Fasting for cleansing and Quran for cultivation/ Why do Maulanas enforce crescent sighting?: Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi
Hujjatul Islam Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi (Principal Jamia Orwatul Wuthqa – Lahore) Delivered at: Masjid Baitul ul Ateeq Lahore – Pakistan Friday Sermon – 24th March, 2023 Sermon 1: Fasting for cleansing and Quran for cultivation Allah has established Taqwa for protection of human life as a divine plan from Allah (s) for human beings…
Jordanian MPs vote for expulsion of Israeli ambassador
Jordanian lawmakers have called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador following “racist” remarks by a far-right Israeli minister, who recently denied the existence of the Palestinian people. Faraan: During the legislative session on Wednesday, Jordanian House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed al-Safadi called on the government to take action in response to Israeli finance minister…
Hezbollah chief promises swift response to any Israeli military aggression on Lebanon
The leader of the Lebanese resistance movement has dismissed recent threats issued by Israeli officials concerning possible military aggression on Lebanon, saying any Zionist strike will be met with an immediate response. Faraan: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks while delivering a speech on Wednesday after the Tel Aviv regime blamed the resistance…
Iranians celebrate New Year, Nowruz 1402
Sound the flute, Now it’s mute! … merrily, merrily, merrily to welcome in the year! Those were the words of William Blake. But Iranian peoples have been literally doing so for more than 3,000 years prior to that 18th-century poem, welcoming spring with “Nowrouz” celebrations. Faraan: While many people start their New Year holidays a…
Tehran vows to deliver ‘proportional response’ to EU, UK sanctions
Iran vows to reciprocate the European Union and the UK’s recent repetitive move to impose sanctions on Iranian targets over, what Brussels and London have called, human rights violations. Faraan: “The confrontational and sanction policy will be met with Iran’s proportional response,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib during a telephone…
New year celebration in Afghanistan marks a theme of hope and resilience
Afghanistan has been celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year for centuries. It is usually a colorful and joyous festival, welcoming spring and a new life. Faraan: Nevertheless, the celebration has been dampened since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, and the subsequent economic hardships. Nowruz is no longer an official holiday in Afghanistan. However, the Taliban…
Regional nations’ cooperation will lead to stability and security
On Monday, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi met Syria’s foreign minister Faisal al-Mikdad in Damascus and discussed regional and international developments, renewing Tehran’s support for the Syrian people, army and government. Faraan: Kharrazi then delivered a lecture at al-Assad library. He said the Ukrainian conflict will lead to a new…
Help one another in goodness (Taawun in Birr) and Taqwa/ What is meant by Taufeeq?
Hujjatul Islam Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi (Principal Jamia Orwatul Wuthqa – Lahore) Delivered at: Masjid Baitul ul Ateeq Lahore – Pakistan Friday Sermon – 17th March, 2023 Sermon 1: Taawun in Birr and Taqwa Allah has established Taqwa for protection of human life as a divine plan from Allah (s) for human beings for every…
Netanyahu bars ministers from visiting US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his cabinet ministers to avoid traveling to the United States and meeting American officials unless he receives an invite to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. Faraan: “As long as I don’t visit there, nobody does,” an unnamed source quoted Netanyahu as telling…
Palestine without ‘Israel’ an inevitable fact
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Friday that having Palestine liberated from ‘Israel’ is not a dream but rather an inevitable fact. Faraan: In a televised speech addressing memorial ceremony of Hezbollah commander Assad Saghir (Hajj Saleh), Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that latest developments in the Zionist entity are historic, citing concerns expressed by…