The Night of al-Qasim ibn Hasan hold in Stockholm, Sweden 1437-2015
Al-Qasim ibn Hasan (Arabic: القاسم بن الحسن) ( Sha'aban 7, 47 AH /September 19, 668 CE – Muharram 10, 61 AH /October 10, 680 CE), was the son of the Imām, Hasan ibn Ali from his wife Umm Farwa, and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah (PBUT). He took part in the battle of Karbala, in which he was martyred.He was born three years before the ...
Amir al-Mu'minin Hadrat 'Ali (AS) is the first perfect example of the education and training of the Holy Prophet (SA). 'Ali (AS) was educated by the Holy Prophet (SA) from the period of his infancy. 'Ali (AS) was always with the Holy Prophet (SA) like a shadow until the last moment of the Prophet's life. Like a butterfly which sacrifices its life for the candle, 'Ali (AS) also was with the Holy Prophet (SA). 'Ali (AS) parted with the Holy ...
Name: FatimahFather: Imam Musa al Kazim (AS)Mother: Najma MaghrbiyyahBrother: Imam Ridha (AS)Title: Ma'soomahDate of Birth: 1st Zilqadah 173 A.H.Date of Death: 10th Rabiul-thani 201 A.H.From the children of the seventh Imam Hazrat Fatimah Ma'soomah bint Musa ibn Jafar (AS) has a special position after Imam Ridha (AS).Due to her faith, virtuousness and training under the guardianship of Imamate she reached such a position that the Ma’soom ...
One of the major critiques expressed by some Sunni scholars deals with the authenticity of news on Ghadir Khumm. They have either undervalued the narration or claimed the reasoning is incomplete to question the totality of the issue. Shahabuddin Alusi (1270 Lunar Year), adopting Ibn Kathir Dameshghi's view (774 Lunar Year) in Tafsir al-Qu'ran al-Azim[1] writes: "Ghadir Khumm is the most important reason of Shia Muslims to consider leadership of ...
Turkey was practically a Muslim State under the control of a Muslim caliph but the intrigues of British and the conspiracies hatched by the opponents, not only tore his caliphate apart into pieces but rooted out it forever. At first, the British continued hypocritical attitude against Muslims quietly and then started taking part in conspiracies against them.They provided resources to help the enemies of Islam for this purpose, and then they came ...
It is also one of controversial topics between the Shi’ah and Sunnah. Before giving judgement to their benefit or against them, we have to give a brief exposition about the issue of khums, and we start it with the holy Qur’àn; Allah, the Exalted said: “And know ye (O’ believers) that whatever of a thing ye acquire a fifth of it is for God, and for the Apostle and for the (Apostle’s) near relatives and the ...
Written for (Malik) al-Ashtar an-Nakhari,
when the position of Muhammad ibn
Abi Bakr had become precarious, and
Amir al-mu'mitftn had appointed
al-Ashtar as the Governor of Egypt and
the surrounding areas; it is the longest
document and contains the greatest
number of beautiful sayings.
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
This is what Allah's servant 'Ali, Amir ...
By: Martyr Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahari"It was by the mercy of Allah that you were gentle with them (O, Muhammad) for if you had been harsh and hard of heart they would of dispersed from around you. So pardon them and pray forgiveness for them and consult with them in the affair" (Quran 3:159).This verse from the Holy Quran indicates that Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W.) attitude was a factor in attracting people to Islam. Any leader who wants to ...
A group of people from Isfahan including Abu’l-`Abbas Ahmad ibn Nazar and Abu-Ja`far Muhammad ibn Alawiah report: In Isfahan, there was a man of Shi`ite faith named `Abd al-Rahman. He was asked, “Why in our time you have made belief in the Imamate of `Ali al-Naqi (A.S) incumbent upon yourself?” He answered: I have seen something which made the Imam’s leadership obligatory to me: I dare to say I was a needy man and one ...
As a man asked him for an advice, Imam Al-Jawad said:Put your head on steadfastness, embrace poverty, reject the lusts, oppose your passions, and know that you cannot be out of God's sight. Consider how you should behave, then.Imam Al-Jawad (peace be upon him) said:God revealed to one of His prophets: Your asceticism will give you comfort. Your devotion to Me will endear you to Me. But, did you antagonize My enemies and cherish My disciples?It ...
