Friday, June 15, 2018 is the first day of Shawwal

The Juristic Office at the Institution of His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), issued a statement in which it declared that Friday, June 15, 2018 is the first of the month of Shawwal; hence Eid Al-Fitr..Details ›

Islamic planning to protect the person

Islam plans to protect the person from infidelity and going astray exactly as it plans to protect him from sickness and death , for there is intellectual sickness – infidelity , and moral sickness – and hypocrisy , and these must lead to spiritual death which is the wrath of Allah and His punishment...Details ›

Truehearted people are victorious

Truth is one of the Islamic moral values, either in the relationship of man with his God, or with himself, or with people. To live the idea of truth is not to falsify his mind with lies which he reads and hears...Details ›

Getting Along With People Rationally

As we said earlier, a practical mind is what proceeds from the theoretical mind, or from thoughts directed at discerning the good from the bad then guiding the person to transform these thoughts into practice in his behavior and conduct...Details ›

THE WHISPERED PRAYER OF THE REPENTERS

My God, offenses have clothed me in the garment of my lowliness,
ilaaheee al-basat-neel-khat'aayaa thaw-ba mad'al-latee
إلـٰهِي أَلْبَسَتْنِي الْخَطايا ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّتِي، ..Details ›

INFLUENCES OF A CORRUPT COMMUNITY

One thing that deserves mention is that a corrupt community may take away a prophet’s family from him without any resistance. This is because resistance (by the prophet ) is directed against the greater community...Details ›

His Supplication in Fear

Supplication by Imam Zein AL Abideen
O God, Thou created me without fault,...Details ›

Removal of Worries

O Reliever of worry! O Remover of grief!
O Merciful in this world and the next and Compassionate in both!...Details ›

Ziyarat Ashura - Imam Al-Hussain (as)

Peace be upon you, O Aba-`Abdullah.
Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger....Details ›

Ziarat - IMAM ZAIN UL-ABIDEEN

Peace be on you, O leader of Those who prostrate!
Peace be on you, O prestige of Worshipping ones!..Details ›

Dua'a E Mujeer

Glory be to You. O Allah!
Exalted are You. O Beneficent!
Keep us safe from the everlasting fire O Giver of Refuge!..Details ›

Duas by Imam Ali Reza (A.s)

Praise be the pure, neat, and proper who created the universe with his power, made whatever that he created stable and strong with his wisdom, and placed everything in a specific location with his knowledge...Details ›

Dua Al-Sabaah / The Imam Ali Supplication for the Morning

Oh God, Oh He who extended the morning's tongue in the speech of its dawning, dispatched the fragments of the dark night into the gloom of its stammering, made firm the structure of the turning spheres in the measures of its display and beamed forth the brightness of the sun through the light of its blazing! Oh He, who demonstrates His Essence by His Essence, transcends congeniality with His creatures and is exalted beyond conformity with His qualities!...Details ›

Towards a bold discussion on the historicity of the religious text and how to develop the Islamic thought

In the context of today’s ongoing discussion, at the Arab and Islamic levels, regarding the Islamic political project and how to face the new challenges, especially vis-à-vis the growth of extremism and violence in the name of religion, and considering that many extremist Islamic organizations and political Islamic movements rely on the religious texts...

How to grow and develop, according to Imam Ali (a.s.)*

In this lecture, His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) discusses one of the sermons of Imam Ali (a.s.) in which he talked about fanaticism and its destructive impacts on individuals and groups alike and mentioned many things that are capable of immunizing people against this repugnant immoral disease and attaching them to the human values..

The relation of the disciples with Jesus (a.s.) and the Message*

In this lecture, His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) discusses the relation of the disciples with Jesus (a.s.) and the Message. He explained that the disciples set out to declare that they are the supporters of Allah having believed in Prophet Jesus (a.s.) and his Message that Allah has revealed to him...

How to treat the phenomenon of Takfir? Part I

Part I of the series of questions in which His Eminence, the Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), talks about the phenomenon of Takfir in the Muslim communities and the ways to face it, by answering a series of relevant inquiries. His Eminence considers that the Takfiri groups are people who do not know Islam or its truth, and that is why they do not differentiate between disbelief and belief....

How to treat the phenomenon of Takfir? Part II

Part II of the series of questions in which His Eminence, the Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), talks about the phenomenon of Takfir in the Muslim communities and the ways to face it, by answering a series of relevant inquiries. His Eminence considers that the Takfiri groups are people who do not know Islam or its truth, and that is why they do not differentiate between disbelief and belief....
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- Fasting is not a training means for a blind will; but rather, it is a training means for a will that is open to the path of Allah.

- Allah rendered fasting a means to achieve piety.

- Allah wants our fasting in the month of Ramadan to be a means to recall the Day of Judgment.

Q: What is meant by immersing the head in water, and is someone considered to be immersing his head in water by taking a shower?
A: It means to cover the head totally with water, and taking a shower does not mean that one is immersing his head in water.

Q: Does the medicine shot in the muscles invalidate fasting?
A: No, it does not.

Q: Does gastroesophageal reflux invalidate fasting?
A: If it is unintentional, then it does not break the fast.