(This is) an account of the Imam who undertook (the office) (al-qa'im) after Abu Abd Allah Ja'far b. Muhammad, peace be on them, (describing) who gave birth to him and the date of his birth. (It includes) the evidence for his Imamate, the age he reached and the period of his succession (khilafa), his death, its cause, and the place of his grave.As we have mentioned before, the Imam after Abu Abd Allah Jafar, peace be on him, was Abu al-Hasan ...
The Kind of Men They Were Those who surrendered their souls in the way of the Lord at Karbala were the divinely selected ones of the human family. They were ideal personalities with unique qualities which humanity could justly be proud to own in their kind as the matchless gems which the world had ever seen. They were the noblest models of devoted Muslims.
The faith in God, the sincere devotion, the dauntless courage, the unconquerable ...
Holy Fatima (s.a.) belongs to the noblest family ever existing throughout the whole history of mankind. Her distinguished father was the very last messenger of Allah, a personality that the Holy Koran introduces him as Oswatun Hasanah (the Best Paradigm). Mother of Holy Fatima (s.a) was a pure lady named Khadija, a godly woman with unparalleled virtues and merits, who dedicated all her wealth for the sake of promotion of Islam.According to the ...
Due to their ignorance, some people allege that lamentation for Imam Hussain (A) is an innovation (bidat) and is 'haram'. Some of them knowingly support the propaganda of those who harbour selfish motives against Azadari (mourning) although reason demands that one must not accept gullibly all that one hears. Rather, one should study the traditions deeply. Also the narrations and traditions must be critically evaluated in the light of the ...
It is asked that if Imam Hussain (A.S) was victorious why do we cry? Why don’t we hold a celebration? Is it suitable to cry so much over a victory?Those who make this criticism do not understand the philosophy behind mourning. They mistake the tears that the mourners of Imam Hussain shed with the weeps of weak individuals.There are four types of crying or tears:1. Tears of Joy: For example, the tears of a mother who has just found her ...
Khwaja Nasiruddin says that infallibility and designation are the two characteristics which are applicable to Imam Ali only.
There is no difference of opinion about the fact that the Holy Prophet did not designate any other person. It is not that we say that the Holy Prophet designated Imam Ali and others say that he designated someone else. In fact the question is whether he did or did not designate anybody. If he did, the designated person ...
The Character Of The Holy Prophet Before The Actualization Of The Prophetic Mission
The Principle Of Harmony
Psychologists believe that the environment lays the foundations of people's character and their way of thinking and that the principle of harmony causes the people to follow the society's dominant patterns of thought and behaviour. [59]
Although some of these psychologists have gone to extremes in this matter and have regarded this ...
Ma'mun (1) had decided to have his daughter, Umm al-Fadl, marry Imam Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali (A.S.). The other Abbasids who became aware of his decision reproached him and considered his decision obscene. They feared that this act would prepare the same grounds as it did previously with Imam Reza (A.S.). They gathered their thoughts and consulted as much as they could. Then a group of Ma'mun's family gathered to talk to him about the issue. ...
He was born in Madina some 22 years ago, on 5th Shabaan 38 year of Hijra. In some history books his date of birth is shown as 15th Jumada Awwal 38 AH. His mother was Shahr Banu the daughter of Yazdjurd II, the last of the Persian Kings before Islam. She was taken prisoner when Muslim armies conquered Persia. When she was brought in Madina Imam Ali (AS) spoke to her and she embraced Islam and was married to his 2nd son Imam Hussain (AS). She had ...
To him came the groups of peopleHe spent his time guiding peopleShias had chance to get knowledgeAnd hear his preaching get knowledgeBillions of salutes to AskariThe great Imam AskariOne day with people was AskariAccompanied was his son MahdiA Shia came and brought the khumsHe said to Mahdi take the KhumsBillions of salutes to AskariThe great Imam Askari
Mahdi was three years in ageBetter than adult in that agePersonality was so perfectHad high ...
