shortage of wheat
A shortage of wheat took place in Madina. A bewilderment and anxiety overtook the people. Anyone who had not stored wheat for years use would try hard to provide and stock it. At the same time, the poor have-nots were forced to buy there every day needed wheat from the market.
One day Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) asked his servant "Motab," "Do we have wheat in the house this year? Motab replied, "Yes we have got wheat to meet ...
In houses Allah has allowed to be raised and wherein His Name is celebrated, He is glorified therein, morning and evening.” (Holy Qur’an 24:36) When this ayah was revealed and Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) expounded its meaning to his companions, according to a narration found in the books of hadith of our Sunni brethren, Abu Bakr asked whether the house of Imam Ali (AS) and Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA) was also among the houses exalted by ...
Imam al-Hussein (a.s) was a man of faith and action. During nights, he worshipped Allah in privacy while during the day he worked hard and guided the people. He was constantly mindful of the poor and the needy, and he used to visit them and cheer them up.He used to tell his followers: "Be always in touch with the needy, for Allah does not love the arrogant".Al-Imam al-Hussein (a.s) always helped the poor as much as he could. at night he would ...
1- The Endeared Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.) ((Ashshehab Fel-Hekame-Val-Adab, p. 7)) The world is the prison of the religious people and paradise of unbelievers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2- Imam Sajjad (A. S.) ((Osool-e-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 197)) Affection and attachment to the world is the root of all sins. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3- Imam ...
It is narrated that Imam Hussein (A.S) delivered a sermon (Khotbah) which according to some scholars it was delivered in Mena. In that sermon, defining the positive results of enjoining good (right) and prohibiting bad (wrong), Imam Hussein (A.S) said: As Wajib duties, Allah (SWT) has started enjoining good and prohibiting bad from Supreme Being, because God knew that if these two religious duties are established, all (other) easy and difficult ...
The English vocabulary while expansive suddenly finds itself too poor to produce sufficient words to describe the character of Imam Ali (A.S). The examples of his piety are an endless ocean that scholars have devoted their time to seeking. His worship remains the summit of submission to God and his humility: an everlasting illustration of how power can be used in the path of God.Most remarkable to those who have studied the praise-worthy life ...
Imam Hasan (A.S.) is BornWhen Fatima (A) was twelve, she became pregnant with Imam Hassan. Thus, the light of Imamate was carried on from Ali unto Fatima (A). The day the child was to be born was approaching; the Prophet (S) had to go out of town, but before leaving, he (S) made several instructions about the would be born child?including the order not to wrap the new baby in a yellow clothe.On Ramadhan 15, 3 A.H., Fatima gave birth to her first ...
Introduction:Imam Ali’s book, Nahjul-Balagha, is a compilation of the sermons, letters and brief speeches of ‘the Lion of Allah’ - Imam Ali (AS). The compilation of this work was undertaken by Seyyed Ali Naqi (Faiz-ul-Islam) more than 100 years ago. Undoubtedly “Nahjul-Balagha” is one of the pillars of Islamic ideology. It is an infinite ocean of scientific, literary, religious, social, behavioral and political ...
Sufian At Thawri related: As I saw Abu-Abdillah[Imam Sadiq](A.S.) putting dresses as white as eggs. I said: This is not your dress."The Imam Sadiq(A.S.) answered: Listen to me carefully so that you will be benefited in this world as well as the life to come if you depart this life keeping the true Sunnah and right, not heresy.I tell you that the Prophet(S.A.W.) was in time of famine and poverty. In times of affluence, the pious not the vicious, ...
Fatimah (peace be upon her) is the student of Islamic school. She was brought up in revelation house and under the supervision of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants), and even when she married Ali (peace be upon him), she had a close contact with her father. Her view towards the world and its aspects is the view of Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants). It is as if she has derived all her views from the Prophet's.
