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The Prophet’s Divinely-Designated Vicegerent
Jul 29, 2021 04:29Today is the auspicious 18th of Zi’l-Hijjah, the anniversary of an immortal event in the history of mankind. It is the day on which in the year 10 AH Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny), halted the huge Hajj caravan of over a hundred thousand returning pilgrims in the wilderness of Khom beside the Ghadeer or Pond, to proclaim as Vicegerent his dear cousin and son-in-law, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (PBUH).
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Nigerian Cleric Sheikh Zakzaky, wife freed from jail
Jul 29, 2021 01:43Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were acquitted by a court in Nigeria’s central State of Kaduna of all the charges leveled against them.
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Bahrain: Sheikh Isa Qassim calls for immediate release of political prisoners
Jul 16, 2021 06:58Bahrain’s leading religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has called on the tiny Persian Gulf island state’s authorities to immediately release political prisoners because such an issue “cannot be postponed” until the Bahraini parliament is ready.
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Martyrdom of the 9th Imam
Jul 11, 2021 04:19Heartfelt condolences to you all on a very doleful day. The last day of the month of Zil-Qa’adah is the martyrdom anniversary of the 9th Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny). He was the Prophet’s namesake and was known by his famous epithets of Taqi or the most pious one, and Jawad or the most generous – in both material and spiritual manners.
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Bahrain's main opposition group renews call for release of jailed political opponents
Jul 02, 2021 01:36Bahrain's main opposition group has renewed its call for the immediate release of political inmates being kept behind bars at detention centers across the tiny Persian Gulf island State, stressing that the right to free expression and freedom of peaceful assembly form the backbone of public demands.
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Saudi officials plan to execute over 40 teenagers over participation in Qatif protests, say activists
Jun 20, 2021 02:55Human rights activists have warned that Saudi authorities plan to execute dozens of teenagers from the kingdom’s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province over their participation in peaceful anti-regime protests.
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Shia Muslims in Afghanistan call on govt. to protect them against terrorist attacks
Jun 15, 2021 12:12Based on official statistics, systematic targeting of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan started almost seven years ago.
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Saudi Arabia martyrs Shia Muslim youth for taking part in peaceful protests
Jun 15, 2021 12:07Saudi authorities have martyred a youth from the Shia Muslim majority Qatif region in the Eastern Province over alleged incitement and taking part in peaceful protests against the regime in Riyadh among other baseless accusations.
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Hundreds of outraged Bahrainis commemorate ‘martyred prisoner Barakat’
Jun 10, 2021 02:39Hundreds of Bahrainis come out in rage in the capital Manama, commemorating a political prisoner, who died in the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime’s captivity earlier from COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bahraini political inmate dies of coronavirus in Jau Prison
Jun 09, 2021 12:14A Bahraini political prisoner has lost his life after being infected with COVID-19 in the notorious Jau Prison, amid a surge in coronavirus cases at heavily overcrowded jails in the tiny Persian Gulf island state.