Thinking about Karbala, one would inevitably remember the thirst of the fighters of Karbala. Such thirst has a history which starts from Hazrat Ibrahim’s (Prophet Abraham’s) story with Hajar and Ismail.Sareh, Prophet Abraham’s wife, told him, “As I cannot give birth to a child, you should marry Hajar. Maybe she could give you a baby.”After a short while, God blessed the eighty-six-year old Abraham with a son. ...
The great speech of Lady Zaynab has been an extension of the uprising of Karbala and a good representation of its values and goals. Lady Zaynab referred to the false elation of Yazid who thought of himself as victorious in that encounter. She uncovered the truth that his military superiority was transient and that Almighty Allah let the unbelievers enjoy bliss in this world so that their sons will increase and, thus, they will have a painful ...
One day the Holy Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(A.S.) was shown by her Father The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) a very special kind of Prayer. That he himself was shown earlier by The Trusted Archangel Jibrael(A.S.).This special After-Prayer is to be said after each time, any Prayer of Worship is concluded.The Holy Lady(A.S) in turn began to teach the short Prayer to so many others. That in the very short time, it became to be known as the 'Prayer of Fatimah ...
Ja'far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq(Peace be Upon him)Name: Ja'farTitle: as.-Sadiq.Agnomen: Abu 'Abdillah.Father's name: Muhammad al-Baqir.Mother's name: Umm Farwah.Birth: In Medina, on Monday, 17th Rabi'u 'I-awwal 83 AH.Death: Died at the age of 65, in Medina on Monday, 25th Shawwal 148 AH; poisoned by al-Mansur ad-Dawaniqi, the 'Abbasid caliph.________________________________________The holyImam Ja'far as.-Sadiqwas the sixth in the succession of the ...
The name of this divine lady was Fatima and her nickname was Masoumah. Her father was Imam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.), the seventh Imam of the Shi'ites and her mother was named Najma Khatun who was also the mother of Imam Reza (A.S.), the eighth Shi'ite Imam.
She was born on first day of the month of Zee al-Qa'adah in the year 173 A.H. in the holy city of Madinah Munawwarah. Her holy father was martyred in the Baghdad prison at the hands of the ...
There Existed a good deal of harmony and uniformity between the aspects pertaining to the births of Prophet Muhammad, the last Apostle of Allah and Imam al-Mahdi, the last Apostolic Imam. Just as the coming of the Holy Prophet was prophesied well in advance by the preceding prophets, similarly the impending news of the gracious birth of Imam al-Mahdi was foretold by the Holy Prophet.Innumerable traditions in this context, quoted right from the ...
• The Prophet (s) said, "The most beloved of my family to me is Fatima."Al-Jami' al-Sagheer, v. 1, #203, p. 37;Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 191;Yanabi' Al-Mawadda, v. 2, ch. 59, p. 479;Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 93.• The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is more beloved to me than you, oh Ali, and you are dearer to me than her."Majma' Al-Zawa'id, v. 9, p. 202;Al-Jami' Al-Sagheer, v. 2, p. 654, n. 5761;Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, 97;Asad Al-Ghaba, v. 5, ...
When Allah made Muhammad (S.A.W.) Prophet, He designated him as the "Last Prophet". For this reason, from the very beginning of his mission! the Prophet of Allah told the people that he was the "last of the prophets", and that no prophet would come after him. Those who believed in Muhammad (S.A.W.) and became Muslims in the early days of Islam, all recognized him to be the last of Allah's prophets. The Qur'an, the Word of Allah and the permanent ...
We have said that despite the differences in details all Prophets have delivered the same message and belonged to the same ideological school. The principles and teachings of this school were explained to human society gradually in proportion to its development till the humanity reached the stage when the entire teachings in a comprehensive form were presented. At this point Prophethood came to an end. The Holy Prophet, Muhammad bin Abdullah ...
Imam Sadiq (A.S) said, "one day I and my father came out of the assembly of Hisham. We happened to pass by a place where a group of Christians had come to ask questions from their scholar. We too went there to see what the affair was.We saw an old man with grey hair and grey eyebrows sitting among them. We also sat among the aggregation. The followers of Jesus Christ (A.S) were sitting before him like worthless children, and were asking him ...
By: Seyyed Ali ShahbazIt is beyond the power of ordinary mortals to pen the merits and virtues of Hazrat Zainab (A.S.), whose praise requires a tongue as eloquent as that of the Holy Qur'an or as fluently expressive as that of Prophet Muahammad (SAWA) and his Infallible progeny.Her genealogy is impeccable. Hazrat Zainab (A.S.) was a blue blood scion of the House of Hashem (AS), the noble leader of the Quraysh tribe who was descended from Prophet ...
Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S) has said: "There are two characteristics, which surpass all others: having faith in Allah, and benefiting one's brothers (in faith)."
One of the major responsibilities of Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S), for which he endeavored earnestly, was to introduce the Imam after him to the Shiites and to inform them of the next Imam's occultation. At the time, the Abbasid dynasty, having had heard the words of the previous Imams ...
In the holy city of Medina, the holy household was awaiting the arrival of a new born.In the house of Imam Kadhim (AS), Najma, the wife of the honorable Imam was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the child; she was counting days and nights for that day. The Imam's house was overwhelmed with happiness.Finally, the day arrived, on the 1st of Dhil-Qa'dah 173 (A.H.) when Allah blessed the 7th Imam Musa Kadhim (AS) with a daughter. The ...
Al-Sahifat Al-Sajjadiyya is the oldest prayer manual in Islamic sources and one of the most seminal works of Islamic spirituality of the early period. It was composed by the Prophet's great grandson, `Ali ibn al-Husayn, known as Zayn al-'Abidin (`the adornment of the worshippers'), and has been cherished in Shi'ite sources from earliest times. Zayn al-'Abidin was the fourth of the Shi'ite Imams, after his father Husayn, his uncle Hasan, and his ...
This is one of the great supplications, which display the highest moral traits of the Ima`m, peace be on him, and his great talents, which did not yield to any desire except the truth. Now, let's listen to this great supplication with which he would supplicate for the people of the frontiers: "O Allah, bless Mohammed and his Household, fortify the frontiers of the Muslims through Your mighty, support their defenders through Your strength, and ...
DIWAN CHAND SHARMA wrote:"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him."EDWARD GIBBON and SIMON OCKLEY speaking on the profession of ISLAM:"'I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND Muhammad, and AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never transgressed the measure ...
Name: Ali (a.s.) - the 4th Holy ImamTitle: Zain-al-Abideen, Syed as-Sajideen, SajjadAgnomen: Abu-MohammadFather: Imam Hussain(a.s.) - the 3rd Holy ImamMother: Bibi Shahr BanoBirth:At Madina on 15th of Jamadi-al-Awwal 38 AH (658 AD)Death: In Madina at age 57, on 25th of Moharram 95 AH (713 AD)Cause of Death/Burial: ...
Name:ZainabTitle:Siddiqa-e-SughraKunyat:Umm-ul-MassaibBorn at:Medina on 5th Jamadi ul AwwalFathers Name.Hazrat Ali-Al-Murtaza (AS)Mother's Name:Janab e Fatema Zahra (AS)The following ziyarat (verbal salutation) for Bibi Zaynab (AS) is traditionally recited to obtain divine blessing while visiting her shrine (in this case, in Damascus, Syria). It can also be recited at any other time in remembrance of the example of courage and submission that ...
