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17 November 2024

• 15:2315:23, 17 November 2024 diff hist +8,135‎ N Infallibility of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a) ‎ Created page with "The infallibility of Lady Fatima (a) refers to the purity and immunity of the daughter of the Prophet (s) from sin and error. According to Shaykh Mufid, the infallibility of Lady Fatima (a) is a consensus among Muslims, and according to ‘Allama Majlisi, it is agreed upon among Shias. Lady Fatima’s (a) infallibility requires that she (a) possessed some of the qualities of the Prophets (s) and Imams (a), such as the validity of argument from her speech, manner, and con..." Tag: Visual edit

26 October 2024

• 20:0320:03, 26 October 2024 diff hist +7,142‎ N Principle of Nafy al-sabil ‎ Created page with "The principle of Negation of Means (''qa’ida nafy al-sabil'') is a jurisprudential principle based on which a ruling is not legislated in religion that would result in the domination of a non-Muslim over a Muslim. This principle is considered one of the most widely used and important principles of jurisprudence and secondary rulings, and they say that it takes precedence over primary rulings, meaning that any primary ruling that contradicts it is invalidated. Some jur..." Tag: Visual edit

10 October 2024

• 23:0923:09, 10 October 2024 diff hist +4,112‎ N Questionable property ‎ Created page with "Questionable (''mushtabah'') property is a property that is not known whether it is lawful or unlawful. It is different from property mixed with unlawful property because in the property mixed with unlawful property, unlike the questionable property, the person knows that there is unlawful property in his property. The jurists have considered questionable property to be permissible (to use). These properties are not subject to ''khums'' and can be used to go to Hajj. I..." Tag: Visual edit

1 October 2024

• 20:2020:20, 1 October 2024 diff hist +4,352‎ N Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi ‎ Created page with "Sayyid Abbas Musawi (1952-1992) was the second secretary-general of Hezbollah in Lebanon. In the first years of his activity, he fought with Israel alongside the Palestinian forces. When he went to Iraq to study, he opposed the Ba’th regime. When he returned to Lebanon, he entered into a more serious battle with Israel by forming Hezbollah. He was influenced by the thoughts of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and Imam Khomeini, and in 1979, he met Imam Khomeini during hi..." Tag: Visual edit

21 September 2024

• 13:3813:38, 21 September 2024 diff hist +6,002‎ N Jafr ‎ Created page with "Jafr is the title of a hadith book dictated by the Prophet (a) and written by Imam Ali (a) on goat skin. The Book of Jafr is one of the trusts of Imamate and one of the sources of Imam’s (a) knowledge, which, according to some hadiths, only the Prophet (a) and his successors can look through it. Some researchers believe that the Book of Jafr was encrypted and that the science of Manaya and Balaya is recorded in it. Among other characteristics of the Book of Jafr menti..." Tag: Visual edit

4 September 2024

• 14:5714:57, 4 September 2024 diff hist +5,512‎ N Copulation ‎ Created page with "Copulation is sexual intercourse between a human being and another human being or an animal. In Islamic jurisprudence, the words ''jima’'', ''muwaqa’a'', ''waty'' and ''dukhul'' are used to refer to copulation. The jurisprudential rulings of copulation are incumbent when penetration of the penis has occurred – at least to the size of circumcision. The jurists categorize copulation into three types: lawful, such as through marriage; forbidden, such as in adultery; a..." Tag: Visual edit
• 12:1112:11, 4 September 2024 diff hist +1,890‎ N Obligatory charity ‎ Created page with "Obligatory charity refers to financial obligations in Islam, such as zakat of wealth, zakat al-fitra, and kaffaras. In Islamic jurisprudence, obligatory charity is not independently discussed, and each example is discussed separately. From the viewpoint of some jurists, a general ruling about obligatory charity is that it is better to pay it publicly, in contrast to the recommended charity. '''Definition of obligatory charity''' “''Sadaqa''” [“charity”] means..." Tag: Visual edit

2 September 2024

• 20:3120:31, 2 September 2024 diff hist −19‎ Justice (fiqh) ‎ →‎Issues in Fiqh Requiring Justice Tag: Visual edit

20 July 2024

• 21:1021:10, 20 July 2024 diff hist +5,741‎ N Ta'lif al-qulub ‎ Created page with "''Ta’lif al-qulub'' [“Reconciliation of the hearts”] is the Prophet (a), Imam (a), or the Islamic ruler’s financial support for disbelievers, hypocrites, or Muslims who have weak faith, to have their support for Muslims and defend Islam. The people supported for this purpose are called “''al-mu’alifat-u qulubuhum''” or “''mu’allifat-u l-qulub''”. In the life conduct of the Prophet (a), some of the polytheists became “''mu’allifat-u l-qulub''”...." Tag: Visual edit

