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Especially from 7:30 on, the story on Allamah Tabatabai predicting the revolution of Iran and the events that would follow leading up to the Zuhoor. SubhanAllah, it's amazing, so enjoy :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npsKxtNblkM&feature=related

Syrian Dissident Harmoush: I was Betrayed, Army Defection a Plot The dissident Major Hussein Harmoush admitted in a testimony broadcast on the Syrian TV on Thursday that he had been contacted by Muslim brotherhood members, Zouheir al-Siddiq, Mohammad Rahal, Abdul-Halim Khaddam, his two sons, and the office of the former Vice President Rifaat al-Assad, in addition to calls from radical cleric Adnan Araour and political dissent Borhan Ghalyoun after he defected from the Syrian Army on June 6, 2011. They promised him with money and gear, but got nothing. On their need for weapons, Harmoush said: "The plot was to provide weapons for protecting the unarmed civilians, but weapons or any other materials mere not supplied." Al-Siddiq and the Muslim Brotherhood smuggled weapons into Homs, Hama, Idleb and the Palestinian Ramel in Lattakia, Harmoush added. He said that weapon smuggling from Turkey was carried out by merchants in the border areas where weapon merchants and smugglers exist, SANA reported. He also said that the first time he was video-taped was in Bdama district in Jisr al-Shughour when a person gave him SYP 50,000 and the person received about SYP 2 millions for the video tape. "I have been thinking about coming back since Ramadan 15, but I was shocked to be used as a trade and how people begged money in my name and offered many promises none of which was met." Harmoush concluded. The dissident added that he escaped from the Army because of the bloody events in the streets… a number of people were killed, and I am sure that the armed groups were the killers." "During my service in the Syrian Army, nobody has ordered me to fire at the civilians or any others, I didn't see or hear any commander in the army that had given orders to shoot fire at the civilians," Harmoush admitted. This comes as Syria has criticized the latest meeting of Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi with figures from the Syrian opposition. Syria presented the Arab League with a ‘strong formal protest memorandum’ over the latest meeting of its Secretary General with figures claiming to represent the Syrian opposition who, in turn, handed al-Arabi a list of demands calling for all forms of flagrant foreign interference, including the military intervention in Syria's internal affairs. Syria's Permanent Representative to the Arab League (AL) Yousef Ahmad, in the memo, expressed deep concern over this step as a serious precedent in terms of the joint Arab action, wondering of such irresponsible act by the AL Secretary General who exceeded his powers and mission defined by the AL charter in contrast to a firm fact that he is the secretary general of a regional organization representing Arab countries.

You really can't get people to act the way you want. You're welcome to try it if you want but im sure most of us here, in our life, have seen people do things we find disappointing and try to tell them otherwise but almost all the time, they keep going on anyway. If he's rationalised in his mind this is OK and had his mind set on it, in reality, theres very little you probably can do. Sad fact of life unfortunately. People also assume he's a very strict christian that always reads the bible, always goes to church, always listens to the rules when the situation has shown to the contrary. Usually it isn't black or white, its shades of gray.

Its all a matter of perspective. It could also be seen as a fight between good and evil and how no matter how small in number you are, or how helpless, if on the right path you will eventually win. Actually the book has a lot of positive themes, like hermione being half blood yet one of the most intelligent and powerful witch. Or how Harry had to overcome personal issues and think about the greater good blah blah...one can infer loads. Twilight's one of the worst made movies ever. Watching it in cinema was one of the worst experiences of my life... :dry:... :rolleyes:

It would help, brother, if I knew exactly what it is you find objectionable. For example, I am a Muslim and I see nothing wrong with courting a female IF the prospect is to find out if she's suitable enough enough to you liking to become a wife, either through Mutah or a lifelong contract, but I don't know if you agree. If your friend wishes to engage in affairs with the opposite sex with intention of sexual gratification outside of a marriage bond (or another permissible arrangement) then, as one who raised Christian, I recommend this verse in the Holy Bible attributed to Prophet Jesus (as) , may God hasten his return to us: You have heard that it was said, "Do not commit adultery." But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. -- Matthew 5:27-28 Tell him that not is not becoming of either of your faiths to satisfy our sexual desires except within, most generally, the marriage bond and we are to treat sexuality as being something sacred and blessed and not degrade ourselves by talking nasty and so openly with the opposite sex or even the same gender. And we are not to engage with women except in the ways that Prophets like Jesus (pbuh) have shown us. Edit: Also, if you REALLY want him to act Christian, give him a Quran, as one can only find the true teachings of Jesus through it. ;)

