Billions of salutes to Abu Talib – To fourteen Ma’sumeen and Abu Talib The Ma’sumeen were Allah’s light – Abu Talib protected light The Ma’sumeen were life of Islam – Abu Talib protected Islam Billions of salutes to Abu Talib – To fourteen Ma’sumeen and Abu Talib How can we praise you Abu Talib – The prophet praised you Abu Talib You were the mercy of Allah – For greatest Prophet of Allah Billions of salutes to Abu Talib ...
The narrators of the Hadiths, Muhaddith from Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the Infallible Imams (A.S.) bear a great right on the neck of the Islamic nation; and if it was not for their serious efforts, the Islamic teachings would not have reached us. The great Prophet (S.A.W.) used to encourage his companions to listen to and narrate Hadiths, and said: "May Allah enlighten anyone who listens to our Hadiths and preaches them" . Imam ...
Muhammad Ibn `Ali al-Jawad (at-Taqi) (peace be Upon him) was the ninth Imam of Shia.AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Muhammad Ibn `Ali al-Jawad (at-Taqi) (peace be Upon him) Name: Muhammad Title: al-Jawad or at-Taqi Agnomen: Abu Ja`far Father's name: `Ali al-Ridha Mother's name: Sabikah (or khayzuran) Birth: In Medina, on Friday, 10th Rajab 195 AH" Martyrdom: Martyred at the age of 25 ,in al-kazimiyyah on Wednesday, 29th Dhi'l-qi`dah 220 AH, ...
During the time of the three Kholafa, although Ali (a.s.) did not take part in any of the battles, he was always available when they sought his advice on religious matters. His position as the jurist was on the top of the list among the companions of the Holy Prophet (saw). Umar Ibne Khattab the 2nd Caliph had given clear instructions that when Ali was present in the mosque of the Prophet no one should take precedence over him in answering ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Alcauther institute has issued a message of congratulations to the Muslim world as well as the Muslim minority and Shia citizens in the Netherlands. It has announced that the institute's central office in the Hague will host the ceremony, which will be organized in cooperation with its Women's Section. Sheikh Heidar Arab will present a speech and Haj Abu Ali Al-Qaiwi will perform eulogies on the auspicious ...
What is atheism? Atheism is not a religion in the sense that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are. Conventional religions usually include a belief in the nature of deity, other religious beliefs, a moral code, religious rituals and sacraments, and a membership in a religious community. Rather, an Atheist's belief system is confined to one factor: the existence or non-existence of a deity. He or she will have a personal moral code. However, it ...
The distinguished book entitled "al-Ghadir" has raised a huge wave in the world of Islam. Islamic thinkers shed light on the book in different perspectives; in literature, history, theology, tradition, tafsir, and sociology. From the social perspective we can deal with the Islamic unity. In this review the Islamic unity has been dealt with from a social point of view. Contemporary Muslim thinkers and reformists are of the view that unity and ...
Shaykh Tusi writes in his book entitled Misbah ul Mutahajjid that 20th of the month of Safar is the day on which Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari a companion of the Holy Prophet came from Medina to Karbala to pay homage to the sacred grave of Imam Hussain and he was the first person who performed homage to the grave of the Imam.Homage of Imam Hussain on that day is recommended and it is this very homage that is called Ziyuratul Arba'in. Shaykh Tusi ...
Imam al-Hadi (AS)’s MartyrdomThe Tenth Holy Imam Ali AI-Hadi(AS) the son of the Imam Mohammad AI-Jawad(AS) and Al-Sayyidah Samanah.He died of poisoning,and was buried in Samarra, Iraq, by his son the Eleventh Imam Hassan Al-Askari(AS) where his shrine stands today.He remarkably excelled all others of his time in the fields of human perfections, as vast knowledge, generosity, politeness of manners, worshipping of Allah(swt), with moral ...
