BACKGROUND Despite the positive outcomes reported with cardiac rehabilitation (CR), its impacts have been reported to be different from a region or country to another, which may be due to the different contents of rehabilitation programs. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of CR on cardiovascular risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study on the data from Imam...

designating imam ali (pbuh) as the successor of the messenger of allah (pbuh) is a source of shia-sunni split. to prove it, however, shia provides arguments found in the holy qur’an, hadith (tradition), wisdom, and history. it is worth to consider works of literature on the issue as well, yet little research has been done in this respect. this issue has been dealt with in the present article. a...

Zusammenfassung Vorliegende Abhandlung diskutiert die Frage ambiger Glaubensvorstellungen anhand historischer Überlieferungen im Alevitentum. Die Studie setzt einen produktionsästhetischen Fokus und eruiert Motive insbesondere Intentionalität besagter Ambiguitäten. Hierfür zieht mit den Textsammlungen der sogenannten Buyruk -Tradition Poesie des safavidischen Schahs Ismail I. (1487–1524) zwei f...

quran is a book of guidance and one can achieve guidance with reference to it. but as qur'an is mostly concerned with generalities and details is left to the prophet (pbuh), to understanding quran it is essential to refer to the hadith of the prophet. but because of unlimited depth of qur'an, the prophet (pbuh) could not explain all the hidden meanings of its verses, so he saw it nece...

after the prophet death (pbuh), imam ali and other innocent             imams took efforts on protection, revival and teaching           prophetic tradition which was the interpretation of the holy   quran. they did necessary actions in this case such as:    invitation of imam ali from public to question about qur'anic exegesis, holding special sessions to teach quran     and its interpret...

All of the major branches of Islamic mysticism, ‘irfān, refer to Imam ‘Ali (‘a) as a major source for their teachings and practices. Hence, we begin with a review of how the mystics viewed Imam ‘Ali (‘a). After this we consider some controversies about the nature of ‘irfān and its relationship to Sufism, for the terms have been used in different ways. Then we turn to the sources on the basis of...

the selection of efficient and creative personnels contributes to a justifiable and acceptable potentiality of organizations, for efficiency of an organization is connected with the speciality and the commitment of its active personnels. since efficiency is more than merely increasing profit and production, some other value, moral, legal categories are of significance in selecting personnels. g...