At forenoon of the tenth of Muharram when the heat of the sun started scorching the earth, Hussain, his household and companions began to feel the severity of thirst. The enemy was adamant not to give them access to the water of the River Euphrates out of Jahili'ite enmities and Badri'ite grudges. Therefore, Aba Abdillah AI-Hussain, feeling the strain of thirst, mounted his horse and opened the leaves of Al-Qur'an over his head and stood in ...
One of many things that led us to know the symbolic value fadak had in the islamic account was a peom said by famous poet Da'bil al-khuza'iy, which he composed when al-ma'moon (the Abbasid caliph )gave Fadak back to fatimites. Here is its opening verse:The face of the time smiled, when Ma'moon gave back Fadak to the Hashimites.1In the end, point worth noting; Fadak was not little piece of land or a small field as some poeple thought. What I am ...
Knowledge and Ignorance
In reply to some one who posed Imam Ali (as) a difficult question, Imam Ali (as) said : "Ask in order to understand, and do not ask in order to find fault, for surely the ignorant man who wants to learn resembles a man of knowledge, and surely a man of knowledge who wants to be difficult resembles an ignorant man who wants to find fault. "
The Station of the men of Knowledge
The man of knowledge is the one who ...
Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a) spent his short life in sufferings and distresses. The Abbasid kings spared no effort in oppressing him. They moved him from a prison to another. They subjected him to confinement and imposed on him an economical blockade. They prevented him from meeting with his followers as they prevented ulama and scholars from contacting with him to take from the fountains of his sciences. And this, as I think, was the worst distress ...
When Mo'awiya bin Abu Sufyan became the caliph, he went too far in sarcasm and slighting relating to the wronged right (Fadak).He gifted one third of the fadak to Marwan bin al-Hakam,one third to Omar bin Othman and the last one to his son Yazeed. It was still circulated1 among them untill it was totally possessed by Marwan during his rule. Finally it came to Omar bin Abdul Aziz bin Marwan.When Omar became the caliph,he paid it back to the ...
He was called al-Shayba`ni. He was given the kunya of Abu` al-Hasan. It was said that he was given the kunya of Abu` Hamza. He belonged to the next generation. He was among the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. He was among the main religious scholars, and among the outstanding narrators. He was among those who knew the truth, and among those who declared the religion of Allah. We will mention some of his affairs:
His Scientific ...
The preparatory committee of the Martyrdom Spring International Conference that is annually held by the Imam Hussein and the El-Abbas Holy Shrines announced the stipulations for participating in the research contest.The conference is going to be held on the third of Sha’ban month of this year, according to the Islamic calendar. The title of the conference will be “Imam Hussein is an ongoing succor and enormous ...
We shall restrict our discussion to the period of his somewhat more than four-year caliphate. 'Ali was all the time a two-powered personality; 'Ali always had the powers both of attraction and repulsion. In fact, we see right from the beginning of the Islamic age one group who gravitated more round 'Ali, and another group who did not have such a good connection with him and who were occasionally pained by his existence. But the period of 'Ali's ...
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Lutfullah as-Safi al-GulpayganiQUESTION: Was Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) the founder of the Shi‘a school or its promulgator and explainer?ANSWER: Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) acquainted the public with the original Shi‘a school of thought, which perhaps even some friends and devotees of Ahl al-Bait (peace be upon them) had not recognized properly. By establishing that vast school of knowledge, he ...
What is the reason for the friendship and love for Ali in people's hearts? Nobody has yet discovered the secret of this love. That is, no one has been able to formulate it, and say that if it were like this then that would follow, or if it were like that then this would happen. However it does of course have a secret.
(Bayt Agency) - There is something in the love which dazzles the one who loves and draws him towards it. This attraction and ...
Addressing Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him), Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God Upon Him and His Progeny) said: "O Ali, he who goes on pilgrimage to me or one of my descendents, will be visited by me on the Day of Judgment and will be saved by me from the fear of the Day of Judgment." (Thavab ul A'maal, p. 242, Kamil ul Ziyaraat, p. 41, Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 100, p. 123)
There are four traditions from three Imams on the reward for pilgrimage to ...
