The Motives of the Wars of the Prophet The Idology of International Understanding Unlike the self-centered rulers and kings all over the world who embark on wars for expansionist purposes, for the exploitation of human powers, and for the plunder of other people’s wealth and natural resources, the Prophet of ...
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The Beginning The people in the palace slept. The guards and the soldiers stayed up. They were walking through the porches. They were carrying torches, swords and spears. Two guards stood at the door of a big hall. Al-Hajjaj bin Yousif al-Thaqafy, the Iraqi ruler, slept in the hall. The ...
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The time goes back to when Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P) was leader of the Muslim society in Medina. He (P.B.U.H&H.P) is preparing to participate in the collective prayers, when a Jewish man approaches the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) in an alley and claims that the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) owes him. The Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) ...
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The most obstinate, the most ominous, and the most stubborn of enemies, whose characteristics have been enumerated. One of their characteristics is that when they find power on Earth they foster corruption and kill people and products. They corrupt the product; that is, both the plant and human products, and ...
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A group of Japanese researchers embarked upon looking for a particular protein source among foodstuffs, which protein is produced in small amounts in human brain, decreases the cholesterol in blood, strengths the heart and is a chief factor behind one’s level of bravery, and the production of which stops the ...
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Imam Sadiq (A.S) reports: Ali ibn Abi-Talib (A.S) was tasked by the Holy Prophet to go to the market and purchase a shirt. He went to the market and purchased a shirt for twelve dirhams. The Holy Prophet asked, “How much did you pay for it?” “Twelve dirhams”, said Imam ...
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This article aims to cite, though briefly, some characteristics of the society which is going to be set up by Imam Mahdi (A.S). The government of Imam Mahdi (A.S) is a religion-worldwide government; however, it is not the government of stereotypes. In other words, it doesn’t mean that it would ...
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The Goal of Creation Martyr Mortada Motahari One of the fundamental problems to investigate is the goal of life. Man always asks questions like what he lives for and what his objective in life should be. From the viewpoint of Islam, one would as well ask: “What is the objective ...
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The Character Of The Holy Prophet Before The Actualization Of The Prophetic Mission The Principle Of Harmony Psychologists believe that the environment lays the foundations of people’s character and their way of thinking and that the principle of harmony causes the people to follow the society’s dominant patterns of thought ...
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