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Does anyone know where to look for the announcement of Ramadan? Previous year I was checking najaf.org, will they announce it this year too? I don't see any message on the homepage like previous year. Also if anyone wants, lets use this as the Ramadan 2021 thread and let us help each other get the most out of this holy month insa'allah.
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As a part of our annual tradition here on ShiaChat, we're making this thread to serve as a repository for Ramaḍān-themed lectures given by our Shīʿī scholars during this holy month of Ramaḍān, in the 1442nd year after hijra (or 2021 on the Gregorian calendar). However, we believe that due to the circumstances of this month (as was also the case last Ramaḍān) — with many of us ostensibly not going to the mosque as a result of COVID-19 — that this thread is all the more important. Please do contribute both the recorded lectures and the live Zoom links (or livestreams from any other platform, for that matter) that your various social media networks bring to you. Share l…
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Name: Muhammad Title: al-Mahdi, al-Qaim, al-Hujjah, Sahib Al-Zaman, Baqiyutullah Father's name: Al-Hassan Al-Askari - 11th Imam (pbuhim) Mother's name: Nargis - Daughter of the king of Rome. Birth: In Sammara, on Friday the 15th of Shaaban 255 A.H. Imam Al-Mahdi will unite the East and the West. His father Imam Hassan Al-Askari is from the East. And His mother Nargis, also known as Malika, was from the west. It is narrated she was the daughter of the king of Rome Yashu'a Ibn Qaisar (Caeser). His mother didn't live close to the Islamic world, but one night she had a dream that the Prophet of Islam came to her and told he…
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Salam everyone, I will begin with quoting two narrations Confession by a Man of Having Committed Adultery It has been reported by Sheikh Sudooq (AR) that a man once came to Hazrat Ali (A) and confessed that he had committed adultery and requested him to purify him of his sin, but Hazrat Ali (A) turned his face to another direction. The man stood up again and said: “Ya Ali. ! I have committed adultery.” Hazrat Ali (A) again turned his face from his side to another direction and engaged himself in talking with some other people present there. But the man once again addressed Hazrat Ali (A) in the same way, confessed again before him of having committed…
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Salaam alaykum, I am very proud to present the culmination of nearly ten years of research on the Twelfth Imam, al-Hujja b. a-Hasan, al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im, the Patron of Time, peace be upon him. This is by far the most comprehensive English work on the subject. It is a compilation of the most ancient and most reliable hadiths on the Mahdi from Twelver Shīʿī sources. Learn about the birth of the Twelfth Imam, his occultation, his ambassadors, his inevitable return, Islamic eschatology, and much more. Paperback now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1790653827 E-book available: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Qaim-Appearance-Established-Narrati…
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I'm humbled to announce my new book, a product of the COVID-19 quarantine: "The Muhammadan Cure: The Modern Science of Prophetic Medicine". All praise is due to Allah. "The Muhammadan Cure" compares the medicinal and dietary advice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to contemporary medical findings. It provides a detailed ethical, symbolic, and scientific commentary to dozens of hadiths that pertain to dietary regimen. The book contains over 130 citations to medical journals and scientific articles. "The Muhammadan Cure" includes traditional and natural remedies for conditions such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer's, depression…
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Salamwalaikum brothers & sisters, I'm just your ordinary Muslim I used to have an addiction of reading comment sections especially on YouTube, but when I browse through the comments under Islam related videos it's filled with alot of blasphemous derogatory hate comments by anti-islam bigots insulting Islam, Quran, Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى), the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) & Muslims. Some of them are so disgusting that no sane person would utter these kinds of words. Now I stop reading comments a lot, but these kinds of comments still haunts me. If you have this kind of experience similar to mine & have any solutions please let me know. Thank…
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Two types of sinners
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1. Someone who finds it easy to stay away a sin and therefore hardly commits sin 2. Someone who has to struggle more to stay away and tries his best not to do it but ends up committing the sin sometimes and repenting Who has a higher status?
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Is there a certain namaz that can be performed specifically for istighfar? Or is a simple two rakaat sufficient? Thanks
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Over the years I have heard a few of his lectures, and on a number of occasions they have left me asking myself if he is fabricating things. He is the head of a hawzah in the UK and one of the more famous Western Shia scholars. I don't remember listening to any of his lectures in more recent years, except one which someone asked me to listen to because it had impressed them. I heard it a few months ago and again it left me wondering if he is making things up and misleading people - in particular what he attributes to the infallibles. So I decided to quickly search for a few things that I remember from it, and post them here for the opinions of the members. 20:50: The…
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How significant is Laylatul qadr for making duaa? I’ve been making duaa about this specific thing for so long and still have not gotten any guidance on it. I’m kind of using the night as my last attempt before I give up. what can i do to make sure my duaa is heard on laylatul qadr and is there any specific I need to know?