Ahlisunnah.org/ahlibayt states: "Who are the 12 Sayyid Imams of Ahlus-Sunnah that Rawafid Shi'ah claim to follow? Abul-Hasan Ali bin Abi Taleb al-Murtada Abu Muhammad al-Hassan bin Ali Az-Zaki Abu Abdallah al-Hussain bin Ali Sayyid al-Shuhada Abu Muhammad Ali bin al-Hussain Zainul-'Abideen Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir Abu Abdallah Ja'far bin Muhammad al-Sadiq Abu Ibrahim Musa bin Ja'far al-Kazim Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Musa al-Rida Abu ...
The vast culture and knowledge of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) in all sciences such as tafsir (commentary of the Qur'an), jurisprudence, Islamic arts, ethics, and other fields made him the end that scholars and seekers of knowledge set off towards. The companions of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) represented the true mission of Islam. They saved the mission of Islam from lose. They associated with the infallible Imams of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) who were the flowing ...
Like other Imams (A.S), Imam Hussein (A.S) also used to guide people through the book of Allah (S.W.T). The following beautiful incident has been recorded in Safinatul-Bihar:Assaam bin Mustaliq was a man from Damascus who used to be a staunch enemy of the Ahlulbayt (A.S), particularly of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (A.S). It is related that one day he came to Medina. As he entered the city gate, his eyes fell on Imam Hussein (A.S). Assaam bin ...
Imām Zayn al-‘Ābidin, peace be on him, became old and weak. This is because he exhausted himself by hard worship and obedience to Allah. The historians unanimously agreed that the Imām passed most his lifetime fasting by day and standing in prayer by night. Meanwhile, he remembered the tragedy of Karbalā’. When he looked at his aunts and his sisters, he remembered their escape from one tent to another, and the caller of the ...
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi
It has been narrated from Nafi' from Ibne 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (S) said, "A servant's faith in Allah will never become complete until he possesses five traits: complete reliance (al-Tawakkul) in Allah, complete dependence (al-Tafwid) on Allah (what He has decreed), complete submission (al-Taslim) to all of the commandments of Allah, complete contentment (al-Rida) upon what Allah ...
Imam Ali Naqi Al-Hadi (A.S.), the tenth infallible descendant of holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), brightened the world with his appearance on Rajab 5. He inherited his knowledge, righteousness and piety from his forefathers. Imam (A.S.) was martyred by poisoning by the ruling Abbasid caliph Mu'taz in Samra on third day of the month of Rajab in the year 254 A.H., and was buried in his house.
A brief selection from Imam (A.S.)'s sayings is:
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The holy city of Karbala, situated 100 km south of Baghdad, derives its name from the ancient Babylonian meaning "sacred place of God" from the two shrines it houses of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Husayn and his brother 'Abbas.The brothers and 72 of their followers were massacred here by troops loyal to Caliph Yazid some 1300 years ago. This event had far-reaching effects for Islam, led to the downfall of the Umayyad dynasty and consolidated ...
by Alphonse de Lamartine (1854)Never has a man set for himself, voluntarily or involuntarily, a more sublime aim, since this aim was superhuman: to subvert superstitions which had been interposed between man and his creator, to render God unto man and man unto God; to restore the rational and sacred idea of divinity amidst the chaos of the material and disfigured gods of idolatry, then existing.Never has a man undertaken a work so far beyond ...
Dignified Status of Woman Islamic law bestows upon woman the right of inheritance and the right of possessing and disposing of her property, when other communities of the world deprived her of her basic human rights. Islam placed the eternal reward of Paradise under the feet of woman, in her capacity as mother. The Prophet emphasised in his sermon on the mount Arafat, during his last pilgrimage to Makkah, as well ...
Unlike the self-centered rulers and kings all over the world who embark on wars for expansionist purposes, for the exploitation of human powers, and for the plunder of other people's wealth and natural resources, the Prophet of Islam refused to resort to the sword and fighting unless it was necessary and unavoidable. Instead, he advanced carrying the torch of the Holy Book and the divine laws and would get involved in war only to remove the ...
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