His blessed name: ‘AlīHis father's name: Imam Mūsā b. Ja‘far (A.S.)His mother's name: Najma or TuktamHis nickname: Abū al-HasanHis cognomen: RezaDate of birth: Dhu'l-Qa'ada 11, 148/Dec 29, 765Place of birth: Holy city of MedinaProgeny: His holiness Imam Muhammad Taqī (A.S.); of course, it is disagreed whether his holiness has had other children.Rulers of his time: Mansur Dawāniqī, Mahdī ‘Abbāsī, Hādī ‘Abbāsī, Hārūn ...
Knowledge is the basis of every sublime state and the culmination of every high station. That is why the Holy Prophet said, 'It is the duty of every Muslim, man and woman, to seek knowledge,' that is, the knowledge of precaution (taqwa) and certainty. Imam 'Ali [a] said, "Seek knowledge, though it be in China," meaning the knowledge of gnosis of the self, in it is contained knowledge of the Lord.The Holy Prophet said, 'Whoever knows his own self ...
1. Fadak Issue:Fadak was a piece of land that was reached to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) by the Jews with no war or bloodshed in the 7th year of Hijrat; on the other hand, the Jews had granted it to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) personally. Then, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his descendants) registered that and in the same year dedicated it to Fatimah (peace be upon her) for reasons. This ...
By: ABNA’s Reporter Zaynab Shah Ali
Q- According to your opinion, what kind of main characteristics of Hazarat Ali’s personality made him popular?
A- Bismillah ir-Rahman, ir-Rahim, I admire Imam Ali (peace be upon him) for his great works, his righteousness, his courage and his patience.
Imam Ali (peace be upon him) has given us so many revelations, speeches and books with information about all aspects in daily ...
Those whom this passage is referring to are the martyrs who were killed along with the Imam in Karbala, the reason being:
1) Usually, live people who visit the shrines of the imams aren't referred to as ‘Arwah' (souls).
2) This passage is read by the pilgrim himself, so he can't be the one being addressed by it at the same time.
3) In all of the ziyarats of Imam Hussein (A.S), never have the pilgrims of his shrine been specifically greeted ...
It was the month of Ramazan, the month of fasting. It was the time of the morning prayers; the Kufa mosque was full of Muslims. One man called as Ibn Muljim, was pretended to be sleeping with his face downward. He had hidden a poisonous sword under him. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was kneeling before Allah (SWT) and when he raised his head a terrible blow fell upon him giving a very deep cut from the poisonous sword of Ibn Muljim. There was a ...
By: Sayyid Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi Now that I have explained all necessary conditions of prophet-hood, it will not be out of place to give in short sentences some proofs of the Divine origin of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.). First Proof: Everybody knows that Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.) claimed to be the Prophet from Allah; and he showed miracles in support of that claim. It proves that his claim was ...
After all else failing, the holy Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(A.S.), in her desperation and frustration, causes a great controversy among all the Muslims. By personally going to her Father's Mosque of Al-Madinah, after prayers had ended, to publicly expose and demand the immeadiate return of her rightful inheritance from Abu Bakr and his supporters, who Pleads Her Case The Fatimah Al-Zahra(A.S.) had now exhausted all possible avenues in her pursuit to ...
A perfect recognition of the Ahl al-Bayt is beyond human capacity. With numerous translations and interpretations of the Holy Quran throughout centuries, every new generation realizes that there are concepts in the Holy Quran, which have not been discussed as yet. The same thing can be said about Ahl al-Bayt. All throughout the past fourteen centuries, many books and dissertations have been written on them; yet, there are still many things that ...
Fatimah (peace be upon her) is grand and eternal on the account that she has been united with Allah. She has absorbed herself in His.She is greater than the great, because she is acquainted with Allah, who is the greatest, and she is eternal forever until Doomsday, because she is acquainted with the Eternal.
Fatimah (peace be upon her) is a woman, whose grandeur cannot be inserted in expression and words, because we cannot analyze the infinite ...
