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Thursday, 19 September 2024
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What is the duty of one who can't control their urine during prayer?
8598
2010/07/20
Laws and Jurisprudence
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Is it permissible to eat food cooked by the Aghakhanis (an Isma’ili denomination)?
8230
2010/07/20
Laws and Jurisprudence
Those who aren t of the Twelver Shia sect, whether they are of the Shia sect, such Zaydis and Ismailis, or of the Sunni sect, are all considered Muslims and pak, making the food they cook and the meat
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What is the ruling for kissing and mouthing each other’s genitals (husband and wife) in permanent and temporary marriage?
11483
2010/07/20
Laws and Jurisprudence
These are the responses we received from the offices of the maraje’:The office of the Grand Ayatullah Khamenei:It is permissible per se, but one should abstain from swallowing filth and/or semen.The o
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By whom and how can teyyul-ard be achieved?
6818
2010/07/20
Practical
Teyyul-ard denotes the quick transportation from one point to another in an instant. Teyyul-ard is something extraordinary and above normal human power, and is only possible for those who have total c
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What is teyyul-ard?
6641
2010/07/20
Theoretical
There are different views on the true essence of teyyul-ard. One would be the theory of “اعدام و ایجاد” or “Existentiation and Elimination” of the renowned mystic, Ibn Arabi. According to this theory,
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Is conditional divorce effective?
6593
2010/06/21
Laws and Jurisprudence
One of the conditions of the validity and effectiveness of the divorce formula is for it not to be made contingent upon any condition. Consequently, if the husband says “If Zayd comes you are divorced
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If a person is deaf, through which of the two ways of text messaging or video conference can he divorce his wife?
6492
2010/06/21
Laws and Jurisprudence
The response of Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani is as follows:The only way for a deaf person to divorce his wife is through writing and of course, he must have two witnesses when he does so.If he is un
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Does Islam recommend a certain age for becoming pregnant?
7668
2010/06/21
Laws and Jurisprudence
Pregnancy is a natural event that girls can experience after puberty when they find the ability to become so, and its end ( menopause ) is also a natural one, meaning that at a certain age women natur
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I am married to a person of the People of the Book, do I have to have her permission for temporary marriage?
7208
2010/06/21
Laws and Jurisprudence
This is the view of different maraje regarding permanent marriage with People of the Book:Imam Khomeini: As an obligatory precaution, it is impermissible to get married to People of the Book.Ayatullah
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Is it believed by the Shia that the creation of Adam was carried out by the hands of Imam Ali (as)?
15528
2010/06/21
Traditional
If some people believe that Imam Ali ( as ) independently created Prophet Adam ( pbuh ) , it will be against the Quran and considered shirk. Not to mention that the creation of Adam by the physical bo
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Is it permissible to serve alcoholic beverages in restaurants in the west?
7616
2010/06/21
Laws and Jurisprudence
The dignity of Muslims around the world depends on their adherence to their religion’s laws and devotement to Islam, and they must strive to remain committed to the pact they have made with Allah ( sw
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Why do some Islamic sects see Twelver Shias as kafirs, while they don’t have the same idea about other Shia sects?
8871
2010/06/21
Traditional
First we must pay attention that neither the Twelver Shia consider other Islamic sects as kafirs, nor do the majority of the Sunnis accuse the Twelver Shia of kufr, and if it is ever said so, it is by
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Is the Nahjul-Balaghah an authentic, trustworthy and reliable Islamic source in the view of scholars?
14416
2010/06/21
Contextual study
The Nahjul-Balaghah is a vast and never-ending sea of Islamic teachings and knowledge about the Origin, resurrection, revelation, angels, the non-material world, the realm of malakut, politics, teachi
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What is the ruling on eating ice cream at a place where its workers are Christian?
8392
2010/05/27
Laws and Jurisprudence
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How long has it been that Prophet Khidhr has been living?
10245
2010/05/27
تاريخ بزرگان
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Why didn’t Allah miraculously prevent the killing of Imam Hussein (A.S.)?
14038
2010/05/27
The infallibles
Everything takes place under Allah s will and according to His traditions and the same way Allah had the power to prevent Prophet Ibrahim s blade from cutting he could have also disabled all of the en
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Will Hell be on the earth and Heaven in the sky?
