After a careful and meticulous examination of its contents, his eminence's English book of "Practical Laws of Islam" (Tauḍiḥ al-Masāil) has been released and is now available to his followers.
Following the message of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi to Pope Francis, in which he had thanked the leader of the Catholic Church, the Vatican also sent an official and respectful letter to the office of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi in which Pope Francis has appreciated him for his message.
The office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi hereby announces the official opening of the French section of the website of the office of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has issued a ruling regarding the amount of Zakāt al-fitrah and the prescribed amount for compensation of the missed fasts in the month of Ramadan.
The office of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi hereby announces the official opening of the Spanish section of the website of the office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.
A series of mourning ceremonies will be held on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (a) from Thursday to Sunday (Esfand 20th to 23rd) in the Amir-al-Mu’menin Seminary School in Qom.
I ask Allah to bless the authorities with the opportunity to take more effective actions, compared to past, to solve the problems which the people face
As it is evident in its title, this book is a scholarly and carefully-made excerpt of the invaluable book “Bihār Al Anwār” by the late Allāmeh Majlesī. It is, in fact, a different edition of this book.
In our hearts and souls will forever remain the reflections of the light of your radiant soul, and the brilliance of your tremendous courage which is accompanied by compassion and affection
The second congress on “Extremism and Takfiri Movements in Today’s world” will focus on the responsibilities of the Muslim scholars regarding the problem of extremism. Many Muslim scholars and intellectuals from Iran and various Muslim countries, along with the ambassadors of different Muslim countries, will participate in this congress, which will be held under the supervision of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi in the holy city of Qom.
Famine and drought are taking the lives of many Muslims in Somalia, in this situation, it is obligatory for all Muslims to provide help and assistance for them immediately.
The office of the grand ayatollah, Makarem Shirazi, has been reopened today in Medina to attend and answer the religious issues of the pilgrims of Allah’s inviolable house.
In his Kharej Fiqh course, His holiness referred to the verses and narrations indicating saving and avoiding extravagance in consumption and said: The mass media shall teach people the culture of saving and prudence in practice. It shall begin from the offices and mass media so that Inshallah it would be effective on people too.
At the beginning of His Kharej Figh course, His holiness stressed on preparation for maximum participation of people in the elections, and stipulated: People shall participate in this decisive field deliberately to s e l e c t the best qualified candidates to enter to the center of legislation.
At the beginning of His Kharej Fiqh course, His holiness said: Today some are trying to display the spirit of Islam equal with the Wahhabite violent seekers and terrorists, while Islam is the religion of affection, morality and amity.
His holiness said: The orators shall observe moderation in the religious meetings.On Sunday morning at the end of His Kharej Fiqh course, His holiness referred to the subject of propagation and said: Propagation of religious issues by the seminary teachers and students are among the causes of support and strengthening of foundation of religion.
Saying Eil al Fitr prayer and wishing acceptance of worship for all Moslems and inviting to virtue, His holiness said: Virtue means feeling God-fearing and responsibility for God and people. Virtue means considering and seeking God’s satisfaction and His people’s satisfaction for any event in the man’s life and then one’s own personal interests.
In continuation of His Quranic commentary meetings in the Imam Khomeinin (r.a.) mosque in the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (s.a.), referring the verses of Light sura, His holiness expressed: Charity and alms-giving is one of the most valuable and best deeds with God.
As per the report of website of office of the Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, among the prayers and those in fasting in the holy Shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (s.a.), His holiness criticized the existing disorders in the society and referred to the statistics of deadly causalities in the country’s roads, and said: 27000 people die per year in the country’s roads and more people are injured, and unfortunately, we are first in the international record in this regard.
Among the prayers in the holy Shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (s.a.), His holiness interpreted some Quranic verses and stressing on giving the opportunity for question and answer in the society by seminary and university professors, he said: Prophet (s.a.) was ordered to reply any question raised by the people. Therefore, there is not any question without reply in Islam.
This morning, Monday 7th May 2007, His holiness condemned insult made by Aljazeerah News Network to Marja’iat in Iraq at the beginning of his Kharej class.
Today Wednesday 2nd May 2007, in his ethics class, His holiness referred to the equal behavior of a judge with two parties of claim, and expressed: According to the Islamic narrations, a judge shall observe justice and equality even in looking at two parties of a claim, and shall not discriminate between them.
This morning in his Kharej Fiqh lesson, His holiness supported the activities of Disciplinary Forces for encounter with improper veil, and criticized rowdyism by some mass media.
In his Kharej lesson on Wednesday 18th April, His holiness referred to the issue of security under the grace of ethics and faith and called the recent bloody event in one of the U.S. universities as a warning for all the world.
