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How was the creation of man according to the Quran?
14609 Traditional 2009/06/22The Quran has explained the creation of man and his origin using different words and phrases. Some verses say that the initial material man comes from is clay. Other verses say it is water, while a third group say it is sperm. Meanwhile a fourth group says it ...
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What is the Islamic law about women going out with makeup?
2969 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/12/01Office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (may Allah grant him long life): There is no objection to women wearing light makeup on their faces and hands up to the wrists provided that it does not entail any evil or corruption but it is necessary for ...
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when a Muslim woman is about to marry someone who has moral issues, can other people who have information about this person let this woman know?
3296 Laws and Jurisprudence 2007/01/04Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s responseInforming the lady is not necessary; canonically, the execution of the aforementioned tests are, also, not necessary.Grand Ayatollah Makarim’s response
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What does it mean for Friday and congregational prayer leaders to be just? Does the concept of justice differ in regard to both of them?
3013 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/11/20Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah grant him long life): Justice (adalah) means that quality of the inner spirit with which a man can abstain from carnal desires and can develop a command over the correct performance of compulsory acts. In other words it ...
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Are there hadiths that say when Imam Zaman’s (aj) name is heard, one should stand and put his hand on his head?
5248 Traditional 2009/07/19The reason for why the Shia do such, can be the following two hadiths:1- In the famous hadith of Di’bil Khoza’i, the poet of the Ahlul-Bayt, it has been mentioned that when he was reciting his famous poem for Imam Ridha (as) and he reached the part that ...
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How should an astronaut get wudhu and make prayer in outer space?
8284 Modern 2006/11/26Under no circumstances or conditions is it permissible to discard obligatory prayers, and they must be made in any possible situation. If possible, a person who is in space or on a spaceship should ...
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Why do Shias believe in the Imams and their Imamate?
24133 Traditional 2010/04/08I believe that you are asking how we can find out if someone is really an Imam or not. However, before answering this question, we should first understand why we need to believe in the concept of Imamate.Imamate is an important issue in Islam, and it is the last ...
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Can the slaughtered meat of the Non-Muslims be used (lawfully)?
538 Laws and Jurisprudence 2019/06/11The opinion of the Shia' jurists and the School of Thought of the Ahl al-Bayt (the family of the Noble Prophet of Islam (s)) is that meat that has not been slaughtered according to Islamic laws, the ruling is that it is like regular dead meat (animal ...
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If prayer is the pillar of faith, why is it considered to be part of the branches of religion?
875 کلیات 2017/01/21The fundaments of faith or principles of religion are the religious tenets which man believes in with his own insight and understanding without relying on others. It is only after believing in those fundamentals of faith that he becomes Muslim and should start fulfilling individual and social ...
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In brief, what are the lessons [that can be taken] from Sūrah Banī Isrā\'īl?
3195 Exegesis 2013/01/15The popular view amongst the commentators is that Sūrah Banī Isrā'īl (Isrā')[1] was revealed in Mecca and is considered a Meccan Sūrah[2]. In summary, the core teachings of Sūrah Banī Isrā'īl are as follows: Proofs ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
75934 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?
74214 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?
65128 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?
62976 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?
57442 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
41234 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?
41013 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)?
39253 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?
36601 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?
35300 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 ...