Quoted in Tuhaf al-Uqool(The Masterpieces of the Intellects)1- Piety, concealment of the good actions, stedfastness against disasters, and suppression of the misfortunes are within the treasures of Paradise.2- The best friend is good mannerism. It is the title of the believers' record books.3-The true abstinent in this world is he whose tolerance is not overcome by the ill-gotten matters and whose gratitude is not engaged by the legal gotten ...
Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) also had maximum fondness for the worship of Allah. In the prison where he was meted out every type of discomfort, where fresh air was not available and for two years at a stretch he was given nothing but cold water and two loaves of bread to eat. In such a place the condition was such that he used to spend the whole night in the worship of Allah. He fasted on most of the days. The servants of Motamid used to be perplexed ...
His father was the Commander of the faithful (Amir al-muninin), Ali b. Abu Talib. His mother was the mistress of the women of the worlds, Fatima the daughter of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless Him and his family.
His BirthHe was born in Medina on the night of the middle day of the month of Ramadan, in the year 3 A.H. He was the eldest son.When Al-Hasan was born, the Prophet, may Allah bless Him and his family, took Him. Then the Prophet ...
Many people think that the Hashimite pride, which always resulted from honorable attitudes, was more appropriate for the attitude of al Husayn, peace be on him, than the attitude of al-Hasan, peace be on him.This is a primary viewpoint that suffers from the paucity of an innermost analysis and accuracy.Al-Hasan was a Hashimite with high glory during all his attitudes. He was similar to his father and his brother in glory. Thus they were all an ...
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz"Ante be-hamdillah, alematun ghaira mu'allema, wa fahmatun ghaira mufahema (You are by the grace of God a scholar unschooled by anyone and a sage by connation)"The above words are the famous tribute of an impeccable nephew for his peerless aunt whose personality continues to transcend history and all historical developments. Otherwise we would not have been celebrating her birthday today despite the passing of a millennium ...
Imam Hussein (as) is well known for his kindness, charity and love for the poor.
One day when Imam Hussein (as) was riding through the streets of Madina, he came across some beggars who had gathered together to eat the food that they had begged for during the day. The beggars saw Imam Hussein (as) and invited him to join them.
Imam Hussein (as) was not allowed to take anything given in charity (Sadaqah) as he was from the family of the Holy ...
: Allah certainly helped you on a lot of occasions. Since the military expeditions of the Prophet were eighty in number, it shows that 'a lot' denotes 'eighty'. The reply of the Imam pleased Mutawakkil very much.Ibne Sikkit: Allah gave to Musa the miracle of the staff, to Isa the miracle of curing the lepers and the blind and the enlivening of the dead. To the Holy Prophet (S), He gave the miracles of the Holy Quran and the sword. Why were these ...
Hazrat abdolazim as a famous narrator, has narrated various narrations from the imams. Here, we mention just some. Abdolazim, with some intermediaries, quotes Asbat as saying:I was at the service of emam sadegh.Someone was asking him about the holy verse(truly in it are tokens for motewassemin) and asked who are they? Emam answered: motewassemin are us and the Sabil is the route we are faring that is, people should follow the same way to reach ...
The earth, as a whole, was created, in the eyes of the Imam to be a worshipping place, a concept first presented by the Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.). This life was created so that people could serve and glorify Allah, the Most High. It is merely a trip towards Allah, and an attempt to know Him better. The Imam wouldn't feel a change in time or place. All the times and places for him were the same. One the contrary, the more he was persecuted, the ...
Imamat:The Tenth Holy Imam(A.S.) like his father , was also elevated to the rank of Imam in his childhood . He was six years old when his father Imam Muhammad al-Jawad was martyred.Imam Tortured by Abbasid Caliphs:After the death of al - Ma'mun , al - Mu`tasim succeeded him , and was later followed by the caliph al - Wathiq . In the first five years of the reign of al - Wathiq , Imam Ali al - Hadi ( an - Naqi ) lived peacefully . After al - ...
Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Hadi ( an-Naqi) (Peace be Upon him) Name: Ali Title: al-Hadi or and - Naqi Agnomen: Abn'l-Hasan Father's name: Muhammad al-Jawed( at-Taqi) Mother's name: sumanah Birth: In Suryah ( in the environs of Medina) ' on Friday' 2nd Rajab' 212 AH Death: Died at the age of 42 ' in Samarra' , on Monday, 26th Jumada th-thaniyah 254 AH; poisoned by al-Mu'tazz, the ' Abbasid caliph; buried in Samarra' ; North of Baghdad ( Iraq) ...
Name: al-Husayn.Title: Sayyidu'sh-Shuhada'.Agnomen: Abu 'Abdillah.Father' s name: 'Ali Amir al-Mu'minin.Mother's name:Fatimah (Daughter of the Holy Prophet).Birth: In Medina on Thursday, 3rd Sha'ban 4 AH.Death: Martyred in Karbala' (Iraq) at the age of 57, on Friday, 10th Muharram 61 AH and buried there.In the House of the Holy Prophet, which presented the best image of both the worlds - the heaven and the earth- a child who benefited humanity ...
It is related that Imam Ja'far -as-Sadiq (A.S.) had a servant. Wherever the Imam went, he accompanied Him. And when Imam (A.S.) went to the Mosque, he would look after His mule. One day the servant was sitting at the door of the Mosque catching hold of the mule, when there came some travellers from Khurasan. One of them said, "O servant! Will you plead to your master Imam Sadiq (A.S.) to accept me as His servant in your stead, and we shall ...
Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) is also known as Abu Ja'ffar meaning ‘the father of Ja'ffar', and among his titles, the most popular ones are: Al-Jawad meaning ‘the most generous' and Al-Taqi meaning ‘the pious one'.Our 9th Imam (A.S.) assumed the role of Imamate at a very young age. Some historians believe he (A.S.) was 7 years and some say he (A.S.) was 9 years of age.However, in the matters of Prophethood and Imamat - age carries no value and ...
Fatimah az-Zahra(Peace be Upon her)Name:Fatimah.Title: az- Zahra'.Agnomen: Ummu 'l-A'immah.Father's name: Muhammad ibn `Abdillah.Mother's name: khadijah bint khuwaylid.Birth: Born in Mecca of Friday, 20th jumada ` th-thaaniyah in the fifth year after the declaration of the prophet - hood (615 AD).Death: Died at the age of 18 in Medina on 14th Jumada ' l-ula 11 AH ( 632 AD); buried in the graveyard called Jannatul-Baqi in ...
A glance at the exegesis of the Holy Qur'an proves beyond doubt that Imam 'Ali (A.S.) is the doyen of all exegetes. The eminent Egyptian scholar Jalal al-Din Suyuti (d. 911 AH) says that among the caliphs, most of the narrations are from Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib (A.S.). Ibn 'Abbas, from whom much of the hadith concerning the exegesis of the Holy Qur'an has been narrated, was the cousin and student of Imam 'Ali (A.S.). As mentioned by the 6th ...
Times were hard in Madina for the family of the Prophet. Imam Ali Ibne Hussain (Sajjad became his title because of his intense prostrations in prayers) lived for another 35 years after the event of Karbala. He was the Imam of the time and it was his duty to spread guidance to the people. But how he would do that when a single word in favor of the Ahlulbayt would have meant certain death. No one dared to say that he followed the family of the ...
- On 25th of Rajab, in the year 183 of the hijra when news of the martyrdom of the 7th Imam spread in Baghdad, an old man started crying incessantly. When asked the reason, he recalled the day when his farmland was afflicted with pest and his entire crop was damaged. The old man said: “I lived honestly and never did I stretch out my hand towards the people, but since I was in debt, I wondered how I could repay my loan. I was in that state ...
One from amongst the crowd said to him, "You are not going to drink water until you enter hell fire, whereupon you can drink from its boiling water". Imam Hussain replied, "I do not enter hell fire, but enter unto my grandfather, the Apostle of God and stay with him in his own house (in the seat of honour with a most powerful King) and complain to him of that which you have done to me and your transgression against me". All were very furious at ...
Salaam and welcome to the first part of our special program for the month of Moharram "Along with Imam Husain (AS), From Medina to Karbala."The month of Moharram has started. It is the month of mourning for the martyrs of the greatest ever tragedy the world has ever seen. It is the month on whose advent the faithful don black clothes and put up black banners on roofs, walls and streets, highlighting the words and objectives of the Chief of ...
