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Ahl-al-Bayt (`a): Its
Meaning and Origin
The term "ahl" signifies the members of a household of a
man, including his fellow tribesmen, kin, relatives, wife
(or wives), children, and all those who share a family
background, religion, housing, city, and country with him. "Ahl"
and "al" are both the same term with the exception that "al"
is exclusively used for human beings and should come before
the family name, but such a condition is not existent in the
case... More
The Ibadah of Imam Zaynul Abideen
(A.S.)
In His name, the Beneficent, the Merciful Dear
Readers, Salamun 'Alaykum.
Today is 25th of Muharram 1416 AH. Today the Shi'ah Muslims
are commemorating the martyrdom of Imam 'Ali Zaynul 'Abideen,
'alayhis-salaam. His titles Zaynul-'Abideen (adornment of
worshippers) and Sayyidus-Sajideen (chief of those who
prostrate) indicate that he was a great worshipper...
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Woman in Qur'an
Now we propose to answer the question whether Islam regards
woman equal to man as a human being, or regards her inferior
to him. With regard to the rights of man and woman, Islam
has a special philosophy of its own which differs from what
happened 1400 years ago and what is happening now. It does
not believe that in all cases man and woman have the same
rights and obligations. In certain cases their rights and
obligations are different, with the result that in certain
cases their position in this respect is similar, and in
certain others dissimilar...
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