Below is the statement that has been issued by senior scholars from the Shia Muslim community in the United Kingdom giving guidance on the religious duties towards the deceased victims of Covid19.
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Did you know that Sayyid Sistani used to listen to Imam Khomeini speeches in secret during Saddam’s time? Sheikh Nasser al-Din Ansari Al-Qomi, an investigator and researcher in the History of Scholars and Professor of Higher Studies in the Qom Seminary, details his meeting with the great religious authority, Grand …
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From Birth in Najaf and to his Relationship with Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr The late Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was born in 1948 in Najaf. His father, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hashemi Shahroudi, was one of the first disciples of Ayatollah Khoei and he was responsible for rewriting of …
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Ayatollah Shaykh Issa Qassem has left London and reached Iraq for the Ziyarah of the holy shrines after almost 50 years of not visiting. He travelled to Najaf International Airport from London with a medical team to monitor his health. Since 2016, the Bahraini authorities had enforced a siege around …
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei issues message of condolence on passing of Ayatollah Shahroudi
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution — Imam Khamenei — issued a message, expressing condolences for the passing of the great faqih, the chairman of the Expediency Council, Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi passed away last night, December 24, 2018. The following is the full text of …
Read More »Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Returns to His Lord
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On the eve of the auspicious birth anniversary of Her Holiness Fatimah az-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and her), thousands of eulogists and reciters in praise of the Household of the Prophet met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and a number of …
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In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful توصيات عامّة من المرجعية الدينية العليا للخطباء والمبلّغين في شهر المحرّم الحرام “And whoever reveres the symbols of Allah – this is from the piety of the hearts” The Holy Qur’an 22: 32 As the holy month of Muharram …
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Fatima Zahra (as) is superior to all great and saintly women throughout history. What factors, forces and what kind of inner strength could make a person become such an ocean of wisdom, piety, sanctity and spiritual transcendence in such a short time? This is a miracle of Islam. The love …
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei: In Islam, religion and politics go hand in hand.
Today, the religious motivation of the people is being confronted from all sides. Their goal is to destroy faith – first youth’s faith and then the faith of people from various social backgrounds – under different names and in different ways. This is what is being done by the enemy …
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On the occasion of 9 Dey, the day that the revolutionary people of the Islamic Republic came out on the streets to quash the green movement, Shaykh Alireza Panahian gave a speech at the shrine of Imam Reza (as) in Mashhad. Summary of Speech by Agha Panahian: 01. #Panahian: Basirah …
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The mother says something in Assyrian to her son and Alfred asks the Leader doubtfully, “Do you eat home-made cake?” When The Leader says, “Yes” an extreme happiness becomes apparent on the mother’s face…The Leader takes a piece of cake and says to others, “It is very delicious. Do you …
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with visiting head of the National Iraqi Alliance, Ammar Hakim, and the key members of the alliance in Tehran on Sunday, expressed satisfaction over the formation of the alliance among Iraq’s Shia groups. Describing the [formation of the] …
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The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday advised the theologians to promote revolutionary spirit and revolutionary ideals in the society. He made the remarks in a meeting with members of Association of Religious Students and Scholars of Qom Seminary. The Leader recalled the role of religious …
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