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

What is Wilayat Takweeniyah?

In the Quran and authentic narrations, we find that prophets and their vicegerents suspended the usual laws of nature, like when Jesus cured the blind and the lepers, and when the vicegerent of Prophet Solomon brought the throne of Queen Belqees faster than the twinkling of an eye. There is no doubt that similar acts took place by our Prophet and the Imams (peace be upon them) as many authentic narrations indicate.

Is it permissible to recite the names of the 14 Infallibles (peace be upon them) in slaughtering the animal instead of the name of God?

It is obligatory to mention the name of Almighty Allah on the sacrifice during the actual slaughtering and it is not sufficient to mention the names of the Infallible Imams. If the slaughterer did not mention the name of Almighty Allah during the slaughtering process, it is prohibited to consume the animal. Yes, it is recommended to recite the Salawat on the Prophet and his progeny (peace be upon them all) during the slaughtering process.