Religious Authority

The office of His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day of the holy month of Thul Hijjah and Thursday will be the first of Holy Muharram. In a statement on…

The Umul Banin Center in Majunga, Madagascar, one of the religious and cultural centers affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, has raised the black banner to mark the beginning of the holy month of Muharram. The director of the Shirazi office…

Like previous years, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Shirazi gave a lecture last night in the gathering of religious missionaries ahead of the month of Muharram. While extending his condolences to God’s supreme Vicegerent and the exalted Imam, Hujjat bin Al-Hassan,…

The ‘Talented Nurturing Centre’, one of the centres affiliated to the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, has organized a cycling marathon in Iraq’s Capital Baghdad, amid a broad participation of young men. The event, coincided with celebrations of…

All India Shia Ulema conference was held at Imamia Hall, New Delhi on 15 july 2023. Ulema scholars and delegates from all over India participated in the conference.The main agenda of the conference was to bring ulema and scholars from…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: It is permissible to ask Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) for fulfillment of needs The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi was held on Thursday, 13 and 14 of July. In these…

The Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq Center in Detroit, Michigan has celebrated the Greatest Eid-ul-Ghadir, the event when the Holy Prophet, appointed Imam Ali, peace be upon them, as his caliph and successor. The Center’s administration said in a statement that, “Large…

The Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in Holy Karbala took the initiative to provide Eid clothing to underprivileged families in the Holy City of Karbala on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir. In a statement received by Shia Waves…

The Karbala-based Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development announced yesterday Sunday that it had distributed sacrificial meat to Shia families in Afghanistan. According to the Foundation’s administration, the humanitarian activities was carried out in Afghanistan’s Capital, Kabul, and in…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Execution of Hudud during Major Occultation is a point of great disagreement The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi was held on Saturday, July 8. In this meeting, as in previous days, he answered the questions…