Islamic Laws
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Why Should We Worship Allah? What Is The Philosophy of Prayers, Fasting And Hajj?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Nasir Makarem Shirazi Question: When Allah doesn’t require the worship of anybody, why should we worship Him? He is needless and all are dependent on Him. If Allah needs our worship, then it is not agreeable to…
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The Philosophy of Hajj
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Nasir Makarem Shirazi Hajj is a great Islamic worship. This is a social worship, which is performed on prescribed days of the year in Mecca. This is such a worship, which not only creates a relation between…
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Why Pray In Arabic?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why pray in Arabic, whereas we should call Allah in our own language? Whether this situation is against that Islam is a heavenly religion? Answer: Incidentally to recite…
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Why to Face the Qibla in Prayers?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why it is necessary to stand towards Qibla while praying, while Allah is everywhere and doesn’t have a specific direction? Answer: To pray in a specific direction doesn’t…
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Why Do We Pray Five Prayers In Three Times?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: What is the reason that we pray Zuhr-Asr and Maghrib-Isha prayers together, whereas for every Prayer there is a special time and the great leaders of Islam used…
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How Does Prayers Keep a Person Away From Sin?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: According to Qur’an’s point of view one of the effects of Prayers is that it keeps one away from sins and unlawful things. Because Qur’an says: And keep…
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What is The Purpose of Prayers of Ayaat?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why should one perform Prayers of ayaat at during lunar and solar eclipse, earthquake, storms or thunder? Answer: Performing Prayers of ayaat during lunar and solar eclipse is…
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Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Impure?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why have the Ulamah (learned) declared that alcoholic drinks are najis, whereas it cleans many things from the effects of contagious disease and kills many bacteria then what…
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The Dress of Ihram
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why it is necessary that the cloth of the Ihram should be such that is not worn usually and should be unstitched? Answer: Hajj is a social worship,…
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The Reason of Strictness in Proving Certain Sins (Crimes)
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Why are four witnesses required to prove a sexual crime? Doesn’t this strictness cause increase in such crimes? Also when a sane person confesses that which is detrimental…