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  • What are the political thoughts of Imam Khomeini?
    957 2012/05/12 Philosophy of Politics
    The political thoughts of Imam Khomeini (blessed be his soul) are a part of his macro ideas being influenced by different aspects of his thought. Given the fact that Imam Khomeini is a multi-dimensional ...

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    • Who is Zaid bin Haretha?
      118 برخی صحابیان 2013/04/18
      When still a child, Zaid bin Haretha, accompanied by her mother (Sa’ada bint Tha’laba bin ‘Abd Âmer), was going to Tha’laba bin Âmer tribe, to visit his relatives. On the way to his destination, Zaid bin Haretha was attacked and his property was confiscated by Bani Qayn tribe. He himself ...
    • Is this fine to help or give money to needy people instead of giving a walima (feast), if a couple is going to marry?
      14 گوناگون 2013/05/15
      The religion of Islam being perfect addresses all aspects of human life. It has prescriptions and codes of practice for Muslims to help them live a balanced and objective life. Hence, one must not go to extremes acting upon one injunction and putting others into oblivion. In this respect, there ...
    • Knowing that people are not infallible how can we be sure they won't make a mistake choosing the (Waly Faqih) Supreme Leader?
      724 System 2010/09/09
      All growth and development that takes place in a society is dependant on a capable leader and obeying his commands. From the Shia point of view during the occultation of Imam Mahdi in which no one can be in touch with the Imam, the just jurists that possess all qualifications ...
    • What are the ways through which one can protect himself against the evil eye?
      1352 Exegesis 2011/05/22
      It begins when the person likes something, then his evil soul dwells on the matter, and by continually looking at the person who has the thing of which he feels jealous, he directs his spell towards him.Late Shaykh Abbas Qummi (may Allah bless him) has recommended the recitation of verse ...
    • What is Chelleh Neshini (worshipping for a forty day period)? What is the viewpoint of the Shia on this practice?
      802 Practical 2011/09/22
      The meaning behind Chelleh Neshini  (worshipping for a forty day period) in the field of spiritual wayfaring is for one to be cautious in regards to one’s self for a period of forty days. Through these means, the self becomes capable of receiving divine wisdom. Many of the Urafa and ...
    • What is the limit of freedom in Islam and Shi’ism?
      695 Traditional 2010/10/13
      Depending on the contexts, freedom has different meanings and the limits of freedom are different with the difference of its meanings:1- Freedom in the sense of existential independence, something exclusive to an absolute being and to God, the Exalted who is not constrained by anything.2- Freedom in the sense of ...
    • What are the ways of strengthening one’s God seeking nature?
      506 Practical 2011/10/23
      The meaning behind the term of one’s God seeking faculty is that same internal (fitri) inclination and drive towards God the most high. This sense or faculty is a sort of inner call and its source originates in one’s inner nature (called the Fitrah in Islamic lexicon).The existence of this ...
    • Is pretending considered to be a kind of lying?
      333 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/10/30
      Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life): Lying is a deliberate act of expressing an untruth as truth. If your action is not as such, it is not haram. An answer given to the question by Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani is as under: If pretension does ...
    • How is it possible to see the messenger of Allah (s) in one’s dreams?
      1182 Practical 2007/05/01
      Supplications and actions have been mentioned in Mifātīh al-Jinān for seeing divine people in one’s dreams, but it must be noted that these actions are not sufficient in and of themselves for seeing the desired person. What is meant is that it is not true that anyone who performs these ...
    • What is the Sunni viewpoint regarding the Mus’haf of Imam Ali (as)?
      986 Contextual study 2010/04/06
      What is meant by the Mus’haf of Imam Ali (as) is the Quran in which he compiled after the passing of the prophet (pbuh). In this Quran things like the exact order of the verses and surahs according to the time of their revelation have been mentioned, all in compliance ...

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    • What is Islam’s view on dinosaurs?
      7392 Exegesis 2007/02/26
                  The Quran is a book of guidance and everything which supports this goal [of guidance] has been mentioned in this Holy Book. The method used in expressing matters is: focusing on the general aspects and less on the details and particulars, and the reason for that may be the ...
    • What are the signs of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (atf) and the events that shall take place thereupon?
      6367 Traditional 2012/01/28
      Your question concerning the reappearance of the Imam of Time can be investigated around four focal points:First: The signs for his coming are categorized into different groups, one of them being their classification into “certain” and “uncertain” signs: According to some hadiths, five signs are considered “certain” and they are ...
    • What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
      3927 Exegesis 2010/04/07
      This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
    • What is a muslims duty when dealing with atheist?
      3428 Quran 2006/10/09
      Dear Brother/Sister,Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah.The answer to your question is as follows: As a believer you should try to show others the beauty of religion and its dimensions in order to motivate them into learning about religion and to have a positive inclination towards it. For example, you can demonstrate ...
    • I have researched that before the creation of Hazrat Adam there were jins on earth...
      3421 Traditional 2007/04/11
      The existence of jins is established in the Quran and there characteristics are also displayed. Even though our knowledge about jins is limited and minute, there are many proofs that one can use proving that there were jin prophets before the creation of Prophet Adam (a). Some of the proofs ...
    • Why was Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) allowed to have more than four wives?
      3104 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2007/04/05
      The topic of the prophet of Islam’s (P.B.U.H.) marriages and number of spouses is a subject which has been questioned very much. In reference to this issue, we should mention first of all that before the ruling for the impermissibility of having more than four wives was revealed, Hazrat Muhammad ...
    • How should an astronaut get wudhu and make prayer in outer space?
      2963 Modern 2006/11/26
                  Under 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 try to settle in a fixed location using the available means in order to complete ...
    • I would like to know the methods of religious thought.
      2953 Traditional 2006/07/15
      There are three methods of religious thought in Islam. The Holy Quran in its teachings points to three paths for Muslims to follow in order to comprehend the purposes of religion and the Islamic sciences: (1) the path of the external and formal aspect of religion (the ...
    • If a woman is divorced and then remarries, then who would be her spouse in the hereafter?
      2824 Traditional 2006/12/02
                  For a man and a woman who were married to each other in this world, there a several theories regarding their situation in the next world; for example:  The husband and the wife are both in heaven.The wife is in heaven and the husband in hell.The husband is in ...
    • Why is it permitted for a married man to have a temporary wife, without his wife's approval?
      2241 Modern 2007/09/26
      Sexual inclinations are one of the strongest human instincts which, like other natural human instincts, must be satisfied in the appropriate way. Human instincts can not be extinguished and even if we can suppress them it is not wise to do so, as that would be fighting against the laws ...

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