While the first three parts of the series explored the history of Shiite Islam and how the lack of an earthly imam formed ...

Muharram, the second-holiest month in the Hijri calendar, marks the start of the lunar calendar. Ashura, the most significant ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims across the world have been practicing the first 10 days of Muharram with Sunni Muslims fasting or celebrating and Shia Muslims observing a ...

Imam Hussain ibn Ali's message is immortal. Reiterating it is not customary or ritual, but an indispensable necessity to reawaken mankind and let it reappraise itself of the dire requisite to stand ...

Muharram, one of the four sacred months in Islam, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Here are some well-rounded ...

ISTANBUL The US Treasury announced Thursday that it had added Kata'ib Al-Imam Ali, an Iran-backed group in neighboring Iraq, onto its sanctions list.

Kataib Imam Ali is the sixth Iran-backed Shiite militia in Iraq that has been listed by the US as a terrorist organization. The group’s secretary general was previously designated for his ties to Iran ...

While speaking of his mundane daily routine in prison, Imam quotes Hasrat Mohani: " hai mashq-e-sukhan jaari, chakki ki mashaggat bhi / Ik turfa tmaasha hai Hasrat ki tabhiyat bhi” (“The ...

Imam Ali Ar-Rida (a.s.) was born one month after the martyrdom of his grandfather Imam Ja"fer As-Sadiq (a.s.) He was born during the reign of the Harun Al-Rashid who poisoned his father.

Muhammad Ali is considered as one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. And as good as his skills were in the ring, one could argue his skills with words was even better. Ali's ...

Imam Ali al-Reza (AS) in the above saying of Imam Hussain (AS) that due to the excessive the length of the concealment of the 12th Imam many believers will have doubts about his existence.

Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar has been given the additional charge of Land Ministry. The Cabinet Division issued an official notification in this regard on Monday. This move follows the passing of ...