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- 10:32, 26 October 2023 The Achievements of the Islamic Seminary after the Islamic Revolution of Iran (hist | edit) [18,224 bytes] Zarvandi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What have been the achievements of the seminary after the victory of the Islamic Revolution until now? {{question end}} {{answer}} The achievements of the religious seminaries in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution until now have been substantial. The transformations and accomplishments in the religious seminaries have greatly increased their role in society. Due to the Islamic Revolution, today, religious authorities and prominent cleric...")
- 10:16, 26 October 2023 Islamic Seminaries, Development and Technology (hist | edit) [7,644 bytes] Zarvandi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Do clergymen oppose technology and development? {{question end}} {{answer}} The teachings of Islam, with their emphasis on knowledge, thinking, and intellectual growth, have laid the foundation for the progress and advancement of Muslims and the establishment of a shining civilization. Islam and the spiritual community have historically been pioneers in the progress, development, and spread of civilization in the world. Western scholars like...")
- 09:59, 21 October 2023 Al-Walī al-Faqīh and General Vicegerency (al-Nīyābat al-'Āmma) of the Imam of the Time (a) (hist | edit) [3,979 bytes] Zarvandi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} According to a hadith attributed to Imam al-Rīḍā (a) wherein he states "Whoever claims to be the vicegerent of the Imam of the time (peace be upon him) is a liar," How is it possible for Ayatollah Khamenei to be a vicegerent of Imam (a)? {{question end}} {{answer}} It is important to note that within Shiite belief, during the major occultation, there is no specific designated vicegerent. However, certain narrations suggest that individual...")
- 12:28, 12 October 2023 Necessity of Religious Government and the Guardianship of the Jurist (hist | edit) [9,987 bytes] Zarvandi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Why should our religious organization and government be unified, with a faqīh (religious leader) at the head of the political system? Is the absence of conflict between the decisions and approaches of political experts and religion not sufficient? {{question end}} {{answer}} According to the political interpretation of religion, the right to governing the society is for God, and every ruler must be approved by Him. Based on this view, only a...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 11:52, 12 October 2023 Wilāyat al-Faqīh (The Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) from the perspective of the Qur'an (hist | edit) [7,936 bytes] Zarvandi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} please expound upon the Quran's perspective regarding the concept of "wilāyat al-faqīh" (Guardianship of the Jurist). {{question end}} {{answer}} Introduction: Wilāyat al-faqīh, or the Guardianship of the Jurist, represents a religious and political doctrine aimed at establishing a just and lawful government. According to this theory, endorsed by some scholars, after the Prophet of Islam (s) and the infallible Imams (a), the most knowledg...")
- 19:39, 9 October 2022 Conceiving God by Physical Senses (hist | edit) [1,471 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Please provide a simple reason why God cannot be conceived by physical senses. {{question end}} {{answer}} Human physical senses cannot see or touch God; the Qur’an reads, “The sights do not apprehend Him, yet He apprehends the sights, and He is the All-attentive, the All-aware. (6:103)” Many Islamic denominations, including Shi’a, believe that God cannot be seen. Physical senses are only capable of perceiving material objects, while...")
- 19:32, 9 October 2022 Interpretation of the Verse about the Marriage of Fornicators with Fornicatresses or Polytheists (hist | edit) [2,828 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What is meant by the 3rd verse of sura al-Nur, which says “a fornicator does not marry except with a fornicatress or a polytheist”? {{question end}} {{answer}} In Sura al-Nur verse 3, God says that fornicators shall not marry except with a fornicatress or a polytheist and it is forbidden for believers to marry these people. This verse is a ruling for those fornicators on whom, as a result of committing fornication, the hadd has been impos...")
- 19:21, 9 October 2022 Covid-19 and the Necessity of Rethinking about Nadhrs (hist | edit) [2,754 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Nowadays, it has become clear that instead of making nadhr (vow) for Imamzada (descendants of Imams) shrines, darihs (tomb chambers of religious figures), and alike it must be made for supporting doctors and nurses and providing medical equipment. It is the latter ones that can help human beings, not the former ones. {{question end}} {{answer}} The primary condition in making nadhr is that the action the one vows to do must be preferable. In...")