On the first of Dhi al-Qa’dah in 173 AH, the city of Madinah was enlightened by the birth of Hadrat Fatimah Ma’soomah (A.S.). She was born to Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (A.S.) and her mother, Najmah. Hadrat Fatimah Masumah (A.S.) was the second and last child of Najmah, after her older brother, Imam Ali ibn Moosa al-Reza (A.S.). As a matter of fact, after Imam Reza (A.S.), she has the highest status and position amongst the ...
Hayat Al-Qulub Vol. 1, By: Allamah Muhammad Baqir Al-Majlisi Abu Haritha now directed them to look into the book of Sheeth, which had been transmitted as a heritage to Idris, from hand to hand. The book was written in the ancient Syriac script. Here it was recorded that when Idris was in the house of his devotions, in the land of Kufa, his people assembled around him, and he addressed them saying: “One day a dispute arose among the offspring ...
9. Passing the SiratImmunity from sliding on the Sirat is a result of loving Ahl-ul-Bayt.The Holy Prophet has said: أثْبَتُكُمْ قَدَماً عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ أشَدُّكُمْ حُبّاً لأِهْلِ بَيْتِيThe most steadfast of you on the Sirat is one who loves more my Ahl-ul-Bayt. [30]He has also said:مَا أحَبَّنَا أهْلَ الْبَيْتِ أحَدٌ فَزَلَّتْ بِهِ ...
“Peace upon you, O the Representative of Allah, and the Son of Allah’s Representatives; and the Father of His Representative… Peace upon you, O he who speaks with the Book of Allah…” The above is a passage from the ziyarah or standard form of salutation to an Infallible Member of Prophet Muhammad’s (SAWA) Household, at the news of whose martyrdom today in 260 AH (874 CE) they, according to contemporary ...
The Life of the Commander of the FaithfulAli b. Abu TalibName: AliTitle : Al-Murtaza, Al-Amir-ul-Mo'mineen, Abu-Turab, AsadullahKunia: Abul HasanBorn: Friday 13th of Rajab, in the Holy Ka'baFather's Name: Abu Talib-ibne-Abdul MuttalibMother's Name: Fatima bint-e-AsaddIED: at the age of 63 years, at Kufa, on Monday, the 21st Ramadan 40 AH, murdered by an assassin who mortally wounded him with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufa during morning ...
The Rank of Imam Ali (A.S.) as Indicated in the Sayings of The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) It was not only at Ghadir Khumm that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, proclaimed 'Ali, peace be upon him, to be the leader of the Muslims and his successor, officially and in the presence of the people. In the third year of his mission, when he was commanded to proclaim his prophethood openly, he appointed 'Ali, peace be upon ...
This was Fatimite revolution in its sentimental aspect, which was composed of many aspects.The clearest and the most dominent one was the political aspects.When I say that, I do not mean by politics the widespread notion among the public nowadays, which concentrates on crookedness and fabrication but I mean the real straight notion. He, who scrutinizes the steps of the dispute and its seccessive forms, does not understand it as a case of asking ...
And tonight an enthusiastic group of Shiites and lovers of Imam Ali (AS) gathered here to hold special ceremony of Qadr's night.
After evening prayer and fast breaking, the ceremony of reading Dua al-Iftitah and other Duas for the Qadr nights performed by Doctor Mesbah Zadeh, a Professor at Islamic College of London, and then Quran's special ceremony (holding Quran on the head) started by Ayatollah Doctor Sayyed Fadhel Milani.
Mr. Noorzadeh told ...
With the appointment of the Prophet (PBUH) to his prophetic mission and the ever-increasing culmination and spread of his Divine invitation, some converted to Islam freely out of faith and some others for fear of losing their wealth and power or gaining them after conversion to Islam. Among the second group, there were people with no social rank who gathered around the Prophet (PBUH). In the beginning, they pretended to be obedient to the ...
A man by the name of Mīrzā Asadullāh, who was a guard at the shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma (A), developed gangrene in one foot. It had become so bad that the doctors advised amputation of the foot to halt the progress of the disease.
The night before the scheduled amputation, Mīrzā Asadullāh decided to go to the shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) and pray for a miracle. He prayed earnestly in the shrine late into the night, until the shrine ...
