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Man himself being a kind of animal, has many things in common with other animals. At the same time he has many dissimilarities which distinguish him from other animals and make him superior to them. The main and basic features distinguishing man from other living beings, on which his humanity …

Local Editor UN aid Chief Mark Lowcock has warned that Yemen is “on the brink of a major catastrophe”. Wrapping up his trip, Lowcock said conditions had deteriorated alarmingly since his last visit in October 2017. “In Aden, I met emaciated children so malnourished they could barely open their eyes,” …

Nigerian Muslims have once again waged protest rally in the capital of Abuja to demand the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. Calling for justice for the 65-year-old cleric, who was beaten and arrested in 2015 along with his wife on trumped-up allegations, the protesters chanted slogans in …

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 …

At least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains that have battered Iraq over two days, the health ministry and United Nations said on Sunday. Women and children were among the dead, health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told AFP. Some had drowned, but others had …

Mohammad Ali Shomali From a Shi’a point of view, there are four sources on which any investigation about Islam has to be based: the Glorious Qur’an, the Sunnah (including sayings, actions and tacit approval of the Prophet), reason, and consensus. After a careful consideration of these four sources, it becomes …

The book of Intelligence and ignorance H 1, Ch. 1, h 1 Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ya’qub has narrated from a number of our people of whom one is Muhammad ibn Yahya al-‘Attar who narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn …

Authors(s): Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi   Religious Tolerance in IslamReligious Tolerance in Islam One of the most important aspects of the Human Rights issue is the respect and tolerance which society must show towards the religions of other people; this, of course, includes the issue of freedom of reli­gion. Tonight I …

Picture published by The New York Times shows Amal Hussein, an acutely-malnourished seven-year-old Yemeni girl, before her death. A seven-year-old severely malnourished Yemeni girl, whose picture recently further alerted the international community to the disaster-hit nation’s plight, has died amid the ongoing Saudi-led war on the country. On Saturday, various …

In this September 27, 2018 photo, a father gives water to his malnourished daughter at a feeding center in a hospital in western Yemeni province of Hudaydah. (Photo by AP) Yemen has turned into a “living hell” for all children with thousands dying every year from malnutrition and easily preventable …