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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)-- 'Ali bin Shua'yb once visited Imam 'Ali al-Reza (a.s.) and the following conversation ensued: Imam (a.s.): "O 'Ali! Do you know whose subsistence is the best?" 'Ali replied, "Master, you know better than me." Imam (a.s.): "It is that of one through whom the subsistence of others is improved. O 'Ali! Do you know who has the worst subsistence?" 'Ali replied, "Master, you know better than me." Imam (a.s.): "It is that of the one…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Imam Rida (AS) was asked about the attribution of deceit and ridicule to Allah, which the Quran has mentioned, his excellency replied: “Allah Almighty neither ridicules nor deceives or devises against anyone; what He does is requite ridicule, devising and deceit.”[1] Therefore, Allah devises against those who devise against Him, and this is nothing but a proportionate retribution of their own act. This devising has different degrees that one should never feel secure from[2], the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- As per the research we have conducted, not only there is not such a saying in our textual sources (hadith books) but to the contrary, we came across narrations which expressly indicate that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and the imams (a.s.) ate grapes even at night. Example: 1. One of those narrations is the following: It has been said that the Prophet (pbuh) observed fast for forty days at God's order. He was wakeful…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Allah is the true owner of the entire universe and everything within it. However, Allah has put this ownership at the disposal of man without disconnecting His own ownership in the least way, as Quranic verses and hadiths tell us, some of which we will mention here: 1- “وَ سَخَّرَ لَکُمْ ما فِی السَّماواتِ وَ ما فِی الْأَرْضِ جَمیعاً مِنْهُ إِنَّ فی‏ ذلِکَ لَآیاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ یَتَفَکَّرُون” (And He has disposed for you[r benefit] whatever…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - Condemning latest attack targeting the city’s Muslim community, Leicester police have warned that they would not tolerate discrimination in Leicester, confirming Muslims’ right to practice their faith freely without fear of harassment. "This was clearly a religiously- motivated offence which was directed at those using the community centre as a Muslim place of worship, who found the incident extremely upsetting and shocking,” superintendent Mark Newcombe told This Is Leicestershire newspaper on Saturday, January 26.…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Generous Behavior The author of Tafseer Ayyashi quotes in his interpretation of Safvan: I asked Imam Reza (A.S) to give appointment to Muhammad bin Khalid to meet him. Meanwhile, I told the Imam (A.S) that he has abandoned his previous stances and declares that he wants to follow him. Imam Reza (A.S) said: ask him to come, when the son of Khalid entered, he stated: dear Imam, I repent from my past and I know…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad (photos1) -www.shfaqna.com/English