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Double-digit growth expected for Islamic finance industry
July 13, 2022
Double-digit growth expected for Islamic finance industry
Stronger economic growth in core Islamic finance countries is expected to boost industry assets about 10% from 2022 to 2023. The global Islamic finance industry continued to expand in 2021, with assets up 10.2%, versus 11.4% in 2020, supported by…
Al-Shaaer Media Group launches ‘Ali’s Gift’ project in number of Iraqi provinces
July 12, 2022
Al-Shaaer Media Group launches ‘Ali’s Gift’ project in number of Iraqi provinces
In compliance with the commandments of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, Al-Shaaer Media Group launched ‘Ali’s Gift’ project in various Iraqi provinces. The representatives of the media group distributed gifts to the children in…
Demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shirazi, leader of the Twentieth Revolution
July 12, 2022
Demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shirazi, leader of the Twentieth Revolution
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life: In the biography of Sheikh Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi, may Allah bless his soul, historians mentioned that he was the only person who started the leadership of the Twentieth Revolution and mobilized the…
Iraq: Preparations to hold first central Eid Al-Ghadeer Festival
July 12, 2022
Iraq: Preparations to hold first central Eid Al-Ghadeer Festival
The organizing and preparatory committees, in cooperation with the Husseini bodies and processions and a number of institutions, are continuing their preparations to hold the first central Eid Al-Ghadeer Festival in Baghdad, which is scheduled to be held on 14-15…
Cholera outbreak kills dozens in Afghanistan
July 12, 2022
Cholera outbreak kills dozens in Afghanistan
Afghan media reported that dozens of people have died of cholera in Helmand and Zabul provinces in southern Afghanistan. The sources said that “at least 40 people died of cholera in Helmand and Zabul provinces in southern Afghanistan,” adding that…
Ghadir celebrations planned at Imam Ali Holy Shrine
July 12, 2022
Ghadir celebrations planned at Imam Ali Holy Shrine
The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, will host various programs for a week in celebration of Eid al-Ghadir. According to the Holy Shrine, the cultural and art capacities of different countries will come together and be used…
Al-Abbas Holy Shrine organizes Quran Competition Children from five African countries
July 11, 2022
Al-Abbas Holy Shrine organizes Quran Competition Children from five African countries
Children and teenagers from five African countries took part in a Quran competition organized by Al-Abbas Holy Shrine. The event was attended by some 150 contenders from Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Niger and Tanzania, according to Al-Kafeel website. The Holy Shrine’s…
Kashmiri man writes entire Holy Quran by hand on a single piece of paper
July 11, 2022
Kashmiri man writes entire Holy Quran by hand on a single piece of paper
Kashmiri calligrapher Mustafa Ibni Jameel sets a new record as he wrote the Islamic holy book on a 500-meter-long scroll – a project that took him seven months. The 27-year-old penman revealed that it took him months to create the…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation in cooperation with Shirazi Religious Authority institutions distribute sacrificial meat to underprivileged Shia families in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
July 11, 2022
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation in cooperation with Shirazi Religious Authority institutions distribute sacrificial meat to underprivileged Shia families in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, in cooperation with the Shirazi Religious Authority institutions, distributed sacrificial meat to underprivileged Shia families in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, within its annual Sacrifice Project on Eid al-Adha. This blessed work comes…
Two pieces of Kaaba Kiswa on display at Saadabad Museum in Tehran
July 10, 2022
Two pieces of Kaaba Kiswa on display at Saadabad Museum in Tehran
A piece of the Kaaba Kiswa, measuring 285 x 92 cm, with the honorable verse 198 of Surat Al-Baqara embroidered on it , was put on display at the Saadabad Museum in Tehran. Another piece of the Kaaba’s Kiswa, measuring…