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Haram Business and Trade
By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi 1. Intoxicating Drinks Almighty Allah says, “They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say,…
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Kissing the Hajr al-Aswad (Black Stone) in Makkah
Muslims say they do not worship idols. How come when they go to Mecca they kiss a black stone? Isn’t…
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Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence According to Shi‘i Law
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ISBN 1 904063 12 8 143pp £14.99 Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is one of the best-known textbooks…
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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…
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General Economic Legislation
By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim The Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) instructed their followers to accept and conform to general…
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What is the philosophy behind (the payment) of Zakat?
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Nasir Makarim Shirazi It is obvious for three reasons that the role of the public treasury and…
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How to Pray and fast in the Polar Regions?
By: Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: When we meet some materialists and non-Muslims people they say that…
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Do Shias feature in the Holy Quran?
One of the ‘biggest’ objections leveled against the Shias is – Does the term ‘Shia’ even appear in the Holy…
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Piety and Society (Social Piety)
By: Sayyed Hussain Sheikh al-Islami Tooyserkani One of the other cases in which one must observe piety (Taqwa) is the…
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Method and Rulings of Wudhu
Compiled and Translated by Saleem Bhimji O you who believe! When you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and…
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The Rules of Namaz
After knowing Allah, we must perform actions such as reciting salat and observing sawm which are the signs of the…
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Simultaneous Performance of Prayers
By: Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi One of the issues, which is of great attention to the observers and…