His Eminence Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem advises students of foreign universities to do good deeds and present Islam in its true luminous nature

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem advises students of foreign universities to do good deeds and present Islam in its true luminous nature
2018/12/26

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Sayyid Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem, advised university students from Western countries to do good and beneficial deeds, and to co-exist with others in those societies in the best of ways, truthfulness and steadfastness, showing the true light of Islamic teachings and beliefs; and they should continue to strive to serve their religion. He gave this message while hosting a group of guests consisting of students from American and British universities.

His Eminence called his guests to fulfil their responsibilities in serving their religion, their faith, their values and to remain steadfast on them, and not to allow these things to melt away in such environments. They should invest themselves into their communities while remaining strong on their faith and connected to God Almighty, and following path of the Holy Prophet and the Imams (peace be upon them all).

To conclude the meeting, His Eminence, prayed for God Almighty to support them and give them strength and success, and he requested the guests to convey his advice and his greetings to the communities in which they live in.

Day Questions

If somebody in our family passed away, what are the supplications which one should recite for the departed soul?

There is no specific narrated supplication for the deceased but it is better to remember him by praying for his forgiveness. Also, it is better if one were to perform some good deeds on his behalf like certain worships and charities as this will benefit him, God willing.

Is it permissible to read the Holy Qur'an without wudhu? Is it permissible to read it or to touch it after ghusl?

It is permissible to recite Holy Qur'an without wudhu, but it is not permissible to touch the words of the Qur'an without wudhu. It is permissible to recite Qur'an after a compulsory ghusl, like the ghusl of Janabah, or a proven to be recommend ghusl, like ghusl of Friday.

I know that you do not have any doubt in the veracity of the Quran which is in our hands nowadays and all Muslims are sure of that, whereas, some people think that the order of the verses has been changed which I find clearly contradicts the Quran and hadith of Ahlulbait (peace be upon them). Therefore, I would like to know what is your opinion concerning the current order of the verses in the Quran and was it set by the Prophet(s) and compiled in his lifetime?

There is no doubt that Almighty Allah protected the Holy Quran from any changes or alterations and such protection played an important role in guarding the religion and protecting it from alterations and changes. The reason for that might be the fact that the verses of the Holy Quran were collected in one book and guarded during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and continued to be like that generation after generation until today.