Questions Archive(Tag:Turbat of Imam Hussein)
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What is the principle of no domination over Muslims?
5459 2017/01/24 General TermsThe concept of the principle of no domination over Muslims [ nafy sabil ] is that God the Glorified has legislated such rule in the Islamic Shari ah that prevents non-Muslims from getting hegemony and
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Is it is also abominable to recite true poems on Fridays and the night preceding Friday?
5702 2017/01/24 گوناگونPoetry is popular with different nations and people especially the Arabs. Islam approves of the culture of poetry but at the same time it warns people about wasting their time or even misleading other
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Did Mukhtar keep any love of Abu Bakr and Umar in his heart? Why didn’t he defend Imam Hussein in Karbala?
14598 2017/01/24 Laws and JurisprudenceThe traditions about Mukhtar in our sources are divided into two categories; some of them praise and others simply reproach him. The scholars who specialize in hadith and biographical accounts general
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“When was “hasten his reappearance” added to ‘salawat’ (greetings) and what was the reason behind it?
5670 2017/01/24 گوناگونAn inquiry into the traditions reveals that the phrase hasten his reappearance or may Allah hasten their reappearance was added to salawat in the time of the Holy Prophet S and pure Imams AS . Here ar
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Why do we send out greetings to the Prophet of Islam and his Household in prayers? Was the Prophet’s tradition the same?
5464 2017/01/24 تشهد و سلام1. As pointed out in the question there are numerous traditions from the Holy Prophet S and his pure Household in the interpretation of the following verse which says: ان الله و ملائکته یصلون على
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What are the sources for derivation and issuance of legal verdicts?
5828 2017/01/24 Philosophy of Religion and LawIjtihad literally means to endeavor strive put oneself out work hard. In Islamic legal terminology it is defined as the total expenditure of effort by a mujtahid in order to infer with a high degree o
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Is it obligatory to make wudu after ghusl in order to offer prayers?
35592 2017/01/23 کیفیت و احکام غسلGrand Ayatollahs Imam Khomeini Bahjat Khamenei and Saafi: One who has performed jinabat ghusl mustn t perform wudu in order to offer his prayers but one must perform wudu after he has performed anothe
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What are the rules of reaching the age of menopause for a woman 49 years of age?
14455 2017/01/21 Laws and JurisprudenceAll jurisprudence agrees that the blood which a woman sees after the age of 60 years is not classified as Hayd though it might bear the signs of menstrual blood. As for the blood which women see after
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If prayer is the pillar of faith, why is it considered to be part of the branches of religion?
4817 2017/01/21 کلیاتThe fundaments of faith or principles of religion are the religious tenets which man believes in with his own insight and understanding without relying on others. It is only after believing in those f
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What is meant by justice as one of the fundamentals of faith?
5170 2017/01/21 جبر یا اختیار و عدالت پروردگارJustice has been discussed and debated in detail covering all its meanings. However what has been very much a matter of controversy and heated debate is the difference between Imamiyah and Mu atazilah
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Which has more reward, reciting the Quran from a hard copy of the Quran, or reading it on a computer screen or on a mobile screen?
4967 2017/01/21 ExegesisIf it is proved that in common view reciting from the hard copy of the Quran is regarded as different from reciting it on a digital screen reciting a hard copy earns more reward but it does not seem t
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Why do Shiites wipe their feet rather than washing them which is an obligatory act in wudhu?
7848 2017/01/21 Laws and JurisprudenceIt is quite natural and clear that every sect and denomination considers itself to be on the right side or to be the right sect. Contrary to what you think we believe we are performing what is mandato
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How was the ultimate underlying substance created by Allah? Was there anything existing alongside Allah?
4723 2017/01/21 Islamic PhilosophyThis issue has something to do closely with the issue of the created hādith and the eternal qadim . The key to understanding this topic is to understand the concept of existence non-existence and ta
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What is meant by line, dot etc. in mysticism (irfan) and what does the narration “I am the dot under the “ba” signify”?
6155 2017/01/21 TheoreticalIn mysticism numbers letters shapes etc. are language codes signifying certain occult realities of the world. The dot signifies the real unity of God whose image is placed in man s heart mind and it i
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When was visiting graves allowed given the fact that it was, for some time in the early period of Islam, unlawful to visit graves?
6790 2017/01/21 زیارت قبور و بنای مراقدAmong the practices which in the early period of Islam were forbidden was visitation of graves. Visiting graves was prohibited for a number of reasons. As the Islamic society developed and grew more m
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A Pakistani government organization offers interest to their employee in exchange for some money the employee should invest, but with a term in which the probability of returning back their investments is small. Is it permissible to take such interest?
5769 2016/07/19 قرض،وام و رباAccording to some scholars there would be no problem to take such interest if it is given under a valid legal contracts like Mud rabah A contract entered into by two persons on the condition that the
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Bismillah Assalaamu Alaykum.
Dear Hajj Agha Hadavi,
This following question keeps coming up. I would like your guidance on the matter:
Should Muslims in America be encouraged to vote in the upcoming presidential elections or is it better to avoid it?
5549 2016/02/02 Miscellaneous questionsIn the name of God. It is better to encourage Muslims to vote and to choose the best. Wassalaam
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How to cure our psychological obsession?
