Ijtihad and Taqlid Ijtihad and Taqlid: Lexically, Ijtihad means effort for getting something. Ibn Al-Athir writes, in Al-Bidayah wa’l-Nihayah, “Ijtihad...

The Holy Prophet (saww) has said, "The superiority of a Scholar over others is like the superiority of a Prophet...

Taqwa The Reality of Taqwa The word ‘Taqwa’ is derived from the root ‘waqaya’ which means ‘to safeguard’ or ‘to...

Rewards for the Loss of Children Rewards for the Loss of Children: Be informed that Allah, Praise to Him, is...

Thirteenth Greater Sin: Drinking Liquor Thirteenth Greater Sin: Drinking Liquor: The thirteenth among the Greater Sins is drinking liquor. Its...

The eighth among the Greater Sins is to usurp the property of an orphan who has not attained maturity.This is...

Fourteenth Greater Sin: Gambling Fourteenth Greater Sin: Gambling: Gambling is the fourteenth Greater Sin. The following statements support this view....

Twelfth Greater Sin: Qažaf Twelfth Greater Sin: Qažaf: The twelfth Greater Sin is Qažaf. Qažaf means to wrongfully accuse a...

The tenth Greater sin is adultery (zina) according to the traditions of Masūmen (a.s.). Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa...

 Ninth Greater Sin: Usury  Ninth Greater Sin: Usury: The ninth Greater sin is usury. That it is classified as a...