14094
2010/05/27
Quranic Studies
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What does it mean to choose one’s death from the perspective of the Holy Quran and traditions?
13056
2010/05/27
Practical
It is possible to say that the original source of the term ‘death by choice’ or ‘voluntary death’, which is used in Islamic Irfan ( gnosis ) , first came up in this tradition from the Holy Prophet ( s
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Is it the responsibility of a Muslim to inform the parents of a child who is engaged in an illegitimate relationship?
6573
2010/05/26
Practical
The case you have presented in your inquiry needs to be looked at from an “enjoining good and forbidding evil” perspective.Although enjoining good and forbidding evil ( amr bil ma’ruf wa nahy anil mun
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I married a woman from Ahlul Kitab thinking she will practice Islam and I have 1 child with her, if she refuses to practice Islam can I divorce her?
7278
2010/05/26
Laws and Jurisprudence
The verdict of the honorable maraje’ regarding permanent marriage with women of the People of the Book ( Ahlul Kitab ) has been mentioned in Question 7850 ( site: ) . If you follow a marja’ that allow
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Where are the cities of Jabalqa and Jabarsa located?
11690
2010/05/26
تاريخ کلام
The names of these two cities haven t been related in any of the authentic Shia sources ( Kafi, Tahzib, Man La Yahdhuruhul-Faqih, Istibsar ) , but from the other sources that they have been mentioned
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Is Sahih al-Bukhari considered to be an authentic source? Why can't the Hadith al-Thaqalayn be found in it?
13743
2010/05/26
Contextual study
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Is infallibility based on predestination or free will?
8620
2010/05/26
Philosophy of Religion
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Which has priority, the doctor’s prescription or religion?
6282
2010/05/26
Laws and Jurisprudence
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Can a woman refuse to comply with her husband’s request for sexual intercourse?
34021
2010/05/26
Laws and Jurisprudence
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Is the marriage of a virgin without her father’s permission valid? In the case of her doing such and now wants a divorce, what should she do?
10262
2010/05/26
Laws and Jurisprudence
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How do you define assassinations? Do you have any suggestions to stop such acts?
6576
2010/05/20
Traditional
Usually the arrogant world powers and people who are attached to this world, in order to strip away people’s rights, first accuse them of things such as assassination, and subsequently torture and mur
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When it is said that the Quran is from Allah (swt), what is meant? Does it mean that the meaning is from Allah, or that even the wording is from Him?
8019
2010/05/20
Quranic Studies
When it is said that the Quran is from Allah ( swt ) , it can have different meanings, each meaning being more profound and deeper than the other, these meanings are:First: The revelation of the meani
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Have the books of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim undergone alteration and change? What were the reasons behind such alterations?
10786
2010/05/20
Contextual study
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According to the Shias, which individuals were given the title of the ‘Ahlul Bait’ (The family of the Holy Prophet (s)) and why is there no mention of the Shia Imams in the reliable books of the Sunnis?
6613
2010/05/20
Traditional
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Exactly how much time has passed from the immediate and gradual revelation of the Holy Quran?
13573
2010/05/20
Quranic Studies
The immediate revelation of the Holy Quran upon the blessed heart of the Holy Prophet ( s ) happened on the Night of Qadr ( one of the nights of the Holy Month of Ramadhan ) . By referring to some of
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What is the difference between an interpretation based on opinion and an interpretation which is based on intellectual thinking (specifically an authentic singular report).
7664
2010/05/20
Exegesis
The relationship between certain sciences and the Holy Quran is in such a way that without those sciences it is not possible to interpret and analyze the verses of the Holy Quran. For example the scie
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Is it the case that for sleeping or resting we must face the Qiblah? What should be done about burying a dead individual?
10329
2010/05/20
Practical
Our ahadith have divided sleeping into four types in which the best of all of them for the believer is to sleep on his right and towards the Qibla.Imam Ali ( a ) is narrated to have said: “Sleeping ha
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Please list some of the current arefs.
7056
2010/05/20
Theoretical
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Are Abbas Bin Abdul Muttalib and his children unbelievers from the Shia perspective?
18574
2010/04/20
Exalted scholars
Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib was the respected uncle of the Holy Prophet ( s ) . While he is not considered as part of the ‘Ahlul Bait’ he is one of those who are given special respect by the Shias. For e