(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Of the three assassins, it was Abdur Rahman who had the easiest task. Ali had long been accustomed to spend night after night alone in the mosque, in prayer and meditation. It was not unusual for him to kneel on his prayer mat at sunset and there pass the whole night long in prayer until the dawn of the next day. This habit of his had occasioned alarm among his followers who were sincerely devoted to him. "Is it not ...
Fatimah (peace be upon her) was endangering her life, because she had disturbed their repose with her own objections and anger.
She objected to the Caliph's status, their unjust actions, their selfishness, Ummah anxiety and disunity, their wrong bases, etc.
Yesterday, she observed the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) on the pulpit, but today Abubakr, being incompetent for attaining this position, has sat there, and this ...
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 ...
Hazrat Abbas was the son of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (A). His mother's name was Fatima Binte Hazam bin Khalid Ibn-e-Rabi'e Ibn-e-Amer Kalbi. She was also known as 'Ummul Baneen'. She belonged to the clan of Banu Kilah, which was one the noblest families amongst the Hashimites and famous for the bravery and valour of its warriors.According to historical accounts Hadrat Ummul Baneen was born in the year 5 A.H.Some years after the martyrdom of Fatima ...
Al-Siddiqah (SA) (The Honest)Wr have already mentioned that one of Fatima's names was Siddiqah. This word means a woman with scrupulous honesty or sincerity. Siddiqah differs from the word Sadook, in that the first is scrupulous and precise in telling facts. Furthermore, several other meanings have been given to the word Siddiqah; among them are: A. She who is a truth-teller. B. She who never lies. C. She whose deeds conform to her words. D. She ...
This is an account of the Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamate, the age he reached, (together with) the period of his succession, the time and cause of his death, the place of his grave, the number of his children and a selection from the reports about him.The Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, was his son, Abu Muhammad Ali b. al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, peace be on them. He ...
I Take Refuge In Allah From The Stoned Satan. In Name Of Allah The Source Of Mercy To All Of Creation; The Source Of The Mercy To The Believing Congregation. Oh Allah Bless Muhammad’s Soul, And Rain Down Peace on His Household. “Why We Cry” Don’t think our cries are too extreme. There’s good reason for grown men to scream. Our actions aren’t of those insane, we weep in zikr (remembrance) of Hussein. When the ...
Imam Zayn al-'Abidin, 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 Ima`m passed most his lifetime fasting by day and standing in prayer by night. Meanwhile, he remembered the tragedy of Karbala`'. When he looked at his aunts and his sisters, he remembered their escape from one tent to another, and the caller of the people called out: ...
George Jordac(Lebanon)Translator: M. Fazal HaqWith eyes as bright as the shining sun, a reality on the lips more brilliant than the light of the sun, a heart more fresh than the flowers of the gardens of Yathrib and Taif, habits and morals more decent than the moon- lit nights of the Hijaz, a mind more brisk than the strong winds, a bewitching tongue, a heart with heavenly light, firm determination like a trenchant sword and heavenly words on ...
Short Maxims of Imam Hasan(A.S.)
1- The people who consult for their affairs will surely be guided to the right.2- Meanness is to avoid thanking the grace.3- Imam al-Hasan(A.S.) said to one of his sons: O son, do not befriend anyone before you know his means and sources. When you try him and please to associate with him, you should then befriend him on bases of pardoning his faults and consoling him in misfortunes.4- Do not fight the dim and ...
The Abbasid government did not allow ulama and jurisprudent to contact with Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) lest his virtues and vast knowledge would be spread among people everywhere, and then people would be affected by him and turn their backs to the Abbasids. In spite of all the severe procedures the Abbasids took to separate the imam from people, some ulama and narrators contacted with him and narrated his traditions. Here we mention the ...
Ramadan is a special month, which is noted in the Holy Qur’an. Allah revealed the Holy Qur’an in this remarkable month in order to guide His servants and lead them to prosperity.Surah Qadr (Chapter 97) is recommended to be recited during the holy month of Ramadan because the Qur’an tells us that the ‘Night of Power’ (Laylatul-Qadr) occurs each year during this month (Qur’an, 97:2-5; 2:85). This is a night when ...
Imam Hassan Visitors’ City is a Tourist Attractions for Najaf Citizens and Noble Visitors
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Imam Hassan (PBUH) visitors’ city that belongs to the External Services Department in the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) is located southeast of Najaf on the road that connects Najaf with the southern provinces.Ra’ad Kashkool, the head of the department, said in a statement to the Media Center of the Holy Shrine ...
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz -
"Worship is not the quantity of prayer and fast, it's how much you are cognizant of God."
These words are indeed food for thought. They stimulate the mind and make us realize the dynamism of Islam, which is the complete and universal code for all humanity.
No ordinary scholar who had spent any part of his life in trivial matters or un-Islamic behaviour, even for a single moment could, have expressed such words ...
As we said yesterday, after leaving Medina, Imam Husain (AS) arrived in Mecca, and stayed for four months in this city which houses the sanctuary of God. The news spread throughout Arabia that the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) was in Mecca, and as the season for the annual Hajj pilgrimage drew near, more and more people became eager to visit the holy city.They were tired of the tyranny of the rule of Mu’awiyah and were even more ...
Aspects of Imam Ali's (AS) character in political, economic, scientific and educational arenas were discussed in a forum held on the second day of the 3rd edition of Qadir International Festival in the holy city of Najaf.
According to the website of Alawi holy shrine, "Al-Qarawiyyah" School of the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) hosted the forum on October 20.
It included four scholarly sessions attended by academic figures and scholars from Iraq ...
The most basic problem to which the mere study of the world of creation fails to provide an answer is the necessity of existence and uncreatedness of the Power which transcends nature. The world is a mirror in the sense that it indicates the existence of a Mighty Hand and a Wise Power, but it does not tell us anything more about Its nature. It does not tell us whether that Power is subservient to something else or not, or if it is ...
The piety and abstemiousness is the standard of the man's value. Holy Quran considers all the people as equal, except for those who are decorated with the ornament of piety.
Malik bin Ans says, "Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) was always busy praying to God and considered to be one of the great ascetic and devoted ones. "
Abdul Ala says: On a hot day of summer I saw Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) on one of the roads of Madina while he was going for a ...
The following are edited quotes by Imam Hassan Al-Askari (a.s.)
1- Do not dispute (with others) or else you will lose grace and do not joke (with everyone) or else you will be disrespected.
2- People are of different classes: some are the discerning on a way of salvation; they are holding fast to the right and clinging to the branch of the origin; they are neither doubtful not suspicious; they do not consider a shelter other than me. Some are ...
Anyone approaching Baghdad from the north or the west will be impressed by the sight of the four golden minarets at Kadhmayn, the Shrine of the Two Imams, Imam Musa Al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad Taqi Al-Jawad, peace be upon them. They are respectively the Seventh and the Ninth of the Twelve Imams, at whose tombs we are accustomed to seek healing and to invoke their intercession for the forgiveness of our sins and the fulfillment of our needs.The ...
