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What does it mean to think well and avoid suspicion about God? How can we get rid of suspicion towards God?
221 گناه و رذائل اخلاقی 2018/11/12There are verses in the Quran which condemns suspicion and bad expectations of God.[1] As well, there are also narrations which, somehow, deal with the subject of good and bad expectation of God, the Exalted: The Commander of the Faithful, Ali (AS) says: "Whoever ...
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What are the narrations about rizq (sustenance) and what are the ways through which one can earn lawful sustenance? What duas are there for increasing rizq?
166 رزق 2018/11/12Contrary to the common perception which restricts sustenance to its material manifestations, the term rizq (sustenance) has a more extensive meaning that includes all divine bounties irrespective of the bounties being material or spiritual. Nevertheless, there are some traditions which also refer exclusively to material sustenance which ...
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Why didn’t Imam Ali (AS) punish the murderers of Uthman?
172 امام علی ع و خلفا 2018/11/121. Uthman was not killed by only one individual so that he could be brought to book; rather an extensive uprising was launched an angry mob against him. The uprising led ultimately to his death. Imam Ali (AS) could not punish thousands of people for launching an ...
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What is the concept of riba (interest) in Islam?
136 قرض الحسنه و ربا 2018/11/12What is the concept of riba (interest)in Islam? What is the difference between usury and sale which makes the first unlawful and the other lawful and permissible? Answer: The term ‘riba’ is used in two different meanings: Interest bearing loan Interest bearing transaction
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Is it necessary for a woman to remove her pubic hair after she ceases to discharge menstrual blood?
202 Laws and Jurisprudence 2018/11/12Removing the unncessary armpit and pubic hair is a matter of hygiene. According to Islam, it is recommended (mustahab) to remove the hair once in a while.[1] However, it is not obligatory to remove it or raze it off. Not removing it will not ...
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What is the Islamic law about using and transplanting animal organs to humans and also making other uses of those organs?
131 شبیه سازی و سلولهای بنیادی 2018/11/03As per the Islamic law, there is no problem in using an animal organ to transplant it to a human body. However, it should be noted that the animal should not be tortured or left unprotected in the nature to live on itself when it might be ...
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Who are Ismailiyah (Bohra) sect and what are their beliefs?
182 فرقه های منشعب از شیعه 2018/10/22Ismail, Imam Sadiq”s (PBUH) elder son, who undoubtedly has a high status, passed away during Imam Sadiq”s (PBUH) lifetime and was shrouded and buried by his command. Ismail”s grave is now in Baqi” cemetery in Medina.[1] 2-Imam Ja”far Sadiq (PBUH) introduced his son Musa ...
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In the second Surah of the Quran, it is stated that:" Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before". What reality does this verse address?
220 بهشت و جهنم 2018/10/22About the day of resurrection and bounties which will be granted to practicing Muslims, the Quran says: "But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: ...
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Was the Prophet of Islam (S) a prophet at birth?
167 وحی، نبوت و عصمت 2018/10/22The prophethood of the Prophet of Islam (S) can be considered as having two aspects: 1. The first aspect of prophethood is tantamount to prophetic mission and the beginning of a procedure which involved promulgation and propagation of the religion as well as the establishment of the ...
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Can you provide a short biography of Imam Hussein (AS)?
253 امام حسین ع 2018/10/16Historians unanimously believe that Shia”s third Imam was born in the holy city of Medina but there are little differences as to the date of his birth. Sheikh Tusi (460 A.H.) says that the Imam (AS) was born on third of Sha”ban in the fourth hegira year
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Can you please tell us the short biography of Imam Hussain (as)?
136 امام حسین ع 2018/10/16
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There are verses in the Quran about marked stones rained down upon criminals; what does it mean for the stones to be marked?
591 Exegesis 2018/05/09God, the Exalted, presents the story of Hud tribe in a part of the Chapter Hud (Chap. 11) mentioning that a few angels went to Prophet Lut as guests but in the guise of human beings. The Quran discusses the reaction of some corrupt and mischievous people ...
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Was the wife of Hazrat Abbas, Lady Lubaba, present in Karbala?
1433 اهل بیت و یاران 2017/08/221. Lubaba was the daughter of Ubaidullah bin Abbas[1] (the Prophet”s cousin) and the wife of Hazrat Abulfazl Abbas (AS). Following the event of Karbala and the martyrdom of Hazrat Abbas, she married Zaid bin Hasan[2].[3] It has ...
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What happened to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet of Islam (S) after the Battle of Jamal? Was she living under house arrest for a period of time?
