• Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir (pbuh)
    • uh) Our fifth Imam is Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S). He was the son of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (A.S). He was born in Medina in the year 57 A.H. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S) was the man of many qualities of greatness, reverence ...
    • Hajj
    • Wallpapers Abraham Builds the Ka'ba HAJJ , The duty of a M...
    • List of Events in History of Holy Mecca
    • It is considered the largest annual gathering of the human race. The Hajj pilgrimage is that supreme symbol of universal brotherhood, where class, color, race, language and all other outward differences give way to devotion to the One and Only Creator....
    • History of The Holy Mosque In Mecca
    • Mecca city in western Saudi Arabia, capital of Al-Hijaz in Hijaz province near Jiddah. The Muslims called the city "Umm al-Qora", meaning "Mother of Cities" deriving its sanctity from having been the birthplace of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H).....
    • Objectives Of Hajj
    • Far from the family and detached from worldly things, during the Hajj each worshipper has the chance to attend only to God and the performance of divine duties.....
    • Abraham Builds the Ka′ba
    • One time that Abraham (PBUH) went to Mecca, he told his son, "My dear son, Allah has commanded me to rebuild His Holy House, the Ka'ba." Ismail (PBUH) immediately declared his readiness to help Abraham (PB...
    • Imam javad (PBUH), Son of the prophet Mohammad
    • ammad Imam Muhammad Taqi (PBUH) the 9th infallible successor to the Prophet Muhammad was born in Medina. His Mother, '' Sabika ''  (Reyhane) was one of the most pious of women. Imam Muhammad al-jawad was brought up...
    • Islamic Legal Orthodoxy:
    • xy: Consensus and the Development of the Twelver Shiite Legal Madhhab Devin J. Stewart Product Details: ISBN: 0874805511 Format: Hardcover, 352pp Pub. Date: December 1997 Publish...
    • ĀD ('ĀD/ AAD)
    • The people of "Hud" were living in "Al-Ahqaaf" which means "the Dunes", and the historians said that it is located betweenYemen and Oman. They also said that Ᾱd’s people worshi...
    • Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law
    • Law Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century Rudolph Peters Universiteit van Amsterdam  (ISBN-10: 0521792266 | ISBN-13: 9780521792264) Rudolph Peters' book is about crimes and t...
    • Imam Rezas Regency
    • Immediately after setting the firm foundations of government and his becoming the sole caliph, Ma'moon, according to the tradition started by Mu'awiya who secured the oath of allegiance for his son Yazid to succeed hi...
    • The Miracles of Imam Reza
    • eza The Camel implored Imam Reza’s protection The following is an interview with Mr. Hussein Zadeh (one of the door-keepers of the Holy Shrine), who was the owner of this camel. He narrated the story, which happened ab...
    • Exegesis of Imam Reza
    • eza Imam Reza (PBUH) did not author a book on exegesis, but he explained the meanings of the verses about which he was questioned by others who wanted to know his views in their regard, and we will indicate here some...
    • Debates of Imam Reza with Scholars
    • ars On various occasions, Ma’moon tried to force Imam Reza (PBUH) into the arena of complex debates with various groups and creeds. He used to conduct scientific and intellectual sessions to which he invited giant th...
    • Collection of Revelation during the Prophet's Lifetime
    • During his last pilgrimage, at the sermon which he gave to the large gathering of Muslims, the Prophet said: 'I have left with you something which if you will hold fast to it you will never fall into error- a plain indicat...
    • Al-ZILZAL (The Earthquake)
    • ake) Name It is derived from the wordzilzal in the first verse. Period of Revelation Whether or not it was revealed atMecca or Medina, is disputed. Ibn Masud, 'Ata, Jabir, and Mjahid say that it is a Makki Surah and a sta...
    • Al-QADR (Power)
    • (Power) Name The Surah has been so designated after the word al-qadr in the very first verse. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani revelation is disputed. Abu Hayyan inAl-Bahr al-Muhti has made the claim th...
    • THE MASAHIF OF THE COMPANIONS
    • ONS There are numerous indications in the literature of hadith that several of the Companions of the Prophet had prepared their own written collections of the revelations. [Suyuti. Itqan, I, p 62] The best-known among thes...
    • Imam Jafar Sadiq
    • diq (83 A.H-148 A.H.) He was born inMedina in the year 83 A.H and he died in Rajab in the year 148 A.H. at the age of 65. He was buried in the cemetery of Baqi' alongside his father, his grandfather and his (great-grea...
    • Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms
    • rms (10) al-Hass al-'ᾱmm: A term used by al-Khawarizmi to denote common sense. See also al-hiss al-mushtarik. Has hiyatain: Lit. "two margins or limits"; technically the term denotes the doctrine of the p...