1) Our definition of Sahaba differs from you. 2) We love the Sahaba, but only the ones that deserve respect. Not all of them were good, otherwise why would there be a verse warning the Prophet (pbuh) about hypocrites surrounding him? If sahabas killed each other (Battle of Siffin and Jamal), how can God be pleased with them all? 3) The issue of Imam Ali (as) marrying his daughter to Umar is widely debated, you will find countless threads on this website about it. Search them up rather than starting another one on the same topic. 4) With your capital lettered introductory post, I was expecting some masterpiece of a question that will baffle Shias. I was underwhelmed.

Too boring, and lame questions. Even if hypothetically a Sunni could convince me that Shi'ism is wrong, he could never convince me of the truth of his religion. It is just too incoherent. The questions presented here aren't that good at all, whereas the questions Shias can ask of Sunnis are so good that knowledgeable Sunnis tell the others to stay away from Shias for fear of being consumed with doubts. On the other hand, I have never heard of a Shia scholar telling Shias not to talk to Sunnis. The only real question I could detect in this video was the one about Umm Kulthum being married to Umar. I don't really know why a Sunni would want to go there, because their own narrations don't exactly put the affair in a very flattering light (read http://www.shiachat....ost__p__2178526). From our side, most Shias will just deny the event ever took place, so they have no questions to answer, but for those of us that do accept it happened, we have hadiths from our Imams (as) that explain that Imam Ali (as) was forced into giving her in marriage (read http://www.revivinga...mm-kulthum.html ).

Your Ahlus Sunnah Faqih Imam al-Sarkhsy didnt view things that way: Your Imam here, actually admits this is tantamount to Tahreef since the Goat ate the ayaat after the Death of the Prophet. I've underlined where he said this, furthermore he states the Shias probably fabricated this hadith, which shows he didnt trust the Science of Rijaal that the Sunnis were peddling. (al-Mabsoot, volume 5, page 134) Imam al-Qurtubi, your Mufassir equally feels just as embarassed and blames this on Shi'as and Mulhids (Atheists) showing he thought it was Tahreef also and probably didnt trust your hadith sciences much. (Tafseer al Qurtubi, vol. 14, page 113) Damn your other Mufassir, al-Alusi, says exactly the same... It's a lie from the Atheists. Showing he was embarassed by it and thought it was tahreef, he also didnt care much for your hadith sciences either. (Ruh al-Ma'ani, vol. 11, p. 140) So, they certainly were ashamed by this..... and viewed it as Tahreef. Also didnt trust your hadith gradings very much.

During the battle of Siffin Amir al-mu'minin heard some of his men abusing the Syrians, then he said: I dislike you starting to abuse them, but if you describe their deeds and recount their situations that would be a better mode of speaking and a more convincing way of arguing. Instead of abusing them you should say, "O' Allah! save our blood and their blood, produce reconciliation between us and them, and lead them out of their misguidance so that he who is ignorant of the truth may know it, and he who inclines towards rebellion and revolt may turn away from it." http://www.al-islam.org/nahjul/205.htm He say dont abuse enemies of ahlulbayt listen at 2 minutes:

In order to better understand Ayaatu-Llah, they have to be read in context. Also, we should be mindful of the fact that scholarly translations or interpretations of certain terms and idiomatic expressions which are employed in the Qur'an - such as Ma Malakat Aymaanukum, Q4:36 - traditionally translated as "what your right hands possess" are not always necessarily or automatically accurate. As we know, Yameen - the right side or right hand is used in the Qur'an to refer to righteousness - and does not mean right hand in the literal sense. Wa Llahu 'Alam. In any case, believers who are the guardians of other human beings are required to dispense their responsibilities with justice and equity. This is in conformity with the overall Message of the Qur'an. Regarding the reference to "hitting" or "beating" wives: the Verse in question, Q4:34, gives detailed instruction on how a believing husband and wife are required to behave and interact with one another. The traditional translations of the key phrase in this Ayah - Wa-Dribuhunna - is: and beat them. However, the scholar Laila Bakhtiar in The Sublime Qur'an, has translated the same passage as: and go away from them. In other words, leave them - ie., the wives - until matters are resolved and peace prevails. This interpretation agrees with the preceding and succeeding Verses, as well as Q4:34 itself - and also with Q4:128 - wherein discord created by the husband in marital relations through cruelty or desertion - Nushuz (the exact same word which we find in 4:34) - does not lead to an injunction for the wife to proceed to beat or hit or strike her spouse. Rather, the Ayah calls for reconciliation between both husband and wife. Thus, if reason is applied to such Verses, we arrive at a proper understanding of them. After all, it seems inconcievable that Allah SWT would command husbands to beat their wives in one Verse, and then instruct wives to seek reconciliation with their husbands who had commited the very same offence in another. The Qur'an does not contain any contradictions - since it is Kalaam-Allah - Q4:82 I suggest you familiarize yourself with Kitaab-Allah - if you did, you would know that nowhere has Allah SWT commanded women to become the slaves of their husbands, nor has HE issued instructions for husbands to treat their wives like slaves. If you adopt as your role model the Prophet (pbuh), then you ought to follow his life-example by treating women and your wife with utmost respect, courtesy and good manners. If you treat them harshly or with disdain, they are not required to obey you in anything. It is Allah SWT Who is The Master - not men. In respect of your last comments - human beings do not ordinarily volunteer to become the slaves of others. If forced by circumstances, then perhaps a life lived as a captive may be preferable to death. Nevertheless, it is incumbent upon Muslims to treat every single human being with courtesy, compassion and respect. Allah SWT has conferred dignity upon Bani Adam (pbuh) - everyone ought to bear that in mind. As Salaamu 'Alaykum

Your criticism is discriminatory in nature. So I am closing this thread. Please avoid posting such generalised garbage in the future.

(salam) The Mutah has some conditions: 1- if the girl be virgin, it's not allowed without his father's consent. 2- The boy have to know that this girl would keep the Iddah ( 3 months)

Brother just be careful, be very very very careful (and I can't stress enough) when you say who is illegitimate and who is not. A lots of people who were of bad character such as Jaffar Al Kazzab (I think you are referring to him) and some others were the blood brothers of our Imams. So astagfirullah think who you are accusing to. May Allah forgive you. Please stop and think before you say anything. While it is true that majority of those who oppose Ahlulbait (as) are illegitimate, many of those who oppose may not be. They just may had bad company or not very intelligent brains. There are lots of blood uncles of Prophet (sawaw) were also ardently against Prophet (pbuh). So just think before you speak. Let not hate consume your good deeds.

Actually I didn't even look who made this thread so it wasn't directed at you personally. While your intentions may not be selfish the only thing you can do is ask him what happened and tell him that Christianity doesn't allow this behavior. Most likely he will agree with you while he is saying buzz off to you in his mind (because that is what young teenagers usually do). Then if he has any shame he will make it a point to do a better job of hiding his hormonal adolescent behavior from you. In turn you will think talking to him helped but in reality it is all fake.

Keeping our gaze low, on our path and keeping our thoughts busy in Zikr is the best form of Hijab.. And such people will automatically dress and look modest.. Although your first comment was a little extreme, i agree with your second one. I wear hijab and appreciate what the Ahlul-bait went through to enable me to wear it with pride. Therefore i wear it with respect. Yes, there are people who wear it for all the wrong reasons but Allah see's all, even what is hidden (intentions) so it is not for us to judge why someone is wearing it. However, i know some people who are 'very' attracted to girls in hijab, would wearing hijab in front of them then make it haraam?? :)

Facepalm. A good example of the dangers of ignorant people reading snippets of specialist discussion out of proper context.

