May 2012
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remorsecode asked: What's the relevance to Abu Hanifa??
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Sheikh al-Habib Sends A Sharp Message To Muqtada... →
(Please keep in mind the following is a translation from the original Arabic, and has some problems in its grammar and syntax.)
His Eminence Sheikh Yasser al-Habib has sent a written message with a sharp language to Muqtada al-Sadr in condemning his conference in Najaf, in which he raised the status of the murderers and the enemies of the Messenger of Allah and his family (may peace be upon...
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Abu Hanifa Of Our Time defends exorbitant speaking...
Ammar Nakshwani - Speakers who don’t charge a lot of money are a disease!
Hussain (as) on Sale! - Reply to Ammar Nakshwani’s Belief on ”Demanding Money”
“Beware of procrastination for verily it is the sea in which losers drown.”
– Imam Baqir (as)
(I think I sank to the bottom of that sea a long time ago…)
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WatchHow exactly does one cut the hand of an entire (so-called) nation?
The Great Book Robbery
Was the appropriation of Palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation?
How to Productively Call People Out on Their BS... →
Actually pretty accurate, from a clinical/therapeutic standpoint.
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Humble Findings...: Marriage has become so... →
humblefindings:
Marriage is supposed to be based on Moral values right? so WHY then is everything based on financial considerations? after all, the prophet did say, “if one whose religiousness and manners comes to you to marry your daughter, accept him”.
When Ali proposed to marry Fatimah, he didnt have anything…
This.
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remorsecode asked: What is wilayat at taqwini?
remorsecode asked: I watched this video on Fadlullah and apparently he says Ali (a) deserved hellfire based on his actions... Come on, there's no way he said, what is the context? That's just... wow, if he said that, how the hell has he gotten away with it?
remorsecode asked: Tafsir al Qummi = Mizan? Is it available in English?
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Book status update
For those of you follow me on tumblr but aren’t aware, I recently completed a book on the subject of tabarra a couple of months ago. I finally received review copies from the printer today, and once it has been read and re-edited by the reviewers, I’ll post a link for anyone interested who would like to purchase a copy. Insha’Allah, I am hoping to have the finalized copy publicly...
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Persecution of followers of Grand Ayatollah Sayed...
Hojjatoleslam val moslemin Sayed Morteza Shirazi, Hojjatoleslam Sayed Mehdi Shirazi
Arrests ceased for almost six months, but started again on 19 June 1996 with the arrest of Hojjatoleslam Sayed Mehdi Shirazi, the fourth son of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, while in a car between Qom and Tehran. On the same day Hojjatoleslam ‘Ali Rumaythi, a member of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s staff, was arrested...
14noor replied to your video: Q & A, episode 6, regarding rulings, sayings and…
what good does bashing a passed away alim have? I am sure most of these are actually not said by him…
Uh huh. You’re sure because you don’t personally like what he said, but couldn’t be bothered to check the sources provided. In other words, personal opinion based solely on sentiment...
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Wild Things: Drawings, Quotes and Memories from... →
Sad news at the passing of a great storyteller and artist.
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Persecution of followers of Grand Ayatollah Sayed...
4.4.3. Followers of Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Shirazi, born in Najaf, Iraq, comes from a family of well-known marjasand religious scholars of Iranian origin. He left Iraq for Kuwait in 1971 to escape persecution by the Iraqi Government. He then moved to Qom in Iran in 1979 after the establishment of the Islamic Republic. With many followers outside...
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Grand Ayatollah Ya’sub al-Din Rastgari
Grand Ayatollah Ya’sub al-Din Rastgari, in his 70s, was close to the late Grand Ayatollah Shariatmadari. Grand Ayatollah Rastgari is said to have been critical of governmental interference with the religious institutions in Qom, and of the functions of the Special Court for the Clergy. Grand Ayatollah Ya’sub al-Din Rastgari has been arrested several times apparently in connection with activities...
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Ayatollah Mahdavi-Damaghani
Ayatollah Mahdavi-Damaghani is reported to have been arrested several times, apparently for opposition to the authorities. The first time was said to have been in the mid-1980s following the death of Grand Ayatollah Abdullah Shirazi in Mashhad. He is reported to have said following his release that when he was arrested, he was taken to a room by the security forces where he was punched and...