- 18:45, 9 October 2022 Conception of Mary (a) (hist | edit) [3,129 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} How did Mary conceive Jesus? Was it by marrying an angel or by a breath of an angel? {{question end}} {{answer}} According to the verses of the Qur'an, Mary did not become pregnant in the usual way. The words that the Qur'an uses for describing the conception of Mary is "we breathed into her." Moreover, it considers the creation of Jesus (a) as a miracle similar to that of Adam (a). In addition, it is stated in hadiths that Mary became pregna...")
- 18:35, 9 October 2022 Quarantine in Hadiths (hist | edit) [3,474 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Is there any mention of quarantine in hadiths? Is Islam against quarantine? {{question end}} {{answer}} The concept of quarantine has been mentioned in Islamic traditions. There are questions from Ahl al-Bayt (a) about some details, such as leaving and escaping from a place of a disease or a place in which a disease has spread. According to hadiths, before the spread of a disease in an area, people should escape that area; however, after that...")
- 18:27, 9 October 2022 Describing Paradise by Limited Human Imaginations (hist | edit) [4,991 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Why is everything that Arabs imagined 1400 years ago as a utopia or their aspirations introduced in the Qur'an as Paradise? If, nowadays, these descriptions of Paradise in Islam are given to the inhabitants of the beautiful regions of the world, what will they say? Do not they say that we have many of these paradises in our country and we do not need the Paradise of Islam? {{question end}} {{answer}} True Paradise is beyond human imagination,...")
- 17:51, 9 October 2022 Istidraj (hist | edit) [3,920 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What is the meaning of imhal and istidraj? {{question end}} {{answer}} '''Istidraj''' means that God constantly gives blessings to some sinful people, and these blessings cause them to be more heedless and closer to damnation. According to the rules of creation and the principle of free will, incorrigible sinners are left to their own devices, and they are even given more blessings until they reach the last stage of downfall and deserve the m...")
- 17:41, 9 October 2022 Reality of Tawassul (hist | edit) [3,741 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What is the reality of tawassul? According to the Qur’an and hadiths, is making tawassul to beings other than God permissible? {{question end}} {{answer}} Tawassul means to resort to someone or something as an intermediary before God in order to become closer to Him so that He may fulfill one's request. Resorting to the Prophet (s) and Imams (a) as an intermediary is among the prominent beliefs of Shi'a based on God's order in the Qur'an an...")
- 17:14, 9 October 2022 Tawassul to Non-God (hist | edit) [3,591 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Is tawassul to the prophets and the Infallible permissible? {{question end}} {{answer}} Muslims consider tawassul to a being other than God to be recommended as long as it is done for gaining proximity to God. In addition, resorting to the infallible (a) has been practiced by Muslims and religious scholars. Tawassul to a being other than God includes appealing to the prophets and Imams. This type of tawassul, which is done in order to get cl...")
- 16:43, 9 October 2022 Spiritual Causes for Calamities (hist | edit) [4,633 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What spiritual factors can cause calamities to happen? {{question end}} {{answer}} Various material and spiritual factors can cause worldly calamities and troubles. Among the spiritual causes of calamities are sins such as oppression, usury and disconnection with relatives. On the other hand, as Muslim scholars have mentioned, sometimes calamities are tests for humans in this world and exercising patience can bring them spiritual growth and e...")
- 16:39, 9 October 2022 Virtues of Imam Ali (a) in Sunni Sources (hist | edit) [4,162 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Please state the virtues of Imam Ali (a) from Sunni sources. {{question end}} {{answer}} The virtues of Imam Ali (a) have been mentioned in Shi’a and Sunni sources. Sunnis have considered the revelation of many verses to be about Imam Ali (a) and have also introduced him as an instance of some Quranic expressions such as "salih al-mu'minin" (the righteous among the faithful), "sadiqin" (the truthful), "hadi" (guide) and "khayr al-bariyyah"...")
