• Imam Sadjad: Finding Friends
    • Have you ever experienced the situation in which the difficulties of life become so intense that you wish to open your heart to someone? Have you ever had a close friend warmed the cockles of your heart and was a good audience to your words? Or ...
    • Let’s View Things Differently
    • Any act, no matter how small and minimal, may as a matter of fact act as a long ladder in reaching Allah’s (SWT) satisfaction. The same matter can be applied to ...
    • Islamieh village (Part 2)
    • Besides their main jobs that are mostly administrative, marketing, and labour, most of the village residents work in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, apiculture, and sericulture. However, the main function of this village is providing ...
    • Sujud is the Adornment of Prayer
    • Sujud is the adornment of prayer. So, perform it properly. Imam Ṣadiq (A.S) says: “Whenever you perform prayer, perform the ruku and sujud well as God will give seventy times the reward or even more.”[1]. Sujud is the source of pride of ...
    • How to Talk with God? (Part 2)
    • Another way of contacting God in Islam is dua’a (supplication or invocation). God says in the Qur’an: {And when my servants ask you ...
    • Do Not Belittle Sin (Part 2)
    • Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S) has said “Allah keeps friends with such persons who are penitent after committing sins and pray for His pardon. Allah doesn’t like a person who commits minor sins and remains oblivious of his faults.” Then the Imam (A.S) added, ...
    • The Eye-catching Nature of Alandan
    • Alandan Lake which is located in Alandan village has an area of 17 hec. When it rains the magnitude of the land increases to 30 hec. The water is solely supplied through precipitation and no river goes through it.
    • Taq-e-Bostan
    • The Taq-e-Bostan (Bostan Arch) or Taq-e-Vostan (Vostan Arch) is situated to the right of the city entrance of Kermanshah, and is to the north east of this city. This aggregate which comprises of engravings and epigraphs is related to ...
    • Spectacular Mountains in Gilan, Iran
    • Darfak Mount chain is located in north of Iran, Caspian Sea southern regions of Gilan province. Hiking through the mount one sees beautiful forests, plains and domesticated animals, glaciers and volcano in addition to the awesome mountainous scenes.
    • Shahdad Desert, The Hottest Spot on Earth
    • Arizona Desert, Arizona, US is believed to be the hottest place on the earth. But Iranian scientists contend that somewhere in Lut Desert, near south-eastern city of Kerman, namely, Shahdad desert, is the hottest, with temperatures in ...
    • Mehr Caravanserai in Iran, Sabzevar
    • Mehr Caravanserai is in Mehr village of Sabzevar city, eastern province of Semnan. This caravanserai had been a habitation for the passengers passing by the region on the Silk Route. This structure was built during Qajar era.
    • Lut the Amazing Desert
    • Iran is situated in a high-altitude plateau surrounded by connected ranges of mountains. The well-known deserts of Iran are at two major regions: 1) Dasht-e-Kavir, and 2) Kavir-e-Lut. They are both some of the ...
    • Jame Atiq Mosque
    • The ancient Jame’ Atiq Mosque of Shiraz is one of the oldest mosques in Iran and a relic of the days of the Saffarid Amr bin Leys’s reign. It has been restored many times. The height of the building and its ...
    • Iran’s Shazdeh Garden
    • Shazdeh Garden, meaning Prince’s Garden, is a historical Persian garden located near Mahan in south- eastern province of Kerman, Iran. The garden is 5.5 hectares with a rectangular shape and a wall around it. It consists of an ...
    • What to ask from Allah (SWT)?
    • It is narrated from Imam Reza (A.S) who said: One day Imam Zainul Abedeen (A.S) was praying in Masjid-ul-Haraam and saw a man who was going round the Kaba and saying: O’ Allah! Give me patience. Imam (A.S) pointed to him and said: ...
    • Carpets in Ancient Persia
    • Carpet is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian art and culture dating back to ancient Persia (c. 3500 BC). Persian carpets can be divided into three categories: ...
    • Islamieh village (Part 1)
    • This article will take you to the mostly desert Province of Yazd which has 50 registered rural tourist sites including natural landscapes, historical monuments, industrial sites, and cultural centres.These villages ...
