This post is the initial translation of the Introduction of a book written by Ayatullah Khamenei titled Insaane 250 Saale (انسان 250 ساله). Literally meaning “250 Year Old Human”.  In this book, he analyzes the life of the Ma’sumeen (as) as if they were one person who lived for 250 years. The book showcases their [...]

A while back I was gifted an English copy of volume 51 (which is volume 13 old edition) of Bihar al-Anwar by Allamah Majlisi, titled Kitab al-Ghaibah (The Book of Occultation). The book includes various traditions pertaining to different topics related to Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf). This translation is done by Hassan Allahyari and he omits [...]

Iqra Online has been up and running since December of 2009 and over the last 2 and half years or so, has published numerous posts on various topics. While new posts continue to get published, it is some of the older posts that continue to get the most traction. Here is a list of the [...]

While I have nothing against the Jewish community of Toronto and have worked side by side with Jewish colleagues at work, recent events pertaining to the East End Madrassah have caused me to create a post that further illustrates the double standards and bullying nature of the Zionist groups as well as the media. I [...]

The story of East End Madrassah’s “antisemitic curriculum” has swept across various media outlets during the last few days. For those who are part of the institution or the larger community, this has been a fine example of one of the most apparent propaganda and fear-mongering campaigns launched against the Muslims of Canada in recent [...]

Recitation of Ziyarat Ameenullah by one of my favourite reciters Haaj Mahdi Samavati. He is reciting this inside the shrine of Imam Ridha (as). Translation: Peace be on you, O trusted guardian, appointed by Allah, to administer His earth, and to convince the mankind to accept His plan. Peace be on you, O Ameer ul [...]

Within many Sadaat [descendants of Prophet (pbuh) via Hadhrat Fatima (sa) and Imam Ali (as)], there has been a tradition of preserving and keeping the family tree (shajarah) up to date as it passes down to the next generation. The shajarah that we have, seems to have been officially documented or created on Tuesday, 10 [...]

By Shaheed Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr Translated by Abdullah al-Shahin The following excerpts are taken from the book Fadak in History, by Shaheed Baqir as-Sadr. The Greatness of the Leading Prophet “Then He caused him to pass away mercifully, willingly, desiringly and preferably. Muhammad became safe from the sufferings of this world. He was surrounded by the [...]

This is an excerpt from the book Shining Sun: In Memory of Allamah Tabataba’i; page 127-131. The book was written by a close friend of Allamah Tabatabaee as a tribute to him. The style of the book is a bit distinct, in the sense that part of it is the various transcriptions of conversations and [...]

As some of you may know, I am an Internet Marketer by profession and have been in the industry for about 2 years or so. Fortunately, I have had an opportunity to deliver two guest-lectures at York University (October 2011 and February 2012) at a course I was enrolled in when I was studying (back [...]