Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, the head of the Imam Khomeini institute in Qum, spoke about our relationship with this world. Commentating on the verse – ‘That is because you took the verses of Allah in ridicule, and worldly life deluded you.’ (Surah Jaathiya: 35) – His eminence stated: “The world has ...
Read More »‘Israel under renewed Hamas attack’, says the BBC. More balance is needed
The macabre truth is that Israeli life is deemed by the western media to be worth more than a Palestinian life – this is the hierarchy of death at work “Israel under renewed Hamas attack”: this was last night’s BBC headlineon the escalating bloodshed in Gaza. It is as perverse as ...
Read More »Supreme Leader’s speech at annual Ramadan meeting for the Quran
The following is the full text of the speech delivered on June 29, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the annual Ramadan Quranic meeting. The meeting was held on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, ...
Read More »Ayatollah Raadhi: Religious edict has brought the Islamic seminary into the front lines in Iraq
Ayatollah Aal Raadhi, one of the respected teachers from the Islamic seminaries in Iraq, during his class on jurisprudence and its principles, spoke about the importance of the religious edict of Ayatollah Sistani in special reference to the relationship between the Islamic seminary and the government. The respected teacher stated: ...
Read More »Supreme Leader meets with university professors
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met Thursday afternoon with hundreds of university professors. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence stressed the importance of pursuing the scientific movement in a serious, fast and comprehensive way, saying: “Achieving this important goal requires the activities and jihadi management of ...
Read More »Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in public leading Jummah prayers in Mosul
The leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-appointed Caliph, has appeared in public leading the jummah prayers at Mosul’s Great Al-Nuri Mosque. Speaking from the mimbar (pulpit) al-Baghdadi urged Muslims from around the world to make hijra to the “Islamic state” which was announced on Sunday 29 June, first day of ...
Read More »Ayatollah Hamedani: Fasting protects the relationship with the divine host
Ayatollah Noori Hamedani, welcomed the blessed month of Ramadhan and spoke about the message of this holy month. He stated: “Every month carries with it a message which is in relation to whatever takes place in that month. For the blessed month of Ramadhan this message is the invitation from ...
Read More »The searing hypocrisy of the West
The bodies of three Israeli settlers who went missing on June 12th were found in a hastily dug shallow grave in Halhul, north of Hebron. Since the teens went missing from Gush Etzion, a Jewish-only colony in the West Bank, Israel has besieged the 4 million Palestinians who already live ...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei warns of plots to ignite Sunni-Shia war
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy plots to provoke sectarian conflicts among Shia and Sunni Muslims in the region to undermine the wave of Islamic Awakening. “Today, the enemy is investing in civil wars in the region and pins hope on a Shia-Sunni ...
Read More »Iranian Commander slams Saudi death verdict for Shia scholar
A senior Iranian commander has slammed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian for handing down a death sentence to prominent Saudi Shia cleric Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr, saying his execution will cost Riyadh dearly. Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said on Thursday that it was worrisome that ...
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