Imam Ali al-Hadi (a.s.) lived most of his life in Surra Man Ra'a (Samarra'). The Abbasid government imposed on him house arrest. He was like a prisoner. The policemen and investigators of the Abbasids surrounded his house watching all his movements and everyone associating with him or carrying money to him. He suffered the severest political pressure during the reign of al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid tyrant, who saved no effort in oppressing the ...
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), whose heart and soul brimmed with Divine Revelation, had, since the initial days, a very close and dear companion, who was a source of peace and serenity to his ethereal spirit.History, in spite of its narrow and biased in recording truths and realities and its distortion of facts, was unable to ignore the name and qualities of that sincere companion of the Almighty's Last Prophet or to undermine his unparalleled ...
"Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them out of His grace? We have certainly given the progeny of Ibrahim the Book and wisdom, and we have given them a great kingdom". (4:54)According to the Tafseer of the Shia'hs, the mahsudeen (People upon whom others are jealous) are the progeny of the Holy Prophet (saww). And why are people jealous of them? It is because Allah (SWT), out of His grace, gave them Mulkan Adheeman meaning ...
A prophet is one who shows the right path. Imam is one who takes you to the right path. This is the reason on the day of judgment all of humanity will be called with their Imams and not prophets. Allah has mentioned this in Sura Bani Israel ayah 71: "Remember that day when all of humanity will be called with their Imams."It is very important people recognize that Imam which is from Allah. If he chooses a false imam, then he will remain in ...
Imam Hussein (A.S), the third Imam, was born on 3rd Sha’ban 4 A.H. inMedina. On his birth, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (A.S) prophesied that the faith of Islam would he rescued by his second grandson, Hussein (A.S). Like his father and brother, he was very learned, kind, brave and self-sacrificing.In his days Yazid, the son of Mu"awiah ascended the throne. He was an unjust and irreligious person. He was known for his devilish character and ...
Examining the history of Islam gives us a clear vision of the position of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH) with regards to the political situations after the demise of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP).
Among the reactions of the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) towards the incidents at that period of time, her complaint against the government for the usurpation of the Land of Fadak(1) and her objections to it are of specific ...
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Imam Hussein went to Mecca and stayed there for four months. He visited different groups and wrote a lot of letters to Kufa, Basra, and to individuals. He went on a pilgrimage to Kaba and he visited the tombs of diseased predecessors; he went to the Abou Talib Cemetery and visited the graves of his great grandfather, Abou Talib (A.S.), and his great grandmother, Khadijeh (S.A.). He said his prayers right there.
When ...
One gains perfection by getting close to God. The closer one gets to God, the most perfect his soul becomes, until he reaches a state that he can pay attention to nothing, but to God.
Quoting Prophet Muhammad, Imam Sadiq said, the Prophet of God believed that the obligations God has ordained were the best deeds ever and doing them could get one closest to God.
If people do the things God has recommended, God will love them. He will become ...
The 20th of Safar is the day of Arba'een, the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (a.s.), his friends and relatives in Karbala on 10th Muharram.
Rituals of Arbaeen of Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.)(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) The 20th of Safar is the day of Arba'een, the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (a.s.), his friends and relatives in Karbala on 10th Muharram.
According to Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.), the signs of a true ...
When our 9th Imam, Imam Taqi (as) was only 9 years old, his father our 8th Imam, Imam Ali Ridha (as) was killed by the king Mamun al-Rashid.Mamun al-Rashid decided that he would try to buy (bribe) Imam Taqi (as) into his way of life because Imam Taqi (as) was still only a child.Mamun al-Rashid took Imam Taqi (as) to his palace and gave him whatever money could buy, but Imam Taqi (as) was not interested, because he knew Allah could give him much ...
