Islamic Laws

  • Why Must the Hand of a Thief be severed?!

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i The principle of severing the hand of a thief, which is a punishment in accordance with the Islamic sharī‘ah, may be broken down and analyzed according to two basic propositions: First: thieves must be…

  • Rights of Parents and Sons

    By: Sayyid Mahdi as-Sadr Rights of Parents It is absolutely impossible for any writer to depict the parents’ grandeur and favors on their sons, since they are the supports of merits and success. Parents have done their best and suffered…

  • Ijtihad and Taqlid according to the Shi‘ah

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i The words ijtihād and taqlīd, with their opposite meanings (which we superficially know), are used extensively among Muslims. Of course, in view of the well-known Shī‘ah law that one cannot initially follow a deceased…

  • Are Dreams True?

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i The natural scientists of Europe do not believe that dreams can be true and do not consider their relationship with external events to have scientific weight barring a few psychologists that have done research…

  • Rights of Ulama (Scholars), Rights of Teachers and Students

    By: Sayyid Mahdi as-Sadr Merits of Knowledge and Ulama (Scholars) Knowledge is the dearest thing for man, since it is the base of civilization and the honor of this world as well as the life to come. Scholars are the…

  • 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 Infallible Imams (as) and practice of religious leaders, we approve that the sacred religion of Islam which is concordant with…

  • Secrets of the Hajj

    Ayatullah al-Uzma al-Hajj ash-Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi Undoubtedly, there are great rewards as mentioned above. However there are also harsh penalties that have been mentioned, in holy Qur’an and hadeeth, for renouncing the Hajj. This is because of the secrets…

  • Importance of Hajj in Islam

    Hajj is one of most important pillars of Islam and it is one of greatest religious duties. Holy Qur’an says in a short and meaningful sentence: It is on people for the sake of Allah to perform Hajj of his…

  • The Islamic Penalty of Severing the Hand of the Thief

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i Question Why does Islam order the hand of the thief to be cut? Answer In examining the Islamic penalty for theft, which is to sever four fingers of the thief’s hand, two aspects should…

  • Legislative Authority [Al-Wilayah Al-Tashri‘iyyah]

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i Question What is the legislative authority [al-wilayah al-tashri‘iyyah] of the Prophet and the Imams you mention in “Tafsir al-Mizan” in commenting on verse 55 of Surah al-Ma’idah. Answer Legislative authority is the authority to…

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