You are comparing two very different things 1) We believe the Allah(s.w.a) or God is Merciful and Just. Because he is merciful, he would not ask you to do anything or believe anything that isn't logical and doesn't make sense based on the knowledge that you have, i.e. to believe something contradictory or believe something that is extremely unlikely based on your personal experience. Because he is Just, he will hold you accountable for not believing in something that is well established, logical, and in agreement with your personal experience. 2) There are many people that say that they carry a message from God Almightly, from Jim Jones to David Koreish in modern and ancient times and even today. How do we know who is lying and who is telling the truth ? We know that all of them couldn't be lying, since it is logical that if you believe in God and believe he is merciful that you would also believe that God would want to communicate with us from time to time. We also know that all of them couldn't be telling the truth since their messages contradict each other in many places. In the bible it says that 'God is not the author of contradiction' and there are many equivalent statements in the Quran. 3) The only way to know is for the person character and credibility to be established BEFORE the delivery of the message so that we know that this message is emanating from a person of very high and sound character who doesn't lie and has good intentions toward us. This is very logical and straightforward and doesn't require much explanation, since we do this in our everyday life on a constant basis. We only will believe and act on something if we know it is from a reliable source, otherwise it would be considered foolish to believe it or act on it. Based on these self evident premises, let's compare and contrast Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) and Saul of Tarsus 1) Prophet Muhammed. He was not Agnostic, let's get that strait from the beginning. He was a follower of the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismael. The Quran states this very clearly. This religion was similar to Islam in many ways and the main feature of it was Monotheism. He never worshipped Idols, as was common amoung his peers. He was known, amoung his people as Sadiq Al Amin (The foremost in truthfulness). His father and grandfather, and back further than that were known amoung his tribe, the Quraish as being the utmost in truthfulness, straitforward dealings, honesty, chastity, modesty, bravery, and generosity. There was not a single spot on his character that anyone could point to that would damage his credibility, so his enemies had to resort to other means to try to discredit him. This is reported by muslims and non muslims. 2) Saul of Tarsus. His profession involved killing innocent people in exchange for money. Thats about all I need to say. So both claim to carry a message from God and their claims contradict each other. Which is more credible ? If I disbelieve the assasin and believe 'Sadiq Al Amin' and you have a problem with that then there is a problem in your thinking, not mine.

Could you please provide some evidence for these claims? I'm interesting in seeing it. As far as im aware there is no research out there that shows that eating organic significantly decreases your chance of cancer, in the average, healthy, western person. If you do have some of it though i'd be very interested in reading it. Yes, tea is actually a very good choice, if you drink a lot of it (like i do). They use a fair amount of pesticides on it and if you drink over like (6+ yeah i know...should cut down right?) cups a day its probably a good idea if you consume a single food item so much. Most people don't spend every day eating apples 6 times a day from the same source, so thats why i wouldn't recommend organic for most things if you're trying to avoid pesticides. Tea is a good choice though. I'd also be careful though. I'm a vegetarian so i want to avoid animals as much as you do but a lot of organic food ends up not repelling or killing the bugs as well and sometimes they could end up in the food (icky i know). I read it in a vegetarian magazine, not sure how true it is but might want to look into it. Same idea for any food you eat a lot of from the same source. If you eat like 6 carrots a day, every day, its probably a good idea to buy organic if you're anxious about such things.

Salam, could someone translate all 12 minutes of it? I thought predicting the return of last Imam (ATF) is not in any body's domain except when Allah(swt) allows it. Besides how posting a picture of Agha Tabatabei' proves that these were the words of the Ay.? InshAllah we all pray for the hasten of Imam(ATF) coming.

aren't we in the Quran and Ahle Bayt team

There are levels of understanding. A jahil cannot be equal to an aalim. You and I can understand ayats and hadith according to our (low) level of understanding. A qualified faqih mujtahid who is expert in Quran and hadith sciences understand them at his level. The more is your ilm (knowledge) the more you can understand.

Just a sincere question: Why put in Quran (which is a book of guidance for MANKIND) those words when its only known by Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì. Remember everything in Quran is important, nothing is unnecessary or lacking. So i mean why would Allah (swt) put certain words in Quran that only He (swt) knows and give it to humans.

ur not really refuting anything ive said, theres nothing to debate here, and no worries, i only debate the looneys fair By this it could be argued that many people are muslims beyond those considered by the conservatives, if thats youre understanding of Islam, this is fine with me. There are writings that are ascribed to him. As well as preserved scriptures from schools that follow his practices and teachings which themselves predate Islam.

Becasue we are in the business of: Reviving Al-Islaam by the Qur'aan and Sunnah

This isn't the main reason for many women, including me, but it is a stone cold, solid, legitimate reason. So what if it is a convenient reason, another roadblock to polygamy? That doesn't nullify or decrease the legitimacy of such a concern. STDs are REAL and they can ruin lives-- literally-- they can kill. Perhaps the problem is that, to you, STDs belong to another fantasy world, but maybe you've never seen someone dying from an STD. STDs are real.