    • Al-BAYYINAH (Evidence)
    • nce) Name The Surah is so designated after the word al-bayyinah occurring at the end of the first verse. Period of Revelation Where it was revealed, atMecca or Madinah, is also disputed. Some commentators say it is a M...
    • Aristotelianism in Islamic philosophy
    • hy In Arabic, Aristotle was referred to by name as Aristutalis or, more frequently, Aristu, although when quoted he was often referred to by a sobriquet such as 'the wise man'. Aristotle was also generally known as the First...
    • Collection of Revelation during the Prophets Lifetime
    • time During his last pilgrimage, at the sermon which he gave to the large gathering of Muslims, the Prophet said: 'I have left with you something which if you will hold fast to it you will never fall into error- a plain in...
    • Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms
    • rms (9)  al-Jadal: The Arabic title given to Aristotle’s fifth book on logic, viz.Topica; seeTubiqa. Jiddah: The category of "state" or possession as one of the ten Aristotelian categories (al-maqulat al...
    • Brain Death in Islamic Jurisprudence
    • nce Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina University of Virginia Abstract Traditionally Islamic jurisprudence defines death as complete cessation of the heart or respiration. However, a further dimension has been added to this formul...
    • Al-ADIYAT (The Chargers)
    • gers) Name The Surah has been so entitled after the wordal 'adiyat with which it opens. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani Surah is disputed. Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say...
    • University of Indonesia
    • esia http://www.ui.ac.id/ HISTORY After the proclamation of independence on the 17th of August 1945, the Indonesian government has realized that education is of utmost important for progress so that a few day...
    • Eid ul Fitr
    • The first Eid was celebrated in 624 CE by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) with his friends and relatives after the victory of the battle of Badr. Muslims are not only celebrating the end of fasting, but...
    • Imam Khomeini International University
    • ity http://www.ikiu.ac.ir/ History The act of establishment of Iran Islamic international university was ratified in the session of Islamic consultative assembly on 9/Jan/1984 and was approved by guardian's council o...
    • Zayed University
    • ity http://www.zu.ac.ae/ Introduction ZayedUniversity was established in 1998 by the federal government of the United Arab Emirates to educate U.A.E. National women. It has campuses inAbu Dhabi and Dubai led by a si...
    • Imam Ali s Letter to Malik Ashtar
    • This script reads: "Ali Ibn Abi Talib, radiya' llah Ta'aala anhu wa-Karrama wajhahu." (Ali Bin Abi Talib, may God Almighty be pleased with him and honor him.) The script is Tawqi', structured into the shap...
    • Khadija
    • ija Wife of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (565 A.D. - 623 A.D.)   Khadija Kubra daughter of Khuwaylid belonged to the clan of Banu Hashim of the tribe of Banu Asad. She was a distant cousin of her husband the Me...
    • Al-Quds University
    • ity http://www.alquds.edu/ Jerusalem (Al-Quds) has played a central educational role throughout its history. In particular, its Muslim schools and faculties, built around the Noble Sanctuary and within the Old Cit...
    • Muhammad 'Abduh
    • (1849 in the Nile Delta area - July 11, 1905 near Alexandria) The Egyptian religious scholar, jurist, and liberal reformer, Muhammad `Abduh led a late 19th-century movement in Egypt and other Muslim countries to “mod...
    • AT-TIN (The Figtree)
    • ree) Name The Surah has been so named after the very First wordat-tin. Period of Revelation According to Qatadah, this Surah is Madani. Two different views have been reported from Ibn Abbas: first that it is a Makki Surah, ...
    • Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms
    • rms (8)  Tafṣil al-murakkab: The fallacy of division Taqabul: The relation of opposition between two concepts or states which cannot be asserted of a thing or an individual at the same time and in the same ...
    • Salt (/Salh: Prayer; in Persian: Namaz)
    • az) The word "salat" is derived from Syriac, or from Aramaic, where the root si' means to bow or bend, the Arabic verb salla, to perform the salat, is derived from the noun. The salat, one of the pillars of Isla...
    • State and Society in an Islamic System:
    • em: A Balanced, Reciprocal and Integrated Relationship Mohammad Abdul­‑Jabbar (1) It is a prime objective of Islam to establish a healthy and constructive relationship between the state (its government and authori...
    • International Institute for the Study of Islam
    • am in the Modern World (ISIM) http://www.isim.nl TheInternational Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) was founded by the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, and Utrecht University in ...
    • Alexandria University
    • ity http://www.alex.edu.eg/ Historical Background In 1938, the nucleus of the Alexandria University had its beginning in the form of two satellite faculties of Fouad 1 University. These were the faculties of ...
    • Woman Half-the-Man?
    • an? Crisis of Male Epistemology in Islamic Jurisprudence Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina University of Virginia Introduction Islamic sacred law, the Shari'a, has been regarded by Muslims as a perfect, divinely ordained religiou...