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Why does Islam not allow apostasy? Apostasy or irtidād in Islam is equal to treason. The Western world limits treason to political and military terms. In the USA, treason consists "only in levying war against Americans, and in adhering to their enem...

Why does Islam not allow apostasy? Apostasy or irt...

What we have said above was about accepting Islam, coming into the fold of Islam. We have made it very clear that no one can be forcefully brought into the fold of Islam; Islam cannot be imposed on any person or society. This was all about a person w...

What we have said above was about accepting Islam,...

Having accepted that from the Islamic point of view, faith in God is ingrained in human nature, and that it is only the parents and the society that corrupts the soul and divert it from the Right Path, the question comes: Can Islam be imposed forcefu...

Having accepted that from the Islamic point of vie...

According to Islam, every child is born with the innate ability to know and believe in his Creator; this cognition has been placed by God into his nature (fitra). The Qur'ān describes the human soul in a very beautiful way. After swearing by the most...

According to Islam, every child is born with the i...

"There are numerous narrations relating to the Istikhara, and it in itself (the Istikhara) is something that is good to perform. Many successful results have been seen from it, as long as thinking and contemplation, and seeking the advice from others...

"There are numerous narrations relating to the Ist...

"Regarding the instances in which one should perform an Istikhara ‑ after seeking advice from those people who are well informed and knowledgeable, if there still remains doubt, then and only then should one perform an Istikhara. The various types a...

"Regarding the instances in which one should perfo...

"Istikhara literally means to `ask the best' from Allah . O' Allah! I am perplexed and do not know if Your pleasure is in this task or not (which I wish to perform). I ask You to make apparent Your pleasure upon me. However, in this state, it is nec...

"Istikhara literally means to `ask the best' from ...

"When a person makes the intention to perform a certain act, then he has no choice but to investigate concerning it, and as much as he is able to, he must ponder and think ‑ using the power that Allah has given him ‑whether or not to do that particul...

"When a person makes the intention to perform a ce...

"There are two meanings of the word Istikhara ‑ one of them is the actual meaning and more than all the other types has been mentioned in our narrations (ahadith) and is the most common, and this is simply supplicating and asking Allah for the best. ...

"There are two meanings of the word Istikhara ‑ on...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: أَنْ يَسْتَخِيرَ اللهَ الرَّجُلُ لا فِي أَخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنْ رَكْعَتيِ الْفَجْرِ مِائَة مَرّةٍ و مَرّةً تَحْمَدُ اللهَ وَ تُصِلَّي عَلَىَ النَّبِي وَآلِهِ ثُمَّ تَسْتَخِيرُ اللهَ خَمْسينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: أَنْ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: أَسْتَخِرِاللهَ فِي أَخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ مِائَةً مَرَّةِ وَ مَرَّةٍ تَقُولُ ((أَسْتَخِيرُ اللهَ بِرَحْمَتِهِ)). al‑Imam al‑Sadiq (as) said: "In your final rakat of Sala...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: أَسْ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: إِذَا صَلِّيْتَ صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ فَقُلْ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيكَ حِذَاءَ وَجْهِكَ: ((أَللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ فَصَلِّ عَلىَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَخ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: إِذَ...

قَال الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئاً فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لْيَحْمَدِ اللهَ وَ لْيُثْنِ عَلَيْهِ وَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتتِهِ وَ يَقُولُ: ((أَللهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الأَمْر خَيْر...

قَال الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَّلامْ: إِذَا...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الْبَاقِرَ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَمْراً فَخُذْ سِتَّ رِقَاعٍ فَاكْتُبْ قِي ثَلاثٍ مِنْهَا بِسْمِ اللهِ رَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ خِيَرَةً مِنْ اللهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ لِفُلانِ بْنِ فُلانَةَ افْعَلْهُ. وَ فِي ثَلاَثٍ مِنْهَا...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الْبَاقِرَ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذَا...

عَنِ الْقَائِمِ صَلَوَانُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الإِسْتِخَارَةِ بِالسَّبْحَةِ أَنهُ يَأْخُذُهَا وَيُصَلَّي عَلىَ النَّبِيِّ وآلِهِ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَقْبضُ عَلىَ السَّبْحَةِ وَيَعُدُّ اشْنَيْنِ اشْنَيْنِ فَإِنْ بَق...

عَنِ الْقَائِمِ صَلَوَانُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الإِس...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: لا تَتَاَفَأَلْ بِالْقُرآنِ. al‑Imam Jafar al‑Sadiq (as) said: "Do not perform the augury by the Qur'an. " The meaning of performing the augury by the Qur'an (in the above Hadith) which has been forbidde...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: لا تَ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: ...اُنْظُرْ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَىَ الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ أَبْعَدُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ يَقَعُ فِي قَلْبِكَ فَخُذْ بِهِ أَو إِفْتَحْ الْمُصْحَفِ فَان...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: ...اُ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذا أَرَدْتَ الإِسْتِخَارَةَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ الْعزِيزِ فَقُلْ بَعْدَ الْبَسْمَلَةِ: ((إِنْ كَانَ فِي قَضَائِكَ وَقَدَرِكَ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلىَ شِيْعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِفَرَجِ وَلِيِّكَ وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلىَ خَ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذا ...

قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى اللهُ عَليهِ وَآلهْ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَن تَتَفَأَلَ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَاقْرَأْ سُوْرَةَ الإِخْلاَصِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىَ النَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ ثَلاَثاً ثُمَّ قُلْ: ((أَللهُمَّ تَفَأَلْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَتَ...

قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى اللهُ عَليهِ وَآلهْ: إِذَا...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَمْراً فَلاَ تُشَاوِرْ فِيهِ أَحَداً حَتَّىَ تُشَاوِرُ رَبَّكَ...تَقُولُ (أَسْتَخِيرُ اللهَ)) مِائَةَ مَرَّة ثُمَّ تُشَاوِرُ النَّاسَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَجْرِي لَكَ لْخَيْرَةَ عَلىَ لِسَان مَنْ...

قَالَ الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ عَليهِ السَلامْ: إِذَا...