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 permissible to eat at western based fast-food chains in Muslim countries?

If they use meat from non-Muslim countries, then it is not permissible to eat there. If they use meat from Muslim countries, then it is permissible.

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.

Was Imam Ali Zainul-Abideen (peace be upon him) the elder or younger brother of Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him)?

What is well-known is that the martyred brother in the tragedy of Karbala is older than the Imam (peace be upon him). Allah knows best.

I have just reached age of 30 years, and I still have not found a wife, and I feel that marriage is obligatory on me because of the fear of sinning. I know a girl who is suitable, who prays and is modest in her actions in general, but she does not wear a hijab. Should I ask her to marry me, or should I prioritize waiting for a hijabi wife?

It is permissible to marry a non-hijabi girl if she a Muslim. It is better to choose a believer that fulfils all her religious obligations as she will be the mother of your children in the future and children will be affect by the behavior of their mother. At the meantime, you could increase your efforts in finding the suitable wife and maybe decrease other requirements in the wife will help you find one.