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 houseowner. 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 ...
Adopted from the Book : "Shi'ism; Imamate and Wilayat" by : "Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi"What I have stated above is not a new interpretation; I have just summarized the arguments of the Shi'a faith supported by reports from the Sunnis that have existed for centuries. And so I was suprised to see what the learned scholar had written about the concept of Ahlul Bayt:"The shi'a took advantage of the intimate historical relationship of 'Ali with Muhammad ...
Many sublime concepts existed in Islam since its advent. These concepts include the human rights, human dignity, freedom, social equity, legitimate right of security and defense, social security, education, negation of compulsion and coercion, supporting the rights of the women and children and the rights of the deprived classes in the society as well as the rights of the people who are defeated in the war. An example of the above ...
Today people think that women are liberated in the West and that the women's liberation movement began in the 20th century. Actually, the women's liberation movement was not begun by women but was revealed by God to a man in the seventh century by the name of Muhammad (peace be upon him), who is known as the last Prophet of Islam. The Qur'an and the Traditions of the Prophet (Hadith or Sunnah) are the sources from which every Muslim woman ...
A group of people went to the presence of Imam al-Baqir (a.s). This visit
coincided with the illness of one of his children. They found him sad and
restless. They said, “By Allah, if anything happens to him, we might see from
him what we do not approve of.” It was not long time when they heard the Imam
wailing. He came back to his friends with open face. They said to him, “May we
be your ransom! We were afraid that if something ...
From this great personality, lady ZAINAB inherited defense of the haqq and struggle for elevating the word of Allah highly. Her grandmother, from the maternal side, was khadijah who supported islam in its darkest days, struggled for sake of Allah in the ever-best way, and spent her entire fortune for sake of her religion. she therefore has been one of the two supports on which islam relied in existence. the prophet (pbuh & hp) used to ...
Abu Abd Allah (al- Sadiq), peace be on him, had many strong proofs with which he revealed the truth and refuted the proofs of others. We will tell you something about them, for they are a part of his scientific life full of lessons and sermons which the Muslim must study.His Debates on Oneness of Allah (al-Tawhid):We have already mentioned something of the speech of al- Sadiq, peace be on him, on Oneness of Allah. Among his speech were some ...
By: Sayyid Lutfullah Safi al-GulpayganiQUESTION: How were the stands of the Shi‘a with respect to the rulers and on what basis were they taken?ANSWER: The positions of the Shi‘a have always been on the basis of protecting Islam’s interests, preserving the religion, and denying the legitimacy of oppressive and usurping governments, and they have always endeavored, in the form of an opposing front, to establish a powerful Islamic government ...
According to the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the Jannat-ul-Hussein (AS) and Beyt-ul-Ahzan religious groups held the program after the evening congregational prayers. Hadith Kisaa and some verses of the Holy Quran were recited by eminent Qaris of the region at the ceremony. Hojat-ol-Islam Seyyed Heidar Hashemi, Friday prayer leader in Mazar-i-Sharif, was the speaker in the program. He talked about the status and ...
t is reported that Lady Fatima (A) said:"My father said to me: `He who prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified is He, shall forgive him and make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise."For this reason, and to benefit the dear readers of this book, we include her visitation here and accompany it with the English translation. (This is the visitation mentioned in Mafatih Al?Jinan (The Keys To Paradise)):In the name of Allah, Most ...
There is no god besides Allah, and Allah is Greatest. Glory to Allah; all praise belongs to Allah, and there is no power or force except what derives from Allah, the Exalted and Almighty. Allah—Allah is my Lord. I do not ascribe anything to Him as a partner. I do not ascribe anyone to Him as a partner.” Although the above English rendering cannot do justice to the electrifying impact of the original Arabic supplication in the Divine ...
In our era, with the creation of various industrial devices, human civilization has had many astonishing advancements. Today man's mastery over nature is not comparable to what it was anytime before. Today's human being has grasped various efficient methods for the planning of social engineering and the management of political, cultural and economic development. He has created some successful models and has devised some regulations on the field ...
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed the most courteous ever person. He was polite with the followers of other religions, and held dialogues with them to convince them of the truth of Islam. He did not force anybody to become Muslim, because such a conversion is useless, since real faith is from and heart and with conviction. When the Christians of Najran in Yemen sent a delegation to Medina to argue with him regarding the true faith, he allowed ...
(Bayt Agency) - The visit of Prophet Abraham and Isaac and Abraham's prediction and desire to buy the Valley of Peace.Those who have visited Najaf will remember vividly that to the north and east of the town there are acres of graves and myriads of domes of various colours and at various stages of disrepair. Whoever goes to Najaf will follow a road that approaches the town by a winding course through this vast cemetery. The Prophet Abraham had ...
This is) an account of the Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamate, the age he reached, (together with) the period of his succession, the time and cause of his death, the place of his grave, the number of his children and a selection from the reports about him.The Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, was his son, Abu Muhammad Ali b. al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, peace be on them. ...
veryone aspires to be happy in his life. Imam Ali (A.S) provides you with a nine-point canon to reach this goal thus:قَوَاعِد الْسَّعَادَة الْتِسع لِأَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِيْن عَلِي عَلَيْه الْسَّلَام:Nine rules for happiness by the Commander of the Faithful Ali:أولاً: توكل على الله في السراء والضراءFIRST: Rely on Allah when pleased and when ...
It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Ahmad, from Salmat, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali, from Ibn Jabalat, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said:Abu Abdullah (A.S) asked: The fountain which is between Basra up to Sana’a, would you like to see it?I said: Yes, may I be sacrificed for you.He (A.S) took me by my hand, to the outskirts of Medina. Then he struck the ground with his foot. I saw a river flowing whose banks could not be distinguished ...
It is appropriate that here we discuss in brief about No’man bin Basheer. He name is No’man bin Basheer bin Sa’ad bin Nasr bin Sa’labah Khazraji Ansari. His mother is Umrah binte Ruwahah, the sister of Abdullah bin Ruwahah Ansari who was martyred along with Ja’far bin Abu Talib in the battle of Mutah. It is said that No’man was the first child among the Ansar (helpers of Medina) to be born after the Prophet ...
Composed by Saleha Fatima Midhat Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Billions of salutes to Ma'sumeen The great fourteen Ma'sumeen Billions of Salutes to Ahle Bayt Ma'suma and great Ahle Bayt Billions of salutes to Ma'suma The great lady Ma'suma She was the daughter of Imam The great Moosa Kazim Imam And sister of Raza Imam Paternal aunt of Taqi Imam Billions of salutes to Ma'suma The great lady Ma'suma Allah gave her great position To Allah was her ...
Did you know that both Shiites and Sunnis believe Verse 67 in Chapter Al-Ma’ida has been revealed on Ghadir day and for the sake of Imam Ali’s (A.S) guardianship (walaya)?Shiite: Usul Kafi, Vol. 1, P 290Sunni: Shavahed at-Tanzil, Vol. 1, Hadith 249* * *Did you know that both Shiites and Sunnis believe Verse 55 in Chapter Al-Ma’ida regards Imam Ali’s (A.S) ring donation during prayers and obliges acceptance of his ...
