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An official in Qom put the number of pilgrims visiting the holy city during the days leading to the Mid-Shaaban Eid at more than four million. Hojat-ol-Islam Hosseini Moqaddam, the social, cultural and pilgrimage deputy of the…

In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Statement by the World Assembly for Shiite Studies on the Occasion of the Blessed Ascension (Mab'ath) of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) Allah Almighty says: “Indeed Allah…

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…

Preserving hope for the return of Imam al-Mahdi (AJ), the promised savior, is central to Shia Islam. While the concept of a messianic figure resonates across Abrahamic faiths, and firmly finds traditional and rational bases inside the…

The Holy Prophet said: "Whoever injures (bodily or sentimentally) Fatima, injures me; and whoever injures me injures Allah; and whoever injures Allah practices unbelief. O Fatima! If your wrath is incurred, it incurs the wrath of Allah;…

The Palestinian Ministry of Culture has announced that the Palestinian keffiyeh has been officially inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO).…

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “Fatimah is a part of me, and the light of my eyes, the fruit of my heart, and my soul… and she is Huri1 with Human qualities”. 2 قال رسول الله :(صلى الله عليه وآله) ” فاطمة بضعة مني…

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…

The Book of Deeds that will be given to us on the Day of Resurrection is certainly not like ordinary books and letter made of paper but, according to some Quran interpreters, it is our soul in which all of our deeds are recorded.…

Since Satan rebelled against the divine commands, the world was divided into two parties: Allah’s Party and Satan’s Party. As for Allah’s party, they are those following the path of God's authority, His Messenger, and his family (peace…