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Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.
12686 Laws and Jurisprudence 2009/04/20The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholars and jurisprudents is that a Shia man can get married to a Sunni woman, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the marriage of a Sunni man with a Shia woman; most scholars see it as impermissible.The reasons behind the first ...
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What reason do Shia scholars have that proves the story of “Abdullah bin Saba’” by ‘Seyf bin Umar’ to be forged and false?
5812 تاريخ بزرگان 2011/05/22The true Islam is that which the Shia follow, the teachings of which Imam Ali (as) has received from the prophet and transmitted to his followers. The attribution of Shia beliefs to a Jew by the name of Abdullah bin Saba’, as many intellectual and narrative reasons affirm, ...
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What is the starting point for purifying the soul?
4630 Practical 2009/09/23Purification means to clean your soul of impurity. The Quran has mentioned purifying the soul in various verses but one should know that the basis and starting point of purification varies from person to person. For a person that is not Muslim, the first essential step will be ...
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Can God bring into existence a stone so large that he himself is not able to lift?
5212 Quran 2010/08/01One of theattributes of God is his unlimited and boundless power and omnipotence. This question has been asked and answered in fields such as philosophy and scholastic theology. It has also been explained multiple times in the Holy Quran. Yet, this belief ...
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What is the criterion of disobedience to parents?
4059 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/03/03Disownment by parents means to do an act that would make them angry, cause them distress and injure their feelings. Certainly, hurting one of them also results in the disownment of the child by his parents. If you go through the verses and narrations, you will come to the conclusion ...
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Are leather products imported from non-Islamic countries treated as ritually impure?
4803 مردار 2013/01/20An answer given to the above question by some grand religious authorities (maraje’) is as follows:[1] Leather products are considered pure [and salat in them is permissible], if one entertains doubt whether or not they were made from natural hides or artificial ...
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What is the correct explanation of ‘burhan al-siddiqin’ (proof of the veracious)?
5093 برهان صدیقین 2013/03/05The common point among various explanations and accounts presented by different scholars regarding the proof the veracious is that all those who have presented their arguments have, somehow, endeavored to demonstrate the existence of the Necessary Being by means of the reality of existence. As for the ...
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What are the signs of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (atf) and the events that shall take place thereupon?
17286 Traditional 2012/01/28Your question concerning the reappearance of the Imam of Time can be investigated around four focal points:First: The signs for his coming are categorized into different groups, one of them being their classification into “certain” and “uncertain” signs: According to some hadiths, five signs are considered “certain” and they ...
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What was Imam Sadiq (AS)'s argument about God's existence in his debate with Abu Shaker Daysani?
6424 امام صادق ع 2014/12/10During the lifetime of Imam Ja'far Sadiq (AS), theological debates and discussions invovling the Imam himself were carried out quite often. One of the most serious topics around which discussions and debates took place was the existence of God. Due, mainly, to the free atmosphere prevailing in ...
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If Allah (s.w.t.) sends us back to this world after our death, would we become righteous people?
3101 Traditional 2008/05/12First of all, the returning of people to this world after death defeats the whole purpose of this universe’s creation and the appointment and sending of the prophets. Secondly, if by any chances people were to come back, there is no guarantee that they would be better, because the world ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
74058 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18Eating lobster, clam, oyster and octopus is haram. According to religious resources regarding halal and haram meat, there are general rulings and numerous standards; for instance, a set of rulings has been given for land animals, sea creatures, birds and so on.The condition for halal meat sea ...
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Why are shrimps halal and crabs haram? What makes one of them halal and the other halal despite the fact that both of them are from the same category?
73485 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2012/03/18Although all Islamic laws are a result of the benefits or disadvantages and harms that back them, and there is a particular reason behind each and every one of them, discovering the exact reason in detail for every one of them is extremely difficult. The most we ...
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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
64654 Exegesis 2010/04/06According to the Quran a Muslim is one who has absolutely surrendered to Allah and his commands and believes in pure Tawhid (the oneness of God) that isn't tainted with any Shirk and this is why the Almighty has introduced Prophet Abraham as a true ...
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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?
62750 Exegesis 2008/05/11One should be aware that although the imam’s names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, haven’t been mentioned in the Quran, nevertheless, their names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, can be found in the Prophet’s sayings. One very good example is the hadith of Ghadir which is considered the official announcement of the appointment of ...
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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
56212 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?
39868 Exegesis 2009/12/16Approximately 35 animals have been named in the Quran; the birds and insects of which are:Salwa (سلوی)=The quail (Baqarah:57), Ba’uth (بعوض)=Mosquito (Baqarah:26), Dhubab (ذباب)=Fly (Hajj:73), Nahl (نحل)=Honeybee (Nahl:68), Ankabut (عنکبوت)=Spider (Ankabut:41), Jarad (جراد)=Grasshopper (A’raf:133), HudHud (هدهد)=Hoopoe (Naml:20), Ghurab (غراب)=Crow (Ma’idah:31), Ababil (ابابیل)= probably ‘Swallow’ (Fil:3), Naml (نمل)=Ant ...
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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
39582 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/14The reason the Shia perform their prayers in three times is the Quranic verses and traditions on the matter. Although the Quran has mentioned that prayer is wajib several times and hasn’t gone into the details, it has spoken of its times: “Maintain the prayer from the sun's ...
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How do you prove that Imam Ali (as) was imam and khalifa after the Prophet (pbuh)?
38965 Traditional 2008/07/21There is no doubt that in order for Islam to survive, it needs a keeper and guardian and individuals to deliver and express the teachings and guidelines of religion for the people, and carry them out. Since one of the reasons of creation is the ...
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What is the Quran’s perspective on waste and extravagance?
35614 Exegesis 2012/05/09The religion of Islam is the religion of life and its precepts and rules set the grounds for human felicity and success, both for the individual, as well as the society. Islam has brought forth a complete program for every facet of human life and has ...
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How is Prophet Adam’s (A.S.) creation (about 5,764 years ago) make sense when fossils found from human beings are almost 25 million years old?
34610 Exegesis 2012/01/15There is no inconsistence between these two. If we have heard that Prophet Adam has been created six to seven thousand years ago, this might refer to a different and new generation of human beings which started with Prophet Adam (A.S.) and might ...