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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Ali Awaz Aseeri, the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon said since his arrival to the country he has had contacts with all political groups. He added that he has continued connections with Hezbollah in various forms and the differences of opinion between two sides are not troublesome. He stressed that the shared views between Hezbollah and Saudi embassy are more than the differences. The Saudi envoy pointed to friendly contacts with Hezbollah and said he…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – According to Shia News, Sheikh Ja’afar Ibrahimi the distinguished Iraqi Shia scholar, yesterday in a speech condemned the use of ‘Safawiyyeh (Persian dynasty)’ for political and media attack on Shia Islam. He added that if ‘Safawiyyeh’ means adhering to principles of Ahlul Bait (members of the Prophet’s household) then I am a Safawide. He condemned the abuse of tribal slogans in religious debates and said that Islam is against divisions based on tribes and…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – In an exclusive interview with Shafaqna, the Iraqi ambassador to Lebanon, Omar Barzangi stressed the need for all Muslims to consider Imam Ali (AS) as the point of agreement between themselves. He said the reason for this is due to the fact that all Muslims realise the lofty position of Imam Ali (AS) and acknowledge the two narrations from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) which say I am the city of knowledge and Ali…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani said in Qom, it is necessary for Muslim to pay particular attention to issues such as Ghadeer and Saghifeh and the  relationship between the two as well as the reasons behind the deviations in Islam. He added that the issue of the leadership in Islamic society follows the leaderships of the Prophet (PBUH) and the Ahlul Bait. The Prophet (PBUH) in the big gathering in Ghadeer introduced Hazrat Ali…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Abdolmonem Shahat, the spokesman for Alexandria’s Salafi Movement in Egypt has said that we are tired of the excuses by the Muslim Brotherhood regarding establishing relations with Shias. He also claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood intends to hand us over to Shias which is unacceptable. According to Al-Fajr News Association, Shahat claimed those who think our objection to the normalisation of relations with Iran is a political bargaining should go to the elders of…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani’s view regarding paying the Khoms on the assets/capital is explained as follows. No need to pay Khoms on the capital/assets that is needed by a person to generate income for a decent life. This means, a person can add his/her income to the assets/capital, as well as save other capital for future expenses. But if paying Khoms of the capital will bring no problems to a person’s livelihood, must…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maleki warned against his country’s division based on tribalism. According to Al-Ahd News Association, in a conference, Maleki spoke about the demands of some groups for formation of Shia and Sunni regions in Iraq. Maleki warned against such moves and warned that these acts may lead to breakdown of Iraq into tribal areas. He added that all of us should feel responsible and be aware of the plots which threaten…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – In an exclusive interview with Shafaqna, Dr Hossain Royvaran a Middle East expert pointed to the events of past two years particularly the Islamic awakening in the region and said that the uprisings against some regimes led to re-arrangement of the political scene. The West started a kind of offensive against these uprisings by magnifying the internal problems as well as differences between Shia and Sunni in the region. He cautioned against political problems…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Sheikh Othman Batikh, the Tunisian Mufti asked the Tunis media to arrange a weekly television programme to review all Fatwas (religious decrees) which are broadcasted by Arab satellite channels in order to save the society from the chaos. The Tunis Mufti suggested starting these programmes from the two official channels in the country. In a radio talk, Sheikh Batikh said we want the society to be immune from the chaos of Fatwas till common…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Grand Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani said that creatures of Allah (SWT) are deprived from understanding Hazrat Fatima (AS). He pointed to a narration from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) as reported by Sheikh Sadoogh and explained that the light of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS) was created before the creation of skies and the earth. On the occasion of the martyrdom of hazrat Zahra (AS), the Grand Ayatollah Vahid said when Imam Ali (AS) was…