s holiest of grounds: the shrine of our Lady Zaynab. A gre...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA – In coordination with the Islamic Human Rights Commission, the Inte ational League for Yemen War Crimes organized a rally at Downing Street to denounce Britain’s propensity to arm war criminals. Kim Sharif, a prominent lawyer and rights defender in the UK, has been most ...

SHAFAQNA- But the increased circulation of the Quran has not always helped people to better understand and respect the faith, especially due to the recent Paris attacks and rise of the ISIL terrorist group. If anything, fear and prejudice toward Islam has risen. This is one example of the “widesprea...

SHAFAQNA- A prominent Muslim group is challenging Republican presidential front-ru er Donald Trump to a debate, after his streak of controversial comments about Muslims. “Ever since you a ounced your run for Presidency of the United States, you have scapegoated the American Muslim community and othe...

A role model can be defined as a guide, patte , and as a leader. The term “role model” seeks to identify a person who possesses certain characteristics, which people admire and choose to follow. Different people choose different role models in their lives and try to live their life in accordance to ...

SHAFAQNA – On Sunday evening, Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Hakim met with Grand Ayatollah Sistani to discuss a broad range of issues, among which the Islamic world, Iraq, and Shia Islam. A meeting of utmost significance in between two prominent religious leaders, and clerics, such a coming togethe...

SHAFAQNA – The devotees of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in Australia and Pakistan will hold ceremonies to marking the Fatimiyah Mou ing Days. The mou ing ceremonies will start on Sunday night to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA), the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In Adelai...

SHAFAQNA – Syrian forces and volunteer fighters have managed to regain control of a strategic thermal power station in the northweste province of Aleppo. The station was fully liberated on Saturday following heavy clashes between the Syrian forces and Takfiri Daesh terrorists, who had seized the fac...

SHAFAQNA – The story of refugees flocking into Europe, and the avalanche of repercussions that followed, remains to be a conundrum that many involved individuals, including some seasoned analysts, are at pains to unravel. Any denial that those refugees had brought with them very bad elements is a de...

SHAFAQNA- Police investigating the death of a Muslim cleric who was bludgeoned to death in a children’s playground are examining CCTV footage which shows three men ru ing near the scene of the crime shortly afterwards. Jalal Uddin suffered major head injuries as he was walking home after a meal at a...

SHAFAQNA- Hearing is a sense without which the man is not able to co ect with his surroundings properly. This excellent ability gives the human a very special position comparing with other creatures. Unfortunately, some patients are deprived of auditory ability as a result of impairment in this syst...

SHAFAQNA- When we were young—and even now—when we wanted to scrub our faces we used besan and milk, crushed almonds oatmeal or wet clay. For our feet we used jhavas or pumice stones made of baked red mud, and the rest of the body was scrubbed with loofahs made of the skeletons of the tori vegetable....

SHAFAQNA – With President Recep Erdogan at the helm Turkey is suffering an acute case of dystopian political paranoia: confusing imperialism for sovereign nationalism and terrorism with democracy-building. Worse still, Mr Erdogan is seeing allies in radical outfits. We have reach a pitiful state of ...

SHAFAQNA – A Nigerian activist lashed out at Saudi Arabia for trying to propagate its Wahhabi ideas in Nigeria by spending petrodollars. Haroun Banawi, a member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), said the Al Saud has fu eled millions of dollars in oil revenues to Nigeria, particularly to its ...

SHAFAQNA – A news report published by RT TV this Saturday reveals an interesting side to the Turkish military as it shows how Daesh-like Ankara military leadership truly stands in its targeting of “enemy groups.” “Turkish forces have allegedly left 150 Kurds to bu to death while trapped in basements...

SHAFAQNA – Whoever is given a Divine position in this world, does not consider it an enjoyment of the soul; meaning, this type of person neither is overjoyed with praises from other people nor use the position for personal gains. Sometimes this type of Divine human beings may suffer as a result of p...

SHAFAQNA- This is according to Yahya Abd Al-Ahad Zanolo from Italy, who took part in the 29th edition of the Inte ational Islamic Unity Conference held in Tehran a few weeks ago, with the theme of “Muslim World’s Current Crises”. Below is a rough transcription of what he said over the issue during a...

SHAFAQNA – Hafiz Patel, one of the most influential Muslim leaders in Britain, has died. He was reported to be 92. Mr Patel was the leader in Britain and Europe of Tablighi Jamaat, a global Islamic missionary movement that encourages Muslims to be more religiously observant. Huge crowds of mou ers a...