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What kind of wilayah (authority) did the Holy Prophet (s) mean in Ghadir Khum?

8594 2012/03/14 Traditional

Considering that the Prophet ( s ) appointed the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ( a.s ) in an absolute and general way, the Holy Prophet s authority in its entirety, irrespective of whether it is myst

Who is God and how is it possible to prove His existence?

10537 2012/03/14 Traditional

God, the Exalted, is the absolute being and perfection. There is no deficiency or imperfection in Him. He is unique and has the power to do everything. He has knowledge of everything at all times and

When Allah gives His creation certain qualities, does that mean that they have become partners with Him in that given quality?

6145 2012/03/10 Traditional

When a creation is in lack of a certain quality such as power, and is then given it by God, even at the time when it seemingly bears that quality, it has no independence whatsoever. It isn t the case

Is God subjugated to natural laws?

6357 2012/03/10 Traditional

Allah is the one who has set all natural laws, and the only thing He is under the influence of, is His own will. The one thing to keep in mind is that His will is that things take place through their

If there are levels for heaven, are there levels for hell?

9106 2012/03/10 Traditional

What is understood from Quranic verses and the ahadith is that, similar to heaven, [ 1 ] hell has different levels, and sinners will be put into these levels depending on the number and type of their

Why are Iranian ceremonies for holidays and for mourning different from Muslim and Shi’a ones?

8302 2012/03/08 Traditional

Even though ceremonies that are held for religious occasions must be in accordance with the general guidelines of Islam, but in regard to the details about which Islam has not mentioned guidelines, th

How is the existence of good and bad compatible with monotheism?

7238 2012/03/07 Traditional

1 – This world has been created in a manner where no being is independent from the other. If we observe the world around us carefully, we would discover the beings within it connected, much like the i

How is it possible to prove the existence of the Imam of Age (atf) and his reappearance through the Quran?

7733 2012/03/03 Traditional

First of all, it is necessary to know that the Quran speaks in a general way. All the general statements of the Quran are explained in detail in the traditions of the Holy Prophet ( s ) and his househ

If the existing Christianity has been altered and God calls them as infidels, why does He heal their sick ones and gives attention to them?

6194 2012/03/03 Traditional

The fact that God, the Glorified, heals the sickness of Christians and gives attention to them is because of His common and encompassing grace and compassion which includes all humans. He heals their

Considering the fact that there is good and evil, and beauty and ugliness in the world, how can God’s kindness be proven?

8185 2012/02/18 Traditional

The fact that God has created man in the best of forms and has fulfilled all of his needs both in this world and the next, and as a matter of fact, has created everything for him and put it at his dis

I believe in God and pray to Him, but sometimes I don’t know how to picture him.

6154 2012/02/15 Traditional

Essentially, picturing God and moving towards embodying and picturing God is wrong, because God isn t physical and cannot be pictured or imagined. God is a reality and at the same time, in all realiti

If the idol worshippers did not consider their idols to be actual gods, but rather, representations or representatives of God, then does this eliminate the issue of their idol worship?

7501 2012/02/15 Traditional

From the perspective of Islam, Allah is the sole creator and manager of all things. Worship is exclusively due to Him and all of the various aspects of idol worship are deviations and distortions in t

What is the Islamic law about having an affair or illicit relationship with a person from the opposite gender? If their relationships do not lead to adultery, are they still sinful?

18060 2012/02/15 Traditional

Adultery is a great sin according to the Quran. God, the Exalted, says: Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful ( deed ) and an evil, opening the road ( to other evils ) . [ 1 ] In this short

I have heard that the bodies of some martyrs from the Iraq and Iran war are still intact and did not decompose, are these reports reliable?

11157 2012/02/15 Traditional

Looking at the issue from one angle, since the bodies of living things have been created in a way that once the soul leaves the body, in accordance to the laws of nature, the body begins to smell, rot

Why do Jewish people read their book in Hebrew?

6283 2012/02/14 Traditional

God is a metaphysical being who cannot be analyzed with physical standards, nonetheless, He has used physical means understandable to man to take care of this world’s affairs. One of these affairs is

Can you prove why God should be unlimited?

7158 2012/02/07 Traditional

In order to answer the question, we must clarify the meaning of the infiniteness of God and His relation with other beings: Divine infinity means that God is in every way immeasurable, unbounded, unli

What are the main characteristics of Islam and Prophet Muhammad (S) that make them superior to other religions and other prophets respectively?

14216 2012/01/30 Traditional

Islam has two special and distinctive features in the light of which the need for prophethood ceases to exist and there is no room for another prophethood:1. Islam is the last religion; it is the most

If Aisha was the Mother of the Faithful and the Quran has described her as being "pure", then why did she go into a war with Imam Ali (a.s)?

