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Do traditions say that there is a group of people who enter the Heaven without reckoning? And the fire of Hell is forbidden to them?! If this is the case, what actions will cause a person to enter the Heaven without reckoning and the Hell will be forbidden to him?!
8102 بهشت و جهنم 2021/03/31
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Why do Jewish people read their book in Hebrew?
7463 Traditional 2012/02/14God is a metaphysical being who cannot be analyzed with physical standards, nonetheless, He has used physical means understandable to man to take care of this world’s affairs. One of these affairs is guiding the people to salvation. God has shown the path of salvation ...
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How do plants and inanimate objects glorify God, the Exalted?
22588 بندگی و تسبیح 2012/10/15Man's knowledge about creatures of the world is truly restricted and unmentionable. How Dif y restricted and unmentionable. nanimate objects testiory? different creatures glorify God is still unknown to humans. In several Quranic verses and in traditions it has been stated that all parts ...
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What are the levels of the human soul?
Which of these levels has the faculty of lust and anger?
4098 انسان شناسی 2021/03/30
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Why do we ascribe evil to God accidentally?
8981 Islamic Philosophy 2012/04/21What is considered as evil does not exist in the realm of abstract beings; this discussion has to do only with the material world. Good and evil have been defined in this manner: Good is that which one’s nature desires and what one chooses from amongst several ...
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There is a tradition in "Tohaful Uqool" according to which every lahv (vain pastime) is impermissible. Does it mean that all recreations and entertainments are prohibited according to Islam?
11650 Practical 2012/01/17Although the term "کل ملهو به" [everything that creates evil] implies the prohibition of everything, if we go through the verses of the Quran and the traditions of the Infallibles (a.s.), we will come to the conclusion that, according to Islam, different rules and injunctions ...
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Did the past religions like Christianity and Judaism have prayers like Muslims?
5788 کلیات 2019/10/06
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What are the plans and goals of Shaytan?
10493 Traditional 2010/12/211- To misguide man2- To invite the people to superstitious and innovative acts3- To cause them to bring about change in Allah’s creationThese are some of Shaytan’s plans and goals that have been mentioned in the Quran. ...
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What is the Sunni point of view on the Prophet’s infallibility regarding matters other than receiving and conveying revelation?
15126 عصمت 2012/06/20What is certain is that there is a consensus among the Islamic sects on the Prophet’s infallibility regarding the reception and conveyance of revelation, but that being the case in his everyday life isn’t unquestionably accepted. According to the beliefs of the Sunni school of thought, derived from ...
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Do Shia Muslims not go to Hell?
23388 جبر یا اختیار و عدالت پروردگار 2012/08/04The fact that some people are held responsible for their deeds and subjected to punishment in Hell and some are endowed with blessings and bounties is based on a principle which Allah has pointed out in some of the Quranic verses. God, the Almighty, rejects all kinds ...
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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?
166377 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 there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
115483 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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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?
114772 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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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
114540 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
114301 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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Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.
108542 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?
95472 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?
92001 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?
85731 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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Why do the Shia pray with open hands while the Sunnis pray with their hands closed? How would the holy prophet of Islam pray? Are there any hadiths on this subject?
73823 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/12/21Because of the many hadiths they have regarding this matter, the Shia pray with open hands in order to have followed the tradition of the holy prophet (pbuh) and the imams (as). These hadiths express that the prophet (pbuh) and the imams (as) would pray with their hands open ...