Riyah is Associated With Intention
It must be understood that Riyah of a person depends upon his intention. In other words all such actions which a person performs to show off are Riyah whether those actions are related to the hereafter or this world. In all types of actions related above, riyah is not committed till one has the intention to show-off. But if one performs an action solely for the pleasure of Allah it is worship. For ...
Section 15
Covetousness of this worldly life
Jesus only an apostle of Allah - The disciples of Jesus demanding Jesus to get food for them descended from heaven - Their coveting of this worldly provision.
(109)يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ الرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ ما ذا أُجِبْتُمْ قالُوا لا عِلْمَ لَنا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
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The human in Imam Hussain
While in many cultures the occasion of New Year is the time for celebrations and festive activities, such as in Western or Chinese traditions, the Islamic New Year, although marked by a public holiday in many Islamic countries, is not accompanied by fun parties or fireworks. On the contrary, you will find certain areas of the Muslim population that are decorating their streets, mosques, and community centres with ...
Beside the two towering minarets of Gowharshad Mosque each 40 meters high located on both the sides of Ivan-i Maqsureh of the mosque there are six other minarets in the holy shrine. The two olden minarets made out of gold have been specially built for the holy shrine. The minarets are usually made on the two sides of the dome and near it but these two golden minarets had been built far away from each other. One close to the golden dome, upon the ...
The Primary Discourse
All praise belongs to Allah; we glorify Him and from Him we seek help and beg forgiveness; in Him we take refuge from the evils of our soul and wrongdoings of our behavior; anyone who is guided by Allah will never go astray; and anyone whom God lets go astray will have no patron beyond Him.
I testify that there is no god except Allah, the One, the Unique, and that Muhammad is His faithful servant.
“O you who ...
Name : al-Abbas (a.s.) Title : Alamdar-e-lashkar-e-Hussain (a.s.), Qamar bani Hashim Agnomen : Abul Fazl Father : Imam Ali Amir al-Muminin (a.s.) Mother : Fatima bint-e-Huzzam ibn-e-Khalid (a.s.) Birth : 4th Shabaan 26 AH. Death : Martyred in Karbala (Iraq) at the age of 36, on Friday, 10th Muharram 61 AH and buried there. Birth and Childhood Hazrat Ali (a.s.) married Fatimah Bint-e-Huzaam Ibne Khalid (a.s.) in 24 ...
This is an account of the Imam who was in charge (al-qai'im) after Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali, peace be on them, (including) who his mother was, the date of his birth, evidence for his Imamate, his age, the period of his succession (to the Imamate), the time of his death, the place of his grave, the number of his children, and a brief outline of the reports about him.
Al-Sadiq Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn, peace be on them, was ...
He went on to talk about the topic of human need for divine proofs in the process of its evolution and said: The Prophet (pbuh) and Imam Ali (AS), like all human beings, had 14 billion gray cells, but unlike the general population whose one third of the cells of their brains are active, all the cells of our infallible Imams and the Holy prophets (pbuh) were active. A Western professor who has had many studies on the statements of these two great ...
Emam Reza (AS), the eighth Shi'ite Emam was born on Thursday 11th Zee al-Qa'adah 148 A.H. /29 December 765 A.D. in Medina. The new-born child was named Ali by his holy father, Emam Musa al-Kazim (AS), the seventh Shi'ite Emam. He was divinely entitled al-Reza and his nickname was Abul Hasan.For many times Emam Musa Al-Kazem (A.S) explicitly introduced his eldest son "Ali" as his immediate successor to accede to the divine position of ...
We may wonder as to why the innocent children who are not at fault and in no way responsible for the misdeeds of their parents should be the target of oppression and injustice meant for their parents. Is this not against Divine Justice?
The answer to this objection is simple. Allah does not appoint any oppressor but when someone oppresses the children, Allah does not restrain him. Allah witholds His Mercy and favour.
Bad behaviour towards the ...