6923 2015/09/14 وسواسApart from the infallibles other people might at times experience ebbs and flows ups and downs in their beliefs and conviction. Thus they might doubt the existence of God or the genuineness of a divin
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I want to make sure that all my deeds are performed according to Islamic laws. The obsession has affected my ordinary life. I need you advice.
7493 2015/09/14 TheologyGod has allowed man to make decisions on his own free will for the most part of his life and it makes no sense to be so particular and obsessive. Although performing the obligatory duties and staying
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Considering verse 70 of Surah al-Isra, is mankind superior to all other beings or to only some of them?
13726 2015/09/14 ExegesisGod the Exalted says in the Quran regarding the status of mankind in the universe that He granted the offspring of Adam dignity and made them excel other creatures. As for whether or not man is super
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Do Shiite scholars consider Sulaym bin Qays\' book as authentic and reliable or not?
15206 2015/09/14 Science of narratorsSulaym bin Qays Helali Koofi is known for the book he has left behind a book which has given rise to different controversies over the centuries with a great many scholars talking for and against it.
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What is your opinion regarding Darwin\'s evolution theory?
9128 2015/09/14 خلقت انسانThere are two theories among biologists regarding the creation of living beings including plants and animals. A Transformism: The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing
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Is man superior to all other creatures in the universe? Is it possible that another creature more superior to man might exist in the universe?
18048 2015/09/14 خلقت انسانAccording to us it is inferred from the Quranic verses and narrations about creation of man that he is superior to all other creatures in this mode of existence including all earthly and celestial be
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In view of the fact that Prophet Jesus (AS) is alive, why does the Qur\'an use the term "mutawaffik" which means "I will cause you to die"?
9095 2015/08/04 ExegesisWhat has given rise to this question is in fact some incorrect translations of this verse. Hence if the exact meaning of this verse is clarified the question will be answered and the ambiguity shall b
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Considering that the Prophet of Islam (S) performed his prayers ordinarily in five separate times, why do Shiites perform the obligatory daily prayers in three times? Why do they base their arguments on only a few instances of the Prophet\'s conducts?
7362 2015/08/04 وضو، اذان و نمازIn regards to this question two points have to be investigated separately: 1. Permissibility of establishing prayers in three times 2. Significance of combing or not combining prayers Sunnis are of
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How is it possible to get rid of obsession with cleanness and uncleanness?
14032 2015/08/04 Laws and JurisprudenceIt is necessary to make a few preliminary points to answer the foregoing question: 1. God the Exalted says that He has not laid upon you any hardship in religion. The Holy Prophet S has said in a wel
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Did the Holy Prophet (S) and the Infallible Imams (AS) combine the Noon and Afternoon prayers?
11847 2015/08/04 PracticalAs evidenced by many traditions and reports in both Shiite and Sunni sources the Holy Prophet of Islam S offered Zuhr and Asr prayers; Maghrib and Isha prayers separately. It is also reported that the
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Who was Salah al-Din Ayyubi? How did he become the champion of the wars against crusaders? What was his origin? Why and how did he destroy the Fatimid government?
15853 2015/08/04 تاريخ بزرگانSalah al-Din Yusuf bin Ayyub who later became known as Salah al-Din Ayyubi better known in the Western world as Saladin is one of the most famous Muslim rulers and commanders in the Islamic middle cen
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What were the main causes of the crusades?
36230 2015/08/04 HistoryThe Crusades were a series of military attacks launched by Western Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from 1095 to 1291. These wars which were sanctioned by Christian leadership and the Catholic
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What is the cure for doubts and obsession in beliefs?
14269 2015/06/29 وسواسAs you have stated in your message you are suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly have certain thoughts repeatedly or f
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Is it recorded in history that Prophet Abraham (AS) and his wife Sara were brother and sister to each other?
16436 2015/06/25 Contextual studyIt has not stated in the main authentic Shia sources that Abraham AS and Sara were brother and sister to each other. Indeed it has been reported in some Sunni sources and then in some Shia books that
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Which of the two versions of Hadith Thaqalayn are more authentic?
14880 2015/06/18 سرنوشت حدیثThe text of the report transmitted by Ahl-e Sunnah in Sahih Muslim Sahih Timidhi and Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal is as such: The Book of Allah and my progeny itrah This is the famous version of the
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Does verse 159 of Surah al-An\'am make reference to disunity and discord in the religion of Islam or to all divine religions?
10764 2015/06/18 ExegesisThe Holy Quran says in verses 159 of Chapter al-An am: ان الذین فرقوا دینهم و کانوا شیعا لست منهم فی شی انما امرهم الى الله ثم ینبئهم بما کانوا یفعلون Surely they who divided their religion i
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Salamun alaikum, we see that in some mosques, there is a niche which is dug deeper the mosque to such extent that the prayer leader walks a few steps down to get into it. What is the reason?
6375 2015/06/09 گوناگونOne of the conditions of congregational prayer is that the place where a prayer leader stands should not be higher than the place of the follower unless the height is negligible. [ 1 ] That is why in
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Who was Hasan al-Muthanna? Was he present in the event of Karbala?
15081 2015/06/09 امام حسن مجتبی عHasan bin Hasan was Imam Hasan Mujtaba s second son. His mother was Khawla who was the daughter of Manzur Fazariyah. [ 1 ] Hasan bin Hasan better known as Hasan al-Muthanna was a nobleman a virtuous a
