Sheikh Tusi writes a man from among the Syrians visited Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S.) and said, "Since you are a man of knowledge and learning your assembly is fruitful, valuable and worthy for me and so I attend your teaching session but I have enmity with you and your lineage." Imam did not reply him.
After a few days that man fell ill. Imam (A.S.) visited him along with his friends and sat by his bed, and enquired after his health. When the ...
Imam musa bin Ja"far al-Kazim (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-Kadhim (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 ...
Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali al-Mujtaba ( Peace be Upon him ) Name: al-Hasan. Title: al-Mujtaba. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Father's name: 'All Amir al-Mu'minin. Mother's name: Fatimah (daughter of the Holy Prophet). Birth: In Medina on Tuesday, 15th Ramadan 3 AH. Death: Died at the age of 46, in Medina on Thursday, 28th Safar 50 AH; buried in Jannatu 'I-Baqi, in Medina.
Imam Hasan was the eldest son of Imam 'Ali and Hadrat Fatimah. When the Holy ...
The Abbasid government did not allow ulama and jurisprudent to contact with Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) lest his virtues and vast knowledge would be spread among people everywhere, and then people would be affected by him and turn their backs to the Abbasids. In spite of all the severe procedures the Abbasids took to separate the imam from people, some ulama and narrators contacted with him and narrated his traditions. Here we mention the ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Shab-e-Meraj (night of ascent) was observed with religious fervour at various mosques and shrines across the Kashmir Valley with people taking part in night -long prayers.Religious preachers delivered sermons highlighting the importance of the occasion at various places of worship even as the devout kept themselves engaged in prayers, Quranic recitations and Naat khwani (couplets recited in the praise of the holy ...
The course of this discussion will clearly reveal that the scholars from the various Islamic schools as well as the Qur'anic historians [the experts and researcher on the history of the compilation of the Imami/'Uthmani masahif and the masahif of some other ashab or the Prophet's (S) companions] including the non-Muslim Islamologists have no dispute over the historical fact and have mentioned repeatedly that Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib ('a) was the ...
Salaam and heartfelt condolences to you all on the poignant occasion of Tas'ua or the 9th of the mourning month of Moharram. It is the anniversary of the day on which in the year 61 AH, Imam Husain (AS) asked for a day's respite prior to the heartrending tragedy of Ashura. As a matter of fact, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) didn't ask for respite from death, but he gave respite to the Omayyad forces surrounding him and ...
Bibi Fatimah (S.A.), the best of all women in the universe, the only daughter of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) was married to Imam Ali (A.S.) on the first day of the month of Zil Hajjah in the second year after Hijrah. Bibi Fatima's wedding was also celebrated in the exalted heavens, and attended by the nearest angels to Allah, the Exalted. From this marriage Imam Ali (A.S.) and Bibi Fatimah (A.S.) were blessed with two sons, Imam ...
1. Imam Al-Askari (peace be upon him) said: Do not dispute (with others) lest you will lose splendor and do not joke(with everyone) lest you will be disrespected.2. Imam Al-Askari (peace be upon him) said: As for those who accept to sit in a place other than the first row of asession, God and His angels will bless them until they leave that session.3. Imam Al-Askari (peace be upon him) answer the man who asked him a miracle or a proof of ...
His blessed name: ‘AlīHis father’s name: Imam Mūsā b. Ja‘far (A.S.)His mother’s name: Najma or TuktamHis nickname: Abū al-HasanHis cognomen: RezaDate of birth: Dhu’l-Qa'ada 11, 148/Dec 29, 765Place of birth: Holy city of MedinaProgeny: His holiness Imam Muhammad Taqī (A.S.); of course, it is disagreed whether his holiness has had other children.Rulers of his time: Mansur Dawāniqī, Mahdī ‘Abbāsī, ...
Sheikh Mahdi Karbalaei delivering his Friday sermons in the holy shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) said: Everyday that is passed the people of the world realise another dimension of ISIS barbarity and they find out how distant these Takfiris are from humanity and Islam.
