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Shafaqna Dictionary of Shia Islam in Media is a multilingual collection of Shia Graphs that explain the words used in Shia News and Shia Media.
Imam Hasan (A.S)
Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi ...
Created on 09 February 2021
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... in his eternal poem: “Death lied; Hussain (AS) is eternal. As time goes by, he becomes newer.” Seyyedu-Shuhada (A.S) has many tales with his admirers; in an exclusive interview with Shafaqna Lebanon, the ...
Created on 09 October 2020
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By Syed Mohsen Abbas/An alliance of justice committed Muslims and Christians must be one of the goals of Shia Muslims in Britain according to Father Frank Gelli. The Anglican Priest says an alliance of ...
Created on 07 October 2020
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SHAFAQNA – Jannat al-Baqi‘ (Arabic: جَـنَّـة الْـبَـقِـيْـع) is cemetery in Medina, the Hijazi region of present-day Saudi Arabia. It is located to the southeast of the Prophet’s Mosque, which contains ...
Created on 09 July 2018
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The following two traditions are written, one after the other, in the History of Al-Tabari which is one of the important history book for the Sunnis. Besides Al-Tabari, many other historians and traditionists ...
Created on 08 June 2026
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Eid al-Ghadir is not merely a historical occasion in the memory of Muslims; rather, it is a mirror reflecting the truth of Wilayah (Guardianship), the beauty of faith, and the splendor of humanity’s ...
Created on 06 June 2026
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Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) Treaties of Right By Mohammad Sobhanie.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَأمّا حَقُّ السَّائِلِ فَإعْطَاؤُهُ إذا تَيَقَّنْتَ صِدْقَهُ، وَقَدَرْتَ عَلَى ...
Created on 05 June 2026
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Once a person told me that Abu Bakr is more knowledgeable than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (Na’oozo Billah)! I asked him how come?! He said because Abu Bakr understood that he should assign a person as ...
Created on 05 June 2026
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No Muslim scholar could ever cast any doubt in the documentation of the tradition of Ghadir Khum, for it has been narrated with as much as 150 authentic chains of transmitters by the Sunnis ...
Created on 04 June 2026
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what is Ghadir?
Today, around the world, Shia Muslims will be celebrating an occasion of vital importance to them; an event that it is widely considered to be the one that split the Muslim world. ...
Created on 04 June 2026
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ألَسْتُ أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم؟ قالوا بلى يارسول الله.
قال: من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه. اللهم وال من والاه و عاد من عاداه.
Some of the Sunni references:
(1) Sahih Tirmidhi, v2, p298, ...
Created on 03 June 2026
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Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) Treaties of Right By Mohammad Sobhanie.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَأمّـــــــــا حَقُّ الصَّغِيرِ فَرَحْمَتُهُ وَ تَثْقِيفُهُ وتَعْلِيمُهُ[1] وَالعَفْوُ ...
Created on 29 May 2026
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Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) Treaties of Right By Mohammad Sobhanie.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَأمّا حَقُّ الكبيرِ فَإنَّ حَقَّهُ تَوقِيرُ سِنِّهِ وَإجْلالِ إسْلامِهِ إذَا كَانَ ...
Created on 13 February 2026
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... discussed in Shia sources. Shafaqna English selected some parts of the book and translated to English.
Reformative Conduct
Imam Mahdi (AS) is the great deliverer whom God sends to respond to the cries ...
Created on 12 February 2026
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... discussed in Shia sources. Shafaqna English selected some parts of the book and translated to English.
Political Conduct
During the rule of Imam Mahdi (AJ), the governments of tyrants and arrogant ...
Created on 07 February 2026
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Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) Treaties of Right By Mohammad Sobhanie.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَأمّــــــا حَقُّ النَّاصِحِ فَأَنْ تُلِينَ لَهُ جَنَاحَكَ ثُمَّ تشرأب لَهُ ...
Created on 06 February 2026
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... discussed in Shia sources. Shafaqna English selected some parts of the book and translated to English.
Conduct (Sīrah)
Numerous narrations and reports found in the hadith literature describe the method, ...
Created on 05 February 2026
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The 15th Sha’ban is an opportunity for seeking Allah’s mercy and being forgiven for past and future sins, as well as one’s need being fulfilled if we turn to Allah.
The fifteenth of Sha’ban stands ...
Created on 03 February 2026
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... the kind of advice that he would do if he were in his place.
Note:
[1] https://www.hadithlib.com/rolls/view/2900065/(نصيحت-و-خيرخواهى)
[2] https://ar.lib.eshia.ir/71429/9/143
www.shafaqna.com ...
Created on 30 January 2026
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shabaan is a month of high excellence and is dedicated to the Leader of the Prophets (saaw).
He used to keep fasts during this month and join it with the month of Ramadhan. He used to say, “Sha’baan ...
Created on 20 January 2026