Home Questions Archive
Friday, 20 September 2024
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What is sex change?
7952
2012/08/23
Laws and Jurisprudence
Although dictionaries do not provide a definition for sex change , it means any change and transformation in a male, female or genderless in such a way that the current state is different from the pre
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Is Abu Hamzah Thumali (Somali) from the country of Somalia?
6841
2012/08/21
تاريخ بزرگان
Thabit bin Dinar better known as Abu Hamzah Thumali is one of the great Shia narrators and a contemporary of several infallible Imams ( A.S. ) . His title Thumali is pronounced somehow like Somali but
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What were Islam's propagation methods?
17997
2012/08/21
The infallibles
Propagation means conveying a message and since the mission of all divine prophets particularly the holy prophet of Islam ( S ) was to bring humanity forth from darkness into light, propagation enjoys
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Why shouldn’t women offer prayers and observe fast when they are in their menses?
9683
2012/08/15
Laws and Jurisprudence
Although there is wisdom behind all divine laws, it is for the major part hidden to us. In fact, no divine law has been enacted or legislated without a rationale or reason but it remains concealed to
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Is it makrooh for a menstruating woman to recite the Quran in the month of Ramadhan?
7943
2012/08/15
Laws and Jurisprudence
As for the abominableness of recitation of the Quran by a menstruating woman, it does not make any difference whether she recites the Quran in the month of Ramadhan or in any other month; reciting the
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What is the limit which a suitor should take into account in regards to looking at a woman’s body without any covering?
8014
2012/08/13
Laws and Jurisprudence
It is permissible for a man to look at a woman whom he intends to marry provided that: 1- it is not with the intention of pleasure, 2 it is to find out about her beauty or her defects, 3 there should
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What is the Islamic law about a woman giving her picture to a man outside her family?
6736
2012/08/11
Laws and Jurisprudence
We have received the following answers from the offices of some of the prominent religious authorities and we want you to go through them: Office of grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him lo
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How can girls wear bright (gaudy) dresses on the one hand and go out in public without displaying their beauty on the other?
8181
2012/08/11
Modern
According to the Quran, man is a creature that has a divine fitra [ God-gifted nature ] on the one hand and a material nature on the other. Not differentiating between them will cause a person to be d
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What was the law about drinking wine before Islam?
8078
2012/08/08
Laws and Jurisprudence
History bears witness that the process of various people s religiosity in all the divine religions had been in a way such that after the death or martyrdom of every prophet or every messenger among pe
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Is it permissible for a man to drink his wife’s milk?
27233
2012/08/07
Laws and Jurisprudence
We have sent this question to the offices of the following grand jurists and the answers which they have sent us are the following: Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him long life
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What is the Islamic law about a woman swallowing her husband’s semen? What if she did not know the rule about swallowing semen?
57425
2012/08/07
Laws and Jurisprudence
Man s semen and the semen of every animal that has gushing blood is najis ( ritually impure ) . [ 1 ] It is haram to eat or drinking a najis thing. [ 2 ] Therefore, semen like any other najis thing
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What is the Islamic law regarding anal intercourse? Is there any objection in it?
18390
2012/08/07
Laws and Jurisprudence
Since different jurists have different verdicts in this regard, you should act according to the fatwa ( verdict ) of the Mujtahid ( jurist ) whom you follow. For your information, we will now mention
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Is it a sin to curse someone in one’s mind?
25928
2012/08/06
Theoretical
Sins are sometimes committed outwardly and other times they may have and inner and intellectual aspects. When a person tells a lie or backbites someone or commits such prohibitions, he is said to have
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Why does God, Who is the most Merciful of the merciful ones, recommend so extreme punishments such as retaliation, cutting of hands or other excessive violence?
8004
2012/08/04
Exegesis
According to the verses and narrations, God is Compassionate and Merciful and He also has the qualities of anger and indignation. That is, He is both All-Forgiving and severe in punishment, He is the
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Do Shia Muslims not go to Hell?
18631
2012/08/04
Traditional
The fact that some people are held responsible for their deeds and subjected to punishment in Hell and some are endowed with blessings and bounties is based on a principle which Allah has pointed out
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What are the challenges facing Islam – Christianity dialogue?
8753
2012/07/21
Modern
For an answer to the above question, we deemed it appropriate to draw your attention to a lecture delivered by Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani in this regard. There is a clear tendency towards religiosity
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Aren’t we free in choosing our religion? Then why did the Prophet demand the people of Yemen to either become Muslim or pay Jizyah?
8210
2012/07/21
Traditional
Jizyah gives non-Muslims the freedom of choosing whether they want to be Muslim or simply be a non-Muslim citizen of an Islamic government without having to convert their religion and it is natural to
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Are there any guidelines in the Islamic sources about fashion and clothing?
