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  • Why do they call Prophet Isa “The Spirit of God”?
    32063 Traditional 2011/12/20
    Although certain characteristics are shared by different individuals or things and can be found in numerous places, but sometimes for certain reasons, a certain thing or person is identified with that characteristic, despite it not belonging exclusively to it. For ...
  • Why is the grave of Lady Fatimah (as) still concealed, while Imam Ali’s (as) has been revealed?
    7345 Traditional 2008/09/21
    The reason for why the grave of Imam Ali (as) was concealed for a while was the fact that ignorant and abusive individuals who were enemies to him, would possibly disrespect his grave. Later on though, after time had passed and the abovementioned individuals had passed away, in ...
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    8558 System 2011/11/21
    People are one of the fundamental factors in the Islamic government and play the following roles:1- Choosing the Islamic government2- Selecting the government’s high ranking officials, either directly or indirectly3- Giving advice and consultation ...
  • In a hadith by Imam Ridha (as) I read that “أَنَّهُمْ مَالِکُونَ مَجَازاً لَا حَقِیقَةً لَه”. What is meant by this metaphorical ownership that the imam is talking about?
    7773 Contextual study 2011/12/20
    Allah is the true owner of the entire universe and everything within it. However, Allah has put this ownership at the disposal of man without disconnecting His own ownership in the least way, as Quranic verses and hadiths tell us, some of which we will mention here:1- ...
  • When does the history of the holy shrine of Lady Ma’sumah start from?
    12393 history of places 2012/03/14
    Lady Ma’sumah is the noble daughter of the seventh imam of the Shi’ah, Imam Musa Kaadhim (AS). Her respectful mother is Najmeh Khaatun (AS). She was born on first day of the month of Zee al-Qa'adah in the year 173 A.H./789 A.D., in the holy city of ...
  • Why do you limit the “Ahlul-Bayt” to five people?
    8399 Traditional 2009/08/15
    The most important reason for allocating the title “Ahlul-Bayt” to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Ali (as), Lady Fatimah (as), Hasan and Husein (as), are the numerous traditions that narrators of hadith and both Shia and Sunni scholars have narrated from the prophet (pbuh), which have been listed and mentioned in over ...
  • Is it haram to get a tattoo?
    9814 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/12/01
    The answer given by Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life) is as under:If it is not harmful to your body and the tattoo shapes are not offensive and do not in any way degrade your personality, there is no objection.
  • Why is there less corruption in countries where there is no hijab as compared to the Islamic countries?
    7419 Practical 2012/08/23
    Your question can be studied from two perspectives: First, the existence of corruption in Islamic countries and then coming to the point that corruption in Islamic countries emanates from not implementing Islamic injunctions. Second, the claim that there is more corruption in Islamic countries than there is ...
  • Why should religion interfere in politics?
    7667 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/11/21
    The theory of the separation of religion from politics is a viewpoint that supports marginalizing religion from different fields of human life. According to this viewpoint, man is able to discover the true rules to culture, politics, judgment, economy, commerce, manners, social relationships, etc., and legislate them with ...
  • Is the day of resurrection, structurally physical or a spiritual?
    9733 Traditional 2009/12/28
    Even though logical reasoning proves the existence of a world other than the one we live in, the power of reason cannot reveal whether it is a spiritual or physical world, and in the case of it being physical, will the body be materialistic or mithali? Thus some ...

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