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Another issue in which the Qur’an and the Bible disagree is the issue of women bearing witness. It is true that the Qur’an has instructed the believers dealing in financial transactions to get two male witnesses or one male and two females: “…and cal...

Another issue in which the Qur’an and the Bible di...

Jewish laws and regulations concerning menstruating women are extremely restrictive. The Old Testament considers any menstruating woman as unclean and impure. Moreover, her impurity "infects" others as well. Anyone or anything she touches becomes unc...

Jewish laws and regulations concerning menstruatin...

The difference between the Biblical and the Qur’anic conceptions of women is not limited to the newly born female, it extends far beyond that. Let us compare their attitudes towards a female trying to learn her religion. The heart of Judaism is the T...

The difference between the Biblical and the Qur’an...

Among the spiritual punishments is also that of living with Satans and with all other hell dwellers. While the people of paradise will enjoy one another's company. The hell dwellers will abhor one another and they will be hating one another strongly....

Among the spiritual punishments is also that of li...

Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons in Nahjul Balagha : "(O Lord!) I believe You are pure and clean of all those things which are not fitting Your greatness. You are the Creator of all the creation and You are, in the sight of Your creation, the Ow...

Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons in Nahjul Ba...

It is mentioned in traditions that the people of hell will be given the punishment of hunger so that they will willy-nilly eat the fruit of the Zaqqoom. Thereafter they will be made to taste the chastisement of thirst so they may drink more and more ...

It is mentioned in traditions that the people of h...

Since the greatest physical bounty in paradise are houries the Holy Quran makes a mention of them on various occasions. The houri is called a houri because it denotes a female having a fair body and Ten' means a large-eyed lady. As both these special...

Since the greatest physical bounty in paradise are...

Another explanation of Araaf is that it is a wall, which will be erected between people of paradise and people of hell on Sirat as mentioned in Surah Al Hadid. The Lord of the Universe says: (0 My Dear Messenger!) On that Day, you will see the Faithf...

Another explanation of Araaf is that it is a wall,...

Explaining the Holy Verse: And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him? (89:23) The Holy Prophet is reported to have said, "On the Day of Resurrection, hell will be brought f...

Explaining the Holy Verse: And hell is made to app...

The Lord of the universe has reserved a place in the Hereafter for those people who leave this world with fear of God in their heart. There, God has kept innumerable and unimaginably tasteful things for the righteous befitting that highest host. To g...

The Lord of the universe has reserved a place in t...

The Imam (a.s.) said, "All right. Since you insist so much, I am praying to Almighty Allah. If He wills, He will return the Haji to this world." After a short time, the Imam smiled and said, "God has answered my prayer and He has returned the Haji to...

The Imam (a.s.) said, "All right. Since you insist...

One more station in the very first valley, which has been mentioned in many Sunni and Shia narrations, is the Wilayat of Ali (a.s.). In commentaries like that of Thalabi, the explanation of verse : And stop them; (37:24) Is shown as: Stop them! They ...

One more station in the very first valley, which h...

It is written in Mustadrak of Noori that according to what is mentioned in Anwaar-ul-Maziyyah (by Syed Gayasuddin Najafi, a Shia jurisprudent and a famous scholar among Imamiyah): In our village situated near Hilla there lived a man named Muhammad bi...

It is written in Mustadrak of Noori that according...

And most surely those who do not believe in the hereafter are deviating from the way. (23:74) Sirat too is one of the things belief in which is obligatory and it is one of the Essentials of Faith. So one must have an overall faith in it. The literal ...

And most surely those who do not believe in the he...

Owner of the Liwaul Hamd flag and the praised position (Maqam-eMahmood) One of the stations of Qiyamat will also be that of appearance of the grandeur and greatness of Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad (a.s.). Liwaul Hamd means the flag the high s...

Owner of the Liwaul Hamd flag and the praised posi...

It is mentioned at many places in the Holy Quran that the Messengers and the communities will be asked, Most certainly then We will question those to whom (the apostles) were sent, and most certainly We will also question the apostles; (7:6) The mess...

It is mentioned at many places in the Holy Quran t...

At the said Maqam-e-Mahmood, the most beautiful angel will come to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and salute him and say, "I am Rizwan, the keeper of paradise." Then he will submit the keys of paradise to the Holy Prophet. Thereafter a very fearsome and...

At the said Maqam-e-Mahmood, the most beautiful an...

The mosque in which one was praying regularly with a sincere and zealous heart will be, on the Day of Judgement, be brought in the form of a saddle to the grave of that person and he will be made to ride thereon and thus he will be carried to Paradis...

The mosque in which one was praying regularly with...

There arises a question that when, in the realm of Qiyamat, there will be no day or night, in the absence of the sun and the moon, then what is the meaning of 'The Day of Judgement'? Why is it called a Day? The answer is: We call that part of time a ...

There arises a question that when, in the realm of...

When God will intend to bring forth Resurrection, the first thing to happen will be the blowing of the Trumpet as described earlier. God of the Universe mentions this several times in the Holy Quran : And the trumpet shall be blown, so all those that...

When God will intend to bring forth Resurrection, ...

All of us say that God is Bountiful and Generous (Kareem). Quite true. But if we really consider Him bountiful then why do we not regard Him so in the worldly (material) matters. Why do we make so much strenuous efforts in the worldly affairs, especi...

All of us say that God is Bountiful and Generous (...