Heartiest congratulations to you all on the auspicious occasion of the blessed birthday of the Messenger of Mercy, Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). Today on the occasion of the historic 17th of Rabi al-Awwal we present you an interesting article on the Almighty's Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind as follows:
He was born in Mecca in the monotheist Hashemite clan descended from Prophet Abraham through his firstborn son, Prophet Ishmael. The ...
We believe that Allah has endowed us with the faculty of the intellect ('aql), and that He has ordered us to ponder over His Creation, nothing with care the signs of His power and His Glory throughout the entire universe as well as ourselves. It is stated in the Qur'an:We shall show them Our signs on the horizons and in themselves, till it is clear to them that it is the Truth. (41;53)Allah has shown His disapproved of those who blindly follow ...
Hazrat Fatimah (A.S) was different from all women in her high qualities and noble characteristics that took her to the highest rank of virtue and perfection. She was an example of her father's morals and mentality. She resembled him in his deep faith in Allah the Almighty, asceticism, and refraining from pleasures of this life. Here, we talk about some of Fatimah's characteristics:
Infallibility
Fatimah (A.S) was infallible, and this is an ...
One day another Jewish person came to Imam Ali (AS). He was planning to ask Imam Ali (AS) such a question, which would take Imam Ali (AS) a long time to answer and because of that his Maghrib Prayers would be delayed.He asked, "Imam Ali you say you know everything in the world, then tell me which animals lay eggs and which animals give birth to their young ones."Imam Ali (AS) looked back at him smiled and said, "The animals who have their 'EARS' ...
One of the most important achievements of Imam Sadjad (A.S) was training the gifted students for cultural-ideological fight against the enemies of Qur'an and the Infallible Household of the Prophet Yousef Saqafi in Iraq),[i] Farzdagh known as Abu Faras the poet, Tavous Yamani, Hemad ibn Habib Attar Kufi, Zararat ibn Aeyn Sheybani, Hababah Valbiyah, Jaber ibn Abdullah Ansari, Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mat'am, Farat ibn Ahnaf, Saeed ibn Jobhan ...
With the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Sustainer of the Worlds, and Peace be upon the Chief of Prophets and Messengers and his pure and Chaste descendants.
Bith and Childhood
The life of Sayyid Razi who was born in 359 AH/970 CE in Baghdad and died in the year 406/1015 in his hometown, coincided with the era of the Buyid dynasty. It was the golden age of Arabic literature and among his ...
Probably, the utmost form of self-sacrifice for the sake of Allah is in the case of Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.). The event of Karbala itself marks a landmark in Islam, as it shaped the history of the Islamic nation. Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.), the grandchild of the Prophet (p.), the Messenger of Allah, and His best and most devout worshipper; the son of Imam Ali (a.s.), the most pious judge and bravest warrior; the son of Lady Fatima (a.s.), the ...
An Exposition of Hadith by Imam KhomeiniWith my chain of transmitters reaching up to the most venerable shaykh and the trustworthy authority Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni (R) who reports from a group of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ibn Mahbub, from ‘Umar ibn Yazid, from Abu ‘Abd Allah (A)that he said, “It is written in the Torah: O son of Man, if you ‘empty’ yourself (i.e. disengage yourself ...
The ruin and confusion brought about by the atrocious army was so great that zainab, the daughter of Ali (a.s.), had great difficulty in gathering the orphaned children, whom she had to appease and to appease and console till late midnight. Ali ibnul Husain (a.s.) says, ""My aunt zainab always performed her prayers standing. But on that night, intense grief and the extra-ordinary effort of gathering, guarding and consoling the children and women ...
The third [3] day of muharram, ‘Umar b. Sa‘d b. Abi Waqqas arrived from Kufah with four thousand soldiers. This cavalry of soldiers had originally been dispatched by ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad to subdue the people of Daylam in Dastaba. By then, Ibn Ziyad had appointed ‘Umar b. Sa‘d as governor of Rayy. With the predicament of Husayn, who was moving towards Kufah, Ibn Ziyad changed Ibn Sa‘d’s assignment. His ...
