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Imam Mahdi’s Birthday Manifestation of Optimism about Future

mustafa askari Mar 5, 2024

The 15th day of the lunar Hijri month of Sha'ban is the embodiment of a hopeful outlook towards the future. This auspicious occasion falls on Thursday, April 9, this year. Here are two pieces written on this occasion from the…

Hadiths

Hadith Graph: “We are not neglecting to consider you and not forgetting to remember you…”

mustafa askari Mar 2, 2024

Imam Mahdi (AJ) said: “We are not neglecting to consider you and not forgetting to remember you, because if it was other than that, difficulties would come to you and enemies would uproot you.” Bihar Al-Anwar, V.53, P.175 اِنّا غَیْرُ…

ethics

Multi-agency UN report: Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues

mustafa askari Feb 18, 2024

Women in Afghanistan fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued. Police enforcement has increased harassment in public spaces and further…

The Infallibles

Recommended Aamal for Month of Rajab

mustafa askari Jan 28, 2024

The month of Rajab, the seventh month in the Lunar Hijri calendar, began today, January 13. In addition to Sha’ban and Ramadan, the month of Rajab enjoys a great honor, as cited in many narrations that have also conveyed the…

Best religious acts for middle of Rajab: Dua Umme Dawood

mustafa askari Jan 28, 2024

The most important rite on 15 Rajab is to say the prayer known as Dua Umme Dawood. This prayer brings about rewards some of which are that it grants the requests, relieves from anguishes, and saves from the persecutions of the wrongdoers.…

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Politicians, intellectuals across the world denounced terrorist attack in Kerman, Iran

mustafa askari Jan 4, 2024

Politicians, intellectuals, clerics, and all political wings across the world strongly denounced the terrorist attack in Kerman, Iran. According to Shafaqna, on the 4th anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani, Kerman was…

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2 million tourists visited Syria in 2023

mustafa askari Dec 30, 2023

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism reported that more than two million foreigners visited Syria this year, a 20 percent increase compared to last year. It 1,750,000 visitors came from Arab countries and 250,000 from the rest of the world,…

Islamic Teachings

How Islam Views Jesus: What Quran Says

mustafa askari Dec 25, 2023

Islam and Christianity share common threads when it comes to their views on Jesus and while both faiths acknowledge Jesus as a significant figure, the details surrounding his life, mission, and fate diverge. Islam's recognition…

ethics

‘ Supporters’: Rights Group Launches Campaign in Support of Gaza

mustafa askari Dec 6, 2023

The Islamic Human Rights Commission has started a campaign to urge people to avoid buying from or supporting those governments and companies that are complicit in the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip.…

The Infallibles

Fatemeh is Fatemeh: Who am I?

mustafa askari Dec 4, 2023

In our society, women change rapidly. The tyranny of our times and the influence of institutions take women away from ‘what she is’. All her traditional characteristics and values are taken away from her until she is made into a creature…

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