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Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. The name of this month in Arabic is derived from the root “r j b” which means honored and magnificent. This name was chosen because the Arabs have revered this month since…

Fatimah is Fatimah: Her Final Struggle She Seeks Out the Soil of Her Father’s Grave Now the only meaning she found in life was the kind soil of her father’s grave and the hopeful news he gave her when he said, ‘Fatima, you will be the…

 Explosion of wireless communication devices, known as pagers, in Lebanon left thousands of Lebanese civilians as well as some members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah killed or wounded. The devices exploded in…

Jihad It is related in the narrative ascribed to The Prince of the Believers Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (God's peace... The Holy Fighting in God's Cause and Martyrdom Importance of the Holy Fighting…

Jihad One of the points that now come into question is the Islamic view of the essence and quiddity of jihad. On this point... Defense, The Quiddity of Jihad One of the points that now come into…

 Tens of thousands of people took part in a massive demonstration in London and other cities in Europe on Saturday to show solidarity with the Palestinians and demand an end to Israel's bombing and blockade of Gaza. The protest…

When the young Ali took the mantle of Imamate, times were hard on the Ahlul-bayt (AS) of the Prophet (PBUH). His is the saddest story of all time. On the 10th of Muharram at the time of Asr Prayers, when his father Hussain (AS) was alone in…

Imam Hussein (Abu Abdulla) (A.S.) had a lofty position in the Qur'anic verses which mentioned his high position with the position of Ahlul-Bait (A.S.). next to the verses of the Glorious Qur'an like the verse of Purification, Malediction,…

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…

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…