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zaynul-'Abidin ( Peace be Upon him ) Name: 'Ali. Title: Zaynu'l-'Abidln. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Father's name: al-Husayn Sayyidu 'sh-Shuhada'. Mother's name: Shahr Banu, daughter of Yazdeger III, the King of Persia. Birth: In Medina, on Saturday, 15th Jumada 'I-ula 36 AH. Death: Died at the age of 58, in Medina; poisoned by al-Walid ibn 'Abdi 'I-Malik ibn Marwan on 25th Muharram 95 AH; buried in Jannatu 'I-Baqi', in ...
Ali's views on charity Ali was always extremely poor, yet he was as renowned for his charity as he was for his piety. Because he never owned any money or goods of his own, he had to be exempted from the Zakat, the obligatory alms tax levied on every male and female Muslim of means, but whenever his share of the "Ghanima" (booty) or "Fay" came into his hands, he immediately distributed it amongst the poor and destitute, giving ...
Recitation of the Holy Quran Desired by the Holy Prophet (s)Ibn e Masood was one of the scribes of the revealed Verses of the Holy Quran. He wrote down a verse as soon as it was revealed.One day, the Holy Prophet (s) said to Ibn e Masood, ‘Today I want to hear you recite verses from the Holy Quran.’Ibn e Masood opened his manuscript and started reciting Surah An-Nisa. The Holy Prophet (s) listened, totally engrossed. When Ibn e ...
Salaam and heartfelt condolences to our readers on the beginning of the month of Moharram, the month of grief that moistens eyes. It is the month whose start is marked by the faithful in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and wherever there are followers of the Ahl al-Bayt of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), with black attires, black banners, and black draping as a mark of respect to the ...
In houses Allah has allowed to be exalted and wherein His Name is celebrated; He is glorified therein, morning and evening." (Holy Qur'an 24:36) The renowned Sunni scholar,Tha'labi, in his exegesis of the holy Qur'an titled "Tafsir al-Kabir" has mentioned on the authority of Anas bin Malik and Buraidah that when asked about the houses exalted by God, Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) said the reference is to the abodes of Divine Messengers. At ...
Al-Sadiq's Attitudes With Al-MansurAnd His GovernorsAllah, the Exalted, granted ahl at Bayt many outstamerits. Wisdom was among them. You maybe astonished at the attitudes of al- Sadiq towards al- Mansür and his governors because he sometimes used soft words and spared no effort to justifa’ his innocence and sometimes faced them with intensity and violence, admitting nothing even though his attitude would make them angry.Al- Sadiq was ...
Imam Sadjad (A.S) said: “How poor son of Adam is! Every day, he is inflicted with three misfortunes. Nevertheless, he does learn lessons from any. Had he learnt a lesson, all the misfortunes of this worldly life would have been easy in his sight. The first misfortune is that the day which comes upon him decreases his age. If a decrease occurs to his wealth, he will become so depressed, while he can cover the decrease of wealth, but he cannot ...
The effect of the speech was so powerful that everybody in the court began to weep and blame Yazid. Yazid was afraid that the Imam continued his speech; there would be a revolution and revolt. At the same time, Yazid could not stop Imam and get him down from the pulpit. He, therefore, ordered a caller of prayer to give Azaan, knowing that this would automatically cut the Imam's speech.
When the Muazzin said Allah-o Akbar (God is Greatest), Imam ...
"O People! The Messenger of Allah has said: If anyone witnesses an oppressive ruler who permits that which has been forbidden by Allah, breaks the divine covenant, opposes the Prophet's Sunnah and regulations, and treats Allah’s servants through sinful acts and oppression, but does not express his opposition by actions or words towards that ruler, then Allah would have the right to place him in the status of the oppressive ruler (the ...