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Shia about Qul and chaliswa
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I am sunni and I really respect shia I want to guide my shia relatives who are not educated and they usually believe on thing without proof. Some days ago my cousin died they said we have to perform chaliswa(40 days) without coming of 5th Thursday. As I am sunni after reading our sect now I believe in sunni fiq after 3 days you cannot cry but you can read Quran or zikar at any time without giving specific name as Qul(second day) / chaliswa(40 days) / data(7 days) / daswa(10 days) / chamai (6 months). but shia relatives said It is in sharia and in their Fiq. now I want to ask it is in their shia Fiq or just india/Pakistan traditional days after funeral…
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Assalamualaikum. I was watching IMAMHUSSEINTV3 and during on of the breaks I heard a really good nasheed. Can anyone get me a YouTube link to it inshallah? The link is below (the part where the nasheed starts is at 2:15:28 (two hours, fifteen minutes and twenty eight seconds): https://youtube.com/watch?v=W4vPZLtMChc&feature=share Wassalam.
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Assalamualaikum. I do not personally believe in crystal healing because it’s not in the Quran, but my mother does. She sends reiki to people and they heal from whatever they were afflicted with. This is sufficient evidence for her to support her belief. What is Islam’s take on crystals? I heard that the Prophet S.A.A.W.A.W.S. would wear gem rings. Wassalam.
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I have read sometime back that whenever Gibreel (عليه السلام) visited the prophet saws, the prophet collapses onto the ground and his companions use to cover him up with a cloth or blanket and when the prophet gets back up he informs them of whatever was revealed to him by allah. does anyone know of a narration similar to this, I’m trying to find the Hadith for the last couple of days but couldn’t.
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Salam, I have to make up many years and it is weighing heavy on my shoulders. I want to make them up but doing it and the daily salah is quite heavy on me. Is it okay if I stop doing daily salah and focus on making up late prayers, and then when I've caught up I simply resume? The logic in my mind is that when I die it is the debt that will be looked at, so me skipping the daily salah and at the end of the day doing one day's worth from 5 years ago would be equal in the book. And so would me skipping the salahs that come up, but doing like 3 days missed each night be better? I cannot help but think that this logic is satanic, even if it make sense. That it …
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Assalamualaikum. My parents are unfortunately atheists. Obviously I, however, am Shi’i Muslim. I am reluctant to tell my parents that I pray, not from fear but just worry. I usually pray in a clean bathroom (it has no toilet) and it is not rare that I miss the fajr prayer. I have a younger brother and sister. I’m 13 years old so I don’t have much power. Can anyone give me some advice inshallah? Wassalam.
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as-salaamu alaikum, I heard Dr. Farrokh mention that Ibn Arabi (Radiallahu anhu) wrote about the 12 imams and suggested he believed in them. It is also said that Ibn Arabi claimed to have met Imam Mahdi (عليه السلام). Does anyone know about these writings?
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Assalamualaikum. Just a query: Are there any traditions in which the Imams of Ahlulbayt PBUT did matam (chest slapping) for Aba Abdillah (عليه السلام) ? Wassalam.
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https://www.academia.edu/7599989/Compassionate_Islam_and_Ma_malakat_aymanukum_Right_hand_holds_ And this : Sheikh Imran Hosein, a sunni, implies they are not only slaves, but women which are bound to you as wives but with a different status and rights, meaning you do not have to provide for them as much as you should for a wife. He does not give shari`i instructions in order for it to be halal because he admits not having the knowledge. It reminds me of mut`a though.
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Don’t care for celebrities or Hollywood or any of that nonsense but I must commend Bella’s Hadid for using her platform to promote Palestine humanitarian issue and wish her the best and will be praying for her forgiveness from now on reason I commend her is because she is in a world of Jews that’s, a fact , Zionist jews I’m sure she knows it and despite that she knew she would be risking her career and her own income by making such a public stance and even losing fans since she is so obsessed with social media and that world is her currency I’m happy to see that she put humanitarian issue in front of her self and her career and used her platform to raise aware…
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Assalamualaikum. I often get into argument about hijab and covering up your body (for women) and lowering the gaze (for men). Could someone please give me some evidence to support the Islamic claim on clothing and sexuality inshallah? Wassalam.
