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  • Will God abandon me or love me less if I am bad?
    6236 Practical 2011/09/11
    Although Shaitan is man's sworn enemy and it is making its utmost efforts to lead man towards sins and evil actions and to create a gap between him and God, God loves His servants even the sinners and He wants them to be guided and prosperous. Therefore, no sinner ...
  • How does staying at Arafat lead t self-knowledge?
    5809 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2015/04/14
    Arafat is the name of a land near Mecca which is obligatory for Hajjis (pilgrims) to stay there on the 9th day of the month of Zilhajja during the Hajj pilgrimage. The word Arafat is derived from “Arafa” which means recognition such as to recognise self and ...
  • Does God, the Exalted, forgive an adulterer?
    6377 Practical 2012/09/25
    Dear User, God, the Compassionate and the Merciful, has promised to forgive all the sins of the penitent, even the sin of associating with Him a partner.[1] It is necessary to note that repentance from adultery or fornication is not ...
  • What kind of prayer is the night vigil prayer?
    7644 Laws and Jurisprudence 2014/08/04
    The night prayer is one of the acts of worship and prayers with a lot of merits and significance. It is offered after midnight with the intention of seeking proximity and closeness to Allah. The night prayer consists of eleven rak'ats. Out of the 11 Rak'ats of ...
  • Why does Allah love the patients?
    3190 Exegesis 2021/03/31
  • What is the veracity of the supplication “Allahumma kun li-waliyyik al-Hujjatibnil Hasan… and how do we know that it is authentic?
    10506 Contextual study 2017/05/22
    This holy supplication has been reported with some variation in different Shia sources including the book of Al-Kafi. It is good to recite this dua for the wellbeing of Imam of Time, may Allah hasten his reappearance. Generally speaking, the different parts of this dua indicate the ...
  • Did the Imams battle for power and did they want a hereditary form of government?
    7654 Traditional 2011/11/09
    Firstly, the seerah (biography) of the Imams shows that the Imams did not struggle for power nor did they have a craving for power. If at times they were defending their rights, it was because they believed it was their obligation to do so.This saying of Imam ...
  • When was the present Quran, which we possess today, collected?
    9859 Quranic Studies 2011/09/25
    There are three different categories of reports about the compilation of the Quran: A) The Quran that we have possession of today with all its structure and compilation, the numbering of its verses, and the structure of its chapters and sections is the very same ...
  • What is the Shari'ah law concerning marriage with a Sunni girl?
    9575 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/12/23
    According to Islam, marriage is the basic institution which aims at establishing the family, the primary unit of society. It is desirable and recommended by itself but if a person is in need of marriage and is afraid that he may fall into haram, then marriage becomes ...
  • What is the precise meaning of Alhamdulillah and Subhan’Allah
    24109 Traditional 2011/04/20
    The literal meaning of Hamd is praise, the opposite of condemnation and dishonor. Tasbih is characterized as glorifying God, making void and absolving Him of all deficiencies, needs, parallels and all qualities that don’t conform to ...

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