12 July 2024

• 06:5206:52, 12 July 2024 diff hist +3,018‎ N Ziyara Prayer ‎ Created page with "Ziyara Prayer is a recommended prayer performed during the ziyara of the Infallibles (a). Reciting Surah Ya-Sin in the first rak’a and Surah ar-Rahman in the second rak’a after Surah al-Fatiha has been recommended. Shaykh Abbas Qomi, in Mafatih al-jinan, has considered the Prophet’s (a) shrine the best place for performing his ziyara prayer and for other Infallibles (a) above the place of their heads in the grave. According to the fatwa of the marja’s, it is for..." Tag: Visual edit

9 July 2024

• 20:5920:59, 9 July 2024 diff hist +3,759‎ N Tur Sinai ‎ Created page with "Tur Sinai [Mount Sinai] is a mountain or a group of mountains in the Sinai desert of Egypt, which is mentioned in the Qur’an and the Torah. Various events happened in Sinai, such as God talking to Prophet Moses (a), the forty-day period, (the forty-night) period with seventy people from Bani Israel, and the demise of Prophet Moses (a). The Prophet of Islam (a) considered the reason for the sacredness of Mount Sinai to be issues such as talking of God with Prophet Moses..." Tag: Visual edit

7 July 2024

• 17:1517:15, 7 July 2024 diff hist +4,333‎ N Qur'an 27:62 ‎ Created page with "Verse 62 of Surah an-Naml introduces God as the source of fulfilling du’as and solving the problems of “distressed” people and discusses God’s vicegerency on earth. In general culture, the first part of this verse, known as “the verse Amman Yujib”, is referred to as a du’a and has been recommended to be recited when in trouble. Some Shiite scholars refer to hadiths from the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and consider the verse about Imam al-Mahdi (a) and say that in hadi..." Tag: Visual edit

1 May 2024

• 00:0400:04, 1 May 2024 diff hist +8,848‎ N Takattuf ‎ Created page with "''Takattuf'' is performing prayer with folded hands so that the palm of the right hand is placed on the back of the left hand and the hands are placed above the navel or on the chest. Shiite jurists consider ''takattuf'' as forbidden and believe that it invalidates the prayer. They cite hadiths that report the Prophet (a) performed prayer without doing ''takattuf''. There are also narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt (a) in which ''takattuf'' is mentioned as forbidden. Shiit..." Tag: Visual edit

28 April 2024

• 00:3000:30, 28 April 2024 diff hist +5,131‎ N Grand Mosque of Basra ‎ Created page with " Imam Ali (a) Grand Mosque of Basra is the oldest mosque built in Iraq, located in Basra. This mosque is also known as “Jami’ Khutwat Imam Ali (a)” (Grand mosque of the footsteps of Imam Ali (a)) due to the presence of the first Imam of Shi’a there. After the battle of Jamal, Imam Ali (a) attended this mosque and gave a sermon to the people. The Grand Mosque of Basra was restored and renovated over the years. Nothing is left of the old mosque except the minaret,..." Tag: Visual edit

27 April 2024

• 12:0612:06, 27 April 2024 diff hist +8,272‎ N Fatwa on the prohibition of production and using nuclear weapons ‎ Created page with "The fatwa on the sanctity of production and using nuclear weapons is the jurisprudential view of Ayatollah Khamenei, which was raised in response to Israel’s claim regarding Iran’s decision to make nuclear weapons. Ayatollah Khamenei considers weapons of mass destruction a threat to humanity and thus forbidden. To express the sanctity in this ruling, some researchers have cited verses from the Qur’an and hadiths against attacking civilians. According to Abulqasem..." Tag: Visual edit

21 April 2024

• 21:2921:29, 21 April 2024 diff hist +1,578‎ N Shar’i zuhr ‎ Created page with "''Shar’i'' ''zuhr'' or ''zawal'' is when half of the time between sunrise and sunset passes. ''Shar’i zuhr'' is the beginning of time ''zuhr'' prayer. According to jurists, to determine ''shar’i'' ''zuhr'', a stick or other object is placed vertically on the ground, and when the shadow of the index reaches the shortest, it is the time of ''zawal''. According to some jurists, such as Sayyid Ali Sistani, to determine the ''shar’i'' ''zuhr'', the time between sunr..." Tag: Visual edit

