1. Knowledge of the incidents, events, circumstances, and condi­tions of people living in the past in relation to the present conditions and circumstances. All situations, conditions, events, and episodes which take place belong to the present, t...

1. Knowledge of the incidents, events, circumstanc...

The literal meaning of shi 'ah is follower and supporter, and only when accompanied by a qualifier that does it signify the followers of a certain person. During the days when the word was used only in its common literal sense it was usually used alo...

The literal meaning of shi 'ah is follower and sup...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako, ni tarjuma ya kitabu cha Kiarabu kwa jina la: kilichoandikwa na Sheikh Ja'far al-Subhani. Sisi tumekiita: "Udhuu kwa mtazamo wa Qur'ani na Sunnah" Kitabu hiki kinahusu Udhuu. Udhuu ni tendo la kunawa (kutawadha) kish...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako, ni tarjuma ya kit...

In The Name of God, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” - Nikos Kazantzakis “Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord.” - 1 Chron [16:10] “Guide me in Your tru...

In The Name of God, The Most Beneficent, The Most ...

On the morning of a sunny day in winter of Rajab 1416 A.H. (January 1995), the aircraft took off with me on board towards London, the capital of Britain. When the aircraft moved from the east to the west, from the land of sunshine to the capital of ...

On the morning of a sunny day in winter of Rajab 1...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako ni tarjuma ya kitabu cha Kiingereza kiitwacho International Jew. Sisi tumekiita, Myahudi wa Kimataifa. Kitabu hiki, Myahudi wa Kimataifa ni matokea ya tume iliyoundwa na Henry Ford wa Kwanza na kuchapishwa kwa mara ya...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako ni tarjuma ya kita...

Kitabu hiki kimerudiwa kimechapishwa tena kwa ruhusa ya waandishi, ili kuafikiana na Kongamano la Kilimwengu la Umoja wa Mataifa dhidi ya Ubagazi wa Rangi, (United Nations World Conference against Racism) ambalo lilitegemewa kufanyika katika jiji la ...

Kitabu hiki kimerudiwa kimechapishwa tena kwa ruhu...

Utangulizi Ingawaje Qur’an Tukufu inatujulisha vya kutosha kuhusu Jannat (Peponi ) na Jahannam ( Motoni ), vile vile tunapata habari zaidi kutoka Ahadith Qudsi zilizoletwa na Malaika Jibraili a.s. kwa Mtume Muhammad s.a.w.w. ambaye ananakiliwa na Im...

Utangulizi Ingawaje Qur’an Tukufu inatujulisha vy...

Have you not considered how Allah sets forth a parable of a good word (being) like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches are in heaven? We present the dear reader this collection of sayings of the Holy Quran, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (...

Have you not considered how Allah sets forth a par...

Au Nom de Dieu, le Clément, le Miséricordieux Qu'Allah, le Très-Haut, le Seigneur des mondes, soit glorifié, et que la paix soit sur Muhammad et sur ses Descendants Elus, qui nous ont montré le Droit Chemin vers la...

Au Nom de Dieu, le Clément, le Misér...

This is the first part of Martyr Murtada Mutahhari's book Society and History (Jami`e wa tarikhh), which is itself a part of his important work Introduction to the Islamic World Outlook (Muqaddameh'i bar jahan bini ye Islami) 1 In this section on so...

This is the first part of Martyr Murtada Mutahhari...

, the well-known bibliographical book on works written by Shi'i authors from the earliest times to the contemporary era, was an eminent contemporary scholar. His other writings include, Tabaqat a'lam al-Shi'ah (a biographical work on eminent Shi'i sc...

, the well-known bibliographical book on works wri...

Dr. Miyad was half asleep when the telephone rang. She struggled between sleep's powerful domination and her duty to answer the phone. It rang insistently until she finally answered it, as she knew she must. It was after mid night. An urgent case on...

Dr. Miyad was half asleep when the telephone rang....

The love of the family of the Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w) and his family, his ahl al-bayt, Allah's peace and blessings be upon them, is something common amongst all Muslims. After all, Allah commanded His final Prophet(s.a.w) to tell the Muslims: “Say: ...

The love of the family of the Prophet Muhammad(s.a...

In the name of Allah, the Most High. Salawat upon Muhammad, the last of the Prophets, and his immaculate progeny. Six months after my release from the fateful detention in Iraq under Saddam's Ba'thist regime, I sat down to write my experience. When ...

In the name of Allah, the Most High. Salawat upon ...

In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful People have increasingly been, for quite some time, demanding to get the series of “The Islamic School” out, and the dear readers have been insisting that I must issue a new series for them....

In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most ...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako, ni tarjuma ya kitabu cha Kiarabu kwa jina la: "Al-Qabdh Baina ‘l-Bid’ah wa‘s-Sunnah" Sisi tumekiita: "Je, Kufunga Mikono Ni Bidaa au Sunna? Kwenye Sala." Kitabu hiki, "Je, Kufunga Mikono Ni Bidaa au Sunna? Kwenye Sala...

Kitabu kilichoko mikononi mwako, ni tarjuma ya kit...

Cavillers attempted to generate doubt using hadiths on khums through misleading objections. Below are five hadiths on khums, each including the disputants’ objections and clarifications of their false ideas. Some have objected the following hadith o...

Cavillers attempted to generate doubt using hadith...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Noble Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said: مَنْ حَفِظَ عَـلـى أُمَّتِـي أَرْبَعِينَ حَدِيثًا يَـنْتَفِعُونَ بِهَا بَعَـثَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقِيه...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most ...

The Meaning of Theocracy The concept of theocracy or the sovereignty of God, admittedly, would sound strange and remote in a society as today's. Centuries and ages have passed without such ideas and concepts making any impres­sion on the minds o...

The Meaning of Theocracy The concept of theocracy...

Before taking up this proof it may be necessary to consider the problem of causality as a prerequisite; for understanding the argu­ment of contingency and necessity is difficult without understand­ing causality. Principle of Causality One o...

Before taking up this proof it may be necessary to...