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What is the ruling of committing sin under compulstion?
2924 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/05/08According to religious teachings, religious duties are contingent upon one’s free will and choice, meaning that if one does something out of free will, he will deserve to be rewarded or punished. It is on this basis that one of the cases of exemption from ...
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There is a hadith that says: “The believers should encounter each other with cheerful faces”, is this true about the husband and wife as well?
3024 Practical 2011/05/08One of the characteristics that hadiths have mentioned about a believer, is that when encountering others, they should have cheerful faces and conceal their sorrow; this characteristic brings about inclination and friendship and warmth. It is noteworthy that this matter is different when it comes ...
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Why is Shia the best religion?
16837 Traditional 2010/09/05The superiority of the Shia religion is because of its being the "true" religion and there is only one true religion in all times and ages. As for other religions, they are either invalid and baseless or defunct and abrogated. Today, the true and righteous religion is the religion of ...
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What is the Sunni point of view on the Prophet’s infallibility regarding matters other than receiving and conveying revelation?
6547 عصمت 2012/06/20What is certain is that there is a consensus among the Islamic sects on the Prophet’s infallibility regarding the reception and conveyance of revelation, but that being the case in his everyday life isn’t unquestionably accepted. According to the beliefs of the Sunni school of thought, derived from ...
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What are the reliable sources of religious thought in Islam?
3132 Traditional 2006/07/15Needless to say religious thought, like other forms of thought, must have reliable sources from which the raw material of its thought originates and upon which it depends. Similarly, the process of reasoning necessary for the solution of mathematical problems must have a series of established mathematical facts and principles.
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Which surah is Surah Bani Israel?
4685 Quranic Studies 2009/11/25The seventeenth surah of the Quran, is Surah Bani Israel which contains 111 verses. This surah is also known as surah ‘Isra’ and ‘Subhan’. The reason for naming this surah ‘Bani Israel’ is because in this surah, the different stages and states of Bani Israel have been mentioned ...
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What is the commentary or exegesis of verses 97 to 99 of Surah al-Nisa?
4674 Exegesis 2013/04/18Commentators and exegetes of the Holy Quran have said about the occasion in which verse 97 of Surah al-Nisa was revealed[1] that a number of Muslims had apparently pronounced the Shahadatain (Two Testimonies) despite the fact that they had the ability to migrate from ...
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What are the circumstances under which it is necessary to acquire the permission of a virgin girl's guardian?
4203 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/07/23Most of the current grand religious authorities (maraje') are of the view that the permission of a virgin girl's father or paternal grandfather is necessary. However, if a girl is not virgin or his father and grandfather have died, she does not need to obtain anyone else's permission. ...
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What must be said during the temporary marriage and what are its terms and conditions?
8832 Laws and Jurisprudence 2007/01/04In order to carry out a temporary (concubine) marriage contract, a number of prerequisites ought to be executed: (i) the contract's formula ought to be read out. Consent (from the man and woman involved), alone, does not suffice; such a consent, moreover, must be ...
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What is the ruling on listening to modern revolutionary rap music?
7268 Laws and Jurisprudence 2006/11/26Hazrat Grand Ayatollah Khamenehie:Any type of mutrib[1] music which befits carouse gatherings is haram. Hazrat Grand ...
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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?
72822 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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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
72434 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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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
64209 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?
62523 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?
55137 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?
39062 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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How do you prove that Imam Ali (as) was imam and khalifa after the Prophet (pbuh)?
38680 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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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
38129 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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What is the Quran’s perspective on waste and extravagance?
34911 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?
34018 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 ...