Before marriage when I was 19 years old I was in a friendship relationship with a distant relative's son. Several times, we hugged and touched each other physically because I was then certain that I would marry him but something happened and the two families started to distance from each other. As a result, instead of marrying that man I married another man. Ever since I realized the graveness of my sin, I have been repenting and seeking divine ...
Today, the hearts of the faithful, all over the globe, are turned towards Kazemayn, northern Baghdad, where reposes in eternal peace the person who was born this day in 128 AH in Abwa – situated between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the Hijaz. The phrase frequently coming to their lips is "Ya Bab al-Hawa'ej", which means "O Gateway of Boons". It is a key that opens the gates of Divine Mercy, since supplicating to the One and Only ...
Imam al-Hadi's Answers to Yahya bin Aktham's Questions
Musa bin Mohammed bin Ali Ar-Reza related:I met Yahya bin Aktham in a public meeting and he asked me a number of questions.I then came to my brother Ali bin Mohammed (peace be upon him) who addressed to me several admonitions that made me accede to the obedience to him. Afterwards, I said to him, "God make me your sacrifice. Son of Aktham asked me various questions and sought their ...
By: Zayd al-Hassan Lady of Faith, Lady of Strength, They killed your sons, your brother, your friends and then they came and burned your tents. Lady of Faith, Lady of Strength, Oh my what courage you did show Even as those fires did glow. Lady of Faith, Lady of Strength, To Yazid's palace were you dragged With our sick Imam who was bound and gagged. Lady of Faith, Lady of Strength, Face to face with Yazid you said How dare you treat the Ahlul ...
Two clear belief systems ran parallel with one another, both claimed to adhere to the true teaching of Islam. One belief system was that propagated by the State. In this regard we have the words of Mu'awiya the fist Ummayad Khalifa. Imam of Ahl'ul Sunnah Allmallakbul bil Mueen ibn Muhammad Sindhi (d. 1161 Hijri) in his Dhirasathul Labeeb page 97 states that: "Mu'awiya had a forceful order that no one should approach him adhering to the madhab ...
Name : HasanTitle : al-Mujtaba (The Chosen One)Kuniyat : Abu MuhammadFather : Imam Ali (A)Mother : Bibi Fatima Zahra (A)Birthdate : 15th of Ramadhan 3 A.H. in MadinaImamat : From 40 A.H. to 50 A.H.Martyrdom : 28th Safar 50 A.H.Buried : Madina, Saudi Arabia.
His BirthHe was born in Medina on the night of the middle day of the month of Ramadan, in the year 3 A.H. He was the eldest son.When Al-Hasan was born, the Prophet, may Allah bless Him and ...
Composed by : Saleha Fatima MidhatTo him came the groups of peopleHe spent his time guiding peopleShias had chance to get knowledgeAnd hear his preaching get knowledgeBillions of salutes to AskariThe great Imam Askari* * *One day with people was AskariAccompanied was his son MahdiA Shia came and brought the khumsHe said to Mahdi take the KhumsBillions of salutes to AskariThe great Imam Askari* * *Mahdi was three years in ageBetter than adult in ...
The ancestors of Imam Husein (as) and Yazeed, and look in some detail at the family tree of Imam Husein (as).1.1 Ibraheem and Ismaeel We are looking at a time about four thousand years ago, when Prophet Ibraheem (as) is living in what is now Palestine; he has two wives - Sarah and Hajar; at that time, it was accepted to have more than one wife at a time. His first wife is Sarah and from this marriage, he has ...
It was the custom of all the great families of Arab towns to send their sons, soon after their birth, into the desert, to be suckled and weaned and spend part of their childhood amongst one of the Bedouin desert tribes. Nor had Mecca any reason for being an exception, since epidemics were very frequent and the rate of infant mortality was very high. Some of the tribes had a high reputation for nursing and rearing children, and amongst these were ...
The earth, as a whole, was created, in the eyes of the Imam to be a worshipping place, a concept first presented by the Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.). This life was created so that people could serve and glorify Allah, the Most High. It is merely a trip towards Allah, and an attempt to know Him better. The Imam wouldn't feel a change in time or place. All the times and places for him were the same. One the contrary, the more he was persecuted, the ...
On the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the beloved daughter of holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), Mistress of the Women of World Sayyedah Fatimah Az-Zahraa (PBUH), on 20 Jamadi II, the sixth month of Islamic calendar, a few supplications are presented here.
Some of these supplications are taught by her to the companions of holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) while some other were taught to her by the Chief of Prophets, Prophet Muhammad ...
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِPeace be on you, O Aba Abdullah! peace be on you, O son of the Messenger of Allah!السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنَ خِيَرَتِه السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ أَمِيرِ ...
If man compares all desires and pleasures of this life to his age, he will find that the latter is more precious. He will also discover that nothing at all can come to the value of his age, since the pleasures of this world can be regained, while the lifetime cannot be elongated or extended to a single moment: “All people can only live for an appointed time. When their term ends, they will not remain (alive) even for a single hour, nor will ...
We need to cleanse our heart of dirt so that the light of Allah could move in with the fullest magnitude. We should purify our love and affection for Ahl al- Bait (PBUT), and keep aloof from their enemies:Imam al-Baqir (PBUH) and Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH) narrated that the Apostle of Allah (PBUH&HF) said, "Everything has a principle, and the principle of Islam is the love of us Ahl al-Bait." 59 Also:Imam al-Ridha (PBUH) said, "The perfection of ...
We all know that the conduct of men is the reflection of their inner character and everyone can be recognized by his conduct.
There are only a very few people who do not spill out their conduct and whatever they have in their interior and do not exhibit it. Whatever they have in their hearts kindles the exterior of the electric lamp like an electric switch.
Whole of the life of Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS), like the other Imams (AS), was the ...
Love for Ahl-ul-Bayt is not only a sign of Allah’s love for man but it is also a sign of other truths as follow:First: Based on several narrations, love for Ahl-ul-Bayt is a proof of one’s noble birth. The Holy Prophet is quoted by Imam Ali as saying to Aba-Dharr:يَا أبَا ذَرٍّ! مَنْ أحَبَّنَا ـ أهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ـ فَلْيَحْمِدِ اللهَ عَلَى أوَّلِ النِّعَمِ... ...
On the first of Dhi al-Qa'dah in 173 AH, the city of Madinah was enlightened by the birth of Hadrat Fatimah Ma'soomah (A.S.) (1). She was born to Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (A.S.) and her mother, Najmah.Hadrat Fatimah Masumah (A.S.) was the second and last child of Najmah, after her older brother, Imam Ali ibn Moosa al-Reza (A.S.). As a matter of fact, after Imam Reza (A.S.), she has the highest status and position amongst the children of Imam Moosa ...
When Imam Hussein (A.S) was born, Allah (S.W.T) sent down the angel Gabriel (A.S) to congratulate the family of Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P).On the way down from the heavens angel Gabriel (A.S) passed an island, on which the angel Fitrus was sent to by Allah (S.W.T)because he had been naughty. Fitrus had also had his wings taken away by Allah (S.W.T).sWhen Fitrus saw Gabriel (A.S) he asked him where he was going. Gabriel (A.S) told ...