Category: Community Affairs

Have you paid your KHUMS?
  • 23 December 2022
  • 28 Jumada al-Ula 1444

Have you paid your KHUMS?

‘Khums’ literally means ‘one-fifth’. In Islamic law, it refers to an obligatory (wajib) religious tax which one must pay on several things, the most common of which is surplus income from earnings and gains. The amount of khums one must pay on surplus income is 20%. If you’ve never fulfilled this religious obligation before or [...]

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Sad demise of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq Ruhani
  • 20 December 2022
  • 25 Jumada al-Ula 1444

Sad demise of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq Ruhani

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful Inna lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajiun كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ Every soul shall taste death [then swallow & digest it, on the journey based on Divine Wisdom & Justice toward eternity]. Then you all shall be brought back [exclusively] to Us. (Suratul ‘Ankabut – verse [...]

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Madinah al-Ilm’s Participant Diary
  • 17 December 2022
  • 22 Jumada al-Ula 1444

Madinah al-Ilm’s Participant Diary

17th December 2022 The Madinah al-Ilm Course 2022 commenced in Najaf on 17th December 2022 with participants arriving from different regions. The boys/girls were greeted by WF mentors. The Opening Ceremony started with a beautiful recitation of the Holy Qur’an, followed by an insightful address by the Director of Madinah al-Ilm and Head of WF [...]

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The WF President Revisits Pakistan – November 2022
  • 17 December 2022
  • 22 Jumada al-Ula 1444

The WF President Revisits Pakistan – November 2022

Alhaj Safder Jaffer, The WF President, recently revisited Pakistan to initiate the second phase of the Pakistan Flood Emergency - Build a Home campaign. As part of the economic upliftment program, The President also visited various hospitals and a vocational training institute in Karachi, facilitated and organised through the good offices of Alhaj Taqi Jaffer [...]

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Applications for February 2023 semester now OPEN
  • 15 December 2022
  • 20 Jumada al-Ula 1444

Applications for February 2023 semester now OPEN

We have started taking applications for the new semester! Semester Starts 6th February 2023 Hawza Online is a great way to undertake hawza (Shi‘i seminary) studies and to learn classical Arabic. We offer two flexible programmes via a state-of-the-art platform: Hawza Studies and Arabic. See what our students say about us! In addition to running all [...]

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