Ahmad bin Ishaq Ashari Qummi was the leader of the group of Qom pilgrims who went for the Ziyarat of the Purified Imams (a.s). He is one of the important narrators of traditions. Once a Shia man met him and gave him a letter of Ja’far, the son of Imam Hadi (a.s). In this letter, Ja’far had introduced himself and informed that after the passing away of his brother, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s), he was the leader and chief of the Islamic ...
The highest degree of humanity is Infallibility, where the consent and anger is based solely upon the anger and consent of Allah (SWT). An infallible person shows content to whatever Allah (SWT) is content with, and shows anger to whatever angers Allah (SWT). Lady Fatimah (PBUH) is one whom the Almighty Allah is content when she is satisfied, and is angry when she is angry. This position has astonished many complete people. As stated in John's ...
Composed by:Saleha Fatima MidhatToronto, CanadaBillions of salutes to Imam Taqi (A.S.) The great vicegerent Imam Taqi (A.S.) Billions of salutes till the Day of Judgement To Fourteen Masumeen till the Day of Judgment Allah made Taqi from divine light To send him to make the world bright Wrote his name on guarded tablet Luh-e-Mahfuz, the supreme tablet Billions of salutes to Imam Taqi (A.S.) The great vicegerent Imam Taqi (A.S.)Gave him greatness ...
The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the prophets, Imams, and saints is calledZiyara. 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. It is yet very recommended for the innumerable narrations of the Prophet and the Imams regarding the rewards of those who perform such pilgrimages voluntarily.Simply, ...
A perfect recognition of the Ahl al-Bayt is beyond human capacity. With numerous translations and interpretations of the Holy Quran throughout centuries, every new generation realizes that there are concepts in the Holy Quran, which have not been discussed as yet. The same thing can be said about Ahl al-Bayt. All throughout the past fourteen centuries, many books and dissertations have been written on them; yet, there are still many things that ...
By : Shaykh Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din I. THE LEGALITY OF THE ZIYARA Al-Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Halim, better known as Ibn Taymiyya (661-728) held the view that pilgrimage (ziyara) to the tomb of the Prophet was forbidden, let alone pilgrimage to other tombs. He considered that travelling to make a pilgrimage to tombs where the performance of prayer was necessary, was forbidden. For this view of his, he relied upon Traditions, ...
Hasan Sa'eed bin Hibatullah, renowned as Qutubuddin Rawandi, relates through his chain of authorities from Imam Mohammad al Baqir (A.S.), that before his martyrdom, Imam Husain (A.S.) told his companions that his grandfather the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had told him,"O my dear son! You shall be killed at Iraq, and it is a place where the Prophets, their successors and Apostles have met one another and it is called Amoora. You shall be martyred at ...
The 3rd of the month of Sha'ban, the day on which the Doyen of Martyrs of Karbala, was born. Here, before starting our special feature on this occasion, we recite a supplication in this regard in the court of the Almighty Creator: "O Allah, I beseech You by the right of him who was born this day, to whom martyrdom was promised before he appeared and was born, for whom the heavens wept and those who are in them and the earth and those who are in ...
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir(A.S), had carried out his immortal message: he had spread knowledge and Islamic manners among people. Then Allah chose him to be His neighbor. He wanted him to enjoy the shade of His mercy and His gardens. He wanted him to be happy through meeting his grandfathers, who passed the methods of justice and fairness in the earth.The Imam announced his own DeathThe Imam felt the approach of his certain death. So, he hurried to ...
A. THE MESSAGEOver one thousand three hundred and fifty years ago, on the 10th of Muharram, just before 'asr, a man stood on a sand-dune at Kerbala. He was bleeding from several wounds on his body. He had lost everything. Since early morning he had carried several dead bodies into his camp. He had even buried his infant child.He looked at the bodies of his loved ones. Tears flowed out of his eyes. He looked at the sky and seemed to draw some ...
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