Professor Muhsin Qara'atiAmong all the Prophets, the Holy Prophet is the only Prophet about whose life even ordinary matters have been recorded in history and this is a great accomplishment of the Muslim nation because the biographical sketches of other Prophets have been written after a lapse of considerable time with alterations and incorrect accounts by some of their followers. However on the life and attributes of the Holy Prophets many ...
Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) were two brothers and at the same time Imams. In that period and age both were Imams one obeyed the other; the younger brother obeyed his elder, as he became Imam. Imam Hasan (AS) actually held the political authority as well as the religious one. He administered social affairs and held the government over them. Imam Hussain (AS) had no say as long as his brother Hasan was alive. The writer now tries to ...
The Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA) has called on the Saudi monarch to prevent the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and release the cleric.
UMAA is extremely disturbed by the recent execution sentence imposed on Sheikh Baqir Al-Nimr for charges such as "sowing discord" and "undermining national unity", it said in a statement.
"We are particularly concerned because Nimr al-Nimr did not receive a fair trial. ...
This article is divided into two parts:1. Levels of Worship2. The Approach of the Nahj al-balaghah (This part is divided in to two parts too)A. Levels of DevotionB. Purging of Sins'Ibadah, or service, of the One God and negation of everything else as an object of service and worship, is one of the essential teachings of God-sent apostles-a feature never absent from the teachings of any prophet.As we know, in the sacred religion of Islam, too, ...
Traditionally and literally, the \"Ahl al-Bayt\" or \"the members of the household\" and the family of a man are those who live as members in the small society of his house such as his wife, son, daughter, and servant living within the housing complex of the house owner. Sometimes, the meaning of the Ahl al-Bayt is generalized to include close relatives such as father, mother, sister, children, uncle, father\'s sister, maternal aunt, and their ...
The number of the fundamentals (Usool-e-Deen) is a theoreticalissue. It means that some issues because of their importance in terms ofbeing the pillars of the religion or the distinguishing aspect of thisschool (Shia) from others (in terms of faith) or because beingfundamental for the practical and belief aspects, became part ofUsool-e-Deen. Which in reality is a kind of overall view of a religionor school. It means that where possible we should ...
1) The Prophet (s) said, "The title of the believer's book is love for Ali (a)." Al-Manaqib of Ibn Al-Maghazeli, 243; Tarikh Baghdad of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, 4/410; Al-Jami of Al-Sayuti, 2/145; Yanabi Al-Mawda.2) The Prophet (s) said, "There is no sword but Dhul-Fiqar, and there is no man but Ali (a)." Mustadrak Al-Sahihain of Al-Hakim Al-Nisabori, 2/385; Sunan Al-Bayhaqi, 3/376; Ibn Al-Maghazeli, 197; Al-Tabari, 2/514; Al-Riyadh Al-Nudhra, ...
Presenting this sermon of Bint-e-Ali on the occasion of Arba’in when Hadrat Zainab Bint-e-Ali (A.S.) along with other holy ladies and children of Ahl-ol Beit (A.S.) came to Karbala …All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Allah's blessing be upon His Messenger Muhammad and his entire progeny. True are the words of Allah, who says, "Then the end of those who committed evil was that they disbelieved in Allah's signs and they ...
A Christian man once entered the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H&H.P), so the people said “Hey you! You are not allowed to enter the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah, for you are a Christian man, so leave” Thus, he said:” Yesterday, I saw the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H&H.P) with the Jesus, son of Mary (S.A), in my dream. So, Jesus said to me: “Embrace Islam by the hands of the Last Prophet, Mohammad son ...
The first dome over the blessed grave was built by Mamun. The present dome, however, was built over the holy grave during the rule of Sultan Muhammad Khudabandeh (b. 1282 A.D.), the Mongol ruler of Iran converted to Shia'ism and ruled Iran from 703-716 A.H. / 1304-1316 A.D. High quality decorative glazed tiles were used for its construction.The magnificent dome is one of the biggest and the most magnificent specimens of Islamic architecture in ...