I entered high school just around the cell phone boom, so my freshman year still had written notes being used, as did my middle school years. And yeah, kids get in trouble for text messaging in class. Still write a lot in notebooks for my independent studies, but I haven't sent a regular letter in a long time. However, I still read printed books as PDF's just don't do the same thing for me. If I have no choice buy PDF yeah, but if I do, print book definitely. That was kind of my point, I know a long time ago, schools had pen pal programs, but now they don't exist anymore. They didn't even have such programs when I entered high school. Nowadays, talking to someone in another country is no biggie. I can hop on image board and live chat with Palestinians or Japanese kids my age right now, where as about 20 years ago, it was a big deal to have regular conversations with people who were far off in other countries. I think with letters came a greater guarantee of a slightly higher quality due to the fact that since it would be awhile before the letter reached a person and before they would send you a reply, you had make sure what you said counted for something and that everything was proofread well

Yep. 2:54 "And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah. "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not."

(bismillah) (salam) I would like to compliment you on some very good advices that you have given, and I pray you do not take offense but I wish to correct a couple points please. The word Kafir has the root كفر and means to cover or hide something. In a religious sense it is someone who knows the truth as truth and doesnt follow it. There are many different types of Kufr. Saying the shahadda doesn't mean you can't commit kufr. As a muslim or muslima we are unable to encourage anything that is haram. Haram is anything against the laws of Allah. If our freind who is a christian has a choice between working in a fast food establishment for a small hourly wage or an establishment in which large quantities of alcohol are being served for a larger hourly wage and the freind then asks you which job should he or she take then you must advise for the fast food establishment rather than the alcohol establishment. You can give the explaination as to why you offered advices against as being the same reasoning that Allah gave us laws against alcohol; it is a poison in which people loose all inhibitions and generally act inappropriately towards the opposite sex to the point where things such as rape is a distinct possibility. Never hide the truth concerning haram and halal, even to our christian freinds. Just be prepared to explain our beliefs in a well thought out logical manner, and encourage good behavior in others, also lead by example.

Salam, Wow! That was quick. Thank you very much both of you. May Allah give you the best of rewards.

Another fake narration from the corrupt Sunni hadith book "Sahih" al-Bukhari. Hazrat Hamza (ra) is innocent of all the false charges these Sunnis put against him. A good website showing false, embarrassing "narrations" in the Sunnis "Sahih Sitta" (including mostly from their main two hadith works "Sahih al-Bukhari" and "Sahih Muslim") http://www.gateofkno...s/siaesitta.php it seems the hadith search website has had an update so the links don't work correctly from the site I provided but they are all correct and you can search them in any standard search of "Sahih al-Bukhari", "Sahih Muslim", etc. of the Sunnis.

Of course this isn't Iran, this is America, where police brutality doesn't happen. You are such a fail contributer to this whole forum Saty, it's laughable.

thought of the day: killer two days ahead. work have set a pretty much impossible task which needs to be completed in the next two days, to earn £10K for the company. its landed on my lap. and here i am sat on sc drinking coffee. lucky for work i eat impossible with chapatti B)

Wow you guys are right. How dare she goes out and tries to have fun, guess she didnt read the hijabi guide which states that the moment someone wear the headscarf, her right to have fun or wear something fashionable is gone. Someone please lock her up and make her wear rags....also find some taliban to guide her while you guys are at it... :rolleyes: . The biggest irony here is that people who are pointing fingers at a hijabi they don't even know, attacking her intentions and piety have themselves forgotten the basic rules of akhlaq...MashAllah@fellow muslims.

(salam) (bismillah) Stronghold of the Shia faith? The first mention of this du`aa is found in al-Awaalim. The author of this book died in the early 12th century AH, so for 1000+ years the Shee`ah were lacking the "stronghold" of their faith? (salam)

Thought: Struggle against nafs on the higher level is impossible when your environment forces you to use all your energies on lower-level struggle against nafs (i.e. abstaining from basic sins). And when the latter really tests you, it can be a challenge to overcome it. The question is, how authentic was your abstention from sin, if you only abstained because you were not truly being tested? Is it preferable to be challenged and to fail, or to not even be presented with the option? I think the latter is better.

