Imam Sadiq (pbuh) lived at a time when there was a deep and active interaction between Islamic thought and knowledge and the peoples of other nations. During that era, numerous works from different scholars and thinkers were widely translated into various languages. Sciences, philosophies and thought from other nations, too, were translated from their native languages into Arabic. Muslims studied these sciences, added to them, enriched them, and ...
Humanity as the CoreThe religion of Islam is dedicated towards the human being and ensuring a productive life in this world and the Hereafter. Since Islam was at the core of Imam Ali’s (A.S) leadership, the human being becomes a core automatically.The Imam (A.S) did not segregate between the social classes. The Imam (A.S) was often seen roaming the streets of Kufa like everyone else. He did not need the army to protect him. He did not ...
The activities of (breeze of Karbala) Cultural Festival was ended in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, where Imam Ali Holy Shrine participated with official delegation from departments of Religious Affairs, Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, Media and Public Relations Affairs.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The activities of (breeze of Karbala) Cultural Festival was ended in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, where Imam Ali Holy Shrine participated with ...
Event of Mubahila is famous and is known to all Muslims. Islamic scholars are united on the fact that the verse of Mubahila was revealed in regard to the Christian delegation who came from Najran to dispute the issue of Isa Ibn Maryam/Jesus son of Mary (AS) with the Prophet (p.b.u.h). In v.6 of Bihar, Imam Ali (AS) mentioned the event in the following manner:A delegation of Najrani Christians led by three prominent men, Al-Aqib, Muhsen, and the ...
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, has described the assembly of Shia Muslims in Karbala on Arbaeen as the largest pilgrimage gathering on Earth.Arbaeen marks the anniversary of the 40th day after the battle of Karbala on Ashura in which Imam Hussein (AS) and 72 of his companions were martyred.This year, some 19 million Shia Muslims gathered in the holy city of Karbala on Arbaeen (Thursday, January 3), the encyclopedia wrote, noting that ...
By: Syed Nadeem Ahmed Jafri This article explains that Allah SWT created everything with a purpose, the purpose being to worship Him. It also talks about how the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) are the medium through which our prayers will reach Allah, that by ignoring them and their rights, bestowed on them by Allah SWT. The objective of our life is to worship Allah SWT, but by forgetting the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) we forget His ...
Ali Asghar (A.S) was only six months old in Karbala. He was the son of Imam Hussein (A.S) and Rubab. On the day of Ashura it was very hot and there was no water for the family of the Imam (A.S) for three days. His mother could not feed him either, as there was no milk. When the Imam (A.S) called out “Is there anyone to help me?” there was loud crying from the ladies. The Imam (A.S) came into the tent.Hazrat Zainab (S.A) said: ...
To prove the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Shiites have had recourse to Quran verses, including the following:"Your master [wali] can be only Allah; and His messenger and the those who believe, who establish worship and pay the poor due, and bow down (in prayer) [or, and this reading is accepted by "Allamah Tabataba’i: "... pay the poor due while bowing down (in prayer)"]" (Quran, V, 55). Shi’ite and Sunni commentators alike agree ...
The love of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) for his one and only beloved daughter was unprecedented. At a time when ignorant Arabs considered a female child as source of disgrace and a burden upon her family – the Messenger of Allah (SWT) accorded her with highest degree of respect and showered his undying love over her...
Imam Ja’ffar al-Sadiq (P.B.U.H.) has reported that Fatima (P.B.U.H.) had said, “When the verse: ‘Do not ...
Zakariya, who was a Christian, drew the attention of his Muslim friend Abdollah towards a person who was going to the mosque, and said: "Do you know him? Do you know how kind he is?Abdollah replied: Yes, but I thought that only Muslims know him and not the followers of other religions.Zakariya, the Christian person, who was still not properly acquainted with the identity of the man going towards the mosque, said: I am indebted for my life to ...