    • Abguineh, Iran’s Glassware and Ceramic Museum
    • The old brick construction of Abguineh Museum has a relatively long history; it used to be the residence and office of Ahmad Qavam (1876 - 1955), a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran. Afterwards, the Egyptian Embassy in ...
    • The Era of Patience
    • O impatient ones! Allah (SWT) will not become hurried in regards with the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) due to the hurry and rush of people…” Believing in a saviour and his mission of settling the affairs of humanity is an ...
    • Prohibition of Music
    • On Ghina or song the opinion of all the Shi’a jurists is united that it is haram because the singer is termed a person destined for the Hell. Therefore Ghina is considered a major sin in Shi’a Islam. Ghina is Haram in all the schools of ...
    • Is Moses (A.S) Superior to Muhammad (PBUH)?
    • It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (A.S) that a Jew asked the holy prophet (PBUH): “Whether you are superior or the prophet Moses to whom God used to speak and had revealed Torah to him and ...
    • How to Talk with God? (Part 1)
    • God communicated with prophets through direct speech, like in the case of Moses (peace be upon him) so that in Islam he was entitled Kalimullah or the one who always talked to God. The Qur’an says what means: ...
    • Do Not Belittle Sin (Part 1)
    • Man should not think that a minor sin to be a trivial thing not to worry about! However small a sin, its consequences might be very grave! When one commits minor sins, Satan emboldens and makes the person ...
    • As Long as the Opportunity Persists
    • Sometimes, in the ups and downs of our daily lives, we forget important matters. Or in some other instances, some advantages and blessings of Allah (SWT) are taken for granted so that we hardly think about them, and we start to acknowledge them only ...
    • Ali Dashi Spa Water Complex in Iran
    • Visitors to Iran can see spa waters all around the country from south to north, west to east. Ali Dashi spa complex is one in north western province of Ardebil.
    • How to Treat Dry Eyes Naturally
    • We have all experienced the (usually temporary) symptoms of dry eyes at one time or another, especially if we work at a computer or have been exposed to too much smoke, wind or sun. But dry eye syndrome is a ...
    • Home Remedies for Gout Treatment
    • Gout is a painful, arthritic condition of the joints. It usually strikes the big toes, but it can also affect the ankles, heels, knees, wrists, fingers and elbows. The pain associated with gout is often sudden and intense. Joints tend to ...
    • Can You Eat the Skin of a Kiwi Fruit?
    • The taste of kiwi fruits is similar to a mixture of bananas, pineapples and strawberries, and is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. Not only is its flavor rich and tasty, the kiwi fruit also contains ...
    • The crescent
    • The sun’s boat is broken and drowned in the Nile, But a piece is floating about on the water of Nile. The twilight’s pure blood drips into the sky’s basin, Has the lancet of ...
    • Always
    • Still evening, When the flock of starlings – Flied away from the memory of the pine. But the core of the tree remained wholesome. As the last ...
    • Bisheh Village
    • Bisheh village is 75 km away from the city of Khorram-Abad; it is cold and dry in winter and has fine weather in spring and summer. This village used to be a summer resort for tribes, and has changed to ...
    • Vanayi Village
    • Vanayi is a big and developed village of the town of Borujerd in western Iran. It is one of the most famous villages of Lorestan province and is located in a canyon 12 km North West of Borujerd just like a paradise lost. Vanayi village is in a ...
    • Faith is NOT a force
    • Faith is NOT a force. Faith is a relationship word. It is dependence and reliance upon God. It is ultimately unconditional surrender to God. It is to trust Him, which includes believing Him. As you can see, faith is ...
    • Coupling in animates in view of Qur’an (Part 2)
    • The attraction of the male animal for the female one and the mutual attraction existing between these two living beings, expressly for getting pleasure out of life, reproduction and survival of the species, is one of the biological wonders. Anyone who ...
    • Imam Baqir: What are We Proud of?
    • History has portrayed fall of the most powerful kings such as Alexander, Pharos and Cesar, despite their fast tracking victories. Hence the transient victories are not something one can rely on them and ...