“I asked Imam al-Rida (a.s.), about the words of Allah,
‘Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth’” (24:35). The Imam replied, “Allah is the Guide for all that is in the heavens and the Guide for all that is on the earth.” (Al Kafi, h. 312)

The great folk singer, social and anti-war activist, Utah Phillips, passed away last week.

Inna Lillah e Wa Inna Ilahay Raji’oon

Muslims familiar with the Qur’an will recognize the truth of Utah Phillips words below: to remember.

“Utah Phillips was a living bridge, keeping the rich history of labor struggles alive. He told me: “The long memory is the most radical idea in America. That long memory has been taken away from us. You haven’t gotten it in your schools. You’re not getting it on your television. You’re being leapfrogged from one crisis to the next. Mass media contributed to that by taking the great movements that we?ve been through and trivializing important events. No, our people’s history is like one long river. It flows down from way over there. And everything that those people did and everything they lived flows down to me, and I can reach down and take out what I need, if I have the courage to go out and ask questions.” On his radio show “Loafer’s Glory,” he once said, work on this planet has been to remember.”"

In the heavens and earth there are signs for the momineen (Qur’an 45:3)

My Allah, the Spreader of the surfaces, and Keeper of all skies, Creator of hearts of good and evil nature, send Your choicest blessings and growing favours on Muhammad Your servant and Your Prophet who is the last of those who preceded (him) and an opener for what is closed, proclaimer of truth with truth, repulser of the forces of wrong and crusher of the onslaughts of misguidance. (Imam Ali (AS) - Nahjul - Balagah sermon #71)

Allah’s Prophet (peace and blessings on him and his Family) said: “Allah will accept the deeds of whoever has an orphan in his house and he feeds, clothes and does not hit or hurt the orphan.” (Mishkat h. #890)

Click here to watch (english dubbed) speech of Syed Nasrallah

English transcript here

“You are most welcome to the 8th anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day. Here you are filling the squares with your presence and justifying your reality and identity that you are again and again the most honorable, precious and the purest people.

Almighty God has said in his Glorious Book:

In the name of Allah, the most Merciful and Gracious

“Pharaoh had tyrannized on Earth, divided people into groups. He oppressed one group on behalf of the others, slaughtering its children, and ravishing its women. Indeed, he was among those corruptors.”

And today’s Pharaoh is USA and its right hand Israel. While on the other side God’s promise declares:

“We want to bestow upon those who were oppressed on Earth and make them precedents and successors; and we will consolidate their position on Earth to show what Pharaoh, Haman along with their soldiers have been worried about.” ”

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Iraq’s most revered Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has strongly objected to a ’security accord’ between the US and Iraq.

The Grand Ayatollah has reiterated that he would not allow Iraq to sign such a deal with “the US occupiers” as long as he was alive, a source close to Ayatollah Sistani said.