Muslims will perform Hajj, one of the fundamental pillars of Islam, near the end of November. It is not difficult to surmise what will happen. The two million or so pilgrims from around the world will be herded like sheep into their national bantustans surrounding the Ka‘bah. They will be told to perform their rituals and then leave immediately, even though the Hajj period is supposed to extend into three months. The occupiers of the Haramain have degraded Hajj and imposed it on all Muslims. The… Continue

Mo'mineen and Mo'minaat, assalamu 'alaikum wa rahamatullah

"Fuztu wa Rabb il-Ka'bah" declared the Imam (as) as he was struck in the masjid of al-Kufah. Hours prior to the fatal attack he was perhaps reflecting on the life that was centered on the fulcrum of justice. Historians have recorded so many instances of Amir ul-Mo'mineen's (as) role in conducting affairs with such staunch justice that it became synonymous with the name Ali itself ('Aliun ma'al-haqqi; wal-haqqu ma 'Ali). In one instance… Continue