• Chinese Proverbs
    • Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it. (Do something that is totally unnecessary and spoil what you already have done.) An ant may well destroy a whole dam. (If a small problem is overlooked, it could...
    • Children's city museum
    • http://www.childrencity.ae/flash_e/e_index.asp Introduction The Dubai-based Children's City is the first educational city in the UAE devoted to children between two and fifteen years old where they can investigate, ex...
    • Quran and People
    • ple www.islamicbookstore.com This book provides fascinating reading on all the important people of the Quran. Written specially for children aged eight and above, this encyclopedia includes entries on more than 130 m...
    • Islamic Study Center in Australia
    • lia http://arts.anu.edu.au/cais Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (The Middle East &Central Asia) The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (Middle East & Central Asia) forms part of the ANU College of...
    • Behavior towards Shiites
    • tes Musa ibn Yasar said, "I was with Imam Reza (A.S.) near Tous when we heard the sound of mourning. We followed the sound and came upon a funeral procession. Imam immediately dismounted from his horse and walke...
    • University of Kuwait
    • ait http://www.kuniv.edu.kw/?q=&Lang=en University of Kuwait offers a profound learning experience, symbolizing the students hope for tomorrow. Its programs are diverse and competitive, challenging minds, ind...
    • How does the Quran present God?
    • When we wish to assess the scientific personality and knowledge of a scholar we examine his works and subject them to close study. Similarly in order to measure the talent creativity and ability of an artist.....
    • The Hereafter (Ma'aad)
    • Author: Ayatollah Dastghayb ShiraziTranslator: Sayed Athar Husayn S.H. RizviPublisher: Ansariyan Publications - QumFirst Edition 1425 -1383 - 2004Sadr PressNumber of Pages: 192Size: 143X205 mmISBN: 964-438-616-7 Many things...
    • The Story Of The Yara
    • ara A Tale from Brazil Down in the south, where the sun shines so hotly that everything and everybody sleeps all day, and even the great forests seem silent, except early in the morning and late in the evening-down in...
    • Kahf: 28
    • 28 Verse of the Week And withhold yourself with those who call on their Lord morning and evening desiring His goodwill, and let not your eyes pass from them, desiring the beauties of this world’s life; and do not f...
    • Rights of Neighborhood
    • od Cooperation and Mutual sympathy Islam has used all means for enjoining Muslims to cooperate and sympathize with each other so that they will be an ideal nation able of achieving its aims and defending its individuals a...
    • The Shiites
    • tes Hadith of the Week Our Shiites are the best people of the Paradise. All our friends and the friends of our friends and the enemies of our enemies and those who are with us in their hearts and by their tongues, b...
    • The Lost Son
    • on There was a householder's son who went away into a distant country, and while the father accumulated immeasurable riches, the son became miserably poor. And the son while searching for food and clothing happened to co...
    • Ziyarat to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.)
    • It is reported that Lady Fatima (A) said: "My father said to me: `He who prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified is He, shall forgive him and make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise." For ...
    • Salutations to Hazrat Fatima (a.s)
    • Peace be upon you, Oh daughter of the Messenger of Allah! Peace be upon you, Oh daughter of the possessor of outstanding merit above all Prophets and messengers and angels ! Peace be upon you, Oh Leader of the Wome...
    • Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.) on The Last Day
    • On the Day when the oppressed shall bite their hands (in fear); when the oppressors shall be gathered in humiliation and lowliness, remembering their disgraceful and shameful deeds: Then every one of them shall revie...
    • Where is her grave?
    • The Muslims have been deeply pained. Their beloved prophet has passed away. And especially for his kith and kin, it is one of their lives' saddest day. A lady who happens to be his daughter, Above all, is.....
    • Sunway University College
    • ege http://www.sunway.edu.my/ Sunway University College (formerly Sunway College) was formed with the belief and understanding that higher education is vital to the progress of the Nation. The institution receive...
    • Mohammad Reza ATASHZAD
    • He was born in Isfahan; Iran in 1958 is a well-recognized artist throughout Iran as well as abroad in watercolor painting. His degree from Isfahan School of Fine Arts and National University of Iran in Tehran as an ...
    • Martyrdom of Ayatullah Beheshti
    • We are on the threshold of the heart-rending disaster of the 7th Tir (28 June), an event which was led to the heart-rending martyrdom of the leader of love and devotee, Ayatollah Beheshti and 72 of pure and fa...
