vicious and barbaric in war, immoral and untrustworthy in peace, such that
it is clear and it does not need further clarification. In the process of
exposing Yazid lies a lesson that must be noted. How to stand up to
savagery and how does viciousness appear? Vicious savagery and brutal
barbarity appears when the opponent numbers few, but it does not appear
when there is a large and significant opponent standing before it. A poet
states in ...
Al-Abbas ibn Ali was a whole world of virtues and merits. His personality included each and every lofty characteristic. It is however sufficient honor for him to be the son of Imam Ali Amir ul-Mu'minin (a); the model of human perfection. Thus, al-Abbas inherited all elements of human perfection from his father and became, in the sight of Muslims, the epitome of virtue and high moral standards. Let us now refer to some of these ...
Born in Madina 11th Zeeqaad 148 Hijri (1.1.766 AD). Died in the city of Tus Iran on 17th Safar 203 Hijri (26.5.819 AH) Period of Imamat 20 years.
His grandfather Imam Ja’afar Al-sadiq (AS) died one month before the birth of Imam Reza(AS) The family must have been consoled by his birth which took place after such a great loss. He was brought up and instructed by his affectionate father under whose supervision he passed his boyhood and youth. ...
ma`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, became old and weak. This is because he exhausted himself by hard worship and obedience to Allah. The historians unanimously agreed that the Ima`m passed most his lifetime fasting by day and standing in prayer by night. Meanwhile, he remembered the tragedy of Karbala`'. When he looked at his aunts and his sisters, he remembered their escape from one tent to another, and the caller of the people called out: ...
Visiting the graves of Ahl al-Bayt from near and far distance, especially enduring hardships on this way, has been recommended to the believers; an act which will have great reward. On visiting the Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet, it has been related: If people abandon visiting the grave of the Holy Prophet, Muslim leaders have the duty to encourage them to do so, for abandoning visitation to his holy shrine is unkindness to him, which is ...
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said, "The best worship is to await for the reappearance."(Kamaaluddin vol.1 Pg.287, Faraidus Simtain vol.2 Pg.335) Amirul Momineen Ali (A.S.) said,"Await for the reappearance and do not despair of the divine mercy. Because the best deed in the eyes of Allah, the Great and the Mighty is to wait for the Reappearance. It is the duty of those who are believers."(Al Khisaal vol.2 Pg.616) Imam as-Sajjad (A.S.) said."The ...
Performing Personal Chores
Even though he possessed lofty spiritual stations, had found a special place in the hearts of the Muslim faithful and was granted a particular form of respect from members of his family, the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) never liked for others to perform his personal chores. Rather, he sought to be completely independent in taking care of his personal affairs. By so doing, he ...
IMAM ZAINUL ABIDIN (A.S) RETURNS TO MEDINA.
Having spent not less than one year in the prison of Yezid in Damascus, Imam Zainul Abidin returned to Medina. On reaching Medina, he camped outside the town and let the people of Medina know that he was back. When people came to meet him, without fearing the governor of Kufa, he let people know of all the injustices that were done to the family of the Prophet.
Dressed in mourning dress, he sat on ...
A number of traditions have been narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) of Islam and the truthful Imams of Ahle-bayt (a.s.), regarding the uprising of Qaem-al-Mahdi towards the end of this world and his overthrowing the unjust and tyrant rulers and filling the earth with justice and fair play.
Hence the unjust Abbasi caliphs were very much afraid of the uprising of Qaem al Mahdi, They utilized their entire resources to finish him. Ten years ...
In 35 AH, after the death of the third caliph, the Muslim community rushed to Imam Ali (peace be upon him) and paid allegiance to him as the apparent ruler of the Muslim world.
A Probe into Imam Ali
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In 40 AH, the accursed Ibn Muljim struck the Imam with a poisonous sword, ending the Imam's reign. Despite being distracted by three tiresome battles during this short time, the Imam nonetheless established a golden era ...
The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the Prophets, Imams, and saints is called Ziyara. It is different from the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj. Hajj however is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman under specific conditions, whereas Ziyara is not obligatory. Yet, it is much recommended in the innumerable narrations of the Prophet and the Imams who have stated about the rewards of those who perform such pilgrimages ...
On Friday, the 13th of the blessed month of Rajab, 12 years before the mission of Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) as Allah's Messenger, Fatima, daughter of Asad, felt that she was about to give birth to her child. Abu-Talib brought her to the Sacred Ka'aba in Makkah and let her enter and told her to sit down, then he went out. She raised her hands in prayer to beseeching Allah, the Most High, saying: "O Allah! I believe in You and in the ...
Imam Musa bin Ja'far (A.S.) was born on Safar 7, 128 A.H. at Abwa', midway between the cities of Makkah and Madinah. It is the very place where the mother of the Noble Prophet (S.A.W.), Amina, the daughter of Wahab, had passed away and was buried.Imam al-Kazim (A.S.) lived under the care of his father, Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) and leaned from the school of his father, to which the religious scholars, jurisprudents (religious experts), ...
Worshiping Allah and Serving The People
Imam Musa ibn Ja`far al-Kazim was the most pious, the most versed in jurisprudence and the most generous of the people of his time. It has been reported that he performed supererogatory prayers linking them to the Morning Prayer and then he was engaged in benedictions until dawn. He would fall in prostration without raising his head until noon. The Imam prayed a lot and repeated the following ...
Rank: First Imam
Name: Imam Ali
Nicknames: Amirul Mo’mineen {Commander of the Faithful},
Abul Hassan {Father of Imam Hassan},
Al-Murtadha.
Father: Abu Talib
Mother: Fatema Bint-e-Asad
Date of Birth: 600 A.D.
Place of Birth: Inside the Ka’ba (House of God) in Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Date of Death: 661 A.D.
Lived: 61 years
Place of Death: The Mosque of Kufa (Iraq)
Cause of Death: Hit on the Head with a Poisoned Sword while ...
For the consolidation of his empire, it was realized by Mammon, the Abbasid king, that it was necessary to win the sympathy and support of the Iranians who had always been friendly to the Ahlul Bayt. Consequently , Mammon was forced , from a political point of view , to establish contacts with the tribe of Banu Fatimah at the expense of the ties with Bani Abbas and thereby win the favour of the Shi'a . Accordingly, he declared Imam Ali ar- Rida ...
1. Why must the Prophets be Ma‘sūm?
The Wise and Merciful God sent the prophets so that human society may recognise the right way as opposed to the precipitous way, and may be able to stride up to the highest peaks of true pride, perfection and laudable virtues, and stay on that way.
With the same intention, God also made His prophets and messengers immune from every kind of sin and error, and, in one word, made them “infallible” ...
The Verse of Prayer (Salat)
Surely Allah and His angels bless the Prophet. O you who believe, call for divine blessings upon him, and salute him with a becoming salutation.[82]
In the five obligatory prayers, during the tashhahud (testimony), those offering their prayers must salute the Prophet and his progeny—a term exclusively reserved for Ali, Lady Fatima, Hassan, Husayn, and their righteous descendants. The emphasis on the Prophet's ...