The burning of the Jordanian pilot proved that Da'esh (ISIS) will commit all types of crimes to frighten people.
The Friday Prayer Leader of Karbala added: The barbaric actions of ...
Fourth Imam Zaynul-‘Aabideen As-Sajjad (as), son of 3rd Imam Abi Abdillah Al-Husayn (as) and Shaherbanu who is also called as Shahzanaan, was born on 5th Sha’ban 38 AH in the holy city of Madinah. He (as) was known as Abu Muhammad (father of Muhammad) and among his titles are: Zaynul-‘Aabideen (The Pride of the Worshippers); Sayyid-os-Sajideen (Leader of those who prostrate) and Ibnul-Khiyaratayn (The son of the two best) ...
The Ninth Spurious Argument:WHO IS THE FAMILY OF THE PROPHET?Some people criticize the Shias for limiting the Prophet's family to Imam Ali, Fatima and their sons Hasan and Husayn (peace be upon them) and excluding the Prophet's wives and uncles.THE ANSWERThe Prophet's sayings prove that his family members are only those five persons. Such sayings, narrated by some of the Companions are mentioned in many Sunni books.At-Tirmidhi mentioned in his ...
Dua Alqamah
Dua after Ziarat Ashura
In some books of supplication, this supplication is referred to as "Dua Alqamah" named after the companion of Imam Sadiq (a), Alqamah. However, Shaykh Abbas Qummi (qs) quotes very clear traditions in mafatih al-jinan that Imam Sadiq (a) recited this dua in the presence of the companion Safwan, not Alqamah. Therefore, the correct name of this supplication is "Dua to be recited after Ziyarat-e-Ashura" or "Dua ...
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim ShiraziWe have been narrating a tradition from the Prophet of Islam (S) to the Commander of the Faithful,'Ali b. Abi Talib (as) in which the Noble Prophet (S) listed one hundred and three characteristics of a true believer and of them, thirty-one have been discussed, and in today's discussion, we cover another four.…حَلِيماً إِذَا جُهِلَ عَلَيْهِ، صَبُوراً ...
Shia religion is based upon certain beliefs and ideologies. Anyone having these beliefs is a Shia even if he does not call himself "Shia . One not having these beliefs can never be Shia even if he calls himself "Shia . Allah, His Messenger, and Masoomeen (as) did not separate the beliefs and acts of Shia from each other. They are one and the same. Because beliefs are acts themselves. Acts are beliefs themselves. Because beliefs are exposed ...
Baby is Slaughtered
The Slaughter of a Baby Most Revered Ali Asghar (‘a) ("Banu ke sheerquar ko haftum se pyaas hai") Banu's son has had no water for days His pulse is weak and his mother prays No hope in sight of getting water or milk Helpless, she lingers by his cradle in a daze "Pray tell me, what shall I do now Ya Husain? The baby's eyes now roll back in pain" "Oh Ya Ali, Ya Ali where can I go? I cannot watch my baby suffer so How do I ...
We have already mentioned some of the various elements found in the spiritual advices (mawa'iz) of the Nahj al-balaghah. We began with taqwa and saw that taqwa, from the viewpoint of the Nahj al-balaghah, is a sublime spiritual faculty which is the cause of certain attractions and repulsions; i.e. attraction towards edifying spiritual values and repulsion towards degrading materialistic vices. The Nahj al-balaghah considers taqwa as a spiritual ...
It is now clear that both Judaism and Christianity had completed their historical missions, for the process of abrogation and perfection is a natural matter with respect to the divine laws. It was known that humanity should resort to another divine law in accordance with the divine will.
In addition to that, both religions had been distorted and tampered with. So, logically and with respect to following the revealed path, it is irrelevant to ...
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the MercifulBy "Allah" we mean:Allah besides Whom there is no deity [God]; He describes Himself: the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Beneficent, the Merciful, the King of the Holy, the Giver of peace the Granter of security, the Guardian over all, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Possessor of every greatness, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner, His are the most excellent names, the Mighty, the Wise ...
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