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In 'The Promised Mahdi' part 1 (Biharul Anwar vol 51-53) page 38 we read, "So when Allah hides my person and transfers me, and you see my Shia disputing, inform the reliable ones of them." (This is #25- Ghaibat Tusi: Ibne Abil Jayyid has narrated from Ibne Walid from Saffar from (Muhammad) Ibne Abdullah Mutahhari from Hakima binte Muhammad bin Ali Reza that she said: pdf from https://en.wikishia.net/view/Bihar_al-anwar_(book) ) Here it says that the Mahdi was 'transferred' after his occultation - does this mean that he was taken to heaven? Another translation, from a sunni anti-shia work, has the first part as being, "When Allah makes my body disappear and gives…
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Salaam everybody: Here's an opportunity to increase blessings throughout this community and throughout the whole world. I remember seeing old threads from years past about salawat pledges, but this thread will be slightly different. The only goal of this thread is to post the salawat as often as we can, and nothing more: اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ Allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin O Allah: (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad Rules of this thread: 1. All members are encouraged to post the salawat as often as they like, English or Arabic (but only once per post please) 2. Like as ma…
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BismillahirRahmanirRaheem I was reading Quran and came across these ayat: 60. We have decreed death to you all, and We are not outstripped.61. To transfigure you and create you in forms that you know not. I watched a YouTube video as well and it said that this was reincarnation in the Holy Quran. However, I am aware that is Muslims do not accept the idea of reincarnation. I read another possible Tafsir; that the ‘forms that you know not’ are in Jannah, but for some reason this didn’t sound right in the context of the Ayah. Can someone find the Tafsir from the Holy Imams Of Ahlul Bayt ((عليه السلام).) inshallah and clear this up? Thanks. Wassalam.
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How does faith change your state to one that is destined towards salvation (and is indeed enjoying heaven in this moment)? How does lack of faith make your state to one that is destined towards Hell? Thanks.
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A strange Islam
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what do you think of it.
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Slightly off topic, but I do find it strange that in a madhab based on the Qur'an and the sunnah of the prophet and his progeny, peace and blessings on them all, people are still able to come up with these invented practices of listening to a 21st century song everyday in order to apparently fight witchcraft. Incredible.
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First of all there is no such thing as an engagement in islam. If you aren't married to him then there isn't really any reason to be chatting. Secondly, he sounds like he has self esteem issues or an ego problem. Unfortunately this is common among insecure men. If you want to help him then be supportive and try not to be too sensitive about these things. Thirdly, note that islam is serious about marriage and divorce. Be careful not to break off your marriage over something trivial.
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Wa alaikum as salam Firstly I recommend you and all members here to strongly reduce the time you spend on youtube. As a rule, try to avoid watching more than one video per day, as it has become a silent addiction. Regarding the comments, islam has had opponents since day 1. All we can do is pray for our and everyone else's guidance and forgiveness.
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This is a good question and can be asked in a different way: A young man is unmarried and has tried to get married or do mutah but it hasn't been possible yet. He tries very hard to avoid sins and this is extremely difficult for him. He puts in remarkable effort and shows almost super-human patience and self-control, and so he is able to avoid most sexual sins almost all the time. But very rarely, he still does end up committing some sin, like a short lustful gaze, which he always repents later on and asks Allah for forgiveness. On the other hand is a man who is married and his desire is completely satisfied through halal means. He therefore feels no difficulty, no hardship, no problem at all in in any way to maintain his chastity. It is very easy for him to stay away from sins, but this isn't because he has very high patience, or self-control...it is only because he feels no need to commit any sin in the first place. Which one of these two men has higher status in Allah's view? As a general rule, the married person's rank is much higher, e.g., the rank of his prayers is 70 times higher. Married people are more loved by Allah than unmarried people. Most of the people in hell will be unmarried ones (this is what I heard). In the light of this, can we say that surely the married person who can avoid sins very, very, easily is higher in rank than an unmarried person who has to put in extreme efforts but still fails at times. But Allah is Just. So it might be possible that in certain cases, the reward of unmarried man for his patience is greater than the reward of the married man. It is difficult for us to decide - Allah is the best judge. -
Correction no need to leave precaution in delaying Salah until disappearance of redness in eastern horizon. According to that marja view not wajib to wait. Anyhow precaution is fine but under that view it's not wajib to wait.
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