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Despite their variety, the two groups of Qur'anic verses mentioned above show that man's actions have two aspects. One aspect concerns man himself, in that he has the option and the will to do whatever he wants. This is clear from the many Qur'anic v...

Despite their variety, the two groups of Qur'anic ...

The Third Spurious Argument: VISITING THE SHRVINES OF THE PROPHETS, IMAMS AND SAINTS Some people accuse the Shias of believing that it is permissible to visit the shrines of the Prophets, Imams and saints, building them, to seek blessings through the...

The Third Spurious Argument: VISITING THE SHRVINES...

Some verses ascribe creational guidance to Allah the Almighty. There is seventy-eight such verses. Allah says, "These are they whom Allah has guided; therefore, follow their guidance." (6:90) Such verses show that the source of guidance is Allah, pra...

Some verses ascribe creational guidance to Allah t...

The Second Spurious Argument: CONSTRAINT AND FREE WILL Some people find a problem with the Shias in that they believe neither in constraint nor in free will but that they adopt an interpretation in between and that they refute the Ash'arite concept o...

The Second Spurious Argument: CONSTRAINT AND FREE ...

The First Spurious Argument: Some people spuriously criticize the Shia for saying that it is impossible to see Allah whether in this world or in the Afterlife, and they quote some prophetic traditions saying that Allah can be seen in the Afterlife. T...

The First Spurious Argument: Some people spuriousl...

Faith in Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful, is an intrinsic part of the innate human nature. Thus, man inevitably reaches out to Allah and has no other means to satiate the God-Seeking or Truth-Seeking urge of his nature. One of the most inval...

Faith in Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful,...

6. Use Exaggeration. Why does a baseball batter warm up by swinging two or three bats? Why do runners sometimes strap lead weights to their legs? In both cases, exaggeration during practice makes the final result seem easy. This concept can be applie...

6. Use Exaggeration. Why does a baseball batter wa...

With the modernization of society, satellites have become more popular and capitalist states have tried to take advantage of this device in accordance to their imperialistic goals in other societies. In the age of communication, colonialism has taken...

With the modernization of society, satellites have...

1. Study in Short, Frequent Sessions. It has been proven that short bursts of concentration repeated frequently are much more effective than one long session. So, even if you only have 10 minutes, DO IT. Take a break. Then study another 10 minutes. T...

1. Study in Short, Frequent Sessions. It has been ...

What an insight Fatima (peace be upon her) had! What a great view and outlook she had! What a home she made, and what great children she educated; the children, who set a good example for humanity and took the responsibility of a great historic missi...

What an insight Fatima (peace be upon her) had! Wh...

Fatima (peace be upon her) was endangering her life, because she had disturbed their repose with her own objections and anger. She objected to the Caliph’s status, their unjust actions, their selfishness, Omma anxiety and disunity, their wrong bases,...

Fatima (peace be upon her) was endangering her lif...

As she lay dying, it is supposed that Fatima (peace be upon her) remembered all her past and analyzed the file of her life once again at the night of her death: -She remembered her childhood, sitting near her father, dusting her father’s head and fac...

As she lay dying, it is supposed that Fatima (peac...

With no shadow of doubt, Fatima (peace be upon her) the first martyr of Islam after the Prophet’s demise. She sacrified herself to the way of Allah and religion. As Imam Sadeq (a.s) stated, “She received severe blows on her body for the defense of Al...

With no shadow of doubt, Fatima (peace be upon her...

Here, regardless of emotion, it must be stated that Fatima (peace be upon her) was oppressed, and there was no intention to win Allah’s pleasure in the Caliphs’ act, because: -Abubakr recited “Maasher ul-Anbia” Hadith, and it was not authentic, and t...

Here, regardless of emotion, it must be stated tha...

She made a speech and invited the people to Allah, praised the Peophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) and his prophetic mission, spoke about the materialism and Zakat, etc. Then, she listened to whatever Abubakr said. Abubakr expressed an un...

She made a speech and invited the people to Allah,...

The Fadak issue is having two-dimensions: Economic and political. They usurped Fadak from Fatima (peace be upon her) for different reasons, and one of them was to impoverish Ali and Fatima (peace be upon them), because they spent the income of Fadak ...

The Fadak issue is having two-dimensions: Economic...

Fadak was a piece of land that was reached to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) by the Jews with no war or bloodshed in the 7th year of Hijrat; on the other hand, the Jews had granted it to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his des...

Fadak was a piece of land that was reached to the ...

During her short life, especially in the last three months of her life, Fatima (peace be upon her) had a great jihad, an effective and vital jihad; a jihad which has been unique in the history of women’s lives, and due to this fact, it has been regis...

During her short life, especially in the last thre...

Fatima (peace be upon her) did not live according to the norms, accepted by the society. She always felt a thorn in her eyes and was tormented by it, as the thorn that her husband felt in his eyes, and that was the poisonous thorn of the Caliphs’ arr...

Fatima (peace be upon her) did not live according ...

Fatima (peace be upon her) was a responsible and duteous woman, believing that she was not able to think of herself alone and lead a life for her own sake, because Islamic Omma belongs to all and regards all people as the members of one body. She had...

Fatima (peace be upon her) was a responsible and d...

She is the wife of the greatest man in the history, and has got a great spiritual power to support him; to be his confidant, his consolleur, and the supporter of his esteem, dignity, and position. When Ali (peace be upon him) was going to jihad, it w...

She is the wife of the greatest man in the history...