I couldn't stop laughing at the "NO". Had some of the best CGI I've seen. Quite emotional as well, I like the way it developed.

Mr. Akhlaq Dr. Akhlaq Dr. Akhlaq, M.D. Naswallah_Follower

Surly not, the hijab has not changed. It has been present in societies and religions even before Islam. However, as fashion changes, women change to accommodate the hijab with the fashion trends. I think that women who choose to wear the hijab and wear it correctly are the ones one should look up to. Not wearing a hijab is a choice that Muslim women make, like someone who is Muslim and chooses not to fast because the day is long and he/she plays sports; it does not mean that the requirement is not there it is one's choice but Islam (in my opinion) makes it clear that hijab is required. Besides just because we live in society where hijab is not prominent or disliked it does not mean who too should shun it.

(bismillah) (salam) This is a beautiful video with Arabic and English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggaV3l76J7A

Dude, seriously, you need to calm down once in a while. You can't just maintain this state of continual, 24-7 seething rage at everything around you. It's going to affect you medically eventually. You also need to accept that the entire world isn't driven by the same seething rage that drives you.

is there anyway we can clone your dna and add it to all shia women in world? lol

It would be a convenient excuse, but is also something that shows a flaw in the law. It's endangering the life of the woman and still she doesn't need to know about it, she doesn't have that right, and isn't allowed to prohibit the husband.

Salaam, the absolute best English Shia translation available is the one by Sayyid Ali Quli Qara'i. It was first published by the Shia Institute in London, Islamic College for Advanced Studies. The translation with comments/notes is available at: al-quran - Ali Quli. Best regards,

Hang on a second.... being MUSLIM in a non-muslim country is a tough task on its own, but that doesnt mean that muslim women have to wear western type clothing to try to fit in!!! When Allah(swt) commands you to wear hijab then we should do just that, and that also means to represent your religion in the right manner ,which means wearing hijab right! Whether it be physically or mentally!! But physically everyone can see so thats what islam will be judged on most. When you wear hijab you must educate urself why u are wearing it,its not just about covering up like you said. But its the first thing people see! I agree 100% that lots of women that wear hijab right are embarrassing and they are not representing the religion right, but thats not an excuse to go wear hijab and skin tight clothing, no ones perfect but most women these days are trying to fit in no matter what the cost is and thats whats making us look bad. At the end of the day all Women in hijab are representing islam and no one is perfect but if you let a few things slide here and there and use "its hard" as an excuse then obviously they are wearing hijab for the wrong reasons!

Salaam: yes that's true but the hadeeths do mention. actually in tafsseer al meezan of this verse he does say that it is bait al maqdis and in other occasions in sourat al isra he says that bait al maqdis is the same as al masjid al aqsa Al meezan tafseer 2:142: Translation: ..and teaching the reply to the foolish people who would contest (the shift of the Qibla) and they are the Jews who would be bias towards their Qibla which is bait Al Maqdis later in the tafseer of sourat al isra he asserts that masjid al aqsa is the same as bait al maqdis which was built by David and Solomon. Al meezan tafseer Alsira:1 Translation: ..... the travel of the prophet was mentioned from the masjid al haraam to the masjid al aqsa which is bait almaqdis or the "haykal" that David and Solomon built and god made sacred for the Israelites. Then in another occasion of tafsseer of al isra versus 1 -7 Tabatabaie says: Al meezan Tafseer Al isra1-7: Translation: The hadeeths are too many saying that the masjid al aqsa is the same as bait al maqdis Then in addressing the other ambiguous mosque that was mentioned in the prophecy in the following versus i.e. verse 7 of al isra Tabatabaie says that its the same one i.e masjid al aqsa or bait al maqdis that is being referred to in the prophecy. Al meezan Tafseer Al isra 7: Translation: and when Allah says "they will enter the mosque just like they entered it the first time" the mosque in mention here is al masjid al aqsa i.e. bait al maqdis we should not ignore hadeeths but obviously we have conflicting reports here so we need to investigate all the claims to reach the truth. tabatabaie is also saying there are too many hadeeths saying that bait al maqdis is the same as masjid al aqsa this means there are conflicting reports. Islam in its deeper meaning includes all the prophets. the concept of Mosque (masjid) which is a place for prostration is also not an invention of prophet Mohammad and mosques have always been built before the birth of prophet Mohammad by other prophets and one example is the sacred mosque which was built by abraham. Did the scared mosque (almasjid al haraam) only come to exist after prophet Mohammad? The significance of the mosque doesn't lie in the bricks or the renovations that the Umayads done on the holy site later on but the significance is within the holy site itself. Baaqir: al tebyan for altoosi: Trabslation: "narrated from Um Hani that the whole shrine is masjid and the masjid al aqsa is bait al maqdis and it is the mosque of Solomon the son of David as according to the word of Alhasan and other mufasereen. etc." Al meezan for al tabatabaei Tafseer sourah Isra verse 1: Translation: .... the travel of the prophet was mentioned from the masjid al haraam to the masjid al aqsa which is bait almaqdis or the "haykal" that David and Solomon built and god made sacred for the Israelites. So yes the word mosque is used by all religions and prophets and is not an invention of prophet Mohamad and exclusive to us only. In fact according to Altoosi, Tabatabaie, alhasan and some other mufasereen the mosque is said to have been built by Solomon the son of David as you saw above. This notion is in consistence with what the Jews believe about that region today and hence they are trying to dig it up to find the haykal. As far as I heard (unverified) that we have prophecy hadeeths saying that at the end of time they will find the haykal and the mosque would collapse and hence an impending conflict. I also read many hadeeths saying a group from my nation will fight along bait al maqdis and they will be from the forerunners of imam Al mahdi also the black banners that come from khurasan and end up in Ilya They say Ilya is Jerusalem and hence this links directly to the versus 1-7 of al Isra Salaam

