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What are the ways of strengthening one’s God seeking nature?

2702 Practical 2011/10/23

The meaning behind the term of one’s God seeking faculty is that same internal (fitri) inclination and drive towards God the most high. This sense or faculty is a sort of inner call and its source originates in one’s inner nature (called the Fitrah in Islamic lexicon).The ...
Did Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (pbuth) artificially dispute with each other in order to teach an old man how to make wudu?

3225 گوناگون 2015/06/08

It has been narrated in some resources that Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (pbuth), as children, taught an old man, in a good manner, how to make wudu properly, as follows: One day an old man came to Medina. At the time of prayers he began to ...
What is the ruling on not knowing how many days one has to make up for his fasts?

3307 قضای روزه و کفارات 2012/10/20

1- If one is not sure whether or not he has missed prayers, he does not have to make up for any.[1] However, if he is sure that he has missed prayers, but he is not sure how many he has (and cannot guess either), ...
How was the ultimate underlying substance created by Allah? Was there anything existing alongside Allah?

438 آسمان و زمین 2017/01/21

This issue has something to do closely with the issue of "the created" (hādith) and "the eternal" (qadim). The key to understanding this topic is to understand the concept of existence, non-existence and tajalli (divine self-manifestation) which is the appearance and disclosure of God as truth in ...
Is it possible for one to possess self-awareness in their dreams? How is it that the visions of some dreams present themselves in reality?

4104 Theoretical 2011/06/12

Sleep is a state in which a person gradually disconnects from the material world around them, leaving their inner senses in a heightened state of awareness. During sleep, one’s self disassociates from the various preoccupations and concerns of the material world, and instead, re-directs its attention to the ...
Considering verse 70 of Surah al-Isra, is mankind superior to all other beings or to only some of them?

3277 Exegesis 2015/09/14

God, the Exalted, says in the Quran regarding the status of mankind in the universe that He granted the offspring of Adam dignity and made them excel other creatures. As for whether or not man is superior to other creatures, a lot of discussions have taken place ...
In light of the various (and sometimes contradictory) meanings which have been listed for the term Wilāyat (guardianship), please detail the actual meaning behind the word.

3005 Traditional 2012/04/14

The word Wilāyat comes from the word Walī; various meanings have been listed for this word. The lexical meaning of this word is complete guardianship or ownership over a matter or object. Its more general meaning pertains to the guardianship of the perfect human beings (Insān Kāmil) ...
“کلّ شیء هالک إلا وجهه”; it has been said that Imam Ali is wajhullah. What does this mean?

6789 Traditional 2011/08/18

Wajhullah is the countenance by which God appears before his creatures with and they look to and consider when wanting to remember Him. So, wajhullah is His noble qualities such as life, knowledge, power, hearing and seeing and also every quality from His qualities of action such as ...
When and why were the terms Ayatollah and Hujjat ul-islam began to be used to refer to our scholars? I would like to explore about their origin, meaning and distinctions.

4685 Know More 2014/09/18

Considering that the word "Ayat" literally means sign or symbol[1], the expression 'Ayatollah' can be used to refer to any signs of God. That is to say, God's every single creature is in fact a sign of God's existence, power and omniscience. There are ...
What was the law about drinking wine before Islam?

2990 بیشتر بدانیم 2012/08/08

History bears witness that the process of various people’s religiosity in all the divine religions had been in a way such that after the death or martyrdom of every prophet or every messenger among people the predominant religion would fade out gradually until they put aside the ...

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?

68127 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2012/03/18

Although 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 ...
What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?

61694 Exegesis 2010/04/06

According 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 ...
Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?

60502 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18

Eating 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 ...
Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?

60148 Exegesis 2008/05/11

One 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 ...
What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?

47209 Exegesis 2010/04/07

This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
How do you prove that Imam Ali (as) was imam and khalifa after the Prophet (pbuh)?

36771 Traditional 2008/07/21

There 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 ...
Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?

32790 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/14

The 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 ...
Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?

31532 Exegesis 2009/12/16

Approximately 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 ...
What are the rewards and benefits of wearing rings with valuable stones on them?

30570 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/08/20

Wearing a ring of aghigh, firoozah, yaqut and…is permissible for men and according to hadiths, wearing them has thawab and rewards, and wearing them in prayer causes one’s prayers to be of higher virtue and of more rewards, given that the ring isn’t made of gold (for men ...
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?

29289 Exegesis 2012/01/15

There 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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