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The Economic Reason Another reason given for the modest dress is that they have said that the modest dress developed because of economics, and of course, it was to exploit women. to refer to the fact that they say the modest dress relates to the era ...

The Economic Reason Another reason given for the m...

The difference between men and women according to Imam Ali (AS) from the psychological perspective One of the important principles which should be considered about women and therefore, one should refer to Imam Ali (AS), is the physical- psychological...

The difference between men and women according to ...

Before we begin our discussion, it is necessary to look at the meaning of the word hijab which is used in our age to refer to a woman's covering. This word gives the sense of 'covering' because it refers to a veil or a means of 'covering'. Perhaps it...

Before we begin our discussion, it is necessary to...

More than a hundred thousand people in Turkey have staged a demonstration in the Turkish southeastern city of Diyarbakir in protest to the government’s Hijab ban. Demonstrators called for the freedom to wear Islamic hijab, urging the government to g...

More than a hundred thousand people in Turkey have...

Nobel laureate Tawakkul Karman has said the rights of Muslim women who wear the hijab must be respected and Turkish women MPs should be allowed to wear the Islamic headscarf in the parliament building, Press TV reports. The Yemeni activist made the r...

Nobel laureate Tawakkul Karman has said the rights...

An Iranian Muslim girl has reportedly come under attack in Britain after refusing to remove her hijab amid a new wave of Islamophobia in Western countries. The incident occurred on Wednesday when London resident Zahra Kazemi Saleh was attacked by fou...

An Iranian Muslim girl has reportedly come under a...

A medical clinic in Dallas, Texas has sparked controversy after saying a Muslim doctor applying for a job cannot wear her headscarf if hired. Dr. Hena Zaki of Plano, Texas said Friday that she was shocked to find a no-hat policy at the CareNow clini...

A medical clinic in Dallas, Texas has sparked cont...

Mashad is the capital of Khorasan province in the North East of Iran, 892 km away from Tehran. It is located at the altitude of 985 Meter occupying an area of 204 sq. Km. and has a population of about 1.5 million. Mashad grew from a small village cal...

Mashad is the capital of Khorasan province in the ...

Hamza ibne Qahtabah, the Abbasid army commander who had led the war against the Ommayids was appointed by Mansur and Al-Mahdi, the Abbasid caliphs as the Governor of Khorasan. He made a big garden between Noughan and Sanadan and erected a palace whic...

Hamza ibne Qahtabah, the Abbasid army commander wh...

The modern city of Samarra is situated on the bank of the river Tigris some sixty miles from the city of Baghdad. The city is of outstanding importance because of its two shrines. The golden dome on one shrine was presented by Nasr al-Din Shah and co...

The modern city of Samarra is situated on the bank...

The historian Ibn Kuluwayh mentioned that those who buried Imam Husayn (a.s.), made a special and rigid construction with signs above the grave. Higher and bigger constructions above the grave started during the ruling of Al-Saffah, but Harun al-Rash...

The historian Ibn Kuluwayh mentioned that those wh...

Anyone approaching Baghdad from the north or the west will be impressed by the sight of the four golden minarets at Kadhmayn, the Shrine of the Two Imams, Imam Musa al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad, peace be upon them. They are respectively ...

Anyone approaching Baghdad from the north or the w...

Abu al-Fadl Abbas, peace be upon him, was the brother of Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husayn (a.s.) and the standard-bearer of Imam Husayn (a.s.) in the Battle of Karbala. He is well known in history for his valour, loyalty and similarity to his father...

Abu al-Fadl Abbas, peace be upon him, was the brot...

There are many opinions among different investigators, as to the origin of the word "Karbala". Some have pointed out that "Karbala" has a connection to the "Karbalato" language, while others attempt to derive the meaning of word "Karbala" by analysin...

There are many opinions among different investigat...

Umar bin Jubair describes al-Baqi as he saw it during his travel to Madina, saying "Al-Baqi is situated to the east of Madina. You enter it through the gate known as the gate of al-Baqi. As you enter, the first grave you see on your left is that of S...

Umar bin Jubair describes al-Baqi as he saw it dur...

Unlike any other city, Karbala has its named engraved in the memory of generations, and in the expanse of the Muslim world ... Believers remember that name with sorrow and distress, for they remember the history of the master of all martyrs, Imam Hus...

Unlike any other city, Karbala has its named engra...

The Ottoman Empire had added to the splendor of Madina and Makkah by building religious structures of great beauty and architectural value. Richard Burton, who visited the holy shrines in 1853 AD disguised as an Afghan Muslim and adopting the Muslim ...

The Ottoman Empire had added to the splendor of Ma...

- Al-Mualla graveyard in Makkah which includes the grave of Sayyida Khadija bint Khuwailid (a.s) , wife of the Prophet (s), the grave of Amina bint Wahab, mother of the Prophet (s), the grave of Abu Talib, father of Imam Ali (a.s) , and the grave of ...

- Al-Mualla graveyard in Makkah which includes the...

The Wahhabis believed that visiting the graves and the shrines of the Prophets, the Imams, or the saints was a form of idolatry and totally un-Islamic. Those who did not conform with their belief were killed and their property was confiscated. Since ...

The Wahhabis believed that visiting the graves and...

Literally "al-Baqi" means a tree garden. It is also known as "Jannat al-Baqi" due to its sanctity, since in it are buried many of our Prophet's relatives and companions. The first companion buried in al-Baqi was Uthman b. Madhoon who died on the 3rd ...

Literally "al-Baqi" means a tree garden. It is als...

The visit of Prophet Abraham and Isaac and Abraham's prediction and desire to buy the Valley of Peace. Those who have visited Najaf will remember vividly that to the north and east of the town there are acres of graves and myriads of domes of various...

The visit of Prophet Abraham and Isaac and Abraham...