• The Forgiver (Ghaafir): 21
    • 21 Verse of the Week Have they not traveled in the earth and seen how was the end o those who were before them? Mightier that these were they n strength and in fortifications in the land but Allah destroyed them for t...
    • TRANSMISSION OF THE WRITTEN TEXT
    • EXT The Written Text at the Time of the Prophet Muhammad What is meant by Jam' al-Qur'an?The general meaning of jam' al-qur'an is to 'bring together the Qur'an'. This was done and has to be understood in two ways: Bringi...
    • John Esposito
    • ito Education: B.A.: St. Antony College, M.A.:St. John'sUniversity Ph.D.:TempleUniversityUniversity Professor as well as Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies atGeorgetown University...
    • Islamic Civil Society
    • ety By Mohammed Khatemi Statement by, H.E. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and, Chairman of the Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Tehran, 9 December 1997 "We can cer...
    • Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations
    • ons Dedicated to the innocents who lost their lives because their only fault was to be different from their murderers. ". . . Appeals to war will be met with appeals to compromise. Hatred will be met with tolera...
    • The memory of good the action
    • ion Hadith of the Week To gladden the heart of the weary, to remove the suffering of the afflicted, hath its own reward. In the day of trouble, the memory of the action cometh like a rush of the torrent, and taketh o...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies al-Naisaburi , al-Hakim: Look under al-Hakim al-Naisaburi. al-Najashi (d. 450/1058-59?), Kitab al-Rijal, n.p.: Markaz Nashr Kitab, n.d.), probably from Tehran, 1960's. Another edition: Rijal al-Najashi, ed. Muhammad...
    • Iran
    • ran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq War, also called the First Persian Gulf War , or the Imposed War inIran, was a war between the armed forces ofIraq and Iran lasting from September 1980 to August 1988. It was commonly referr...
    • Day of Dialogue among Civilizations
    • ons 21 September In 1998, the General Assembly unanimously declared the year 2001 as the “United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations” . The concept of a dialogue among civilizations was introduced by President S...
    • Mystical philosophy in Islam
    • lam Seyyed Hossein Nasr Mystical philosophy has an intimate connection with the mainstream of Islamic philosophy. It consists of several main strands, ranging from Isma'ili thought to the metaphysics of al-Ghazali and Ibn...
    • Supplication and Salutation
    • ion Peace be upon (the) progeny of Yaseen. Peace be upon you, O the caller of Allah and place of manifestation of His signs. Peace be upon you, O the door of Allah and the devout one of His religion. Peace be upon...
    • Online book
    • ook Imam Mahdi (PBUH) the Justice Leader of Humanity http://www.yamahdi.com/books/pdf/justlead.pdf End of Darkness http://www.yamahdi.com/books/pdf/endofdarkness.pdf Last Luminary http://www.yamahdi.c...
    • Why Occultation?
    • on? The Almighty Allah has bestowed the human beings with superiority and has kept the rest of the creation under him. He says, ‘I have created man with the best parts. Whether it is the earth or atmosphere, sea or the...
    • Imam Mahdi(pbuh)
    • uh) 27 July 869 The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has prophesied about several events that will occur just before the advent of the day of judgment.  Among these, He has foretold the advent of one of his descendan...
    • Favors of Imam Mahdi (PBUH)
    • UH) Many people have been graced with the opportunity to meet Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in person. However, in this article we present only those anecdotes where this special favor of Imam (PBUH) has been conferred on the rel...
    • The Four Special Deputies
    • After the martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (as) the mantle of Imamate fell on the young shoulders of Imam Mahdi (as). Due to the severe restrictions imposed by the reigning Caliph, Imam Mahdi (as) was....
    • The Awaited Savior
    • ior by Ayatullah Baqir al-Sadr and Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Prologue http://al-islam.org/awaited/1.htm Chapter 1: Who and What of the Mahdi http://al-islam.org/awaited/2.htm Chapter 2: Some Objections ...
    • The Forgiver (Ghaafir): 13-15
    • -15 *He it is Who shows you His signs and sends down for you sustenance from heaven and none minds but he who turns (to Him) again and again. *Therefore call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, though the ...
    • Blaise Pascal
    • In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe...