8823
2012/07/15
Practical
Although Islam lays great emphasis on spiritual modesty of human beings ( clothing of piety ) , the outward clothing is also a bounty which God, the Exalted, has bestowed exclusively upon human beings
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Why do some people oppose mysticism and the mystics making reference to ahadith (traditions)?
7835
2012/07/14
Theoretical
Irfan ( mysticism/ Gnosticism ) has been defined as a special method to reach the realities of existence and to connect man to truth, which is done through vision and intuition. Such an understanding
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How can a person, who comes to know later in his life that he had been an orphanage child, know that he is legitimate by birth? What is the Islamic law about his inheritance, parental relationship and mahramiyah?
6024
2012/07/07
Laws and Jurisprudence
The only answer we have received for your message, which we had forwarded to the offices of the grand religious authorities, is the following: Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant hi
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Is there any saying from the Holy Prophet of Islam (S) about fasting on the day of Ashura? Is fasting recommended on this day?
12806
2012/07/02
Laws and Jurisprudence
There is not a tradition in Shia s reliable sources in which Prophet Muhammad ( S ) may have said that fasting on the day of Ashura is recommended but there are narrations concerning the seerah ( life
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What is the limit of sexual pleasures in temporary marriage?
7711
2012/06/28
Laws and Jurisprudence
The relation between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage. There are two kinds of marriages: Permanent marriage and temporary marriage In a permanent marriage, the period of matrimony
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Is it permissible to enter into a sisterhood/brotherhood contract with a male cousin and shake hands and speak with him?
7071
2012/06/28
Laws and Jurisprudence
According to Islamic Shari ah, it is not permissible for a girl and a boy to have any kind of relationship with each other before marriage regardless of whether the relationship is direct or indirect
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Why do some Shiite mystics and scholars renounce the world and divinely gifted halāl pleasures and bounties?
6792
2012/06/28
Practical
The divine bounties and pleasures are not restricted to worldly and material things; rather they also include spiritualities which for many people entail greater pleasures. The mystics and pious ones
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Is divine knowledge merely proven by the teleological argument?
6935
2012/06/21
Traditional
There are many ways to prove divine knowledge: 1. The teleological argument, 2. The argument that one cannot grant what one does possess, 3. The infiniteness of God and His encompassment of the entire
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What is the proper method of making one’s actions match his knowledge?
7005
2012/06/21
Practical
According to fundamental Islamic teachings, knowledge is only beneficial when followed by good deeds and actions. However, we see that some scholars come short in regard to acting upon their knowledge
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What is the Sunni point of view on the Prophet’s infallibility regarding matters other than receiving and conveying revelation?
12258
2012/06/20
Traditional
What is certain is that there is a consensus among the Islamic sects on the Prophet s infallibility regarding the reception and conveyance of revelation, but that being the case in his everyday life i
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Which verse of the Holy Quran containsevery kind of tawhid? What are the different kinds of tawhid?
17387
2012/06/20
Traditional
Tawhid is a widely discussed topic among Islamic and Quranic concepts, which is why it consists of various types and levels. This is why tawhid has been widely given in-depth discussions in many verse
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Do the Holy Prophet’s parents enter Paradise?
15310
2012/06/19
Traditional
Based on the verses of the Holy Quran, belief in God and good deeds are generally the most important requirements for entering Paradise. Shia scholars and also a number of Sunni sects believe that the
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How many spheres are there in the entire universe and what is the difference between a sphere and a sky?
13287
2012/06/17
Theoretical
According to an ancient opinion, sphere refers to the ethereal bodies which are made up of nine levels or layers seven of which are named as kawakib sab a ( the seven planets ) . The eighth sphere is
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Do you get any sawab (reward) when you listen to a speech on Friday?
8668
2012/06/11
Practical
It is necessary for every Muslim to get acquainted with his religious obligations and know about his duty. [ 1 ] Therefore, a person will get sawab by listening to a speech that enables him to become
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Is there any problem in the art of sculpting and painting?
22572
2012/06/10
Laws and Jurisprudence
According to the Holy Quran and other religious sources, a committed and undertaking art is one that steers man towards worship of the One God. If we go through written history, we shall find out that
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Why did the Holy Prophet (S) enjoy more freedom in gratifying his physical needs than others? And why were many restrictions imposed on his wives?
9102
2012/06/05
Exegesis
This question refers to the differences which exist between the Holy Prophet ( S ) and other people. In fact, it does not concern the general differences between men and women in the way they have sex
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What is philosophy? Why is it bad?
9479
2012/06/02
Contextual study
As for your question about the alleged hadith, we should say that we looked for it in our hadith collections but we did not find it. As for the definition of philosophy, it has been defined in a num
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Why were the Quranic verses not collected and compiled on the basis of the chronological order of revelation?
25111
2012/05/29
Quranic Studies
There is no recommendation from the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, about the arrangement of the text of the Quran on the basis of the chronological order of revelation. The Holy Quran