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Islamophobia in Germany: 'I am not even seen as a person'
Oct 17, 2021 18:24For years, German Muslim women have been fighting against systematic attempts by government to dictate what they can and cannot wear in public and in the workplace.
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Macron’s Islamophobia policies open up old wounds
Oct 15, 2021 06:38Even today, Muslims in France, despite numbering over six million, are subjected to negative media scrutiny, with state institutions right up to the president’s office being used to target Islam.
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Imam Askari’s untimely martyrdom
Oct 15, 2021 06:26Born in 232 AH in Medina, Imam Hasan Askari (AS) was only 28 years old at the time of his martyrdom. He was a picture of perfection regarding faith and morals.
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The Prophet’s departure – A day of profound grief
Oct 05, 2021 04:51Today is the doleful 28th of Safar, on which we mourn the end of the mission of Almighty’s Last Messenger to mankind as well as the martyrdom through poisoning of his elder grandson, exactly on the 39th anniversary of the grandfather’s departure from the mortal world.
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Imam Hasan’s (AS) political perspective
Oct 05, 2021 04:48Today the 28th of the month of Safar is a day of double grief. The Prophet of Islam passed away on this day in 11 AH, his elder grandson was martyred through poisoning on this same day 39 years later in 50 AH.
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Holy Defence, a mirror of Ashura (6)
Sep 27, 2021 12:26One of the most prominent manifestations of the holy defence era is the culture of martyrdom-seeking. This culture has surely its roots in Imam Hussein’s uprising in Karbala on the day of Ashura.
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Zainab, great mystery of Arba'een
Sep 26, 2021 17:16Arba'een is a reminder of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his loyal companions on the day of Ashura. All Shia Muslims owe their faith to Lady Zainab (Peace upon her) and this is the mystery of Arba'een.
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Holy Defence, a mirror of Ashura (2)
Sep 23, 2021 15:51The holy defence era was the climax of manifestation of religious virtues and lofty human values. The honourable generation of this era created a splendid epic that was inspired by the perpetual uprising of Imam Hussein on the day of Ashura in the year 10 AH.
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Imam Hasan (AS) – the epitome of excellence
Sep 14, 2021 03:26According to a narration, today the 7th of Safar is the day on which in the year 50 AH, was martyred through a fatal dose of poisoning Hasan Mojtaba (AS), the elder grandson and Second Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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Ruqaiyya (PBUH) the innocent martyr of Damascus
Sep 12, 2021 04:54Today, the 5th of Safar is a doleful day in Islamic history. It is the anniversary of the martyrdom of a girl who was four years old. Yet, despite her tender years and the sorrows she suffered, including the loss of her father, torture at the hands of his murderers, and imprisonment, she was a picture of virtue, faith, piety, prudence, forbearance, and patience in the face of acute oppression.