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Bismillah Assalaamu Alaykum.
Dear Hajj Agha Hadavi,
This following question keeps coming up. I would like your guidance on the matter:
Should Muslims in America be encouraged to vote in the upcoming presidential elections or is it better to avoid it?
4270 2016/02/02In the name of God. It is better to encourage Muslims to vote and to choose the best. Wassalaam ...
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Can a non-baligh person lead the prayer?
6422 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/03/14The following are the responses of the grand maraji':[1] His eminence, Ayatullah Khamene'i (may Allah prolong his life): In the case of the question, it is not permissible. His eminence, Ayatullah ...
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When it is said that the Quran is from Allah (swt), what is meant? Does it mean that the meaning is from Allah, or that even the wording is from Him?
6510 Quranic Studies 2010/05/20When it is said that the Quran is from Allah (swt), it can have different meanings, each meaning being more profound and deeper than the other, these meanings are:First: The revelation of the meanings and the messagesSecond: The ...
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What are the boundaries concerning the abilities and powers of shaytan and jinn? Furthermore, to what extent can they cause problems and difficulties for humans?
16438 Traditional 2009/11/25The words shaytan and jinn have been mentioned numerous times in the Quran; to the degree that one of the chapters that have been revealed is named after jinn.Shaytan is a general name given to any ...
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Where was Lady Fatima Zahra buried?
10640 تاريخ بزرگان 2010/10/21This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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How can the contradiction between Islam and Christianity about God having a son be resolved?
7385 Traditional 2012/04/19Based on what has been stated in surah Tawhid, the Muslims believe God to neither have begat a son, nor been begotten himself. All monotheistic religions also hold this same belief, with Christianity being no exception. The reason being that all divine religions are based on man’s ...
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Please provide a hadith on the najasah of the dog and pig.
9798 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/01/17Regarding the najasah of the dog and pig, the hadiths that have reached us can be divided into two categories; ones that contain the term ‘najis’ in them and others that don’t have the exact term but nonetheless necessitate their najasah. In these hadiths, the najasah of the ...
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Can females also begin prayers from behind the Imam then fill up to the right then to the left?
5312 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/01It is okay for women to form a line behind the imam when those following him are only women, but if only one woman is praying behind him, it is mustahabb for her to stand to his right side such that where she places her head for sajdah ...
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If father relegates the custody of children to the mother in a court, is it necessary for a virgin to obtain her father\'s permission?
4212 اجازه ولی 2015/01/05Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah grant him long life): As a measure of obligatory precaution, father's permission is necessary in a marriage with a virgin girl. Without his permission, the marriage contract is not valid even in the given case as an obligatory precaution. Office ...
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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?
116175 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 ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
103207 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?
100084 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 meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
91803 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
86784 Hadith 2015/06/071. Having conducted a research into Hadith (scriptural) sources, we found out that the narrations about cleaning, dusting and sweeping a house are absolute and unrestricted in the sense that they include both day and night. There is nothing to indicate that dusting and cleaning are forbidden ...
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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?
81622 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 the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
81467 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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Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.
79349 Philosophy of Religion and Law 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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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
70702 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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Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?
56617 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 ...