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Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, at one time the declared successor to Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, was openly critical of the mass executions of political prisoners which began in 1988. There are also reports that he did not support Grand Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwaagainst Salman Rushdi. Following this opposition, and his links to Mehdi Hashemi (see above) he was replaced as successor, and...
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Beastie Boys Founding Member Adam 'MCA' Yauch,... →
Goodnight, sweet prince…
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Tafsir of the Day
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a) said: {I will make a distressing punishment overtake him. Surely he thought and calculated} (74:17-18) means that `Umar (l) had plotted against the walayat of the Commander of the Believers (a). He planned to dishonor the allegiance, after the Messenger of Allah (s) had left this world, that he (l) had paid to the Commander of the Believers (a) during the lifetime of the...
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Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Sadeq Rouhani
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Sadeq Rouhani has also been held under house arrest in Qom for more than 12 years. He is also opposed to the concept ofvelayat-e faqih and to certain government policies, about which he has written a number of open letters. For example in 1989 when the Constitution was about to be amended, he wrote a letter that advocated limiting the power of the Leader so that...
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“Indeed, by Allah, verily the most beloved of my companions to me is the most...”
– Imam al-Baqir عليه السلام, Sahih Basa’ir al-Darajat, H45.
remorsecode asked: Is there like an official place to get updates on the latest english clips from FadakTV?
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Grand Ayatollah Kazem Shariatmadari
Grand Ayatollah Kazem Shariatmadari himself was also later placed under house arrest. With many followers among the Azeri population of northwest Iran, he had been an important figure in the religious opposition during the period under the former Shah. Grand Ayatollah Shariatmadari had opposed Article 110 of the Iranian Constitution, passed in December 1979, which created the post ofvali-ye...
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Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taher Al Shubayr Khaghani
One of the first prominent Shi’a religious leaders believed to have been placed under house arrest in connection with his opposition to the government was Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taher Al Shubayr Khaghani, who died in the late 1980s. An ethnic Arab from Khuzestan province in Southwest Iran, he was viewed by many of the Arab population there as their religious leader.After the establishment of...
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ʂʇɴɐɥɗəɭə ɟo ʞɐəɗ: thaqalayn313 replied to your... →
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thaqalayn313 replied to your post:Could you sum up the whole issue about the fact or fiction related to sayyed nakshawani?
I really cannot believe you put that “Khamenei’s (may Allah shorten his life)” Oh wow you are such an amazing Muslim. Please tell me how you follow the Ahlul…
Thank you for the laugh, Brother. Much...
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thaqalayn313 replied to your post: Could you sum up the whole issue about the fact or fiction related to sayyed nakshawani?
I really cannot believe you put that “Khamenei’s (may Allah shorten his life)” Oh wow you are such an amazing Muslim. Please tell me how you follow the Ahlul…
Thank you for the laugh, Brother. Much appreciated. I try to keep the Ummah as...
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thaqalayn313 replied to your post: Could you sum up the whole issue about the fact or fiction related to sayyed nakshawani?
I really cannot believe you put that “Khamenei’s (may Allah shorten his life)” Oh wow you are such an amazing Muslim. Please tell me how you follow the Ahlul Bayt? May Allah (SWT) guide you Brother. Wow.
Khamenei, may Allah shorten his life, is an unjust, deviant oppressor...
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Anonymous asked: Could you sum up the whole issue about the fact or fiction related to sayyed nakshawani?
remorsecode asked: thanks a lot by the way and you've managed to link episode 4 as episode 2 btw.
April 2012
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remorsecode asked: Can you link me the videos to fact or fiction? I'd like to watch the whole series as it's all unlisted
burdreams replied to your post: You know Sheikh Habib believes the Prophet (s) had more than 1 daughter?
(I’m sorry, I was (still am) educated by a Sunni curriculum in school and I don’t know a lot of the differences we have with the Sunnis, but) wait wat? Shia believe he only had one?
All believe he had more than one daughter, but some believe that Fatimah was his only biological daughter and...
remorsecode asked: Get my message?
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