Yesterday, Hujjat al-Islam Hussaini Qazwini, founder of Velayat TV, addressing a group of scholars going for propagation in the days of Fatimiyyah, spoke about the spread of Wahabiism. He stated: “The wide spread propagation which is being created by the enemies of the Ahlulbayt (a) and Wahabiism against the Shia ...
Read More »Religious groups back military operation against Taliban in Pakistan
In a major boost for Pakistan government, Sunni and Shia religious parties in Pakistan have backed military action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and would observe February 28 as the “Anti-Taliban day”. Islamabad, Feb 27 – The Sunni and Shia religious parties in Pakistan have backed military action against Tehreek-e-Taliban ...
Read More »Ayatollah Hamedani: Scholars are guardians of the religion
Addressing the closing of the 16th international celebration of the works of Sheikh Tusi, Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani spoke about the responsibilities of our scholars in this day and age. He stated: “The work of scholars and the Hawza is a continuation of the duties of the Prophet (s) and Imam ...
Read More »Beirut orphanage latest victim to suicide bombings
The twin suicide bombings yesterday in Bir Hassan, south of Beirut, were rightfully described as “an attack on the Islamic orphanage.” In fact, the two blasts shook the neighborhood surrounding al-Majad Center, part of the Social Welfare Institutions, where about 100 children were playing outside and 150 others were attending ...
Read More »Terrorism against the Shia a danger for the future of Pakistan
On 20 January, heavily-armed gunmen killed a prominent Shiite leader, Allama Alim Al-Musvi, in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. “Two gunmen opened fire on the scholar and escaped when he came out of his house and walked towards the mosque,” media outlets quoted a local security official as saying. No ...
Read More »Hujjat al-Islam Shaikh Tehrani: Self-refinement saves religion, society and self from harm
Hujjat al-Islam Shaikh Murtadha Tehrani, representative of the people of Tehran in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, gave a speech last night in Fatimiyyeh Mosque in which he advised the importance of self-refinement in political activism. He started off by speaking about the people who helped Prophet Moses (s) topple the ...
Read More »Iran Majlis speaker urges unity among Muslims
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called for more solidarity among Muslim countries, expressing concern over woes in the Islamic world. In an address to the executive committee of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Member States in Tehran on Friday, Larijani said the meeting ...
Read More »Shaikh al-Helali of al-Azhar University: The revolution has its roots in the Quran
Shaikh Taj al-Deen al-Helali, a scholar from al-Azhar University and the previous mufti in Australia, in a conversation with international journalist spoke about the foundations of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. “Without a doubt the Islamic revolution of Iran, directed by Imam Khomeini, was based on Quranic principles and ...
Read More »Ayatollah Qasim: Dissolving the Council of Scholars is an attack on Islam
Addressing a crowd of scholars protesting against an order by the Bahraini regime to dissolve the Council of Scholars yesterday, prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Eisa Qasim issued a statement against the order for the dissolution of the Council in which he stated that the termination of the council would ...
Read More »Balochistan Government takes measures to fulfill demands following Quetta sit-in
The Government of Balochistan has suspended buses carrying pilgrims from travelling through the province to neighbouring Iran due to security concerns after a suicide attack killed 28 pilgrims in Mastung this week. A 700 km highway connecting Quetta and Iran, home to many Shia pilgrimage sites, has seen dozens of suicide ...
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