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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Prophet (Pbuh) said: Whoever marries and visits his relatives for the sake of God, God shall attend to him by placing a crown like that of the angels on his head. [Vasa'il, v.20, p.51, Al-i-Bayt Press] The Sincerity of One's Intentions These wise and important words have been reported on the authority of the Prophet (Pbuh): Whoever marries to please Allah and establish a family, God will adorn his head with the crown of…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Support: a need of all human beings. At times we forget, or do not know how, to support one another, whether it is our family, friends, or colleagues, or looking at today, our Ummah. Learning how to do something helps when we have role models or examples to follow. Let us look to our dear Lady Fatimah (peace be upon her), for she gave the best example on how to support one another. Today there…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Principles of Spirituality in the Family Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: Fear God: [Holy Quran: Maida 5:3] Spiritual Blessings Many blessings have been bestowed upon man by God to live a pure life, and only God knows the value of these blessings. Some of these blessings left for us are the intellect, the Quran, Prophethood, Imamat, religious scholars and the literature…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Islam and Racism By Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari The "Unity" is the basis of Islamic theology. and therefore "Unity" is the ground of its philosophy of society. All humanity is one; a great unit. Its individuals are members of one society incorporate, which is so comprehensive that it includes all differences within its oneness. The many find within the one that brotherhood, affection, friendliness and human blood-relationship which is of the essence. Hence distinctions do…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Our scholars - in following their Imams - state that the continuance of the acts of wudu is a condition for it being correct. The condition is that the previous part should not become dry - given the same time, place and health of the one performing the ablution - before completing the following part. The Shafi'is and Hanafis have stated that the muwalat is not prescribed; it is not a condition or obligatory, rather,…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – 1999. At the time of sunset on Eid ul fitr night (i.e. the night preceding Eid day), whoever is adult and sane and is neither unconscious, nor poor, nor the slave of another, he should give, on his own behalf as well as on behalf of all those who are his dependents, about three kilos per head of wheat or barley or dates or raisins or rice or millet etc. It is also sufficient if…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Mr. Kamaluddin's case underscores one of the fundamental value differences in business practice between Muslims and their counterparts in the West, namely, the ethical status of interest related transactions. Religious rulings related to the charging, paying and taking of interest in Islamic legal tradition have been at the center of ethical deliberations among Muslims for many centuries. Around the world, mainstream Islamic opinion continues to regard interest as an impediment to social justice. As a…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – 2603. There are certain conditions for the slaughtering of an animal. They are as follows:- 1. A person, a man or a woman, who slaughters an animal must be a Muslim. An animal can also be slaughtered by a Muslim child who is mature enough to distinguish between good and bad, but not by non-Muslims other than Ahle Kitab, or a person belonging to those sects who are classified as Kafir, like, Nawasib - the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – 2645. There are certain Mustahab rules to be observed while taking a meal; they are as follows: 1.       Washing both the hands before taking a meal. 2.       After taking a meal, one should wash one's hands, and dry them with a dry cloth. 3.       The host should begin eating first, and should also be the last to withdraw his hand. Before starting to take a meal, the host should wash his own hands first, and thereafter, the person…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Money today is any good that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts. Money also serves as a standard of value for measuring the relative worth of different goods and services and as a store of value. One can say that money is a form of standardised certificate of debt. Person A gives person B any good and person…