19 April 2024

• 03:5303:53, 19 April 2024 diff hist +5,336‎ N Verse of al-Sayf ‎ Created page with "Verse Sayf or Verse of Qital (Sura at-Tawba: 5) commands Muslims to kill polytheists or besiege and capture them after a four-month deadline unless they convert to Islam. According to Shiite and Sunni exegetes, what is meant by polytheists in this verse is the polytheists who broke their covenant at the time of the Prophet (a). However, Salafi-Jihadist groups cite this verse for Initiatory Jihad. Some have considered the verse Sayf to be abrogating some verses on the su..." Tag: Visual edit

1 April 2024

• 13:4413:44, 1 April 2024 diff hist +3,743‎ Dhimmi ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 13:3513:35, 1 April 2024 diff hist +3,762‎ N Al-Ila' ‎ Created page with "''Ila’'' is one of the traditions of the Age of Ignorance following which a man took an oath to leave his marital relationship with his wife. It is forbidden in Islam and committing it entails paying ''kaffara'' and the woman can complain to the religious authority or the court. The religious authority gives the man four months to return to his wife, otherwise, he forces him to divorce the woman. For the rulings of ''Ila’'', the jurists refer to verses 226 and 227 of..." Tag: Visual edit

25 March 2024

• 23:2223:22, 25 March 2024 diff hist +1,318‎ N Al-Hazin Supplication ‎ Created page with "Du’a Hazin is a supplication attributed to Imam al-Sajjad (a), recommended to be recited after the ''nafila'' of the night (the night prayer). In this supplication, messages such as regretting one’s wrongdoing and sins against God’s Forgiveness and Graciousness, fear of loneliness after death and asking for God’s forgiveness are mentioned. Some researchers believe that the messages in this supplication reflect some fundamental concepts in the Shiite worldview, su..." Tag: Visual edit

19 February 2024

• 10:1310:13, 19 February 2024 diff hist +7,796‎ N Clothes of the Praying Person ‎ Created page with "The clothes of the praying person are the clothes that he or she is wearing during the prayer. Shiite jurists have stated rulings and conditions for the praying person’s clothes and the extent of their coverage. One of the requirements for the praying person’s clothes is that they should be clean and not najis, permissible and not usurped. It should not be made of a dead animal’s parts (whether it be a forbidden-meat or a permissible meat dead animal (that which ha..." Tag: Visual edit

12 February 2024

• 12:2312:23, 12 February 2024 diff hist +4,769‎ N Hafs b. Sulayman al-Asadi ‎ Created page with "Hafs b. Sulayman b. Mughayra Asadi (90-180 AH) was a “''muqri’''” (reciter) and the most famous transmitter of the Qur’an’s recitation of ‘Asim b. Abi al-Najjud, one of the seven reciters of the Qur’an. He learned the knowledge of reciting the Qur’an from ‘Asim. Some have considered him the most knowledgeable person of his time regarding the knowledge of reciting the Qur’an. Hafs preached the recitation method attributed to Imam Ali (a) in Kufa, Baghd..." Tag: Visual edit

21 December 2023

• 19:5819:58, 21 December 2023 diff hist +5,632‎ N Verse of Ghiba ‎ Created page with "The verse of Ghiba [“backbiting”] (Sura al-Hujurat: 12) explains the prohibition of backbiting and the reason for it. In this verse, backbiting is likened to eating the flesh of one’s dead brother, and just as a person hates eating the meat of his dead brother, he should also hate backbiting. This verse was revealed about two companions of the Prophet (a) who had backbitten about Salman Farsi and Osama b. Zayd. The mention of “brother” in this verse is becaus..."
• 00:4600:46, 21 December 2023 diff hist +4,737‎ N Verse of Ridwan Pledge ‎ Created page with "The verse of Ridwan Pledge or the verse of Pledge (Sura al-Fath: 18) declares God’s satisfaction with the believers participating in Ridwan pledge. Sunni scholars use this verse to prove the theory of the Companions’ justice, but the Shiite exegetes of the Qur’an believe that God’s satisfaction in this verse is conditioned on the Companions’ adherence to the covenant and only includes the Companions who remained faithful to their covenant. According to the Shii..."

19 December 2023

• 22:3522:35, 19 December 2023 diff hist +4,723‎ N Verse of Isti'adha ‎ Created page with "The verse of ''Ista’adhah'' (verse 98 of Sura Nahl) states that when reciting the Qur’an, one should seek refuge in God from Satan’s temptations to be protected from mistakes. ''Ista’adhah'' means seeking refuge, and this refuge has been considered the refuge of the heart; that is, a person should feel in his heart that he has taken refuge in God. Jurists, referring to this verse, consider saying, “I seek refuge in Allah against the outcast Satan” recommende..."

