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There are narrations even in the Shiite books that forbid building any edifices including mosques around and over graves. In the existence of such narration, how is it possible to justify construction of burial chambers and tombs over the graves of the imams (AS)?

9216 2014/09/28 Traditional

The Holy Quran narrating the story of the Companions of the Cave explicitly and clearly approves of building a mosque over their graves. There are many traditions which not only allow worshipping near

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6683 Traditional 2010/12/21

Promising such rewards does not contradict Allah's justice and doesn’t negate the correspondence between acts and rewards; because if justice means to place everything in its appropriate position, which means that there should be a correspondence between acts and rewards, regarding the examples mentioned, there ...
What is the validity and implications of the ahadith regarding akhar al-zaman in Qom?

7809 Contextual study 2011/08/18

After searching in hadith sources we found an number of ahadith pertaining to Qom that some say that Qom will be safe while others imply that it will be ruined and demolished. Some of them are general as opposed to the other set that refer to this event ...
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6306 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/12/01

Office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (may Allah grant him long life): There is no objection to women wearing light makeup on their faces and hands up to the wrists provided that it does not entail any evil or corruption but it is necessary for ...
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Is it permissible to sell impure things like pork to non-Muslims?

6699 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/11/27

Office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (may Allah grant him long life): If you are certain that they contain pork ingredients, buying and selling of them are a matter of objection. Office of Grand Ayatollah Saafi Gulpaigani (may Allah ...
What is the meaning of the government of Islamic Republic?

6140 Philosophy 2006/07/15

The word "government" means order and command.In the present terminology, it consists of the aggregate of the organized members and the ruling group that control the affairs of society.It consists of three powers, viz, legislative, executive and judiciary.As regard the word "jomhoori" (republic), it was first adopted ...
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Does Imam Mahdi, the Imam of Time (a.s.), know when he is going to reappear?

6814 Traditional 2010/10/18

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Was the present Quran compiled by the Holy Prophet (s)?

10864 Quranic Studies 2011/09/27

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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?

145161 Exegesis 2012/01/15

There 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 ...
Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?

107791 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18

Eating 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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105249 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2012/03/18

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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?

102426 Exegesis 2010/04/07

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100293 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2009/04/20

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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?

88038 Exegesis 2010/04/06

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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?

87031 Exegesis 2008/05/11

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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?

78006 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/14

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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?

61907 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/12/21

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