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Music and its Effects
By: A. H. Sheriff Music, according to the New National Dictionary, means “Art of combining sounds or sequences of notes…
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Alcoholic Beverages, Cause of Humanity’s Decline
By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i As opposed to other religions—the teachings of which are either based upon withdrawal from…
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Thousands of angels attend funeral of Ali’s devotee
Thousands of angels attend funeral of Ali’s (a.s.) devotee The Shia of Aal Muhammad (a.s.) enjoy an enormous standing near…
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Social Transaction Rules
The Rules of Selling What is bay’? The bay’ (selling) means the sale and exchange of a property with another…
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Music from the Islamic Point of View
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why has Islam prohibited music, and what is…
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Bayt al-Mal and the Distribution of Zakat
By: Mahmood Namazi The Bayt al-Māl (literally meaning the House for Money, is used as an equivalent for the Treasury…
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Breaking up Relations
By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The seventh Greater Sin is Qat’a ar-Rahm, the breaking up of relations with…
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Month of Rajab
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has said, “Rajab is the month for seeking…
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Why Islam enacted the law of retaliation?
Ayatullah al-Uzma al-Hajj ash-Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi Studying Islamic clemency and mercy in the Qur’anic verses and narrations by the…
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Piety and Jihad
By: Sayyed Hussain Sheikh al-Islami Tooyserkani Jihad comes from the root ‘Jahd’ meaning endurance and hard work. The word ‘Ijtihad’…
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The Islamic Perspective on Family
By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i Question What is Islam’s view concerning the institutions of marriage and family? Answer A…
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The Customs of the Pre-Islamic Period that were Abolished by Islam
By: Martyred Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari The holy Qur’an abolished the customs of the “Time of Ignorance” (the pre-Islamic period) concerning…