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When Will the Gates of Hell Open?

Happiness and misery have different ranks. Neither everyone who is in Heaven nor everyone who is in Hell have the same rank. The Hell has seven doors, each taking the newcomer to a different place. The more sever one’s sins, the lower the…

Relief that Comes with Hardship

 The world and life in this world are full of difficulties and adversities, which sometimes make one disturbed and nervous. The Holy Quran, in Surah Al-Inshirah (Ash-Sharh), has good news for us, saying there will be…

The Captivity Journey

A person may ask:” Does crying for the dead contradict patience? Is it a symbol of grief that contradicts faith and believing in God? God almighty has existed the behavior of crying, not over crying, as a gift for His servants to calm…

Do not Belittle Small Sins!

Al Imam Al Baqer (a.s) says:” All sins are extreme. The most extreme of sins are those covered with flesh and blood because a servant is either bestowed with mercy or tortured; and only good people…

How does Prayer affect us?

A prayer makes a man’s life issues valuable because it revives the soul of morals. It is composed of a group of sincere instinct, pure saying and flawless deeds. Repeating this combination daily, day and night, plants the…

Philosophy of Hajj

One of the twelve Furu’ad-Din (ancillaries of the religion) or in other words the practical principles of Islam is acts of Hajj. Although these acts existed before Islam and during the time of Prophet Abraham (AS) and even since the time of…