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Haji Landing in Madinah

"My son! If someone visits me whilst I am alive or dead, or visits your father, your brother or yourself, it becomes wajib on me to visit him/her on the day of Qiyama and rescue him/her from his/her sins.

                                                    --Prophet Mohammad (sawaws) to Imam Husain (a.s.)

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Iran Launches Religious Imam Reza TV

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has launched a new satellite channel to provide information on life and reflections of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza (PBUH).

The new satellite network, named Imam Reza TV, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday on Mother's Day in Iran, ISNA reported.
Mother's Day, which is also celebrated as Women's Day in Iran, is marked every year in Iran on the auspicious birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) daughter, Fatemeh, who is highly revered in the Muslim world, especially Iran, as the ultimate model for women, wives and mothers.
Imam Reza satellite channel can be received on Atlantic Bird 4A (Nilesat), frequency: 10720 MHz, horizontal position, symbol rate: 27500, FEC ¾.  (Press TV)

Today, 17th Rabiul Awwal: Birth Anniversay of Prophet Mohammad (s.a.) and Imam Sadiq (a.s.)

Ghadeer Function: Halchal Aazmi

Halchal Aazmi is a famous poet of India. He gives a smiling touch to his poetry and conveys sensitive issues in simple words. In Mumbai there is not a single function where is not invited. Here he is reciting his latest poetry at Zainabia Imambada on the eve of Ghadeer 2010, Jashne Wilayate Murtazavi held on 27th November.

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Is Taraweeh Prayer an Innovation of the Second Caliph?

We find in some traditions that the first person to establish the Sunnat congregational prayer in the month of Ramazan is Umar b. Khattab when it did not exist in the time of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) or the Caliphate of Abu Bakr. But Umar gave his opinion for it based on its fondness and goodness and exhorted the people to practice it. He admitted it was an innovation although a good one. Interestingly, he himself was not regular in the congregation but recited in solitude at home. This fact has been revealed by great scholars of the Ahle Sunnat like Qastalani, Ibne Qaddamah, Qalqashqandi, etc.

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27th Rajab, the day of Be'that of our beloved Prophet Mohammad (sawaw)

27th Rajab marks the anniversary of the Be'that of our beloved Prophet Mohammad (sawaw). Be'that is the event of formal declaration of prophet-hood by Prophet Mohammad (sawaw).

We Shias believe that the Prophet (sawaw) is the first and foremost creation of Almighty Allah and he is the Prophet ever since his creation. The arrival of Wahi (revelation) at the age of 40 is only a mark where Allah, the most High decided that Prophet Mohammad (sawaw) should declare the message of Allah openly and start the process of inviting people towards Islam.

Now, 'Facebook for Muslims'

'Facebook for Muslims' launched in Pakistan after real thing is blocked over 'blasphemous' Prophet images.
Resourceful IT experts in Pakistan have launched their own version of the social networking site Facebook after the real thing was blocked for showing 'blasphemous' images of the Prophet Mohammed.
MillatFacebook, meaning Nation Facebook in Urdu, was launched on Wednesday and has already attracted some 8,000 users.
Omar Zaheer Meer, one of the six web developers, said their aim was to offer an alternative to Facebook which condemned the contest encouraging users to submit images of the Prophet Mohammed.
Millat Facebook also promises stronger privacy settings than its US counterpart.
Pakistani IT professionals Omer Zaheerand Arslan Chaudhry browse their newly created networking site in Lahore.
'We are saying that we are technologically independent and that you can't make money from us and then not respect our views' said Mr Meer.
'Millatfacebook is Pakistan's very own, first social networking site. A site for Muslims by Muslims where sweet people of other religions are also welcome,' the website tells people interested in signing up.
The Facebook page 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!' encouraged users to submit images of the prophet on May 20.
A series of cartoons of the prophet published in a Danish newspaper in 2005 sparked violent protests and death threats against the cartoonists.
Over the past ten days, access to Facebook, Youtube, encyclopaedia site Wikipedia and photo-sharing site Flickr has been temporarily blocked in Pakistan.
'The (Pakistani) government action against both Facebook and YouTube after it failed to persuade the websites to remove the 'derogatory material,' the regulatory body said in a statement.
It welcomed representatives from the two websites to contact the Pakistani government to resolve the dispute in a way that 'ensures religious harmony and respect'.
While thousands took to the streets to protest against the 'blasphemous' contest, other internet users simply switched to micro-blogging site Twitter to broadcast their protests against the crackdown to the world, which consequently surged with Pakistani traffic.

Facebook protests
When a Facebook user decided to organise an 'Everyone Draw Mohammed Day' competition to promote "freedom of expression', it sparked a major backlash among Islamic activists
'Sad and embarrassing day in the history of Pakistan. Tough times to be a Pakistani. Questionable decisions in a so-called "democracy,"' one user tweeted.
'What's common to Facebook and Lashkar-e-Taiba?' one user on Twitter wrote, referring to a Pakistani militant group that is believed to have carried out the terrorist atrocities in Mumbai.
'They are both banned in Pakistan, but Pakistanis can still find them if they want to.'
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have all been at the forefront of anti-government protests in the last few years, most notably during last year's Iranian elections.'.
It remains to be seen how successful the government will be at keeping Pakistan's nearly 20 million Internet users from accessing the blocked sites.
Other countries, such as China, permanently ban Facebook and YouTube. But citizens often have little trouble working their way around the ban using proxy servers and other means.

Video of Protest at Jannatul Baqee against Wahhabi Preachers

It is a very sad incident that last Friday evening, Shia Zaereen were attacked by Wahhabi Preachers and Saudi police just outside the Jannatul Baqee and near the holy grave of Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.a.), the mercy for the mankind. It all started when a Mutawwa (Wahhabi police & preacher) was secretly recording by his video camera the ladies who were reciting ziyarat of the Aimma-e-Baqee (4 holy Imams a.s.) outside the Baqee. When the crowd protested this act, they were attacked by the police and mutawwas.
Below video clips shows the protesters in large numbers. This incident has taken a shape of a movement in Madinah and other cities where there is a sizable population, mostly in the eastern part of the Kingdom. You are requested to pray that this movement is successful. Watch this video and forward it to other believers.