These lectures are some of the best around on the lives of Imams (as) --- one of the strengths of Hamid Algar is to convey this history in the English language that is accessible and authentic for English speakers. It is rare to find these kinds of lectures in English. Additionally Hamid Algar remains true to Islam, i.e. he does not use the excuse of being an "academic" to water down, or present this history in skeptical manner (as is often the rule amongst (both non-Muslim and Muslim) academics when discussing Islamic history). Algar's Roots of the Islamic Revolution is also a must reading.

Selam alaycom, http://www.al-islam.org/sahifa/ 54 supplications that make up the Sahifa of Imam Ali b. al-Husayn, peace be upon him. 7 additional supplications that are appended to some copies of the Sahifa. A prayer for each day of the week. 15 beautiful whispered prayers by Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be upon him. Well known as "Risalat al-Huquq". Read about the rights of God, yourself and others! http://www.zainab.org/commonpages/ebooks/english/sahifa/ To read and listen: http://www.duas.org/sajjadiya/sajjadiya.htm دعاء الامام زين العابدين Dua Imam Zain Al Abideen read by Waleed Mazeedi دعاء زين العابدين لأهل الثغور Dua Imam Zain Al Abideen to the People of Thagoor read by Waleed Mazeedi المناجاة The whispered prayers read by Waleed Mazeedi Peace, Um Ali

(bismillah) (salam) InshAllah this will be of some benefit for some who use google to search information on websites. If say you're looking for a particular word on a given website, say vinegar on sayyid sistanis website, then you can type the following into google. site:www.sistani.org vinegar you must type "site:" followed by the website (without the "http://") followed by what you're looking for. again, say you're looking for the word sujood under www.al-islam.org/laws/ you'd type site:www.al-islam.org/laws/ sujood and it will search only under www.al-islam.org/laws/ not under all of ww.al-islam.org/ now, if you want to search a whole sentence anywhere on google, simply put the sentence in quotation marks e.g. "imam mahdi" there is also advanced search http://www.google.com.au/advanced_search?hl=en and some other tips http://www.google.com.au/help/refinesearch.html now just because a word might not be find on google, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist on the website. If a word isn't picked up, but it is there, it just means that the google bot hasn't gone to those websites and cached its content. ws

(bismillah) (salam) Imam Kathim (as) "Among your most compulsory duties towards your Muslim brother is that you conceal nothing from him which profits him either in this life or in the hereafter" Many people in this world (i'm not saying you bro :) but others, masha'Allah, thanx for the download thread) dislike sharing, they feel as if they've lost some kind of power or something. A person shouldn't let the "selfish" chemical get hold of them. The Imam's (as) used to give away the things most dear to them. ws