Friday, September 2, 2016 is the first of the
month of Thul-Hijja 1437 H.
The Juristic Office of the Institution of the
late Religious Authority, His Eminence, Sayyed Muhammad
Hussein Fadlullah (ra) issued a statement in which
it declared that Friday, September 2, 2016 is the
first of the month of Thul-Hijja 1437 H., according
to the jurisprudential opinion of the late Religious
Authority, His Eminence, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein
Fadlullah (ra). Following is the text of the statement…..
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Commitment to the veil is not fanaticism
In this video, His Eminence, the late Religious
Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra)
discusses how commitment to the veil is not an act
of fanaticism, and when the interviewer [who happens
to be Christian] interrupts saying that how then
she should be wearing the veil and long, loose clothes
before him, he answers that modeling after Virgin
Mary is a form of commitment as well...
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Do Islam and the mind contradict?
In this video, His Eminence, the late Religious
Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra)
discusses how Islam and the mind are interrelated
for Islam regards the mind as the basis of everything
and as the element according to which Allah rewards
and punishes people. He also talks about two types
of minds, the first being the innate mind and the
second is the acquired mind.
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To be a human
In this video, His Eminence, the late Religious
Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra)
discusses how a true human should be, by feeling
the entirety of the other and reaching out to him
at the intellectual level.
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The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.)
His Eminence, Sayyed Ali Fadlullah, delivered
the two Friday sermons. In the first sermon, he
commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali
Bin Abi Talib (a.s.). In the second sermon, he called
on the Lebanese political parties and confessions
not to wait for the results of the developments
in the region, for the country is practically falling
on all levels. He also condemned the act of stripping
Sheikh Isa Qassim of his citizenship and called
on the rulers of Bahrain to reconsider their decision....
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In the context of today’s ongoing discussion, at
the Arab and Islamic levels, regarding the Islamic political
project and how to face the new challenges, especially
vis-à-vis the growth of extremism and violence in the
name of religion, and considering that many extremist
Islamic organizations and political Islamic movements
rely on the religious texts...
In this lecture, His Eminence, the late Religious
Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) discusses
one of the sermons of Imam Ali (a.s.) in which he talked
about fanaticism and its destructive impacts on individuals
and groups alike and mentioned many things that are
capable of immunizing people against this repugnant
immoral disease and attaching them to the human values..
In this lecture, His Eminence, the late Religious
Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) discusses
the relation of the disciples with Jesus (a.s.) and
the Message. He explained that the disciples set out
to declare that they are the supporters of Allah having
believed in Prophet Jesus (a.s.) and his Message that
Allah has revealed to him...
Part I of the series of questions in which His Eminence,
the Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah
(ra), talks about the phenomenon of Takfir in the Muslim
communities and the ways to face it, by answering a
series of relevant inquiries. His Eminence considers
that the Takfiri groups are people who do not know Islam
or its truth, and that is why they do not differentiate
between disbelief and belief....
Part II of the series of questions in which His Eminence,
the Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah
(ra), talks about the phenomenon of Takfir in the Muslim
communities and the ways to face it, by answering a
series of relevant inquiries. His Eminence considers
that the Takfiri groups are people who do not know Islam
or its truth, and that is why they do not differentiate
between disbelief and belief....
- Fasting is not a training means for a blind will; but rather, it is a training
means for a will that is open to the path of Allah.
- Allah rendered fasting a means to achieve piety.
- Allah wants our fasting in the month of Ramadan to be a means to recall
the Day of Judgment.
Q: What is meant by immersing the head in water,
and is someone considered to be immersing his head in water by taking a shower?
A: It means to cover the head totally with water, and taking a shower does not
mean that one is immersing his head in water.
Q: Does the medicine shot in the muscles invalidate
fasting?
A: No, it does not.
Q: Does gastroesophageal reflux invalidate
fasting?
A: If it is unintentional, then it does not break the fast.
