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How do Quranic commentators interpret and explain the word "و اضربوهن" (and hit them)?
7401 ExegesisIn Islamic teachings women are considered to have a very high status and have been praised in hadiths by the Holy Prophet and his household. In some hadiths women have been considered a source of blessing and abundance and better than the best and most precious ...
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If I perform tayammum instead of wudhu or ghusl because of shortage of time, will it be acceptable?
4666 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Was the Fadak usurped before or after the burning of Lady Zahra’s home?
4694 تاريخ بزرگانThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Please explain what intercession (Shafa’ah) is.
7825 TraditionalShafa’ah literally denotes the pairing of two things and is commonly used for when a respected person intercedes with a high rank and the like for one who has committed a crime of some sort, asking for his forgiveness, or for him to increase the reward for a ...
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How can I find out the timetable for prayer in my country according to Shia scholars?
5487 Laws and JurisprudenceThe criterion in the times to make prayer is sunrise and sunset. According to this, fajr prayer comes in as soon as night is over and the whiteness coming form the east moves up and gradually ...
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I am in Saudi Arabia. Here at time of Salah, I feel afraid of offering my prayers in Shia way. Can I fold my hands during prayers?
4696 Laws and JurisprudenceOffice of Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life):If Taqiyah (dissimulation) requires you to fold your hands, you can fold them during prayers.Office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (may Allah grant him long life):If a person ...
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Did Umar scold and punish Abu-Hurairah as a result of him forging hadiths?
23143 Science of narratorsBukhari, Muslim, Dhahabi, Imam Abu Ja’far Iskafi, Muttaqi Hindi and others have reported that the second khalifah, whipped Abu-Hurairah as a result of him going too far in forging hadiths from the Prophet (pbuh) and strongly prohibited him from narrating any more till the end of his reign.The reason ...
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How much distance must be traversed in order for us to have to shorten the prayer (qasr)? For people that live in America what is the basis for establishing a shortened prayer: Do we use the end of the actual city or do we use the walls of the city?
4037 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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The Quran has only prohibited eating the meat of animals that names other than God’s were mentioned on while being slaughtered. So, why is it haram to consume the meat of those on which neither the name of God nor others’ names were mentioned?
5470 Laws and JurisprudenceOne of the clearest verses in this regard is verse 173 of surah Baqarah. This verse can be understood in two ways, meaning that it can, according to one interpretation, cover the meat you asked about. This interpretation is more accurate and preferred, as we will mentioned ...
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Was the present Quran compiled by the Holy Prophet (s)?
6968 Quranic StudiesThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
88041 Laws and JurisprudenceEating 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?
81235 Philosophy of Religion and LawAlthough 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?
69162 ExegesisAccording 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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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
67150 ExegesisThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?
66485 ExegesisOne 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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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
48980 Laws and JurisprudenceThe 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?
48011 ExegesisApproximately 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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Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
47239 Hadith1. 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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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?
45870 ExegesisThere 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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What is the Quran’s perspective on waste and extravagance?
42632 ExegesisThe 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 ...