The dictate of reason is that under the pretext of not having access to the ideal and desirable level of government, we should not totally dispense with the need for government. Neither should we regard all governments to be equal in spite of their different levels of goodness and badness and approve of them in…
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‘Surely whoever helps Allah’s cause…
‘Surely whoever helps Allah’s cause, shall be helped by Him. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty’. (Surah al-Hajj, 22:40) Another force in the world is trust in Allah. Trust in Allah means that one should pursue the right path with determination and without faltering. Allah protects him who pursues the right goal without any regard to…
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The Shiah believe that the infallible Imam…
The Shiah believe that the infallible Imam has the right to lead the society after the Prophet of Islam (S). After establishing the idea of the Imamate of the infallible Imams (A), this question is posed: “In a time like ours when we practically have no access to the infallible Imam, what must the people’s…
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Wilayat al-faqih does not mean one’s guardianship…
Wilayat al-faqih does not mean one’s guardianship over the insane and ignorant; rather it means the legal authority and right of law-making, decision-making and execution which we think the faqih has regarding the administration of the society’s affairs and social issues. For this reason, we regard him as superior to others, and since right and…
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About Hazrat Fatima (A)…
About Hazrat Fatima (A), whenever we speak of her, words cannot describe her; indeed, we do not know how to express that and what to think [in regard to Fatima (A)]