Adopted from the Book : "Shi'ism; Imamate and Wilayat" by : "Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi"What I have stated above is not a new interpretation; I have just summarized the arguments of the Shi'a faith supported by reports from the Sunnis that have existed for centuries. And so I was suprised to see what the learned scholar had written about the concept of Ahlul Bayt:"The shi'a took advantage of the intimate historical relationship of 'Ali with Muhammad ...
Many sublime concepts existed in Islam since its advent. These concepts include the human rights, human dignity, freedom, social equity, legitimate right of security and defense, social security, education, negation of compulsion and coercion, supporting the rights of the women and children and the rights of the deprived classes in the society as well as the rights of the people who are defeated in the war. An example of the above ...
Today people think that women are liberated in the West and that the women's liberation movement began in the 20th century. Actually, the women's liberation movement was not begun by women but was revealed by God to a man in the seventh century by the name of Muhammad (peace be upon him), who is known as the last Prophet of Islam. The Qur'an and the Traditions of the Prophet (Hadith or Sunnah) are the sources from which every Muslim woman ...
A group of people went to the presence of Imam al-Baqir (a.s). This visit
coincided with the illness of one of his children. They found him sad and
restless. They said, “By Allah, if anything happens to him, we might see from
him what we do not approve of.” It was not long time when they heard the Imam
wailing. He came back to his friends with open face. They said to him, “May we
be your ransom! We were afraid that if something ...
From this great personality, lady ZAINAB inherited defense of the haqq and struggle for elevating the word of Allah highly. Her grandmother, from the maternal side, was khadijah who supported islam in its darkest days, struggled for sake of Allah in the ever-best way, and spent her entire fortune for sake of her religion. she therefore has been one of the two supports on which islam relied in existence. the prophet (pbuh & hp) used to ...
Abu Abd Allah (al- Sadiq), peace be on him, had many strong proofs with which he revealed the truth and refuted the proofs of others. We will tell you something about them, for they are a part of his scientific life full of lessons and sermons which the Muslim must study.His Debates on Oneness of Allah (al-Tawhid):We have already mentioned something of the speech of al- Sadiq, peace be on him, on Oneness of Allah. Among his speech were some ...
Salaam and heartfelt condolences to you all on the poignant occasion of Tas'ua or the 9th of the mourning month of Moharram. It is the anniversary of the day on which in the year 61 AH, Imam Husain (AS) asked for a day's respite prior to the heartrending tragedy of Ashura. As a matter of fact, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) didn't ask for respite from death, but he gave respite to the Omayyad forces surrounding him and ...
By His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra)Translated by: Manal Samhat It is narrated that Imam Ali (a.s.) said: “The intellect and lust are opposite to each other; knowledge supports the intellect while the lust is supported by the passions and inordinate desires. Self is a battlefield where a war is waged between the intellect and lust; whoever becomes victorious in this fight takes control ...
By: Sayyid Lutfullah Safi al-GulpayganiQUESTION: How were the stands of the Shi‘a with respect to the rulers and on what basis were they taken?ANSWER: The positions of the Shi‘a have always been on the basis of protecting Islam’s interests, preserving the religion, and denying the legitimacy of oppressive and usurping governments, and they have always endeavored, in the form of an opposing front, to establish a powerful Islamic government ...
The following narrations (Hadiths) have been chosen from the book of “Thawabul Aamaal wa Eqabul Aamaal” by grand Shia scholar “Sheikh Sadooq”.
The reward for the person who mentions the name of God at the time of eating – It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (A.S) who narrated from Imam Ali (A.S) who said: A person who mentions the name of God with his/her tongue at the time of eating will never be questioned about that ...
One gains perfection by getting close to God. The closer one gets to God, the most perfect his soul becomes, until he reaches a state that he can pay attention to nothing, but to God.
Quoting Prophet Muhammad, Imam Sadiq said, the Prophet of God believed that the obligations God has ordained were the best deeds ever and doing them could get one closest to God.
If people do the things God has recommended, God will love them. He will become ...
According to the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the Jannat-ul-Hussein (AS) and Beyt-ul-Ahzan religious groups held the program after the evening congregational prayers. Hadith Kisaa and some verses of the Holy Quran were recited by eminent Qaris of the region at the ceremony. Hojat-ol-Islam Seyyed Heidar Hashemi, Friday prayer leader in Mazar-i-Sharif, was the speaker in the program. He talked about the status and ...
IntroductionMany theories of salvage have been introduced to free humanity from its currant dark chaotic status. From a Quranic point of view, “reform” is considered the path to salvage and the secret to an everlasting community (Hud: 117). Of course, there are those who falsely claim reform, which are the hypocrites (Baqara: 11 & 12). In this article, after a general look at the history of religion, we will review three major ...
Horr was the name of one of the high-ranking commanders of the army of Omar-e-Sad who faced the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, Hussain-ebn-Ali, with orders from Yazeed-ebn-Muawiah to either get Hussain's allegiance for his corrupt Khalifat, or kill Hussain and all his friends. It was Horr and his army who first faced Imam Hussein, and then kept them under siege, preventing them from getting water.
On the day of Ashoura, Horr made a huge ...
t is reported that Lady Fatima (A) said:"My father said to me: `He who prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified is He, shall forgive him and make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise."For this reason, and to benefit the dear readers of this book, we include her visitation here and accompany it with the English translation. (This is the visitation mentioned in Mafatih Al?Jinan (The Keys To Paradise)):In the name of Allah, Most ...
Condolences to you on the anniversary of a very painful day. Today is the 3rd of Jamadi as-Saani, the day the greatest lady of all time, Hazrat Fatema Zahra (peace upon her) succumbed to her wounds and attained martyrdom a mere 95 days after the passing away of her father, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).During his last moments on earth, when the Prophet drew his immaculate daughter towards him and whispered ...
INTRODUCTIONThis survey of the unique revolution of Imam Hussain (p.b.u.h.) is analytical in essence. The purpose of this essay is to give a qualitative rather than quantitative account. It has dealt with the causes, policy and results of this eternal revolution. This is done in the hope of unveiling the startling aspects of the revolution's message, which is often neglected in its traditional commemoration.In being confronted with this event, ...
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 ...
There is no god besides Allah, and Allah is Greatest. Glory to Allah; all praise belongs to Allah, and there is no power or force except what derives from Allah, the Exalted and Almighty. Allah—Allah is my Lord. I do not ascribe anything to Him as a partner. I do not ascribe anyone to Him as a partner.” Although the above English rendering cannot do justice to the electrifying impact of the original Arabic supplication in the Divine ...
