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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 13:45 |
 Whenever mention is made of Muslim ibn Aqeel (a), one is immediately reminded of loyalty, courage and sacrifice. Integrity, valour and steadfastness still shine upon the pages of time with pride at the achievements of this great personality. Indeed, he stands as an eternal symbol of fortitude, faith and virtue for millions across the world. Meanwhile, when mention is made of Kufan society one thinks of treachery, deceit and compromise in the face of oppression. As we commemorate the tragedy of Karbala, we make a firm commitment to work on ourselves, our religiosity, our characters, our etiquettes; on our families and those around us, in order to build the complete believer. A believer who is true to his cause; who will remain in action; who does not hand over Muslim ibn Aqeel to Ibn Ziyad, nor does he leave Imam Husain for Ibn Sa’ad. |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 23:11 |
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 Shaykh Jafar Subhani published this essay in Arabic in the third volume of a series of four volumes. The four Volumes are titled “Letters and Essays: Researches on the subjects of Philosophy, Theology, Law, Jurisprudence and Society.” The edition consulted for this translation was the first edition, obtained by the translator whilst studying in the erstwhile precincts of the mausoleum of the Lady Zainab (a.s.) in the city of Damascus in the year 2008 AD. These volumes were published by the Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) Institute in the year 2002 AD.
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 20:51 |
 Mankind without religion is a pretty sorry lot. It has never been able to survive without faith. Yet, surprisingly agreement is never reached on a such vital subject. Thus, they have their own zealots who attack the religions of others, the result of which is intolerance and contention. Inter-group relations, especially when religion is also involved, are full of conflict and suffering. To this end, men have been suffering throughout history from lack of toleration of others’ beliefs. The present leaflet is a brief study of the living in harmony from the Islamic
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 21:53 |
 At least 118 people have been killed and 197 others sustained injuries as
multiple bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession ripped through Iraqi
capital of Baghdad. Three bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession on Tuesday, striking the
Labor Ministry, a court complex and the new site of Iraq's Finance Ministry
whose previous building was destroyed in an August blast.
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:42 |
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 Today, the bloodstained claws of enemies are busy unleashing tragic scenes here and there across the Islamic lands; Palestine languishes under the wicked grip of Zionists and suffers a widening tribulation. The Al-Aqsa Mosque faces a grave threat; innocent people of Gaza, having already been subjected to an unprecedented genocide and still endure the harshest conditions; Afghanistan, under the boots of the occupiers, witnesses a new suffering on a daily basis; in Iraq instability has robbed people of their calm and their peace of mind; in Yemen fratricide has struck the Islamic Ummah with a fresh grief.
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Wednesday, 19 December 2007 11:10 |
 The genuine value of Hajj and its reforming effects on the soul and behavior does not lie in mechanically routine practice, devoid of any meaning or value beyond what is seen, but in the awareness of the pilgrim and his spiritual and ideological awareness of every action he practises, every call he makes and in every prayer he reiterates. Otherwise, the pilgrim is not but a tourist, idly wandering around a historic place. He achieves none of the goals of Hajj and his soul remains untouched. In this conversation with Shibli, Imam Zayn Al-Abideen (a) describes Hajj, discloses its symbolic implications, and the inspirational meaning of each devotional deed during Hajj. |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 23:24 |
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 Questions frequently arise concerning theological issues relevant to Muslims, especially among the adherents of the Ahlulbayt. The motives underlying these questions tend to be diverse. Some raise questions in order to learn; and seek evidence regarding a subject. Such people need to be given convincing and complete answers, which is the objective of this treatise, with the help of Allah (swt). However others have a different motive in raising such questions; their aim tends to be; to create doubts with regards to those issues and to cast suspicion in the hearts of the lay adherents of the Ahlulbayt.
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Sunday, 13 December 2009 14:50 |
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 With every passing year, the message of the AhlulBayt (as) becomes ever more potent and relevant. With the sorrowful month of Muharram fast approaching, the AhlulBayt Islamic Mission is once again launching its Ashura Awareness Campaign to spread the message of Imam Hussain [as]. Ashura Awareness is a nationwide campaign to distribute Islamic literature to the general public. With around 40,000 leaflets in the pipeline, this year’s coverage is hoped to exceed all other years with many different bodies taking part around the country.
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 20:35 |
 The Islamic community in the year the event of Karbalā took place, had greatly differed from that in the last year of Prophet’s life. The trend of deviation had been however gradual, according to many of researchers, the basis thereof was established from the first years after the Prophet’s departure. The foregoing deviations were in such a way that the politicians could avail themselves of them to not only delude the people but also justify their despotism. The ones who played a crucial role in the origination and the development of such deviations were the Umayyads. |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 19:24 |
 Some people are doubtful about the fact as to whether man has a future at all.
They are uncertain because man is threatened with self-destruction. Such an
uncertainty is evident among the enlightened and learned men of the West.
Another group go a step further, and in addition to uncertainty, they are
extremely pessimistic about humanity's future and openly cynical about human
nature. They believe that man's nature consists of animality, lust, selfishness, egoism,
deceit, cunning, falsehood, tyranny and such things, and since times immemorial
when man began his life and social existence, this familiar scene of life has
been always as full of evil and mischief, both in the days of barbarism and in
the age of civilization.
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Sunday, 22 November 2009 17:34 |
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AIM held a course examining the lives of some of the very earliest scholars of Shi’a Islam and the unique contributions which they made to its development. Covering more than two hundred years of intellectual history, from the time of Imam al-Sadiq (d. 148 AH) to Shaykh al-Tusi (d. 460 AH), students studied the problems faced by the early Shi’a - especially the crisis of the Occultation (ghaybah) of the Twelfth Imam - and how a handful of men and women responded to these challenges, preserving the teachings of the Ahlul-Bayt and ultimately laying the foundations of modern Twelver Shi’ism.
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Friday, 06 November 2009 23:13 |
 Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s latest campaign against Zaidi rebels in the northern governorate of Saada – aptly dubbed “Operation Scorched Earth” – has raged since August 12, leaving the residents of the war-torn province bordering Saudi Arabia utterly devastated. The conflict between Yemen’s government and the Zaidis dates back to June 2004. Mutual recriminations between the parties over the underlying motives of other continue to forestall any meaningful settlement; the government claims the rebels want to revive the Zaidi Shia Imamate overthrown in 1962, while the rebels point to the systemic political and socioeconomic marginalization of their community. |
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