    • Chemical Weapons
    • Sulfur mustards are vesicants and alkylating agents, more commonly known as blister agents. They are olorless when pure but are generally a yellow to brown color and have...
    • Iran's Nuclear Program: Debating Facts Versus Fiction
    • by Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. This book, written by a leading expert on Iran's foreign and nuclear affairs, provides a fresh and insightful perspective on Iran's nuclear program. Based on in-depth interviews with the ...
    • Abraham and the Idol Temple
    • ple Abraham started his heavenly mission and so addressed his people: What are these inanimate statues before which you have kneeled down? They said, "Our fathers had been worshipping idols and we do just as our fa...
    • The One Percent Doctrine
    • ine by Ron Suskind Relying on unique access to former and current government officials, this book will reveal for the first time how the U.S. government - from President Bush on down - is frantically improvising to...
    • The reward of being good-tempered
    • red Hadith of the Week The reward of being good-tempered towards the believers is the Paradise; the reward of being good-tempered towards the quarrelsome enemies is being safe from the Hell-fire. Hazrat Fatima Zahra ...
    • Essence And Attribute
    • Fernando Sorrentino Translated by Clark M. Zlotchew On July 25, as I tried to hit letter A, I noticed a slight wart on the pinky of my left hand. On the 27th it seemed considerably larger. On the third of August, wi...
    • First Neighbor
    • bor At that night, he was listening to the words of his mother standing in the direction towards Ka’aba in a corner of the room. He was observing his mother praying to Allah prostrating, bowing, standing and sitting...
    • Flower Day : WildFlowers photogallery
    • A hardy perennial, forming dense colonies once established .Tickseed/lance-leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata (Asteraceae) An erect, drought tolerant perennial which can also ...
    • Flower Day : WildFlowers photogallery
    • A hardy annual native to California, easily grown from seed . Ox-Eyed Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Asteraceae)A hardy perennial, often forming Foxglove ...
    • Flower Day : WildFlowers photogallery
    • A hardy, spreading annual with daisy-like flowers. A native of South Catchfly Silene armeria (Caryophyllaceae) An attractive annual or tender perennial native to Europe, but ...
    • The Real Believer and His Three Traits
    • its Hadith of the Week A believer is not a real believer unless he has three traits: A practice from his God, a practice from his prophet and a practice from his Imam; the practice from his God, is keeping his secr...
    • Man and Islam
    • A Speech by Dr. Ali Shariati Ladies and Gentlemen: Tonight, as long as time permits, I would like to investigate the following questions: I. Does Islam recognize man as a helpless creature whose ultimate goal and i...
    • Behavior towards Oppressors
    • ors Hasan ibn Husayn Anbari said, "For fourteen years I corresponded with Imam Reza (pbuh). I asked his permission to work for the government. In my last letter, I reminded him that I was afraid that they would cu...
    • Yellow Cosmos
    • mos Cosmos sulphureus (Asteraceae) A hardy, erect annual requiring very little moisture once established. A native of Mexico, it can easily adapt to all regions of the United States. The glowing, orange-yellow flowers...
    • Yarrow
    • row Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) A drought tolerant perennial herb native to Europe, it has naturalized throughout temperate North America. The species name, millefolium-of a thousand leaves-describes the fine, f...
    • Wine Cup
    • Cup Callirhoe involucrata (Malvaceae) A hardy, drought tolerant, sprawling perennial native to Texas and the central United States. The numerous trailing stems spread vinelike over the ground originating from a carrot...
    • Wallflower
    • A bushy biennial or perennial variety native to the Canary Islands, but has naturalized throughout much of northern North America. A charming species with an abundance of vivid ...
    • Tuber Vervain/Stiff Vervain
    • A hardy, upright perennial native to Brazil and Paraguay which has naturalized throughout the southeastern United States. The intense, deep purple to magenta flowers are numerous produ...
    • Toadflax/Spurred Snapdragon
    • An erect, slender annual native to Morocco, which has naturalized throughout the United States. Tiny, delicate flowers with long spurs glisten from short spikes. Flowers come i...
    • Tidy-Tips
    • A short, hardy annual native to California, but can be grown as far east as Texas. Seed should be sown after the last frost for best results. The attractive yellow flowers are isolat...