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A Noble End

At the end of the Ziyarat of Lady Fatima Masooma b. Musa al-Kadhim (peace be upon them) we address Allah and pray: “O God, I ask you for a noble end (to my life) and do not take away (the true faith, security and Your consciousness) which I possess.”

The Demand of the Qur'an for a Direct Confrontation

The Noble Qur'an was revealed in the Arabic language, one of the richest languages in the world from the point of view of firmness of structure and abundance of vocabulary.

A Commentary on the Hamd Surah (part 12)

Do know that concerning the ‘Arsh and its carriers there are different opinions. Similarly, the noble narratives outwardly differ, too, although inwardly there is no difference, since, according to the Gnostic view and demonstrative way, the ‘Arsh covers so many meanings.

A Commentary on the Hamd Surah (part 11)

Do know that Allah’s ownership is not the same as the ownership of the servants, nor is it like the kings’ ownership of their kingdom, as these are conventional annexations, while annexing the creatures to Allah is not of that kind, although to the jurisprudents this sort of ownership of Allah is longitudinally confirmed.

A Commentary on the Hamd Surah (part 8)

Do know that “praising”‌ is for a “favor”‌. From the noble verse, it is deduced that praising and extolment are confirmed for the state of the Greatest Name as the all-embracing Name, which has the state of being the Lord of the worlds, “the Beneficent,”‌ “the Merciful”‌ and “the Master of the Day of Judgment.”‌ So, these noble Names, i.e. “Rabb,”‌ “Rahman”‌ and “Malik”‌ should have an effective role in the praising.

Tafsir Surah Al-Maarij (The Ways of Ascent) part 12

Tafsir Surah Al-Maarij (The Ways of Ascent) part 10

The Boundless Knowledge of God (part 1)

A Creator Who cannot be circumscribed by place, for Whose Essence no limit is conceivable, of Whose being not a single part of the heavens and earth is empty-such a Creator is naturally aware of all things; there is nothing throughout the whole scheme of being on which the bright rays of His knowledge do not shine.

Ramadhan: From Passionate to Compassionate

O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard (against evil).

Dua’a to bid farewell to Ramadhan (Taught by Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S))

A.Shaykh al-Kulayniy, in his book of ‘al-Kafe’ has reported on the authority of Abu-Baser that Imam al-Jafar sadiq (A.S) instructed that the following supplication might be said for bidding the month of Ramadhan farewell:

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