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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Hojatul-Islam Seyyed Hassan Khomeini continued by saying that the Fiqh (religious jurisprudence) exists because of the questions. The questions must be answered or should say ‘do not know’ which in itself is a big anomaly in Sunni Islam. The traditionalists (followers of ahle-hadith) believe it is not necessary to have an answer for any topic. They believe that one should not enter into the question and answer sessions regarding the traditions as this will…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – To confront the plans and actions of enemies especially the Wahhabis, educational projects particularly for the youth has the priority, said the Grand Ayatollah Makarem on Thursday 7 March in the holy city of Qom. He added that to confront the Islamic culture the enemies are seeking to form false sects and groups. Wahhabis and Baha’is have been created by the US and Britain to gradually infiltrate amongst Muslims. The Sufis also are trying…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – In a response to the question of ‘can a person take position of the assets of non-believers without their permission in European and American countries’, the Grand Ayatollah Sistani said: “Generally stealing of private and public assets are forbidden, also damaging them are not allowed even if such acts do not harm Islam and Muslims integrity. A person who obtains a visa from a country undertakes not to engage in acts that are counted…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Grand Ayatollah Shirazi cancelled all his classes on next Saturday to protest against killings of Shia Muslims and the silence of the so called international human rights organisations. He protested at the insults directed at Shias and their massacres saying, the ways of Omayyads and Bani Abbas are continuing today through suicide bombings resulting in shedding the bloods of unarmed innocent women and children. This is the Islam of the Omayyads and Abbasides…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani said most of the terrorism in Islamic countries is carried out by Salafi / Wahhabi terrorists. Shafaqna Reporter in Qom reported that at the end of his class, the Grand Ayatollah said that Salafism / Wahhabism are the biggest disasters for the Islamic world and added that Ibn-e-Taymieh who is the Head of Wahhabism, insulted Ahlul Bait and Shia scholars and after him Mohammad-bin-Abdul-Wahhab continued his ways by compiling…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – there is an engraved wooden box made of teak laid on upper level of the resting place of Hazrat Abolfazl (AS), the son of Imam Ali (AS). The dimensions of this box are 3 metres length, 2.20 metres width and 2 metres height. There is a smaller box inside the big one with the first Ayah of Surah Al-Insan written on it. Underneath the wooden box there is a little room where the body…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Sheikh Zaghmoot the Head of Palestine International Islamic Committee in Lebanon said the martyrdom of Arafat Jaradat in Israeli jail which occurred as a result of tortures must lead to a third Intifada (uprising). He added that only through resistance and Intifada the Palestinian people can get rid of the Zionist occupiers. In an interview with Shafaqna Sheikh Zaghmoot criticised some Palestinian groups for abandoning Jihad against the occupiers and said the Palestinian people…

Fiqh is an attempt to find the jewel (origin, essence) of the religion / appearance of Fiqh is from the existence of questions SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – On its first anniversary, Shafaqna arranged an exclusive interview with Hojatul-Islam Seyyed Hassan Khomeini. The Grand Son of Imam Khomeini started his talk by describing the relation between Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and the religion. He said the relation is the same as other sciences like Physics, Chemistry, etc. have with the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – One of the most important issues in Shia Islam is to introduce it. Most Shia ulamas and centres around the world consider introducing Shia Islam as one of their most important and sensitive duties. The question that comes to mind is that with all these media available why the Shia introduction is so neglected? Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani member of the International Ahlul Bait Organisation says, it is right that we write books, we have…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – SHAFAQNA Exclusive: The Head of Islamic Propagation Office in Qom says Shias in Europe should transfer from a passive minority to an influential one. There should be more interaction between Shia communities with their ulamas in Europe Living in the West should not mean we distance ourselves from our identity. Our behaviours in the society must be somehow that will not attract negative attentions from those who we deal with and should be logical.…