Research findings confirm the long-term benefits of early education and offer some options for integrating the existing patchwork of U.S. public and private preK programs into a uniform system that provides a high-quality early education to all young children.
One of the fundamental problems to investigate is the goal of life. Man always asks questions like what he lives for and what his objective in life should be. From the viewpoint of Islam, one would as well ask: "What is the objective and purpose of prophetic missions?"
Calling the Qur'an amazing is not something done only by Muslims, who have an appreciation for the book and who are pleased with it; it has been labelled amazing by non-Muslims as well. In fact, even people who hate Islam very much have still called it amazing.
It is that time of the year when we have to take the time to fill out our tax forms. Some of us hire an accountant to take care of that job, some of us plan early and submit our yearly forms ahead of time, while others wait till the last minute to do our taxes. Painful as it is, none of us looks forward to this time of the year, when we have to review our financial records for the past year. But whether we like it or not, it has to be done, and the consequences of not doing so are grave, both state-wise and federal.
Ahlan Art gallery, an Islamic Art gallery in London, has launched the first-ever campaign to showcase art Inspired by Muhammad (peace be upon him).
by no means! for to our signs he has been refractory!* soon will i visit him with a mount of calamities!* for he thought and he plotted;-* and woe to him! how he plotted!-* yea, woe to him; how he plotted!-* then he looked round;* then he frowned and he scowled;* then he turned back and was haughty;* then said he: "this is nothing but magic, derived from of old;* "this is nothing but the word of a mortal!"* soon will i cast him into hell-fire!* and what will explain to thee what hell-fire is?* verses 16-27, chapter 74 Almuddaththir, the holy Quran
Among the fundamental intellectual topics that concern human life, religious questions enjoy a particular importance. They have always been regarded, in fact, as the most basic concern for the well- being and destiny of man and have produced profound insights and extensive knowledge.
Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question regarding distance. According to Shafaqna the question and answer are as follows:
– One of the important principles which should be considered about women and therefore, one should refer to Imam Ali (AS), is the physical- psychological differences between men and women.
Is Islam Religion of violence or clemency?
The concept that the Noble Prophet (S) bases his religion upon is that the entirety of existence is the creation of a single God, who directs each component of the world to its specific perfection.
After we have dealt with the Justice of Allah we now switch over to social justice. Since the subject of social justice has a wider range we confine ourselves to quoting relevant matters from the Holy Qur'an, the traditions, and Nahjul Balaghah, and have at the same time given explanation of every verse and tradition because these will help project our view-point on relevant matters and their knowledge will be beneficial to the people in general.
The purpose of our discussion on social justice is to mention those verses of the Holy Qur'an and the traditions through which the Holy Qur'an and our infallible Imams have given lessons of equality of mankind in the eyes of the law and of preservation of their rights. They have also forbidden undue discrimination, cruelties and exploitation. Apart from this we have cited the examples of just distribution of wealth, Islamic brotherhood and fraternity set by the Holy Prophet of Islam and his Holy Ahlul Bayt (peace be on them).
With the acceptance of Imamate as one of the principles of Shī‘ah faith, the following questions are raised: According to the Shī‘ah viewpoint and ideological foundations, Imamate is an essential principle, therefore what is the justification for occultation [ghaybah]? Since divine wisdom demands the existence of an Imām in every period, how is the long deprivation of the Muslim society from Imamate justified and analyzed?
Attention, Intention and Takbira: Face the Qiblah and intend to pray the morning! prayer (salat) , and if one wanted to pray another prayer other than the morning prayer so change the morning with the other prayer and it is (Al - Dhohor, Al- Asr, Al-Magreb, Al- Esha'a).
At a meeting of spiritual advisors to provincial governors from across Iran, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi, discussed the importance of culture and acknowledging the blessings of the Islamic Revolution.
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered some questions regarding male and female relations. According to Shafaqna the questions and answers are as follows
In order to completely understand these discussions, I must say in introduction that the human nature has no higher purpose than to carry on its existence as much as possible and attain its instinctive needs.
The heavenly character of the venerated Prophet Muhammad, who was appointed fourteen hundred lunar years ago by God, the Almighty, as messenger, leader and guide of the world, and the divine Qur’an, which is a compendium of God’s words containing theoretical and practical generalities and is the Prophet’s lasting miracle, have defined the lifestyle of hundreds of millions of followers and have claimed the attention of all humanity.
After the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to US President Barack Obama’s overtures by addressing him a personal letter, Iran media welcomed the move with positive caution.
By the light of the supreme leader's directions, the Islamic Republic of Iran will definitely continue to stride towards the peaks of excellence and building up the ideal society to pave the way for Mahdi (AS) uprising, said Deputy Minister and the head of the OERP, Dr Mohammadian.
