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What is the ruling on having an illegitimate relationship with a non-mahram girl?
15914 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/12/21Any form of sexual relationship, let it be speaking intimately, touching and caressing etc. before marriage is haram. As for fornication or zina which is intercourse with one who isn't your legal wife (by permanent marriage or mut’ah), it is a great sin as mentioned ...
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What are the features and privileges of Behar al-Anwar?
7301 Contextual study 2015/05/03Behar al-Anwa being a huge hadith collection is the most important work by Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi. It is a big encyclopedia of Shiite traditions encompassing all religious issues and themes including exegesis of the Quran, history, jurisprudence, theology etc. Some of the most important features of ...
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What is the ruling on having a sexual relationship with one of the Maharem?
16248 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/12/21This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Did Imam Husein (as) have a son named 'Abdullah', thus being called Aba Abdillah?
17699 History of Fiqh 2010/02/14Some sources have mentioned that the Imam's surname (Aba Abdellah) is because of the name of his infant child named Abdullah that was only six months old and was martyred in Karbala.[1] There is of course a different viewpoint that such nicknames were used even ...
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What is the way of preventing Ehtelam (having wet dream) during sleep?
68609 Laws and Jurisprudence 2015/01/05According to Islamic teachings and experience of others, for decreasing concupiscence and preventing Jinabat, please refer to the following recommendations: 1. Avoid dreaming and try to make yourself busy with good things such as reading books (non-sexual ones), heavy exercise, etc. Moreover, remember that idleness can lead ...
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Is it possible for one to possess self-awareness in their dreams? How is it that the visions of some dreams present themselves in reality?
10063 Theoretical 2011/06/12Sleep is a state in which a person gradually disconnects from the material world around them, leaving their inner senses in a heightened state of awareness. During sleep, one’s self disassociates from the various preoccupations and concerns of the material world, and instead, re-directs its attention to the ...
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What is the story of Salih’s she-camel in the Quran and the controversy that exists surrounding its death?
19234 Exegesis 2012/09/13One of the methods used by the Quran through its verses is the use of ijmal and tafsil (brevity and detail). There are three verses among the verses concerning the event of the death of Salih’s she-camel. The verses attribute the killing to the entire Samood tribe. ...
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Is it true that some Muslim Gnostics can fly or levitate?
12472 Practical 2007/02/08That which you have mentioned is an effect and result of Man’s spiritual strength, sometimes this may come about by acting in accordance with religious laws and legitimate ascetic discipline. This means that; by moving closer to Allah, Man can possess the greatest name ...
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Please mention a verse of the Quran or a tradition that proves ijtihād?
7454 Laws and Jurisprudence 2007/04/18Ijtihād as a jurisprudential term means a scholastic effort in order to derive a religious ruling from the sources (Quran, traditions, and intellect) – this has been emphasized and advised in the Quran and in traditions from the pure Imāms. Allah, in ...
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Why do Muslims shake hands?
12077 Practical 2009/03/02Greeting others by saying “salam” and shaking hands are all signs of sociability and good manners and conduct. The prophet of Islam (pbuh) and the imams are at the pinnacle of sociability and good behavior and our role models, therefore we must follow them in this matter.Anas ibn ...
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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?
156736 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 ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
111715 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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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
110841 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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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?
110111 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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Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
110049 Hadith 2015/06/071. 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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Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.
104761 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2009/04/20The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholars and jurisprudents is that a Shia man can get married to a Sunni woman, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the marriage of a Sunni man with a Shia woman; most scholars see it as impermissible.The reasons behind the first ...
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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
91970 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?
90265 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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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
82519 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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What is the way of preventing Ehtelam (having wet dream) during sleep?
68609 Laws and Jurisprudence 2015/01/05According to Islamic teachings and experience of others, for decreasing concupiscence and preventing Jinabat, please refer to the following recommendations: 1. Avoid dreaming and try to make yourself busy with good things such as reading books (non-sexual ones), heavy exercise, etc. Moreover, remember that idleness can lead ...