The Prophet (PBUH) loved Imam Hossein (PBUH) very much. His companion Salman Farsi describes, "I saw that the Prophet (PBUH) had picked up Imam Hossein (PBUH) upon his knee and was kissing him saying, "Oh son, you are the Imam, son of Imams and father of nine Imams, who would be from your generation and the last of them is Mahdi." One can estimate and guess the amount of love the Prophet had with Imam Hossein (PBUH) from this sentence of his ...
By: Maulana Sayyid Zafar Hasan Amrohi Forbearance is that human quality which can be described as the control of self in such a way that every disrespectful and displeasuring thing is not able to cause one consternation.
Forbearance Of Imam Ali (a.s) Ghazzali has written in Ihyail Uloom that one day the Imam called for his slave. He did not reply. He called him two or three times but he still did not reply. The Imam arose from his place and saw ...
The accepted view amongst Muslims, and especially Shiite's is that noalteration has occurred in the holy Qoran, and that the text that is in ourhands is the whole Qoran that was revealed to the great Prophet (peace beupon him and his progeny) without being added nor loss.There are a lot of proofs to prove this belief; here we will summaries theseproofs in a few points.One: Allah has said in his holy book '' verily we have sent down theReminder ...
There is a peculiarly close relation between Prophet Jesus ('a) and Imam 'Ali ('a). Prophet Muhammad ('a) himself is reported to have pointed this out:It is reported that Imam 'Ali ('a) said, "The Messenger of Allah called me and said, 'O 'Ali! Verily, there is a similarity between you and Jesus the son of Mary ('a).The Christians love him so much that they put him in a position that was not for him; and the Jews hate him so much that they even ...
30- Favors will not remain unless three characters are enjoyed: knowledge of matters that is incumbent for Allah the Praised in regard to the favors, showing gratitude for them, and avoidance of finding faults with them.
31- If you are inflicted with one of three matters, you will hope were you dead ceaseless, poverty, scandalous indignity, and overcoming enemy.32- He who refuses three will be inflicted with three: he who refuses safety will be ...
After appointing Imam Ali (a.s.) in Ghadeer Khum as the caliph over the nation after him, the Prophet (saws) set out back to Medina. But, a day after another, his health got worse and illnesses began attacking him. He suffered a bad fever for many days that whoever of his wives or visitors put herhis hand on his (thProphet) body, felt its heat.[1] A vessel of cold water was put beside him in which he put his hand and put it on his holy face in ...
It is narrated from Muhammad Hamdan, from Ibrahim Baltun, from his father, he said: “I was one of the gatekeepers of Mutawaakil. One day fifty slaves were gifted to him by Khazar, Mutawakkil ordered me to take their custody and treat them well.A year later, I was in the court of Mutawakkil, while Abul-Hassan Imam Ali Ibn Muhammed An-Naqi (A.S) arrived, while Imam (A.S) took his seat, Mutawakkil ordered me to bring out those slaves from ...
Yazid was very happy about killing al-Husayn (‘a) and those with him as well as the capture of the ladies who descended from the Messenger of Allah, peace of Allah be upon him and his progeny.1He was seen at his court looking very excited, paying no heed to the fact that he was an atheist and an apostate as testified by his citing the poetry of al-Zub’ari quoted above to the extent that he denied that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad ...
The blessing that any spot of the earth can gain is related for Allah only and not for another one, from these spots is al Baqee, where the best bodies have been buried.Othman bin Maz'unHe is Abu al Sa'ab Othman bin "son" Mathun bin Habeeb bin Wahab bin Huthafa bin Jumh bin Ewmro bin Huseis bin Kab bin Lwy bin Ghalb al Jumhy al Qurshy.He born during the Pre-Islamic time, but he used the way of the wise, they called him as a Wiseman at that time. ...
Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zainul Abedin(A.S.), the fourth Shia Holy Imam and the eldest son of Imam Hussain (A.S.) was born in the holy city of Madinah on the 5th day of the month of Shaban in the year 38 Hijrah. On the Auspicious and Solemn occasions of the Birthday Anniversary of the "Great Saviors of Islam" We extend our Joyous and Happy Greetings and Felicitations to all the followers and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) in the ...
Charity to the poor
Fatimah (A.S) was charitable and too kind to the poor and the deprived. She, her husband, and her two sons were meant by these Qur'anic verses, (And they give food out of love for Him to the poor, the orphan, and the captive. We only feed you for Allah's sake; we desire from you neither reward nor thanks. 76:8-9).
Fatimah (A.S) milled wheat and barley for her poor neighbors who were unable to do that. She carried water to ...
On the Sad and Mourning occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Holy Prophet of Islam Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (S.A.W.), Imam Hasan Mujtaba(A.S.) and Imam Reza(A.S.) we extend our Heartfelt Grief and Condolences to the Millions Muslims and all the lovers of the Holy Ahlul Bayt(A.S.) in the world.
30 Safar Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Reza (A.S.)
Historical Aspect of the Emam's Biography His Distinctions and Characteristics
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It is narrated that Hazrat Abulfazl Al-Abbas (A.S) never sat next to Imam Hussein (A.S) without permission; he asked for permission and when he was allowed, he sat very politely. (1)
Hazrat Abulfazl Al-Abbas (A.S) sometimes worked with his father in farms, gardens and palm groves. Some time, he was teaching Islamic narrations and plans to people in mosques. He also helped poor and needy people. He highly respected his brothers and sisters and ...
Imam al-Hussein (a.s) was a man of faith and action. During nights, he worshipped Allah in privacy while during the day he worked hard and guided the people. He was constantly mindful of the poor and the needy, and he used to visit them and cheer them up.He used to tell his followers: "Be always in touch with the needy, for Allah does not love the arrogant". Al-Imam al-Hussein (a.s) always helped the poor as much as he ...
Philosophers and Gnostics have divided love into various categories; however as a general division they have divided love into two types:
1. True love which is the love for Allah, His attributes, and His actions.
2. Metaphorical love which is applied to many things. It can be said that metaphorical love is not limited to a human's love of another human; rather it is having love for anything other than Allah's essence.
What is the ruling on ...
Fatimah (peace be upon her) has endowed with honor and grand dignity; the honor no one could achieve it as Fatimah (peace be upon her) did. Expressing all her aspects of her character is not feasible; therefore, some points are stated:1. She is Allah’s beloved:She is the pure servant of Allah, and is always in worship and contact with Him in order to give her servanthood superiority over her other positions, so that no luxury, effort, or ...
Prostration of thanksgiving after every mandatory prayer was the practice (Sunna Mu’akkada) of the Prophet (S).Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) has hinted at it’s being mandatory and said that when a person makes a prostration of thanksgiving, Allah addresses the angels and tells them that a sincere creature is doing the Sajda al-Shukr. He asks the angels to suggest what Reward must be given to the person. The angels would suggest that Allah keep ...
By: Jerrmein Abu Shahbaبِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah the Merciful, the CompassionateThe expression of Bimillah Al Rahman Al Raheem, also known as Basmala, is a beautifully poetic phrase which offers both deep insight and brilliant inspiration. It would take many volumes of books to analyze in detail the significance of this expression word by word.We cannot fathom the magnificence of ...
When certain seasons of worship come around like the months of Ramadan and Muharram, it is very important that we re-evaluate ourselves to see what blessings we have gotten from them. Were they in proportion with the power of the season? Have we preserved these blessings? How can we best invest these blessings after the season is over? Many people are pleased with the condition they have at the time, without worrying about what will come after ...
