The Press Release on the Terrorist Attack in Quetta Pakistan

The Press Release on the Terrorist Attack in Quetta Pakistan
2013/01/16

We were shocked by the heinous crime that was committed by the terrorists in the city of Quetta in Pakistan, that lead to the martyrdom and wounding of a huge number of innocent people. This crime is part of sequence of organized assaults against the followers of the Ahlul-Bait (peace be upon them).

As we ask the Almighty Allah to send His mercy on the souls of the martyrs and to grant the wounded fast recovery, we condemn this crime and all crimes that were committed by the terrorist groups. These crimes violate all humane criterion and values, and they tarnish the image of Islam and the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). We hold the Pakistani government responsible for protecting its own innocent citizens and to bring the perpetrators to justice. We also consider the silence of the Muslim dignitaries and foundations and the carelessness of the international community as important factors that encourage the terrorists to continue shedding blood of innocent people.

Day Questions

Is it prohibited to practice any kind of martial arts?

If it does not propagate false beliefs, then it is permissible to do so.

Are the Imams of Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) superior than the previous prophets (peace be upon them) of Allah?

There are several narrations which indicate that the prophets (peace be upon them) were interceding to Almighty Allah by the five Infallibles (the Final Prophet, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Hussain, peace be upon them all). Other texts indicate that their Noor preceded the creation of everything else in glorifying the Almighty Allah. This is an indication of their superiority over the rest of the creation.