He prayed to Allah and cried to Him that he has become very old and weak‚ meanwhile‚ his care and worries towards the territories have spread wide and he is afraid of their deterioration”. He used to say: ’Oh Allah! I ask you for martyrdom in your cause and death in the path of Your Messenger.’" (Al-Bukhari‚ 3/ 30). Allah accepted his prayers and combined there two requests for him. It happened that Abu Lu’lua Al-Fayruz‚ the Magian (the fire worshiper)‚ who had a Roman origin‚ stabbed
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chosen by Saint Peter himself to follow the succession of bishops. Following St. Peter and St. Evodius‚ Ignatius would become an important bishop to Antioch but would feel the full fury of the Roman Empire’s persecution of Christians‚ welcoming his martyrdom in the name of his faith. Traveling from his home in Syria to the capital city of Rome‚ Ignatius would write seven letters at his various stops. These letters‚ directed at
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hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord. Since the fifth century we have been able to count ten of the major persecutions in the early Christian church which are: “- Persecution under Nero (c. 64-68). Traditional martyrdoms of Peter and Paul. - Persecution under Domitian (r. 81-96). - Persecution
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Nahjul Balagha‚ Sermons‚ letters and sayings of Imam Ali (as) Imam Ali ibn Abi-Talib (as)‚ Compiled by Allama Sayyid Sharif Radi. Nahjul Balagha (Peak of Eloquence). Ansaryian Publications‚ Qum‚ Islamic Republic of Iran. (1375A.H./1956A.D.) 712pp hardcover‚ $US24.50. In the year 359A.H (970A.D) a descendant of the prophet of Islam was born who later compiled the single most important and eloquent book to today’s Shia-Muslims next to the Holy Quran‚ entitled Nahjul Balagha (Peak of Eloquence)
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Brooklyn‚ NY —Hours after hundreds of mourners attended the funeral service for the Imam and his associate with New York officials making reference to GOP nominee Donald Trump as reason to blame him for his “divisive nature‚” the NYPD arrested and charged a man Monday evening with the shooting that killed an Imam and his associated in Queens the past weekend. The suspect in custody for the slaying of the Imam and associated was identify as Oscar Morel‚ a 35 years old Hispanic man from Brooklyn
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central Asia. Twelver Shiites believed that the twelfth imam‚ or religious leader‚ had gone into hiding around 874 to escape persecution‚ but they believed he was still alive‚ would one day return to take power‚ and spread his true religion.
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(wajib). This is the view of some of the scholars such as Imam Ahmad in one narration‚ al-Hasan‚ al-Layth and Ibn Hazm. They use as their proof that it is obligatory the order of the Prophet in his saying: . And also its being declared like something held in pledge for a debt as occurs in the hadeeth of Samurah. The second saying: That it is not prescribed‚ or that it is merely something permissible and lawful. This was the view of Imam Aboo Haneefah rahimahullaah-. The third saying: The scholars
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defendants employed artful tactics that aligned with their understanding of the Inquisition’s mechanisms to mount a robust defense against the charges leveled against them. However‚ while Sánchez relied heavily on religious fervor and the depiction of martyrdom‚ Daz adeptly navigated the system through strategic maneuvering and flexibility‚ thereby exemplifying divergent approaches to survival within the complex labyrinth of the Inquisition. The Spanish Inquisition is a well-known symbol of religious
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so-and-so came at the second hour until the imam comes out (for preaching). When a man sits in a place where he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam)‚ where he remains silent and does not interrupt‚ he will receive a double reward. If he stays away‚ sits in a place where he cannot listen (to the sermon)‚ silent‚ and does not interrupt‚ he will receive the reward only once. If he sits in a place where he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam)‚ and he does not remain silent‚ he will
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Reflection on “Boy Pusit” The day starts early for a group of children at a remote coastal village in Masbate‚ an island province in the central Philippines. Even before dawn breaks‚ several children and a few adults line the seashore‚ busily preparing their boats and nets for a day of squid fishing. I-Witness’ Sandra Aguinaldo meets three boys -- Jameson‚ Estoy‚ and Jason -- who at a very young age were taught by their fathers to dive for squids. The residents largely depend on the sea to make
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