Shia Beliefs

The Institute for Economics and Peace has published their 2022 Global Peace Index that shows the Middle East and North Africa region has the lowest rank for the seventh consecutive year in the peace index. 12 countries out of 20 Middle…

The secretary general of Hezbollah resistance movement cautioned the Israeli regime against seeking another war on Lebanon, saying the regime’s losses would be greater than those of the Arab country in the event of such military…

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasallah on Thursday stressed that the Lebanese Resistance party is committed to defend the country’s maritime wealth, warning that Israeli enemy that “all options are on table” in this regard. In…

The demolition of Jannatul-Baqi on 8 Shawwal,1345AH(April 21,1925) at the hands of Al-e-Saud was a great tragedy in the history of Islam. Jannat-ul-Baqi is simply a graveyard but Muslims all over the world attach it a high importance…

On the fajr of the 19th of the month of Ramadhan in the year 40 AH Ibn Muljim hit his poisoned sword on the head of the Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that cracked his skull. The Imam (peace be upon him) immediately said, “In the Name of…

Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi said that ISIS’ presence in Afghanistan has intensified terrorist attacks in the country. Speaking at the High-Level Briefing on the National…

 by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi : We know that Quranic verses have a literal meaning and a figurative meaning, and many interpretations. Without a doubt, the literal interpretation of the chapter of Qadr tells of the night in which the Holy…

“And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents– his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years– saying: Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming. And if they contend…

It is mentioned in the book Kashful Ghummah that once Imam Hasan Mujtaba spread his dining cloth with an intention of taking food. A dog saw this from a distance, approached and sat in front of the holy Imam. The holy Imam was taking one…

Ayyām al-Bīḍ (Arabic:ایّام البیض, lit. the White Days) are 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month. Hadiths have emphasized on fasting in these days. Ayyam al-Bid of the month of Rajab followed by that of Sha'ban and Ramadan are very…