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Seeing God
Seeing God, or visual perception of God, (Arabic: رُؤيَة الله) is a theological issue regarding the possibility of seeing God with physical eyes. According to Imami and Mu’tazilite theologians, God cannot…
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Sura al-Fath
Sūra al-Fatḥ (Arabic: سورة الفتح) is the forty eighth sura of the Qur’an. It is a Madani sura in the twenty sixth juz’ of the Qur’an. It is named…
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Qiyama
Al-Qīyāma (Arabic: القيامة) or Day of Judgement, according to Islamic teachings, is a day when, by the will of God, all humans gather in…
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Backbiting
Ghībah (Arabic: غِیبَة, backbiting) is speaking maliciously about someone in one’s absence. It is one of the major sins in Islam which has been explicitly prohibited.…
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Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’ (a)
Fāṭima (a) (Arabic: فاطِمَة) commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrā (a) فاطِمَة الزهراء) (d. 11/632) was the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Lady Khadija (a) and the wife of Imam…
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Worship
Worship or ʿIbāda (Arabic: العبادة) is humble obedience and compliance. It refers to an internal state of human beings in which they find themselves…
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Laylat al-Ragha’ib
Laylat al-Raghāʾib (Arabic: ليلة الرغائب) is the first Thursday night of Rajab which has especial rituals. Meaning Al-Ragha’ib is plural form of al-Raghiba (Arabic:…
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Sadaqa
Ṣadaqa (Arabic: الصَدَقَة) or alms refers to money or property donated to poor people for the sake of God. According to Islamic doctrines, it is…
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Salam
Salām (Arabic: سلام) is an Islamic greeting and salutation. It literally means health, safety, or peace. The Qur’an and hadiths have emphasized on saying Salam and…
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Recommended Prayers
Recommended Prayers (Arabic: الصلوات المستحبة) or Nawāfil (Arabic: النَوافِل) are prayers legislated in jurisprudence and great rewards are mentioned for performing them. The rules of recommended prayers are different from the…
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