Chapter 2: Nature of Man We know that there are different views about the nature of man, two of which stand opposed to each other: the view of the spiritualists and that of the materialists.According to spiritualists, man is a reality composed of body and spirit. The spirit is eternal and does not perish […]
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Perfect Man; Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Perfect Man The subject under discussion is the perfect man from the viewpoint of Islam. A perfect man means an exemplary human being, who is superior and exalted, or any other interpretation that one can make. Like everything else, a human being may be perfect or imperfect, and sound or defective. A […]
Nelson Mandela always shines
With patience, wisdom and a willingness to sacrifice for others, Nelson Mandela led a movement to unify a divided nation and reconcile decades of pain and racism. Throughout his life, Mandela continuously chose to learn from his mistakes rather than repeat them. This personal integrity helped him win South Africa’s first democratic presidential […]
Imam Mahdi (A.S.) in the Eyes of Muslim Ascetics
15th Shaban in accordance with 24 June is the happy and auspicious birthday anniversary of the twelfth and last Shi’a Imam, Imam Mahdi (A.S.). Majzooban Noor website management, would congratulate this auspicious day, to His Holiness, Haj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh ( Majzoob Ali Shah) the great Qutb of the Nematollahi Gonabadi Order and […]
What non-Muslims Say about Imam Hossein (AS)
Mahatma Gandhi : My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Husain, the great saint.Charles Dickens “If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and […]
Hazrat Ali’s Letter to Maalik al-Ashtar– Testament of Human Rights and Equality
Ali bin Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, wrote a long letter of guidance after appointing Maalik al-Ashtar to be Governor of Egypt. An excerpts of this letter had been posted . The letter was discovery for Fahmida Riaz who, in an email wrote as follows: “…here is this […]
Fatima is Fatima
We are going to write briefly about one of the ladies Hazrat Fatima Zahra (S.A.), daughter of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.), Wife of Imam Ali (A.S.), mother of Imam Hassan (A.S.) and Imam Hussain (A.S.), the chiefs of the youth of Paradise, and Zainub-e-Kubra (S.A.) so that, it is understood and evident that how should […]
Hunger strike
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food. In […]
Iranians Mark Sizdah Bedar, Final Day of Nowruz
Sizdah-bedar is an Iranian festival tradition, celebrated in the thirteenth day of the Nowruz (Persian New Year). Iranians have a tradition of spending the day outdoors on the 13th day of month Farvardin. ”Sizdah-” means thirteen, and ”-bedar”, means to get rid of, i.e “getting rid of thirteen”. From the ancient times, Iranian peoples […]
Iran should appoint a more polite envoy to attend the meetings of the Human Rights Council
Shirin Ebadi, in her report for Esfand 1391 [21 February to 20 March 2013] on the human rights situation in Iran: “Iran should appoint a more polite envoy to attend the meetings of the Human Rights Council” In her latest monthly report, Shirin Ebadi, human rights defender and winner of Nobel Peace Prize in […]