Chapter 6: Fatawa on Ashura Ceremonies
Introduction
Every year, the holy month of Muharram acts as a reminder to the
Muslims of the sombre memory of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn
alayhis-salam, the grandson of the final Messenger of Allah, the holy
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his progeny. Imam Husayn
alayhis-salam along with his brothers and nephews and some seventy of
his loyal companions, were killed by the army of the brutal ...
The titles attributed to any person are often a reflection of his/her personality. By observing these titles, one gets a sense of his/her way of living, behavioural traits and lifestyle. However, it is equally important to pay attention as to who is bestowing the title upon the individual. History is replete with instances of those who were hailed or themselves claimed to be the Chief of the Faithful (other than our master Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi ...
Ali looked at the world intently. He looked at every aspect of it without any exception. He kept the individual as well as the collective rights of the people in mind and did not ignore anything. He invited the people to look at the beauty of the world and the wonders of creation and simultaneously informed the individuals as well as the society of their rights so that they might acquire the greatest bliss and prosperity. He explained the rights ...
Quoting his grandfather, Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) has reported: Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Abu-Talib was the most pious, the most devoted and the best of the people of his time. When he was on Hajj, he would often walk on foot and on many occasions bare-footed to the Holy Mosque. He would cry or be fainted whenever he remembered death, grave, resurrection on the Judgment Day and crossing the Sirat. He would be writhing like a snake-bitten whenever he was ...
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib (A.S.),His Life, Achievements, and Merits
By: Syed Hasan AkhtarAustin, TexasAli bin Abu Talib (A.S.) was the cousin and son-in-Law of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). It is outside the scope of this presentation to record the numerous achievements and merits of Imam Ali (A.S.). His exalted personality is such that even the most learned scholars are at a loss to fathom his greatness.
His birth: The miraculous ...
Foundations and Purposes of Imam Mahdi’s (a) Global Governmen
To comprehend the foundations and purposes of Imam Mahdi’s (a) global government it is necessary to analyse the prevailing world situation and how the present status will pave way for the ultimate revolution of mankind. In doing so, this paper begins by outlining the prospect of the global government and presenting the existing global conditions to draw from the need of his ...
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad Al-Mustafa (S), was born after sunrise on Friday the 17th of Rabiul Awwal 570 A.D. in Makka. He was born in the Year of the Elephant, when Abraha tried to destroy the Holy Ka'ba.The parents of the Holy Prophet (S) were Abdullah son of Abdul Muttalib and Aamina daughter of Wahab. Abdullah died two months before his son was born and was buried in Madina. The Holy Prophet (S) belonged to the respected family of ...
Imam Zayn al Abidin (as)
Taken from Kitab al Irshad By Sheikh al Mufid(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 ...
It was before noon. Some Muslims sat in Prophet's Mosque waiting for Azan (call to prayer) to say noon prayer. Salman entered mosque and greeted his believing brothers. The Muslims wanted to know the Persian man's tribe. They mentioned their tribes loudly to let Salman hear them One of them said: I belong to Tamim's tribe. Another said: I belong to the Quraish. A third said: I belong to al-Aus tribe. And so on. But Salman was silent. They wanted ...
Who Was Imam Jafar al-Sadiq(A.S.)?
By:Ayatullah Shaykh Muhammad Husain Muzaffar
Indeed, the writer should give a general idea about the person whom he writes about before he goes deeper into his writing so the reader does not misunderstand such a person when he reads each chapter of his life. Here I would like to mention a group of the viewpoints of the religious scholars concerning Ja'far al- Sadiq, peace be on him, because such ...
It is a 4 Raka't Namaaz (SALAT)(a) In each raka't recite Sooratul Faatih'ah, recite Sooratul Ikhlaas 100 times.(b) After Salaam recite the following Dua'a:ENGLISH TRANSLATION:(For Arabic Text please see "Mafateehul Jinaan") O Allah send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Mohammad. In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful. O He Who makes known what is good & beautiful, and covers up ugliness & ...
The one who spends his life in refuge of God, world's discomforts will become easy for him.
The one who does not counsel with others in his matters will be harmed.
World is a bazaar in which one group makes benefit and the other faces loss.
Cutting jokes and mockery is the activity and enjoyment and amusement of foolish ones.
People are respected in this world for possessing wealth and in the Hereafter for possessing righteous ...
The Commander of the Faithful Ali son of Abu Talib the first of the Imams of the believers, the truthful one and the trusted one, blessings on him and his pure family, he was the brother of the Apostle of God and his paternal cousin, and his helper (wazir) in his affair, his son-in- law (being married) to his daughter, Fatima the chaste, mistress of the women of the universe. He was the Lord of the testamentary trustees of authority ...
THE LIFE OF ALI (Zain al-Abideen) IBN Al-HUSAIN(A)by the late Dr. Syed Haider Hussain Shamsi(Excerpt from his book, " And the Message Continues ... the Lives of the Twelve Imams of Ahlul Bait. )
Imam Ali Zain al-Abideen (a) was only two years of age when his grandfather, Imam Ali (a) was killed during prayers in the month of Ramadan in the main mosque of Najaf (near Kufa). He was a youth of fourteen years when he saw the life ...
Praise is due to Allah whose worth cannot be described by speakers, whose bounties cannot be counted by calculators and whose claim (to obedience) cannot be satisfied by those who attempt to do so, whom the height of intellectual courage cannot appreciate, and the divings of understanding cannot reach; He for whose description no limit has been laid down, no eulogy exists, no time is ordained and no duration is fixed. He brought forth creation ...
Chapter 2: The Distinct Roles of Imams Hasan and Husayn14
It is reported that Rasulollah15 salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih said, “Hasan
and Husayn are both Imams whether they rise up or not16”.
Introduction
(The roles of) Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn alayhum-as-salam were
planned and devised by Allah Almighty, and in turn by Rasulollah sallallahu-
alayhi-wa-aalih, so they facilitate the salvation of generations to
come until the day of ...
Name: Muhammad.
Agnomen: Abu ‘l-Qāsim.
Title: Rasūlu ‘l-lāh; Nabiu ‘l-lāh; Khātamu ‘n-Nabiyyin.
Father: Abdullāh bin ‘Abdu ‘l-Muttalib.
Mother: Āminah bint Wahab.
Birth: 17th Rabīu ‘l-Awwal, 1st year of ‘Āmu ‘l-Fīl at Mecca; i.e., 53 years before the ...
1. The Purpose of Life
Did God create man as part of the chain of reproduction, to be a cog in a machine, and to be counted only as an automaton? Was man created only for his own enjoyment? Was he created only to amass as much wealth as possible through any means, direct or devious, so as to satisfy his material wants? Is there no greater idea behind His creation?
A large number of people regard only man's material aspect and neglect the ...
After the battle of Jamal was over, Imam Ali (A.S.) returned from Basra to Kufa in Rajab of 36 A.H. He decided to transfer the capital of his government to Kufa from Madina because it was more centrally placed in the Muslim Empire, and he could halt Muawiya's progress into Iraq.
Before marching towards Muawiya, Imam Ali (A.S.) tried to settle matters peacefully by sending Jarir, chief of Bani Bajila and the governor of Hamdan, to Syria as an ...
Issue of Fadak and Hadrat Fatima (A.S.)
Fatima?the only surviving child of the Prophet, his most beloved? claimed inheritance of the property which could be apportioned to her in the lands of Medina and in Khaibar, as also Fadak, which having been acquired without the use of force, the Prophet had given her for her maintenance, in accordance with the commands of Allah. [56] Yet, Fadak became an arena for political games when Abu Bakr refused ...
