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How the Husband Should Treat His Wife? It is wrong that the husband treats his wife according to the principle of reciprocity, so that he does not treat her well until she does first. Whereas the principle {We desire no recompense from…

Introduction Though there are important differences between Twelve-Imam Shi\'ism and Sunnism on the level of the principles of the religion (usul al-din), on the level of the sharia and fiqh or jurisprudence there are surprisingly few…

Respectable Interaction or Mixed Gathering Introduction The topic of “mixed gathering” has been a very controversial issue among the South Asian Shi‘as. Almost all Shi’a organizations and centers in the West, at one time or another, have…

Irtidad (Apostasy) in Islam In the name of Allãh, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allãh send His blessings upon Muhammad & his progeny. The issue of apostasy (irtidãd) and the punishment that Islam has prescribed for an apostate is…

Selecting the Best Friend in Islam Selecting the Best Friend in Islam: There are friends who remain true and trustful under all circumstances and there are friends who remain with you only desiring the good. Islam urges to have cordial…

Importance of Salat Importance of Salat: For the introduction for the 40 ahadith on prayers, we could not think of anything that could be more complete, interesting and profound than what appears in the beginning of the chapter on prayers…

Islamic Ethics in the Family Structure: The Prophet (Pbuh) said: I recommend you to have good morality, since verily this will take you to heaven, and you should not be foul tempered since that will undoubtedly take you to Hell. The…

 Ethics and Training: Is it possible to alter individuals' morality and mentality through training? This is the question, which clarifies the position of ethics, because if we accept that morality and mentality of individuals depend on the…

The Shiism The Creed Of Love: Aliyyun wa shi`atuhu humu `l-fa`izun. "`Ali and his party (Shi `ah) will be the triumphant ones." We see that there was a group around `Ali who were devoted to him, extremely fond of him and most…

Born in Madina on Ist Rajab 57 Hijri, died in Madina on 7th Zilhijja 114 Hijri (31.1.733AD) at the age of 57 years. Period of Imamate 19 years.