Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) lived a short life of 28 years. In this short life, he (as) had to endure great sufferings at the hands of the Abbasid tyrants. But in spite of all that suffering and confinement in Samarrah, ‘Iraq, many scholars benefited from his God gifted knowledge and later became famous scholars in their fields. He (as) discussed with agnostics of that age many times about the existence of God and the reasons for the necessity ...
Imam Zayn al-Abidin was the child of the Prophet. On his pilgrimage to Hajj, he was reluctant to travel with the caravan who knew him. Instead, he wished to travel with the caravan coming from a remote area who did not recognize him. This was so that he may travel amongst them as a stranger. He joined such a caravan and asked whether he can be of service to them. They accepted. In those days, it was customary for people to travel on camel and ...
Imam Musa Ibn-e-Jafar al-Kazim, peace be upon him, seventh infallible successor of Chief of Prophets Prophet Muhammad Ibn-e-Abdellah, peace be upon him and his progeny, suffered from different kinds of painful ordeals and misfortunes in the time of tyrants of his era. Among them was the tyrant, Harun, who spared no effort to wrong and punish him. Imam, peace be upon him, spent his youth till his martyrdom in Harun's prisons.According to the ...
Hazrat Zahra (SA) in the Surah of al-Insan
Allah the Exalted has said:
"Verily the Good shall drink of a Cup (of wine) mixed with Kafur. A fountain where the Devotees of God do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance. They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil lies far and wide. And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the orphan and the captive. Saying, `We feed you for the sake of God alone; no reward do we ...
Sahl bin Ahmad narrated from Ali bin Abdullah, from Al-Zubairi Is’haaq bin Ibrahim, from Abdul Razzaq bin Homam, from his father, from Mina, slave of Abdul Rahman bin Awf, from Abdullah bin Masoud, who said:I was with the Messenger of Allah, when he sighed heavily.“O the Messenger of Allah, why are you so sad?” I asked.“O Ibn Masoud, my death is approaching,” the Prophet replied.“Appoint a successor, O ...
Imamat of Ali (A.S) Announced During the Inception of Islamic MissionThe following two traditions are written, one after the other, in the History of al-Tabari which is one of the important history book for the Sunnis. Besides al-Tabari, many other historians and traditionists and commentators of Quran from among Sunnis have recorded this tradition in their books. (see below for the list of references). The two traditions explicitly indicate ...
But Fadak remained the symbol of the lost justice according to the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.); for al-Zamakhshari says in his Rabi' al-Abrar,"Harun al-Rashid kept pressing Mousa ibn Ja'fer (A.S.) to take Fadak back, and he kept refusing. When he insisted that he should, he said, `I shall not take it back except in its boundaries.' He asked him, `And what are its boundaries?' He said, `The first is Aden;' al-Rashid's face changed colour and he asked him, ...
Some Sunni exegetists have attacked the deductive fundamentals of Shia Muslims to make the reasoning on Verse of Proclamation worthless. They have questioned Shia belief in hiding revelation by the Messenger of Allah. They say: "Shia believes that the Prophet used to hide a number of verses revealed to him, but when the Verse of Proclamation was revealed, the Prophet (PBUH) was told to openly proclaim his mission." Abu Bakr Jassas, the author ...
One of the exemplary women in the history of Islam was Fatima bint Assad, who got many honors in her blessed life. Her father was Assad, son of Hashim. Her life is worthy of note from different aspects, because the virtues that Allah had bestowed on her were so great that no other woman, before or after her, could be her equal in that respect. Allah willed for reasons He alone knew that the Prophet (SAW) should be away from his parents. After ...
1-Imam Sadiq (A.S) used to perform prayers for long hours when someone cursed him and used to cry and supplicate the Almighty God to forgive the curser. If the curser was a relative, the Imam used to give him/her money and establish good relations with him/her saying: "God knows that I respect my relatives and fulfill their demands before they turn to me in need."
2-The Imam sent his servant to do something for him. The servant did not ...
Reward for Good doing
قالَ النَّبيُّ(s): أرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ بَنى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ: مَنْ آوَى الْيَتِيمَ، وَرَحِمَ الضَّعِيفَ، وَأشْفَقَ عَلى والِدَيهِ وَرَفِقَ بِمَمْلُوكِهِ.
The great Prophet(s) has stated: God will provide a mansion in the paradise for any person who ...
There she was, and having opened her eyes to life, she saw her father (PBUH) coming every now and then, weighed down by the pressures, burdens and harm inflicted by the atheists; so she would embrace her father and relieve his pain and take care of him with all kindness.
One day, she saw her father (PBUH) in the Holy Mosque of Makkah after the atheists had dumped dirt and rubbish over his back while he was praying to his Lord. She promptly went ...
By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi Respect of the tombs of the Messenger of Allah (S) and the Holy Imams is Wajib in the view of all Muslims because every religious person considers their disrespect a greater sin. Many traditions speak of the respect necessary from the Tahzīb of Shaykh Mufīd. The Messenger of Allah (S) addressed Amir ul-Mu’minīn (a.s.) and said, “O ‘Ali! The Almighty Allah has made your grave and the ...
Abu Basir narrates:After the martyrdom of Imam Sadiq (A.S.) I went to his house to pay my condolences to his wife Hamidah. Upon seeing me, she began to weep and I wept as well.Then she said Abu Basir! If you were here on the last moments of Imam Sadiq's (A.S.) life, you would have witnessed something extraordinary.What is that? I asked.She answered:It was in the last moments of the Imam's life when he opened his blessed eyes and said:Gather all ...
Fatimah (A.S.) was the only woman connecting Prophethood and Imamate and was the link between the two. She was the daughter of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), the wife of the first Imam (A.S.) and the mother of the rest of the Imams (A.S.) who descended from her and her husband Ali (A.S.). Allah singled her out with this virtue and peculiarity because she was the most perfect and highest example in purity, sanctity, worship, asceticism and ...
AbstractAn attempt is made to study economic ideas of Imam Ali (A.S.) (600-661 C.E.) with special reference to his letter to Malik al-Ashtar (d.658 C.E.). After going through the contents of Imam Ali (A.S.) letter to al-Ashtar, we discover certain principles on which Imam Ali (A.S.) wanted to govern his people with a difference. Much more can be learnt from Nahjul Balagha but the present attempt is limited to the study of only one letter. Among ...
Each year the Imamiyyah Shiites commemorate two historic-religious events: the tragedy of Ashura, martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A.S.) and the tragic martyrdom of Hadrat Fatimah al-Zahra (A.S.). Indeed, it is our duty to put forth effort in keeping the memory of these events alive.Perhaps those not familiar with Shiite beliefs may question the purpose of commemorating the tragic past events, thinking remembering these sad events will only cause ...
On the fifteeenth of the holy month of Ramadan, in the third year after Hijra , the Prophetic house announced the birth of the first grandson of the Prophet (s.a.w). This good news was given to the Chosen Prophet (s.a.w) . He hastened to the house of his daughter, the chaste Zahra', to communicate his congratulations and show his delight.The blessed new born bady was taken to him and the Prophet (s.a.w) received him with the whole of his pure ...
DESPAIRIt is a desert, dark and fearful,No goal for man, no way, no companion,No sun, no candle, nothing is seen,As if he has gone blind.No wise man can he find to ask the way,When suddenly thunder roars tiger-like,And this man presses his ears for fear of the roar of thunder,Then follows a brief lightning,No one by him, no way is found,Darkness and silence, and no hope is left.It seems as if pain and torture are born with man, for, he has never ...