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By: Seyyed Ali ShahbazPeace be upon you, O' (Grand) Daughter of the Chief of Prophets,Peace be upon you, O' Daughter of the Leader of the Pious.Peace be upon you, O' Daughter of the Commander of the faithful,Peace be upon you, O' (Grand)Daughter of Muhammad (SAWA), the Chosen (al-Mustafa),Peace be upon you, O' Daughter of Ali (AS), the Content (with the decree of Allah, i.e. al-Murtaza),Peace be upon you, O' Daughter of Fatema (SA), the Radiant ...
By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib ShiraziSafwan Jammal bin Mahram Kufi was a very pious companion of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.). He used to earn his livelihood by hiring out camels. He owned a large number of camels.He says that one day Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) said to him, "Safwan every action of yours is meritorious except one.""May I be sacrificed for you, what action is that?" He said, "You hire ...
Born in Makka on 17th Rabiul Awwal about 53 years before Hijra. The year of his birth was called “Amul Feel” due to the invasion of the Ka’aba by Abraha the viceroy of the Abyssinian King. Since the forces of Abraha arrived on elephants which is “Feel” in Arabic, the Arabs called this the year of the elephant. According to the Christian Calendar it was 571 AD.The Roman Empire was in decline, the Capital was ...
Hadrat Muhammad (PBUH), the "Last Messenger of God Almighty and the Seal of the Prophethood" was born at Makkah on 17th Rabi al-Awwal l [corresponding to 570 C.E.].Imam Jafar al-Sadiq(A.S) the Sixth Holy Imam of the Shi'ites and the "Founder of the First Grand Islamic University" was born in the holy city of Madinah on 17th Rabi al-Awwal 83 A.H.
17th Rabi al-Awwal Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadiq (PBUT)
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When the Imam got stuck in a tight corner and was virtually besieged he was obliged to state his objects and motive in the form of the prayers. These prayers have been compiled in the shape of a book named "Sahifa-e-Sajjadia." This is an ocean of topics and objects of science, mathematics, physics, astronomy, social and political sciences and ethics. Obviously and apparently this is a book of prayers. But, in fact, this is the ...
It is quoted by Sayyed ibne Tawoos in Malhoof that Imam Hussein (A.S) sent a letter to a group of righteous noblemen of Basra through his retainer named Sulayman, whose agnomen was Abu Razeen, inviting them for assistance and obedience to him. Those included therein were Yazeed bin Mas’ood Nahshali and Mundhir bin Jarood Abadi. Yazeed bin Mas’ood then gathered the people of Bani Tameem, Bani Hanzalah and Bani Sa’ad. ...
ndeed, the writer should give a general idea about the person whom he writes about before he goes deeper into his writing so the reader does not misunderstand such a person when he reads each chapter of his life.imamsadiq01Here I would like to mention a group of the viewpoints of the religious scholars concerning Ja’far al- Sadiq, peace be on him, because such viewpoints express the ideas of generations about this great figure. They are as ...
Among the works of Imam al-Reza, peace be on him, is this excellent dissertation called Sahïfat al-Reza; a group of narrators has called it Musnad al-Ima`m al-Reza, and this name is closer to the composition of the dissertation, for it contains the traditions which Ima`m al-Reza` has narrated on the authority of his grandfather, may Allah bless him and his family, and on the authority of his pure fathers, peace be on them. A group of ...
The new moon of Ramadhan is special to Muslims. It announces the start of the holy month and the beginning of the blessings and mercy associated with Ramadhan. According to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) whoever sees the new moon of Ramadhan should recite the following Du'a.Du'a on sighting the new moon of Ramadhan :In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful.My Lord and your Lord is Allah, Lord of the worldsO ...
The friends and followers of Ali believed that after the death of the Prophet the caliphate and religious authority (marja'iyat-i 'ilmi) belonged to Ali. This belief came from their consideration of Ali's position and station in relation to the Prophet, his relation to the chosen among the companions, as well as his relation to Muslims in general. It was only the events that occurred during the few days of the Prophet's final illness that ...