9613 2012/01/30 Traditional

If you mean by the word pure absolute and comprehensive purity which is what Ayah of Tathir ( purification ) refers to, then it relates only to the Holy Prophet ( s ) , Imam Ali ( a.s ) , Fatima ( s.a

Is identification of individuals and personalities in Paradise and Hell possible?

7363 2012/01/28 Traditional

In the Holy Book of the Quran, there are verses in witness of the conversation between the dwellers of Paradise and those of Hell, which briefly relate the possibility of information for the dwellers

Can you shed some light on the number of major Shi'ah sects?

8009 2012/01/28 Traditional

The term Shi ah literally means follower or partisan and it has also been used to mean path , faction , or a member of a party . In the technical sense, the term Shi ah has as close connection with th

What are the signs of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (atf) and the events that shall take place thereupon?

22803 2012/01/28 Traditional

Your question concerning the reappearance of the Imam of Time can be investigated around four focal points:First: The signs for his coming are categorized into different groups, one of them being thei

Why has God created creatures like devils and then mentions that these creatures can only harm one with God’s permission?

8284 2012/01/19 Traditional

In regard to the nature of Jinns, the Quran says: “and we created the jinn earlier out of a piercing fire.” Therefore, jinns do exist and they also have prophets like man does. They are obligated to w

Is an Imam’s status greater than that of a prophet’s?

19485 2012/01/17 Traditional

The superiority of the Imams in comparison to the prophets is mentioned in many hadiths and the reason to it is the oneness of the inner light of the prophet of Islam and the Imams. Since the prophet

Please explain the features the Quran mentions for an Imam.

10257 2012/01/17 Traditional

There are two types of Imamate ( leadership of a society ) mentioned in the Quran; First: “The Imams of light” who are the pious and righteous leaders and second: “The Imams of fire” who are the heads

Why didn’t God help the Prophet and Ahlul Bayt in their fight against their enemies when He had knowledge of the future?

6747 2012/01/17 Traditional

God is aware of all the realities and secrets. Therefore, all events and creatures are present in His essence and nothing is absent from it. With His power, He is aware of the cunningness and oppressi

What does Shia doctrine say about the awaited Mahdi?

11429 2012/01/17 Traditional

Since the above question is too vague and general, we decided to have a brief introduction of Imam’s ( AJ ) lifestyle, assertions from the unseen ( akhbar ghaibi ) and signs of his reappearance.His na

What is the view of the majority of scholars regarding Wilayah Faqih during the major Occultation?

8831 2012/01/17 Traditional

For over a thousand years, Shi’a scholars have been cultivating the concept of Wilayah Faqih, its bounds and its privileges. Some, such as Abu al-Salah Halabi and Ibn Idris Hilli , have addressed the

Who is God? Why have I not become God? Why do I always have to be weaker, inferior and less knowledgeable than God?

7222 2012/01/15 Traditional

Doubt and skepticism in the sphere of beliefs is a spiritual illness and will endanger the spiritual and mental health of the individual and society; therefore it must be carefully cured. However doub

Please explain the intellectual and logical reasons that prove tawhid.

13812 2012/01/15 Traditional

Tawhid, which is amongst the most prominent principles of all Abrahamic faiths, means to believe there is only one god, and is the opposite of polytheism ( shirk ) . Tawhid also includes denying any p

Did the prophet commit Tark al-awla in the battle of Badr or Tabuk?

9964 2012/01/15 Traditional

Some Muslims scholars from denominations other than Shiism believed that when the Prophet did not receive revelations in regard to a certain issue, he would improvise in that regard. On this basis, it

How does God have knowledge of unreal or false information whereas false information is not considered to be knowledge?

6754 2012/01/01 Traditional

God s knowledge of something – be it true or false – does not imply its acceptance. You know that God’s knowledge is neither acquired through learning nor preceded by ignorance. God’s knowledge encomp

Where are the spirits of people who died in remote times? Are they not contained in a place and does time not run on them?

11049 2011/12/29 Traditional

Human beings live, after their deaths, in an intermediate state, a realm called Barzakh ( the Intermediate World ) which is a world between this life and the Hereafter. Barzakh is a sequence that happ

Will there be a new life in the world after the Day of Judgment?

22726 2011/12/26 Traditional

It is gathered from the evidences and proofs in the verses of the Quran that the Day of Judgment is in fact not the continuation of this world. This world shall turn into a mess completely because gre

Given the fact that man's body cells change continuously from the time of conception until old age, which one of these bodies are resurrected and brought to justice on the Day of Judgment?

7218 2011/12/25 Traditional

The answer to the above question is that the soul is the center of reward and punishment, happiness and agony, pleasure and pain. Hence, if the body suffers a pain, it is because of the soul to which

Is there any death in Paradise and Hell?

6781 2011/12/25 Traditional

The Quran, traditions and rational arguments agree that when the Day of Judgment occurs and human beings go to Paradise and Hell, there is no death thereafter. The Holy Quran describes the Day of Resu

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