“It is a duty to introduce the importance of Imam Ali (A.S) to humanity. We should not isolate and limit Imam Ali (A.S) to the Shias. Imam Ali (AS) is a major figure in development of what we know as Islam, in all its dimensions,” the holder of Imam Ali …
Read More »Islam’s Memorable Triumph Over Christianity
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz “Indeed the case of Jesus with Allah is like the case of Adam: He created him from dust; then said to him, ‘Be,’ and he was. “This is the truth from your Lord, so do not be among the skeptics. “Should anyone argue with you (O …
Read More »Karbala: Ghadir Flag at Al-Abbas’s (AS) holy shrine [photos]
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Read More »First day of Dhul-Hijjah: Marriage anniversary of Imam Ali (AS) and Lady Fatimah (SA)
The spread of Islam and the improvement of the Prophet’s (PBUH) position prompted Arab tribal chiefs to ask Fatimah’s (SA) hand for marriage. Not a week passed without a new suitor for the Prophet’s (PBUH) only daughter. But Fatimah (SA) turned all of them down because she believed that marriage …
Read More »Marriage of the Immaculates
Seyyed Ali Shahbaz We are in the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah, so named because of the annual Hajj in this month, when pilgrims from all over the world converge on the holy Ka’ba in Mecca to circumambulate the Symbolic House of the Unseen but Omnipresent Creator, and to perform other rites …
Read More »Abu Dhar in searching for the message (Part 3)
by Dr Ali Shariati*: Suddenly, all at once, in one of the narrow alleys of Mecca, he saw a large crowd in a corner who had tied themselves into a knot. He delivered himself there: a man alone, with an enlightened face, with a look which awakened the depths of his …
Read More »Tributes to the Truthful Imam
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz “When your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed I am going to set a Caliph (vicegerent) on the (Planet) Earth…” (Holy Qur’an 2:30) “O David! Indeed We have made you a Caliph (vicegerent) on the Earth; so judge between people with justice…” (Holy Qur’an 38:26) The …
Read More »Iraq: Former Lebanese Information Minister visits holy shrines in Najaf & Karbala [photos]
Lebanon’s Former Information Minister George Kordahi visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf Ashraf on Sunday 22 May 2022. “I have been dreaming of such a pilgrimage for a long time. I came to this great place to feel what people feel,” George Kordahi said at the …
Read More »Islam’s Grand Victory Over Joint Arab-Israelite Army
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz “Allah sent back the faithless in their rage, without their attaining any advantage, and Allah spared the faithful of fighting; and Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.” (Holy Qur’an 33:25) Today the 17th of Shawwal is the anniversary of a very important event in the history …
Read More »The Supreme Symbol of Justice
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz “O you who have faith! Be maintainers of justice and witnesses for the sake of Allah, even if it should be against yourselves or [your] parents and near relatives, and whether it be [someone] rich or poor, for Allah has a greater right over them.” (Holy …
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