    • Cinema Day
    • Day BRIEF CRITICAL HISTORY OF IRANIAN FEATURE FILM (1896-1975) 12 Sep/ 21 Shahrivar INTRODUCTION Historical and Cultural Background of Iran BRIEF CRITICAL HISTORY OF IRANIAN FEATURE FILM (1896-1975) ...
    • THE Sad Nettle and the Beautiful Butterfly
    • fly Jan Luthman It was one of those summery days when the air is heavy and warm and nobody wants to do very much. Jonathan and Robbit were resting on top of one of Moley's hummocks; relaxing and watching the rest of th...
    • Transfer of Imamate from Imam Hussein to Imam Sajjad
    • The transfer of the Imamate to the next Holy Imam has to occur at the death of the previous Holy Imam and the transfer of the Imamate of Imam Hussein to Imam Sajjad was under particularly distressing circumstances...
    • Mission of Imam Sajjad (PBUH)
    • UH) Imam Sajjad (PBUH) despite facing worst conditions and severe sufferings after the martyrdom of Imam Hosein, not only humiliated and defamed Yazid by displaying courage, bravery, and firmness and defendingmonoth...
    • Imam Sajjad’s Written Works
    • Imam Sajjad is famous for his unique written texts. He taught and wrote “ Al-Sahifat Al-Kamilat Al-Sajjadiyya, Psalms Of Islam ”The Hajj “Risalat Al-Huquq, Treatise On Rights”, and...
    • The Love of the Prophet (PBUH) for Imam Hosein
    • osein The Prophet (PBUH) loved Imam Hossein (PBUH) very much. His companion Salman Farsi describes, "I saw that the Prophet (PBUH) had picked up Imam Hossein (PBUH) upon his knee and was kissing him saying, "O...
    • THE SAVIOR OF ISLAM
    • LAM Sweet melodies blew the heavenly hornA joyous tiding; Hosein was born The sun rejoiced; the moon was gay Each in its orbit, each did away. The waters rippled; the wind was all play Never were they, so happy and gay ...
    • What Non-Muslims Say About …
    • Imam Hussein ,THE THIRD SUCCESSOR OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Peace and Blessings be Upon Them Both) Think not of those who are slain in Gods way as dead. Nay, they are living, finding their sustenance in the presence of their...
    • Imam Hosein (PBUH)
    • UH) 3rd Shiite Imam (7 January 626 -20 October 679) In the house of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), a child who benefited humanity as if he was Divine Impression reflecting the earth was born on the 3rd night of the mon...
    • PILGRIMAGE FOR ABBAS
    • BAS The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the prophets, Imams, and saints is called Ziyara . It is different from the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj. Hajj however is obligatory upon every Muslim man ...
    • ABBAS′S PERSONALITY
    • Abbas bin Ali was a whole world of virtues and merits. His personality included each and every lofty characteristic. It is however sufficient honor for him to be the son of Imam Ali, the model of human perfection. Thu...
    • EPITHETS
    • HETS Epithet is a word or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. Epithets, then, show one's mental characteristics, whether good or bad. To Abbas a number of lo...
    • Hazrat Abbas (PBUH)
    • UH) (11 May 647- 20 October 679) BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE Abbas was the first child of Umm-ul-Banin. With his birth,Medina shone and the whole world glittered. Waves of pleasures flowed in the family of Ali, for the birth...
    • THE HOLY SHRINE OF ABBAS
    • BBAS From early ages of humankind, people used to show various forms of adulation to their honorable and unique personalities. One of these forms was the sanctification of their tombs by constructing handsome building...
    • The Book of Revelations
    • ons:  A Sourcebook of Themes from the Holy Qur'an (The Education Project series) by PhD, Kabir Helminski Paperback: 508 pages Publisher: The Book Foundation (April 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN: ...
    • Khums (The Islamic Tax)
    • ax) "Khums" literally means "one-fifth or 20%". In Islamic legal terminology, it means "one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, and which must be paid as an Islamic tax"....
    • Why become miser?
    • er? Hadith of the Week If the world is counted valuable; surely the house of God's rewards is higher and more worthy. If bodies were created for death; surely being killed with swords in the way of God is a more hon...