1) The Prophet (s) said, "On the Day of Judgment, a caller will call out, 'lower your gaze until Fatima has passed."Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 91 & 93, Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal quoted in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 190; Asad Al-Ghaba, v. 5, p. 523; Tadhkirat Al-Khawas, p. 279; Dhaka'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 48; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 356; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51-52, Yanabi^ Al-Muwadda, v. 2, ch. 56, p. ...
Ziarat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A.S)السلام عليك يا إمام الورىالسلام عليك أيها العروة الوثقىالسلام عليك يا حبل الله المتينالسلام عليك يانوره المبينالسلام عليك أيها الصادقجعفر بن محمد خازن العلم الداعيإلى الله بالحقاللهم كما جعلته معدن كلامك ووحيك وخازن ...
Heartiest congratulations to you all on a very auspicious day commemorated as Day of Youths. It is the day that is celebrated every year in the Islamic Republic of Iran as the Day of the Virtuous Youths, for it was on this day on the 11th of the month of Sha'ban that God had granted the Martyr of Karbala, Imam Husain (A.S), with a meritorious son, who bore a striking resemblance to his grandfather, Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.A) in both appearance ...
Today, in the eighteenth episode of our daily series, we look at the events which occurred on the 6th Moharram in the year 61 AH in the fateful field of Karbala where Imam Husain (PuH), his family members, and his small group of loyal companions were besieged by the growing number of Omayyad forces demanding that he either pledge allegiance to the Godless rule of the tyrant Yazid or surrender to them. Every day, Obaidullah Ibn Ziyad, ...
The theme of freedom is repeatedly emphasized and elaborated in the Nahj al-Balaghah. We shall quote a few relevant passages to substantiate the points made so far.. . . (God) has given inborn disposition to human minds to shape themselves either towards good or towards evil." (Khutbah 75)They were given complete liberty in this world, of thought and deed, to think as they like and to do as they desire, so that they may develop their minds, and ...
Islam's aim, in its wars, battles and national uprisings against polytheism and materialism, has not been conquest, expansionism, imperialism or the seizure of others' financial resources. The early impact of Islam on Mecca caused loss to those vested interests which profited from the service of the ancient idols in the Ka'aba and the pilgrims who flocked to those shrines from all the Arab world. These vested interests therefore revolted against ...
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Hādī (a) (Arabic: أبوجعفر محمد بن علی الهادی (ع)), known as Sayyid Muḥammad (Arabic: سید محمد), and also known among the natives as Sabu' al-Dujayl (Arabic: سبع الدُجَیل, the lion of Dujayl), was the senior son of Imam al-Hadi (a). Because of his remarkable moral virtues, many Shiites and others thought that he would inherit imamate from Imam al-Hadi (a). However, ...
By: Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi When the philosophers began to express the philosophy of humanity, they mentioned the spirit as being an important element in relation to other elements. From then on, all philosophies presented a point of view about it to the point where some of the Islamic scholars have presented a thousand reasons for the truth of the presence of the spirit and issues relating to it. Much has been stated in this area but the ...
Imam al-Sajjad (A.S.) in his advising letter to Muhammad Ibn Muslim al-Zuhri: May Allah keep the calamity far from me and you and have mercy on you and keep you away from the fire of Hell, because you are entangled in a state that you need mercy. Allah's bounties are so much for you that you are healthy and have lived a long life. Your responsibilities are more serious because [the Holy Qur'an] and the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) are well known to you ...
During the time Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) was in imprisonment at Baghdad, for three years at a stretch there was a severe famine. A Christian scholar arrived there and showing a miracle of causing rain he created a great turmoil in the beliefs of Muslims. Everyone began to extol his spiritual feats and the truth of Christian faith. The news reached Motamid. He summoned him and requested him to cause rain. Immediately he raised his hands to the sky ...
