In one of these statements (on which both Shiites and Sunnites agree) the Great Prophet (S.A.W.)says: "Fatimah is the master of all the women of the worlds." Although it is mentioned in the Holy Quran that Mary (A.S.) is the best woman in the worlds and has high position and is considered to be chaste and continence and is one of the four greatest women, she was the best woman of her life's period, but Fatimah's (A.S.) superiority is not ...
Ibn Abbas has commented on the above-mentioned event, saying about the following holy verse:“Men whom neither merchandise nor selling diverts from the remembrance of Allah and the keeping up of prayer and the giving of poor-rate; they fear a day in which the hearts and eyes shall turnabout; That Allah may give them the best reward of what they have done, and give them more out of His grace; and Allah gives sustenance to whom He pleases ...
We condolence on the Arbaeen anniversary, marking end of a 40-day mourning period after the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Hussein ibn Ali (AS), the third Imam of prophet Mohammad"s (SAWA) infallible household. Number forty is mystic in Theosophy. According to the Islamic culture if someone practices a good deed constantly during forty days, it would be his inseparable attribute and lead to descending of God"s blessing. In some religions ...
Lady Zaynab's PanicImam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (AS), the only survivor of th tragedy of Karbala', later on reported : My aunt Zaynab was nursing me on that night (the night before the tenth of Muharram) when my father isolated himself in a tent. Only Juwayn, the servant of Abu Dharr, was with him mending his sword. The Imam (AS) then cited ( the following poetic verses):
O days, fie upon you! How bad mates you are!Too many those ...
The Holy Koran clearly says: "And We did not make the vision which We showed you but a trial for men and the cursed tree in the Koran as well."(Bani Isra'il: 60). About the cause of the revelation of this verse, the books of interpretation tell us that the Prophet dreamt that he saw some monkeys, meaning the Omayyads, controlling the authority and go up on his pulpit. So, It was the Omayyads who were the cursed tree. Thus the Prophet, may Allah ...
In “Mafatihol Janan”, Mohammad Qomi records the invocations which Imam Sajjad(s) used to employ daily during which Imam asked God for certain assets.
Sunday:
O God! Accept my prayers and fasting. And make tomorrow better than to-day for me. O God! Make me loved and respectable among my clan. O God! Protect me both during my sleep and in my wakefulness.
O God! Put me under your special protection and bring me to me end while you have cut ...
When writing about the greatness of a personality, one needs a gold standard with which to compare the strengths and weaknesses of that individual. However, if that person is herself the gold standard, then it makes it impossible to adequately describe her greatness. Hazrat Fatimah (s.a) was such a personality. Her merits are unmatched by any woman known in history and Allah himself testifies in the Qur'an about her purity and piety.
It is ...
Hazrat Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.)Name AliAgnomen Abu-MohammadTitles Zain-al-Abideen, Syed as-Sajideen, SajjadFather Imam Hussain (a.s.) - the 3rd Holy ImamMother Bibi Shahr BanoBirth Date 15th Jamadi-al-Awwal 38 AH (658 AD)Birth Place MadinaAge 57 YearsDuration of Imamat/Khilafat: 34 yearsMartyred On 25th of Moharram 95 AH (713 AD)Death Place MadinaCause of Death Poison by Abu Abul MalikHoly Shrine Cemetry of Baqi in ...
By: Sayyid Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi'Mujiza' (معجزة) in Arabic language means 'that which disables,' 'that which people are unable to do-' In Islamic terminology, 'Mujiza' (معجزة) means 'Such act which people are unable to do and Allah shows it on the hands of a prophet or Imam to prove the prophethood of that Nabi or Imamat of that Imam.Such Mujiza may appear either before or after the birth of the Prophet or Imam concerned; either ...
Salma, a slave-girl of Imam al-Baqir (a.s), reports: the Imam’s
brothers-in-faith would always come to visit him and the Imam too, received them
with the best food, gave them a good garment and Dinars. I said to the Imam,
“You will become needy as a result of this generosity!” The Imam would say, “O
Salma! Good deeds are but giving gifts to brothers-in-faith and praiseworthy
deeds. Imam al-Baqir would allow between five and six ...