We need to cleanse our heart of dirt so that the light of Allah could move in with the fullest magnitude. We should purify our love and affection for Ahl al- Bait (PBUT), and keep aloof from their enemies:Imam al-Baqir (PBUH) and Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH) narrated that the Apostle of Allah (PBUH&HF) said, "Everything has a principle, and the principle of Islam is the love of us Ahl al-Bait." 59 Also:Imam al-Ridha (PBUH) said, "The perfection of ...
London Friday Prayer Leader said, “The Razavi Holy Shrine is the best basis for promoting the Islamic unity.” Hujjat al-Islam Sheikh Hussein Turki who has traveled to Iran to take part in the Islamic Unity Conference, attended in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.). He described the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) as the source of all blessings and said, “Razavi Holy Shrine has performed many cultural and constructional ...
Imam Husain (AS) continuing his journey towards Iraq halted at a place called Shiraf, and asked his companions to store more water than is normally needed for the rest of the journey. Suddenly one of his companions said "Allahu Akbar," at what appeared to him palm trees in the far distance.The people around him said it is impossible for palm trees to be in such a waterless tract. When they looked carefully, they saw spears and horses. The Imam ...
Hazrat Zainab (S.A) said to her brother: "Brother Hussain! Thousands of soldiers are gathering to fight you. We have hardly 72 men with us. Do you not have anyone to come to your help?" "My sister Zainab, many wanted to join me during the journey from Medina to Karbala. I politely discouraged them because their intention was not truthful. Many joined and have run away during the journey because they were scared of dying." He continued: "Zainab! ...
It is narrated in 64th volume of Bihar-ul Anvar by Allamah Majlisi from the book Al-Kharaij (by Sayed Hibatullah Rawandi) that someone asked the grandson of the holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (p), Chief of Martyrs, Leader of Youths of Paradise Hazrat Imam Hussein (p) in his very youth about the voices of different animals and species and their chanting.As Imam knows the language and chanting of every species and animals, therefore Mohamed bin ...
Ruqayyah bint Hussain or Sukaina (Sakina is a derivative of "Sakoon" meaning "Peace") was the daughter of Husayn ibn ‘Alī and Rubab (the daughter of the chief of the Kinda Imra al-Qays tribe).Sayeda Sakina was born on 20 Rajab, 56 AH. Her titles includes Sakina, Ma‘sūmah, Aatika, Kulthūm, and Zaynab. Her early years were said to have been spent in Medina. Her brothers included Ali ibn Husayn, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Ali Asghar ...
Imam al-Hadi (AS)’s MartyrdomThe Tenth Holy Imam Ali AI-Hadi(AS) the son of the Imam Mohammad AI-Jawad(AS) and Al-Sayyidah Samanah.He died of poisoning,and was buried in Samarra, Iraq, by his son the Eleventh Imam Hassan Al-Askari(AS) where his shrine stands today.He remarkably excelled all others of his time in the fields of human perfections, as vast knowledge, generosity, politeness of manners, worshipping of Allah(swt), with moral ...
Such values and principles as human dignity, freedom, social equity, legitimate right of security and defense, social security, education and upbringing, negation of compulsion and coercion, supporting the rights of the women and children and the rights of the deprived classes in the society, respecting right of ownership and other humane natural, innate and contractual legal concepts, as well as legal and political concepts already exist and ...
Ummul Momenin Hadrat Khadijah(A.S.) the most beloved wife of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and the mother of Hadrat Fatima Zahra(A.S.), passed away on 10th Ramazan in Makkah three years before the Hijrah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) from Makkah to Madinah. She was the first woman to embrace Islam and sacrificed all her wealth in sacred and noble cause of Islam. It is a historical fact that "Islam did not rise except through Imam Ali's sword and ...
The belief in the Mahdi is not only an essential doctrine deep-rooted in Islamic faith but rather it is an embodiment of human nature regardless of one's religious affiliations. For it is the universal desire of humans as a whole to try to achieve or at least witness the realisation of the ultimate objective of their existence, through which they will achieve perfection and social happiness in their entirety. Therefore by reason of inner ...
