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In the name of al-Hakim. Salaamun 'aleykum Sayyid Jawad Naqwi – A famous Pakistani Scholar who is well-known for his Philosophical work. He quotes the following ‘Ulamaa: 1. Ayatullah Sayyid ‘Ali Khamenei, 2. Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi, 3. Ayatullah Noori Hamadani, 4. Ayatullah Mohammad Taqi Behjat, 5...

In the name of al-Malik. Salaamun 'aleykum. View the following videos: Ayatullah Wahid Khurasani - Iranian Scholar [One of the top 5 Maraaja' of our time]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsdpLOCHBfA&feature=related Jan Ali Kazmi - Pakistani Scholar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caJhW6s2BA&NR=1

In the name of al-Kareem. 'Azzamallahu 'ujoorana wa 'ujoorakum. “Zanjeer” [زنجیر] is a Persian word which translates to “Chain” in English language. [Try yourself in Google or see Dictionary]. “Zani” [زنی] comes from the root-word “Zadan” [زدن] which translates to “To Beat”. When you combine them bo...

In the name of al-Haqq. Salaamun 'aleykum ikhwaan. One needs to know the rulings on pictures first. That even pictures in the house. Pictures in the house keep the angels away, according to the ahadeeth. A hadith by an Imam ['a.s] narrated by the holy Prophet [s.'a.w.w] that Jibra'eel once came to m...

In the name of One who Listens. Salaamun 'aleykum. When you see the mohr changing to slightly dark from its colour then it's normal. One can heat the mohr to ensure if the change of colour is from water... but try to find out mohr which has been used for months and or even years and you won't even w...

In His name. Salaamun 'aleykum. Hadith No. 145: Imam Ja'far as-Saadiq ['a.s.w.s] says: "Having a good opinion of 'Allah means that you must not hope in anyone except Him and you should not fear for anything except for your sins." Kindly also see the Tafseer of Surah al-Falaq, from the thick black Qu...

In the name of the Supreme. Salaamun 'aleykum. I've just read that 'Awn ['a.s] was the son of Imam 'Ali Ibn Abu Tuaalib ['a.s.w.s]. Not only him, but he also had another son called Muhammad Hilaal and both of them were sons of Imam 'Ali ['a.s.w.s] from Amaamah, daughter of Zaynab bint Muhammad [the ...

In the name of al-Qawiyyu. Salaamun 'aleykum ya akhi. May 'Allah give us the strength to atleast feel the pain of the smallest companion of Imam al-Hussein ['a.s] if not Imam ['a.s] himself, and all those who suffered on a day like this... and struggle to know why Kerbala was already known by Adam S...

In the name of the Just. 'aleykum as-Salaam ya akhi. The Fataawas are from Ayatullah as-Sistani's Persian website, Sayyid Muhammad Sa'eed al-Hakim's website and also search for this book online: Deen? ‘Urf? Am Matha? By Ahmad Qays. I'm waiting for a book from Qom that gives more fataawas from almost...

In the name of 'Allah. Salaamun 'aleykum akhi. Hope you're well, insha'Allah. Yes, I have them. We can discuss them out after these 2 - 3 days insha'Allah. You can choose your language while installing the softwares in your machine. There's English and Farsi, not sure about 'Arabic. The books are ma...

In the name of the Truthful. Salaamun 'aleykum akhi. Many of us belief and surely agree that TAWASSUL, WASILAH is allowed and accepted, so crying on the alam and the fake zarihs which are the replica is a way of using the wasila for people isnt it? From where do we learn wasilah from? If we learn wa...

'aleykum as-Salaam warahmatullah. You're welcome akhi. I will share more of these articles as I have many in my external harddrive. But try also to do some research on these topics as it might be very useful for the coming generation, insha'Allah. Also view the fataawas on 'azadari on Islamic Scienc...

In the name of He Who is the as-Sami', al-Baseer, al-Haadi, al-Waliy' - The 'Allah Almighty! Salaamun 'aleykum warahmatullah. I agree that I got a little carried away upon hearing about the nose and eyes stuff being sold in the Mehfils, but this is because it's a fact misguidance which people are un...

Ayatullah Sayyid 'Ali as-Sistani Question: I have a question about matam (Azadari) and the manner our people are holding Muharram rituals. Answer: It is not appropriate of the mourners to violate the commemoration method received by the righteous predecessors (Salaf-e Saleh) in mourning the martyrd...

Ayatullah Sayyid 'Ali as-Sistani Question: What is the philosophy of Azadari (mourning and lamentation) for Imam Husain? Answer: There is no doubt that the tragedy of Kerbala, when ascribed to the killers, is a criminal and terrible act. However when ascribed to Husain (A) himself, it represents a ...