Khutba-Khani (Oration) ceremony of Imam Ali Ibn al-Musa al-Reza’s (A.S.) martyrdom night will be held at the Razavi Illuminated Shrine.
Khutba-Khani (Oration) ceremony of Imam Ali Ibn al-Musa al-Reza’s (A.S.) martyrdom night will be held at the Razavi Illuminated Shrine. Assistant of sacred premises and pilgrims’ affairs of Astan Quds Razavi said, “Khutba-Khani (Oration) and Shame Ghariban (passing the night in ...
The author of Asraar al-Shahaadah has narrated from a few books of Maqatil:فقد روي في (الأسرار) نقلاً عن بعض كتب المقاتل: إنه إذا كان يوم القيامة وإشتد الأمر على الناس بعث رسول الله (ص) أمير المؤمنين إلى مولاتنا فاطمة عليها السلام لتحضر مقام الشفاعة فيقول أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: ...
Anas: Rasul Allah (S.A.W.) was asked: Who are the household (Al) of Muhammad (S.A.W.)? Any righteous one. Replied the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), and then recited the ayah: "...no men can be its [the holy Mosque's] guardians except the righteous..." (8:34). Imam al-Sadiq (A.S.): Those who are pious and righteous are indeed of us among the Ahl al-Bayt. He was asked by the narrator: O son of Rasul Allah! Are they of you? The Holy Imam (A.S.) answered: ...
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Imam Hassan (pbuh) declared: "My son, do recite all the Holy Books of the past Prophets!"Imam Mahdi (pbuh) recited then the Book of Ibrahim (pbuh) in Syrian; after that Imam Mahdi recited the Holy Books of the Prophet Noah, Idriss, Salih (peace be upon them all), the Torah of Moses (pbuh), the Bible of Jesus (pbuh); and at last, but not the least, he recited the Holy Qur’an of his forefather Prophet Muhammad ...
The Knowledgeable scholar Abu Ali Hasan bin Abi Jaafar Al-Tousi narrated from his blessed father Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Tousi, from Abu Mohammad Hasan bin Mohammad bin Yahya Al-Fahham, from Abul Hasan Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Ubaidullah Al-Mansouri, from Abu Serri Sahl bin Yaqoub bin I'shaaq known as Abi No'aas who said:I said to Ali bin Mohammad (A.S), "O my Master, I have heard a hadith from Hasan bin Abdullah Al-Motahhar, from ...
Imam ¯¡diq (a.s) and the Terrified Caravan
Imam M£s¡ Ibn Ja’far (a.s) says: “Imam ¯¡diq (a.s) accompanied a caravan that was going on in the desert. Then the caravan was informed that the thieves have hidden themselves on their way. The people of the caravan trembled with fear. Imam ¯¡diq (a.s) asked about the reason. They said: ‘We have some property and fear that the thieves take it from us. Do you take them from us so that the ...
Twelfth congress of the American Muslims hosted holy flag of Imam Reza's (A.S.) Holy Shrine. This congress which is held from 5th to 7th of August in Michigan's state was inaugurated by a message from Ayatollah Javadi ...
The belief in the Mahdi is not only an essential doctrine deep-rooted in Islamic faith but rather it is an embodiment of human nature regardless of one's religious affiliations. For it is the universal desire of humans as a whole to try to achieve or at least witness the realisation of the ultimate objective of their existence, through which they will achieve perfection and social happiness in their entirety. Therefore by reason of inner ...
By: Allamah Syed Muhammad Husain Tabataba'iThe Bay' (Selling)What is bay'? The bay' (selling) means the sale and exchange of a property with another property in a way that the owner, who is ,called "the seller" of the merchandise transfers the ownership of his property to the other party in exchange for money, and the other party called "the buyer" pays the money to the seller in exchange for the merchandise.As is evident, the bay' is considered ...