1598 History 2017/05/22Following the battle of Jamal, Imam Ali (AS) ordered his comrades to take Aisha to Abdullah bin Khalaf Khazā’ei’s house who along with his sons had been killed in the same battle while fighting for Aisha. As for whether or not this was a kind of house ...
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Sunnis believe the Prophet (S) does not have any inheritors or heirs. The question is: Why did, according to their authentic books, all the Prophet’s wives send Uthman to Abu Bakr to demand their inheritance. None among them opposed this except Aisha?!
1155 History 2017/05/22We believe the prophets leave inheritance and the heirs to them inherit what is left behind but it has been reported in the Sunni textual sources – such as Sahih Bukhari – that following the demise of the holy Prophet (S), the Prophet’s wives sent Uthman to ...
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Are the elemental bodies of the Prophet of Islam (AS) and Imams in the same places where they were buried?
1025 Hadith 2017/05/22According to some narrations, the elemental bodies of the Prophet (S) and the infallible Imams (AS) are not in the same land where they were buried. In fact, their pure bodies are transferred to the divine ‘arsh (lit. throne). Examples of these narrations will be mentioned in ...
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Why didn’t the prophets and imams leave any works behind as inventors and scientists did so that they could be prouder? Do Shiites have scholarly or scientific achievements to be proud of ?
1053 نقش شیعه در گسترش اسلام 2017/05/22Religion is not bound to create material means for man’s life. This is a duty of human beings themselves to use their mind and faculty of reason to create such things. Basically, it is wrong to expect the religion to create such means or tools to be ...
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How is it possible to differentiate between someone who falsely claims to be a prophet and one who is a true prophet?
938 وحی 2017/05/221. In Arabic, the term ‘wahy’ literally means giving a message quickly and secretly. In Islamic terminology, ‘wahy’ is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with Allah, with or without an intermediary. 2. Not only ‘wahy’ in its literal meaning ...
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What is the veracity of the supplication “Allahumma kun li-waliyyik al-Hujjatibnil Hasan… and how do we know that it is authentic?
1504 Contextual study 2017/05/22This holy supplication has been reported with some variation in different Shia sources including the book of Al-Kafi. It is good to recite this dua for the wellbeing of Imam of Time, may Allah hasten his reappearance. Generally speaking, the different parts of this dua indicate the ...
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Which one of the holy Imams (AS) recited Dua Faraj?
1163 Contextual study 2017/05/20The term “faraj” means remedy or improvement or relief from grief and sorrow. [1] The hadith books which include this term and also duas and deeds (a’amāl) have referred to the same meaning. We suffice to mentioning a few examples of duas which have ...
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Please let me know in detail the beliefs of Zaidiyyah sect, especially the Houthis?
3897 تاريخ کلام 2017/05/20The Zaidiyyah or Zaidism is a sect which emerged in the eighth century out of Shi'a Islam. Zaidis are named after Zaid ibn Ali, the grandson of Husain ibn Ali. Although Zaid did not consider himself to be the imam after his father, his uprising to bring ...
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The Quran is a miracle under the following three categories: miracle in terms of the words of the Quran, miracle in terms of the contents and miracle in terms of its bringer. How far does each of these aspects signify the divinity of the Quran?
1016 Quranic Studies 2017/05/20Generally speaking, some of the categories of the miracles show that the Quran could not have been brought forth by anyone other than Allah. For instance, the Quran’s eloquence is unique and miraculous and this feature of the Quran is not particular to a special time or ...
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Is paying khums obligatory on my wife’s dowry?
1040 آنچه خمس بدان تعلق می گیرد 2017/01/25According to most of maraja’, since dowry is considered as gift or it will be used in the future, payment of khums is not obligatory on it. However, it is regarded as those things on which payment of khums is obligatory, according to some of maraja’
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Is the saying authentic that, "Satans are chained during the Holy Month of Ramadan”?
1288 روش شناسی 2017/01/25In some authentic traditional sources like Al-Kafi and Tahzib, a tradition has been mentioned regarding the blessings of the Holy Month of Ramadan from the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as follows, “When the Holy Month of Ramadan enters, the outcast Satans are chained." ...
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Are we allowed to offer Tarawih prayer under Taqiyya?
1218 Laws and Jurisprudence 2017/01/25According to the Holy Quran, ahadith and Shia and Sunni, Taqiyyah is rational and one of the ways by which we can keep our religion safe. The Holy Quran has approved Ammar Yaser’ taqiyya that he used it against unbelievers. The Quran also cited the Taqiyyah of ...