The method of repenting for a false oath is that one must feel extremely remorseful for it. He should know that he has considered the Divine name of Allah to be a plaything, and that he has committed a grave sin. The more remorse one feels and the more serious he considers his sin, the closer he shall be to Allah's Divine Mercy and Forgiveness. If due to this false oath some monetary loss has occurred to a believer or a believer has been ...
The ninth month of Islamic calendar is Ramadan. It last for 29 to 30 days as Islamic calendars are based on moon and solar calendars on sun. Solar months have 30 to 31 days and lunar months have 29 to 30 days.Children Participation In RamadanRamadan, the month of fast for Muslims is carried by all the Muslims. Only senior citizens, pregnant women, nursing mothers, physically and mentally challenged and children below twelve years of age are ...
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ... [1]
“And inform them of the guests of Ibrahim: when they (i.e. angels) entered upon him, they said, Peace. He said: Surely we are afraid of you. The angels said: Be not afraid, surely we give the good news of a boy, possessing knowledge. He said: Do you give me good news of a son when old ...
(being Ibn Qudamah's abridgement of Ibn al-Jawzi's summary of al-Ghazzali's "Ihya' `Ulum al-Deen")
"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for some suspicions are a sin. Do not spy on one another, nor backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it, [so similarly, avoid backbiting]. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." Qur'an, ...
We have sent thee not except as a mercy to all the Worlds [The Holy Qur'an, The Prophets (21): 107]We have sent thee not except as a giver of glad-tidings and a warner to all the peoples [The Holy Qur'an, Sheba (34): 28]The Prophet Muhammad was the son of Abdullah, who was the son of Abdul-Muttalib, who was the son of Hashim; whose ancestry reaches the Prophet Ismael son of the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon them.Muhammad was born in the city of ...
Rey, before the sunrise of the brilliant religion of Islam was a vast land in the central desert of the central iran and the bare mountains of the north Iran and was in fact the linking route of the east iran to the west.
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Avesta,called rey the 12th sacred land created Ahurmazda and some believe due to the place of birth of Zoroaster the prophet,it was called Racazartosht.As the fourth main classes of religious men,worriors,farmers ...
Bahrain's top opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman has called on people across the Persian Gulf country not to remain silent in the face of the Al Khalifa regime's atrocities and press ahead with their protests.
The 49-year-old cleric, who is the secretary general of al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain's largest opposition bloc, made the comments in a message issued from prison.
The Bahraini regime has charged Salman with "promoting ...
He was born in Medina, the abode of divine revelation, the station of guiding angels and the school of the Prophet’s Ahl ol-Bayt or the Blessed Household. The year of his birth was 232 AH corresponding to 846 of the Christian calendar. He was named Hasan and acquired the epithet of al-Askari because of living in the al-Askar or military quarter of the Iraqi city of Samarra, to which he and his father, Imam Ali al-Hadi (AS) were forced to ...
Ashura literature deals with oral and/or written discourses on, or related to, the Battle of Ashura of 10 Muharram 61 AH/ 10 October 680 AD. Ashura literature encompasses a wide array of materials, ranging from (chiefly Muharram and Safar) preachings, dirges (nawhas), and elegies (marthiyas) to ziarat-texts, salawats, books, treatises monographs, theses, dissertations, martyrdom accounts (maqtals), and biographies.
Ashura literature is both ...
Imam Hasan al-Askari (A.S.) The Eleventh Holy ImamName: HasanTitle: Al-AskariKunyat: Abu MuhammadBorn: at Medina on Monday, 8th Rabi-ul-Aakhir 232 A.H.Father's name: Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi(A.S.)Mother's Name: SaleelMartyred: at the age of 28 years at Samarra (Iraq), on Friday, 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 A.H.poisoned by Mo'tamad, the Abbasid caliph.Buried: at Samarra(Iraq).Imam Hassan al-Askari was born in Madina,on 8th day of the month of Rabi' ...
