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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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Guardianship of the Jurists (Fuqaha)
By: Professor Muhsin Qara’ati The guardianship of the Jurists is the process of continuity of Imamate. In this context according…
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Taqayya in Islam: Ammar Ibn Yasir hides faith to save life
Sceptics accuse Shias of innovating taqayya which in their view has no place in Islam. They maintain hiding one’s faith…
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The Ghasb (Usurpation) according to Islamic Shari’ah
By: Allamah Syed Muhammad Husain Tabataba’i Taking the property of another person and owning it without any legitimate reason of…
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Business Laws in Islam
By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Islamic laws are of five types: obligatory (wajib), recommended (mustahab), discouraged (makruh), permissible (mubah) and forbidden…
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Islam’s Original Plans for Marriage
By: Hujjat al-Islam Husain Ansariyan And those who pray, “Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be…
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Thoughts on ‘Apostasy in Islam’
Written by Mahdi Azizan For the Imam as-Sadiq Research Institute headed by his eminence, Ayatullah Shaykh Mirza Ja’far Subhani Translated…
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Ribat (Taking up Positions on the Borders)
By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim Another category of jihad is to take up positions on the frontiers of…
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What is the opinion of Islam about birth control?
By: Abdul Adheem al-Muhtadi al-Bahrani Question: What is the opinion of Islam about birth control and stopping procreation? Some people…
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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…
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Disobedience to Parents
By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The sixth Greater Sin is to be disobedient to one’s parents as expressly…
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Integrating Money in Capital Theory: A Legal Perspective (Islamic Finance)
Prof. Dr. Iraj Toutounchian Professor of Economics Az-Zahra University Tehran Iran Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to shed…