Whatever the Holy prophet has said about the Imamat, has already been mentioned in the previous chapters. Every Imam has mentioned about his successor. Just as Imam Ali Amirul Momeneen appointed Imam Hasan as his successor, Imam Hasan appointed Imam Husain, Imam Husain appointed Imam Zainul Abedin, Imam Zainul Abedin appointed Imam Muhammad Baqir, Imam Muhammad Baqir appointed Imam Ja'far Sadiq, Imam Ja'far Sadiq appointed Imam Musa Kazim , Imam ...
The Muslims have agreed that Imam Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, was great and meritorious, and that he was a unique being in this world. None matched him in outstanding qualities, knowledge, and piety. So the Muslims sought blessing through kissing the Imam's hands and putting them on their eyes.( Al-'Aqd al-Farid, vol. 2, p. 251).Glorifying the Imam was not confined to those who accompanied and met him, rather it included all historians, ...
Name: JafarTitle: As-SadiqKunyat: Abu AbdullahBorn: at Medina on Monday the 17th Rabi-ul- Awwal 83 A.H.Fathers Name: Imam Muhammad Baqir(A.S.)Mother Name: Umm-e-FarwahMartyred: aged 65 years at Medina on Monday, 25th Shawwal 148 A.H. Poisoned by Mansur Dawaniqi the Abbasid caliph.Buried: at Jannat-ul-Baqi at Medina.
The Holy Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq(A.S.) was the sixth in the succession of the twelve Holy Imams. His epithet was Abu Abdullah and his ...
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 ...
It is asked that if Imam Hussain (A.S) was victorious why do we cry? Why don’t we hold a celebration? Is it suitable to cry so much over a victory?Those who make this criticism do not understand the philosophy behind mourning. They mistake the tears that the mourners of Imam Hussain shed with the weeps of weak individuals.There are four types of crying or tears:1. Tears of Joy: For example, the tears of a mother who has just found her ...
The Opinion of Imam Ali (A.S) on Caliphate
A contributor mentioned that, in one of the sermons of Nahjul Balagha it is written that Imam Ali mentioned consultation as one of the reason why he has the legitimate right for Caliphate. Here, Ali is contradicting the Shia thesis that Muhammad wanted to appoint Ali as the Imam.
What you are referring to is not a sermon of Imam Ali to Muslims, and you have also taken it out of context. it was a part ...
Following the martyrdom of Imam Reza (A.S.) eighty men of wisdom traveled to perform Hajj. On the way (to Mecca) they arrived Madina and went to Imam's (A.S.) house to pay him a visit. Imam (A.S.) who was a young age (child) move into the aggregation and all of them stood up to honor and respect him.Then they asked questions about their problems and heard then response of the Imam (A.S.) and were very glad. One of them named "Ishaq" says, I had ...
"Look out for your thoughts, for they will become your words.
Look out for your words, for they will become your actions.
Look out for your actions, for they will become your habits.
Look out for your habits, for they will become your character.
Look out for your character, for they will become your fate."
Imam Ali (A.S)
Really, how brilliantly has Imam Ali (A.S) described the process by which one's fate is shaped through the necessity of ...
It was natural for the Prophet (S) who knew and foretold the future events, to reveal to his family, especially his beloved daughter Fatima (SA), the events which they would face in the future. He (S) undoubtedly informed Fatima (SA) that she was going to suffer from the harsh treatment of some so called Muslims after his death and that she would be the first to follow him to the blessings of Paradise after his departure. There are many ...
Imam Ali was martyred on 21st Ramadan 40 A.H. by an assassin who mortally wounded the Holy Imam with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufa during morning prayers on 19th Ramazan.Imam Ali (as), the First Muslim, an intimate associate of the Holy Prophet of Islam (pbuh) in the life and holy Islamic mission, the Immediate Successor to the Holy Prophet of Islam (pbuh) and the First Holy Immaculate Imam of the Shi'ites in the World was born inside ...
