Arbaeen UK
Arbaeen UK Labbaik Ya Hussain a.s Come and visit the largest peaceful Muslim gathering in Europe. It is held each year and tries to replicate the world’s largest peaceful gathering that takes […]
Ismaili Imamology (1): Adam as the First Qiblah Established by God
Ismaili Imamology Series: Short Essays on Esoteric and Spiritual Dimensions of Imāmat in Ismāʿīlī Thought Khayal ʿAly Jul 29, 2025 “The first qiblah that God—may He be praised—commanded to turn […]
Shiite pilgrims commemorate Ashoura in Karbala, Iraq, under tight security
1 of 7 | Tens of thousands of pilgrims on Sunday to marked Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. 2 of 7 | Ten of thousands of Shiite Muslims across the world marked Ashoura on Sunday, a solemn day […]
Infallibility and Spiritual Authority of Religious Leaders in Islam and Christianity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Different religious traditions have varying doctrines about whether their highest leaders are considered infallible, divinely guided, or […]
Succession of Imamat: Q&A on Nur, Nass and Nasab (Lineage)
Theological & Historical Answers about the Succession of Imamat in 2025 Ismaili Gnosis Mar 12, 2025 The recent passing of our 49th hereditary Imam, Mawlana Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan […]
Prince Rahim becomes the new Aga Khan
☰ Updated 12 Feb, 2025 Prince Rahim becomes the new Aga Khan Jamil Nagri GILGIT: Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the new imam of Ismaili Muslims, has urged his followers to take […]
Imam Mahdi(as) in Shia and Sunni Beliefs
Ali Teymoori August 18, 2023 All, Fiqh & Socitey, Sociability & Relations, Viewpoints Leave a comment 7,010 Views Concerning the Mahdi, the Qur’an does not mention him explicitly, either by name or by description. The time of his reappearance is also not mentioned. According to the Shi’ites, the reason for this is that the Qur’an is not a […]
Special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (as) (according to Shiah teachings).
بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the previous part, I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is different than Jesus (the messiah) WILL come and he is the descendant of the Prophet (S) and his daughter Fatimah (sa). The traditions […]
THE ROOTS OF KURRAM’S CYCLES OF BLOODSHED
THE ROOTS OF KURRAM’S CYCLES OF BLOODSHED But rather than simply sectarian divides, the reasons for the discord are far more complex. Zia Ur Rehman Published December 1, 2024 Updated about 14 hours ago […]
How Do Muslims Celebrate Muharram?
Tariq Mahmood – CanadaIslamic History 3rd November 2024 © Shutterstock Tariq Mahmood, Toronto, Canada Holidays don’t all come in one form: on some occasions, happy events are observed, whilst at […]
10 Crazy Stories from Ismaili History
Posted on May 14, 2018 by Ismaili Gnosis The future of the Ismaili Faith rests in the hands of the youths of your age and mine. Are we to follow the example […]
Ahmadiyah to Shia Learn Islamic Moderation at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Solo
Ahmadiyah to Shia Learn Islamic Moderation at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Solo Revelation of Prakoso , The Great Tuesday, September 10, 2024 SOLOPOS.COM – The Operational Director of the Sheikh Zayed […]
Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura worldwide
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 6:17 AM Iranians attend the “Tasu’a” (ninth day) mourning rituals to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the city of Zanjan, on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom […]
Muharram 2024: When is Ashura? Know its History, Significance and more
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain Muharram 2024 Sudeep Singh Rawat New Delhi 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2024 | Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and is considered one of the four […]
Why Is There So Little Shia–Sunni Dialogue?
Understanding the Deficit of Intra-Muslim Dialogue and Interreligious Peacemaking by Dino Krause 1,2,*,†,Isak Svensson 1 andGöran Larsson 3 1 Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden 2 Danish Institute for International Studies, Østbanegade 117, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark 3 Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Göteborg, […]
Shia and Sunni: Understanding different Muslim interpretations
THE ISMAILI | 10 June 2022 | GLOBAL https://youtu.be/FXn9P1ZeeRc Sunni and Shia Muslims share many central beliefs, including a belief in the Oneness of Allah (tawhid), and that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) was the final Messenger of Allah, who received Divine revelations recorded in the Holy Qur’an. The main […]
Following the Haul, the Shia Community and NU Stopped at the Solo Ahmadiyah Congregation Office
Wahyu Prakoso , Ahmad Mufid AryonoMonday, 6 November 2023 – SOLOPOS.COM – A number of Shia communities, the Islamic Brotherhood Front (FPI), and NU took part in Habib Ali bin Muhammad […]
Just saying. alislam.org and al-islam.org
alislam.org is an official website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Among many other things it has an extensive library. Check it out. http://www.alislam.org AND al-islam.org is an official website of […]
Arba’een
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arbaeen Millions of Muslims gather around the Husayn Mosque in Karbala after making a pilgrimage on foot during Arbaeen. Official name الأربعين al-Arba‘īn (in Arabic) Also called Azerbaijani: İmamın QırxıBengali: চল্লিশা, romanized: ChollishāKurdish: ÇilrojPersian: چهلم, romanized: ChehelomSindhi: چاليهو, romanized: ChālīhoTurkish: ErbainUrdu: چالیسواں, romanized: Chālīsvān Observed by Shia […]
Iran To Use Released Iraqi Funds To Pay Pilgrims’ Annual Subsidy
A group of Iranian pilgrims of Arbaeen on their way to the Iraqi city of Karbala (September 2022) Friday, 08/04/2023 Author: Iran International NewsroomIran SanctionsForeign RelationsMiddle East Amid reports of releasing […]