• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
    • sia Editor: Karen Christensen, Berkshire Publishing Group LLC and David Levinson, Berkshire Publishing Group LLC ISBN: 0-684-80617-7 Price: $725 First Edition , 6 volumes, 3,600 pages Publication Date: Nov...
    • The Japanned Box
    • Box Sir Arthur Conan Doyle It was a curious thing, said the private tutor; one of those grotesque and whimsical incidents which occur to one as one goes through life. I lost the best situation which I am ever lik...
    • Faculty of the Science of Hadith
    • ith http://www.hadith.ac.ir/default.aspx?culture=en-US Faculty of the Sciences of Hadith is one of the private and non-profitable institutes of tertiary education which started its educational activities in 1999/...
    • The Significance of Ghadir
    • This day I have perfected for you, your religion, and have completed My favor on you and chosen for Islam as the religion (Holy Qur’an 5: 3)What was that day on which God revealed this verse to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)....
    • Location of Ghadir Khumm
    • Ghadir Khumm is located betweenMecca and Medina in the vicinity of al-Juhfah . It was the place where pilgrims (hajis) from different provinces would part company and take different routes for their respective homes....
    • Hadith of Wilayah
    • yah Hadith of the Week "Whosoever, I am master of, Then this man, Ali is his master." "O God! Befriend him, whosoever befriends him. Oppose him, whosoever opposes him. Support him, whosoever suppor...
    • Ghadir in Quran
    • Love for the Messenger of Allah, attachment towards his Ahl Al-Bayt (pbut) and their obedience are the factors which lead to success in this world and salvation in the Hereafter. Otherwise, man will stray off from the....
    • Day of Fraternization
    • Today I have perfected your religion and completed my bounty upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion. In this holy verse,Today is the eighteenth day of Zul Hijja of the...
    • Verses of Ghadir
    • dir al-Mustafa Center for Islamic Studies Translated by: Badr Shahin A SEARCH REGARDING THE PROPHET’S SERMONS ON THE FAREWELL PILGRIMAGE, AND AN EXEGESIS OF QURANIC VERSES OF GHADIR AUTHORED BY: AL-MOSTAFA CEN...
    • Declaration at Ghadir Khumm
    • umm O MESSENGER! MAKE IT KNOWN THAT WHICH HADITH BEEN REVEALED UNTO THEE FROM THY LORD, FOR IF THOU DO IT NOT, THOU WILL NOT HAVE CONVEYED HIS MESSAGE. ALLAH WILL PROTECT THEE FROM MANKIND. LO! ALLAH GUIDETH NOT THE DISBELIE...
    • The Elevated Places (Al-A'raaf):178
    • Verse of the Week Whomsoever Allah guides (through His Bounty), he is the one who follows the right way and whomsoever He (through His justice) causes to err, these are the losers ...
    • The supreme one
    • one Hadith of the week Others will fear him who fears Allah. He who obeys Allah will be obeyed. He who obeys Allah will not care for the dissatisfaction of the creatures. He who enrages the Creator should be sure of...
    • THE WELCOME
    • ME Mostafa Rahman doust Translated and Edited by: K. Najafi Abdollah shouted, "I know, I know! I know better than all of you. Be quiet, and leave my sight!" His spies who worked for him, backed away, leavi...
    • Eid-Ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
    • Eid ul-Adha or Festival of Sacrifice is in commemoration of the sacrifices of Abraham and his family. All the other Muslims in the world join the hajjis (pilgrims) in Mecca, in celebrating the Eid ul Adha, marking the end of the pilgrimage....
    • The Brilliant Sun of Knowledge
    • dge Father: Abu Ja'far Ali Zain ul Abedin (AS) Mother: Fatima bint al Hasan (SA) known as Umme Abdullah. Birth:  Medina, on Tuesday, 1st Rajab 57 AH. Martyrdom:  Martyred at the age of 57, in Medina on Monda...
    • Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir (pbuh)
    • uh) Our fifth Imam is Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S). He was the son of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (A.S). He was born in Medina in the year 57 A.H. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S) was the man of many qualities of greatness, reverence ...
    • Hajj
    • Wallpapers Abraham Builds the Ka'ba HAJJ , The duty of a M...
    • List of Events in History of Holy Mecca
    • It is considered the largest annual gathering of the human race. The Hajj pilgrimage is that supreme symbol of universal brotherhood, where class, color, race, language and all other outward differences give way to devotion to the One and Only Creator....
    • History of The Holy Mosque In Mecca
    • Mecca city in western Saudi Arabia, capital of Al-Hijaz in Hijaz province near Jiddah. The Muslims called the city "Umm al-Qora", meaning "Mother of Cities" deriving its sanctity from having been the birthplace of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H).....