20 November 2023

• 13:2813:28, 20 November 2023 diff hist +5,645‎ N Words of Imam Ali (a) during the burial of Fatima (a) ‎ Created page with "The words of Imam Ali (a) during the burial of Fatima (a) included intimate words of Imam Ali (a) with the Prophet (a) about the loss of Fatima (a). These words are mentioned in Nahj al-balagha. In these words, Imam (a) spoke about the severity and permanence of his grief for the martyrdom of Lady Fatima (a) and asked the Prophet (a) to ask Fatima (a) about the events after his death. Commentators of Nahj al-balagha believe that Imam Ali (a) referred to events such as th..."

19 November 2023

• 22:3322:33, 19 November 2023 diff hist +52‎ Al-Haqiqat-u ka ma hy-a (book) ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 22:2822:28, 19 November 2023 diff hist +4,337‎ N Al-Haqiqat-u ka ma hy-a (book) ‎ Created page with "Al-Haqiqat-u ka ma hy-a is a short book explaining Twelver Shiite thought, written by the Shiite cleric, Ja’far al-Hadi (d. 1399 Sh). In this book, the author has introduced Shia by verses of the Qur’an and hadiths without using arguments. The book is written in Arabic. The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly published this book in 1384 Sh, and until Mehr 1402 Sh, has translated it into 33 languages. The English translation has been published under the title "..." The au..."

12 November 2023

• 08:2208:22, 12 November 2023 diff hist +2,017‎ N Mixed permissible and impermissible properties ‎ Created page with "Mixed permissible and impermissible properties are the properties part of which are acquired through permissible ways and the rest is acquired through impermissible ways. The difference between such properties with questionable properties is that regarding questionable properties, there is doubt about mixing of permissible and impermissible properties. In Islamic fiqh, it is not permissible to use properties while it is mixed with permissible and impermissible propertie..."

11 November 2023

• 12:5812:58, 11 November 2023 diff hist +5,694‎ N Verse of Amman Yujib ‎ Created page with "The verse of ''Amman Yujib'' is a part of verse 62 of Sura al-Naml, in which God is mentioned as the only source of answering du’a and solving human problems. In this verse, it is stated: “Is He who answers the call of the distressed [person] when he invokes Him and removes his distress,…” Among common people, it is called the “du’a of ''Amman Yujib''” and it has been recommended to be recited in difficulties and troubles. There is also a ceremony called..."

4 November 2023

• 11:3811:38, 4 November 2023 diff hist +9,546‎ N Miracle of the Qur'an ‎ Created page with "The miracle of the Qur’an is that no human can write a book like the Qur’an, and this is a sign that the Qur’an is revealed by God. Muslim scholars consider the Qur’an to be the greatest miracle of the Prophet of Islam (a) and the sign of his prophethood. The miraculous nature of the Qur’an is a topic in Quranic sciences and Islamic theology. Muslims consider the Qur’an to be a miracle in terms of eloquence, science, and knowledge, giving news from the unsee..."

23 September 2023

• 15:3015:30, 23 September 2023 diff hist +8,817‎ N Verse of Rida’ ‎ Created page with "The verse of Rida’ (al-Baqara: 233) is one of the jurisprudential verses of the Qur’an, which explains the issues related to the rulings of breastfeeding a baby, raising him, and providing ''nafaqa'' for him. The exegetes of the Qur’an have deduced from this verse that it is obligatory to breastfeed the baby. They also believe that in breastfeeding, the baby’s mother takes precedence over others, even if divorced from her husband. According to them, in this vers..."

21 September 2023

• 11:4611:46, 21 September 2023 diff hist +4,331‎ N Verse of Jald ‎ Created page with "The verse of ''Jallid'' or the verse of ''zina'' [fornication] is the second verse of Sura al-Nur and it describes the Islamic punishment of a fornicator and a fornicatress. In this verse, the punishment for fornication is 100 lashes, which must be administered in the presence of a group of believers. It is also forbidden to show compassion in performing the prescribed punishment on a fornicator/fornicatress. According to the jurists, this verse is about a fornicator/for..."

20 September 2023

• 00:1200:12, 20 September 2023 diff hist +2,793‎ N Verse of Hijab ‎ Created page with "The verse of hijab (Sura al-Nur:31) talks about the obligation of women to wear hijab. This verse is one of the Qur’anic arguments of the jurists for the obligation of hijab. Also, some jurists based on the phrase “beyond what is [acceptably] visible” in this verse, said that it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her face and hands from the wrist down. Other verses are also known as verses of hijab. Among them is verse 59 of sura al-Ahzab, which is called the..."