- 16:09, 9 October 2022 How to deal with the Ignorant (hist | edit) [3,926 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What is the view of the Holy Qur’an regarding the way of dealing with ignorant people? {{question end}} {{answer}} According to The Holy Qur’an the best way to deal with the ignorant is to be patient and turn away from them. In surah al-Furqan, God says, “when the ignorant address them, say, ‘Salam!’” This greeting from “the servants of the All-beneficent” is a sign of indifference combined with benevolence and is not out of w...")
- 15:42, 9 October 2022 Meaning of Ahl al-Bayt in al-Tathir Verse (hist | edit) [5,031 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What is meant by the word “ahl al-bayt” in al-Tathir verse? According to the context of this verse and the verses before and after it, does this word include the wives of the Prophet (s)? {{question end}} {{answer}} According to Shi'a and many Sunnis, “ahl al-bayt” in the verse of Tathir (33:33) is a special title that includes Prophet Muhammad (s), Ali (a), Fatimah (s), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a). This interpretation has been nar...")
- 15:28, 9 October 2022 Religion of the Prophet of Islam Before His Mission (hist | edit) [2,238 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} What religion did the Prophet of Islam follow before his mission? {{question end}} {{answer}} There are various views about the religion of the Prophet of Islam (s) followed before his prophethood. Judaism, Christianity, and Hanif (the religion of Prophet Ibrahim (a)) are among these views. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the Prophet (s) was a monotheist before his mission and always avoided idols and idolatry. The following evidence h...")
- 14:18, 9 October 2022 Using Turbah in Salat (hist | edit) [3,536 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Why do Shi'a prostrate on turbah? {{question end}} {{answer}} Shi'a consider the use of turbah to be a practice of the Sunna (tradition) of the Prophet, who used to put his forehead on the soil during prostration. According to hadiths, the Prophet (s) forbade a person from prostrating on a carpet and approved a person who brought a stone to the mosque and prostrated on it. Lady Fatimat al-Zahra' (s) made a turbah from the soil of the grave of...")
- 14:04, 9 October 2022 Mourning of Shi'a Imams for Imam al-Husayn (a) (hist | edit) [4,148 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Did the Infallible hold mourning sessions for Imam al-Husayn (a)? {{question end}} {{answer}} Shi'a historical and narrative sources have mentioned the Imams' mourning for Imam al-Husayn (a). On various occasions, they mourned al-Imam Husayn (a). In the month of Muharram, however, mourning sessions were held daily, and some Imams, like Imam al-Sajjad (a), wore black during this time. '''Imam al-Sajjad (a):''' “Prophet Ya'qub had twelve s...")
- 13:46, 9 October 2022 Necessity of Knowing God (hist | edit) [3,690 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Why is knowing God necessary and important? What are the consequences of not seeking to know God? {{question end}} {{answer}} Theologians have brought two arguments to establish the necessity of knowing God: the possibility of punishment in the Hereafter in case the prophets are telling the truth (preventing possible harm), and the necessity of being grateful for the blessings that God has given the humans, which is only possible after knowin...")
- 13:15, 9 October 2022 Prohibition of Ghina' and Music in Qur'an and Hadith (hist | edit) [3,656 bytes] Rezvani (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{text start}} {{question}} Are there any explicit verses or authentic hadiths prohibiting ghina' and music? {{question end}} {{answer}} It is halal to listen to songs with appropriate lyrics and music that is not suitable for corrupted gatherings. On the other hand, haram songs are ecstatic songs that are suitable for “debauchery” gatherings and stimulate the sensuality in humans. According to hadiths, this type of ghina' is forbidden. There are words in the Qur'an...") originally created as "Prohibition of Ghina’ and Music in Qur’an and Hadith"
- 11:48, 9 October 2022 Main Page (hist | edit) [5,593 bytes] MediaWiki default (talk | contribs)