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When Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad Al-Taqi (AS) was asked why the Prophet (PBUH) is referred to as “Ummī,” he replied: “What do people say?” The answer was: “They believe that he was illiterate, unable to read or write.” Imam Jawad (AS)…

Mosques have a special position in Islam. Mosques not only are places of worship but also have various religious, social and political functions. The word mosque has been mentioned in the Quran 28 times, 22 times in…

 Two people threw something resembling a molotov cocktail at a large metallic crescent moon symbol outside the Fatima al-Zahra Mosque in Long Island, New York, just days before the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Adha. …

 History is full with a variety of special historical events related to the Holy Prophet (prayers and Allah's peace be upon him and his holy Household), which are incumbent on us to commemorate, especially that sultans' preachers counted as…

 The story of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) in the Quran is full of hardships that he successfully went through with patience and faith and managed to gain a lofty status. The 12th chapter of the Holy Quran is Surah Yusuf.…

On the first day of Hajj flights from Iran to Saudi Arabia, some 1,300 Iranian pilgrims arrived in the holy city of Medina Sunday. They had left Iran earlier in the day by flights from the cities of Tehran, Kerman…

Ammar Hakim, Head of the Iraqi National Forces Coalition, described Imam Ridha (AS) as a great lesson in turning pressures and challenges into a launching pad. Hakim said in a statement: “On the blessed anniversary of the birth of Imam…

The two most well-known theological sects within Sunnism are the Mutazila and Asha’ira. However, traditionalists (Alh Al-Hadith) and the Ashaira do not consider the Mutazila within the fold of Sunnism. However, insofar as the Mutazila do…

Various cultural, religious and educational programs will be organized for Iranian Hajj pilgrims, an official said. Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Hossein Roknoddini, the cultural deputy of the Office of the Leader of the…