Press Release on the American Administration’s Decision to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem

Press Release on the American Administration’s Decision to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem
2017/12/10

In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

All praise is to God, the Lord of the worlds; and may God send his blessings on our master Mohammed and his holy progeny.

We condemn the decision of the American administration to move the US Embassy to the occupied city of Jerusalem, as it is an affront to the Palestinian people and disregard for the feelings of Muslims.

We want to point out that this stance is a natural consequence of the distancing of the Muslims from the teachings of their true religion, their neglect of their shared matters and interests, their fighting amongst themselves, and the spread of the epidemic of extremism and terrorism which has targeted them, and destroyed their societies and their towns, and has distorted the name of their religion. God Almighty has said: “And obey God, and obey the Messenger, and do not into disputes, lest you lose heart and your power departs.”

Today, all are invited – especially those fostering and supporting terrorism – to seriously revise their previous stances, and to open a new page, to unify the positions of the Islamic nations and to build firm foundations in establishing good relations with other nations, which reflects the pliability of their religion and its genuine values.

We seek support and help from only Him, and He is the guardian of the believers

Day Questions

I am a Shia woman, and I was married to a Sunni man. He has recently divorced me without the presence of any witnesses. Now, he does not want to act upon this divorce and wants to live with me as my husband again. What is my current status?

The mentioned divorce is invalid according to the teachings of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them), because there were no witnesses. He is still your husband and you can live with him as his wife.

What is the ruling concerning making a dish or utensil tahir with Kurr or running water? Should it be washed three times or once?

It is enough to wash it once with Kurr or running water with the removal of the essential najasah.

According to another marja synthetic alcohol is tahir and it is allowed to use perfume containing such alcohol; however, Sayyid Al-Hakeem considers all types of alcohol as najis. Both of them are marjas of taqleed, so why are their edicts different?

The difference in deriving the laws between religious jurists naturally originates from their difference in understanding the religious texts or considering some of them over the others. His Eminence, Sayyid Al-Hakeem (may Allah prolong his life) sees that alcohol is najis, if it is an intoxicant and naturally liquid. Based on this, the prayer is invalid if the praying person’s body or clothes came in contact with it.