Understanding the Month of Glory Ahadith on Fasting A Message from the Holy Prophet (s) Imam Sajjad (a) Welcomes the Month of Ramadhan The Ramadhan Checklist An Attitude of Anticipation and Enthusiasm A Qur'an with a good translation A Donatio...

Understanding the Month of Glory Ahadith on Fasti...

Ramadhan Special The Excellence of the Holy Month of Ramadhan Shaikh Saduq relates from an authentic source that Imam Reza (A.S.) related from his ancestors, who related it from Ameerul Momineen Ali bin Abi Talib (A.S.) that latter said that one da...

Ramadhan Special The Excellence of the Holy Month...

Ramadhan Special The Excellence of theHoly Month of Ramadhan Sighting of the Moon Dua-e Iftitah Recommended Acts and Supplications for Sahari Recommended acts and Supplications for Iftar Aamaal for Laylatul Qadr Miscellaneous Recommended Du'as...

Ramadhan Special The Excellence of theHoly Month ...

The Period of Islamic Rennaisance The notable physicians during this period were as follows: Bukhtishu family of Physicians. The oldest amongst these was Jibrail Bukhtishu who was the Chief Physician at the Hospital in Jundishapur. He came from a C...

The Period of Islamic Rennaisance The notable phy...

Islamic Medicine by Husain F.Nagamia Introduction Considerable confusion exists in literature regarding the definition of 'Islamic Medicine'. This is mainly because each author that writes about 'Islamic Medicine' is actually writing about an asp...

Islamic Medicine by Husain F.Nagamia Introducti...

Islamic Medicine by Husain F.Nagamia Introduction Prophetic Medicine Definition Historical Background Hospitals during the Islamic era The great physicians of Islamic Medicine The Period of Islamic Rennaisance The Period of Islamic Epoch T...

Islamic Medicine by Husain F.Nagamia Introducti...

Religion and Physical Care As religion has its moral, spiritual and mental programme and plans, it similarly has its exact and complete program for taking care of the body and meeting its physical and instinctive needs. This bodily care is in harmon...

Religion and Physical Care As religion has its mo...

The Spiritual Mission of Religion Man's relations to the realm of matter and nature, placing his interests exclusively on them, confining his consciousness and feelings to their narrow field, and moulding everyday behaviour and tendencies according ...

The Spiritual Mission of Religion Man's relations...

Man's Need For Religion Man's Need For Religion Ever since the history of mankind began, man has been practicing different forms of worship and piety. There was no nation on the earth unattached to a religion and performing its rites in one way or...

Man's Need For Religion Man's Need For Religion ...

Man's Need For Religion Man's Need For Religion 1. The Natural Proof 2. The Scientific Proof 3. The Historical Proof 4. The Objective Proof Mind's Need for Religion The Spiritual Mission of Religion The Role of Religion in the Psychological a...

Man's Need For Religion Man's Need For Religion ...

Chapter 12 : Negative Considerations An examination of the Christian scriptures from an Islamic point of view has, as a side issue, thrown grave doubts on the Biblical roots of such Christian doctrines as the Trinity, the deity of Jesus, and his dea...

Chapter 12 : Negative Considerations An examinati...

Chapter 11 : The Bible as Islamic Scripture At this point the basic issues of Islam have been examined in the light of the Bible. It is appropriate to change points of view. Rather than beginning with the beliefs and practices of Islam as such, and ...

Chapter 11 : The Bible as Islamic Scripture At th...

Chapter 10 : Marriage The subject of marriage as such, the practice of polygamy to the extent of up to four wives, and the practice of timed or temporary marriage in Islam have come under fire from outside observers. It is of utmost interest to note...

Chapter 10 : Marriage The subject of marriage as ...

Chapter 6 : Fasting Both Tabataba'i (243-245) and Ali (1988:117a-118a) describe Islamic fasting in the same terms. It consists essentially of making the intention to fast, abstaining from food, drink, sexual intercourse and some other pleasures duri...

Chapter 6 : Fasting Both Tabataba'i (243-245) and...

Chapter 5 : Prayer Both Tabataba'i (237-244) and Ali (1988:110a-117a) give detailed description of Islamic prayer or salaat. They are agreed on the principles and details. There are five compulsory prayers in the day, arranged on three occasions: on...

Chapter 5 : Prayer Both Tabataba'i (237-244) and ...

Chapter 4 : Purity Islamic purity practices are described in some detail in Tabataba'i pages 228ff. Ali (1988:109a, 110a) defines the matter in precisely the same way. The ablutions of Islam are of three basic types: dry ablutions under special circ...

Chapter 4 : Purity Islamic purity practices are d...

3. The Kings We have seen how the concept of the Imamate has developed in the Bible. The basic ideas appear from the beginning. These are the witness of the one, universal God; the practical, authoritative application of verbal legislation; the expe...

3. The Kings We have seen how the concept of the ...

2. The Judges We have seen some aspects of the lives of the Patriarchs that do not immediately meet the eye. An example of this is the fact that according to the Bible, Noah's death is dated in the fifty-eighth year of Abraham. Some readers of Genes...

2. The Judges We have seen some aspects of the li...

Chapter 3 : Divine Guidance The Islamic principle of divine guidance appears in detail in Tabataba'i 123ff. Ali (1988:84a) defines it briefly. "The khilafat-e-Ilahia was the apostleship and after the conclusion of the apostleship with the Holy Prop...

Chapter 3 : Divine Guidance The Islamic principle...

Unitarian Answers to Trinitarian claims Trinitarian claim: The New Testament clearly presents Christ as God. The names applied to Christ in the New Testament are such that they could properly be applied only to one who was God. For example, Jesus is...

Unitarian Answers to Trinitarian claims Trinitari...

Chapter 2 : God Ali (1988:76a-79a) presents an Islamic concept of God. He expresses this in eight positive metaphysical attributes and eight negative ones. The positive attributes are Qadir, the Almighty; Aalim, the All-Knowing; Mudrik, the EverPerc...

Chapter 2 : God Ali (1988:76a-79a) presents an Is...