Muharram Majalis 2018
As with every year, AIM is holding Muharram Majalis in the English language and we are honoured to that we will have another opportunity to serve the believers in the first 10 days of Muharram. We are pleased to announce that Shaykh Salim Yusufali will be joining us from Canada ...
Read More »Why do so many Muslim Women Cover their Heads with a Scarf?
Why do so many Muslim women cover their heads with a scarf? The act of covering one’s hair by Muslim females is an integral part of the larger concept of Hijab. Hijab, in essence, is the notion of displaying a sense of modesty in dress and demeanour. Modesty and ...
Read More »Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said,
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): علَيكُم بِإتيانِ المَساجِدِ؛ فإنّها بُيوتُ اللّهِ في الأرضِ ، ومَن أتاها مُتَطَهِّراً طَهَّرَهُ اللّهُ مِن ذُنوبِهِ وكُتِبَ مِن زُوّارِهِ فَأكثِرُوا فيها مِن الصَّلاةِ والدُّعاءِ. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘It is incumbent upon you to attend the mosques, for verily they are the houses of Allah ...
Read More »What Does Tayammum Mean?
What Does Tayammum Mean? Tayammum is the Islamic term for “dry ablution”. This is the type of ablution performed when clean water is not readily available, or it is not feasible for a person to perform regular ghusl or wudhu because of medical reasons or similar issues. In such ...
Read More »What does “Ghusl” mean?
What does “Ghusl” mean? Ghusl literally means “bath”. In cetain circumstances Muslims are required to bathe completely with clean water as a means of purification. This ritual bath in Islam is called “Ghusl”. The circumstances where ghusl is required include (but is not limited to): . After ejaculation (through ...
Read More »What does Wudu Mean?
What does Wudu Mean? Wudhu is the ritual ablution in Islam. It is the act of washing or wiping specific parts of the body with clean water, which Muslims perform prior to certain acts of worship (primarily Salah).
Read More »Muslims across Iran Celebrate Eid al-Adha, Say Eid Prayers
English . Français . فارسی main version باز و بسته کردن منو Supreme Leader Writes 2nd Letter to Youths in West Muslims across Iran Celebrate Eid al-Adha, Say Eid Prayers HomeGeneral 13:26 – August 22, 2018 News ID: 3466587 TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslims in Iran and a number of other countries ...
Read More »Do all Muslims pray the same way?
Do all Muslims pray the same way? No. There are many different denominations within Islam, and the mothod of offering prayers by certain denominations may differ from that of others. For example, the Ja’fery Shia method of offering prayers is different from that of Hanafi Sunnis. These differences arise ...
Read More »Iraq sentences 14 to death over Daesh Camp Speicher massacre
An image taken from a video posted by Daesh militants shows the terrorists leading away captured Iraqi soldiers from Camp Speicher near Tikrit, northern Iraq, on June 12, 2014. (Photo by the Associated Press) The Iraqi Judiciary has upheld death sentences against more than a dozen convicts involved in a June ...
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