19 September 2023

• 13:1113:11, 19 September 2023 diff hist +3,069‎ N Burning tents ‎ Created page with "Burning tent is one of the mourning rituals in Muharram held in Iran, Iraq and India. In this ceremony, a group in red clothes, which is the symbol of Ibn Ziyad’s soldiers, set fire to the symbolic tents of Imam al-Husayn (a). This ceremony is described as one of the oldest mourning ceremonies of Shiites, which dates back to Buyid dynasty (reign 322-448 AH). Today, this ceremony is held in different places. ==Importance and position== Burning tents is one of the Shii..."

18 July 2023

• 19:5719:57, 18 July 2023 diff hist +5,382‎ N Tathir ‎ Created page with "''Tathir'' means making pure and removing ''najasa''. If some things become ''najis'', such as the mosque, the shrine of Imams (a), and the clothes and body of a worshiper, the jurists consider it obligatory to purify them. Water is the most common purifier. Some other purifiers are: the sun, the earth and ''istihala'' (transformation). According to the fatwa of the jurists, something that has become ''najis'' can be purified by washing it once; but in washing with ''qa..."

16 July 2023

• 13:5213:52, 16 July 2023 diff hist +3,772‎ N Qawa’id al-ahkam (book) ‎ Created page with "Qawa’id al-ahkam fi ma’rifat al-halal wa l-haram, known as Qawa’id al-ahkam, is a book in Arabic written by ‘Allama Hilli (d. 726 AH), in fatwa-based fiqh. Some of the characteristics of this book are being problem-oriented, careful in categorizing religious issues, having simple and fluent explanation and paying attention to all chapters of fiqh. Qawa’id al-ahkam was written at the request of Fakhr al-Muhaqqiqin (d. 771 AH), ‘Allama Hilli’s son. At the en..."
• 11:2911:29, 16 July 2023 diff hist +2‎ Istihala ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 11:1211:12, 16 July 2023 diff hist +2,819‎ N Istihala ‎ Created page with "''Istihala'' [“transformation”], in fiqh, means turning something najis into something pure. Jurists consider it as one of the purifiers. According to this fatwa, if the nature of najis object changes, it becomes pure. For example, if a dog dies and decays and turns into soil, that soil is pure. Also, the ashes of the wood which has been najis are pure. Based on jurisprudential views, changing the characteristics of something or dispersing the parts of something is..."

26 June 2023

• 11:2711:27, 26 June 2023 diff hist +4,654‎ N Mantaqat al-Faragh ‎ Created page with "Mantaqat al-Faragh [lit. “blank area”] refers to a theory in Shia fiqh which suggests that there is an area without any corresponding religious rulings. This theory was proposed by Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1313 – 1359 SH) in Iqtisaduna. According to this theory, religion allows the Islamic ruler to consider some regulations and set out rules in some social issues, based on the needs of the time. It is said that this theory had roots in the ideas of jurists b..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched

18 June 2023

• 18:4318:43, 18 June 2023 diff hist +2,902‎ N Halal-meat animals ‎ Created page with "Halal-meat animal is an animal whose meat is permissible to eat according to Islamic rulings. There are halal-meat animals in each of the three types of land animals, aquatic animals and birds. The condition for permissibility of eating from a halal-meat animal is its tazkiya (slaughter according to Islamic law). According to the fatwas of jurists, it is forbidden to eat some of the body parts of a halal-meat animal, even if it is slaughtered according to Islamic law; su..."

17 June 2023

• 06:1606:16, 17 June 2023 diff hist +2,957‎ N Khutt al-Mawt sermon ‎ Created page with "Khutt al-Mawt sermon is one of the sermons narrated from Imam al-Husayn (a) about the desire for martyrdom and how it was. It was given when he (a) left Mecca for Iraq. In one part of the sermon, Imam al-Husayn (a) mentioned the place of his martyrdom to be between Karbala and Nawawis. The text of Khutt al-Mawt sermon is found in the books of al-Malhuf and Kashf al-ghumma. Khutt al-Mawt sermon has been considered as an indication of the religious and social conditions a..."
• 06:0306:03, 17 June 2023 diff hist +5,291‎ N False testimony ‎ Created page with "False testimony is one of the great sins, referring to when a person gives false testimony. Jurists consider it forbidden by referring to verses and hadiths, and according to their opinion, if the testimony is proved to be false through confession, testimony or knowledge of the judge, the false witness will be punished. If before the execution of the judge’s verdict, it is found that the testimony for it was false, the verdict will be annulled, but if it is proven afte..."