By: Sayyid Rida' Husayni NasabReply: The interpretation of the words “monotheism” {tawhid} and “polytheism” {shirk} must be in consistency with the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S) because the Glorious Qur’an and the conduct of the Messenger of Allah (S) are the most valuable criteria for distinguishing the truth from falsehood as well as monotheism from polytheism.Given this, every thought and ...
Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On 24th of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 9 AH, the historic event of Mubahela took place in Medina between a delegation of the Christian Arabs of Najran and Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). Mobahela means a challenge to invoke divine wrath on the liars, as is evident by ayah 61 of Surah Aal-e Imran of the holy Qur'an. It happened that after three days of dialogue when the Christians stuck to their weird belief on the ...
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz"Most surely the first House to be set up for mankind is the one at Bekka (Mecca), blessed and a guidance for all nations." (Holy Qur'an 3:96).This is how God Almighty describes the holy Ka'ba that the Father of the human race, Adam, was ordered to build in Mecca at the dawn of mankind's creation.It was built as the Symbolic House of the Unseen but Omnipresent Creator, Who encompasses all and everything in this infinite ...
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz Peace be upon you, O’ (Grand) Daughter of the Chief of Prophets, Peace be upon you, O’ Daughter of the Leader of the Pious. Peace be upon you, O’ Daughter of the Commander of the faithful, Peace be upon you, O’ (Grand)Daughter of Muhammad (SAWA), the Chosen (al-Mustafa), Peace be upon you, O’ Daughter of Ali (AS), the Content (with the decree of Allah, i.e. al-Murtaza), Peace be upon you, O’ Daughter of Fatema ...
The Fourteenth Spurious Argument:EXEGESIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE VERSES OF THE QUR'ANSome people fabricate lies against the Shias claiming that they interpret the Qur'anic verses not according to what they mean but just to support their beliefs and to praise their Imams.THE ANSWERIt is not possible to deny that there are many Qur'anic verses that either address the merits of Imam Ali alone or that of the rest of the Prophet's family members. ...
Hadrat Ali Akbar,the Beloved Son of Imam Husain(A.S.)Who Resembled the Holy Prophet of Islam(S.A.W.)The whole town of Medina was humming with activity. People from all parts of the town were looking into the street of the Hashimites where a caravan was getting ready for a journey. The elders of the town were talking to each other in hushed tones, recalling the words of the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.), that a day will dawn when his beloved grandson ...
When Imam Sajjad (A.S) was a captive in Damascus a man named Ibrahim bin Talha bin Ubaydullah Taymi came before him in the Bazaar and said tauntingly: "O Ali bin Hussain! Who was victorious in this battle?" He meant to say that the Ahlul Bayt suffered a crushing defeat and their enemies won a glorious victory.The Imam (A.S) said to him in reply: "Now that the time for prayers is approaching you should pronounce Azan and Iqamah so that you may ...
The old man, a Christian by religion, had worked all his life; but had not been able to save anything for his old age. Lately he had also become blind. Old age, poverty and blindness had joined hands and he had no other way except begging. He used to stand at the corner of a lane for begging. People had compassion for him and gave him some alms from which he ate every day, and so he continued his sad life.One day Imam Ali (a.s.), the Leader of ...
Imam Hasan (AS), the grandson of the Prophet of Allah (P.B.U.H), like the rest of Ahlul-Bayt (AS), enjoys a high position in the Book of Allah, the Most High, and the sunnah of His Messenger (P.B.U.H).
The Holy Qur'an, the constitution of the ummah, and Islam's eternal miracle, has many verses which speak volumes of the position of Imam Hasan (AS), and Ahlul-Bayt in the sight of Allah, the Most High, and His Message, including:
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The proper prayer before sleep:Fatimah is known to have recounted this interesting true story: “One day, as I was preparing myself to sleep, suddenly I saw my father entering our room. He said:" My beloved daughter! Never sleep at night, unless you have accomplished four things…!First, you have to read your Quran from the beginning to end, and then you have to ask for the great Prophets of God to intercede in your favour after your ...
From the second half of 658, MUAWIYA, the governor of Syria, had been steadily escalating violence against the dominions of Ali. Some of his inroads reached Ain-at-Tamar and Anbar, only 170 miles north of Kufa. The men of Kufa were so unwilling to fight against the Syrians that Ali found it impossible to take effective punitive action. Muawiya himself led a raid right across the Jazira from Raqqa to Mosul, and met no resistance anywhere. At ...
Fatima's (SA) KnowledgeFatima (A.S.) acquired her divine knowledge from the clear spring of Prophethood and received the excellence of truth from the house of revelation. So her attentive heart was embellished with wisdom and her brilliant reason together with her brightness realized to the fullest extent the real meaning of every fact. Yet, despite the fact that Fatima heard an abundant volume of narrations from her father what has been ...
IntroductionFirst Heavenly concealment: 8th of Rabi-ul-Awwal, 260 A.H.Final Heavenly concealment: 10th of Shawwal, 328 A.H.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 Mehdi, the last Apostolical Imam. Just as the coming of the Holy Prophet was prophesised well in advance by the preceeding Prophets similarly the impending news of the ...
From his book "Misbah-uz-Zulam", Roots of the Karbala’ Tragedy According to a tradition of Ibn Abbas in the book, Nusoos, Nathal, a Jew came to the Messenger of Allah (S) and said, “I have a doubt. If you give me a satisfactory reply, I would become your follower.” And he asked, “Who is your successor?” The Holy Prophet (S) replied: “My successor and Caliph after me is Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). And after him, his two sons, Hasan ...
Al-Muhaddathah (SA)First of all, it should be explained that angels speak, appear, and can be heard by others than prophets. It is written in the Holy Quran: 1. "Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee-chosen thee above the women of all nations. O Mary! Worship thy Lord devoutly: prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." (3: 42-43) This verse clearly states that angels spoke to Mary by ...
THE IMAM IS INDISPENSABLE Due to its error and mistake, men's wisdom cannot enable them to do without the anbiya' of Allah. In like manner, the existence of Islamic 'ulama' among the Ummah and their religious propagation are not sufficient to make people independent of Imams. As clarified earlier, the question is not whether people follow the religion or not, rather the point under discussion is that the religion of Allah must reach the people ...
The map shows the Route that Imam Hussein (A.S) took when he left Makkah for Iraq. The date was 8th Zilhijja 60 Hijri (10.9.680 AD). With him there were about 50 people including women and children of his family and friends. His uncle Ibne Abbas and his brother Muhammad-e-Hanafiya did not go with him. They came to bid farewell and tried to warn the Imam of the dangers ahead. Muhammad-e-Hanafiya told him that the Makkans and other pilgrims were ...
I walk through the valleys and the shadows of the death that surrounds meEntrenched in the smell of blood lingering in my soulSearching for their stories repeatedly told and simultaneously ignoredAnd I walkI walk and I stumble on the remains of those who passed before meSacrificing their life for that eternal glory?No, to them death is sweeter than honeyAnd I’m taken back by the feeling that overwhelms meAs I walk and spot Hussein sitting ...
Name: al-Hasan.Title: al-Mujtaba.Agnomen: Abu Muhammad.Father's name: Ali Amir al-Mu'minin.Mother's name: Fatimah (daughter of the Holy Prophet).Birth: In Medina on Tuesday, 15th Ramadan 3 AH.Death: Died at the age of 46, in Medina on Thursday, 28th Safar 50 AH; buried in Jannatu 'l-Baqi', in Medina.Imam Hasan was the eldest son of Imam `Ali and Hadrat Fatimah. When the Holy Prophet received the happy news of the birth of his grandson, he came ...
