Islamic Laws
-
Rules of Conduct of Hajj
Taken from the Tadhkirah al Muttaqeen, Chapter 9 Translated by Yasin T. al-Jibouri Be informed, O seeker of the Sacred House of Allah, that Allah, the most Great and the most Exalted, has various houses: this obvious Ka`ba, the sacred…
-
Hawza: Traditional Islamic School of Advanced Studies
One of the greatest Shi’ah scholars to have lived was Shaykh al-Tusi (385 AH/995 CE – 460 AH/1067 CE). He established the Hawza ‘Ilmiyya in Najaf (Iraq) which remained the main centre of learning for the Shi’ahs for over 1000…
-
Tradition and Heresy in Adhan
By: Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi Adhan (call to prayer) lexically means ‘announcement,’[231] as the Exalted God states in the Holy Quran: And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater…
-
Wuzu in the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith
By: Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi One of the rules on whose necessity and conditions for performing the five daily (obligatory) prayers all the Muslims have consensus is the purity (Taharah). One for whom the obligatory bathing (Ghusl) is…
-
Simultaneous Performance of Prayers
By: Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi One of the issues, which is of great attention to the observers and is especially evident in places of pilgrimage like Mecca and Medina, is that most of the Sunnis, even their travelers,…
-
The Status of Ulama
The Holy Prophet (saww) has said, “The superiority of a Scholar over others is like the superiority of a Prophet over his nation”. (Kanzul-‘Ummaal) He (saww) has also said, “The –Religious- Scholars are the trustees of Allah upon His –entire-…
-
Why is Pork Forbidden in Islam?
Bob: Tell me why is it that a Muslim is very particular about the words Halaal and Haraam; what do they mean? Yunus: That which is permissible is termed Halaal and that which is not Permissible is termed Haraam and…
-
Unlawfulness of the Shaving of the Beard
By: Allamah Murtada al-Baghdadi Translation of Tahrim Halq Al-Lihyah (Unlawfulness of the Shaving of the Beard) Translator: Shaykh Mubashir Ali Editor: Shaykh Muhammad Amin Preface Islam is a religion that has a culturally diverse composition. Believers belong to many racial…
-
Hajj in Ahadith
Allah, the Most High, has said: “Surely the first House which was appointed for mankind (as a place of worship) was that in Bakkah (Makkah), the blessed, and a source of guidance for the entire universe.” (Surat Aale ‘Imran (3),…
-
Dignity and Respect of Parents
Although our existence is from Allah (Glory and Greatness be to Him), it is our parents who are the means of giving us life. We are an offshoot of their existence and a fruit of the garden of their unparalleled…