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Waiting for and Calling the Awaited leader

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Waiting for and Calling the Awaited leader Background a)Waiting is not a passive situation. It requires efforts & actions to bring about changes on both personal & social fronts. b) The Reappearance is also dependant upon the…
Characters

The Famous Muslim Women

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The Famous Muslim Women The first woman martyr in Islam, Sumayya bint Khayyat Women have played an important role in the history of Islam from its beginnings. One such lady who is well known by Muslims but does not always receive that…
The Infallibles

Imams – Clear and Coherent Policy

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Imams – Clear and Coherent Policy Imams – Clear and Coherent Policy: The period under discussion (95-148 A.H /712-765 A.D.) began and ended in the times of the fifth and sixth Imams. The persecutions of the Shi’is continued  unabated from…
ethics

The World

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The World Allah, the Wise, has said: وَ ماَ الْحَياَةُ الدُّنْياَ إِلاَّ لَعِبٌ وَّ لَهْوٌ "And this world’s life is naught but a play and an idle sport." The Noble Prophet (sa) stated: مَنْ أَصبَحَ وَ الدُّنْياَ أَکْبَرُ هَمِّهِ…
Muharram

Ashura, the 10th of Muharram

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Ashura, the 10th of Muharram Ashura, the 10th of Muharram In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful The Religion of Islam was presented to the world and human society Forthrightly; no problem, or issue, which was…
Jurisprudence

Permanent Marriage

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Permanent Marriage Permanent Marriage: In Islam the word most commonly employed for marriage is nikah, which means literally ‘sexual intercourse’. As a legal term it denotes the situation resulting from a particular contract, entered into…
The Infallibles

Qur’an and Ahlul-Bayt

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Qur’an and Ahlul-Bayt Qur’an and Ahlul-Bayt: Based on a parallel (Mutawatir) tradition upon whose authenticity all Muslims agree, the Messenger of Allah S) informed his followers in several occasions that he would leave them two…

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