The UNGA and HRC resolutions on promoting interreligious dialogue does not have this power, as states’ internal rules are not derived from UNGA resolutions.Yet, UNGA texts do have an important…
Quran
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Printed most likely towards the end of the 19th Century on nearly 900 pages, a miniature Quran, considered one of the smallest in the world, has been preciously kept by…
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SHAFAQNA- Ahlulbayt TV presents: Quran with friends- Episode 6: How do you end up in Hellfire?!
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By: Mohammad Sobhanie Rewards of Righteous بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم بِخَيْرٍ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَانٌ…
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There is nothing holy in plunder and destruction of one’s place of worship, neither today nor it was in past. Our immediate past governed by modern, secular law as well…
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Unique Features of the Quran: Commentary on the Quran (Chapter 3:3-4) By: Mohammad Sobhanie
by Abbas Adilبِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنجِيلَ ﴿٣﴾ مِن قَبْلُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَنزَلَ الْفُرْقَانَ ۗ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ…
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The Right of Soul: Commentary on Imam al-Sajjad’s (A.S) Treaties of Right By Mohammad Sobhanie. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَأَمَّا حَقُّ نَفْسِكَ عَلَيْكَ فَأَنْ تَسْتَوْفِيَهَا فِي طَاعَةِ اللهِ فَتُؤَدّي إلَى…
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Finally, the appointed moment arrived, the moment which had been foretold by previous Prophets (PBUH) to their followers. At the age of 40, the orphan son of Abdullah attained the…
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Oppressed… Suppressed… Caged… Feared… Incompetent… Dominated… Will I ever be able to break these stereotypes? Yes, I do wear hijab, yet have attributes diametrically opposite of these. And I cultivated…
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The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in the holy Quran
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The Right of Allah (SWT): Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) treaties of right by Mohammad Sobhanie. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ فأَمَّا حَقُّ اللهِ الأَكْبَرُ فَإنَّكَ تَعْبُدُهُ لا تُشْرِكُ بهِ شَيْئاً،…
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The Right of Allah (SWT): Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) treaties of right by Mohammad Sobhanie. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ فأَمَّا حَقُّ اللهِ الأَكْبَرُ فَإنَّكَ تَعْبُدُهُ لا تُشْرِكُ بهِ شَيْئاً،…
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا جَاء نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ (1) وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا(2) فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا(3) In The Name of Allah (SWT),…
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (1) اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ (2) لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ (3) وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ (4) In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent,…
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Abd Al-Azim Al-Hassani (AS), a descendant of Imam Hassan (AS), was a companion of Imam Al-Hadi (AS) and the compiler of a book containing sermons of the Commander of the…
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The Abbasid Caliph, Ma’mun, wrote to Imam Ridha (AS) asking him to explain the basic tenets of Islam to him. In response, the Imam (AS) wrote a short treatise. We…
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According to reports, an Uyghur woman abducted from her home in China’s Xinjiang region in the middle of the night more than four years ago was sentenced to 14 years…
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ(1) مَلِكِ النَّاسِ(2) إِلَهِ النَّاسِ(3) مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ(4) الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ(5) مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ(6) القرآن الکریم، السوره ٱلنَّاس In…
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Shafaqna English presents: Holy Quran, Surah 114 (An-Nas).
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The Holy Quran names Jesus Christ (AS) as an ethical role model and uses special phrases to describe him that are not used for anybody else, says an Iranian Muslim…
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SHAFAQNA- Shafaqna English presents: Jesus Christ (AS) in the Holy Quran
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The person who is totally certain about the Day of Judgment, and practices religion and the Quranic Decrees such as performing Salaat/Salaah which is the pillar of the religion and…
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A brief study of the history of religions and sects would reveal that all the sects of Islam were produced as the result of theological debates that took place in…
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The Christian journal of social ethics devoted its July-September 2008 number to “Islam in Britain: challenge and opportunity”. The following article was written by Chris Hewer. It explores some of…
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Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent to establish a community based on moral principles, and in doing so, he set out to perfect people’s ethics. All of the Prophet’s activities were…
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The Battle of Karbala in which Imam Hussain (A.S) rose up against the Umayyad Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiyah is replete with moral lessons laid out in the Quran. Imam Hussain’s…
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Islam means submission to God and obedience to Him. For God, anyone who believes in his religion during the rule of any divine religion and submits to divine providence is…
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During the long summer evenings, I like to spend time in my garden watching different insects and animals foraging for their daily livelihood. And bees are my favorite. I like…
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Shia answers: What is Islam and how is it proved that belief in Islam is the true faith?
by Abbas AdilIslam in the general sense means submission to God and in its specific meaning is the last heavenly religion. Islam is introduced in the Quran as the last monotheistic religion…
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The Month of Ramadhan has been aptly named the spring of the Quran. During this month, believers set aside more time than usual to understand the word of Allah (SWT),…