    • Objectives Of Hajj
    • Far from the family and detached from worldly things, during the Hajj each worshipper has the chance to attend only to God and the performance of divine duties.....
    • Abraham Builds the Ka′ba
    • One time that Abraham (PBUH) went to Mecca, he told his son, "My dear son, Allah has commanded me to rebuild His Holy House, the Ka'ba." Ismail (PBUH) immediately declared his readiness to help Abraham (PB...
    • Imam javad (PBUH), Son of the prophet Mohammad
    • ammad Imam Muhammad Taqi (PBUH) the 9th infallible successor to the Prophet Muhammad was born in Medina. His Mother, '' Sabika ''  (Reyhane) was one of the most pious of women. Imam Muhammad al-jawad was brought up...
    • The History of the New Year
    • The Date evolution In the fairly long history of humanity the celebration of New Year is found to have a pre-historic root. Since the era of the most ancient civilization a number of dates have been marked as ...
    • Islamic Legal Orthodoxy:
    • xy: Consensus and the Development of the Twelver Shiite Legal Madhhab Devin J. Stewart Product Details: ISBN: 0874805511 Format: Hardcover, 352pp Pub. Date: December 1997 Publish...
    • The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual
    • ual Devotional Practices in Pakistan and India By Shemeem Burney Abbas Foreword by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea 6 x 9 in. 240 pp., 29 halftones, 2 maps, 5 graphs, 6 tables ISBN 0-292-70515-8 $45.00, hardcover w...
    • Church and Mosque Side-by-Side
    • ide      The "Karapet" Church which was set up by Armenians in the southern port city of Abadan in 1958 is located in the center of the city. Before the construction of the new building there...
    • The Churches in Iran
    • ran           Freedom of conscience and religion has a deep historical root in Iran and is in fact intertwined with the Iranian culture.    Religious minori...
    • ĀD ('ĀD/ AAD)
    • The people of "Hud" were living in "Al-Ahqaaf" which means "the Dunes", and the historians said that it is located betweenYemen and Oman. They also said that Ᾱd’s people worshi...
    • Three traits of a believer
    • ver 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 hi...
    • Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law
    • Law Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century Rudolph Peters Universiteit van Amsterdam  (ISBN-10: 0521792266 | ISBN-13: 9780521792264) Rudolph Peters' book is about crimes and t...
    • Islam: The Straight Path
    • ath John L Esposito ISBN: 0195182669 Publisher: Oxford University Press (2005) Pages: 304 Binding: Paperback Description from the publisher: This updated version of Islam: The Straight Path includes a ...
    • Rewarding Superstitions
    • ons Fernando Sorrentino Translated by Clark M. Zlotchew I live off the superstitions of others. I don't earn much and the work is pretty hard. My first job was in a seltzer plant. The boss believed, who can say why...
    • Imam Rezas Regency
    • Immediately after setting the firm foundations of government and his becoming the sole caliph, Ma'moon, according to the tradition started by Mu'awiya who secured the oath of allegiance for his son Yazid to succeed hi...
    • The Miracles of Imam Reza
    • eza The Camel implored Imam Reza’s protection The following is an interview with Mr. Hussein Zadeh (one of the door-keepers of the Holy Shrine), who was the owner of this camel. He narrated the story, which happened ab...
    • Exegesis of Imam Reza
    • eza Imam Reza (PBUH) did not author a book on exegesis, but he explained the meanings of the verses about which he was questioned by others who wanted to know his views in their regard, and we will indicate here some...
    • Debates of Imam Reza with Scholars
    • ars On various occasions, Ma’moon tried to force Imam Reza (PBUH) into the arena of complex debates with various groups and creeds. He used to conduct scientific and intellectual sessions to which he invited giant th...
    • Are You a Type D?
    • D? The Dangers of Chronic Distress Are you worried, irritable and socially inhibited? A simple test may help predict the health effects. BY MICHAEL CRAIG MILLER, M.D. YEARS AGO, WHEN THE psychologist Johan D...
    • Collection of Revelation during the Prophet's Lifetime
    • During his last pilgrimage, at the sermon which he gave to the large gathering of Muslims, the Prophet said: 'I have left with you something which if you will hold fast to it you will never fall into error- a plain indicat...
    • Al-ZILZAL (The Earthquake)
    • ake) Name It is derived from the wordzilzal in the first verse. Period of Revelation Whether or not it was revealed atMecca or Medina, is disputed. Ibn Masud, 'Ata, Jabir, and Mjahid say that it is a Makki Surah and a sta...